How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...

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Postby find_bruce » Fri Apr 29, 2016 5:07 pm

bigfriendlyvegan wrote:
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tez001 wrote:There was a police blitz yesterday afternoon at the usual Pyrmont Bridge intersection.
Didnt notice any misbehaving there :)
Surprisingly they seemed to be talking to pedestrians as well as cyclists.
Checking IDs and bells?
Jeez louise, for a bloke with a brain the size of a planet you can be a bit slow some times. I said surprisingly not unbelievably.

BTW I have found a supplier of vegan pies, but you will have to climb to Wentworth Falls to try them. I can however recommend the ride home

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Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Fri Apr 29, 2016 9:34 pm

find_bruce wrote:BTW I have found a supplier of vegan pies, but you will have to climb to Wentworth Falls to try them. I can however recommend the ride home
You had me at vegan pies...the moment soccer season finishes, it's on.

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Postby Lizzy » Sat Apr 30, 2016 3:57 pm

It's definitely autumn now - first en-route cuppa for the year this week.
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Postby Lizzy » Tue May 03, 2016 11:46 am

Me again! Battling to get out of an extended commuting slump, but made it in today. Nice weather. Launched a CCR attack only for my quarry to signal right just at that moment, ooops :oops: A tradie with P-plates waited patiently behind me at a roundabout :shock:
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Postby jasonc » Tue May 03, 2016 12:27 pm

Lizzy wrote:Me again! Battling to get out of an extended commuting slump, but made it in today.
come on Lizzy. you can do it.

Public holiday yesterday. foggy in Brisbane this morning. Nice morning for a cruise with cancan.

edit: we may see a change at the top of the endomondo commuter challenge at the end of the week. it's getting close at the pointy end

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Postby Mububban » Tue May 03, 2016 12:28 pm

FInally over a cold so back on the bike this morning, 10 degrees but not too dark yet. I actually enjoy riding when it's still dark in the mornings.
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Postby 21moby21 » Tue May 03, 2016 1:11 pm

Bloody windy in Melbourne today. Not my cup of tea cycling into the wind :evil:

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Postby tez001 » Tue May 03, 2016 7:46 pm

Two call outs for the commute home today.

Going through Pyrmont outside Channel 10 a group of 4 decide to cross the road while me and another cyclist are cruising along. No biggie wasn't that close apart from a smart comment being called out by one of the group and me responding appropriately :)

Next was a bit more off a close call and I locked up the rear for this. Barrelling westbound down the Anzac Bridge just past the statue, a kid was oblivious and looking up at the trees and crossed onto my side. Managed to avoid a collision with a yell and lock up. Kid was young and apologetic, no impact occurred so happy days.

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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...

Postby RyanA » Tue May 03, 2016 8:27 pm

Not a good day on the bike today. Took 15 mins extra to get in due to the headwind (and me getting 500m up the road before realising I had no helmet on). I had a rabbit run into my front wheel, then I ran over it with my back wheel. It hopped off seemingly unscathed.
By the time I headed home the wind had shifted to a cross wind and it was quite wet. I took the "shortcut" that bypasses the gate (why have a gate at one end of a bike path, but no-where else!?) but means that there is a small lip of wooden edging to get back on the path. Of course this was nice and slippery and I was going over it at an angle; result was me coming off for the first time in about 3 years (MTB not included).
Hopefully tomorrow is a better day.
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Postby jasonc » Tue May 03, 2016 8:56 pm

Ryan - the cure is a week off. Hope tomorrow is better

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Postby DavidS » Tue May 03, 2016 11:42 pm

21moby21 wrote:Bloody windy in Melbourne today. Not my cup of tea cycling into the wind :evil:
Yeah I noticed that too 8)

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Postby AlexHuggs » Wed May 04, 2016 10:15 am

Mububban wrote:FInally over a cold so back on the bike this morning, 10 degrees but not too dark yet. I actually enjoy riding when it's still dark in the mornings.
Definitely. If I leave a little later the last 5km might be dark.

Fantastic ride in this morning - perfect conditions. New handlebars work a treat. Only problem is I left my keys home so had to wait 20mins for someone to arrive.

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Postby Mububban » Wed May 04, 2016 10:45 am

Had my first ever flat tyre in my entire life yesterday, noticed it before I left work so I must have picked it up just as I finished my ride.
If I can go another ~30 years before my next flat, I'll be a happy man :D
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Postby jdh500 » Thu May 05, 2016 8:48 pm

Never had a flat yet, most of my riding is on roads and cycle ways, currently using two flat bar road bikes with 25mm 700c and 35mm 700c tyres, every time I go over a bit of glass/gravel or sharp twigg etc I wonder if I'll ever get a flat but don't. I do use tyres with decent puncture protection and try to avoid anything likely to cause a puncture where possible.

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Postby warthog1 » Thu May 05, 2016 9:41 pm

I used my car the other day.
I only did so as I had to take my daughter home after karate.
It was a cruddy way to start the day.
Instead of getting to work invigorated I got to work mildly annoyed.
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Postby jasonc » Fri May 06, 2016 9:44 am

hard ride this morning but glorious weather in Brisbane again. got down to 9 degrees this morning. Still no winter gear on but it's getting close.

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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...

Postby bychosis » Fri May 06, 2016 10:05 am

warthog1 wrote:I used my car the other day.
I only did so as I had to take my daughter home after karate.
It was a cruddy way to start the day.
Instead of getting to work invigorated I got to work mildly annoyed.
Now you know why road rage happens, imagine doing it every day!

Cool again this morning, considering upgrading the kit to suit the climate better, but the afternoons aren't cool enough yet to worry about it.

Wish I had some more CCR action. Spotted a guy in front this morning, but soon caught him - he was on a vintage style step through at cruising pace despite looking like he was commuting.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...

Postby warthog1 » Sun May 08, 2016 9:50 pm

Wet ride in for night shift tonight. A steady light rain all day.
It wasn't cold so was still way better than driving.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...

Postby jasonc » Mon May 09, 2016 8:37 am

Thick fog in Brisbane this morning.

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Postby find_bruce » Mon May 09, 2016 9:53 am

warthog1 wrote:Wet ride in for night shift tonight. A steady light rain all day.
It wasn't cold so was still way better than driving.
And the same this morning. On the plus side the rain has removed the smoke & soot from the air

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Postby Lizzy » Mon May 09, 2016 10:54 am

Set out in a fresh 6 degrees, quite the conundrum picking an outfit - although it felt at the beginning like I'd overdone it, ended up OK.

Got to the Karrinyup Rd lights, reached down for my travel mug and AUUUUGH it's on the goshdarn kitchen dingdang bench :( :( Overpowering smell of pies warming up around the RAC building, uurk (/mmmmm!)

Taillight crapped out at some point. Can someone please invent one with an audible low-battery alert, I don't have time, kthx.

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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...

Postby jasonc » Mon May 09, 2016 11:54 am

Lizzy wrote:Taillight crapped out at some point. Can someone please invent one with an audible low-battery alert, I don't have time, kthx.
The Fly6 beeps when it's getting low on battery (where it's operating in light only mode)

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Postby warthog1 » Mon May 09, 2016 12:29 pm

find_bruce wrote: And the same this morning. On the plus side the rain has removed the smoke & soot from the air
Here too. Really good rain overnight.
Heavy rain early on but only light for the trip home.
Still soggy knicks from last night were a bit clammy until they warmed up.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...

Postby biker jk » Mon May 09, 2016 12:50 pm

jasonc wrote:Thick fog in Brisbane this morning.
Shorten?

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Postby jasonc » Mon May 09, 2016 1:17 pm

biker jk wrote:
jasonc wrote:Thick fog in Brisbane this morning.
Shorten?
Anyone who even suggests the current NBN being deployed is the best solution and the one we should have is thick. So no.

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