How was your cycle commute?

[sleaterkinney]

I agree with OU, you have to push yourself to get fit.

 

[han]

That's not running!

I think running clubs up and down the country would disagree with you on that one.

Fit people can run at quite a pace and still hold a conversation.

 

[han]

I agree with OU, you have to push yourself to get fit.

I agree with that statement. But you don't have to get out of breath.

 

[plurker]

If I'm running at my normal pace; around 7 - 7.5 minute miles, I can hold a conversation. If I'm flat out sprinting, I can't.

Both of those are running, but this is "how was your cycle commute"

 

[Orang Utan]

I agree with that statement. But you don't have to get out of breath.

I find this hard to believe. You need to be burning those calories off surely? And if you want to have an enjoyable dietfree lifestyle, then you need to be panting after exercise. Otherwise you'll never be expending more calories than you put in. And you won't have that endorphin rush.

 

[han]

If you do enough fast walking, slow jogging, even moderate running, normal paced cycling, you can easily burn off tons of calories, and be really fit, without getting out of breath.

But yes if it's a massive endorphin rush you're after, more than the above give you, then yes, you probably do need to get out of breath.

 

[Orang Utan]

define out of breath.
All that takes time as well. If you only have your commute to do it in, it needs to be more intense.

 

[han]

define out of breath.

Er, no thanks! [emoji3]

 

[Orang Utan]

I don't mean unpleasant breathlessness where you want to lie down and you're gasping, but increased heart rate, breathing quicker, breaking a mild sweat etc.

 

[han]

Many people can get into that state and still hold a conversation.

Shall we go back to discussing cycling now? [emoji3]

 

[Orang Utan]

I'm sure they can! I don't think I was disagreeing with that part. Difficult to hold a conversation with anyone on a bike, mind.

 

[plurker]

Difficult to hold a conversation with anyone on a bike, mind.

No, just ride two-abreast like some of the lycra cnuts on the CS7 do...

 

[Orang Utan]

No, just ride two-abreast like some of the lycra cnuts on the CS7 do...

i've tried that in Berlin - it's quite tricky. I think i was doing that when my wheel went in a tram rut and i fell off.

 

[Dogsauce]

I think I do the 'interval training' thing unintentionally, in that I'll usually have a couple or more sprint sections on my commute where I'm chasing places on Strava segments, usually ones of about half a kilometre, so around a minute typically. Is that a good thing then?

 

[ChrisFilter]

Planning on cycling the 40 miles in to work tomorrow. A lovely route from Tunbridge Wells pretty much to Brixton.

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

Watch out for early morning white van man.

In this video people talk while riding. They also discuss the relative qualities of Stephen Roche's 1987 TdF winning bike vs a present day Ridley - just in case this was troubling anyone.

 

[dlx1]

Running tubeless but had a flat split on sidewall - bead.
Did 15 miles & walked two.

Woods not To boggie now

 

[The Boy]

Not a commute, but i actually went out on my bike today. Yay me! Was wrapped up like a motherfucker but still froze the tits off my feet.

 

[dlx1]

Not a commute, but i actually went out on my bike today. Yay me! Was wrapped up like a motherfucker but still froze the tits off my feet.

Willconson do cheap heat pads for feet crack them and the heats up lasts from four to size hours use once.

No much money

 

[The Boy]

Willconson do cheap heat pads for feet crack them and the heats up lasts from four to size hours use once.

No much money

That's a bit fancy for me. Though I do own neoprene booties, so maybe not.

Today was foggy, but nice and warm compared to recent weeks.

 

[plurker]

Half-term week.
20% fewer cars, 70% less stress

 

[Dogsauce]

Wet arse. Because my usual bike is at the menders for a quote and because my battered knees aren't really up to the Pashley I rolled down to the station on the shit 80s mountain bike that I retrieved from London at the weekend. It doesn't have mudguards or a rack that I can shove some cardboard in to form an effective mudguard.

First outing for shorts of the year too, mainly as wet legs dry quicker.

 

[braindancer]

I was slooooooow today - as feeling decidedly under the weather.... tubed in a couple of days at the end of last week and didn't manage any cycling over the weekend as too much spluttering so I was determined to get back on the saddle today. I didn't enjoy it one jot though. Got a long ride planned for the weekend so I hope to feel better in time...

 

[ChrisFilter]

Planning on cycling the 40 miles in to work tomorrow. A lovely route from Tunbridge Wells pretty much to Brixton.

I never did this. I got up at 5am and it was dark and cold. I went back to bed and worked from home. Weak.

 

[girasol]

As someone who also drives I fail to understand how wearing dark colours would ever be preferable to hi-vis. Even with reflective strips. If it's pissing down with rain/dark and a cyclist is coming from behind it's VERY hard to see through the mirror, the bike lights alone are not enough. Hi-vis makes a big difference in certain conditions.

For that reason I always wear my hi-vis jacket when I cycle...

Haven't been here for ages, I do realise this is from a few days ago but felt strongly about it.

 

[plurker]

SUNSHINE

One youngish woman going along Garrads Road on Tooting Common, slow-traffic as there's temp lights in - she's weaving about so I think 'ay-up on the phone then, I'll pass on the offside' ; I come round her and pull alongside, slow to her pace; not only is she holding the phone but scrolling thru fucking facebook.
I just banged on her window and said 'imagine status updating 'I killed someone today by not looking at the road' - the intelligent reply 'fuck off you fuck'

Makes me ANGRY that shit does - and nothing anyone can/does do.

other than that, ace ride in...

 

[The Boy]

Took advantage of the sun and went out for a quick spin to my old work and back (makes a nice loop and only 45 minutes round trip). Colder than it looked, and I swear the trees were dead still when I looked out the window. Still, just makes you pedal harder and all that.

 

[Orang Utan]

I saw a Cyclists Stay Awesome sign on the back of a bus today. I hadn't realised they were real signs.

 

[Crispy]

At low speed on a backstreet, was looking over my shoulder at approaching car, I turned into the gutter and fell off in a convoluted manner that involved a big painful bruise on my thigh. Had to cycle up the hill only pushing with the other leg. Hot bath and a glass of whisky are helping.

 

[plurker]

^ ouch. Whisky mings, imho, but the sentiment is good. GWS.

Had a nice little run back tonight, keeping pace with a fella on a Dolan roadie (NB I always thought it was Solan, till I just googled it ). Nice clear roads, dry and warm-ish.

Every set of lights he slowed as tho to stop, then went through on the red...but I kept catching him. Then he undertook a van that was clearly signalling left, started shouting at the van, proper aggro...as I sailed past on the outside of them both. Then he caught me at lights on Tooting High St 'nice moves' he said 'I don't ever undertake, that's a fool's game' said I...