The daily "I cycled to work" thread
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Cold today but I persevered with t shirt, shorts, mitts and arm warmers. I'm a big unit so get very sweaty very quickly and hate being in a jacket as I get sopping wet inside. Funny one this morning, ran over something plastic, 1/2 mile down the road realised it was my front mudguard. Decided it was gone, and resigned myself to having to get a new one this weekend. Riding home, saw something black and plastic placed at the side of the road where it had come off. Crossed over, and there's the mudguard, slotted straight back into the front tube above the front forks and worked fine! Don't think it was blind luck, think a kind person placed it there on the off chance.
Went in lunchtime with shorts, short sleeved shirt and goretex shell. All fine.
Came home in the pissing rain into a cold headwind wishing I had at brought a base layer with me. Took a good three miles to warm up and then only just - as soon as I stopped was freezing.
Time to start with the warmer gear.
Came home in the pissing rain into a cold headwind wishing I had at brought a base layer with me. Took a good three miles to warm up and then only just - as soon as I stopped was freezing.
Time to start with the warmer gear.
I had my first go at riding to work this morning. I already knew the safest routes wouldn't be suitable for my road bike so, until my cyclocross bike on C2W turns up, I borrowed my father-in-law's MTB. Needless to say there were a few learning points. Firstly don't overdress. I definitely need some 'intermediate' gloves as my hands were boiling in these Aldi winter gloves and my jacket was a bit too much too. I have an alternate for each on the way home thankfully. The route is cycle route 45 which is mostly on tarmac covered with wet leaves or compacted gravel. I can cut off the muddy section of this by taking another route. Bar 100m this is also off the road and will be better lit than the muddy old railway line. Lets see if I make it home now!
m444ttb said:
I definitely need some 'intermediate' gloves as my hands were boiling in these Aldi winter gloves
These are brilliant - bought after a tip from here:http://www.wiggle.co.uk/defeet-dura-cycling-gloves...
I usually use them under an old stretched-out pair of mitts. I think there were only a couple of days last year where it wasn't too icy to cycle but cold enough to need anything warmer.
Edited by donfisher on Wednesday 5th November 08:55
donfisher said:
m444ttb said:
I definitely need some 'intermediate' gloves as my hands were boiling in these Aldi winter gloves
These are brilliant - bought after a tip from here:http://www.wiggle.co.uk/defeet-dura-cycling-gloves...
Only gloves I use all winter
m444ttb said:
I had my first go at riding to work this morning. I already knew the safest routes wouldn't be suitable for my road bike so, until my cyclocross bike on C2W turns up, I borrowed my father-in-law's MTB. Needless to say there were a few learning points. Firstly don't overdress. I definitely need some 'intermediate' gloves as my hands were boiling in these Aldi winter gloves and my jacket was a bit too much too. I have an alternate for each on the way home thankfully. The route is cycle route 45 which is mostly on tarmac covered with wet leaves or compacted gravel. I can cut off the muddy section of this by taking another route. Bar 100m this is also off the road and will be better lit than the muddy old railway line. Lets see if I make it home now!
Go and get some cheap base layers and a fluoro shell at Aldi/Decathalon/Tresspass etc and layer up and down as appropriate. Bellend of the day award goes to
This guy who hopped of the kerb forcing me to swerve out of the way. Didnt look at all, I told him to watch where he was going and that I almost hit him (politely I might add) I was then told to f
k off!
next set of lights he is back on the kerb jumps down off the kerb and runs a red light.
This guy who hopped of the kerb forcing me to swerve out of the way. Didnt look at all, I told him to watch where he was going and that I almost hit him (politely I might add) I was then told to f
k off!next set of lights he is back on the kerb jumps down off the kerb and runs a red light.
OK this morning but got damn wet last night on the ride home and 3 people tried to kill me. First was a driver who shot straight out of a side turning in Haringay. How I missed him I don't know, actually stood up on my front wheel I braked that hard.
The second were 2 giggling school girls in wood Green who decided to run in front of me, saw me to late and then proceeded to do a push me pull me in the middle of the road as they didnt know which way to run whilst I skidded to a halt trying to guess which way they would go.
The second were 2 giggling school girls in wood Green who decided to run in front of me, saw me to late and then proceeded to do a push me pull me in the middle of the road as they didnt know which way to run whilst I skidded to a halt trying to guess which way they would go.
S10GTA said:
donfisher said:
m444ttb said:
I definitely need some 'intermediate' gloves as my hands were boiling in these Aldi winter gloves
These are brilliant - bought after a tip from here:http://www.wiggle.co.uk/defeet-dura-cycling-gloves...
Only gloves I use all winter
Bit of a shocker tonight.
Chilly as anything this morning at 7am and again tonight as I didn't leave work till nearly 7pm.
Arrived home after 8 miles and realised my phone was no longer in my pocket.
Cycled 4 miles back towards work and luckily found it across a cycle path albeit with a smashed screen!
Chilly as anything this morning at 7am and again tonight as I didn't leave work till nearly 7pm.
Arrived home after 8 miles and realised my phone was no longer in my pocket.
Cycled 4 miles back towards work and luckily found it across a cycle path albeit with a smashed screen!
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