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Vocal Minority said:
Exciting commute as wheel buckled as I put the power down exiting a corner and seized solid in the frame . Managed to keep it upright and have created a wiggly wiggly skid mark on the road though.
Will be emailing and enquiring as to why this should happen on a 40 mile old wheel.
Will be emailing and enquiring as to why this should happen on a 40 mile old wheel.
At least it happened when it did and not on a descent or something.
Funny you should mention that - on Saturday I was doing what you did (photos thread) and doing some of Wednesdays Tour of Britain route. Did my lap of the Malverns up through the Wyche cutting and came down through Little Malvern and nudged 50 according to Strava. That would have been very exciting - and the thought has crossed my mind.
Edited by Vocal Minority on Monday 8th September 13:00
Cycled into work today, and the idiot who tried to kill me was another cyclist.
Either Grandad or older Dad cycling along the pavement slowly with a kid in a rear seat. There is a row of parked cars on the nearside and I'm in a cycle lane with faster moving traffic passing me on my right.
Matey swerves off the pavement through a gap in the parked cars and into the cycle lane. I brake and very calmly inform him that he didn't do a lifesaver shoulder check before cutting me up.
Either Grandad or older Dad cycling along the pavement slowly with a kid in a rear seat. There is a row of parked cars on the nearside and I'm in a cycle lane with faster moving traffic passing me on my right.
Matey swerves off the pavement through a gap in the parked cars and into the cycle lane. I brake and very calmly inform him that he didn't do a lifesaver shoulder check before cutting me up.
crxdave said:
Couldn't face riding my usual route in this morning, so took a slightly longer route. Made a big difference to how much I enjoyed the ride! Anyone else get bored of riding the same route every day?
I went a different route, and broke out the roadie for a bit of a change too. Nice ride in, and I got the kit choice right for the conditions too.Branflakes with sultanas. Granola and yogurt at work.
What is it with wheel suckers?
there's a bloke that seems to share most of the same route home as me, which includes a 1.1 mile drag with about 100m of ascent. He will quite happily trundle along at 8-12mph, slower than I want to ride, but when you overtake him he will stick right to your back wheel the whole way up the hill
Last night I really went for it to try to build a gap, 17-20mph all the way up (I'm on a 26" MTB, he's on a road bike)and he was right behind me tutting when I stopped for the traffic lights. well if you weren't so close you wouldn't have to slam the brakes on so hard. prick.
there's a bloke that seems to share most of the same route home as me, which includes a 1.1 mile drag with about 100m of ascent. He will quite happily trundle along at 8-12mph, slower than I want to ride, but when you overtake him he will stick right to your back wheel the whole way up the hill
Last night I really went for it to try to build a gap, 17-20mph all the way up (I'm on a 26" MTB, he's on a road bike)and he was right behind me tutting when I stopped for the traffic lights. well if you weren't so close you wouldn't have to slam the brakes on so hard. prick.
Matt_N said:
Whilst the afternoon sunshine is lovely, it's getting chilly in the mornings.
Should have put knee warmers on today.
Should have put knee warmers on today.
Chilly again first thing. And some mahoosive noober in a Passat CC decided to sit behind me beeping his horn and then yell at me as he drove past. The odd man. Everyone knows its a Passat in a posh frock. 
lufbramatt said:
What is it with wheel suckers?
there's a bloke that seems to share most of the same route home as me, which includes a 1.1 mile drag with about 100m of ascent. He will quite happily trundle along at 8-12mph, slower than I want to ride, but when you overtake him he will stick right to your back wheel the whole way up the hill
Last night I really went for it to try to build a gap, 17-20mph all the way up (I'm on a 26" MTB, he's on a road bike)and he was right behind me tutting when I stopped for the traffic lights. well if you weren't so close you wouldn't have to slam the brakes on so hard. prick.
Timely dab of the brakes should sort him out there's a bloke that seems to share most of the same route home as me, which includes a 1.1 mile drag with about 100m of ascent. He will quite happily trundle along at 8-12mph, slower than I want to ride, but when you overtake him he will stick right to your back wheel the whole way up the hill
Last night I really went for it to try to build a gap, 17-20mph all the way up (I'm on a 26" MTB, he's on a road bike)and he was right behind me tutting when I stopped for the traffic lights. well if you weren't so close you wouldn't have to slam the brakes on so hard. prick.
Last time I had a wheel sucker and I was on my mtb, I had to brake for some slow woman on a Boris bike and the guy behind hadn't clocked her, straight into my back wheel and off his bike. The problem with trailing a mtb with disc brakes when you're on a roadie...I had a personal headwind today. Anyone else get them? They don't affect trees, and they drop to a gentle breeze when you stop at the lights, but when you move along, they're Force 6.
2-3mph slower on every segment than normal, despite what felt like a lot of hard work. I'm hoping for a personal tailwind on the way home (Thai Curry soup at lunchtime should help with that)
2-3mph slower on every segment than normal, despite what felt like a lot of hard work. I'm hoping for a personal tailwind on the way home (Thai Curry soup at lunchtime should help with that)
No riding to or from work today.
I can barely walk. Hilly fast 100k on Sunday followed by a mere 5k run Monday night and one of my Calves has seized up.
I knew it was borderline after the sunday ride, thought I'd be ok. I know where I pulled it too, overtaking clubmates on a 17% climb seemed like a really good idea at the time.
I can barely walk. Hilly fast 100k on Sunday followed by a mere 5k run Monday night and one of my Calves has seized up.
I knew it was borderline after the sunday ride, thought I'd be ok. I know where I pulled it too, overtaking clubmates on a 17% climb seemed like a really good idea at the time.
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