The daily "I cycled to work" thread

[Agent XXX]

Afternoon all, first time poster.

I started my 20 mile each way commute in January (brrrrrrrrrr) and love it. Even on a big ole mountain bike!

Good preparation and training for Torq 12-12 !!!!

[v15ben]

After nearly 8 months off the bike, I'm now back to bike commuting as my wife has a new job and has nabbed the car!
Managed 76 miles this week, first time I've done a full week cycling everyday in over a year.
Shorts and short sleeve shirt every say, even at 6.30am and I'm definitely getting faster, albeit from a very slow starting point!

[cirian75]

Did a dry run yesterday, 25m to cover 6.5k, with a lot of red lights


Not bad as I have only been back to riding a week after a 6 year lay-off and are quite tubby at the mo

plan on starting to ride to work next Monday after another weeks training.

[Huntsman]

Raining. Came in the E28. God I love that car!

[v15ben]

Felt like I was racing against the rain this morning, but managed to stay dry.
Pollen count is a nightmare today too!

[Vocal Minority]

No feeling more depressing than following someone on a sit up and beg, in a gigantic fluorescent over coat and taking 2 miles to reel the bugger in - Then seeing the battery pack on the back as they turn off in front of you.....that's cheating

[GarryDK]

Wet very wet.

[S10GTA]

GarryDK said:

Wet very wet.

I bailed out and drove. I was very close to riding, glad I didn't now

[Vocal Minority]

S10GTA said:

I bailed out and drove. I was very close to driving, glad I didn't now

...eh?

[anonymous-user]

Had a big off yesterday, managed to completely miss a barrier at circa 15mph, did a 360 over it (not quite as gracefully as Danny Macaskill), crash landed flat out on my back about 10 feet from the barrier with the bike next to me.

Dehydration, bright sun and some hot joggers caused the momentary lapse in concentration.

Nothing broken, not even the bike, just a few bruises and scrapes, very lucky indeed.

A big chunk out of the helmet probably absorbed the worst of the impact.

And thank god it was only witnessed by two people.

[Vocal Minority]

Two HOT people though Colin....

[v15ben]

Vocal Minority said:

No feeling more depressing than following someone on a sit up and beg, in a gigantic fluorescent over coat and taking 2 miles to reel the bugger in - Then seeing the battery pack on the back as they turn off in front of you.....that's cheating

I've had that before.
Was shocked at how well a pensioner was pedalling to stay ahead of me.
Did leave me tempted to just buy one myself rather than pedalling though.

[Usget]

Vocal Minority said:

No feeling more depressing than following someone on a sit up and beg, in a gigantic fluorescent over coat and taking 2 miles to reel the bugger in - Then seeing the battery pack on the back as they turn off in front of you.....that's cheating

There was one in London where I swear he had rigged up a 24v system. The bugger was doing 25mph on the flat and not even trying!

[anonymous-user]

Vocal Minority said:

Two HOT people though Colin....

The hot ones vanished, just leaving two old ladies

[anonymous-user]

That'll teach me to ignore the signs

[Agent XXX]

Slightly moist this morning. Ever so slightly!

[WinstonWolf]

CoinSl0t said:

That'll teach me to ignore the signs

I shouldn't laugh.

But I did

[E65Ross]

WinstonWolf said:

CoinSl0t said:

That'll teach me to ignore the signs

I shouldn't laugh.

But I did

And me

Though I did get hit by a car Saturday 30 miles into ride! Tourist from the Netherlands too! Luckily I and the bike seem relatively unscathed.

[anonymous-user]

Appreciate the sympathy fellas

I'll spare you all the pictures of my bruises and I was very lucky not to wake up following a new religion.

[yellowjack]

CoinSl0t said:

Appreciate the sympathy fellas

I'll spare you all the pictures of my bruises and I was very lucky not to wake up following a new religion.

A lesson there, then.

Don't ride where riding is prohibited. For your own safety, you understand