Silly commuting racing

cjcp

TGOTB wrote:

cjcp wrote:

One hour.

Park Run. Anyone wanting to rush back home to have breakfast with their family is going to be incentivised to park antisocially in residential streets just outside the park so that they don't have to stand around waiting for the hour to tick over. And what about to people who don't mind waiting, on a cold day? They jump into their cars of course, and turn on the heater....

Was thinking about Mon-Fri, tbh.

kingstongraham

TGOTB wrote:

cjcp wrote:

One hour.

Park Run. Anyone wanting to rush back home to have breakfast with their family is going to be incentivised to park antisocially in residential streets just outside the park so that they don't have to stand around waiting for the hour to tick over. And what about to people who don't mind waiting, on a cold day? They jump into their cars of course, and turn on the heater....

No time restrictions, but gates meaning you can get to and from each carpark from one gate only (with cycle access around the side of the gate). You want to park at Roehampton or Pen Ponds, you enter/exit at Roehampton. You want to park at Kingston or Isabella, you enter and exit through Kingston Gate. You want to park at Pembroke Lodge, you enter and exit through Richmond Gate. You want to park at Sheen, you enter and exit through Sheen gate.

Who do I send this to?

jonginge

Cull the PHVs:
https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-p ... nformation

Always thought clockwise only for motorised traffic would work. No more jams from right-turners into the carparks

Yep, looks wet for later

asprilla

JonGinge wrote:

Cull the PHVs:
https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-p ... nformation

Always thought clockwise only for motorised traffic would work. No more jams from right-turners into the carparks

Yep, looks wet for later

Do conversations relating banning traffic in the park trigger an end to your cryostasis?

jonginge

Nah, not been in RP since about June 0_o. Also, work is too busy these days to do anything other than lurk a bit

It just reminded me about a chat with CJ about the PHV/taxi stats

itboffin

JonGinge wrote:

Nah, not been in RP since about June 0_o. Also, work is too busy these days to do anything other than lurk a bit

It just reminded me about a chat with CJ about the PHV/taxi stats

when is your work not too busy :roll:

sgt.pepper

Slightly awkward bit of SCR yesterday. Was coming back from my second race, and absolutely knackered after 25 miles of commuting and then 20 of racing. Passed a mountain biker who took up the challenge, but with my muscles as they were I was struggling to maintain above 15mph on the hill. Had to put in far more effort than I was comfortable with to avoid any embarrassment, not aided by not being quite sure where I was going.

anonymousblackfg

Lovely damp commute chatting to Hopkins last night via Wimbledon. Luckily only binning my desk at 6:30 meant we stayed pretty dry though shoes still took a good drenching and I regret not pulling the inner soles out before I stuck them in the airing cupboard last night.

rick_chasey

I like to play a game on my walk to the station, where I match my speed to a relatively fast walker, and have to beat them by walking a shorter, more efficient route.

The challenge mainly comes around calculated risk taking on walking across roads and carparks at as an acute angle as possible without having to stop for road traffc, but there is scope for dealing with obstacles on the pavements and shortening routes across pavement stretches.

There are a handful who are obviously also keen to walk efficiently, but there are enough crossings, bends, bike paths and carparks to walk through that there is a good opportunity for different routes.

I’m not entirely sure they’re playing but last week I was 3/5, this week 3/3.

rhodrich

All a bit boil in the bag this morning. No SCR, just some sensibly paced riding with Kingstonian and his neighbour Andy (who's not on here). Very pleasant.

tgotb

Rhodrich wrote:

All a bit boil in the bag this morning.

I managed to avoid that by stopping to remove my "bag" and put it in my bag.

Where is everyone though? I thought it would take a few good hard frosts to clear out the nodders, but it seems a couple of days of warm drizzle is all that's needed.

Gallywomack

Judged it OK this morning, soft shell and base layer only, didn't get soaked or BITB - may get a bit wet going home mind, if the forecast is accurate.

Still lots of cyclists on Q1 this morning, which was good because about 20 of them had an excellent view of me nearly being taken out by a BMW driver who decided to do a sudden u-turn into my path without signalling or checking his mirrors. Loudest bellow of fear/rage I've let out in quite some time.

joe_totale-2

Plenty of headwind this morning on the ride down to Croydon.
Looking forward to the ride back home later, might attach a sail to my bike.

jspash

Rick Chasey wrote:

I like to play a game on my walk to the station, where I match my speed to a relatively fast walker, and have to beat them by walking a shorter, more efficient route.

The challenge mainly comes around calculated risk taking on walking across roads and carparks at as an acute angle as possible without having to stop for road traffc, but there is scope for dealing with obstacles on the pavements and shortening routes across pavement stretches.

There are a handful who are obviously also keen to walk efficiently, but there are enough crossings, bends, bike paths and carparks to walk through that there is a good opportunity for different routes.

I’m not entirely sure they’re playing but last week I was 3/5, this week 3/3.

I'm sensing the need for an FCN calculator to determine our place in the SCW pecking order. I tend to wear very uncomfortable leather boots with hard soles which are probably the equivalent of saddle bags on a road bike. Not sure whether there are walking penalties for facial hair though. Needs more research..

kingdav

I am not looking forward to the ride down to Croydon tonight and the predicted headwind.

Very odd half naked allez man type in Borough today cycling toward London Bridge, sadly my fly12 had run out of battery so I didn't capture the majesty of it. He definitely didn't boil in the bag.

veronese68

Rhodrich wrote:

All a bit boil in the bag this morning. No SCR, just some sensibly paced riding with Kingstonian and his neighbour Andy (who's not on here). Very pleasant.

Was a bit warmer than expected, couldn't be arsed to stop so backed off a bit. Then got irritated by a bus cutting me up so gave chase. The x26 doesn't stop and gets a fair speed on so I was a bit sticky when I got in. The Mini is now all fettled so it has to leave the warm workshop and come home with me. Driving the Mrs in tomorrow so bike will have to stay in the office tonight and it can have a lift home tomorrow.

thistle_

It was like someone tried to get an scr point off me this evening, if it wasn't such a comic fail.

Riding home I had a clear(ish) run down the hill for a change as the traffic lights weren't working and there was a nice tailwind.
Got into the cycle lane and noticed some guy on a bike wobbling out of an alleyway. Spidey sense kicked in and I moved over a bit and eased off which was good as he ended up just rolled off the kerb in front of me without even looking, and nearly fell off. Just missed the next lights as a result so stopped, cursing.

Lights going the other way change onto red, I'm waiting for the green when bananaman (for he was head to toe in yellow) swerved around me, jumps the lights, and cuts in front of me as I'm setting off.
Fatty here on the single speed mtb had no issues passing him within 50m and managed not to see him again. The cars at the lights must have wondered what the hell was going on.

It was almost like he was on a slow electric bike and the brakes didn't work.

frogonabike

First day commuting this week after almost dying of lerg. Number of cyclists still seems to be falling + the tail wind made for a very easy pootle in = Probably won't be quite so easy this evening...

Just been reading the RP/cars are bad chatter. I've recently sold my car and got a folder instead (Tern P10, she's a beast!) so far I've found that my regular twice weekly former car journeys take about the same time going by bike/train/bike and the train ticket is pretty much the same as fuel - but without insurance, maintenance, VED and MOT it's a fair bit cheaper overall. I'll be renting a car on occasion I'm sure but still think I'll be quids in plus I have now basically saved the planet 8)

cruff

Down in That London for a conference and a couple of days visiting friends. Stayed in Balham and rode in to Borough this morning. Nice to see CS7 is still the clusterf*ck that it always was...

Tailwind plus thick Castelli winter jacket plus leg warmers plus massive backpack with five days worth of clothes, laptop and other crap totalling 25kg plus unexpectedly high temperature made it an absolute sweatfest. Still dropped all-comers (except RLJers)

london-red

Took the trail back through Richmond Park this evening, and came face to face with one of them road-burrowing badger critters. Looked like a flea-ridden, mangy old bugger - God knows why we make such a fuss over them. No doubt there's a very good reason, but I reckon Kenneth Grahame's got a lot to answer for.

Got to Kingston Gate just as Rower was arriving, having, from the sounds of it, narrowly missed a deer.

Creatures everywhere 8)

veronese68

London-Red wrote:

Took the trail back through Richmond Park

I was just digging my bike out of the back of the car as you rode past mine, was trying to look at the bike and twigged it was your new bike too late.

cjcp

Worth a read: https://amp.theguardian.com/environment ... ssion=true

martinc

cjcp wrote:

Worth a read: https://amp.theguardian.com/environment ... ssion=true

Depressing indeed.

Nice to be back on the bike again after PT fairing since Tues. Passed by a blue Bowman in the park, we dabbled around with neither of us really arsed...kept on flybying all the way into town (including past a big car smash on Embankment). To my surprise he passed by again in Farringdon and all the way to Old St rdbt. I'm half expecting him to pop up next to my desk!

rower63

London-Red wrote:

...Got to Kingston Gate just as Rower was arriving, having, from the sounds of it, narrowly missed a deer....

I'd just been doing a bit of work with the other guy, finishing off by descending Dark Hill, where I'm always especially wary in the gloom. Halfway down I noticed a fawn standing right by the side, so I said when we got to the gate something like "not what you want to see when descending that hill in the dark..."

On the way in this morning, I rode past a seriously nasty recent accident on the approach to vauxhall bridge junction. Accident must've happened just after 8am. Small car at the exit to the estate just left of Grosvenor Road. Engine out of the car, battery and lots of other bits about 200m down the road, even as far as the lights, debris everywhere, driver-side hit. Horrid.

elbowloh

cjcp wrote:

Worth a read: https://amp.theguardian.com/environment ... ssion=true

So, the bike lane actually increases the amount of passengers per hour, it does not increase pollution (even though claim it does with no evidence) and logically should decrease pollution.

They have no reason to rip up the lane apart from ideological reasons?

smokey_bacon

rower63 wrote:

On the way in this morning, I rode past a seriously nasty recent accident on the approach to vauxhall bridge junction. Accident must've happened just after 8am. Small car at the exit to the estate just left of Grosvenor Road. Engine out of the car, battery and lots of other bits about 200m down the road, even as far as the lights, debris everywhere, driver-side hit. Horrid.

Just seen some photos of this on Strava. Looks very nasty.

Currently sat at the airport waiting for a flight thinking I wish I was out on the bike and it's just my luck that I miss the one good day of the week!

AyBee

rower63 wrote:

On the way in this morning, I rode past a seriously nasty recent accident on the approach to vauxhall bridge junction. Accident must've happened just after 8am. Small car at the exit to the estate just left of Grosvenor Road. Engine out of the car, battery and lots of other bits about 200m down the road, even as far as the lights, debris everywhere, driver-side hit. Horrid.

Did that happen this morning? Assumed it must have happened last night when the roads were empty - shocking amount of damage!! Thought is was passenger side though, front facing the road, rear off the road and engine and gearbox separated completely :shock:

hopkinb

Smokey Bacon wrote:

Currently sat at the airport waiting for a flight thinking I wish I was out on the bike and it's just my luck that I miss the one good day of the week!

I've been in Stockholm for 2 days on business, so missed the really sh!tty days this week, and enjoyed the sunny ride this morning.

rower63

AyBee wrote:

rower63 wrote:

On the way in this morning, I rode past a seriously nasty recent accident on the approach to vauxhall bridge junction. Accident must've happened just after 8am. Small car at the exit to the estate just left of Grosvenor Road. Engine out of the car, battery and lots of other bits about 200m down the road, even as far as the lights, debris everywhere, driver-side hit. Horrid.

Did that happen this morning? Assumed it must have happened last night when the roads were empty - shocking amount of damage!! Thought is was passenger side though, front facing the road, rear off the road and engine and gearbox separated completely :shock:

yes passenger side it was, I found a photo, shows how a quick glance can be poor eyewitness material ... when I got there the roads on the approach were still freely-moving and clear, and police looked as though they'd just arrived and put up the cordons. otherwise traffic would have been solid all the way to Putney.

smokey_bacon

hopkinb wrote:

Smokey Bacon wrote:

Currently sat at the airport waiting for a flight thinking I wish I was out on the bike and it's just my luck that I miss the one good day of the week!

I've been in Stockholm for 2 days on business, so missed the really sh!tty days this week, and enjoyed the sunny ride this morning.

Waiting for a flight to Stockholm myself! Clearly the place to be