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How on earth do you get one of those stuck in your helmet? 
Long sleeve base layer with normal cycling top over for me. Pretty chilly when I set off, but it warmed up ok, and central London normally a degre or two warmer than suburbs anyway.
Still plenty of utter tards that attempt to pull away in their biggest gear which means they sway from left to right to get it moving. Not ideal at a busy junction.
Still plenty of utter tards that attempt to pull away in their biggest gear which means they sway from left to right to get it moving. Not ideal at a busy junction.
S10GTA said:
Gloves, knee warmers and a jacket this morning. It's August FFS.
Women are more susceptible to the cold than men to the tune of something like 4 degrees on average. Whilst this might be perceived as a bit of a pain when you have to put extra layers on before blokes do, at least you can put extra layers on when it gets colder.If you're a bloke, on the other hand, then when it gets hotter, you're screwed sooner, as not only are we more susceptible to the heat, it's apparently less socially acceptable for men to cycle in mankinis than it is for women to do so in bikinis.
In other words, if you're feeling a little chilly on a morning like this morning, just be thankful!
Just normal bibs and summer jersey for me last night - spent an hour tootling around the Velopark road circuit with t'wife. Beautiful sunset from the top of the hill looking out over Tottenham too.
Pretty impressed with it as a facility - track surface is utterly wonderful, so smooth and very grippy. Slightly lacking in anything you could call a hill, but after a few laps the rolling up and down starts to give you a good workout anyway. The staff appeared generally disinterested in actually helping people which is a concern, but the hire bikes (for the wife) are pretty nice - Condor branded with Campag Veloce, Fixik Ardea saddles. Big free lockers too.
Only downside is I had to tube it home after, as the battery pack from my cheapo lights didn't hold a charge from the night before. Anyone know any decent suppliers of replacement 18650 battery packs? (Or is it cheaper just to buy another light...?)
Pretty impressed with it as a facility - track surface is utterly wonderful, so smooth and very grippy. Slightly lacking in anything you could call a hill, but after a few laps the rolling up and down starts to give you a good workout anyway. The staff appeared generally disinterested in actually helping people which is a concern, but the hire bikes (for the wife) are pretty nice - Condor branded with Campag Veloce, Fixik Ardea saddles. Big free lockers too.
Only downside is I had to tube it home after, as the battery pack from my cheapo lights didn't hold a charge from the night before. Anyone know any decent suppliers of replacement 18650 battery packs? (Or is it cheaper just to buy another light...?)
First day back after doing something to my knee on Sunday. Felt alright at the time (30 miler with a few hills, nothing drastic) but could barely walk by dinner time. So I've given it a couple of days off.
Consequently, took it very easy on the way to work and not only did I get overtaken, I got overtaken by a flat-bar fixie rider.
I have decided that knees are over-rated and will be cycling home at a more respectable clip.
Consequently, took it very easy on the way to work and not only did I get overtaken, I got overtaken by a flat-bar fixie rider.
I have decided that knees are over-rated and will be cycling home at a more respectable clip.
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. 
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