Silly commuting racing

cjcp

And watching him pedal is like watching some giant arachnid unfurl and refurl its legs every few seconds.

He's quite nippy. I wonder how much more he has in the tank though.

I've wondered that too. He has enough to draft.

cjcp

Pootled this morning. Trying to ride at <cough> fat <cough> burning speed. Still had a fairy on the wheel through some of the Park though and Priory Lane. All quiet on Embankment. After riding the MTB with a kid on a tag-a-long all weekend, the Scott felt very twitchy; almost as if it doesn't like being ridden at low speed. :P

tailwindhome

MonkeyMonster wrote:

Thought his giant was an ex-mtb... Therefore well out of the 2-4 league.

The SCR is the legendary 8mph bike, soon to lay waste to the embankment

Roastie

First commuting day back on the bike in a week. Over the weekend I gave The Pig a lot of attention, so now she purrs and can take full beans without any protest.

I'm in Swindon today, so only had a short blat up to Paddington, and a lonely ride through to our business park.

No notable SCR, sadly.

DonDaddyD

WheezyMcChubby wrote:

MonkeyMonster wrote:

Thought his giant was an ex-mtb... Therefore well out of the 2-4 league.

The SCR is the legendary 8mph bike, soon to lay waste to the embankment

Another 'bell-end'...

Seeing that you won't leave it alone:

I'm not saying that my Kharma is 20mins faster than my Giant SCR. Around Richmond Park I'd be surprised if there was more than a several seconds difference.

What I was commenting on is how having confidence in the bike you're riding affects your ability to commute. Commuting through heavy London traffic - in my case South London - is entirely different than riding in a straight line or around a continuous road with no traffic or traffic lights what-so-ever.

On my Kharma I'm prepared to ride with traffic and maintain traffic speed, chase amber traffic lights, filter along the right, make my way to the ASL and am more relunctant to clip out of my pedals amongst other things.

Along with that I ride noticably faster on Kharma because the brakes are stronger, I can stop later and more abruptly, amongst other things. All of this and others has made me, on more than one occasion reduce my commuting time by 20mins. Yes traffic and traffic lights etc has a influential part to play in journey times but I have consistently found 20mins in myself when commuting on the Kharma over a number of routes.

Now sure I could do that or get close to that commuting time on my Giant, but I don't want to, psychologically I feel compelled to go faster on my Kharma.

That is all I was saying.

All that said, WheezyMcChubby, I would scalp you so hard your childrens children would be born without heads.

Clever Pun

Went to the docs about my ankle, it's not broken and I should elevate it take anti inflammatorys and wear an ankle support for a bit

So I'm at home and not cycling today and tomorrow... frick

cjcp

Clever Pun wrote:

Went to the docs about my ankle, it's not broken and I should elevate it take anti inflammatorys and wear an ankle support for a bit

So I'm at home and not cycling today and tomorrow... frick

D'oh! How does the ankle support affect your FCN?

DonDaddyD

Clever Pun wrote:

Went to the docs about my ankle, it's not broken and I should elevate it take anti inflammatorys and wear an ankle support for a bit

So I'm at home and not cycling today and tomorrow... frick

Get better soon.

Bassjunkieuk

DonDaddyD wrote:

All that said, WheezyMcChubby, I would scalp you so hard your childrens children would be born without heads.

I do think you should try harder on the SCR tho, mine behaved pretty well (asides from the two of us ending up in a hedge) whilst in Wales and I had the cheapest bike in the group! Of course I am saying this when my SCR is the best bike I've ridden (yet....)

Clever Pun

cjcp wrote:

Clever Pun wrote:

Went to the docs about my ankle, it's not broken and I should elevate it take anti inflammatorys and wear an ankle support for a bit

So I'm at home and not cycling today and tomorrow... frick

D'oh! How does the ankle support affect your FCN?

It's got to increase it... injury and all that +1.. was going to chance my arm with more but it's just not realistic

cheers DDD

tailwindhome

DonDaddyD wrote:

<snip>

All that said, WheezyMcChubby, I would scalp you so hard your childrens children would be born without heads.

You might!

I don't know how long I could maintain 9 mph for

How long is this Embankment?

I could walk for a bit if that helps.

DonDaddyD

Bassjunkieuk wrote:

DonDaddyD wrote:

All that said, WheezyMcChubby, I would scalp you so hard your childrens children would be born without heads.

I do think you should try harder on the SCR tho, <snip>

Et tu Bass?

Well I might as well add you to the list, gonna be a busy but warm (I'm planning on making a Scalp coat to go with my scalp rug) winter taking names and heads on my SCR....

Challenge!?


The DDD list so far:
Rich158
Greg66
WheezyMcChubby
Stuey01
Headhunter - especially Headhunter!
Bassjunkie

However,

Could you and others be sure to wash your hair and scalps before I claim them? Greg could you not dye your hair from grey to silver it damages the roots and I won't have the time to maintain it once removed from your persons...

The Embankment Wars should start early November gentlemen.

Kieran_Burns

DonDaddyD wrote:

Bassjunkieuk wrote:

DonDaddyD wrote:

All that said, WheezyMcChubby, I would scalp you so hard your childrens children would be born without heads.

I do think you should try harder on the SCR tho, <snip>

Et tu Bass?

Well I might as well add you to the list, gonna be a busy but warm (I'm planning on making a Scalp coat to go with my scalp rug) winter taking names and heads on my SCR....

Challenge!?


The DDD list so far:
Rich158
Greg66
WheezyMcChubby
Stuey01
Headhunter - especially Headhunter!
Bassjunkie

However,

Could you and others be sure to wash your hair and scalps before I claim them? Greg could you not dye your hair from grey to silver it damages the roots and I won't have the time to maintain it once removed from your persons...

The Embankment Wars should start early November gentlemen.

Proverbs 16:18....

8)

itboffin

@DDD did you buy a job lot of those...?

Herein follows an important news flash for commuters of London

Cycling around London streets at less than 10 mph is akin to an amateur juggler trying the old 5 chainsaw routine :shock:

WTF was that all about! there I am just slightly north of 6mph crawling up the North col of Waterloo bridge when every car, bus and lorry in London tries to kill me in various forms of squishing, yo! people in the motor vehicles what gives...?

So what if i'm barely faster than the pedestrians and cycling with one leg "I pay my road tax and I'll damn well use the roads" :?

What a totally stupid idea of mine to cycle whilst injured, now I know how the gazelle feels

Fakenger SS scalp anyone ???

tailwindhome

DonDaddyD wrote:

The DDD list so far:
Rich158
Greg66
WheezyMcChubby
Stuey01
Headhunter - especially Headhunter!
Bassjunkie

However,

Could you and others be sure to wash your hair and scalps before I claim them? Greg could you not dye your hair from grey to silver it damages the roots and I won't have the time to maintain it once removed from your persons...

The Embankment Wars should start early November gentlemen.

MrsMcC we're moving to England.

No, don't ask why, if I have to explain it you wouldn't understand.

greg66_tri_v2.0

DonDaddyD wrote:

The Embankment Wars should start early November gentlemen.

Point of order:

I predict this will over pretty quickly. In a few seconds. Ending with DDD's tears and blood mixing silently at the side of the road.

So does that count as a "war"? Or is it more of a conflict?

Clever Pun

itboffin wrote:

@DDD did you buy a job lot of those...?

Herein follows an important news flash for commuters of London

Cycling around London streets at less than 10 mph is akin to an amateur juggler trying the old 5 chainsaw routine :shock:

WTF was that all about! there I am just slightly north of 6mph crawling up the North col of Waterloo bridge when every car, bus and lorry in London tries to kill me in various forms of squishing, yo! people in the motor vehicles what gives...?

So what if i'm barely faster than the pedestrians and cycling with one leg "I pay my road tax and I'll damn well use the roads" :?

What a totally stupid idea of mine to cycle whilst injured, now I know how the gazelle feels

Fakenger SS scalp anyone ???

Can I get some crutches and scalp you?

Also I was burning round on a scooter on Saturday, I can't see how a cycle could ever do a scooter driven properly

cjcp

Greg66 wrote:

DonDaddyD wrote:

The Embankment Wars should start early November gentlemen.

Point of order:

I predict this will over pretty quickly. In a few seconds. Ending with DDD's tears and blood mixing silently at the side of the road.

So does that count as a "war"? Or is it more of a conflict?

A Brief Struggle.

Citizen Smith

Greg66 wrote:

So does that count as a "war"? Or is it more of a conflict?

I think it will all be over before it has even begun.

The Embankment is, however, one of the chief places in London where you really can have a proper battle for a couple of miles, providing the traffic plays nicely.

I recall having a scrap with some chap all the way from HoP to Wandsworth Bridge.

I think I snaffled the bragging rights but was knackered having hammered it most of the way (tho of course didn't show this until out of line of sight).

cjcp

Citizen Smith wrote:

The Embankment is, however, one of the chief places in London where you really can have a proper battle for a couple of miles, providing the traffic plays nicely.

I recall having a scrap with some chap all the way from HoP to Wandsworth Bridge.

+1

If you have the misfourtune to catch a green light at VB (after pegging it down Millbank), thru DSC and then Chelsea Bridge, and you've got multiple bogeys in close proximity, it's a world of pain.

DonDaddyD

A brief Struggle.

My dear friends it will be war, a war as sure as night chases day.

True there may be many a battle fought and won. True there will be some that I may even lose but the one constant is that the war will remain.

So pump those tyres, check those chains, oil those brackets and lose those dust caps in an effort to weight save. This will be about desire a test of fortitude and a testament to those who will never give up as they are drowned and lost to the fury of testicular-pride!

True it is that I may lose, however, on that day I will be true to my pledged word! “I make my journey to work as though I have no journey to make going back home". A war will be fought and mighty though it will be it will pale to the battle I will bring.

So sing your songs, make love to your women, drink plentiful and eat harty for a war will soon be fought, won and lost.

My dear friends it is war as true as it will be beautiful as it will be horrific. It will be all things, the very epitome of human nature and male pride.

My dear friends it is war, a war as sure as the Sun chases the Moon.

Greg T

DonDaddyD wrote:

So sing your songs, make love to your women, drink plentiful and eat harty for a war will soon be fought, won and lost.

Will that really help?

MonkeyMonster

Bassjunkieuk

DDD - It's talk like this that makes me think I should commute home via Wandsworth Bridge!!

I notice you missed CJCP and JG off your target list, surely they are two of the other big fish to fry along there
:twisted:

Also will the new commute mean you get to take on Blackfriars Tunnel each day?

DonDaddyD

Bassjunkieuk wrote:

DDD - It's talk like this that makes me think I should commute home via Wandsworth Bridge!!

I notice you missed CJCP and JG off your target list, surely they are two of the other big fish to fry along there
:twisted:

Also will the new commute mean you get to take on Blackfriars Tunnel each day?

Dude, CJCP is power unquestioned. He's like The Incredible Hulk, "A living weapon of Mass Destruction". I remember briefly riding with him after the Morpeth X-mas party as he casually slowed down to 20-25mph in an effort not to lose me... JG is like Spider-Man "a whippet machine" hyper-flexible tendons that let him perform feats of human agility that no mere mortal could manage. He also has the power to weight ratio of an ant.

You don't make them aware your going to scalp them, you get dressed in all black pootle along and then when you see them go all ninja and BAM sprint like your being chased by a Lion until the lights and then turn off... to pass out... hope that someone carries you to work...

Jay dubbleU

Greg66 wrote:

DonDaddyD wrote:

The Embankment Wars should start early November gentlemen.

Point of order:

I predict this will over pretty quickly. In a few seconds. Ending with DDD's tears and blood mixing silently at the side of the road.

So does that count as a "war"? Or is it more of a conflict?

Sounds like more of a light skirmish

greg66_tri_v2.0

Bassjunkieuk wrote:

Also will the new commute mean you get to take on Blackfriars Tunnel each day?

Not if he's aiming for Chancery Lane.

Well, maybe, but only if he forgets to engage the airbrakes and parachutes, and misses his turn off.

MonkeyMonster

Given the speed he'll be going at, have to start slowing down at parliament sq with a police cycle escort to give him space to corner at 50 mph...

DonDaddyD

"Some say that if I did a wheelie at full sprint I would take off and fly... and that if I ever achieved 88miles per hour I would in fact go back in time"

Bonus for the person who can fully identify the two car related references.

Bassjunkieuk

88 mph - easy peasy! Back to the Future ;-)
The other I'm not sure on as googling the first half just shows this page as the top result 0_0