How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby VRE » Fri Aug 30, 2013 1:01 pm
Out, damn'd Friday legs! out, I say!
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby clackers » Fri Aug 30, 2013 3:02 pm
Working from home has other advantages, Shaun!Mulger bill wrote:Riding the Citrix today
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Mulger bill » Fri Aug 30, 2013 3:14 pm
Dual monitor setup at home makes it easier to play with large docs too.
Hmmm, I might try to hit up the boss for a second monitor if the toaster at work can handle it...
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Orion » Sat Aug 31, 2013 3:13 pm
Was lovely weather for riding too
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Postby VRE » Mon Sep 02, 2013 6:51 am
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby TailWind » Mon Sep 02, 2013 9:21 am
Pleasant ride into the CBD this morning, good conditions, no dramas.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Summernight » Mon Sep 02, 2013 2:21 pm
This morning the light turned green at Hoddle and Albert/Elizabeth when I was a fair way out, but I know this light and know that if I sprint it I should be able to make it. No cars around the near vicinity either to have to watch out for.
I engaged the sprint mode on my legs (which is a feat in itself on a Monday) and passed a cyclist who was clearly faster than me and had been pulling away from me prior to me engaging the sprint. I knew as I passed him that if I missed the light I'd look like a complete idiot. Anyway, lungs burning, legs pumping, pedals grinding... I made it!!! The light hadn't even turned yellow after I'd gone through the windy intersection so the fast cyclist must have decided that since I was sprinting he'd sprint too and he also caught it. Of course, after that I was stuffed and couldn't get the breathing back down to anything acceptable so must have sounded like a chain saw until I finally got a red light about four blocks later (to stop and get a breather). But I got the light.
Achievement of the day.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby jasonc » Mon Sep 02, 2013 2:29 pm
well done. now make a strava segment out of itSummernight wrote:Achievement of the day.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Summernight » Mon Sep 02, 2013 3:59 pm
jasonc wrote:well done. now make a strava segment out of itSummernight wrote:Achievement of the day.
Not going down the slippery slope that is Strava. Plus I'm betting it already has a strava segment and I wouldn't get in the top 100 (even though the posted speed limit is 40 and I got up to 40. )
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Thrilloilogy » Mon Sep 02, 2013 7:47 pm
They then make all these silly noises that sound like "no no no". I just slowed, and said "it's a road, next time keep to the left or stay on the nature strip. I bet they'd be the sort of people who would have a whinge every time they see a cyclist riding on a footpath. Then when the road has a dead end and goes to a share path to link to the next street, there are some more pensioners ahead and they all managed to move to the left and we even had some nice conversation such as "it's a nice night for a ride" etc! Made me feel better; but they would have heard my grumpiness at their other mates.
I wish I had kept my cool and kept riding!
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby limbot » Mon Sep 02, 2013 11:02 pm
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby VRE » Tue Sep 03, 2013 7:48 am
... and of course by the posted speed limit.limbot wrote:Beautiful morning here in Hobart this morning. Got the bike up to 75.6 kmh and was only constrained by the cars in front of me
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Postby jasonc » Tue Sep 03, 2013 8:19 am
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Hamster » Tue Sep 03, 2013 8:36 am
I’ve virtually abandoned my bike locker at Deagon and now my usual commute is to Northgate, increasing my daily distance from 30 kms to 50. In the near future I’m planning on increasing it further and going all the way into work. Seventy kilometres a day will be a BIG ask for a fat, bald, grumpy old guy but if I can achieve this it’ll make me a fat, bald, grumpy old guy that rides 70 kms a day .
The weather of late has been beautiful weather for riding but of late the evening headwinds have started up again .
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Lukeyboy » Tue Sep 03, 2013 8:48 am
All dry on the northside. Even blue sky.jasonc wrote:what's that damp stuff on the road and coming from the sky? been over a month since we've had rain in Brissy. Copped a bit of drizzle on the extended commute this morning. Tomorrow, I'm in the honourable reasons thread with a sick child (will still try and squeeze in a ride)
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Rhubarb » Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:01 am
Trailgator / Tagalong - no excuses !!!jasonc wrote:what's that damp stuff on the road and coming from the sky? been over a month since we've had rain in Brissy. Copped a bit of drizzle on the extended commute this morning. Tomorrow, I'm in the honourable reasons thread with a sick child (will still try and squeeze in a ride)
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Postby gretaboy » Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:14 am
Due to having to do work outside of core business hours, I had to lug the laptop home. I am just glad I dont have to do this on a daily basis. The thing gets heavy after a while and what made it worse was knowing I had to lug it back into work the next day.
Yesterday morning and this morning I have had very thick fog to deal with. At one point this morning I felt that the fog was so thick that I could actually chew on it...it was a strange feeling...clothes get quite damp as a result. But much rather the fog than rain so am still a happy chappy.
Had one smart arse trucker release his air brakes or such when he got next to me this morning. I took it as blatant attempt to try and startle me...am yet to check the go pro footage and if he has a name/number on his truck he will be getting an abusive call from a private number.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby jasonc » Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:17 am
Rhubarb wrote:Trailgator / Tagalong - no excuses !!!jasonc wrote:what's that damp stuff on the road and coming from the sky? been over a month since we've had rain in Brissy. Copped a bit of drizzle on the extended commute this morning. Tomorrow, I'm in the honourable reasons thread with a sick child (will still try and squeeze in a ride)
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby __PG__ » Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:27 am
Was a little thirsty when I got to work.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby TailWind » Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:47 am
Also discovered an almost surgical 15mm cut in my rear tyre, extending from just below the reflective strip on the sidewall though to the tread, exposing the blue puncture protection strip. Applied some shoe goo to seal the cut and hopefully stop it from tearing further.
Cooler this morning, pleasant ride into the CBD.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby alkhoo » Tue Sep 03, 2013 10:10 am
Rode yesterday morning into work. Uneventful. Left the bike in the office overnight - it's getting a new saddle and 'weekend' wheels today. Looking forward to giving the new wheels a go tomorrow.
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