The daily "I cycled to work" thread

[louiebaby]

orangesrule said:

that kryptonite wire, is a little pointless. no one would steel the front wheel and if they break the D lock, the wire is free....just sayin'.

I mean this genuinely, and not being a keyboard warrior / troll, but what would you suggest is better?

My thinking is that the wire is about as much use as a liquorice shoelace if the thief has decent bolt croppers, and a small bottle jack will make short work of a D-lock too. However, it serves as a visual deterant, and will probably stop anyone but the most committed of cycle thiefs. (It also means I am compliant with my home insurance.)

Back O/T, lovely ride in this morning, Cheerios before, and granola in a few muinutes!

[anonymous-user]

Hell27 said:

A 27.5 will be fine - in fact I've put a deposit on a full Susser 27.5 for collection in August, am really looking forward to it!

Good to hear, I can't quite choose between a Santa Cruz, Banshee, Intense or Saracen, decisions decisions...

Lovely ride in this morning, a little tail wind, lots of sun and a few female joggers to letch at

[bakerstreet]

louiebaby said:

Cycling a Brompton in tweed and a bow tie, then obliterating him on any kind of incline is "supportive", right?

That seat post is like a telegraph pole!

As soon as my probation is done and I can get onto the CTW scheme, I'll be ordering a Brompton. I currently have a Tern folder and its crap.

[louiebaby]

bakerstreet said:

That seat post is like a telegraph pole!

I'm 6'8'', and I look like an absolute hoop riding it. It's a lot of fun though.

I'd like to get a titanium telescopic post, but they were £250 on eBay last time I looked.

[SystemParanoia]

rode in today..
and the hard sole of my spd shoe snapped in half.
que 10 miles of agony as it continually made minced meat out of my foot

[TwistingMyMelon]

M4 was shut today so every tom dick n arry using my village as a cut through

Had a week off, nice and fresh legs, knees a bit sore though

[Hell27]

Knees are bloody killing me at the mo, plus had a proper torture session at Karate on Wednesday night, so did not enjoy the ride this morning till about 3 miles in then got a second wind and loved it despite the rain. Think I'll raise the seat an inch tomorrow and see if my knees get better.
Sights set on a long ride on the roadie this weekend, it's been a while.

[ewenm]

Lovely dawn outing this morning - purple sky fading to pink, dawn chorus all around me and chilly but dry conditions. Almost made up for the 5am alarm... almost...



Breakfast 1: Granola, milk and coffee.
Breakfast 2: Canteen fry-up is calling me...

[anonymous-user]

Hell27 said:

Knees are bloody killing me at the mo, plus had a proper torture session at Karate on Wednesday night, so did not enjoy the ride this morning till about 3 miles in then got a second wind and loved it despite the rain. Think I'll raise the seat an inch tomorrow and see if my knees get better.
Sights set on a long ride on the roadie this weekend, it's been a while.

That usually works for me when I get a pain around the front of my knees.

I've been taking ibuprofen for my knees and avoiding any floor based exercises at the gym and touch wood my knees have relaxed a little.

I also got myself a new office chair, it's surprising what a difference it's made to my general posture and stress on my knees whilst sat at my desk.

[S10GTA]

Windy!

[GarryDK]

S10GTA said:

Windy!

Yeah, suprisingly actually.

[TwistingMyMelon]

ruddy windy here and cold one n all, I refuse to wear winter gear in May, so shorts and SS top, but blimey took a few miles to warm up!

[timnoyce]

Great ride in this morning. Nice to not have a head wind for once, and my legs had that Friday feeling so gave it some beans.

https://www.strava.com/activities/295781957

[S10GTA]

timnoyce said:

Great ride in this morning. Nice to not have a head wind for once, and my legs had that Friday feeling so gave it some beans.

https://www.strava.com/activities/295781957

You had a nice tail wind all the way

[timnoyce]

Shhhhh...!

[S10GTA]

timnoyce said:

Shhhhh...!

I was riding the other direction into Southampton, it was bloody hard work!

[louiebaby]

The support of my colleague continued this morning, on the Brompton, obviously:

[timnoyce]

S10GTA said:

I was riding the other direction into Southampton, it was bloody hard work!

I'll report back when I get home. Portsdown Hill usually gives you a good idea of the effect of the wind, and also there are handy flags on the forts to show you the direction!

[MC Bodge]

It was still on the way in, but there was a bit of a headwind on the way home. Not a problem, it just added resistance to my intervals.

The wind hasn't been the usual Westerly of late, hence the colder weather, I assume.

[Hell27]

timnoyce said:

Great ride in this morning. Nice to not have a head wind for once, and my legs had that Friday feeling so gave it some beans.

https://www.strava.com/activities/295781957

Even with a tail wind that's an impressive pace!