Silly commuting racing

don_don

Cool! My daughter has got one of those

He'll probably need the seatpost extension kit though..

itboffin

I hate a spidey sense moment on the school run this afternoon, I was tootling along on the beast being very careful to watch out for icy patches when all of a sudden I get that being watched sensation (careful now) a quick look back confirms another cyclist on satan's own half electric bicycle abomination, cheeky git was trying to do a stealth attack, having none of that I put the hammer down and made my escape, close call even if my FCN is 1million I can't be overtaken by an electric bike.

As a reward I rode my road bike to the bottom of the drive and back all of 40 feet, oh how I miss dry weather

il_principe

don_don wrote:

Cool! My daughter has got one of those

He'll probably need the seatpost extension kit though..

Nah, he doesn't actually use his bikes. This one will fit on the train easily though...

lost_in_thought

Now I saw someone cycling with those motorbike-style handwarmers the other day. I was all like 'dude, get some gloves'.

Do people think they're a good idea?

don_don

redvee wrote:

iain_j wrote:

I stabbed myself a few times on stray cable strands doing the brakes last night.

The worst mechanics injury going

Nearly, very very nearly, getting a finger caught in a quickly rotating fixed transmission...

Not an injury as such, but it nearly made me physically sick all the same

Coriander

jashburnham wrote:

Coriander wrote:

biondino wrote:

Whatever. I'm not ashamed.

And that is the greater tragedy.

Just spotted Blondie's new bike, it's a little Nancy's bike:

Ooooh oooh, my niece had one of those balance bikes and now, after Father Christmas brought just the best present ever (apparently) at 3 and a half she is happily riding a proper bike with pedals, brakes an' all.

I am soooooo proud of her. We went round the block twice on Sunday - she can turn right as well as left and stop without falling over, we were riding on the road. She's a genius.

biondino

See, there's hope for me yet.

Coriander

biondino wrote:

See, there's hope for me yet.

Aaah, but she's a genius.

Bassjunkieuk

I managed to convert one of the kiddies old small bikes into a balance bike by removing the pedals :-) Works on the same principle and the crank arms don't move thanks to the fw mechanism! I was rather chuffed with myself and I think it even helped with the 2nd eldest getting rid of those bl00dy stabilisers finally! Roll on the summer and I can get no. 3 riding properly!

Had a bit of a hairy moment on the way in this morning. Was heading DOWN Denmark Hill towards the hospital, on the steepest section, having just absolutely blitzed a guy on a knobblie equipped MTB to find a massive pile of black ice in the effing bus lane :shock:

I thought to myself remain calm and hold on! When I spotted it I pulled the brakes on gently and tried to keep them on lightly as I went through but think the narrow tyres just cut straight through it, glad it was a straight section of road otherwise I would have been in the sh1t! Must just be a bad week as I had my usual last fast descent towards the house ruined yesterday by a burst water main on the steep section that had flooded the road! A quick move out into primary, much to the annoyance of the following car driver, meant I avoided the worst of the water but still got in with wet trousers!

Anyhow back to today, MTB guy lined up at the lights before the green a bit further down the road and gave it some welly away from the line with another roadie but I put them both in their place, i.e behind me, well before the next set of lights!

As I got out of court super early today I took the chance to try the route back from the bailey via Brixton, turns out it's about the same distance and time as going up and over the various hills so I can add a bit of variety to the commute now :-)

Littigator

Bassjunkieuk wrote:

I managed to convert one of the kiddies old small bikes into a balance bike by removing the pedals :-) Works on the same principle and the crank arms don't move thanks to the fw mechanism! I was rather chuffed with myself and I think it even helped with the 2nd eldest getting rid of those bl00dy stabilisers finally! Roll on the summer and I can get no. 3 riding properly!

Had a bit of a hairy moment on the way in this morning. Was heading DOWN Denmark Hill towards the hospital, on the steepest section, having just absolutely blitzed a guy on a knobblie equipped MTB to find a massive pile of black ice in the effing bus lane :shock:

I thought to myself remain calm and hold on! When I spotted it I pulled the brakes on gently and tried to keep them on lightly as I went through but think the narrow tyres just cut straight through it, glad it was a straight section of road otherwise I would have been in the sh1t! Must just be a bad week as I had my usual last fast descent towards the house ruined yesterday by a burst water main on the steep section that had flooded the road! A quick move out into primary, much to the annoyance of the following car driver, meant I avoided the worst of the water but still got in with wet trousers!

Anyhow back to today, MTB guy lined up at the lights before the green a bit further down the road and gave it some welly away from the line with another roadie but I put them both in their place, i.e behind me, well before the next set of lights!

As I got out of court super early today I took the chance to try the route back from the bailey via Brixton, turns out it's about the same distance and time as going up and over the various hills so I can add a bit of variety to the commute now :-)

So I see you're taking it easy in these poor weather conditions then :shock:

Bassjunkieuk

Litt, I am trying to take it easy, i didnt even hit 30 down Gypsy hill today but I didn't expect that on a well used bus lane!

biondino

I don't mean to be pedantic (actually I think I probably do) but if it's black ice you can't actually see it. Do you mean regular ice?

Bassjunkieuk

biondino wrote:

I don't mean to be pedantic (actually I think I probably do) but if it's black ice you can't actually see it. Do you mean regular ice?

It was that horrid black/grey slush so not technically black ice but not the nicest thing to encounter at 27mph!

gtvlusso

More than expected this morning - 9 of the toe rags, worked from home at lunch, so saw no one on the way back. Clutch died on car.....very sad Panda as I now have a £200 bill on a lean month.

gert_lush

" let it snow let it snow let it snow"

jeez its chilly out tonight, its sleeting/snowing really heard here and was really hurting my face at 25mph + and just found out my waterproof jacket isn't so much anymore..booooo

linsen

scalp!

I feel slightly ashamed to admit that this is my first ever proper fully fledged SCR scalp (due mostly to my ridiculously inappropriate FCN number, and obviously not to the fact I am rather slow compared to most of you roadie-types), but so proud I must tell you anyway.

I was on the last two-mile stretch of my 12 mile commute, and saw a bloke on a road bike up ahead, lycra, clipless, overshoes and so I could tell he'd probably ridden a bike before. That thought popped into my head "I wonder if I could...." and quickly turned into "I will if it kills me.....", and so I went for it. Whizzed by and once I had checked to see I had really dropped him, I let out a little whoop of joy.

It's the little things, eh?

cjcp

gtvlusso

6 this morning - 3 on one corner, in one move....do I get extra points?

Almost knocked off by a silly biatch who was corner hugging as she overtook me....suffice to say, she now has a dirty great big scratch down the side of her car....Ford Puma's are rubbish anyway.

Funny really, as nothing ever happens to me in general...:-(

blackworx

Sitting at a T-junction on a red this morning, right, watching the traffic go past on the main road... Roadie goes past at a fair pace with a ninja wannabe roadie (you know the kind; all frantic and wobbly) desperately trying to get his scalp. My light goes green just in time for me to me to see the aftermath in the distance. The newbie "scalped" the roadie (at least he did in his head) and immediately wobbled off across 3 lanes of traffic to turn right. One of those moments when you really need a ref's whistle and a loud "OI!"

Clever Pun

quite a few people on the roads today I decided the squadra as it seemed dry, managed to bag myself 2 proper SS and fixed types a couple of fakengers (but they too easy even if the beard drags me back

Saw this one roadie with some hideous coloured bar tape then noticed his tights matched, was an old chap but I did think to myself that'll be Jash in 20 years still a tart but the taste has gone haywire... binned him and another 2 nondescript roadies one on a ribble tried to resist but I left him for dead.

I wore my rain proof coat and was near boiling point by the time I got to work.

il_principe

Clever Pun wrote:

Saw this one roadie with some hideous coloured bar tape then noticed his tights matched, was an old chap but I did think to myself that'll be Jash in 20 years still a tart but the taste has gone haywire... binned him and another 2 nondescript roadies one on a ribble tried to resist but I left him for dead.

Well at least you're suggesting that my current taste is ok.

Clever Pun wrote:

I wore my rain proof coat and was near boiling point by the time I got to work.

I saw that SealSkinz calim to have come up with a breatheable & waterproof material, can it really work I wonder?

Littigator

jashburnham wrote:

Clever Pun wrote:

Saw this one roadie with some hideous coloured bar tape then noticed his tights matched, was an old chap but I did think to myself that'll be Jash in 20 years still a tart but the taste has gone haywire... binned him and another 2 nondescript roadies one on a ribble tried to resist but I left him for dead.

Well at least you're suggesting that my current taste is ok.

He said nothing of the sort...don;t get carried away young man!

Clever Pun wrote:

I wore my rain proof coat and was near boiling point by the time I got to work.

I saw that SealSkinz calim to have come up with a breatheable & waterproof material, can it really work I wonder?

No chance!...Just an excuse to charge even more than gortex

Clever Pun

jashburnham wrote:

Clever Pun wrote:

Saw this one roadie with some hideous coloured bar tape then noticed his tights matched, was an old chap but I did think to myself that'll be Jash in 20 years still a tart but the taste has gone haywire... binned him and another 2 nondescript roadies one on a ribble tried to resist but I left him for dead.

Well at least you're suggesting that my current taste is ok.

Clever Pun wrote:

I wore my rain proof coat and was near boiling point by the time I got to work.

I saw that SealSkinz calim to have come up with a breatheable & waterproof material, can it really work I wonder?

you current taste isn't too offense no...
I only have sealskinz gloves and they're awesome, it's the gore windstopper jacket on top of base and long sleeved jersey that did it.

blackworx

Clever Pun wrote:

managed to bag myself 2 proper SS and fixed types a couple of fakengers (but they too easy even if the beard drags me back

So true. I've think there's a mistake in the food chain classification there, as they are all quite frankly a bunch of wimps.

/me gets (flameproof) coat

Jen J

linsen wrote:

scalp!

I feel slightly ashamed to admit that this is my first ever proper fully fledged SCR scalp (due mostly to my ridiculously inappropriate FCN number, and obviously not to the fact I am rather slow compared to most of you roadie-types), but so proud I must tell you anyway.

I was on the last two-mile stretch of my 12 mile commute, and saw a bloke on a road bike up ahead, lycra, clipless, overshoes and so I could tell he'd probably ridden a bike before. That thought popped into my head "I wonder if I could...." and quickly turned into "I will if it kills me.....", and so I went for it. Whizzed by and once I had checked to see I had really dropped him, I let out a little whoop of joy.

It's the little things, eh?

Raaaaaaaa!

itboffin

Careful everybody linsen has the taste for blood

biondino

Today I was really disappointed I didn't have the bike option. I would have ridden, honest! Probably won't be able to tomorrow either if I stay over at the missus's. Long ride on Saturday to make up for it, I think!

cjcp

blackworx wrote:

Clever Pun wrote:

managed to bag myself 2 proper SS and fixed types a couple of fakengers (but they too easy even if the beard drags me back

So true. I've think there's a mistake in the food chain classification there, as they are all quite frankly a bunch of wimps.

/me gets (flameproof) coat

Saw a swift SSer this morning. He was trying to keep up with The Sprocket Man, who appeared only to be operating on 50% power. :shock:

Spotted another swift SSer since New Year too. Rides a Felt, in the direction of Putney/Lower Richmond Road.

itboffin

I took the same scalp dozens of times today :twisted:

However it was my wife :roll:

DonDaddyD

There are a lot of cyclist out there these days...

I scalped 3 got scalped by 2 and there was an incident with another 3 but I got blocked off purposely by a bus and a van so that doesn't count.