How was your cycle commute?

[han]

Love it!

 

[Ted Striker]

At risk of sounding like I'm shamelessly jumping on the fatbike bandwagon, I did semi seriously look into the Salsa Bucksaw, tho not sure how keen I am to be the first wave of early adopters to fill suspension fatbikes

 

[fen_boy]

Is that a dropper post on full suspension on a fat bike?

 

[dlx1]

On one another good make for fatties. In last 2hr race I was (at) not racing there was some bloke racing in on a fatties. So not just for beach & snow.

XC race..

Also mate got a droper on his fattie he had a CrakBro now got a (have to look at name)

Me Weekend ride didn't get out. Other braved the mud at Epping & Swinley.

 

[Dogsauce]

Half term and an earlier start, roads relatively empty and not having to make multiple stops on the climb up to work for the crossings by the schools. Wind was helping a little bit too. Got a couple of personal bests, but not where I was trying or expecting them. I wish it was always like this.

 

[DownwardDog]

I like this Jeff Jones frame and truss fork that's just "fat up front".

 

[fen_boy]

Salsa do a fork called 'The Enabler' that'll let you fat convert the front end of your 29er.

 

[Orang Utan]

What are those fatwheeled bikes for? Off road?

 

[weepiper]

What are those fatwheeled bikes for? Off road?

They're designed for snow and sand and serious mud, really.

 

[Orang Utan]

They're designed for snow and sand and serious mud, really.

No good for London then! I quite like their cartoonish appearance.

 

[Virtual Blue]

First commute with the Whyte Dorset. Quite happy

 

[fen_boy]

This is my current commuter. It's a 50 mile round trip which I do three times a week.

2011 Surly Long Haul Trucker frame 60cm which I built up with some bits I had already and some bits I bought and then kept tweaking and buying more bits. It's the first bike I've built up from frame and fork only and I love it.

These are all the bits on it:
Mavic A719 rear wheel, XT hubs and DT Swiss spokes (I didn't build the wheels) from about 2007.
Rear brake is some early 2000s shimano V brake. Might be Alivio, can't remember.
9-Speed LX Crank and rear mech, Tiagra triple front mech - all from around 2007. SKS mudguards. Brooks B17 which I swapped in 2004 for the crappy saddle that came with an old Trek Hybrid, I definitely got the better deal there.
Ritchey seatpost that came with my roadbike.
Dura ace bar-end shifters
On-one midge bar. Love these flared drops.
Cane creek headset and drop v levers.
I must adjust that rack, it's on the piss.
I recently converted the front end to disc with a surly disc trucker fork I got off eBay and a BB7 brake. Which also meant a new front wheel. I think it's a Mavic XM319 rim on XT hub. With the original fork I cut the steerer tube very badly and too short so I left the steerer tube full length this time, hence the mountain of spacers.
Tyres are 35mm Schwalbe Mondial - these are great.
Zefal frame pump.
Bar tape is Fizik, I took it off my road bike when I was matching colours to frames like a sad roadie.

 

[Crispy]

Today was sunny with a slight chill, hard tyres and a tail wind. Lovely

 

[Winot]

Just really enjoying riding a mountain bike round London at the moment. No punctures, great traction round corners in the rain, good for potholes. I've concluded that a mountain bike is my favourite commuting bike - 100% reliable, a bit slower, but dependable.

I hope with mudguards! Very annoying cycling behind those without them.

 

[Orang Utan]

I hope with mudguards! Very annoying cycling behind those without them.

Is that really true? You'd have to be dangerously close to get sprayed, and therefore you would deserve it.

 

[Winot]

Is that really true? You'd have to be dangerously close to get sprayed, and therefore you would deserve it.

You get sprayed when they overtake you.

 

[Orang Utan]

You get sprayed when they overtake you.

Not if you overtake safely

 

[sleaterkinney]

I've got one of these in a sale, because I need a good carbon layup for my commute.

 

[Winot]

Not if you overtake safely

Well I'll make sure I get them to do that next time then.

 

[Orang Utan]

Well I'll make sure I get them to do that next time then.

I'm just saying that you're not necessarily a villain if you don't have mudguards.

 

[fen_boy]

Clothing decision issues today. Went back to summer gear, but with arm warmers just in case. Was the right choice. Some very hot looking folks in Hi-Viz winter jackets. Fens stunning in the autumn light.

 

[Crispy]

I need

Right, "need"

 

[sleaterkinney]

Actually I need a pair of boxers because i forgot to pack them this morning, I'm typing this commando style.

 

[Orang Utan]

Took my bike in to get a new tyre fitted and went to see friends and was given a new tyre. D'oh! At least I now have a spare

 

[tommers]

Today I had some bloke gesture at me that I should be wearing some hi vis. I'd taken it off cos I so sweaty and thought my front and rear lights, reflective strips on my bag, bike and clothing, street lighting and the van's own headlights might be enough to let the blind twat see me.

Yesterday some bloke gestured at me that I should be riding in the cycle lane (which is full of people, crosses about five side roads and detours round a load of bus stops and other really dangerous spots) rather than riding in the road.

Pricks are obviously like buses. I wonder where the third one is.

 

[fen_boy]

Puncture in the dark spooky fen.

 

[Dogsauce]

Fingerless gloves weren't the best choice this morning. A chilly descent into town at 7:30, had to work harder on the climb out the other side to thaw myself out a bit. Under 30 minutes 'moving time' for the first time since my operation, with a slight headwind, but this was largely due to luck with the lights/junctions.

Still loving the clear mornings and relatively clear roads (half term). It won't last.

 

[fen_boy]

I don't know what they were doing at the farms last night, but it looked like they'd pointed a muck spreader directly at the road and driven tractors up and down in it all night.

 

[han]

I hope with mudguards! Very annoying cycling behind those without them.

I've got a rack on the back which has a solid top and would protect anyone from my high-speed splattering [emoji15]

 

[Dogsauce]

I have a rack on the back and if I get unexpected rain (like last night) I nab a bit of cardboard from somewhere at work and jam it under the spring bit. Works a treat.

BBC weather need to get this new supercomputer sorted out ASAP, that's twice in as many weeks that I've got a soaking on the way home that was not on the forecast. The shits are doing it on purpose I reckon.