FUC this morning

EKE_38BPM

I've tried a few times but today I managed to do it for the first time. My first ever FUC! And it felt goooood.

A FUC is a Foot Up Commute.
I didn't have to touch tarmac for the whole commute in. FUCing is easier on the way home for me but FUCing on the way in is harder due to traffic, traffic lights and gradient.

Have you ever had a FUC?

The acronym "FUC" has been copyrighted. Anyone using the acronym will be charged one pint at any SCR pub meets. Subsequent infringements will be charged at one double measure of Jameson and ginger.

whyamihere

Pretty much every day. It's only about a mile and a half though, and no lights.

EKE_38BPM

whyamihere wrote:

Pretty much every day. It's only about a mile and a half though, and no lights.

Down hill both ways with a guaranteed tailwind too?!?

itboffin

whyamihere wrote:

Pretty much every day. It's only about a mile and a half though, and no lights.

20 miles no lights and 99% of the time no stopping 8)

whyamihere

EKE_38BPM wrote:

whyamihere wrote:

Pretty much every day. It's only about a mile and a half though, and no lights.

Down hill both ways with a guaranteed tailwind too?!?

Of course. And, what's more, when I get there, I simply have a nice sit down for a few minutes, then go and waste taxpayer money in the boozer.

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CarlosDSanchez

I get a good FUC pretty much every morning and night. 9.5 miles each way along a b road with only 2 junctions and one set of lights.... I don't rlj either.....

Drysuitdiver

no chance of a FUC in east london

Simon the Pieman

One time I FUC from London Bridge to sunny Hither Green. Did not jump any lights just hit everything perfectly. I was knackered as rely on the odd stop for a rest.

Never done it again. Never really got anywhere near.

What are your rules? Mine are:

1. No RJL
2. No trackstanding ( very slow approach only)
3 No leaning on railings.
4 er thats it...

EKE_38BPM

Drysuitdiver wrote:

no chance of a FUC in east london

Thats the challenge.

Maybe FUCing needs rules. How about these to start:
5 mile minimum
Within the M25
Leaning on street furniture, trees or other vehicles not allowed.

This gets rid of the extremely short commutes and people riding in the sticks.
My low speed balance has improved no end and I can now trackstand on positive (up hill) gradients (I'm not on a fixie).

deptfordmarmoset

Now that my track standing skills appear to have completely disappeared, FUCing will only get me about 200 metres, whereupon I FOG up. (Foot On Ground).

dilemna

For me a totally uninterrupted FUC lasting about an hour. Pure joy. Then I have to do it all again in the evening. Who said cycling wasn't fun? 8)

redvee

No chance for me. A set of TLs every 1/2 mile on average for my 8 mile commute.

EKE_38BPM

EKE_38BPM wrote:

Drysuitdiver wrote:

no chance of a FUC in east london

Thats the challenge.

Maybe FUCing needs rules. How about these to start:
5 mile minimum
Within the M25
Leaning on street furniture, trees or other vehicles not allowed.

This gets rid of the extremely short commutes and people riding in the sticks.
My low speed balance has improved no end and I can now trackstand on positive (up hill) gradients (I'm not on a fixie).

Edit to the rules:
Within the M25 or other urban areas (I suppose people in the provinces should be allowed to play) but none of this "I ride 200 miles each way and only have one zebra crossing" lark.
No RLJ - That should be taken for granted.
Trackstanding is allowed. Extra kudos for doing it if you have a freewheel.

Kieran_Burns

EKE_38BPM wrote:

EKE_38BPM wrote:

Drysuitdiver wrote:

no chance of a FUC in east london

Thats the challenge.

Maybe FUCing needs rules. How about these to start:
5 mile minimum
Within the M25
Leaning on street furniture, trees or other vehicles not allowed.

This gets rid of the extremely short commutes and people riding in the sticks.
My low speed balance has improved no end and I can now trackstand on positive (up hill) gradients (I'm not on a fixie).

Edit to the rules:
Within the M25 or other urban areas (I suppose people in the provinces should be allowed to play) but none of this "I ride 200 miles each way and only have one zebra crossing" lark.
No RLJ - That should be taken for granted.
Trackstanding is allowed. Extra kudos for doing it if you have a freewheel.

Admit it, you're just FUCing jealous of us country types with our daily non-stop commutes

12 miles, not even stopping most days never mind mind foot up 8) or at least it would be if I was on the damn bike

Gussio

Does leaning on cars or street furniture count as cheating?

welkman

Cant remember the last time I put my foot down on the commute...oh it was the temporary traffic lights they put up about six months ago for a week :P

walkingbootweather

EKE_38BPM wrote:

Have you ever had a FUC?

Not since I took the stabilisers off :roll:

bigmat

Did it once when I lived in Balham - Fenchurch St to Balham with no foot down is no mean feat. My cleat bolts had somehow come loose so once I'd managed to get clipped in I just decided to leave my feet in place. It may have involved some liberal interpretation of traffic priority signalling - obviously I wouldn't do anything like that now!

Another interesting one is OOTSC (out of the saddle commute). I managed to go from Elephant & Castle to Clapham North trying to keep the weight off my back wheel due to a flat tyre, its a pretty gruelling work out!

rjsterry

Not a chance for me: 14 miles through umpteen sets of lights (including a couple of long-change temp lights) and I can't trackstand for toffee. I am getting better at anticipating lights and approaching reds slow enough to still be moving when they go green.

mcj78

I do this occasionally - 10 miles through Glasgow, traffic lights every couple of hundered metres on a road bike with badly adjusted gears & a fair bit of toe overlap... yes I have fallen over sideways a'la Del Boy through the bar, but only once - you soon learn to unclip quickly when that happens. :oops: Gives you something to do at lights I suppose!

For those in need of trackstanding practice - it helps to position the bike against the natural gradient of the road, so that if you stopped you'd slowly roll backwards - come to a gentle halt & when you start to roll backwards, a gentle push forwards on the pedals until you find a balance point, then if you start to lose it, let it roll back slightly then push forwards gently again. Repeat ad nauseum. Try not to roll too far forwards or backwards doing this or you'll end up with your cranks in the 6 o'clock position, which is not conducive in maintaining an effective trackstand.

Extra points for doing this seated, one handed or drinking from a bottle.

SimonAH

I'm apalling at getting my feet into the toe straps so if I don't have a FUC in the morning I'm grumpy all day. As for FUCing going home at the end of the working slog, nothing better.

DonDaddyD

EKE_38BPM wrote:

I've tried a few times but today I managed to do it for the first time. My first ever FUC! And it felt goooood.

A FUC is a Foot Up Commute.
I didn't have to touch tarmac for the whole commute in. FUCing is easier on the way home for me but FUCing on the way in is harder due to traffic, traffic lights and gradient.

Have you ever had a FUC?

The acronym "FUC" has been copyrighted. Anyone using the acronym will be charged one pint at any SCR pub meets. Subsequent infringements will be charged at one double measure of Jameson and ginger.

Ladies and Gentlemen. The new DondaddyD.

Arise DonEKE

Kieran_Burns

*leans back to allow the DDD ego to pass*

rjsterry

Kieran_Burns wrote:

*leans back to allow the DDD ego to pass*

So is DDD the burd in the white dress? :?

DonDaddyD

Nah it's LiT.

I'm the fat block in the back with the beard.

EKE_38BPM

CarlosDSanchez
Drysuitdiver
Simon the Pieman
Deptford Marmoset
Dilemna
Kieran_Burns

You all owe me a pint.

SimonAH, you owe me a double Jameson and Ginger.

Its obvious none of you read the warning clearly written (in white on a white background) in my original post.

DDD, thanks but no thanks.

veronese68

I'm sat here trying to work out how to negotiate the gates to Bushy Park without putting a foot down or leaning on them. Any body got a teleport device?

mr_poll

Bit of a barren spell to be honest not managed a FUC for an age.

Managed a WANC though this morning (wet and neverending commute).







I'll get my coat...

Aidy

Very rarely put a foot down - but my commute does involve an awful lot of trackstanding.

DonDaddyD

Well I never!?

I'm hurt DonEKE

jonginge

If he's DonEKE then who is Sancho Pista?