Silly commuting racing
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Cruff wrote:TGOTB wrote:Cruff wrote:Kingstonian wrote:TGOTB wrote:Riding from Pen Ponds towards Ham last night I spotted a guy ahead who was clearly going for it. I'm normally quite restrained when it comes to SCR, but I had plenty left in the legs after a pootly commute, and this guy was all over his bike like Djamolidine Abdoujaparov trying to ride a pursuit.
When I caught him he was probably doing 26mph, still out of the saddle, clearly with no idea there was anyone else around. As I cruised past on the opposite side of the road at 30mph, in the saddle (natch), he stopped pedalling, slumped back onto his saddle, and I heard the words "Jesus Christ"...
Glad someone else also takes the approach that an overtake in the saddle is worth bonus points. I also like to make sure I'm also nonchalantly perusing the scenery around me while cruising past, just to rub it in.
Extra, extra bonus points for doing it no-handed
You'll be pleased to know that he's still in that form... and is now doing that in CX.FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."0 -
That doesn't surprise me. Is he doing it fixed?Fat chopper. Some racing. Some testing. Some crashing.
Specialising in Git Daaahns and Cafs. Norvern Munkey/Transplanted Laaandoner.0 -
Hope all goes well tomorrow, I'll be thinking of you as I drive up and down the M40.0
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Reverse Sex Panthered it on Thursday, an utter treat. The only annoyance was a guy I wanted to shake just rolled up next to me at the next set of lights...
Commuted mid morning today, I forget how come 10am CS7 is a free for all of terrible parking and it's quite depressing how little utility cycling there is going on through zones 5 - 2.If I know you, and I like you, you can borrow my bike box for £30 a week. PM for details.0 -
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anonymousblackfg wrote:Reverse Sex Panthered it on Thursday, an utter treat. The only annoyance was a guy I wanted to shake just rolled up next to me at the next set of lights...
Everytime I read this, I can't shake off my mind a vivid image of londoners cycling in leather rather than lycra...0 -
Dark, wet and dirty.....exactly how I like my commutes to be. Not a lot of people out and about so had most of Chelsea embankment to myself.0
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Need to change my brake blocks tonight; descending Broomfield I managed to get my speed down to 30kph despite pulling the levers as hard as I could. Taking it steady on the way home.Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
Sun - Cervelo R3
Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX0 -
I quite enjoyed that, spotted some Rapha clad douche on a stork and cosmics at Clapham High Street, then realised it was a mate (guy on the white condor fixie with a big caradice) and slowed for a chat, he knew he was deserving of abuse given bike chat but figure his stork doesn't get ridden and he needed an excuse to clean it.
All smugness removed by realising my dry pants in my bag had actually got damp.If I know you, and I like you, you can borrow my bike box for £30 a week. PM for details.0 -
Dry top half. Wet bottom half.
Found a massive stash of old FT's on someone's desk, so shoes are well stuffed. I am not at all confident that my bibs will be dry by sometime.
I think my mudguards are under 4 tons of rubble in the back garden. :roll:0 -
Soooo I got into a WET SCR this morning on CS7, neither of us had mudguards and so it very much spurred me on to put the hammer down. Worth it to not get water in my face, even though I arrived to work soaked anyway.
I am glad its still warm though, the weather isn't really a bother0 -
Was planning on riding in today so mudguards were fitted and overshoes out of the cupboard last night. Mrs wasn't well so asked me to drive in and pick up her laptop, wouldn't fit in my backpack and the lad has the bike with a rack on it at uni so I had to drive in. Decided to take the old Mini the lad uses. Failed to collect CJ as I pulled out of the end of my road so just waved, probably just as well as he might have damaged the car and it's only little. Still got wet as I had to drive with the window open to keep the screen clear. It's all part of the character of old cars I keep telling myself. Also need to fix the headlights I discovered weren't working.0
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hopkinb wrote:Asprilla wrote:Need to change my brake blocks tonight; descending Broomfield I managed to get my speed down to 30kph despite pulling the levers as hard as I could. Taking it steady on the way home.
You could have done better by putting a foot down!
Yeah. An inability to lock the back wheel isn't great. Whilst I don't really want to lock the back wheel I'd like to have the choice if I want to.Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
Sun - Cervelo R3
Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX0 -
Lovely odour of overflowing sewer coming from the Thames last night...Pannier, 120rpm.0
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Had to come in early and forgot Bushy Park has the cull on at the moment so had to ride around the outside, no competition as the water seems to have kept people off their bikes. Plenty of close passes, the worst of which from a tool on a motorbike. Caught him at a set of lights and indicated that he was way too close whilst not appearing angry, he looked suitably contrite and left me loads of room after that.
Got to work and had the biggest battle of my commute, the zip had burst on one of my overshoes. Finally got it off but was an absolute sweaty mess by that point. The worst part of that is that it's happened before, I can easily repair it with a loop of thread when I get home. I'm bound to forget and have to battle the overshoe again the next time.0 -
Got lucky last night and this morning by dodging the rain. Embankment was mostly underwater last night which caused chaos. Put abit of effort in on the new malden bike lane and came away with my first ever strava pot....i'm off for a bacon sarnie to celebrate.0
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TGOTB wrote:Lovely odour of overflowing sewer coming from the Thames last night...
Also this morning a monster spill of diesel mostly on the cycle lane it seemed all the way from Chelsea to Lambeth. Didn't see anyone down but undoubtedly there will have been some "off"sDolan Titanium ADX 2016
Ridley Noah FAST 2013
Bottecchia/Campagnolo 1990
Carrera Parva Hybrid 2016
Hoy Sa Calobra 002 2014 [off duty]
Storck Absolutist 2011 [off duty]
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No evidence that nodders are soluble in water yet, still loads of them about.
Cleaned and oiled my chain last night for the first time since 11 August following yesterday's soaking. Now it's all easy shifty-shifty and no squeaky-creaky. Couldn't find my chain stretch tester thing, but I expect I need to bin the whole lot and change ready for winter. The spares are waiting ready in the box.0 -
Smokey Bacon wrote:Got lucky last night and this morning by dodging the rain. Embankment was mostly underwater last night which caused chaos. Put abit of effort in on the new malden bike lane and came away with my first ever strava pot....i'm off for a bacon sarnie to celebrate.
Off to check strava for whether my KOM is intact... [EDIT] It seems Strava must no longer tell you when someone has taken your KOM, am down to third but the guy who is second is using it as a training loop and can only grind out a marginally better time than I did in a strong headwind and having to dodge around people learning to rollerblade... time for a proper effort.
Agreed on the solubility of those nodders, they just keep bloody coming back.If I know you, and I like you, you can borrow my bike box for £30 a week. PM for details.0 -
rower63 wrote:TGOTB wrote:Lovely odour of overflowing sewer coming from the Thames last night...
Also this morning a monster spill of diesel mostly on the cycle lane it seemed all the way from Chelsea to Lambeth. Didn't see anyone down but undoubtedly there will have been some "off"s
There were a couple of people with bikes standing around the junction just after Chelsea Bridge (Eastbound) warning about the ice rink, so I think some riders had come to grief. Certainly felt very twitchy along there. How can a driver not notice a massive slick like that - they must be getting about 2MPG!
Visit from the fairy last night just to add to the joy of all the other stinking filth coming off the Thames!0 -
Did I see CJ fixing a puncture in the park this morning? He appeared to have hiked half a mile into the bush to fix it. Either he was embarrassed or it was CX run practice.Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
Sun - Cervelo R3
Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX0 -
Asprilla wrote:Did I see CJ fixing a puncture in the park this morning? He appeared to have hiked half a mile into the bush to fix it. Either he was embarrassed or it was CX run practice.
You did.
The front was going flat just before the path on the left leading off to the cafe, so I decided to wander to the seating area to prop the bike up.
That smell last night was a bit rough, and wondered if there were any... er... bits on the road and finding their way into the spray, or if it was just the odour.
Tetanus shots anyone?FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."0 -
cjcp wrote:That smell last night was a bit rough, and wondered if there were any... er... bits on the road and finding their way into the spray, or if it was just the odour.
I'm hoping all the water in our basement car park had made its way in from above via external leaks, but fear the drains may have been working backwards...
Why can't the council keep the storm drains along Embankment clear? Surely it can't be *that* hard?!?Pannier, 120rpm.0 -
think I chose the right week to be off the bike with a cold.0
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KingstonGraham wrote:think I chose the right week to be off the bike with a cold.0
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KingstonGraham wrote:think I chose the right week to be off the bike with a cold.Pannier, 120rpm.0
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TGOTB wrote:Kingstonian wrote:Glad someone else also takes the approach that an overtake in the saddle is worth bonus points. I also like to make sure I'm also nonchalantly perusing the scenery around me while cruising past, just to rub it in.
Bowls or golf are sedentary sports, not cycling.0 -
thiscocks wrote:TGOTB wrote:Kingstonian wrote:Glad someone else also takes the approach that an overtake in the saddle is worth bonus points. I also like to make sure I'm also nonchalantly perusing the scenery around me while cruising past, just to rub it in.
Bowls or golf are sedentary sports, not cycling.
sedentary
/ˈsɛd(ə)nt(ə)ri/
def: (of a position) sitting; seated.
Neither golf, nor bowls are played whilst seated.
Cycling, at least the way I do it, is carried out whilst seated.
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