A Good Start to the Working Week

spen666
spen666 Posts: 17,709
edited August 2013 in Commuting chat
Get bike to cycle to work, check tyres and decide to top up air pressure - mistake number 1 - valve damaged, need to change tyre delaying me setting off.

Get out of house - to find its thick fog and have to go back into get my bike lights (FFS, its August)

Eventually get on road only to have suicidal pedestrian step out infront of me 2 miles into 13 mile ride. Pull brakes only to have front brake cable snap ( relatively new cable as well!). Cycle remaining 11 miles without any front brake


I love days like today
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  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    I'm not the only one whose day sucked before they even got to the office then :(
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  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    What was it with the Mist/fog this morning?

    I spent the whole 14.5 miles of my commute listening to my front brake grind. and with no way of being able to change the pads due to a sheered bolt (awaiting a new caliper)

    Suckety suck suck
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  • spen666
    spen666 Posts: 17,709
    suzyb wrote:
    I'm not the only one whose day sucked before they even got to the office then :(

    Tell us all about it then....
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  • Gallywomack
    Gallywomack Posts: 823
    spen666 wrote:
    Pull brakes only to have front brake cable snap ( relatively new cable as well!).

    On the plus side, at least the full extent of your forearm power awesome has been conclusively proven.
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  • spen666
    spen666 Posts: 17,709
    Gallywomack wrote:
    spen666 wrote:
    Pull brakes only to have front brake cable snap ( relatively new cable as well!).

    On the plus side, at least the full extent of your forearm power awesome has been conclusively proven.

    Are you suggesting I make too much use of right hand/ forearm when at home :wink:
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  • mudcow007
    mudcow007 Posts: 3,861
    this probably doesnt help but

    i had a lovely ride in this morning

    kids are all still off here, roads are dead...only annoying thing is the amount of midgies about
    Keeping it classy since '83
  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    spen666 wrote:
    suzyb wrote:
    I'm not the only one whose day sucked before they even got to the office then :(

    Tell us all about it then....
    I drive to work...nuff said.
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  • spen666
    spen666 Posts: 17,709
    Well, it gets better

    Lunchtime I go to Cyclesurgery @ Holborn - they do not have the inner brake cable in stock, but can sell me a set of 2 inner and 2 outer cables etc at 4 times the cost of the inner cable alone.

    so I go to Evans nearby, they have cable in stock, but all the staff are on the various telephones and no one is serving customers with cash in their hand stood at the tills.

    So, its a careful ride home and a visit to a LBS who deserve my £s more than those 2 chains.
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  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    I know have to deal with this.

    This

    Looks like the BB7 for the rear will also be being ordered.

    Buy cheap, buy twice,,, :evil:
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