The daily "I cycled to work" thread

[Vocal Minority]

Rode in yesterday with a very disappointing effort/speed ration - discovered on train it was due to a sticking rear wheel. With wheel duly free up, my overall time has droped by 90 seconds over half an hour....but my segment times are predominantly the same or a little worse....odd

[braddo]

It was a fantastic ride into central London this morning - cool, crisp, blue sky and it might as well have been Saturday morning, so sparse was the traffic! Clearly many, many people are taking time off ahead of the bank holiday.

[Rocksteadyeddie]

braddo said:

It was a fantastic ride into central London this morning - cool, crisp, blue sky and it might as well have been Saturday morning, so sparse was the traffic! Clearly many, many people are taking time off ahead of the bank holiday.

Although it were a bit parky first thing.

[Steve vRS]

Having to drive all this week with only a quick ride after work last night

Steve

[anonymous-user]

rode in this mornig feeling like a pro as my cadence seemed much higher than usual, turns out I had left the bike in the inner chainging post clean and hadnt noticed....

[TheLemming]

pablo said:

rode in this mornig feeling like a pro as my cadence seemed much higher than usual, turns out I had left the bike in the inner chainging post clean and hadnt noticed....

If only there was a "like" button
I laughed but only because I've done that before...

[Steve vRS]

I've done something similar in the car before, thinking that the fuel economy was poor on a trip only then realising I'd driven 100miles in 4th rather than 6th

Steve

[Rolls]

braddo said:

It was a fantastic ride into central London this morning - cool, crisp, blue sky and it might as well have been Saturday morning, so sparse was the traffic! Clearly many, many people are taking time off ahead of the bank holiday.

May even get the decent bike out for the ride into work tomorrow!
was lovley this morning riding in!

[AyBee]

Cracked the knee warmers out for the first time in a long time

[WinstonWolf]

Blowy and cold.

Does a jam donut at lunch count?

[Usget]

WinstonWolf said:

Blowy and cold.

Does a jam donut at lunch count?

No, but the blowy does!

[S10GTA]

Took the cross bike today. 2 KOM's and a 2nd place

[thepawbroon]

Got a mild case of the bonks climbing up from Barnes to Putney Heath (I make it sound like an Hors Cat mountain) so stopped at Wimbledon for a muffin. While stopping I didn't see a bump and fell off onto my unclipped side. Right in front of a small group of posh MILFs who were very concerned for my well being.

Anyway - breakfast was a full fry up at Gerry's Cafe in Ludgate Hill. Before that I did 20 km and afterwards 16 km to work. Maybe I shouldn't have skipped lunch.....

[Steve vRS]

S10GTA said:

Took the cross bike today. 2 KOM's and a 2nd place

Downhill?

[S10GTA]

Steve vRS said:

S10GTA said:

Took the cross bike today. 2 KOM's and a 2nd place

Downhill?

Nope, a flat gravel track into Southampton, and on the same track on the way out.

[Steve vRS]

I only asked as I am faster downhill on my CX bike due to a mixture of the weight and the added confidence of discs and comfy tyres

Steve

[HereBeMonsters]

Due to the gloom of impending rain and the low temperatures, I broke out the Altura Night Vision Evo for the first time since March. Glad of it in the wind, and not at all sweaty. Great jacket.

Giant bacon roll on the way. Huge.

[Vocal Minority]

Windy and slow last night. Hey ho.

[thepawbroon]

No MILF / tumble incidents this morning. Passed 500km for the month, so I'm going to reward myself with a bacon sarnie.

[WinstonWolf]

Pre-ride porridge. Also cycled past a buttie wagon mid fry up So unfair...