How was your cycle commute?
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Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Elapsed time of 30:01 going home tonight, so close to breaking 30. Absolutely flew into town, but then hit a column of buses on the way out the other side, and got stuck waiting to cross the dual carriageway into the cycle lane for the last leg. Tiny bit of tailwind helping, I think the main driver was telling the gf I'd be home for 8, through the gate at 7:59. It's nice to feel that I'm getting a little stronger every day, the hills are biting a little less each time.
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Hit quite hard in the head with an orange or something similar last night, cycling past the playground in the dark. Kids must have been 30 or 40 m away (heard them shouting abuse beforehand), caught me immediately beneath the helmet on the left side. Still hurts a bit, but more than anything I'm amazed by their accuracy.
plurker
tú no tienes la culpa mi amor que el mundo sea feo
not good Dogsauce. I had similar once with snowball when riding my motorbike - shock of the unexpected nearly had me!
Riding home last night, and there's a rapha-clad racer on my tail most of the way Stockwell - Tooting. Drafting me, but I'm quick so fair enough. Then he comes to pass me on the offside and turn off towards Earlsfield way and chats to me 'mate i think your saddle's about 4" too high.'
Perfectly amicable and all but I thought afterward - what the fuck? Surely it's up to me how I position myself on my bike - and if it were all set up wrong how come I'm fucking quick - and faster than you over about 4 miles? It's set so when pedals on the lowest part, my knees are everso slightly bent. Eedjits
Riding home last night, and there's a rapha-clad racer on my tail most of the way Stockwell - Tooting. Drafting me, but I'm quick so fair enough. Then he comes to pass me on the offside and turn off towards Earlsfield way and chats to me 'mate i think your saddle's about 4" too high.'
Perfectly amicable and all but I thought afterward - what the fuck? Surely it's up to me how I position myself on my bike - and if it were all set up wrong how come I'm fucking quick - and faster than you over about 4 miles? It's set so when pedals on the lowest part, my knees are everso slightly bent. Eedjits
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iamwithnail
Well-Known Member
What's the protocol on drafting, btw? I tend to do it but I dunno, seems like the potential for dickishness is quite high, so I'm never too sure if it's allowed. People definitely draft me, but I'm a great windbreak, so...
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Don't do it. It's shoddy behaviour
BigTom
Well-Known Member
iirc lights have to strobe at a particular frequency range to trigger epileptic attacks, and the kitemark on bike lights doesn't allow that frequency range to be used.
Still fucking annoying though, I have a dim light flashing and a strong light on steady because it's bad enough for me as the rider to have too strong a flash, let alone anyone outside of me..
plurker
tú no tienes la culpa mi amor que el mundo sea feo
YMMV.
I don't mind if someone drafts me - UNLESS it's in the wet, in which case I'll have a word.
I rarely draft cyclists but tbh it's not often someone's faster than me. I draft vans/cabs and buses, again except in the wet.
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
I think it's rude. Damn unnecessary on a commute too.
(Tho tbf I can't/don't draft and still treat it like a 3 year sees riding without stabilisers)
(Tho tbf I can't/don't draft and still treat it like a 3 year sees riding without stabilisers)
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Nothing makes me want to be violent more than people drafting. If you do it you're a cunt and deserved to be smashed in the face. 
Sea Star
have you ever explored your dark side?
I used to get fireworks bunged at me this time of year. Especially around the Woolwich area! I was always amazed at their lack of accuracy! They always missed by quite a long way!
Same with eggs - they usually ended up hitting my spokes and becoming scrambled
Once got a coffee on my head though, cycling through Stratford. It was cold when it hit me and the polystyrene cup followed shortly after!!
iamwithnail
Well-Known Member
Nothing makes me want to be violent more than people drafting. If you do it you're a cunt and deserved to be smashed in the face.
Noted! And shall give it a swerve in the future, then.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
A mate of mine got knocked out by an egg once.I used to get fireworks bunged at me this time of year. Especially around the Woolwich area! I was always amazed at their lack of accuracy! They always missed by quite a long way!
Same with eggs - they usually ended up hitting my spokes and becoming scrambled
Once got a coffee on my head though, cycling through Stratford. It was cold when it hit me and the polystyrene cup followed shortly after!!
I once had one chucked at me during Holi in India. It was one the last straws that made me come home so early.
Sea Star
have you ever explored your dark side?
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
No, but it cut my temple open and knocked me off my feet
Sea Star
have you ever explored your dark side?
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Anything with a hard surface chucked from a fast moving object is going to smart.
DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
There was a very strong tailwind this morning so the Stravanauts were out in force. The really fast lads have worked out that 'racing lines' (eg outside - inside - outside) on the bends in the cycle path knocks about 1%.off your time so it was more hair raising than usual.
Sigmund Fraud
893 all the way.
The bikeshed pretty empty and no wait for the shower. Bring on the fairweather dropper outers.
My first cycle commute in weeks today - a whole 90 seconds to the gym. Thinking I might do the trip to school on the bike, but there ain't no shower facilities and I still reckon a brisk 50 minute walk > a 15 minute commute in terms of getting a proper work out so will stick to walking for now.
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