The daily "I cycled to work" thread
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Huntsman - similar story to me back in February. After 8 years of commuting 40 miles each way across the, fens, I moved jobs, I now have a 35 mile drive, or an 11 mile bike ride broken up with a 25 minute train journey. Costs £10 a day on the train, so not much cheaper than driving, but it did allow me to get rid of the diesel and buy a Civic Type R, due to the reduced mileage! (Man maths at work!)
My first ride in today using my new Aftershokz Bluez 2 headphones. (Birthday present.) I've never cycled with headphoes in before, but these allow me to hear the traffic around me. I'm impressed!
My first ride in today using my new Aftershokz Bluez 2 headphones. (Birthday present.) I've never cycled with headphoes in before, but these allow me to hear the traffic around me. I'm impressed!
Huntsman said:
About 5 miles. Mostly along water front so flat. One big bridge to go over.
I put that strava thing on my phone, had a smart phone 2 years and never loaded and app before, didn't get it to work, will try again on the way home.
Itchen Bridge? I cycle it every day. give us a wave next time you spot a PH jersey I put that strava thing on my phone, had a smart phone 2 years and never loaded and app before, didn't get it to work, will try again on the way home.
Justin Cyder said:
You won't be unfit for long, cycling rewards quickly if you keep going.
I'm definitely keeping going, if for no other reason that the Gordon Keeble could be my daily driver if I did so few miles, or sell it and buy a Corniche, always fancied a Cornice, in white, with purple leather and a leopard print head lining.v15ben said:
Total failure for me this week.
Days of commuting - 4
Days of commuting by bike - 0
The bike hasn't even moved since Sunday!
I've managed only one cycle commute this week.Days of commuting - 4
Days of commuting by bike - 0
The bike hasn't even moved since Sunday!
Been working mental hours too.
As a result am grumpy.
I think I need a minumum of two a week, preferably three.
I've been cycling to and from work 8 miles each way with a very steep hill for a couple of months now and I'm just getting on top of it. Today I'm borrowing http://www.thebicycleman.co.uk/vanmoof-electrified... for the weekend.
The ride home will be so much easier.
Simon
The ride home will be so much easier.
Simon
Came across this little bugger this morning, forced a detour via a fairly busy road.
Then, about half a mile from work as I turned sharply to join the canal I heard a metallic 'ping!' from the beck of my bike. I turned round to look, as you do, but saw nothing untoward and assumed it was just a bit of metal on the towpath hitting a spoke. Ho hum.
Felt a wobble from the rear as I neared the office and thought "Great. Another puncture" but when I hopped up the kerb to the bike shed the bloody back wheel fell off!
Turns out the thread on the rear axle on the side that the quick-release attached looks to have been damaged last time I had the wheel off (a couple of weeks ago to change a tyre). When I assembled it that time it's only caught the first thread or two and then just spun the axle through the nut on the other side.
I obviously didn't spot this at the time (it was only flush with the outside of the nut) and amazingly this held for at least 100 miles, but pinged off when I made the sharp turn onto the towpath.
I went back to retrieve it, luckily it was still there, and I was also fortunate that the thread and pin in the quick-release wasn't too badly mangled and I eventually managed to get it back on without a die.
Something for me to be aware of next time!
Then, about half a mile from work as I turned sharply to join the canal I heard a metallic 'ping!' from the beck of my bike. I turned round to look, as you do, but saw nothing untoward and assumed it was just a bit of metal on the towpath hitting a spoke. Ho hum.
Felt a wobble from the rear as I neared the office and thought "Great. Another puncture" but when I hopped up the kerb to the bike shed the bloody back wheel fell off!
Turns out the thread on the rear axle on the side that the quick-release attached looks to have been damaged last time I had the wheel off (a couple of weeks ago to change a tyre). When I assembled it that time it's only caught the first thread or two and then just spun the axle through the nut on the other side.
I obviously didn't spot this at the time (it was only flush with the outside of the nut) and amazingly this held for at least 100 miles, but pinged off when I made the sharp turn onto the towpath.
I went back to retrieve it, luckily it was still there, and I was also fortunate that the thread and pin in the quick-release wasn't too badly mangled and I eventually managed to get it back on without a die.
Something for me to be aware of next time!
Vocal Minority said:
Probably sensible.
My ride home scuppered by yet another mystery flat (front tyres have been spontaneously deflating on me recently after periods of the bike being parked up)
Bit of post tea mechanical sleuthing for me
Update - small piece of swarf and a shard of glass embedded deep in the tyre and poking through to the inside. That'll do it....My ride home scuppered by yet another mystery flat (front tyres have been spontaneously deflating on me recently after periods of the bike being parked up)
Bit of post tea mechanical sleuthing for me
(not exactly a hyperdermic needle...but still)
Think there's a few Southampton/New Forest folk in here?
http://road.cc/content/news/133052-neck-high-strin...
Take care, guys.
http://road.cc/content/news/133052-neck-high-strin...
Take care, guys.
Gizmoish said:
Think there's a few Southampton/New Forest folk in here?
http://road.cc/content/news/133052-neck-high-strin...
Take care, guys.
Cheers, sadly NIMBYs abound when it comes to cycling. http://road.cc/content/news/133052-neck-high-strin...
Take care, guys.
As a teenager I used to rag it around the local woods on my MTB, came across some piano wire between two trees on the singletrack at neck height more than once.
Dog walkers apparently, their st beasts more important than local kids having some fun...
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