How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
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Postby RobertL » Tue Nov 07, 2017 4:50 pm
jasonc wrote:Robertl - http://www.bikeradar.com/commuting/news ... ike-51151/
Oooh - it "isn't hopeless". High praise indeed! LOL.
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Postby cancan64 » Thu Nov 09, 2017 10:10 am
If anyone is interested re my ride this weekend, below is a link to the Live event tracking. The ride starts 8am Friday (NZ time so add 2hrs for East Coast and 3hrs for Qld). I presume live tracking will start just before then… (when the dots start moving). I am hoping to be commuting to work on Monday, gingerly at a guess.
https://megagrind2017.maprogress.com/?id=12061
Organisers spiel about the ride:
‘The ride itself is 780km of bikepacking goodness including the Waikato River Trail, the Timber Trail, out to the coast and heading north through Marakopa and Kawhia, then back inland to Ngaruawahia, Hamilton and Cambridge, then back to Rotorua via Putaruru and through the forest to Mamaku. As much singletrack, gravel road and quiet backcountry roads as we can muster.
There are not too many rules.
Do it all yourself, no outside support, commercial services only, no staying in private homes. No entry fee, no podium at the finish, and you must ride 100% of the course.
The fast riders should be able to complete the ride in three days, but there are no cutoff times so you can take it as long as you want.’
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Postby RobertL » Thu Nov 09, 2017 10:51 am
When I ride, the journey is about 9.5km and it takes me about 30 minutes.
And my public transport is pretty good!
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Postby kb » Thu Nov 09, 2017 2:43 pm
Down to 3.5° in Warrandyte but I like a bit of chill if it’s sunny.fat and old wrote:I love this time of the year. Prevailing southerlies at the end of the day, crispy mornings, nice arvos.
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Postby RobertL » Thu Nov 09, 2017 4:53 pm
Yeah - I've never really considered walking to work. Perhaps I should. (I used to walk home occasionally - for the exercise - before I started commuting by bike.)jasonc wrote:6kms? I would have walked if i couldn't ride. It was perfect in Brisbane this morning
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Postby jasonc » Wed Nov 15, 2017 10:27 am
That's where you stop on the left and wait. It's ok, they will get back to driving soonCyclophiliac wrote:An oncoming cyclist this morning just made an excellent case for mandatory cycle-training, riding on the far right of a shared path, and refusing to move left as he approached me.
Another perfect morning in Brisbane this morning
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Postby HenryCharlie » Wed Nov 15, 2017 11:16 am
He will probably have an article published on News.com.au soon, complaining about why he's always copping abuse from male cyclists and their poor attitude.Cyclophiliac wrote:An oncoming cyclist this morning just made an excellent case for mandatory cycle-training, riding on the far right of a shared path, and refusing to move left as he approached me.
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Postby kb » Wed Nov 15, 2017 12:49 pm
Had someone do that to me last night. Only it wasn’t a shared path, it was a segregated bike lane with nowhere to go between intersections!Cyclophiliac wrote:An oncoming cyclist this morning just made an excellent case for mandatory cycle-training, riding on the far right of a shared path, and refusing to move left as he approached me.
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Postby Kronos » Thu Nov 16, 2017 2:21 am
Both got a blast of my "air horn." Both probably think I'm yet another "angry cyclist..." If the shoe was on the other foot... Problem is you would get charged if you kicked their door in, so I wont be doing that any time soon.
I pedaled around town today at 40km/hr. Most motorists are still surprised when a cyclist can keep up with the flow of traffic. Most motorists still don't seem to think they have to indicate when they're parking for cyclists either
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Postby RobertL » Thu Nov 16, 2017 12:20 pm
I work in the Brisbane CBD. We have some drop off/clearway parking in front of our building. Whenever I leave the building to cross the road (on foot) cars will pull out of those parking spots without indicating. You can see them checking behind to make sure that no vehicles are coming, and then pulling out.Kronos wrote: Most motorists still don't seem to think they have to indicate when they're parking for cyclists either
My theory is that they believe that they only have to indicate for other motor vehicles. They just don't see cyclists or pedestrians as worth the effort.
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