The daily "I cycled to work" thread
Discussion
S10GTA said:
Bit slippy this morning.
Sometime I wonder what goes through some drivers heads. In my 10 mile ride I was passed on a blind bend by some fool and another overtook me just as we approached a long queue of traffic at some lights. Bananas.
This really bugs me. It's like when cars overtake you just before they're about to turn right, but decide to move to the far left of the road so you can't pass.... Or when they overtake you just before a roundabout or something. Sometime I wonder what goes through some drivers heads. In my 10 mile ride I was passed on a blind bend by some fool and another overtook me just as we approached a long queue of traffic at some lights. Bananas.
untakenname said:
Lol, churchfields tip in Bromley by any chance? I threw out some earlier this year as they had been in the shed for years and had to make way for some colour coded Vittoria's.
No, it was a northern tip. Some kind souls are obviously just putting these tyres into skips for the benefit of the poor.Trying to do once a week, don't know how people manage daily - I feel tired all day, I imagine 5 days on the trot i'd be a sleep on my desk before the end of the week.
To work
https://www.strava.com/activities/345958406
To Home
https://www.strava.com/activities/345958411
To work
https://www.strava.com/activities/345958406
To Home
https://www.strava.com/activities/345958411
Herman Toothrot said:
Trying to do once a week, don't know how people manage daily - I feel tired all day, I imagine 5 days on the trot i'd be a sleep on my desk before the end of the week.
To work
https://www.strava.com/activities/345958406
To Home
https://www.strava.com/activities/345958411
You do get used to it, of course. I generally do 2-3 times per week, dependent upon other commitments or horrendous weather.To work
https://www.strava.com/activities/345958406
To Home
https://www.strava.com/activities/345958411
Herman Toothrot said:
Trying to do once a week, don't know how people manage daily - I feel tired all day, I imagine 5 days on the trot i'd be a sleep on my desk before the end of the week.
To work
https://www.strava.com/activities/345958406
To Home
https://www.strava.com/activities/345958411
As others have said that's a fast pace you're going at and you will be tired after it. To work
https://www.strava.com/activities/345958406
To Home
https://www.strava.com/activities/345958411
Herman Toothrot said:
But it is hard to bimble along on busy roads, I do always tend to ride as fast as I'm comfortable going. Will be hard to actively go slower, plus it'd mean getting up even earlier :-(
Stay at the same pace but drink more coffee. Or perhaps a recovery drink like a pint of milk will help. You will get used it. If you're tired on day 2 after day 1's commute you'll probably slow down a bit anyway. It doesn't take much of a reduction in pace for it to feel much easier.On my cycle commute the difference between a "steady" ride and a "hard" ride is only a few minutes over nearly an hour of riding.
Herman Toothrot said:
But it is hard to bimble along on busy roads, I do always tend to ride as fast as I'm comfortable going. Will be hard to actively go slower, plus it'd mean getting up even earlier :-(
You don't need to bimble, just ride say 1-2 mph slower. An average of 17-18 mph is still pretty good going but it will be a lot easier. Herman Toothrot said:
But it is hard to bimble along on busy roads, I do always tend to ride as fast as I'm comfortable going. Will be hard to actively go slower, plus it'd mean getting up even earlier :-(
Maybe you are just TOO FAST?The difference between really bimbling and riding hard over an hour or so is about 10-15mins.
I vary the pace between my commutes.
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