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... until you get rammed from behind while in prime.WeezySwiss wrote:I ride with the view that I might be in the right, but it's still going to hurt me, so best take the caution. I do, however, ensure I take prime and block stupid manoeuvres at pinch points etc.
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Managed to rip a giant hole through my "ripstop" baggy MTB overshorts that were beginning to wear, so I'd ordered a pair of replacements from decathlon on what I thought was a like for like replacement.
New ones are significantly thicker, meaning that I'm now way overdressed for the weather with them on, and can't find anything like the originals anywhere.Intent on Cycling Commuting on a budget, but keep on breaking/crashing/finding nice stuff to buy.
Bike 1 (Broken) - Bike 2(Borked) - Bike 3(broken spokes) - Bike 4( Needs Work) - Bike 5 (in bits) - Bike 6* ...0 -
I'm killing myself to compete in steptember and one teammate is just lazily uploading his distinctly average amounts of steps the next day, making our position hard to track. It's all supposed to be 'light hearted' and 'for charity' so I can't keep emailing him to get his lazy ar*e in gear.0
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When you find yourself driving on the same road through a pinchpoint you got close passed cycling on last week and realise just how close you were to being another ksi statistic :shock:0
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Had a ridiculous close pass on Camden High Street today, a 20 MPH zone, when I'm doing 20mph. First he's impatient behind at a red light, creeping forward and edging closer to am stationary, me. Sometime after the lights go green, he changes lanes and overtakes with an inch or two to spare. I gave him a stare at the next set of lights and he gives me some verbals at the next couple whilst crawling along next to me.
Got the whole thing on camera (front and back) though. Haven't looked at it yet, but thinking about doing something with it.0 -
elbowloh wrote:Had a ridiculous close pass on Camden High Street today, a 20 MPH zone, when I'm doing 20mph. First he's impatient behind at a red light, creeping forward and edging closer to am stationary, me. Sometime after the lights go green, he changes lanes and overtakes with an inch or two to spare. I gave him a stare at the next set of lights and he gives me some verbals at the next couple whilst crawling along next to me.
Got the whole thing on camera (front and back) though. Haven't looked at it yet, but thinking about doing something with it.
I've taken to using the stare recently. There's a fine line with how long to hold it for though, I like just long enough that they don't doubt you're staring but short enough to then carry on with your ride before anything kicks off. That way you can leave them to think about what they've done and be smile with the assumption that they'll probably be crying themselves to sleep that night (maybe not but at least thinking about it for the next few minutes)
+1 with doing something with the footage. Get the scum!0 -
Hey, it works for Paddington!frogonabike wrote:elbowloh wrote:Had a ridiculous close pass on Camden High Street today, a 20 MPH zone, when I'm doing 20mph. First he's impatient behind at a red light, creeping forward and edging closer to am stationary, me. Sometime after the lights go green, he changes lanes and overtakes with an inch or two to spare. I gave him a stare at the next set of lights and he gives me some verbals at the next couple whilst crawling along next to me.
Got the whole thing on camera (front and back) though. Haven't looked at it yet, but thinking about doing something with it.
I've taken to using the stare recently. There's a fine line with how long to hold it for though, I like just long enough that they don't doubt you're staring but short enough to then carry on with your ride before anything kicks off. That way you can leave them to think about what they've done and be smile with the assumption that they'll probably be crying themselves to sleep that night (maybe not but at least thinking about it for the next few minutes)
+1 with doing something with the footage. Get the scum!0 -
Morning rides starting to get a bit cooler; bracing myself for the deluge of rants from people complaining that riding to and from work in precisely the same layers makes them either too cold in the morning or too hot in the evening...Pannier, 120rpm.0
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Usually a fortnight or so ahead of the “what lights” threads.Location: ciderspace0 -
I used to be like that. Tired of ranting, I got some arm warmers and, man, how did I survive without them for so long? Toasty in the mornings, yet fresh in the evenings! May end up getting a pair of knee warmers too...0
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TGOTB wrote:Morning rides starting to get a bit cooler; bracing myself for the deluge of rants from people complaining that riding to and from work in precisely the same layers makes them either too cold in the morning or too hot in the evening...
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I was thinking exactly that today, and rather than rant about it, decided to go knee warmer shopping...Intent on Cycling Commuting on a budget, but keep on breaking/crashing/finding nice stuff to buy.
Bike 1 (Broken) - Bike 2(Borked) - Bike 3(broken spokes) - Bike 4( Needs Work) - Bike 5 (in bits) - Bike 6* ...0 -
I just wear a pair of 3/4s in the morning - over normal shorts - don't wear them on the way home ... although today I've worn a new pair of padded 3/4s - no shorts - so no choice for the return home .... it'll be fine.0
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Slowbike wrote:I just wear a pair of 3/4s in the morning - over normal shorts - don't wear them on the way home ... although today I've worn a new pair of padded 3/4s - no shorts - so no choice for the return home .... it'll be fine.
Well, I did the 3/4"'s this morning, so will be warm on the way home, but rather that the other way around with my overly sensitive knees..Intent on Cycling Commuting on a budget, but keep on breaking/crashing/finding nice stuff to buy.
Bike 1 (Broken) - Bike 2(Borked) - Bike 3(broken spokes) - Bike 4( Needs Work) - Bike 5 (in bits) - Bike 6* ...0 -
Slowbike wrote:I just wear a pair of 3/4s in the morning - over normal shorts - don't wear them on the way home ... although today I've worn a new pair of padded 3/4s - no shorts - so no choice for the return home .... it'll be fine.
Summer setting on my 7 mile commute:
10-12mph, top two buttons undone, freewheel down every hill
Autumn setting:
12-14mph, top button undone
I was pleased to even wear a jacket (as in suit jacket) last thursday and not boil.Insert bike here:0 -
Today was my first day back on the bike in a month and was quite excited to ride to work again.
As I was leaving home I noticed that a strange clank was coming from my left cleat (Speedplay). I lift my leg only to see that I have lost a pair of the bolts that hold the actual cleat :shock: :shock: :shock:
Rush home to put on the new pair of cleats I had stashed away when the (now) old ones wear out as I couldn't even use the bolts from the new pair as they are slightly different. :evil:
Not what I needed at the start of the week...0 -
Big sheet of bubblewrap blew under my wheel today. I was in traffic and too cautious about trying to get around it. The fecking thing wound itself around my cassette, tore the jockey wheel out of the rear mech, bent the derailleur hanger and bent the chain. also scraped the paintwork on the seatstay around the dropout. I only fitted the groupset about three months ago.
Just got a truly generous 0% pay award from work on top of 10 years of 0% or below inflation pay rises. Really broke lately in fact, so I could just do without replacing a load of basically new parts on my bike. f|_|ck F|_|CK ERSE B@LLS SH|TE!0 -
Is there is any reason why some day I feeling like flying on the bike, good legs , lost energy and another day ...I feel very weak, legs stiff and cycling becomes a chore0
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blackstar500 wrote:Is there is any reason why some day I feeling like flying on the bike, good legs , lost energy and another day ...I feel very weak, legs stiff and cycling becomes a chore
Other than wind direction, no, none at all.
Except maybe too much booze, or too little food, or the wrong food.
Or even too much cycling, or not enough recovery, or not enough sleep.....Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
Sun - Cervelo R3
Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX0 -
I haven't ridden a bike since last Tuesday due to various events, this isn't going to improve any time soon. I'm tired and grumpy, even more so than usual. Apparently taking it out on others is the wrong thing to do, even if they ask for it.0
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Eleven days since I last worked/rode my bike. Could have tried for overtime on Monday & Tuesday but CBA'd. Got to do it Wednesday, no escaping it any longer. Think it'll hurt.I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.0
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Veronese68 wrote:I haven't ridden a bike since last Tuesday due to various events, this isn't going to improve any time soon. I'm tired and grumpy, even more so than usual. Apparently taking it out on others is the wrong thing to do, even if they ask for it.
I always get super irritable/lethargic after about day 3 off the bike. On the plus side, that first massive hit of dopamine when you get back on is amazing.0 -
2nd day of riding my new Pinnacle to work, after picking up Sunday and it's now in for a warranty repair , due to pedal crank failure on route this morning.
On the bus !!!
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Snapped crank? Takes a lot of power to snap a crank (assuming not a manufacturing fault).lllnorrislll wrote:2nd day of riding my new Pinnacle to work, after picking up Sunday and it's now in for a warranty repair , due to pedal crank failure on route this morning.
On the bus !!!
Bask in your awesome power.0 -
elbowloh wrote:
Snapped crank? Takes a lot of power to snap a crank (assuming not a manufacturing fault).lllnorrislll wrote:2nd day of riding my new Pinnacle to work, after picking up Sunday and it's now in for a warranty repair , due to pedal crank failure on route this morning.
On the bus !!!
Bask in your awesome power.
Haha not quite - pedal has come loose taking out the crank threads on its way.0 -
Sgt.Pepper wrote:Veronese68 wrote:I haven't ridden a bike since last Tuesday due to various events, this isn't going to improve any time soon. I'm tired and grumpy, even more so than usual. Apparently taking it out on others is the wrong thing to do, even if they ask for it.
I always get super irritable/lethargic after about day 3 off the bike. On the plus side, that first massive hit of dopamine when you get back on is amazing.
Glad you posted this. Has been about 3 weeks since I last popped out. Did a nice 60K after work and suitably knackered and hungry but bloody nice to get out again.
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Left a banana in my work locker.......for 11 days. When I opened the case it was it the banana was a little black and furry.I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.0
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redvee wrote:Left a banana in my work locker.......for 11 days. When I opened the case it was it the banana was a little black and furry.
on a similar note, is the date on Gels, a production date or best before? if the latter....... how far past it, is too long?0 -
I find it hard to believe that anything containing that much sugar is going to deteriorate to the point it's unsafe to eat...gbsahne wrote:redvee wrote:Left a banana in my work locker.......for 11 days. When I opened the case it was it the banana was a little black and furry.
on a similar note, is the date on Gels, a production date or best before? if the latter....... how far past it, is too long?Pannier, 120rpm.0 -
Been a while since I used gels, but I erred on the side of caution and chucked some I had which were 12 months beyond the date.FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
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Shirley Basso wrote:Sgt.Pepper wrote:Veronese68 wrote:I haven't ridden a bike since last Tuesday due to various events, this isn't going to improve any time soon. I'm tired and grumpy, even more so than usual. Apparently taking it out on others is the wrong thing to do, even if they ask for it.
I always get super irritable/lethargic after about day 3 off the bike. On the plus side, that first massive hit of dopamine when you get back on is amazing.
Glad you posted this. Has been about 3 weeks since I last popped out. Did a nice 60K after work and suitably knackered and hungry but bloody nice to get out again.
Nice picture. I find it difficult to capture the sky drama in the photographs, it just does not transfer0
