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

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Postby jasonc » Fri Feb 10, 2017 10:03 pm

Ended up with just under 100kms for the day. Good to finish the week with a tail wind

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Postby jasonc » Mon Feb 13, 2017 7:47 pm

Beat the storm home by 60 seconds if I was lucky

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Postby Abby » Tue Feb 14, 2017 11:26 am

Sooooo much cooler for the commute in Brisbane this morning... :-)
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Postby cancan64 » Tue Feb 14, 2017 2:30 pm

Not going to complain about the wind anymore after passing commuters in windy Wellington this morning. ... glad I dont live here anymore
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Postby caneye » Mon Feb 20, 2017 9:20 am

early commute today, out of the door at 6. 1st time this year i've had to use lights for commuting.

heat wave, torrential rain, hail .. and now autumn-like mornings. all within 3 days.

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Postby cancan64 » Mon Feb 20, 2017 10:35 am

Climbing up the last hill before work this morning and a car has come up from a side street... I am guessing but he looked right and the coast was clear so they has planted it ....of course they were in such a rush they didnt look straight ahead which just so happened to be where I was...fortunately he cut the corner short and I was wide enough to clear some upcoming parked cars that he hit me around the rear door section. He heard the thump and stopped and I was able to stay up again... so survived this months hit...8 days to go before a new month and the target sign comes alight again
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Postby ironhanglider » Tue Feb 21, 2017 11:27 am

Bit of a mixed bag today.

Before I even left I dropped my Fly 6 (version1) on the concrete with a sickening smack. It doesn't turn on now. :cry:

It was a beautiful day for a ride. :)

I stopped to help a bloke whose derailler hanger had broken. I carry a chain breaker in my tool kit, so I offered to turn his bike into a single speed. :) He was grateful because he still had a way to go, and appointments to keep. He said that he would help me out if I wanted to take kids to the cricket next season. :wink: He gave me his card and even I recognized his name as a former international cricketer. 8)

I hurried to work because I was late and discovered that instead of lunch I had a plum puree. :oops:

Cheers,

Cameron

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

Postby ironhanglider » Tue Feb 21, 2017 11:27 am

Bit of a mixed bag today.

Before I even left I dropped my Fly 6 (version1) on the concrete with a sickening smack. It doesn't turn on now. :cry:

It was a beautiful day for a ride. :)

I stopped to help a bloke whose derailler hanger had broken. I carry a chain breaker in my tool kit, so I offered to turn his bike into a single speed. :) He was grateful because he still had a way to go, and appointments to keep. He said that he would help me out if I wanted to take kids to the cricket next season. :wink: He gave me his card and even I recognized his name as a former international cricketer. 8)

I hurried to work because I was late and discovered that instead of lunch I had a plum puree. :oops:

Cheers,

Cameron

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

Postby ChrisR24 » Tue Feb 21, 2017 1:55 pm

I did my first commute ride into work today. After a bit of mucking around to get organised, the ride went smooth. Actually faster than my test rides. It was probably a bit cooler though so that helped.

I have to get panniers though as using a backpack was not comfortable.

Now I have to survive getting home later today. :)

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Postby jasonc » Tue Feb 21, 2017 2:17 pm

cameron - kudos to you. i always offer assistance. it sometimes keeps the puncture fairy away
chrisR - welcome to commuting. before you consider panniers, have a look at the deuter back packs with the air comfort pro system. that was mesh is sitting on your back with a gap between that and your bag. allowing for a little bit of air flow.

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Postby tabb » Tue Feb 21, 2017 2:49 pm

+1 for the backpack. I've got an osprey escapist and it has all the right pockets, rain cover, pouch for a hydration bladder (great in bris this time of year) etc. Just don't try buying anything like that locally or you'll pay double compared to the likes of chainreaction.

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Postby cancan64 » Tue Feb 21, 2017 3:03 pm

I use a Deuter bag as well.... nice and comfortable... it is a pain when I have a big load and use a normal backpack but try not to do that to often
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Postby ChrisR24 » Tue Feb 21, 2017 3:14 pm

Thanks for the tip. I'll have a look into the backpacks as well. I'll make a separate thread if I have further questions.

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

Postby jasonc » Tue Feb 21, 2017 3:39 pm

chris - where are you commuting from/to?

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Postby ChrisR24 » Tue Feb 21, 2017 5:54 pm

I commute from the Mt Ommaney area to Milton at the moment. The office is changing to the CBD sometime this year, so I'll be riding in further along the riverside path. I get to use the western freeway bikepath as well and both are pretty good I think.

I made it back ok this afternoon in the heat although the butt was getting a bit sore near the finish. :) According to Strava it was a 21km ride home. It's a bit less in the morning as I take different routes to make it safer overall.

Going to take it easy over the next 2 days and try for another commute ride on Friday, assuming the weather is ok.

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

Postby jasonc » Tue Feb 21, 2017 8:17 pm

I live in the centenary suburbs too - commuting in to the city. As does Adam. Hope to catch up with you soon

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Postby ChrisR24 » Wed Feb 22, 2017 7:50 am

Catch up? You'll catch up, overtake and probably lap me. :D

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Postby adam0bmx0 » Wed Feb 22, 2017 12:48 pm

jasonc wrote:I live in the centenary suburbs too - commuting in to the city. As does Adam. Hope to catch up with you soon
Yup im in Jindalee and head into the CBD. :)

Im a late leaver, around 8am. Lots of folk are on their way from 6am onwards. Are they pulling 9 hour days or leaving at 3pm, who knows!

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Postby jasonc » Wed Feb 22, 2017 1:40 pm

adam0bmx0 wrote:Im a late leaver, around 8am. Lots of folk are on their way from 6am onwards. Are they pulling 9 hour days or leaving at 3pm, who knows!
no. some of just ride for a couple of hours before work as we don't have weekend leave passes.

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

Postby fat and old » Wed Feb 22, 2017 2:20 pm

Accursed northerlies. :? Good for Davids today tho :)

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Postby fat and old » Wed Feb 22, 2017 5:49 pm

And to make my day, the rear wheel finally warped beyond safety....as in I have to release the brakes all of the way for it to spin a little :lol: Oh well, at least I got full use out of it.

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

Postby jasonc » Wed Feb 22, 2017 8:24 pm

Head wind. Unpleasant

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Postby DavidS » Wed Feb 22, 2017 9:29 pm

fat and old wrote:Accursed northerlies. :? Good for Davids today tho :)
Ooh yes, nice ride home tonight :D

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

Postby g-boaf » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:48 am

Quiet commute, surprisingly so. Plenty of security presence around here though, more Police than you've ever seen. Anyone would think there is a world leader nearby... ;) We have ABC24 here at the moment (eek!) plus all of the states Police force, just about. Helicopters overhead yesterday.

My legs felt pretty good this morning, quick but it felt effortless :) Forgot my gloves though, that's not good.

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

Postby jasonc » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:55 am

overnight temperatures are returning to more pleasant levels in Brisbane. Perfect weather after a sleep in for a cruise in having a chat

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