How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby TailWind » Wed Jul 24, 2013 8:56 am
Bit of a headwind into the Melb CBD this morning, but nothing too dramatic.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Summernight » Wed Jul 24, 2013 10:35 am
Nice ride in this morning... Apart from me being and feeling really slow... oh and the smoke that billowed into the office building's basement carpark from The Australian Club fire which started minutes before I got to work. Someone said the smoke was toxic. I hope not because I inhaled a bit of it.
The Age wrote:
One of Melbourne's most exclusive venues, the Australian Club, is on fire.
Thick black smoke was pouring out of the opulent building on the corner of William and Little Collins streets on Wednesday morning.
Four units from the Metropolitan Fire Brigade were on the scene and it is understood the fire began in a chimney within the club.
The Australian Club is one of Melbourne's most exclusive venues. Photo: Ben Patrick
Established in 1878, The Australian Club was founded by a group of "Melbourne gentlemen" who found it difficult to make the journey in bad weather (due to flooding) to the ultra-exclusive Melbourne Club on Collins Street.
A near-perfect example of late Victorian gold-rush era architecture, the grand and highly decorative building holds an Australian Heritage Listing.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby jasonc » Wed Jul 24, 2013 10:47 am
bottom bracket.Summernight wrote:The bike is making an intermittent creaking noise on revolution of the cranks under pressure. I'm not happy about that but I can't work out where it is coming from (which isn't a surprise).
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Summernight » Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:13 am
Not again....jasonc wrote:bottom bracket.Summernight wrote:The bike is making an intermittent creaking noise on revolution of the cranks under pressure. I'm not happy about that but I can't work out where it is coming from (which isn't a surprise).
(I had to replace the previous BB in November last year. This new one was installed in late January (had a loaner for those few months in between) - that's barely 6 months of use!)
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Lukeyboy » Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:16 am
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby jasonc » Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:26 am
you ride in all weather?Summernight wrote:Not again....jasonc wrote:bottom bracket.Summernight wrote:The bike is making an intermittent creaking noise on revolution of the cranks under pressure. I'm not happy about that but I can't work out where it is coming from (which isn't a surprise).
(I had to replace the previous BB in November last year. This new one was installed in late January (had a loaner for those few months in between) - that's barely 6 months of use!)
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Rex » Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:45 am
No easier than normal... 36.8km/hr average for 26km's was tough. A couple of Strava KOM's and PB's
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Summernight » Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:49 am
Yes, all weather. It does get an intermittent wipe-down every now and again to remove dirt and grit around the BB.jasonc wrote:you ride in all weather?
It is an external hollowtech BB. I have a spare ready in case this one packs it in as badly as the other FSA one did (cranks seized up), although this current creak only started yesterday.
How many kms... Um... The Garmin says just over 1100kms for this year which should correspond with how many kms this BB has done.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby CXCommuter » Wed Jul 24, 2013 12:20 pm
No easier than normal... 36.8km/hr average for 26km's was tough. A couple of Strava KOM's and PB's [/quo
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Yesterdays extremely strong northerly was simply hell (for those NOR), did manage a PB and top 5 position on a segment by riding past home and turning around to head south for a km or so, with the commuter I run out gears around 50km/h (46x12)- would love a compact but funding is an issue and with the 53 cr I tend to cross chain too much. Will be getting a 26-11 cassette when the current one is replaced.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby dajackal » Wed Jul 24, 2013 6:22 pm
halfway into the bend i hear a car right next to me. i turn my head and realise the car was trying to pass. just as i gave him the finger and he just accelerated to overtake me on a single lane, with me 1/3 already in the lane. almost clipped me. he kept driving without batting a eye.
ridiculous
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby gretaboy » Thu Jul 25, 2013 9:01 am
Uneventful ride all up. Sun has disappeared and got some serious cloud cover, just got to hope it doesnt rain on the way home.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby alkhoo » Thu Jul 25, 2013 11:05 am
Tuesday, took the car.
Wednesday, back to the Southern Cross - Port Melbourne - Southern Cross train/bike commute. It's only 4km-ish each way and feeling good, I hammered it both ways. I paid for it last night and so just a gentle ride in this morning. Saving my legs for this arvo. I'm meeting up with another train/bike commuter. We're going to get off at Gisborne and ride home to Kyneton. I'm hoping Mt. Macedon southside is not on the menu today...
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Postby Dropbear20 » Thu Jul 25, 2013 11:29 am
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby TailWind » Thu Jul 25, 2013 12:55 pm
Cold this morning, but also done at a good clip. It'll be a mad dash this afternoon to be back in time for a telecon, and it's the hilly MYT ride too...
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Summernight » Thu Jul 25, 2013 1:14 pm
I was thinking I may have been a bit underdressed this morning, but it turned out fine. The feet and fingers stayed warm so that was good.
Passed a few riders on the flat stretch of road after Albert St, East Melbourne turns into Elizabeth, Richmond last night. There were a few more than normal! I definitely like riding at my own pace and not behind someone else (unless they are going the same speed as me, of course, which would be nice to draft. )
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby __PG__ » Thu Jul 25, 2013 3:29 pm
Cold this morning...my eyes were tearing up a few times.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby rheicel » Thu Jul 25, 2013 5:02 pm
The sucking of wheel is OK imo but the flashing light really is the real sucks.__PG__ wrote:I had an awful wheelsucker on my commute home a few nights ago, blinding me with his overly-bright flashing light which was aligned perfectly with my mirror.
Cold this morning...my eyes were tearing up a few times.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby gabrielle260 » Thu Jul 25, 2013 7:35 pm
.... I will leave you, dear reader, to supply adjectives
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby rheicel » Thu Jul 25, 2013 7:44 pm
-Two cyclist taking both lanes on the shared path, worst is one of them have this super powerful blinky while cruising in fully lit shared path.
-Pedestrian walking along the middle lane of the bike path. My bell is not effective as this lady is wearing a headset, probably with her iPod in full volume.
-Another cyclist with 1800 lumens of LED pointing horizontally blinding all cyclist and pedestrians in opposite direction
-Dumb jogger who couldn't decide which lane to take. FFS, there is a lane for bike, and a dedicated lane for pedestrians, why take all three of them?
O, and by the way, all these happens along Epping Road Bike Path.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Boognoss » Thu Jul 25, 2013 8:35 pm
Hey what time and what direction were you riding this arvo?rheicel wrote:Arvo commute was quite uncomfortable.
-Two cyclist taking both lanes on the shared path, worst is one of them have this super powerful blinky while cruising in fully lit shared path.
-Pedestrian walking along the middle lane of the bike path. My bell is not effective as this lady is wearing a headset, probably with her iPod in full volume.
-Another cyclist with 1800 lumens of LED pointing horizontally blinding all cyclist and pedestrians in opposite direction
-Dumb jogger who couldn't decide which lane to take. FFS, there is a lane for bike, and a dedicated lane for pedestrians, why take all three of them?
O, and by the way, all these happens along Epping Road Bike Path.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby rheicel » Thu Jul 25, 2013 8:39 pm
Hi Simon,Boognoss wrote:Hey what time and what direction were you riding this arvo?
I think that was around 6PM. I was only riding from Lane Cove West to North Ryde.
http://app.strava.com/activities/69652957
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Boognoss » Thu Jul 25, 2013 8:42 pm
Phew wasn't me then, I was heading the same way super early with "only" 1400 lumens flashing.rheicel wrote:Hi Simon,Boognoss wrote:Hey what time and what direction were you riding this arvo?
I think that was around 6PM. I was only riding from Lane Cove West to North Ryde.
http://app.strava.com/activities/69652957
http://app.strava.com/activities/69648854
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby rheicel » Thu Jul 25, 2013 8:48 pm
, great commuting distance there Simon.Boognoss wrote:Phew wasn't me then, I was heading the same way super early with "only" 1400 lumens flashing.rheicel wrote:Hi Simon,Boognoss wrote:Hey what time and what direction were you riding this arvo?
I think that was around 6PM. I was only riding from Lane Cove West to North Ryde.
http://app.strava.com/activities/69652957
http://app.strava.com/activities/69648854
Cheers, Simon
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Postby Boognoss » Thu Jul 25, 2013 9:37 pm
Thanks, a combination of necessity (preferring cycling to buses) and not bothering to put on cycling gear for sub-45 min rides makes a difference for merheicel wrote:, great commuting distance there Simon.Boognoss wrote:Phew wasn't me then, I was heading the same way super early with "only" 1400 lumens flashing.rheicel wrote: Hi Simon,
I think that was around 6PM. I was only riding from Lane Cove West to North Ryde.
http://app.strava.com/activities/69652957
http://app.strava.com/activities/69648854
Cheers, Simon
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