Silly Commuter Stats

R_T_A

Ok, I'm blaming all of you for this.

I keep looking for alternative journeys on the way home to extend the sunny miles, and I've finally invested in a bike computer to measure the distances instead of using an online map.

My journeys will be getting longer - my wife says I'm "working too many long days".

Ahem. :oops:

cjcp

R_T_A wrote:

My journeys will be getting longer - my wife says I'm "working too many long days".

Ahem. :oops:

Hmm. Yes. Another one is to text the good lady to say you'll be leaving the office in 15 mins when, in actual fact, you're bolting it out the door mid-text. This gives you the window you need to do an extra lap of the Park and when coupled with the "traffic was appalling tonight" excuse, you have the extra 5-7 mins you need.

:oops:

Feltup

cjcp wrote:

R_T_A wrote:

My journeys will be getting longer - my wife says I'm "working too many long days".

Ahem. :oops:

Hmm. Yes. Another one is to text the good lady to say you'll be leaving the office in 15 mins when, in actual fact, you're bolting it out the door mid-text. This gives you the window you need to do an extra lap of the Park and when coupled with the "traffic was appalling tonight" excuse, you have the extra 5-7 mins you need.

:oops:

I tried this on route once. "what's that noise in the background? It sounds like traffic!"

BUSTED!!!

lost_in_thought

Feltup wrote:

cjcp wrote:

R_T_A wrote:

My journeys will be getting longer - my wife says I'm "working too many long days".

Ahem. :oops:

Hmm. Yes. Another one is to text the good lady to say you'll be leaving the office in 15 mins when, in actual fact, you're bolting it out the door mid-text. This gives you the window you need to do an extra lap of the Park and when coupled with the "traffic was appalling tonight" excuse, you have the extra 5-7 mins you need.

:oops:

I tried this on route once. "what's that noise in the background? It sounds like traffic!"

BUSTED!!!

But what's wrong with 'I'm going to do an extra lap of the park on the way home, it'll only take me 15 minutes or so'?

Surely better than lying? No?

Porgy

Feltup wrote:

cjcp wrote:

R_T_A wrote:

My journeys will be getting longer - my wife says I'm "working too many long days".

Ahem. :oops:

Hmm. Yes. Another one is to text the good lady to say you'll be leaving the office in 15 mins when, in actual fact, you're bolting it out the door mid-text. This gives you the window you need to do an extra lap of the Park and when coupled with the "traffic was appalling tonight" excuse, you have the extra 5-7 mins you need.

:oops:

I tried this on route once. "what's that noise in the background? It sounds like traffic!"

BUSTED!!!

you should have tried "the window's open"

or

"just nipping round to the other office to pick up a report"

or

"the fire alarm went off and now i'm waiting to get back into the building to get my stuff"

Feltup

lost_in_thought wrote:

Feltup wrote:

cjcp wrote:

R_T_A wrote:

My journeys will be getting longer - my wife says I'm "working too many long days".

Ahem. :oops:

Hmm. Yes. Another one is to text the good lady to say you'll be leaving the office in 15 mins when, in actual fact, you're bolting it out the door mid-text. This gives you the window you need to do an extra lap of the Park and when coupled with the "traffic was appalling tonight" excuse, you have the extra 5-7 mins you need.

:oops:

I tried this on route once. "what's that noise in the background? It sounds like traffic!"

BUSTED!!!

But what's wrong with 'I'm going to do an extra lap of the park on the way home, it'll only take me 15 minutes or so'?

Surely better than lying? No?

It depends on if you have already agreed a time to be home!

R_T_A

lost_in_thought wrote:

Feltup wrote:

cjcp wrote:

R_T_A wrote:

My journeys will be getting longer - my wife says I'm "working too many long days".

Ahem. :oops:

Hmm. Yes. Another one is to text the good lady to say you'll be leaving the office in 15 mins when, in actual fact, you're bolting it out the door mid-text. This gives you the window you need to do an extra lap of the Park and when coupled with the "traffic was appalling tonight" excuse, you have the extra 5-7 mins you need.

:oops:

I tried this on route once. "what's that noise in the background? It sounds like traffic!"

BUSTED!!!

But what's wrong with 'I'm going to do an extra lap of the park on the way home, it'll only take me 15 minutes or so'?

Surely better than lying? No?

It's the fact we're acting like children and getting away with something we shouldn't be.

It makes us feel big and superior when we get home.

Don't make us grow up

Feltup

R_T_A wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

Feltup wrote:

cjcp wrote:

R_T_A wrote:

My journeys will be getting longer - my wife says I'm "working too many long days".

Ahem. :oops:

Hmm. Yes. Another one is to text the good lady to say you'll be leaving the office in 15 mins when, in actual fact, you're bolting it out the door mid-text. This gives you the window you need to do an extra lap of the Park and when coupled with the "traffic was appalling tonight" excuse, you have the extra 5-7 mins you need.

:oops:

I tried this on route once. "what's that noise in the background? It sounds like traffic!"

BUSTED!!!

But what's wrong with 'I'm going to do an extra lap of the park on the way home, it'll only take me 15 minutes or so'?

Surely better than lying? No?

It's the fact we're acting like children and getting away with something we shouldn't be.

It makes us feel big and superior when we get home.

Don't make us grow up

My god man what have you done? First rule of "Secret" Commuter Racing. One day LiT will perhaps get married and you have now let her in on the blokes secret way of life.

cjcp

lost_in_thought wrote:

But what's wrong with 'I'm going to do an extra lap of the park on the way home, it'll only take me 15 minutes or so'?

Which is what I do now. Or say that I'm going to do a "bit more in the Park on the way home", which is sufficiently vague to cover me if I wimp out of a complete lap.

R_T_A

Feltup wrote:

My god man what have you done? First rule of "Secret" Commuter Racing. One day LiT will perhaps get married and you have now let her in on the blokes secret way of life.

Don't you reckon LiT will probably be doing this to her husband?

lost_in_thought

R_T_A wrote:

Feltup wrote:

My god man what have you done? First rule of "Secret" Commuter Racing. One day LiT will perhaps get married and you have now let her in on the blokes secret way of life.

Don't you reckon LiT will probably be doing this to her husband?

No! Damn it, if I get married he can like the biking or lump it! There will be no covert extra laps...

Feltup

R_T_A wrote:

Feltup wrote:

My god man what have you done? First rule of "Secret" Commuter Racing. One day LiT will perhaps get married and you have now let her in on the blokes secret way of life.

Don't you reckon LiT will probably be doing this to her husband?

Marriage changes women even LiT type ones (LiT only joking) ((R_T_A not really kidding :shock: ))

jimmypippa

On holiday last week, so no cycling.

I did this walk though:

http://www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php?id=9069

But I did scalp several people.

mmm scrambling.

This was my evening run:

http://www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php?id=9070

Both just there and back...

R_T_A

lost_in_thought wrote:

R_T_A wrote:

Feltup wrote:

My god man what have you done? First rule of "Secret" Commuter Racing. One day LiT will perhaps get married and you have now let her in on the blokes secret way of life.

Don't you reckon LiT will probably be doing this to her husband?

No! Damn it, if I get married he can like the biking or lump it! There will be no covert extra laps...

...and that's exactly what I said

(Apart from the "he" bit of course )

Don't worry, us guys love moaning about being nagged/under the thumb, but actually get loads of things done by being organised by a good woman.

Damn...another secret leaked...........sorry guys.

Stuey01

R_T_A wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

R_T_A wrote:

Feltup wrote:

My god man what have you done? First rule of "Secret" Commuter Racing. One day LiT will perhaps get married and you have now let her in on the blokes secret way of life.

Don't you reckon LiT will probably be doing this to her husband?

No! Damn it, if I get married he can like the biking or lump it! There will be no covert extra laps...

...and that's exactly what I said

(Apart from the "he" bit of course )

Don't worry, us guys love moaning about being nagged/under the thumb, but actually get loads of things done by being organised by a good woman.

Damn...another secret leaked...........sorry guys.

for God's sake man, get a hold of yourself!

cjcp

+1! The man needs to be gagged! He'll be telling us all that we shoul dbuy flowers on a regular basis next! 

m0scs

Just got back from a 2 and half hour ride. My wife just commented a tad sarcastically

"still alive then".

At least she wasn't moaning!

What a beautiful evening to be out on your bike.

R_T_A

The sun must've got to me today - it won't happen again. A glorious 12 mile journey home, with time to reflect on my whistleblowing the Brotherhood of "Secret" Commuter Racing. I must start to address the imbalance.

I'm off to:
- leave swarfega/grease on the kitchen towel;
- Raise the toilet seat (obligatory);
- Drop dirty cycling kit all over the bedroom floor.

If I feel like really pushing my luck, I may even leave Allen keys in the cutlery drawer.

:twisted: Solidarity Brothers :twisted:

cjcp

Wash the bike down in the bath. That sends the female of the species into orbit.

itboffin

R_T_A wrote:

The sun must've got to me today - it won't happen again. A glorious 12 mile journey home, with time to reflect on my whistleblowing the Brotherhood of "Secret" Commuter Racing. I must start to address the imbalance.

I'm off to:
- leave swarfega/grease on the kitchen towel;
- Raise the toilet seat (obligatory);
- Drop dirty cycling kit all over the bedroom floor.

If I feel like really pushing my luck, I may even leave Allen keys in the cutlery drawer.

:twisted: Solidarity Brothers :twisted:

Don't forget to leave the kitchen worktops and floor covered in your fav energy power

tailwindhome

itboffin wrote:

R_T_A wrote:

The sun must've got to me today - it won't happen again. A glorious 12 mile journey home, with time to reflect on my whistleblowing the Brotherhood of "Secret" Commuter Racing. I must start to address the imbalance.

I'm off to:
- leave swarfega/grease on the kitchen towel;
- Raise the toilet seat (obligatory);
- Drop dirty cycling kit all over the bedroom floor.

If I feel like really pushing my luck, I may even leave Allen keys in the cutlery drawer.

:twisted: Solidarity Brothers :twisted:

Don't forget to leave the kitchen worktops and floor covered in your fav energy power

Upside down bike in the kitchen works best for me.

Though once a month just breathing seems enough

m0scs

Ouch! You are asking for some backlash now.

Kieran_Burns

WheezyMcChubby wrote:

Upside down bike in the kitchen works best for me.

Though once a month just breathing seems enough

Women often say that they have to suffer the menstrual cycle every month, I always like to point that so do men.....

itboffin

and don't forget men if she leaves it for you to clean up when you get back remember to say "gosh is very messy in the kitchen, have you seen that power everywhere?"

Never fails to get a laugh :roll:

biondino

PLZ MAKE JOKE ABOUT MENSTRUAL "CYCLE" PLZ KTHX

lost_in_thought

My cutlery draw has an allen key, a multitool and 3 penknives in it... oh and an adjustable spanner.

However, my kitchen is very clean.

redvee

Like me, you don't have to share the kitchen with anybody so your mess is your mess and not anybody elses.

Porgy

7 jimmypippa - 2130 mls.
8 Porgy - 1657 mls.
9 ChrisInBicester - 1647 mls.

That's me back in 8th place

my this is exciting isn;t it? 8)

CiB

Porgy wrote:

7 jimmypippa - 2130 mls.
8 Porgy - 1657 mls.
9 ChrisInBicester - 1647 mls.

That's me back in 8th place

my this is exciting isn;t it? 8)

Not the adjective I'd opt for on this week of enforced driving to work. Grumble grumble...

itboffin

Why does the PF drop down only go up to 20 this is clearly a limitation for myself :roll:

1 Rich 158 - 3614 mls.
2 gtvlusso - 3504 mls.
3 itboffin - 3370 mls. (22 PF)
4 CJCP - 3339 mls.
5 Christophe3967 - 3300 mls.
6 R_T_A - 2453 mls.
7 Feltup - 2164 mls.
8 jimmypippa - 2130 mls.
9 Porgy - 1657 mls.
10 ChrisInBicester - 1647 mls.
11 joew4ll - 1577 mls.
12 bracketed - 1550 mls.
13 lost_in_thought - 1411 mls.
14 biondino - 1409 mls.
15 Gert_lush - 1376 mls.
16 Dav1 - 1373 mls.
17 SiHughes - 1367 mls.
18 boy on bike - 1285 mls.
19 TopSpin - 1232 mls.
20 spursn17 - 1120 mls.
21 Shoulder of Orion - 995 mls.
22 King Donut - 964 mls.
23 Eau Rouge - 881 mls.
24 m0scs - 871 mls.
25 Prawny - 646 mls.
26 ris - 611 mls.
27 Redvee - 432 mls.
28 WheezyMcChubby - 425 mls.

Still on the podium I see, nice work gtvlusso & rich158 the rest of you contenders will just have to buck up your ideas.