The daily "I cycled to work" thread

[v15ben]

No such speeds for me, lucky to hit 25mph on the steep downhill sections!

I'm always amazed at the variety of bikes I see on my commute, roadies, Bromptons, even the odd BMX! So what do fellow PH commuters ride?

I ride a 2015 Pinnacle Ramin 29er MTB, which has done about 900 mostly commuting miles since I bought it last July. It replaced a '99 Giant MTB I bought new back in high school, which was knackered and had at least 8k miles under the wheels.

[Paraicj]

Bloody cold this morning!

Apart from the sudden descent into what must have been at least -10C, it was pretty pleasant both in and out today. Birmingham commuters seemed in a good mood.

[AC43]

v15ben said:

I ride a 2015 Pinnacle Ramin 29er MTB, which has done about 900 mostly commuting miles since I bought it last July. It replaced a '99 Giant MTB

Similar. I'm on a 2013 Trek Cobia 29er which replaced a 93 Diamondback.

The former is very comfortable bombing over London's crumbling tarmac.

[cirian75]

Got up.

looked out the window, dry outside.

looks a met office report, dry but cloudy.

by the time I got outside it had rained again but had stopped.

road wet.

went anyway

got half way got soaked with fine drizzle.

meh.

[loudlashadjuster]

Surprise (downhill) KOM today

[Huntsman]

First morning with no gloves.

Lully out there.

[cirian75]

bog stock ride to work

[uncinqsix]

Saw a penguin on my way home tonight, which was a bit unusual.

[cirian75]

uncinqsix said:

Saw a penguin on my way home tonight, which was a bit unusual.

I just went home as fast as I could and got in just as the rain started.

[idiotgap]

I got lost on the way home last night, I think I'm through the pain now though and might be better next time I try and follow a new route with the Garmin.

[Black can man]

idiotgap said:

I got lost on the way home last night, I think I'm through the pain now though and might be better next time I try and follow a new route with the Garmin.

That Marlpit lane climb is one to be avoided , Nearly bloody killed me that one.

[loudlashadjuster]

Superb run home last night, PRs all the way.

Properly warm for what felt like the first time in ages too, had a good thirst on and polished off nearly 750ml in 25 minutes.

[TheInternet]

idiotgap said:

I got lost on the way home last night, I think I'm through the pain now though and might be better next time I try and follow a new route with the Garmin.

Ditches Lane over the hill through the greenery was surprisingly nice last time I was there.

[louiebaby]

I got a text to say I lost KOM by 3 seconds this morning.

I might need to take a look, as I think it's a pretty short segment.

Grrr.

[idiotgap]

TheInternet said:

Ditches Lane over the hill through the greenery was surprisingly nice last time I was there.

No penguins to see, but it wasn't bad last night.

[AC43]

Battered it this morning. Week 7 of my re-born commuting and I was up out of the saddle loads, still had plenty to go at the end and dropped a few of the dozier roadies in Regents Park. I enjoyed that :-)

[aclivity]

In the car today (got to pick up my trailer tonight as we are doing "gardening" this weekend), my strava shows me as having done 983 miles commuting this year ... Normal commute is 14/15 miles per day, I may have to do 2 extra miles on Tuesday to do 1000 in 5 months!

[Craikeybaby]

Nice ride in this morning, almost made a school boy error though. I was only once I was sat on my bike that I remembered I hadn't packed a change of clothes.

[Liquid Knight]

Fog this morning so I took proper back roads to avoid the Darwinists who don't know how their lights work.

Noticed a Deer ahead so I slowed and went as quietly as possible but she noticed me and ran off before my camera could get a good shot.

[Banana Boy]

Well after two years of daily commuting I received my first dose of road rage today! Filtering on the off side past some traffic at the only set of lights I encounter in my commute the lights turned as I got about 3 cars from the front. So I eased off, filtered into the queue and made my way to the round about which is only a few hundred yards up the road. The row of cars barely made 25mph so I didn't hold anybody up by more than a cars length...

Next thing I know, I've got some old girl in a Corsa in the lane next to me at the round about... 'OI YOU fkING PRICK I HOPE YOU GET KNOCKED OF YOUR fkING BIKE, blah blah blah...'

I don't think my response was what she expected though, being fairly placid, I just looked at her, shook my head saying 'behave yourself you silly old woman' (I don't like to swear in these situations). Not caring enough to stop for yet more well informed opinion I left her to her emotional turmoil, from what I can tell, she was in a hurry to buy some coffee beans anyway?!

So glad I'm not involved in the angry business of commuting by car anymore! Seems like a terrible way to travel!