The daily "I cycled to work" thread

The daily "I cycled to work" thread

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ewenm

28,506 posts

244 months

Thursday 11th June 2015
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Real plod into work this morning. Very tight hamstrings after Tuesday nights session on the track!

Sausage bap and coffee

AC43

11,435 posts

207 months

Thursday 11th June 2015
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An amazing thing happened yesterday. The wind had picked up during the day and I actually had a strong tail wind the whole way back.


anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 11th June 2015
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Usget said:
Ran home yesterday, reminding me why I cycle. Why does anyone run for fun? It's bloody awful.

Tonight looks like a cracking evening, can't wait to get out there.
I ran home too, felt it this morning on the bike!

MC Bodge

21,551 posts

174 months

Thursday 11th June 2015
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I trundled in on my cyclocross/pub/shopping bike with a heavy pannier this morning. Lovely weather, but it was like riding through treacle compared with the road bike.

The BB is kaput, but it felt as if there was drag from somewhere else too. I need to check the wheel bearings. Giving it a wash might help too.

-Fried egg butty & and a banana.

Edited by MC Bodge on Thursday 11th June 12:56

Audicab

480 posts

246 months

Thursday 11th June 2015
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Cycled in for the 3rd time this week. It's the first week I have cycled in 3 times so legs felt a little heavy, it's only 9 miles each way but I can feel myself getting better.

Started using Strava this week, I am amazed how competitive it has made me, I am only on a heavy old mountain bike so will never be high up but it has already got me thinking about a decent road bike.

aclivity

4,072 posts

187 months

Thursday 11th June 2015
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Been on my Brompton again - it's been 6 months or so since I have ridden it, had a new wheel built and put it on last night.

I think it will take me a while to get used to it again! I've been on a single speed since Christmas, now the gears all feel really low so I may pop out to the bike shop at lunchtime to see if I can get a 13t chain wheel instead of the 14t I am currently on. That said, though, apart from losing my pump and having to go back and get it, it did feel good even if it is a 4 year old bike!

Steve vRS

4,836 posts

240 months

Thursday 11th June 2015
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Bloody fast this morning. 19.6mph average in versus a typical speed of about 17mph. I think last nights TT effort loosened my legs off. They hurt though.

2 x Weetabix and a banana - looking forward to the kitkat in my desk drawer.

Steve

TwistingMyMelon

6,385 posts

204 months

Thursday 11th June 2015
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Wind been doing my nut in! last night, had a huge load on the panniers (kids toys/shoes/rucksack/food for dinner) Managed to get an ok time home but was riding hard into the wind. This morning cream crackered, finished off my legs last night getting a 17mph av on a pig iron mtb across gravel and road.

Aiming to commute every day this week, which is a rare occurrence!

Anyone else seeing loads of riders out on the sunny rides home, tricked into heading out by the sun then getting hammered by the headwind!

E65Ross

34,944 posts

211 months

Thursday 11th June 2015
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timnoyce said:
I must apologise for the wind this year. I own a boat, but it is currently in storage due to having had twins not too long ago. Ever since it went into the barn it has been howling! It will come out again next year, so expect a flat calm summer in 2016.

My trip East last night was depressingly slow into the wind... made the most of it this morning though and shaved another 2 mins off my PB to work.

https://www.strava.com/activities/323035490/segmen...
Bloody hell that's shifting some! You don't work/live too far from me. Not a chance I could ride with you at that pace though hehe well done

timnoyce

413 posts

180 months

Thursday 11th June 2015
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Not bad for Thursday legs on very little sleep (damn kids!) I'm targetting the 45mins before the year is out, but I think that will require a tail wind on a Monday morning.

Vocal Minority

8,582 posts

151 months

Thursday 11th June 2015
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E65Ross said:
Great ride from home this evening! First time ever under 1 hour!

Under 1 hour in the proper Hollywood style! Noice.

First time on the bike this week in *ahem* 5 weeks. Work and wife have been put first for the past month.

Fortunately now in a position where I do not have to choose again...and my god. The drop off in fitness is staggering.

Struggling to get anywhere at the moment. Remembering how I was going 5 weeks ago now, and the wheezing mess I am at the moment is a horrible feeling.

Lots of work to do.



E65Ross

34,944 posts

211 months

Thursday 11th June 2015
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Vocal Minority said:
E65Ross said:
Great ride from home this evening! First time ever under 1 hour!

Under 1 hour in the proper Hollywood style! Noice.

First time on the bike this week in *ahem* 5 weeks. Work and wife have been put first for the past month.

Fortunately now in a position where I do not have to choose again...and my god. The drop off in fitness is staggering.

Struggling to get anywhere at the moment. Remembering how I was going 5 weeks ago now, and the wheezing mess I am at the moment is a horrible feeling.

Lots of work to do.
I knew with around 15 mins to go I was in with a good chance so tried pushing and just got it. There were kids playing in the street near the end and I almost ran the buggers over lol.

For health reasons I was off the bike for around 6+ months.... Getting back on was difficult to say the least! It's surprising to see how fast you lose it.... But it does come back faster.

jmb88

212 posts

153 months

Thursday 11th June 2015
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PBs both ways on my commute today. Averaged 17.4mph going in and 16mph coming home. Nice to get home from work having done nearly 49 miles and 3700ft climbing and still have an evening to chill.

1x small white chocolate cereal bar before leaving the house, 4x yoghurt coated crispy cereal and strawberry bars about an hour after I got to work, then a banana about an hour after that. I'm quite bad for just eating constantly through the day...

SystemParanoia

14,343 posts

197 months

Thursday 11th June 2015
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had a blistering ride this evening with a workmate who also rode in, he lives local to work, so we rode together to my halfway point, and then he looped back home.

you really push alot harder when you have someone with you waiting to tea bag you up the next steep hill lol

MC Bodge

21,551 posts

174 months

Thursday 11th June 2015
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SystemParanoia said:
you really push alot harder when you have someone with you waiting to tea bag you up the next steep hill lol
Erm, do what to you at the top of the next hill?

MC Bodge

21,551 posts

174 months

Thursday 11th June 2015
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Big Thanks to the bloke in the Audi who overtook 2 oncoming cyclists and headed straight towards me, just after I had crested a humpback bridge.
I slowed, moved to the gutter and waved (politely, but possibly sarcastically) at him. He very generously acknowledged his mistake with a 2-fingered salute.


MC Bodge said:
I trundled in on my cyclocross/pub/shopping bike with a heavy pannier this morning. Lovely weather, but it was like riding through treacle compared with the road bike.

The BB is kaput, but it felt as if there was drag from somewhere else too. I need to check the wheel bearings. Giving it a wash might help too.
Somebody must have serviced it for me during the day, as the bike felt much better on the way home. I put in a fair bit of effort, and was slower than on the road bike, but it felt quite satisfying nonetheless (a bit like thrashing a small, under-powered car), and I did make decent time along a potholed track.

ALawson

7,814 posts

250 months

Thursday 11th June 2015
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S10GTA said:
AyBee said:
bakerstreet said:
S10GTA said:
HOW?!
There was an article on the bikradar a few years ago of a chap who did 144 miles round trip every day. He had to leave home at 4.30am every morning frown
I think he meant how did he get paid for doing it...tongue out
I did.
Sorry for the late response, it's Costain's 150th year so we are raising money for our trust charity thing. We get 2 days a year charitable stuff, someone organised a East to West Crossrail cycle, detour on the elevated A40 was fun for 1 junction.

1 day left, there is a plan to do the Thameslink route Bedford to Brighton!

Huntsman

8,028 posts

249 months

Friday 12th June 2015
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Wimped out yesterday and today, problems with the undercarriage, mine not the bike!

I was hoping this week would be my first 5 day week on the bike, but alas, might have to be next week.


WinstonWolf

72,857 posts

238 months

Friday 12th June 2015
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Headwind and the tension pin on my Brooks saddle broke leaving me with thirty miles to do on the seat rails and leather slab. irked

Porridge and raisins.

S10GTA

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12,645 posts

166 months

Friday 12th June 2015
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Rest day today. It was chucking it down at the time I'd normally leave home.
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