How was your cycle commute?

[sleaterkinney]

got soaked this morning walking the dog, checked the weather forecast over breakfast predicting a fine day with showers at lunch time, and then got soaked again on the way to work.

It was super slippery....I'm scared of the blue paint too

Yeah, I've got rock hard slicks on my bike and it can get a bit twitchy .

 

[Virtual Blue]

Those Gore Bike Wear stuff is okay - particularly in black.
Will buy when my 10 year old Altura jacket die.

 

[a_chap]

There's what looks like a gale brewing up outside

Might be a bit interesting on the way home later...

 

[weepiper]

gore is a fabric and exists in many brands.

No. Gore is a brand. Gore-tex is a fabric which may be licensed to other manufacturers

 

[Virtual Blue]

No. Gore is a brand. Gore-tex is a fabric which may be licensed to other manufacturers

Gore Bike Wear.
Gore - Tex.
Now I know...

Anyway, both brands and materials are too expensive for me now...

 

[a_chap]

It's a brave soul who argues with Weeps on anything bike-related.

Me, I'd never be so foolhardy.

 

[The Boy]

It's a brave soul who argues with Weeps on anything

Ftfy

 

[Onket]

After a fairly painful and delayed train journey home yesterday I went to unlock my bike to ride home and the back wheel had been pinched. Taxi home and again to the station again this morning because it's too far to walk and the rain was lashing down. Hopefully I can get a new wheel, tyre & inner tube before Monday.

How much do you think I'll be looking at?

At least it's payday. Urgh.

 

[Blagsta]

Couldn't face the rain today. On the bus.

 

[Orang Utan]

Grey legs

 

[Dogsauce]

Bastards. Any CCTV?

My last wheel was about £20, though I think there are non-alloy ones that are cheaper. Tyres from about £7 or £20+ for a decent non-puncture one, £3-4 for the tube. Plus you'll need a new set of cogs which start at around £12. Ouch.

 

[sleaterkinney]

Today I am taking the tube.

 

[Onket]

Bastards. Any CCTV?

My last wheel was about £20, though I think there are non-alloy ones that are cheaper. Tyres from about £7 or £20+ for a decent non-puncture one, £3-4 for the tube. Plus you'll need a new set of cogs which start at around £12. Ouch.

I have reported it to BTP (bike was locked in the racks on the station platform) so if there is CCTV they'll be able to view it I spose.

Are those prices DIY from the internet because I'm going to have to get same-day service from the local bike shop unless I can borrow something from my brother in the meantime. His bikes are all too expensive though.

 

[weepiper]

After a fairly painful and delayed train journey home yesterday I went to unlock my bike to ride home and the back wheel had been pinched. Taxi home and again to the station again this morning because it's too far to walk and the rain was lashing down. Hopefully I can get a new wheel, tyre & inner tube before Monday.

How much do you think I'll be looking at?

At least it's payday. Urgh.

Bugger. What bike is it? It could be expensive I'm afraid.

 

[Onket]

Globe Specialized Hybrid.

 

[Virtual Blue]

what a horrific bike ride today.
one of my pannier straps somehow got untied and was caught in the cassette. urrgh. had to take my rear off to untangle. fuckin' rain.

super shitty morning.

 

[Crispy]

Wet feet, wet legs, wet hands.
Dry body, dry bum.
Every square cm of radiator covered in my wet things

 

[weepiper]

Globe Specialized Hybrid.

Ok, so a cassette wheel rather than a screw-on freewheel one. £35-45ish for a wheel, £10-25 for a tyre, £4-5 for a tube, £15-20ish for the sprockets. You might have to replace the chain too (£10ish) if it's worn because it might slip under pressure with the new sprockets.

 

[iamwithnail]

Wet feet, wet legs, wet hands.
Dry body, dry bum.
Every square cm of radiator covered in my wet things

This.

I didn't even have the full luxury of changing into dry stuff, as my pannier bag has a slit in it, so a bunch of stuff was pretty damp, and one t-shirt was sodden (luckily I'd packed two to stop my laptop getting rattled around!)

 

[8115]

Something is not right with my bike.

Hopefully just the nearly gale force wind I was cycling against yesterday.

 

[iamwithnail]

I remembered to pump my tyres up this morning, was like a new bike, even in the wet. Didn't go as high pressure as I've normally got 'em, given the shitty weather though.

 

[Dogsauce]

Something is not right with my bike.

Hopefully just the nearly gale force wind I was cycling against yesterday.

I frequently get days like that. I think most of the time it's the rider that's broken!

I know one of my bikes has a bit of a knackered freewheel, so that if you spin the wheel when it's on a stand it pulls the pedals round a little bit. That one always seems harder to ride than it should do, being the lightest bike I have with drop bars etc. so I think it does add friction.

 

[Onket]

This.

I didn't even have the full luxury of changing into dry stuff, as my pannier bag has a slit in it, so a bunch of stuff was pretty damp, and one t-shirt was sodden (luckily I'd packed two to stop my laptop getting rattled around!)

I put everything in carrier bags, and then into my bag. Just to make sure.

 

[Onket]

Ok, so a cassette wheel rather than a screw-on freewheel one. £35-45ish for a wheel, £10-25 for a tyre, £4-5 for a tube, £15-20ish for the sprockets. You might have to replace the chain too (£10ish) if it's worn because it might slip under pressure with the new sprockets.

Fucks sake. And what's my manky old wheel worth as stolen property? Couple of quid?

I spose I'm lucky that is the first bike theft related incident I've ever had.

 

[stavros]

I had a very good ride down and then back up a bit of the NCN near me on an old train track. Coming back is ever so slightly uphill, but I have a gear which is perfect for me being right on the limit on it. My thighs felt bad in a good way after.

 

[Onket]

Borrowed one of my brother's bikes until mine is back on the road. It's a racer and I don't feel confident on it at all.

 

[DownwardDog]

A young (from my decrepit POV anyway) woman displayed Cancellara like cunning on my ride this afternoon. She drafted me for almost 4km then dropped me on a long climb. I was cranking 240W all the way up so she was putting up big numbers.

She was on an S-Works though so needless to say I had the last laugh.

 

[iamwithnail]

Gloves. Gloves are a thing I need in my life now. Must've dropped my keys six or seven times when I got to the gym this morning as couldn't feel my fingers.

 

[a_chap]

Lovely sunny day today

 

[Onket]

Borrowed one of my brother's bikes until mine is back on the road. It's a racer and I don't feel confident on it at all.

Everything Is different. Centre of gravity fucked, hands too close together on top of the handlebars and nowhere near brakes or gears. When hands are on the dropped bits I feel almost upside down. Pedals are for those wanky shoes that you clip on. I've only got trainers. Urgh. Almost impossible to do a shoulder check without veering, too.

Fast though, with much less effort. And the mudguards are spot on.