Silly commuting racing

MonkeyMonster

cambs wrote:

One guy on a red/silver Peugeot who eased past me in without visible effort

Being likely it was JG he does do that with annoying regularity and as you say ease... Even after a few pints, wine and whisky...

Merely jealous you were out and about, though if metcheck is to be believed I don't fancy your journey home.

cambs

JonGinge wrote:

That may have been me
Gave a Jamie Staff lookalike a spare tube on the run-up to Vauxhall lights.

The very place, chapeau and all that.

First spotted you on NKR and saw you head under Blackfriars underpass from a distance .

amnezia wrote:

what do you ride?

Was on a black/silver Roubaix and carrying a back pack with orange cover.orange cover.

cambs

MonkeyMonster wrote:

Merely jealous you were out and about, though if metcheck is to be believed I don't fancy your journey home.

I'm clinging to the Beeb's current forecast of grey cloud and 8mph easterly... never works out like that though, does it?

MonkeyMonster

cambs wrote:

MonkeyMonster wrote:

Merely jealous you were out and about, though if metcheck is to be believed I don't fancy your journey home.

I'm clinging to the Beeb's current forecast of grey cloud and 8mph easterly... never works out like that though, does it?

you mean...

15:00-17:59 2 °c 12.2 mm 15 mph

I really don't envy you

amnezia

cambs wrote:

amnezia wrote:

what do you ride?

Was on a black/silver Roubaix and carrying a back pack with orange cover.orange cover.

I'm pretty sure I was behind you most of the way from Chelsea embankment through to Blackfriars before you turned off on Queen Victoria street?

JonGinge wrote:

That may have been me
Gave a Jamie Staff lookalike a spare tube on the run-up to Vauxhall lights.

I think i might have almost spat on you this morning as you went past :oops: :oops: :oops:

really sorry if that was you, i really wasn't with it.

cambs

MonkeyMonster wrote:

I really don't envy you

Yeah you do, i've read your posts you love it.
Get on out, the traffic's great and white van man is still in bed.

amnezia wrote:

I'm pretty sure I was behind you most of the way from Chelsea embankment through to Blackfriars before you turned off on Queen Victoria street?

Yeah, that way. Were you on a blue Giant?

amnezia

cambs wrote:

MonkeyMonster wrote:

I really don't envy you

Yeah you do, i've read your posts you love it.
Get on out, the traffic's great and white van man is still in bed.

amnezia wrote:

I'm pretty sure I was behind you most of the way from Chelsea embankment through to Blackfriars before you turned off on Queen Victoria street?

Yeah, that way. Were you on a blue Giant?

yep

jonginge

amnezia wrote:

cambs wrote:

amnezia wrote:

what do you ride?

Was on a black/silver Roubaix and carrying a back pack with orange cover.orange cover.

I'm pretty sure I was behind you most of the way from Chelsea embankment through to Blackfriars before you turned off on Queen Victoria street?

JonGinge wrote:

That may have been me
Gave a Jamie Staff lookalike a spare tube on the run-up to Vauxhall lights.

I think i might have almost spat on you this morning as you went past :oops: :oops: :oops:

really sorry if that was you, i really wasn't with it.

Ah, yes. Me neither to be honest. My complicated hand gesture was trying to indicate 'spit in the gutter or look before you spit', not sure it really worked

MonkeyMonster

Oooooh, I wonder if amnezia is the blue giant I see on occasion too...

and yes I suppose I am jealous as you on your steeds and I am in cattle class - though atm with so few people in the city I got a seat on the central today...

Still

cambs

amnezia wrote:

cambs wrote:

MonkeyMonster wrote:

I really don't envy you

Yeah you do, i've read your posts you love it.
Get on out, the traffic's great and white van man is still in bed.

amnezia wrote:

I'm pretty sure I was behind you most of the way from Chelsea embankment through to Blackfriars before you turned off on Queen Victoria street?

Yeah, that way. Were you on a blue Giant?

yep

8) hope to see you again. Aiming to do 2-3 days per week this year , but prob about 20 mins earlier than today.

amnezia

cambs wrote:

amnezia wrote:

cambs wrote:

MonkeyMonster wrote:

I really don't envy you

Yeah you do, i've read your posts you love it.
Get on out, the traffic's great and white van man is still in bed.

amnezia wrote:

I'm pretty sure I was behind you most of the way from Chelsea embankment through to Blackfriars before you turned off on Queen Victoria street?

Yeah, that way. Were you on a blue Giant?

yep

8) hope to see you again. Aiming to do 2-3 days per week this year , but prob about 20 mins earlier than today.

hopefully with nicer weather and less of a headwind

cjcp

Heh heh, fair amount of activity this morning. Just been out on the mtb to the shops. The headwind isn't pleasant. I'm very glad to be indoors today.

itboffin

I was dreading the ride home but as it turned out it was a breeze, I raised the saddle by two inches fiddled with springs, knobs and dials and set off in the phishing rain, what do you know it was actually really easy so I popped that baby in the big ring and went for it, avoiding the main roads in favour of dark potholed lanes, I nailed it home in 48 mins for the 12 miles, not fast by my normal roadie standards but considering the bike and the route i'm most pleased with that and not tired in the slightest.... honest

Looking forward to tomorrow, come rain or shine I WILL hit the 7000 miles target 8)

Jay dubbleU

Distinctly nasty ride this am - rain is that horrible mist-like stuff that gets in everywhere - still on the MTB - didn't see another cyclist and bike shed at work is empty - am I the only gay in the village* ? :oops:


Please note: this is a quote and should not be taken as a reflection on my own or anyone else's gender, preferences etc*

Wallace1492

Jay dubbleU wrote:

am I the only gay in the village?

I didn't realise you lived in a Village!!!

Jay dubbleU

Wallace1492 wrote:

Jay dubbleU wrote:

am I the only gay in the village?

I didn't realise you lived in a Village!!!

+1

redvee

Went out in the rain and cold yesterday and saw an MTBer on a HT with helmet mounted light and cycle cape :shock: Yes one of those yellow sail type efforts.

Dazzza

Haven't really been scalped [yet] but i had an odd moment on my mtb the other day.

I approached a hill i know and went up at a fair rate of knots as i love climbing.

Turned around before hitting the trail when i noticed a young lad behind looking very red, anyway got to the cafe and let him past as i wanted some nibbles.

Further down i caught him up, anyway i say hello only to have him stop and pretend to be fiddling with his mp3 player, guess he didn't like my showing him up on the hill and took it rather personally which is a shame. :oops:

Anyway i thought it was a bit of an odd scalp, he didn't want to play.

Roadies on the other hand, i love sitting behind a peleton just to see their reactions.

itboffin

Arh the smell of fresh blood, its on! :twisted:

redvee

Went out for a 17 miler today up to Barrow tanks the wrong way to the route I plotted onto the Garmin and came back into Brizzle via Long Ashton which is a mildly lumpy road, as I was pootling up one of the molehills two roadies came past, one going for it with the bike all over the place and his mate slightly slower in the wrong gear. As the slower one passed me he changed a gear which was my signal, go in for the kill, as I passed him I heard the groan of despair and went after the other one which I caught and passed. No sign of them when I got to the junction by Ashton Court
If you were those riders who passed me to be passed a short while later, MTFU!

MonkeyMonster

Blimey that was a bit nippy... Hands most of all.

Picked up a few lazy roadies but saw another giant of a man out there in full black dhb on a what looked like a new red white and black trek. Rather chunky legged guy was ruining his back rolling from side to side on a specialized roadie too.

I kept seeing gaggles of hi-vizers together in the park which I didn't go through given the likelihood of ice.

Clever Pun

pretty fricking cold out there this morning, my buff started to freeze

still, I got an early present from a guy on a charge plug all the way out in beckenham and a dolan was dropped soon after. Had a little battle with an rlj'ing blue ribble rider... that boy's got no shame and no scalp

there seemed quite a few new years resolution cyclists out there... good. Tough day to start

Sewinman

Bloody freezing this morning! I had a visit from the PF about 5 mins after leaving home. I pootled to Brixton cycles and waited 15 mins outside to use their track pump. I don't understand why they open after the main morning commute (9am)....there were 5 people freezing outside whilst they had cups of tea and chatted inside about bike polo or whatever.

Had no spare so pootled the rest of the way. My fingers were freezing. Anyone tried surgical gloves as a base layer?

Clever Pun

Sewinman wrote:

Had no spare so pootled the rest of the way. My fingers were freezing. Anyone tried surgical gloves as a base layer?

sweat city?

MonkeyMonster

Clever Pun wrote:

Sewinman wrote:

Had no spare so pootled the rest of the way. My fingers were freezing. Anyone tried surgical gloves as a base layer?

sweat city?

Yeah, surely leave as outer or middle (if doing 3) at least... Ideally cut most of the back and palm bits off - its just the fingers... Didn't you come up with a good model of how to do that on the friday in the pub CP? Hopefully seeing my brother soon and getting my sealskin wind and water proof ones off him

Sewinman

I have seen fishermen using them with a smothering of vaseline underneath. Would sweat be an issue in this weather?

My current glove combo of liner and autumn style glove is not working well in these temps.

Clever Pun

probably I'm a drunken genius after all

Keeping the back on would aid longevity

I don't think on days like this my fingers will ever be toasty

The Running Man

Grrr - had to take the car today. Went out on the club run Sunday morning and had an off outside Malmesbury on some ice. No time to even think about it as the back wheel disappeared underneath me and before I knew it my hip, head, ribs and elbow made pretty enthusiastic contact with the tarmac. Luckily I wasn't going too quick at the time so it could have been worse. 2 guys behind me went down as well in perfect synchronisation on the same stretch.

We all thought that we'd cleared the icy bits through the lanes and it was sunny and bright about 1.00 o'clock in the afternoon so maybe we'd relaxed too much and weren't as vigilant as we might have been.

Feeling a bit bruised and battered today so might have to have a couple of days off. Saying that I may have a go with the tricross down the towpath from Devizes to Bath instead of risking the road in this weather. Course if I come off again I could end up in the canal ....

:roll:

cjcp

WFH today, so no commute for me. Chuffin' cold out there. Then a friend in Helsinki told me this morning that it was -24C there yesterday. Just the -7C today. :shock:

Clever Pun

cjcp wrote:

WFH today, so no commute for me. Chuffin' cold out there. Then a friend in Helsinki told me this morning that it was -24C there yesterday. Just the -7C today. :shock:

not an auspicious start from last years man of steel