ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
The cabbies can go fuck themselves.
How was your cycle commute?
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Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Bottled it again today because the BBC forecast said heavy rain, and since I only have an improvised mudguard on the back and my waterproof jacket died a few weeks back I took the bus. Cue jealously watching people whizz past the bus propelled by a really tasty tailwind, with barely any rain. Fuckers.
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
Came to a juddering halt inches from a woman who stepped out into the mouth of my exit from the roundabout while lost in her phone.
"CHRIST!!!!"
"...."
"Please look right when crossing the road!" <pleading face>
"Well, you know, accidents happen!" <breezy and cheerful>
You wouldn't be smiling if I hit you, silly person. OR if I was a truck.
"CHRIST!!!!"
"...."
"Please look right when crossing the road!" <pleading face>
"Well, you know, accidents happen!" <breezy and cheerful>
You wouldn't be smiling if I hit you, silly person. OR if I was a truck.
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Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
Hopefully should be OK (judicial review is about the way the decision was reached rather than the decision itself). At worst will introduce 10 week delay apparently.
sleaterkinney
Well-Known Member
Had a nice ride in, but it will be windy on the way back.
Sigmund Fraud
893 all the way.
This very emotion has kept me on the bike all winter this far with no mudguards and a frequently wet arse...because the alternative is Thameslink.
plurker
tú no tienes la culpa mi amor que el mundo sea feo
This, in spades.
One of my team lives v.close to me and trains it in Streatham-Farringdon. Best part of a grand a year and she's late probably 3 times a week on average.
Having said that it looks cold out there; but all the more reason to ride quicker
Rebelda
Nearly as bad as Badgers
Windy tonight, especially on my way in 
was all sweaty-haired in my seminar. Had myself a couple of good pace boats on the way home though, so that kept me warm. I think I have a commute friend too. On my way home on wednesdays, we end up doing the same thing: he's braver than me at the junction I mentioned a while ago, so crosses it while I wait. Then I catch and overtake him on the flat and we end up at the same traffic lights, where we part ways. Had a little chat and everything today 
Nothing terrible today, but saw a classic black cab turning left across a cyclist with no indication last night Didn't get to ask if he was okay, adrenaline had him haring off down Hackney Rd 
was all sweaty-haired in my seminar. Had myself a couple of good pace boats on the way home though, so that kept me warm. I think I have a commute friend too. On my way home on wednesdays, we end up doing the same thing: he's braver than me at the junction I mentioned a while ago, so crosses it while I wait. Then I catch and overtake him on the flat and we end up at the same traffic lights, where we part ways. Had a little chat and everything today Nothing terrible today, but saw a classic black cab turning left across a cyclist with no indication last night
Didn't get to ask if he was okay, adrenaline had him haring off down Hackney Rd
sleaterkinney
Well-Known Member
Fucking Hell, Bingo anyone?
sleaterkinney
Well-Known Member
Well, no, this is the chairman of the LTDA, the guys who are trying to stop the cycle superhighways - and who also have a seat on the TFL board.
Onket
Je suis [CONTENT REMOVED]
I tried it but it didn't work so many times that I just gave up in the end.I'm being talked into stravaI think it would be a really bad idea for me
Maybe it's more reliable now.
Rebelda
Nearly as bad as Badgers
I won't bother if it's unreliable. That'll just wind me up.
plurker
tú no tienes la culpa mi amor que el mundo sea feo
I've used Strava to record every ride and run I've done in the past 18 months or so; nearly 600 activities. (Using an android phone)
The app crashed and stopped the recording mid-ride maybe 7 or 8 times. That's not a bad hit rate tbh.
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
If I do the version of my commute with a train section in the middle (I record them as two separate rides) it somehow adds about four miles on to the distance for the last mile and a half up to the office, which produces some pretty good average speeds! Doesn't show up on the map or pick up any segments, max speed is still whatever it is, just a glitch. Cropping fixes it. That's the only issue I've come across, specific to one place, other than when I've not pressed the start button properly on my phone (massively annoying if you've gone for a sprint).
Someone'll say Strava thread >>> soon.
Someone'll say Strava thread >>> soon.
Rebelda
Nearly as bad as Badgers
sleaterkinney
Well-Known Member
MyTracks is a lot simpler.
braindancer
not for long
I love Strava - I only started using it at the beginning of the year but I've done at least one ride on each day so far and it's not had any issues yet...
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
Strava is all about the segments. It's peerless.
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Tightened up my front brake and braved the ice this morning, which really only extended to the end of my back lane. After popping into the health centre two minutes down the road I set off sticking to the main roads and ignoring a few of the cut-throughs for cyclists that won't have been gritted. 33 minutes to the office, comparing rather favourably with 1hr 52 on buses yesterday. Kind of tired but less stressed. Roads were fine, saw the odd bit of ice at the margin but I was riding fairly wide anyway. Much less traffic than yesterday too, suspect a lot of WFH going on today after yesterday morning's gridlock.
