Silly Commuter Stats

barry_kellett99

I had to tuck the bike up at work last night under the stairs and get home with the wife and use the bus this morning.

Its pretty nasty here right now... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8596118.stm

itboffin

barry_kellett99 wrote:

I had to tuck the bike up at work last night under the stairs and get home with the wife and use the bus this morning.

Its pretty nasty here right now... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8596118.stm

Just saw that on the news :shock:

Not again?!

barry_kellett99

itboffin wrote:

barry_kellett99 wrote:

I had to tuck the bike up at work last night under the stairs and get home with the wife and use the bus this morning.

Its pretty nasty here right now... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8596118.stm

Just saw that on the news :shock:

Not again?!

Looks set to stay until the weekend at least

If its not too biblical at home time I will cycle home with a 30mph breeze on my back, but if it is any way dodgy I wont be risking getting blown over an A road on my way home.

prawny

@ Salsajake Whoosh! :P

Snow here this am, was going to bail but the wife made me ride in! :oops:

itboffin

prawny wrote:

@ Salsajake Whoosh! :P

Snow here this am, was going to bail but the wife made me ride in! :oops:

mmmm now what does that tell you...? :P

asprilla

prawny wrote:

@ Salsajake Whoosh! :P

Snow here this am, was going to bail but the wife made me ride in! :oops:

Did she also wrap your sandwiches in a map?

suzyb

barry_kellett99 wrote:

I had to tuck the bike up at work last night under the stairs and get home with the wife and use the bus this morning.

Its pretty nasty here right now... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8596118.stm

Bad here in Scotland to

prawny

itboffin wrote:

prawny wrote:

@ Salsajake Whoosh! :P

Snow here this am, was going to bail but the wife made me ride in! :oops:

mmmm now what does that tell you...? :P

I was wondering why both of my kids were ginger... like the postman.

The Running Man

I am slowly but surely losing my marbles. I bailed out last night because it was hosing it down but mostly because I had loads of work to catch up on from being away last week..

So this morning I decided to get out early and come the long way into work to make up for my night off. I left the house at 7.30 and within 400 yards from home the heavens opened and basically didn't stop til I got to the office.

The headwind was just unbelievable. I nearly got blown off by lorries blasting past me a couple of times, and I reckon I swallowed more of the spray from the standing water than I did from my bottle.

But to illustrate how stupid this is getting "The Lovely Mary" brought dry kit in for me, and because she thought I'd be riding home tonight and would need dry rainwear she also brought my best waterproof reflective jacket in which she'd washed and dried for me last night. She thought I'd need to get another long one in tonight to keep in touch with Rich and Will. How cool is that?

She really is just the best race crew anyone could ask for .........

Rich158

The Running Man wrote:

But to illustrate how stupid this is getting "The Lovely Mary" brought dry kit in for me, and because she thought I'd be riding home tonight and would need a dry rainwear she also brought my best waterproof reflective jacket in which she'd washed and dried for me last night. She thought I'd need to get another long one in tonight to keep in touch with Rich and Will. How cool is that?

She really is just the best race crew anyone could ask for .........

Pah, MTFU and use damp smelly kit, covered in road grime like the rest of us

Honestly some of us are so spoilt we're in danger of losing touch with what it's all about. Cycling is nothing if it doesn't involve a large degree of discomfort and pain, just ask any old timer on a club run

will3

Rich158 wrote:

The Running Man wrote:

But to illustrate how stupid this is getting "The Lovely Mary" brought dry kit in for me, and because she thought I'd be riding home tonight and would need a dry rainwear she also brought my best waterproof reflective jacket in which she'd washed and dried for me last night. She thought I'd need to get another long one in tonight to keep in touch with Rich and Will. How cool is that?

She really is just the best race crew anyone could ask for .........

Pah, MTFU and use damp smelly kit, covered in road grime like the rest of us

Honestly some of us are so spoilt we're in danger of losing touch with what it's all about. Cycling is nothing if it doesn't involve a large degree of discomfort and pain, just ask any old timer on a club run

+1
Next you'll be having a support vehicle follow you like ITB does.

What is all this "bailing out" nonsense?

The Running Man

Big ride planned for Friday in S. Wales and I wasn't going to say anything but I'm doing a 100 as well this weekend and just want to get a bit of rest in earlier in the week so I've got plenty in my legs.

And as for "The Lovely M" : jealousy is not an attractive trait ...

And is it true that ITB has someone run alongside him with an umbrella when it's raining?

wgwarburton

The Running Man wrote:

...And is it true that ITB has someone run alongside him with an umbrella when it's raining?

No, I don't think so- I heard he has an awning that extends behind the derny....

Cheers,
W.

The Running Man

Brilliant

I'd pay to see that!

itboffin

Swapped this mornings non commute for 2 x 10 mile turbo sessions, got to start working on that speed. Even the postman is in a car today

Rich158

No rest for me, another club night and 40+ miles tomorow, 40'ish on Sunday, 100+ on Monday, and then tues/we'd off to get the month off to a good start.

Don't forget ITB, turbo miles don't count. +1 on the speed work, I really suffered against the young fast guys at club training last night

itboffin

Rich158 wrote:

No rest for me, another club night and 40+ miles tomorow, 40'ish on Sunday, 100+ on Monday, and then tues/we'd off to get the month off to a good start.

Don't forget ITB, turbo miles don't count. +1 on the speed work, I really suffered against the young fast guys at club training last night

I know I know, although it's clearing up slightly here I might venture out for a quick blast after work

Gotta love rest days

Edit: scratch that the wind has picked up and is having a serious attempt to up root trees :shock:

hambones

I won't hit 1000 for the month - I've missed two midweek rides this month.

I would expect to be there or thereabouts come April through to September, all things being well

salsajake

prawny wrote:

@ Salsajake Whoosh! :P

Snow here this am, was going to bail but the wife made me ride in! :oops:

Whoosh back at you!

holybinch

After 2 weeks trying to keep in zone 2 on my commute, and being passed by OAP, POB and dogs on unicycles, I was late this morning, so had to bomb it.
Result: 1Mph faster, and best time reduced from 44mns to 38.
Looks like the fitness is slowly getting there (and 2 weeks of non smoking means hills are that little bit easier too)

salsajake

holybinch wrote:

After 2 weeks trying to keep in zone 2 on my commute, and being passed by OAP, POB and dogs on unicycles, I was late this morning, so had to bomb it.
Result: 1Mph faster, and best time reduced from 44mns to 38.
Looks like the fitness is slowly getting there (and 2 weeks of non smoking means hills are that little bit easier too)

nice one, doubt your lungs will be feeling much of a difference yet, so if you stay off them, you should see much bigger improvements in the medium term future (and have more cash for bike bits). Mate of mine stopped smoking after years and the difference to his riding was frankly incredible from about 6 months on, one of the reasons he has binned them for good

prawny

salsajake wrote:

prawny wrote:

@ Salsajake Whoosh! :P

Snow here this am, was going to bail but the wife made me ride in! :oops:

Whoosh back at you!

:x

And it's so windy I might get the train home.

holybinch

salsajake wrote:

nice one, doubt your lungs will be feeling much of a difference yet, so if you stay off them, you should see much bigger improvements in the medium term future (and have more cash for bike bits). Mate of mine stopped smoking after years and the difference to his riding was frankly incredible from about 6 months on, one of the reasons he has binned them for good

I know, it's probably the placebo effect, but hey, if it works...
I have to stay that cycling helps staying off them, it's only when the weather got really bad last year that I used it as an excuse not to cycle, and ended up starting again.

This time's the good one though, I know it (after all, managed to stop for 5 years, so I don't see why I couldn't do it again, and this time for good)

wgwarburton

Rich158 wrote:

.... +1 on the speed work, I really suffered against the young fast guys at club training last night

I tried to keep up with Fast-Dan-from-Deanston last night on my commute home. Normally I can manage this OK (I suspect he's being kind :-) ), but yesterday we had a tailwind....
I was doing fine going uphills, which held us back to under 25mph, but on the downhill grade I was trying to sustain nearly 30mph... about 145rpm.
I can keep that up for short descents no problem, but my lungs won't hold it for ten minutes at a stretch!!

If I hadn't been grinding into the same wind that morning at 45rpm, I'd think I might be undergeared.... but this is this first time in a couple of years that I've been caught out.

Cheers,
W.

mkirby

little 6 mile commute to my oboe teachers. God its hard cycling in normal clothes. Got bloody soaked and the wind jeez.

Bye bye Prawny guess i wont see you again till next year now. No way i can keep up with you.

Still have time of work and a target in sight think i should get there by my b'day. I'll leave the fight for a decent place to the big boys.

andy83

I hate this stupid table with a passion

I was sitting at home last night realising i needed to get some good miles in today as I was off and it was only forecast rain (I really need to learn to pay attention to what people say) I planned out a route only to take some wrong turnings and get well and truely lost.

then the wind hit, just checked and it was recorded at 28mph at times where i was cycling but minmum 20, no wonder at times i wasnt moving that much

to top it all off after 40 miles I got a flat, not a happy bunny I tell ya

I took a shortcut home, the wind had beaten me and I wasnt going to do another 20 miles as my hands were like ice after changing tube, another 10 miles though and 50 for the day

managed to wangle getting out of work early tommorrow so if its not arctic again ill do a longer ride then

salsajake

just started snowing in birmingham, and headwinds to 35 mph on the way back. Missed lunch today, I can't actually face 19.1 miles into a headwind of snow on an empty tank after 100 miles in the last 2.5 days. Those stats don't compute for me, no matter how much MTFU you add to the equation...

andy83

winds were terrible today in birmingham, You cycle in the end as didnt look like snow lasted long

924 miles for the month, hopefully hit 1k next month

salsajake

i'm still here, wind was ok this morning, blustery and shifting, but looks bad now. Have had a nutrigrain and am considering grinding home anyway

Clever Pun

I'm secretly glad I'm ill if a little disgusted with myself