The daily "I cycled to work" thread
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First morning on the bike this week. Damp but refreshing. I commuted 1,000km in July but picked up a back injury at the weekend so been resting it this week. Without commuting by bike, I feel like I have an odd amount of surplus energy in the evenings. Even managed to watch a whole film last night without inspecting the back of the eyelids!
Breakfast this morning has been coffee (pint of).
Breakfast this morning has been coffee (pint of).
Bit fresh this morning as commented previously, makes a change from sweating so much though so shall not complain!
After reading the article on Dizzee's thread yesterday, I was trying to focus on scraping the mud off my shoes. Didn't feel too un natural, so assume I must kinda do it already.
Coffee and a cinnamon swirl.
After reading the article on Dizzee's thread yesterday, I was trying to focus on scraping the mud off my shoes. Didn't feel too un natural, so assume I must kinda do it already.
Coffee and a cinnamon swirl.
Due to the Tube strike I Boris biked it in and out of central London yesterday so today's commute felt like I had an invisible hand pushing me along.
Slightly overcast so not as much dappled sunlight in the tricky descent past Denham golf club meant I didn't have to be as cautious.
Roads were almost empty, PRs everywhere
Slightly overcast so not as much dappled sunlight in the tricky descent past Denham golf club meant I didn't have to be as cautious.
Roads were almost empty, PRs everywhere
came across my 1st electric bike on Deansgate this morning just before I overtook him and then I turned right at the great northern.
Its a mild climb from the bottom of Deansgate, took longer that I though it would seeing the wider tyres and upright seating position and very slow cadence, then I overtook him and I saw it was "Assisted"
Its a mild climb from the bottom of Deansgate, took longer that I though it would seeing the wider tyres and upright seating position and very slow cadence, then I overtook him and I saw it was "Assisted"
Humid this morning. Testing my revised aero position, but tired legs and a bit of a headwind prevented any record breaking.
It was very quiet on the roads, which is a good thing, although it did mean that one of the traffic lights wouldn't change for me as my bike hadn't triggered the buried coil sensor.
It was very quiet on the roads, which is a good thing, although it did mean that one of the traffic lights wouldn't change for me as my bike hadn't triggered the buried coil sensor.
JustinF said:
took me a while to realise that carbon frames suck at activating traffic lights 
There are a couple of sets of these lights near me where my ally frame will not activate the induction loops in the ground. If a car doesn't come up behind me after a cycle of the lights, I gingerly cross when the opposing streams stop and my light stays on red.Steve
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