The daily "I cycled to work" thread (Vol 2)
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Lovely warm ride in this morning - shorts, base layer and Aldi cycling top. Bought 2 last year for £4.99 each and they are awesome - equivalent wind and shower resistance to my £100 Gore Windstopper. However, my wife washing and tumble drying my waterproof shorts, twice, has completely destroyed their waterproof properties, so need to do something about that - very soggy bottom yesterday.
Really looking forward to the ride home tonight as Manchester United are at home and I'll get to carve past all the gridlock. Started back in the saddle last week and the roads have been really quiet, even this week, so I've not been enjoying the benefit of being able to cycle home quicker than I can drive. Tonight will make up for that I'm sure.
Really looking forward to the ride home tonight as Manchester United are at home and I'll get to carve past all the gridlock. Started back in the saddle last week and the roads have been really quiet, even this week, so I've not been enjoying the benefit of being able to cycle home quicker than I can drive. Tonight will make up for that I'm sure.
A southern strike day again today so no trains. I drove to Purley and parked there and cycled into the city. Weather was great so fingerless mitts, bib shorts, short sleeve base layer and PH jersey for the win!
I got to the office earlier than I thought I would, probably quicker than the train on a good day.
Supposed to be colder later, so thinking about adding arm-warmers, long finger gloves and gilet to keep the chill off. Although I seem to be less togged up than other riders I see, I am definitely tending to over dress and generally feel warm when riding.
I got to the office earlier than I thought I would, probably quicker than the train on a good day.
Supposed to be colder later, so thinking about adding arm-warmers, long finger gloves and gilet to keep the chill off. Although I seem to be less togged up than other riders I see, I am definitely tending to over dress and generally feel warm when riding.
3.5 miles in - 21.5 miles out every day this week so far. Weather permitting I'll do it again tomorrow and it will be the first 100 mile week for six months. Shame in that same timescale I've put on 3 of the 4 stones I had previously lost - makes downhill faster though ! Illness !!
Wind - spent all this evening replacing the whole drivetrain which I had been putting off - totally ridden the old Ultegra into the ground - slipping like mad as soon as I tried the slightest push - today I was spinning into the wind or up small hills to limit slipping.
Wind - spent all this evening replacing the whole drivetrain which I had been putting off - totally ridden the old Ultegra into the ground - slipping like mad as soon as I tried the slightest push - today I was spinning into the wind or up small hills to limit slipping.
Fresh ride this morning. Felt nearly as cold as my mountain bike ride last night!
Got a puncture this morning from a 1cm long shard of glass straight through the tyre. Trying to re-seat my tyre in the cold was rather tricky as there was just no stretch in the cold rubber. I squirted a bit of water on the rim to try and lube it up a little to aid getting the last bit on. Got there in the end and the puddle I had created with the water had promptly frozen solid!
Got a puncture this morning from a 1cm long shard of glass straight through the tyre. Trying to re-seat my tyre in the cold was rather tricky as there was just no stretch in the cold rubber. I squirted a bit of water on the rim to try and lube it up a little to aid getting the last bit on. Got there in the end and the puddle I had created with the water had promptly frozen solid!
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