How was your cycle commute?

[Orang Utan]

Not quite, but I do appreciate the time alone. I don't want to talk about bikes and gear and all that crap.

 

[a_chap]

What are the local cycle clubs like?. I'm interested in a longer ride than my commute. There's Dulwich CC, do Brixton cycles have one?. Do all their rides start at 8 on a Sunday?

You want longer rides? Your cup runneth over here... http://www.aukweb.net/events/

 

[a_chap]

I wonder how often Pickman's model rides a bike.

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

What are the local cycle clubs like?. I'm interested in a longer ride than my commute. There's Dulwich CC, do Brixton cycles have one?. Do all their rides start at 8 on a Sunday?

Dulwich paragon have over 1000 members and are so large they may have to break the club up from its current incarnation.

All London CC's do club runs of various intensities - Dulwich Paragon's saturday am 30 miler was a good intro into the Kentish Lanes. Brixton CC and a number of other S.London clubs (as well as a number of non aligned regulars) meet at the Cafe St Germain, Crystal palace parade every Sunday from 8am. Brixton CC Club sec Rob can be contacted on [email protected] for more info, there are usually intro rides every month.

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

Not quite, but I do appreciate the time alone. I don't want to talk about bikes and gear and all that crap.

On a Brixton run you stand more chance of talking about Werner Herzog, Philip Roth or 19th century Irish politics than talking bikes. Or at least you used to, there has been an influx of new members.

 

[Dogsauce]

Someone from the cycling group I go out with on occasions has spotted some half-price Lezyne lights on the web:

http://outlet.upgradebikes.co.uk/Outlet/Lights/Lezyne/Lezyne-Power-Drive-XL-LED

Ex-display, but still good for the money.

 

[steeeve]

There's a free pump in Windrush Square

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

Third morning since my commute reboot and the pompino has been dropped - chainring is slightly warped and it makes a fuckload of noise, esp when climbing. That and the fact that hauling a fixed gear over the local cols is killing me first thing. The cross bike this morning was a peice 'o cake but even the plushness of 32mm rubber still couldn't defeat that first thing in the morning 'ouch' of bum to seat. I will get used to it.

I am slow. But for the third morning I have seen this mad little bloke, maybe 55kg and riding a kids racer with 650c wheels. He has a 70's krautrock beard and glasses combo and wears a Deutschland national champions jersey. He is faster than fuck and rinses all in front of him. Glad cycling still attracts the eccentrics.

 

[Virtual Blue]

...after a year out, I'll be back on the roads again soon.
just waiting on fucking Wiggle delivery.

 

[a_chap]

Witnessed Car A cutting up Car B quite badly and a right old shouting match ensued.

Made I laugh it did.

 

[Frances Lengel]

I wonder how often Pickman's model rides a bike.

He doesn't, but he does regularly ride a three-foot tall bust of Winston Churchill. His mother drilled a two inch deep hole in it's arse for his sole use apparently. She probably got sick of washing his sheets or something.

Tell you what though, why is Pickers on this thread? He isn't a cyclist. Although asking why Pickers is on this thread is a bit of a silly question - Akin to asking why the worthless pisshead no-one is even bothering staying in this life or in this world. Christ alone knows.


E2a - The wind was behind me for most of my roll home anyway. Hatwearing weather now though, autumns here for sure.

 

[DownwardDog]

Fucking puncture this morning. I had to walk 11km wearing Fizik R1s which I really don't recommend.

 

[The Boy]

FFs. Just getting ready for work and the skies have opened in spite of it being a lovely day so far. Second time this week.

I've got ten minutes till I leave but no sign of it dissipating.

 

[Orang Utan]

Aye! Same here! Was just gonna have a ride along the canal.

 

[a_chap]

Tell you what though, why is Pickers on this thread? He isn't a cyclist.

I think you'll find a local by-law which states Pickman's Models has... hang on a second, why is s/he called that? It's a name that makes no sense to me. And s/he keeps changing his/her avatar. I never trust anyone who does that.

Er... where was I?

Oh yes, I think you'll find there's a local by-law which states Pickman's Model has to comment on every Urban75 topic.

Every. Single. One.

Whatacunt.

 

[joustmaster]

as annoying as he can be. he is named after a cool book.

 

[Orang Utan]

Well, a short story by HP Lovecraft about an artist (Pickman) who paints horrific imaginary creatures. The creatures of course turn out to be real, well one of them does as the narrator finds a photograph of it (the Model).

 

[Orang Utan]

Of course I may be misremembering it. I thank Pickman's in advance for correcting me.

The bad weather passed so I rode to Otley and back. If the weather's OK tomorrow, I may go to Ilkley or Skipton and come back the hard way up a very steep hill.

 

[joustmaster]

I cycled to ikea.
shuffled round the isles.
sneaked loads of tiny pencils into other peoples bags.
queued up for 25 min to pay.
fueled up on cheap and nasty hot dogs (5).
and cycled home.

not a very exciting afternoon.

 

[a_chap]

as annoying as he can be. he is named after a cool book.

Well, a short story by HP Lovecraft about an artist (Pickman) who paints horrific imaginary creatures. The creatures of course turn out to be real, well one of them does as the narrator finds a photograph of it (the Model).

Thanks chaps, I have learned something.

 

[The Boy]

Much nicer today, though if the temperature of the breeze that was blowing was anything to go by then autumn is definitely here.

 

[Black Halo]

There's a free pump in Windrush Square

I looked at that on Monday while waiting for a friend seemed to be bust/non-operational/not fully installed. Not exactly around the corner but there is one outside the 3 Stags on Kennington Road, which I thought was a bit random.

Thinking about joining a "club" or at least a group of people for longer rides, haven't been on the bike in 12 months so want to get back in the saddle (pun intended) but not sure what distance I can hack, any other groups than the Brixton Cycles one I can try? I'm based in Kennington.

 

[The Boy]

Climbing on the drops like Marco Pantani


edit: I say 'like'....

 

[stavros]

Climbing on the drops like Marco Pantani


edit: I say 'like'....

Please say you had a bandana on.

 

[The Boy]

Please say you had a bandana on.

No, but I did have a Mapei casquette. Not one of pantani's teams, but drugs as fuck.

 

[The Boy]

Anyway, had to drop keys off at work and experienced the commute from hell.

Taxi cut me up overtaking me (before driving down the bid lane without a passenger in the back *wags finger*). Car completely misjudging his ability to overtake a cyclists in the space of fifty metres. Car overtaking me on s blind bend before realising half way round that I can corner faster than his shit, second-hand German saloon car (we later ended up at the same junction after half a mile so that seemed totally worthwhile)

Plus the usual myriad nonsense with people going through lights when the junction isn't clear and holding traffic up and so in.

 

[Dogsauce]

Cumbersome load on the front today. Collecting this for a friend who bought it off gumtree from a place about six miles away. I got a few weird glances. More stable than you'd expect, it's mostly achieved with cable ties. Took the canal route for part of the journey, and walked it up a couple of the steeper slopes.

 

[plurker]

Last two evening commutes have been ace; late nights meant leaving the office at 9/9.30 each night.
A combinations of fewer vehicles and (presumably) the traffic-light phasing changes meant I've been flying - got my Farringdon-Streatham commute down to 26 minutes now

This morning's was full of a couple of idiot cyclists, the slow jump lights then wobble slowy across the road kind. And a know on a white vespa GT who didn't seem to think he had to slow for cyclists who had the right of way. He got an earful....

 

[dlx1]

Last night ride not a commute. 20 miles in 1hr 44mins Off road new time
Wonder how fast I'll be on a road bike on road

 

[The Boy]

Finished up at work and new commute to college will either be a wending, looping pootle along cycle paths OR a mad dash along some busy roads with heavy traffic. I've gone for option c: the 45 minute walk each way, and dig out the turbo trainer for days off.

Speaking of which, cycling's a sweaty business when you don't have the wind to quick the sweat away.