The daily "I cycled to work" thread
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Usget said:
WinstonWolf said:
What a perfect ride, no wind, deliberately took it easy and still did my eighteen miles in a time that would have been considered record breaking for me when I first started.
You had a tailwind. Your ride home is going to be no fun.You're welcome
BigBen said:
Yep the joys of Cambridgeshire living. Not many hills but a constant headwind with an uncanny knack of changing direction during the day such that it is never in your favour.
Yes it's true, been riding to an from work for 4 years now. Camb's is flat but the winds are always against you, from the North - NE in morning, moving round to South West by the PM ride home where I live (live south of where I work). 9 miles each way, in any weather (just clocked up 14,000 miles in the 4 years) and can only remember 5 to 8 times I've had to use the car in this time.Tuesday was the first day cycling in on my new commute - 15 miles each way. Just got an old hard tail MTB with slicks at the moment - hope to get a CX bike at the end of the month when the biggest frame size of the Boardmans come back into stock.
Made it in, got out of the shower to three missed calls from my wife who was 40 weeks pregnant, she'd started having contractions half an hour after I left. Jumped back on, made it back home 5 minutes faster, even though its more uphill on the way home - had to measure my effort Froome-style though to not die on the two 14% hills near where I live at the end of the ride.
Three hours later our little boy was born. Bike's been in the garage ever since! Back on it a week Monday.
Made it in, got out of the shower to three missed calls from my wife who was 40 weeks pregnant, she'd started having contractions half an hour after I left. Jumped back on, made it back home 5 minutes faster, even though its more uphill on the way home - had to measure my effort Froome-style though to not die on the two 14% hills near where I live at the end of the ride.
Three hours later our little boy was born. Bike's been in the garage ever since! Back on it a week Monday.
Highway Star said:
Tuesday was the first day cycling in on my new commute - 15 miles each way. Just got an old hard tail MTB with slicks at the moment - hope to get a CX bike at the end of the month when the biggest frame size of the Boardmans come back into stock.
Made it in, got out of the shower to three missed calls from my wife who was 40 weeks pregnant, she'd started having contractions half an hour after I left. Jumped back on, made it back home 5 minutes faster, even though its more uphill on the way home - had to measure my effort Froome-style though to not die on the two 14% hills near where I live at the end of the ride.
Three hours later our little boy was born. Bike's been in the garage ever since! Back on it a week Monday.
Great story, mateMade it in, got out of the shower to three missed calls from my wife who was 40 weeks pregnant, she'd started having contractions half an hour after I left. Jumped back on, made it back home 5 minutes faster, even though its more uphill on the way home - had to measure my effort Froome-style though to not die on the two 14% hills near where I live at the end of the ride.
Three hours later our little boy was born. Bike's been in the garage ever since! Back on it a week Monday.
Congrats
AC43 said:
Highway Star said:
Tuesday was the first day cycling in on my new commute - 15 miles each way. Just got an old hard tail MTB with slicks at the moment - hope to get a CX bike at the end of the month when the biggest frame size of the Boardmans come back into stock.
Made it in, got out of the shower to three missed calls from my wife who was 40 weeks pregnant, she'd started having contractions half an hour after I left. Jumped back on, made it back home 5 minutes faster, even though its more uphill on the way home - had to measure my effort Froome-style though to not die on the two 14% hills near where I live at the end of the ride.
Three hours later our little boy was born. Bike's been in the garage ever since! Back on it a week Monday.
Great story, mateMade it in, got out of the shower to three missed calls from my wife who was 40 weeks pregnant, she'd started having contractions half an hour after I left. Jumped back on, made it back home 5 minutes faster, even though its more uphill on the way home - had to measure my effort Froome-style though to not die on the two 14% hills near where I live at the end of the ride.
Three hours later our little boy was born. Bike's been in the garage ever since! Back on it a week Monday.
Congrats
Gizmoish said:
Three hours later? Could have slotted in another thirty miles and still got home in time for the main event!
It's been a good week for commuting, I've used the road bike all week in the nice weather, and even took a very scenic 43 miler home last night.
Knackered now though. Might have a sofa nap.
Gizmoish said:
AC43 said:
Highway Star said:
Tuesday was the first day cycling in on my new commute - 15 miles each way. Just got an old hard tail MTB with slicks at the moment - hope to get a CX bike at the end of the month when the biggest frame size of the Boardmans come back into stock.
Made it in, got out of the shower to three missed calls from my wife who was 40 weeks pregnant, she'd started having contractions half an hour after I left. Jumped back on, made it back home 5 minutes faster, even though its more uphill on the way home - had to measure my effort Froome-style though to not die on the two 14% hills near where I live at the end of the ride.
Three hours later our little boy was born. Bike's been in the garage ever since! Back on it a week Monday.
Great story, mateMade it in, got out of the shower to three missed calls from my wife who was 40 weeks pregnant, she'd started having contractions half an hour after I left. Jumped back on, made it back home 5 minutes faster, even though its more uphill on the way home - had to measure my effort Froome-style though to not die on the two 14% hills near where I live at the end of the ride.
Three hours later our little boy was born. Bike's been in the garage ever since! Back on it a week Monday.
Congrats
On the bright side though it would apear that the elusive click has now been cured after a driveline rebuild over the weekend What seems to be the usual routine at the moment.
Ruined after Sunday, (100 miler offroad) took the car this morning.
Tonight Running will finish me off and I expect tomorrow I'll be in a worse state.
In time to think about Riding in Thursday / Friday and then break myself on the weekend again....
Ruined after Sunday, (100 miler offroad) took the car this morning.
Tonight Running will finish me off and I expect tomorrow I'll be in a worse state.
In time to think about Riding in Thursday / Friday and then break myself on the weekend again....
AC43 said:
Three days on the bike/off the booze to make up for the weekend :-)
I've been off the booze since 31st August. I've lost nearly 2kg and more importantly saved £100 so far to spend on shiney things for the bike. Probably wheels given the bearings and rims in my Ultegras are shot.Steve
Gizmoish said:
AC43 said:
Highway Star said:
Tuesday was the first day cycling in on my new commute - 15 miles each way. Just got an old hard tail MTB with slicks at the moment - hope to get a CX bike at the end of the month when the biggest frame size of the Boardmans come back into stock.
Made it in, got out of the shower to three missed calls from my wife who was 40 weeks pregnant, she'd started having contractions half an hour after I left. Jumped back on, made it back home 5 minutes faster, even though its more uphill on the way home - had to measure my effort Froome-style though to not die on the two 14% hills near where I live at the end of the ride.
Three hours later our little boy was born. Bike's been in the garage ever since! Back on it a week Monday.
Great story, mateMade it in, got out of the shower to three missed calls from my wife who was 40 weeks pregnant, she'd started having contractions half an hour after I left. Jumped back on, made it back home 5 minutes faster, even though its more uphill on the way home - had to measure my effort Froome-style though to not die on the two 14% hills near where I live at the end of the ride.
Three hours later our little boy was born. Bike's been in the garage ever since! Back on it a week Monday.
Congrats
My misses has just given birth, for the last three weeks I cycled to work thinking that I might have to rush home straight away!
Thankfully my daughter came on my first day of paternity leave!
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