How was your cycle commute?

[joustmaster]

Have just finished London Edinburgh London at 1.07am so that's with four hours to spare...

Today I managed to come down with heat stroke and appear to have knackered my right Achilles tendon. Both made the final three sections a bit harder than they should have been. And I'm a bit tired - 6 hours sleep since Sunday. ZZZzzz...

An amazing effort. Excellent stuff!

Although I am imagining you are just laid on the floor in the centre of london writing that post. refusing to move.

 

[Ted Striker]

Have just finished London Edinburgh London at 1.07am so that's with four hours to spare...

Today I managed to come down with heat stroke and appear to have knackered my right Achilles tendon. Both made the final three sections a bit harder than they should have been. And I'm a bit tired - 6 hours sleep since Sunday. ZZZzzz...

Such an achievement...chap-eau!

 

[gentlegreen]

I think we need a separate thread for cycling feats we can't even begin to comprehend !

 

[Orang Utan]

Have just finished London Edinburgh London at 1.07am so that's with four hours to spare...

Today I managed to come down with heat stroke and appear to have knackered my right Achilles tendon. Both made the final three sections a bit harder than they should have been. And I'm a bit tired - 6 hours sleep since Sunday. ZZZzzz...

That's amazing. Well done!
Though I personally think that is an unreasonable distance for a commute. Your bosses must be right slavedrivers!

 

[joustmaster]

That's amazing. Well done!
Though I personally think that is an unreasonable distance for a commute. Your bosses must be right slavedrivers!

 

[Dogsauce]

This guy has quite a good blog thing about the shortcomings of the 'nice way code'

http://t.co/s8lAK3ZrvD

I had quite a serious 'near hit' this morning - someone moving over to the left to pass inside another car waiting to turn right, without bothering to notice I was on the left side of them - perilously close to squashing me against some railings on my left, but caught sight of me just in time, maybe 20cm gap between me and their wing, running at about 15mph.

I have people pull out on me pretty much daily, and they always tend to be situations where I have to brake hard or swerve, but at least with those it's just infuriating and in most cases I've already anticipated the scenario and aren't in any serious danger, but in this case I knew there was nothing I could do about it, which was a bit more frightening, just watching them get closer and knowing they hadn't seen me and probably weren't going to stop.

 

[T & P]

If camera footage was sufficient to successfully prosecute or at least caution offending drivers, it'd be worth for all of us to start wearing them, just like Russian drivers do on their cars. But I wouldn't bet on the fuzz here being in the least interested in acting upon footage of a driver acting like a dick- not unless serious injury had occurred anyway.

 

[Orang Utan]

This guy has quite a good blog thing about the shortcomings of the 'nice way code'

http://t.co/s8lAK3ZrvD
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I don't wish to make out that that is acceptable behaviour as we all know that you are supposed to give as much room as you would a car, but i am surprised that a pass like that is seen as an egregious one and worthy of such outrage. This happens almost everytime I get passed on the roads I use. It's a normal pass. Not that it is right!

 

[Dogsauce]

I think with close passes it's a case that they often feel worse than they look on camera, so the danger doesn't really come across so well - I think in the case shown the speed made it worse, it's the blast of air which is uncomfortable and can throw you off course. The bigger/faster and less aerodynamic the vehicle, the worse it feels. I know the other week when I had two HSS hire transit pick-ups pass me uncomfortably close within about 5mins of each other on a 70mph road that it was in part the size and extra drag that made it feel worse.

I think you need a camera mounted on the edge of the handlebars to get a better perspective on passes.

 

[a_chap]

I've had a bit of a sleep (12 hours!) and I'm sort-of functioning again.

Tell me. Is it worth me I wading back through the umpteen message argument above?

Is it raining?

 

[pissflaps]

managed to lose my bike lock whilst drinking in a park last weekend. Anyone had any experience with Evans Cycles price matching?

would rather pick up a new one in-store, more so if i can get it for this price

 

[Onket]

managed to lose my bike lock whilst drinking in a park last weekend.

Lose your grip as you you were swinging it at someone's head?

 

[pissflaps]

mais oui.

that kid threw that frisbee FAR too close to be considered safe.

showed her.

 

[joustmaster]

managed to lose my bike lock whilst drinking in a park last weekend. Anyone had any experience with Evans Cycles price matching?

would rather pick up a new one in-store, more so if i can get it for this price

I am not sure if they will match that price, as its only if you buy a few things and spend over a certain amount.

 

[pissflaps]

^ good point well made. still, worth a crack, i'll try a few stores, may get lucky in one of 'em.

 

[Crispy]

My tire delaminated. That was fun.

 

[gentlegreen]

That's rather bad luck - what make was it ?

 

[Crispy]

That's rather bad luck - what make was it ?

You know what, I can't remember. They're in the bin at Brixton Cycles right now if anyone wants to check
tbf, they were at the end of their useful life anyway, but I wasn't expecting such a rapid end!

 

[gentlegreen]

My commute would have been uneventful were it not for this arsehole trying to tailgate me down a hill I would normally enjoy hitting 30MPH on - so I was forced to slow to a crawl...



.. I almost caught him up afterwards to tailgate him back ...

 

[Onket]

You know what, I can't remember. They're in the bin at Brixton Cycles right now if anyone wants to check
tbf, they were at the end of their useful life anyway, but I wasn't expecting such a rapid end!

Did you come off?

 

[Onket]

My commute would have been uneventful were it not for this arsehole trying to tailgate me down a hill I would normally enjoy hitting 30MPH on - so I was forced to slow to a crawl...

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.. I almost caught him up afterwards to tailgate him back ...

Part of the problem.

Again.

 

[Crispy]

Did you come off?

No. I was braking at the time, but on a side street and not going fast. It was just chance that piece of tire was in contact with the road at that time. Could have been much worse.

 

[Onket]

No. I was braking at the time, but on a side street and not going fast. It was just chance that piece of tire was in contact with the road at that time. Could have been much worse.

Glad to hear.

 

[pissflaps]

my lock has been found!

praise jesus and all his little lizard friends!

 

[gentlegreen]

Cycling home is going to be squelchy.
The clouds have just opened and I have no leggings.

 

[a_chap]

Today's commute was the first bike ride since LEL. Realised my Achillies tendon deffinitely has not recovered yet. Rode virtually one legged and VERY slowly

 

[Geri]

I got rained on but it was far too hot to put a coat on. By the time I reached my front door it was bright sunshine! I did have to walk around Tesco with a wet streak all up the back of my shorts. Might think about some mudguards.

 

[Orang Utan]

I find it's best to wear as little as possible in warm rainy weather. Let your flesh get wet, rather than clothes

 

[Dogsauce]

Another fatality this morning at Archway apparently. HGV involved again. Shit news.

 

[Crispy]

That's another terribly designed junction, if it's at the tube station