The daily "I cycled to work" thread

[AC43]

Day 4 of 4.

Legs tired today.

Today's treat is a shuftie at Bordman hybrids on the way home. And/or a pint. Because I've earnt it.

[idiotgap]

I cycled to work today to avoid the trains (Southern). It took 2.5hrs to get home on the train last night and only 1hr50mins (elapsed not moving time - a PB) to get in on the bike this morning.

I forgot to bring my work security pass, money/cards and my train ticket so I'm definitely cycling home again.

Spotted some pro-cycling shampoo in the work showers!

[louiebaby]

E65Ross said:

I'm not sure I could get clip-on aero bars to fit on my bike....I have just 40cm width bars, and already have my garmin edge mount on the left side and my exposure light mount on the right side....really doesn't leave any room on the bars for anything else to be honest which is a bit of a shame....although I guess I could remove the exposure mount for the time being, but there isn't much room for the garmin to move over anyway.......pity as I'd love to try some.

I have one of these for the Garmin, which helps... Puts it where you need to see it too...

http://www.probikekit.co.uk/bicycle-computers-gps-...

[idiotgap]

louiebaby said:

I have one of these for the Garmin, which helps... Puts it where you need to see it too...

http://www.probikekit.co.uk/bicycle-computers-gps-...

I was pondering that - my garmin came with one which works like that and takes up very little bar-real-estate.

[E65Ross]

idiotgap said:

louiebaby said:

I have one of these for the Garmin, which helps... Puts it where you need to see it too...

http://www.probikekit.co.uk/bicycle-computers-gps-...

I was pondering that - my garmin came with one which works like that and takes up very little bar-real-estate.

Forgive my ignorance, but how is that different from the standard "out front" mount? Is it effectively the same but rotated 90 degrees, so it'll have the garmin mounted on bars which go from front to back (the aero bars) rather than width-ways (standard handlebars)?

Cheers

[idiotgap]

E65Ross said:

idiotgap said:

louiebaby said:

I have one of these for the Garmin, which helps... Puts it where you need to see it too...

http://www.probikekit.co.uk/bicycle-computers-gps-...

I was pondering that - my garmin came with one which works like that and takes up very little bar-real-estate.

Forgive my ignorance, but how is that different from the standard "out front" mount? Is it effectively the same but rotated 90 degrees, so it'll have the garmin mounted on bars which go from front to back (the aero bars) rather than width-ways (standard handlebars)?

Cheers

I only have the standard out-front mount. I missed that this zipp one is special in rotating the device round.
If you use an out-front mount to position the garmin directly ahead of your stem you should have plenty of room to clamp the TT bars? Or is there some complication I'm not understanding?

[E65Ross]

idiotgap said:

E65Ross said:

idiotgap said:

louiebaby said:

I have one of these for the Garmin, which helps... Puts it where you need to see it too...

http://www.probikekit.co.uk/bicycle-computers-gps-...

I was pondering that - my garmin came with one which works like that and takes up very little bar-real-estate.

Forgive my ignorance, but how is that different from the standard "out front" mount? Is it effectively the same but rotated 90 degrees, so it'll have the garmin mounted on bars which go from front to back (the aero bars) rather than width-ways (standard handlebars)?

Cheers

I only have the standard out-front mount. I missed that this zipp one is special in rotating the device round.
If you use an out-front mount to position the garmin directly ahead of your stem you should have plenty of room to clamp the TT bars? Or is there some complication I'm not understanding?

There's some complication.... My bars are quite narrow (40cm) and I'm running 3T ergonova carbon bars which don't stay the standard thickness for very long (ie they get a lot wider than the standard clamp diameter not THAT far from the Centre of the bars.

[WinstonWolf]

Mizzle but NO WIND ON THE FENS????

Porridge and raisins.

[louiebaby]

E65Ross said:

Forgive my ignorance, but how is that different from the standard "out front" mount? Is it effectively the same but rotated 90 degrees, so it'll have the garmin mounted on bars which go from front to back (the aero bars) rather than width-ways (standard handlebars)?

It's like an "out-front" mount, but the bar clamp is smaller to fit standard sized aero-bars, rather than the thicker handlebars, and the Garmin mount is rotated through 90 degrees, as you say.

It's nothing revolutionary, granted, but it frees up space on your handlebars and puts the Garmin further forward so you don't have to move your head so far to see it. It has a nice positive click when the Garmin goes in too.

[Black can man]

idiotgap said:

E65Ross said:

idiotgap said:

louiebaby said:

I have one of these for the Garmin, which helps... Puts it where you need to see it too...

http://www.probikekit.co.uk/bicycle-computers-gps-...

I was pondering that - my garmin came with one which works like that and takes up very little bar-real-estate.

Forgive my ignorance, but how is that different from the standard "out front" mount? Is it effectively the same but rotated 90 degrees, so it'll have the garmin mounted on bars which go from front to back (the aero bars) rather than width-ways (standard handlebars)?

Cheers

I only have the standard out-front mount. I missed that this zipp one is special in rotating the device round.
If you use an out-front mount to position the garmin directly ahead of your stem you should have plenty of room to clamp the TT bars? Or is there some complication I'm not understanding?

I bought one of these ZIPP ones, bloody useless to me ,


The thing goes the other way


i have since discovered k-edge, bloody good they are.



I f anybody wants my Zipp one feel free to drop me a pm , not looking for anything for it.

[Liquid Knight]

Collision update. The cyclist who was hit by the truck the other day had a compound fracture to the left arm and is out of hospital.

[E65Ross]

Black can man said:

idiotgap said:

E65Ross said:

idiotgap said:

louiebaby said:

I have one of these for the Garmin, which helps... Puts it where you need to see it too...

http://www.probikekit.co.uk/bicycle-computers-gps-...

I was pondering that - my garmin came with one which works like that and takes up very little bar-real-estate.

Forgive my ignorance, but how is that different from the standard "out front" mount? Is it effectively the same but rotated 90 degrees, so it'll have the garmin mounted on bars which go from front to back (the aero bars) rather than width-ways (standard handlebars)?

Cheers

I only have the standard out-front mount. I missed that this zipp one is special in rotating the device round.
If you use an out-front mount to position the garmin directly ahead of your stem you should have plenty of room to clamp the TT bars? Or is there some complication I'm not understanding?

I bought one of these ZIPP ones, bloody useless to me ,


The thing goes the other way


i have since discovered k-edge, bloody good they are.



I f anybody wants my Zipp one feel free to drop me a pm , not looking for anything for it.

Pm sent

[Johno]

Got 3 days in this week for 130kms. Which was a welcome return after weeks of not being able to commute due to travel, agenda and blah blah .... All crap stuff that meant June was my lowest distance month so far this year.

[AC43]

Rode in again today which makes it five rides in six work days. Battered it on the way in, feeling the effects now.

Going to try for one more tomorrow before work commitments get in the way again.

[AC43]

Six of seven - really battered it on the way in. Will squeeze on more in on Thursday so I'll have managed four last week at three this.

Happy days

[TwistingMyMelon]

Liquid Knight said:

Collision update. The cyclist who was hit by the truck the other day had a compound fracture to the left arm and is out of hospital.

bit of a relief

[Matt_N]

Light drizzle turned into a full deluge this morning, soaked through my Castelli light rain jacket, kit is currently splayed out over my desk drying!

[E65Ross]

Nice morning for riding in although the legs felt absolutely battered after a day off work yesterday and a very intense session.....even though my power was largely in Z2 and a bit in Z3, my heart rate barely came out of Z1 so definitely some fatigue, and I felt it too.

Day off the bike tomorrow I think!

[AC43]

Managed my 7th cummute in 9 days today. Best ride this year on the way in, out of the saddle loads, at least 7/10ths all the way in.

I've chipped a couple of lbs off in the last two weeks thanks to maximising cycling and minimising beer.

If it's not raining on the way back I'll have an-it's-nearly-the-end-of-the-week beer.

[williredale]

On the bike for the first time this week. I had to keep stopping for pokestops though which didn't help my time...