Big thaw problems!

garrynolan
garrynolan Posts: 560
edited January 2010 in The bottom bracket
Cycle lane + grit/other crap = fecking nightmare!! Like riding on sandpaper.
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  • Mark Alexander
    Mark Alexander Posts: 2,277
    At least you got out.
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    10TT 24:36 25TT: 57:59 50TT: 2:08:11, 100TT: 4:30:05 12hr 204.... unfinished business
  • Lagavulin
    Lagavulin Posts: 1,688
    First ride of the year today (first since December 28th :oops:) and the roads are in an appalling state. Mind you, I'm in appalling state too cycling-wise.

    I don't think I made many motorised friends this morning by riding way out from the kerb but I felt it necessary. Tried to compensate by letting more cars out at junctions than I normally would.

    There was something in the local rag about the council encouraging people to report pot holes. I think there are entire roads that may need relaying.
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  • garrynolan
    garrynolan Posts: 560
    As per an earlier thread, here in Ireland's capital city some of the grit was put out by chucking it off the back of a lorry by shovel. Big piles of the stuff just waiting to sandblast the cycling public and pedestrians by passing lorries. More salt being delivered soon also - just in time for the thaw. Wonderful stuff!
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  • wiffachip
    wiffachip Posts: 861
    Lagavulin wrote:
    First ride of the year today (first since December 28th :oops:) and the roads are in an appalling state. Mind you, I'm in appalling state too cycling-wise.
    .

    same here, on both counts, the roads north west of Newcastle were a mass of potholes
  • Mark Alexander
    Mark Alexander Posts: 2,277
    I was humbled by the roads today , god i'm out of shape 50 miles only.
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    10TT 24:36 25TT: 57:59 50TT: 2:08:11, 100TT: 4:30:05 12hr 204.... unfinished business
  • carl_p
    carl_p Posts: 989
    First ride 6 weeks this morning.

    Alarmed by the number of new potholes. Gonna take months, if ever, to fill all them :(
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  • NWLondoner
    NWLondoner Posts: 2,047
    The roads were terrible today. I can't believe how bad they actually are.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Some massive potholes around here, in my car there are some I can't avoid and just have to try to get through without wrecking my wheels! The roads I cycled on yesterday though were surprisingly good though. Worst roads I've seen lately were the M4 near Slough and the M25 between the M40 and M1 clockwise. The M4 had a pothole that could have easily killed a motorcyclist!
  • brucey72
    brucey72 Posts: 1,086
    wiffachip wrote:
    Lagavulin wrote:
    First ride of the year today (first since December 28th :oops:) and the roads are in an appalling state. Mind you, I'm in appalling state too cycling-wise.
    .

    same here, on both counts, the roads north west of Newcastle were a mass of potholes

    I was up that way yesterday too (Tranwell, Whalton, Scots Gap) on my first ride out since crashing in late November and the roads were shocking. The worst thing was going through some of the deep puddles and not knowing whether you were going to hit a deep hole lurking underneath the surface
  • bagpusscp
    bagpusscp Posts: 2,907
    Yep.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/74418119@N ... 598492072/

    and

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/74418119@N00/4284657380/
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  • wiffachip
    wiffachip Posts: 861
    brucey72 wrote:
    wiffachip wrote:
    Lagavulin wrote:
    First ride of the year today (first since December 28th :oops:) and the roads are in an appalling state. Mind you, I'm in appalling state too cycling-wise.
    .

    same here, on both counts, the roads north west of Newcastle were a mass of potholes

    I was up that way yesterday too (Tranwell, Whalton, Scots Gap) on my first ride out since crashing in late November and the roads were shocking. The worst thing was going through some of the deep puddles and not knowing whether you were going to hit a deep hole lurking underneath the surface

    i think i may have spoken to you briefly on sunday, were you on a blue Trek ? I was on a lapierre

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