Silly commuting racing

rjsterry

Foof! that was hard work. The headwind bodes well for this evening though.

Clever Pun

My legs were feeling very tired after last nights exploits (Averaged 20.93 over 20.3 miles) the headwind and persistent roadies one of whom was practically humping my rear wheel made for a tough journey this morning

knackered. Only riding 3 days this week before a long weekend drinking listening to all kinds of nasty music so going as hard as I can for 3 days.

UndercoverElephant

Last night I caught a just-red at the lights which now sit where the Portobello roundabout used to be. This is a shame as they take ages to cycle, letting every direction take its turn, slowly and deliberately.

The first direction to get their turn was the road coming from the city, and the first to go over towards the direction I was travelling was a speedy-looking racing snake wearing a national team top (I assume it was a replica). He was going some, but not unassailable, if only these lights would hurry up. Next up were the traffic coming from Portobello, there's loads of them, takes ages. Next the traffic coming towards me, again, loads of them. He must have several minutes on me, but I'm unleashed by the next light change and I'm off in pursuit.

I fly through Portobello, no sign. Through Joppa, still no sign, I push on faster and faster, sensing blood ahead. I arrive into Musselburgh, it's been three miles now and I haven't seen anything from him. There he is, up ahead weaving through traffic. Excellent, now all I have to do is close this final gap and hope I have enough left to kill him good and proper. I'm really going now, flying through Musselburgh, overtaking cars, closer and closer to my target...

Suddenly, there he is waiting to turn right, out of my route, didn't even get a chance to scalp him after all that work! Some nights the SCR gods are angry with me.

The Running Man

@Clever Pun :

Jesus that's quick! Reespect!!

itboffin

The Running Man wrote:

@Clever Pun :

Jesus that's quick! Reespect!!

You should take it easy for awhile, two weeks should just about do it

:roll:

MonkeyMonster

Don't you just love it when after being busy "working" you suddenly remember you cycled in and have the journey home to look forward to and wish it could be now...

shoulder_of_orion

does this sound familiar to anyone:

http://goo.gl/EOf4

??

Origamist

gaz545 wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqSDEtwdxNw
A bit of racing from friday morning.

That's me on the fixed wheel. It was a gutsy move coming past at 35+mph.

lost_in_thought

Shoulder of Lamb wrote:

does this sound familiar to anyone:

http://goo.gl/EOf4

??

Controlling it? Nope, don't know what you're on about....

coopster_the_1st

Am sitting here feeling very tired at the moment.

First half of my commute was a tailwind and flew along. Then turned into the wind for the remaining half of the commute and felt I had a chance at a PB as well as recording a 19mph rolling average speed. Really pushed it for the last 3 miles.

Finished with a rolling average of 18.9mph and missed the 19mph average by 19 seconds. Did set a PB of 56.12.

Get the feeling it is going to be a hard commute home :roll:

Bikequin

Looks like the ride home tonight could be fun 8) :

http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/london-heathrow

Perfect SCR conditions.

holybinch

Coopster the 1st wrote:

Am sitting here feeling very tired at the moment.

First half of my commute was a tailwind and flew along. Then turned into the wind for the remaining half of the commute and felt I had a chance at a PB as well as recording a 19mph rolling average speed. Really pushed it for the last 3 miles.

Finished with a rolling average of 18.9mph and missed the 19mph average by 19 seconds. Did set a PB of 56.12.

Get the feeling it is going to be a hard commute home :roll:

I'm sure a couple of days off will do marvels for the sore legs...

Bassjunkieuk

Shoulder of Lamb wrote:

does this sound familiar to anyone:

http://goo.gl/EOf4

??

You see their problem is they are running.....they should get a bike :-)

Just about to set off now, weather looks bl00dy good sat 20 floors up in sunny Croydon! Just hope the wind isn't blowing too hard.....

MonkeyMonster

tail wind my arse - in places. cheers to the 4 (different ones) roadies who once again made racing home more fun
really need to get that hand signal for cheers for tow/making me mtfu and stay at 25 instead of pootling...

lost_in_thought

Bwahahahahaaaaaa I have been cycling somewhat irresponsibly.

Went on an extended ride to the gym, not extended by much, only 10 miles, and saw 3 lycra-ed roadies! OMG prey!

So I chased them down, and bombed past them, the little cateye said 34mph! Insanity! Mind you, it is pretty windy here today. Didn't see them again.

Oh, and I should add... I was on the tifosi, in gym kit, which is a pair of cut-off tracky bums and a baggy polo shirt.

And the tifosi has a pair of these on it:



:twisted:

MonkeyMonster

i bet all three are sobbing, hugging each other at the shock of that

Nice work though

ketsbaia

I think I'm gonna like this thread. I do a fairly breezy just under four mile commute from New Cross Gate to just near the Tate Modern and am bang up for some of this 'unspoken game' as there appears to be plenty of fodder down the Old Kent Road.

FCN is tricky, though. Pitched somewhere between 'fast hybrid' and 'MTB on skinnies', it being a hulking great Spesh Crossroads with a gert big hub gear on the back. FCN 7 or 8?

redvee

Sod the classifieds section, this offer is purely for the SCR's.

Anybody want my road rash? Free to collector.

As you can imagine I came off tonight at about 15mph and grabbed some road rash which I'm willing to share, luckily the only damage to the bike is a broken pump clip and damage to me is the road rash on my left shin and elbow. A car did stop to make sure I was OK but a quick thumbs up was all she needed before I jumped back on and into the traffic ahead of her. Got home cleaned it up with warm water and cracked open a bottle of Stella.

ketsbaia

Ah. Done a bit of calculating using the first post on the thread :oops:

Looks like I'm FCN 11.

Bikequin

MonkeyMonster wrote:

i bet all three are sobbing, hugging each other at the shock of that

Nice work though

+1 I imagine all 3 are still a quivering wreck.

Really nice ride home tonight - no SCR action though.

cyclopsbiker

scalped a bus tonight on LB....quite satisfying...shame I didn't have the knobblies on (only took em off last night) cos that would've made it even sweeter (yep, I'm on a MTB)

jonginge

To the guy who crashed into the back of me on Cheyne walk: hope you are ok. I didn't expect the chap in front to emergency stop either.

Anyway, the last couple of days have been 'Awesome'. Been commuting on the Pearson and it's been spinny heaven, really enjoyable. Traffic was heavy on Victoria embankment and along the NKR (Chelsea game on) tonight but was able to spin like a dervish at around 30 for the length of CB. Magic


Oh, thanks to the LD SS rider who, last night, asked if I was alright after I was nearly left-hooked on the NKR chicane

Lit, nice work!

stuaff

lost_in_thought wrote:

Bwahahahahaaaaaa I have been cycling somewhat irresponsibly.

Went on an extended ride to the gym, not extended by much, only 10 miles, and saw 3 lycra-ed roadies! OMG prey!

So I chased them down, and bombed past them, the little cateye said 34mph! Insanity! Mind you, it is pretty windy here today. Didn't see them again.

Oh, and I should add... I was on the tifosi, in gym kit, which is a pair of cut-off tracky bums and a baggy polo shirt.

And the tifosi has a pair of these on it:



:twisted:

Most impressive.
As ever, lack of action round these 'ere urban yokel parts, but should be some targets on Sunday (like every other rider !).

redvee

lost_in_thought wrote:

And the tifosi has a pair of these on it:



:twisted:

Has anybody seen the said Tifosi shod as above? or is the above pic the actual bike LiT was riding at the time of the tri-scalp?

bracketed

Claimed the scalps of three cars tonight in Richmond Park!

It was on that lovely long stretch from Pembroke Lodge. I was doing a nice steady 25, gently catching up with 2 cars ahead, when a third decided to pull round me and plonk itself right in front.

Can't have that. So, pulled the lever on the Awesome Boost, lit the afterburners, and had him. And, with the cateye nudging the far side of 40, had the other two in quick succession as well. Didn't see them again.

Well yeah, it was downhill, and there might just have been a light tailwind... but the sound of three tin scalps rattling in my bag as their newly convertible donors vanished in my dust, still carries a certain satisfaction.

asprilla

Took the my new bike out this morning for the frist time with the intention of setting a new course record (not really likely given that my legs are still sore from chasing a roadie though Richmond Park lst night) but missed it by 2 minutes (I blame the lights on Wood Lane and the roadworks on Fulham Palace Road).

Anyway, went anticlockwise round the park for the first time in ages and flew past everyone all the way to Putney Bridge (although I was drafted all the way along Queens Ride and LRR by a fixie.

If only it had been sunny today it would have been perfect.

Aidy

So I rode along the embankment today.

Is it just me? I don't really see the attraction.

Clever Pun

Aidy wrote:

So I rode along the embankment today.

Is it just me? I don't really see the attraction.

I'm not sure people go out of their way to ride on it, it's just a major artery east-west

msw

2 genuine, legit scalps in one morning!

First - courier on a singlespeed, maybe even a fixie, coming through Camden. Passed him just before swinging left into Hawley Road and then managed to make it stick down the Camden Street dragstrip...

Second - the last hill, a sprint up Copehagen Street, man on a Wilier. My denim, panniers, mudguards and face fuzz make him a legitimate target and although he gets off faster I manage to go past as we hit the steep bit, and have daylight between us by the time we get to the lights. However I'm not sure how well I concealed my loud sucking for air and open relief as the lights went red allowing me to collapse over the handlebars. Must practice breathing through skin.

kurako

Clever Pun wrote:

Aidy wrote:

So I rode along the embankment today.

Is it just me? I don't really see the attraction.

I'm not sure people go out of their way to ride on it, it's just a major artery east-west

I like it westbound. There's not so many side roads because of the dirty great river in the way. You can get a nice clear run except its often spoiled by all the bleedin cars :evil: