How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Cowcorner » Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:55 pm
Mind you, should be considerably easier riding home and it's still infinitely more preferable to driving or the lottery that is public transport.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby TailWind » Fri Aug 09, 2013 1:44 pm
gretaboy's a long way up the road - have at it!jasonc wrote:I need some new goals.
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Postby jasonc » Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:02 pm
this image is close enough to my thoughts:TailWind wrote:gretaboy's a long way up the road - have at it!jasonc wrote:I need some new goals.
time would be my issue. happy to do 50-60kms in the morning but in the arvo I have to get home. plus I like hills (they don't like me) which means sometimes it's more up that flat.
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Postby TailWind » Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:07 pm
Good work, I fear I've slacked off a bit this week, less than 300km...broken spoke on primary commuter, riding spare bike, rain .. <insert more excuses here>jasonc wrote:I've had a big week commuting. so far just shy of 330kms.
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Postby jasonc » Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:10 pm
winter in brisbane makes it hard to keep up. want me to take a photo of the terrible weather we are having?TailWind wrote:Good work, I fear I've slacked off a bit this week, less than 300km...broken spoke on primary commuter, riding spare bike, rain .. <insert more excuses here>jasonc wrote:I've had a big week commuting. so far just shy of 330kms.
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Postby TailWind » Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:18 pm
Just had a look at your BoM radar image ...looks vastly different to the one for Melbourne...arrrgh! Think I might have to multi-hop the ride back via some welcoming, cozy and dry old haunts of mine...jasonc wrote:winter in brisbane makes it hard to keep up. want me to take a photo of the terrible weather we are having?TailWind wrote:Good work, I fear I've slacked off a bit this week, less than 300km...broken spoke on primary commuter, riding spare bike, rain .. <insert more excuses here>jasonc wrote:I've had a big week commuting. so far just shy of 330kms.
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Postby gretaboy » Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:21 pm
Gentlemen...a little teaser...looks like I may have up to 3 weeks off In October...jasonc wrote:this image is close enough to my thoughts:TailWind wrote:gretaboy's a long way up the road - have at it!jasonc wrote:I need some new goals.
time would be my issue. happy to do 50-60kms in the morning but in the arvo I have to get home. plus I like hills (they don't like me) which means sometimes it's more up that flat.
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Postby TailWind » Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:28 pm
Route re-calculation in progress....gretaboy wrote:Gentlemen...a little teaser...looks like I may have up to 3 weeks off In October...
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Postby Hamster » Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:34 pm
Congratulations. I'm currently on 250 kms and with the weekend should hit 300 which for me is a BIG week.jasonc wrote:welcome back hamster
I've had a big week commuting. so far just shy of 330kms..
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Postby jasonc » Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:58 pm
hmmm. no chance for me as theres rumours of time off for me coming.TailWind wrote:Route re-calculation in progress....gretaboy wrote:Gentlemen...a little teaser...looks like I may have up to 3 weeks off In October...
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Postby eldavo » Fri Aug 09, 2013 3:44 pm
I'd passed 2 riders and not seen any others last night in 17km out of the city, the raining morning and fun headwind may have not been for everybody's taste =P
Contemplating jogging or waiting for wife to bring the 15mm axle tool I had not put back in pannier after using it on another bike at home (doh), a 3rd rider appeared as I walked up a hill and in a few quick seconds requested a 15mm axle tool. He said you're in luck, I'm a Fixie rider! He seemed as surprised as me probably having seen nobody on his trip to have found me with single chain needing an axle tool I had to apologise for just having excessively lubed the chain given the wet weather with lanolin everywhere, I also had brand new white patched gloves to put aside while he sacrificed his black ones.
Turns out he's a neighbour one secondary street parallel to me, he's ridden his commute here for past 6 years and me 3 years, so it was that small world nice friendly helpful feeling. Legs were fresh from the breakdown rest so made the final few km's a bit easier than a Thursday night normally would into a stiff headwind. Good luck feeling and didn't take much more time. Ironically my daughter was upset when I got home cos she thought she was going out with Mummy to help Daddy fix his bike. Can't win them all =P
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Summernight » Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:20 pm
I forgot the little incident on the ride in this morning, probably because it is a cycling black spot and I'm used to having people almost right hook me there. The car saw me just before it crossed the bike lane (which was obscured by a truck that had ignored the keep clear sign).
This evening wasn't the best commute home with the Friday moron traffic. A superannuation company branded car failed to check before ducking into the left lane and pushing me into the gutter because he ducked into where I already was. He was then stuck at the lights 20m ahead and I politely told him what he had done and to look next time. He seemed apologetic and gave me the thumbs up when I asked him to look next time. I might also write to the company too.
Then on the downhill 'Copenhagen' lane on Albert Street a car pops around from behind an illegally parked car and turns into a driveway without checking the bike lane. Braking and shouting by me was involved in that one. I don't think she heard.
Further down the same road the construction workers had parked their bulldozer truck trailer completely over the bike lane at the crucial spot where the bike lane moves out from the gutter and the left turning car lane crosses the bike lane. I shouted that it wasn't the smartest place to park their trailer to the construction worker I saw nearby but either he didn't hear me or didn't care.
So not the greatest ride home. I should have some MM footage to upload on Monday...
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Postby gretaboy » Mon Aug 12, 2013 8:58 am
Apart from the fwit the ride was ok apart from having Monday-itis legs. They really didnt want to work all that well this morning. Got all week to warm them up I guess.
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Postby bychosis » Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:56 am
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Postby TailWind » Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:28 am
Windy again this morning, but fairly warm, and back on my primary commuter. The northerly blew me into the Melbourne CBD, so I didn't have to work too hard...suited me just fine on a Monday morning...
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Postby Thrilloilogy » Mon Aug 12, 2013 7:35 pm
It was nice till a pedestrian played chicken with me on the bike path 5 or 6 times city bound on the Epping Rd/Gore Hill Cycleway near the bus stop at Longueville Rd. I was at an appropriately slow speed, and riding a predictable line. All the other disembarked passengers had moved over to the other side, except her. We somehow managed to pass without colliding; and in frustration after I passed I muttered "far out" to which I hear a "how rude" comment from her. Now I feel guilty; however as I wasn't intending to be rude hence why no expletives and if she couldn't see the blindingly obvious frustration she caused me by walking randomly then I give up! Not sure what else I could have done.
And then to top off the ride a black 4wd that had a quiet engine didn't have its lights on; and I almost rode into its path.
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Postby jasonc » Mon Aug 12, 2013 8:52 pm
welcome to ACF
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby eldavo » Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:32 pm
Happened at a crossing just as passing a rider I caught up to, then had to stop.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Mugglechops » Tue Aug 13, 2013 7:42 am
My mate got blown off the road 3 times but my extra 30kgs kept me going straight
Toughest 12kms in a while.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby gretaboy » Tue Aug 13, 2013 8:40 am
That was lucky me...started off with 50k headwinds and eventually it got down to a pleasant 30 k head wind. A neighbour saw me and stopped, I had 15 k to go, and asked if I wanted a lift since his van was getting blown all over the place and he thought I may be having a hard time. I stupidly said thanks but no thanks...thanks TW and Jasoncbychosis wrote:I pity those that had to go the other way but the wild tailwind was something that doesn't happen much outside August for me. Enjoyed crankin home at a good pace and got a decent time out of it.
This morning I had a nice 20 k tailwind...I wish it was more like 50k but I will take what I can. Weather is just brilliant at the moment too
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Postby jasonc » Tue Aug 13, 2013 8:47 am
don't blame me - I have no chance of catching yougretaboy wrote:I stupidly said thanks but no thanks...thanks TW and Jasonc
riverloop smashfest this morning
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Postby TailWind » Tue Aug 13, 2013 8:47 am
Some of the obstacles encountered:
This morning's commute was a bit of a nervous ride along the Darebin Creek Trail in the dark - the wind had been howling overnight, and I was expecting to encounter plenty of debris along the way. Wasn't too bad, had made a mental note of the debris the afternoon before, so no drama on my way into the CBD.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby alkhoo » Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:04 am
About 200m from the office, this lady in her Toyota FT-86 is trying to park in a 90 degree parallel parking spot. First attempt, not right. So, she promptly reverses out (doesn't look, car in front slows then turns into another empty carpark spot). Now, I've seen her non-existent parking skills previously, and she cannot park to save her live, so I was approaching her cautiously. She looks like she's done, but she's not. She's reversed again (without looking for traffic) and nearly backs into me. By this point, I've come to a full stop in the middle of the road. I give an 'Oi!' to no effect but she finally sees me. She apologises and continues to attempt to park her car.
Two hours later, going down for coffee with a mate, and oh my gosh. You'd think that after going to all that trouble to park, she'd at least get it right. Still a parking fail...
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