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

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 6:52 pm
by jasonc
For those who haven't left in Brisbane, maybe the bus/train would be a better option. That was "WET"

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

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 7:01 pm
by nickobec
Need to practice riding my TT bike, so off to work with a small handlebar bag carrying the required goodies. Flatted due to double gee, fixed and started picking up pace, nasty easterly crosswind did not give me a good time on my 17.4km practise TT. Did decent pace on the 10km to Canning Bridge, even gave a bunny on a road bike a bit of rope, then after Canning Bridge reeled the bunny in, chased down a guy on a TT bike, sat behind him for about 1km (AT) 41kph, a lot of traffic in both directions, before opening the legs up and surprising myself by sitting on 47kph for a km before slowing for traffic, then I could only manage 44kph for the last km, but overall very happy with the last couple of kms, now to be able to do that speed and intensity over 16km.

PS I think I had the guy on the TT bike, with his Iphone on his bars, on my wheel for the last couple of kms, so probably not the only one setting a strava PB today

Overall a good way to start the week, except that puncture.

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

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 7:09 pm
by Comedian
I left early and got home "damp". Also had a flat on the way home... Thing is I'd put slime in the tube so when the tyre got down to about 30 psi it held for the trip home. Wohoo!

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

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 12:30 am
by Timeonabike
Ah good, till I got stuck behind a slow heavy guy on a !! BAN ME NOW FOR SWEARING !! squeaky K-mart MTB going up of of the hills I also do.
Couldn't over take due to car traffic so had to just fall in behind and take it slow...and then he slowed down even more as we got to the top o' the hill. Bah.
Bike traffic on my commute is very rare, so I guess I can't really complain, but I will, and have done so.

Cheers

Time

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

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 7:44 am
by TailWind
Hot in Melbourne yesterday afternoon for the ride back, plus there was a grass fire which blanketed some of the suburbs in smoky haze. The fire was in the northern suburbs, thought it might be along one of the trails I ride, but it turned out to be closer to the Hume than the Darebin Creek Trail.
Warm ride in this morning (27C at 4:30am), threatened to rain, but only had a few drops.

Some traffic circle fun yesterday afternoon (smoke from the fires in the first pic):

Will she or won't she?
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Of course she will!
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Nice work, XRY831!
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 7:57 am
by jasonc
almost got to work dry. Then it rained. Hard. Not even the overshoes saved me

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

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 8:00 am
by Comedian
jasonc wrote:almost got to work dry. Then it rained. Hard. Not even the overshoes saved me

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Yuk! Look at how dirty your legs got. They are covered in something horrible! :shock: :roll: :mrgreen:

Me... I better get on my bike and get to work!

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

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 8:37 am
by jasonc
Comedian wrote:
jasonc wrote:almost got to work dry. Then it rained. Hard. Not even the overshoes saved me

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Yuk! Look at how dirty your legs got. They are covered in something horrible! :shock: :roll: :mrgreen:
real men have hairy legs.

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

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 8:39 am
by DaveOZ
I had a nice commute this morning. It's getting coller up here, 12C today.

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

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:49 am
by gretaboy
Well I have been having dramas galore with my bike of late.

Had two flats last week to start with. Then I have been having some trouble with front derailleur switching from small front cog to the large one. So I attempt some adjustments and like a true technician I am now stuck with just one front cog, luckily the big one. After a few days off riding I pump my tyres up ready for this morning. Front one seemed a little low which surprised me, so pump it up and I immediately hear a hissing noise. My third puncture, they do say things come in threes.

This tyre had a massive spilt in it from a piece of glass, it has lasted close to 9000 k's or so with the split so I really cant complain about this flat. Have a new marathon plus tyre so decide to put it on.

This morning I start riding and going up my first little pimple of a hill I feel that something isnt right with the tyres so I stop. Check the front tyre and find that the bead above the valve hasnt seated properly and bulging slightly. Think about going back home, only 1-2 k away but couldnt be bothered so kept going and just hoped that the bulge wouldnt get worse. Cut my commute down to only 45k's as a result of the beading issue..but made it to work ok and have since fixed the beading issue.

Even with such issues and it getting cooler....bike riding so beats driving the car

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

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:00 am
by simonn
gretaboy wrote:it has lasted close to 9000 k's or so
What tyres? I would not be happy to ride on 23-25mm road tyres with that much distance on them. Have stacked as a result of a worn out front before (~7500km, schwalbe durano plus).
gretaboy wrote:...front tyre.. kept going and just hoped that the bulge wouldnt get worse.
:shock: Seriously, fix stuff like this there and then. Get a decent mini-floor pump to take with you. Front tyre blowouts are not fun! (Especially on an expensive Lynsky on a highway!)

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

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:02 am
by Summernight
Had a silver Mercedes buzz me (pass too close) this morning in the same spot as my last buzzing on Feb 5 (by a silver Mercedes then too). I'm thinking it may be the same lady and the same silver Mercedes who doesn't understand giving proper distance when overtaking. The cyclist behind me commented on it as he passed me on the hill (the cyclist said something about how all Mercedes/BMWs think they have a certificate of ownership of the road and can do what they like) so it seems it was noticeable to a third party as to the lack of distance she gave. Pity my GoPro is still not back. :(

It is the only stretch of road on Albert Street at Hoddle Street that doesn't have a dedicated bike lane and cars can get pretty narky around there in peak hour if you exercise your right to claim the full lane (and I'm certainly not going to ride in the dooring zone on the left which is where they want me). It is ironic because the cars get stuck in traffic anyway further up. I wish they'd calm themselves for the mere two blocks of lane sharing before us cyclists get the copenhagen lane and don't bother them anymore.

I don't think I mentioned Mr Maxi Taxi on my Friday commute on the way home either - it was a small side street with speed humps that means that cars are usually not travelling over 35kph... And I'm usually doing around 30-34kph in that area. Mr Maxi Taxi thinks he can overtake me and drives on the wrong side of the road for a significant period of time, but has to slow down for the speed humps so can't quite overtake me (as he amazingly doesn't go over the 40kph speed limit like others do). Mr Maxi Taxi is then forced to pull behind me again as he saw the oncoming traffic. At least he didn't try to force me into the gutter but actually slowed down and slotted back behind me (as the road ends in a T intersection). So he gets points for that. But no points for the ingrained habit of thinking that one MUST pass cyclists.

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

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:04 am
by jasonc
simonn wrote:
gretaboy wrote:it has lasted close to 9000 k's or so
What tyres? I would not be happy to ride on 23-25mm road tyres with that much distance on them.
he said:
gretaboy wrote: Have a new marathon plus tyre so decide to put it on.

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

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:25 am
by __PG__
TailWind wrote:Hot in Melbourne yesterday afternoon for the ride back, plus there was a grass fire which blanketed some of the suburbs in smoky haze. The fire was in the northern suburbs, thought it might be along one of the trails I ride, but it turned out to be closer to the Hume than the Darebin Creek Trail.
Yep, it sure was smokey yesterday.

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

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:27 am
by Crawf
jasonc wrote:almost got to work dry. Then it rained. Hard. Not even the overshoes saved me

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My overshoes are getting a good work out too, ditto they never keep it all out though.
TIP: Don't leave you socks exposed externally, it just creates a channel for the water to seep in and soak down the inside 8)

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

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:29 am
by Comedian
Meh... Another damp commute. :)

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

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:39 am
by jasonc
Crawf wrote:My overshoes are getting a good work out too, ditto they never keep it all out though.
TIP: Don't leave you socks exposed externally, it just creates a channel for the water to seep in and soak down the inside 8)
I well and truly made sure the socks were in the overshoes this morning. They were doing really well, til the heavens opened.

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

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:57 am
by gretaboy
simonn wrote:
gretaboy wrote:it has lasted close to 9000 k's or so
What tyres? I would not be happy to ride on 23-25mm road tyres with that much distance on them. Have stacked as a result of a worn out front before (~7500km, schwalbe durano plus).
gretaboy wrote:...front tyre.. kept going and just hoped that the bulge wouldnt get worse.
:shock: Seriously, fix stuff like this there and then. Get a decent mini-floor pump to take with you. Front tyre blowouts are not fun! (Especially on an expensive Lynsky on a highway!)

Simon....my front tyre still had plenty of tread left on it, only reason I did swap it out was due to the big slit that was caused by a massive chunk of brown glass. I had a new tyre sitting at home so thought it best if I put it on, otherwise I would have still stuck with it.

Yes I know I was being stupid by not fixing it. Had all the gear on me to fix it and was tempting fate...

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

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 8:28 pm
by Dan
Wet wet wet wet wet. No peds to contend with, though ;) and three times faster than the bus.

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

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:21 pm
by TigerFilly
jasonc wrote: real men have hairy legs.
Do real woman have hairy legs too? :lol:
No ride yet this week, I had to stay late at work for a meeting today. Riding tomorrow though!

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

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:39 pm
by Timeonabike
Timeonabike wrote:Ah good, till I got stuck behind a slow heavy guy on a superfantastic squeaky K-mart MTB going up of of the hills I also do.
Couldn't over take due to car traffic so had to just fall in behind and take it slow...and then he slowed down even more as we got to the top o' the hill. Bah.
Bike traffic on my commute is very rare, so I guess I can't really complain, but I will, and have done so.

Cheers

Time
Apologies for the industrial language - though I do like the substitution of superfantastic for the other word.

Both trips today uneventful, with beautiful weather.

Cheers

Time

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

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 8:47 am
by jasonc
TigerFilly wrote:
jasonc wrote: real men have hairy legs.
Do real woman have hairy legs too? :lol:
sure. It goes well with their hairy chest

had a "hairy moment" this morning. coming down seventeen miles rocks rd towards oxley. half way down the hill there is a round about. most cars go straight through except I had one car coming from oxley that thankfully put it's indicator on. quite a bit of brake pressure required. and finally - dry weather!

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

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:01 am
by poohkies
went to the velodrome for some training last night then road home, didn't do any crazy speed just took it easy (couldnt find my mojo)

missed all the rain this morning, still feeling the same as last night, left knee isn't as happy as my right knee at the moment, thinking I might of hurt it yesterday at the velodrome, will take it easy for the rest of the week, as I want to do that 100 mile challange on the weekend!

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

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:21 am
by gretaboy
Just before I was due to leave the rain was coming down heavy. Seriously considered not riding and delayed my start time. Luckily for me the rain stopped and off I went. I did not get a single drop on me the whole ride...I would have been filthy with myself if I had taken the car.

Enjoyed the ride...took an 8k detour to try and score a Strava KOM...and luckily for me and the effort put in I did get it. Was a little flat however so I reckon I have got lots to improve on with regards this segment.

Am really enjoying my riding at the moment

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

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:29 am
by westab
Good ride in this morning - it has been a very slow start to the year but am enjoying the ride at the moment like Gretaboy.

Will be looking for extra kms for the next month to take care of the Christmas kg's and get back to 75kg before the winter.