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 TailWind » Fri Dec 21, 2012 8:21 am
Last commute into the CBD for the year this morning...felt a bit weary, perhaps because in my mind I'm already winding down for the upcoming 10 days off....
Looks like I'll finish a smidge under 14k of commuting for the year - there will be a few utility commutes during the break, e.g., to shops, brother's place etc, but not enough make the 14k.
Happy Holidays, everyone!
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby gretaboy » Fri Dec 21, 2012 8:37 am
Seriously, if I can actually catch up to one of them it wont be pretty. I have had a gutful.
This mornings ride was uneventful. Left home without the helmet on and was 50 metres down the road before I realised. Had a headwind all the way to work and it was overcast as well, but didnt rain. Body is very tired at the moment, am falling asleep too early at night and just dont have the oomph in my riding. Been a long year.
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Postby Comedian » Fri Dec 21, 2012 8:43 am
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Postby InTheWoods » Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:13 am
I've had that as a reaction to my own bike lights once or twice if they'd slipped upwards. Not saying that's what happened, but some of our lights can be pretty damn bright.Comedian wrote:So riding home tonight.... late. Still in a local side street an oncoming car sees me, and then turns on his hi beam. He leaves them on. I doubt he would have done it if I'd been in a car. Just another bully...
On my commute today I saw Santa Claus on a bike complete with fake beard and he said Merry Christmas When I told my kids (5 & 3) I saw Santa out exercising getting reading for Christmas day they just about passed out.
A bit later I saw a reindeer on a bike
Was so humid this morning in Bris my gear indicators fogged up inside! I gave up on the sunnies. I seemed to go through a lot of light rain patches too. Got a PB on Mt Cootha this morning in commute mode - 11:20 with heavy wheels, 1.2kg of marathon pluses, and a backpack full of clothes, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, and various other junk.
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Postby Hamster » Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:18 pm
A couple of weeks ago I had some bogan in a commodore ute that was coming in the opposite direction lean out to tell me that my light was on. I couldn't quite make out what he was screaming but given his gestures I'd say he was telling me that my light was working and that he could see me just fine. Motorists like this help restore my faith in humanity.Comedian wrote:So riding home tonight.... late. Still in a local side street an oncoming car sees me, and then turns on his hi beam. He leaves them on. I doubt he would have done it if I'd been in a car. Just another bully...
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Postby eldavo » Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:38 pm
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Postby pacra » Sun Dec 23, 2012 8:49 pm
1 km from home a guy came alongside, told me he had done a round trip to Melb airport, at over 50km each way he looked it. I didn't tell him he did only a little less on a scorching day than I do in a whole week. When the lights changed he took off ... he was no slouch.
Suitably humble I drifted the final click home and sat in front of the air conditioner for 2 hours.
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Postby Ozkaban » Mon Dec 24, 2012 8:49 am
All in all, a great day to be on a bike
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Postby find_bruce » Mon Dec 24, 2012 9:09 am
Don't keep us in suspense eldavo, did you survive the last commute ?eldavo wrote:Just have to survive the last 20km, touch wood =D
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Postby Hamster » Mon Dec 24, 2012 11:41 am
Merry Christmas all and I hope to see you all here in the New Year.
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Postby Comedian » Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:49 pm
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Postby Warnesy » Tue Dec 25, 2012 6:37 am
That's pretty bloody impressive!!Comedian wrote:Uneventful last commute of the year. I rode to work every day bar one this year. Pretty happy with that.
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Postby Hamster » Tue Dec 25, 2012 6:23 pm
Mighty impressive - congratsComedian wrote:Uneventful last commute of the year. I rode to work every day bar one this year. Pretty happy with that.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby TailWind » Mon Dec 31, 2012 2:06 pm
- 13 736.5km worth of commutes
- 1 day off bike in Feb due to bee sting near eye resulting in bad swelling
- 1 day off bike in Oct due to being cleaned up by a car - frame snapped, TW luckily only bruised
- 0 days on alternative transport to work
Here's to many fantastic commutes in 2013 - Happy New Year, all!
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Mon Dec 31, 2012 4:05 pm
It was OK this morning though by 8 when I had showered at work I could feel the day warming up substantially.
Depending on wind and heat I may make the last ride home from work the full distance. Sorta make me feel like I have suffered sufficiently for my art for the year. However BOM reported 40.4C at 12:30 so I imagine I will do all except 6km by train.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby gretaboy » Wed Jan 02, 2013 8:25 am
Ride was good, first half of the ride had a mild headwind which then turned into a leg burner of a headwind for the second half of the ride.
To finish of my year of riding on Monday...I had the pleasure of a P plater, yes who would have guessed, throw a half full bottle of gatoraid at me on my way home. Luckily for me it missed because the way it flew past me I am sure I would have crashed as a result of getting hit.
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Postby find_bruce » Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:09 am
Fortunately most reprobates who throw things from moving cars aren't bright enough to understand the physics involved with throwing from one moving object at another. Unfortunately, even moron's sometimes get lucky. Glad to hear they missed.gretaboy wrote:To finish of my year of riding on Monday...I had the pleasure of a P plater, yes who would have guessed, throw a half full bottle of gatoraid at me on my way home. Luckily for me it missed because the way it flew past me I am sure I would have crashed as a result of getting hit.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby TraceyG » Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:34 am
Unfortunately Angel (roadbike) is waiting for LBS to reopen for some repairs beyond my capability. Fortunately I have more than one bike
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Comedian » Wed Jan 02, 2013 11:03 am
Did a couple of Cootha laps on the way in with some mates which softened the blow.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby TailWind » Wed Jan 02, 2013 2:34 pm
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Hamster » Wed Jan 02, 2013 4:40 pm
I made my target of 7,500 kms for the year and this year I keep the same target but also attempt to include at least 10 rides of 100 kms or more.
I hope everybody here has a wonderful and safe 2013.
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