Is Commuting the new Cake Stop?

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  • symo
    symo Posts: 1,743
    Commuting is not the new cake stop. It's a method of using a cycle to get to work and back.
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  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    I have a well cool road bike

    I cycle quite slowly on it (mostly)

    I am, I imagine, not a roadie

    Also I'm a girl

    Though I did break my personal landspeed record today and get up to 36.9mph :D
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  • ansbaradigeidfran
    ansbaradigeidfran Posts: 526
    36.9!!!

    I need to get moving. My first cyclocomped ride today only gave me a topspeed of 25.9Mph. Maybe if I get a bus to the top of the Great Orme, and then bike on down... :)
  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    It was one of those rollercoaster roads - straight as a poker, nice and wide and no traffic. Couldn't recommend it otherwise!

    My average is only 15.5 generally
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    36.9 MPH on the flat glup! :shock:

    Not sure where you live but today was ridiculously windy in Wiltshire, I just about managed that downhill.
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
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  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    itboffin wrote:
    36.9 MPH on the flat glup! :shock:

    Not sure where you live but today was ridiculously windy in Wiltshire, I just about managed that downhill.

    No no was down a hill. Have never topped 25 or so on the flat!

    I was in Dorset - yes very very windy, hardest ride I've ever done and it was only 15m. Going up th e17% hill at the end was agony - coming back down absolutely terrifying and no that wasn't the 36.9 one!
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  • sc999cs
    sc999cs Posts: 596
    Convert your bike computer to km/h - it makes it seem so much faster :D
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  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    ooh, good top tip :D
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Back off Brussels

    PS. Phew - Glad to hear it was downhill.
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • ansbaradigeidfran
    ansbaradigeidfran Posts: 526
    The only place miles make sense to me is on a road. For any other purpose, I have to visualise my car's odometer and convert to kilometres.
  • Greg T
    Greg T Posts: 3,266
    Barry Roubaix wrote:
    Greg T wrote:
    Also Roadies are fecking awful dull people don't you think??

    About as dull as your name

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    Fixed gear for wet weather / hairy roadie for posing in the sun.

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  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    Having never really been over to the cake stop forum (except during the recent LiT-gate incident!) I can't really give an opinion on what I'm missing!

    From what I understand the cake stop forum was meant to be a more general chit chat area and the other forums should try and keep subjects under their general area.
    With the advent of the SCR thread and it's growing popularity I think a lot of people have been drawn in and there is a excellent sense of a group of like minded people contributing from various area's. I think the thing with commuting is that we don't have any choice as to what board we post on, hence all the chat gets lumped into commuting general.

    The first Morpeth meet up was a bit nerve racking, but once the introductions had been taken care of it turned out to be a great night out. Since then I have always tried to attend as it's a great chance to chill out and relax with like minded people! It's also good to put a face to everyone!
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  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    I think commuting is much more amusing than the average forum, and I have felt pretty included since visiting
    :)
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    SCR = "Best Thread Ever"


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  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    jashburnham wrote:
    SCR = "Best Thread Ever"


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    HEHE, largest and best!

    Also that's not bad idea in that pic, think I might go visit the hardware store at lunch and see what I can knock up :-D
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