this one is a euro compliant ebike so governed to 27. No KOMs on it.find_bruce wrote:How many CCR hopefuls did you dash ?Comedian wrote:My legs were slammed by yesterdays ride. No worries... I stole the wifes Gazelle Ebike for the commute. Beats the bus every time and the legs got a lovely light spin.
The "Excuses" Thread
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Postby jasonc » Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:29 am
can we start a thread as it seems to be my only reason not to ride atm.Mulger bill wrote:Denied! Looking after family falls into the "Honourable Reasons" category.jasonc wrote:daughter sick. daddy day care.
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Postby Lizzy » Thu Oct 25, 2012 12:42 pm
Industry Networking Event of Joy last night, suits all swanned off to Lamont's or wherever in their Audis afterward leaving a great big banner and sack full of abandoned company-themed trinkets for me to schlep home, Office of Schmooze needed the banner back first thing on pain of death. And it's such a nice day too
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Postby jasonc » Fri Nov 02, 2012 8:32 am
Though I did do a short ride this morning
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Postby Chris249 » Mon Nov 12, 2012 2:58 pm
Thirty stitches inside the wound (about 45mm deep and 15mm wide) and 17 outside. I think we can call that an honourable excuse.
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Postby jasonc » Mon Nov 12, 2012 3:18 pm
Chris249 wrote:My wife's about to have her second break from commuting in about five years after a crash in the Half Fling MTB race yesterday.
Thirty stitches inside the wound (about 45mm deep and 15mm wide) and 17 outside. I think we can call that an honourable excuse.
it's an injury, so it counts. there's a separate thread.
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Postby hannos » Tue Nov 13, 2012 9:32 am
Chris249 wrote:My wife's about to have her second break from commuting in about five years after a crash in the Half Fling MTB race yesterday.
Thirty stitches inside the wound (about 45mm deep and 15mm wide) and 17 outside. I think we can call that an honourable excuse.
pfft. Soft.
Wind was blowing 40km/h with gusts up to 55km/h this morning (4:30am) so I reset my alarm and drove to work. I don't need to ride in traffic with those sorts of wind.
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Postby J-Tim » Tue Nov 13, 2012 2:56 pm
hannos wrote: Wind was blowing 40km/h with gusts up to 55km/h this morning (4:30am) so I reset my alarm and drove to work. I don't need to ride in traffic with those sorts of wind.
Was riding to work around 6.30am and it wasn't all that bad. Certainly rode in worse conditions.
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Postby Comedian » Wed Nov 14, 2012 4:54 pm
That sounds sensible to me. Safety first!hannos wrote:Chris249 wrote:My wife's about to have her second break from commuting in about five years after a crash in the Half Fling MTB race yesterday.
Thirty stitches inside the wound (about 45mm deep and 15mm wide) and 17 outside. I think we can call that an honourable excuse.
pfft. Soft.
Wind was blowing 40km/h with gusts up to 55km/h this morning (4:30am) so I reset my alarm and drove to work. I don't need to ride in traffic with those sorts of wind.
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Postby master6 » Mon Jan 21, 2013 1:07 pm
Fair enough, even perhaps, wise.__PG__ wrote:Too smoky today in Melbourne.
Call it a rest day, but make sure you catch up later in the week. We cant have you slipping behind in your training program
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Postby gretaboy » Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:09 am
isnt that snorkel and goggles were invented forjasonc wrote:lots of rain forecast for Brisbane today (suggestions of up to 200mm). could have got to work, probably would have had to swim home.
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Postby ColinOldnCranky » Sun Feb 03, 2013 10:56 pm
Saturday morning my right hip was giving me grief. I cut my usual long weekend ride into half. Has remained fairly sore since and am spoiling myself with some limping, reduced activity generally, ice packs and NSAIDs. I am thinking (hoping) it was from some lunges I did without concentration as I would hate to see something chronic coming long or having surgery or long recovery time.
I have Monday at home and I will be using public transport a lot more over the next several days.
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Re: The "Excuses" Thread
Postby __PG__ » Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:27 am
So I think I'll take a week off.
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Postby twizzle » Tue Feb 19, 2013 1:06 pm
I had to drop a kids bike and some booster seats off to a guy at work, so it just seemed like a good time to have a day off the bike and drive in.
Weird.
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Postby find_bruce » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:48 am
Beautiful morning for a ride & I can't enjoy it.
On the plus side it should be a good ride home
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Postby Lizzy » Fri Apr 26, 2013 6:04 pm
I think the universe is punishing me though; I innocently sat down on the grass in the courtyard with my lunch and halfway to the ground my quad went bang Had the wheat bag on it all afternoon and made a few gentle attempts to stretch it out and it seems to be settling down. Humph!
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Postby Apple » Fri Apr 26, 2013 8:10 pm
I don't often read this Excuses Thread, but Hey Girlfriend 'you lost me"I have no idea what you just wrote. maybe I am just to ethinic to get it.Lizzy wrote:Drove in today due to combination of laziness, resentfulness at not having got my leave app in before the rest of my dept, and needing to do a grocery haul bigger than the panniers.
I think the universe is punishing me though; I innocently sat down on the grass in the courtyard with my lunch and halfway to the ground my quad went bang Had the wheat bag on it all afternoon and made a few gentle attempts to stretch it out and it seems to be settling down. Humph!
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