I wonder if this guy had heard of SCR

nicklouse
nicklouse Posts: 50,675
edited November 2010 in Commuting chat
Fun and Games
Commuting by bike is a wonderful way to get to
know an area. It's easy to divert and explore - a
new road, a hidden courtyard, a quiet mews, or
whatever. I've lived and worked in and around various
parts of London for years now, and each
change of location has been accompanied by a
galaxy of new things to see. I've found new restaurants,
markets, shops, neighbourhoods, farms,
paths with stones trod by men in armour - the list
of interesting things is endless.
Commuting can also be a dynamic challenge.
You soon get to know some routes better than the
back of your hand. You can plot every pot-hole and
bump, the timing of traffic signals, and a thousand
other details. If you want, you can elevate running
that route to an art form, timing the lights and
junctions so that you flow through the entire
journey like silk. You can run hot, crowding the
pace and chopping a little off your best time. This
is really fun, because it is somewhat similar to
interval training, where you go very hard for a bit,
relax a while, then hammer again. When you do
this in traffic, one thing can lead to another: the
jump that got you ahead on one portion of the run
sets you up for yet another segment at greater
speed, and so on. It can be exciting, but remember,
you're in traffic not on a race course, and if conditions
force you to back off, do so. You'll get another
chance.
Please mind your manners around other
cyclists. A certain amount of competitiveness is
natural, but if you are going to overtake, make sure
you really intend to maintain a pace which will
keep you out front. It's quite irritating when a
cyclist puts on a bit of stick to get ahead, and then
slacks off and drops back into your face.

:wink:
"Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown

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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    Where did you find that? It does seem to be SCR without the FCN and modifiers.

    [pedant]Shouldn't your location read "...Yorkshireman..." rather than "...Yorkshire man..."?[/pedant]
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    FCN 9: B Twin Vitamin - winter commuter/loan bike for trainees

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    in a book first published 1975 by Pan Books which was then revised and updated and first published 2000 by Pan Books.

    Richard's 21st Century Bicycle Book.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown

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