How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby TailWind » Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:17 am
Celebrated the ability to shift again by taking the scenic route into the CBD via the Darebin trail, not that there is much scenery to admire in the dark...makes for a ride with a difference though anyway. Cool and pleasant conditions all the way into the Melbourne CBD.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Xplora » Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:41 am
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby find_bruce » Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:52 am
Back home, dump the trailer & off to work & I saw a very rare sight - a car driver opened the door 10 cm or so, saw me & stopped opening the door I do not ride in the door zone, but it was nice to see none the less - I thanked her as I rode past.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby jasonc » Thu Jan 24, 2013 11:03 am
there's been camera people/reports up there tuesday and today
today there was a bloke being interviewed with what looked like a radar gun.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby goneriding » Thu Jan 24, 2013 2:57 pm
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Postby Xplora » Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:11 pm
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Sydguy » Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:29 pm
The guy in front of me was keep to the left side and was very hipster sans helmet! The cop nearly came off, swore and then kept going. Probably did not even realise no helmet.
They should at least find cops who can cycle! Was good for a laugh though.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby gretaboy » Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:08 am
Also scored the Strava 1000 Base mile "badge" this morning. Overall doesnt mean much but at least I can say I have ridden a 1000 miles in a month.
Took it very easy riding in this morning, am too tired and sore to do any huge effort
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby bychosis » Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:16 am
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby familyguy » Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:17 am
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Postby jasonc » Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:35 am
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Summernight » Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:48 am
I'm feeling tired and feeling it in the legs, which is in part due to staying up late the past few days playing with the new GoPro and Edge 500 and also from the hot weather. Here's hoping I have more energy for the Triathlon Pink on Sunday otherwise it is going to hurt.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby TailWind » Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:10 pm
Ride in this morning was ok, still pretty warm at 26C around 4:30am.
As far as the new hobby goes:
Hope to give it a try starting this long weekend.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby gretaboy » Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:44 pm
so what are you going to go into...spirits, wine or beerTailWind wrote:Hot ride back in Melbourne yesterday afternoon. Despite it being a multi-hop commute (LBS in Ivanhoe, new hobby shop in Heidelberg, brother's place in Watsonia North), I felt really drained by the time I got back. Odd for the shorter, 30km version of my ride back - but then I had triple-H conditions: Heat, Headwinds, Hills...I know, excuses excuses.
Ride in this morning was ok, still pretty warm at 26C around 4:30am.
As far as the new hobby goes:
Hope to give it a try starting this long weekend.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby TailWind » Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:47 pm
Beer, definitely the beer...hoping to achieve a reasonable Pilsner sometime down the linegretaboy wrote: so what are you going to go into...spirits, wine or beer
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Rhubarb » Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:56 pm
I still maintain that cycling in the rain still beats catching the bus.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby jasonc » Fri Jan 25, 2013 2:03 pm
grrr. It was pissing down when i got up (~5am)Rhubarb wrote:Commute in today was oddly lonely in Brisbane. With heavy rains overnight and a nasty weather forecast, I saw only 2 other cyclists during my 13km commute from Brookfield to Toowong. As it turned out, the rain was very light at 7-8am and I enjoyed a delightful ride in.
I still maintain that cycling in the rain still beats catching the bus.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby gretaboy » Fri Jan 25, 2013 2:12 pm
spirits I reckon could turn out ok, but I reckon the brew your own wine would taste like the proverbialTailWind wrote:Beer, definitely the beer...hoping to achieve a reasonable Pilsner sometime down the linegretaboy wrote: so what are you going to go into...spirits, wine or beer
I believe it is very temperature related...got to have it just right to get a decent drop/beer...from what I have been told
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby TigerFilly » Fri Jan 25, 2013 6:05 pm
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby find_bruce » Fri Jan 25, 2013 6:14 pm
DIY spirits might slow your commuting down - not so much being drunk, more the methanol sending you blindgretaboy wrote:spirits I reckon could turn out ok
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby TraceyG » Tue Jan 29, 2013 9:16 am
Oh well, it's off to my LBS....
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby TailWind » Tue Jan 29, 2013 10:59 am
Cool and drizzly on the way into the Melbourne CBD this morning. Unfortunately, I hadn't packed a spray jacket as it was dry when I started out. Fortunately, the drizzle stopped about 5km from the CBD, and I mostly dried out.
Cruised through this on Heidelberg Rd on Friday unmolested (as one would expect ):
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby InTheWoods » Tue Jan 29, 2013 11:38 am
Had to do a bit of a jump and get some serious airtime.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby dynamictiger » Tue Jan 29, 2013 1:22 pm
Needless to say the trip in was slow and at times grinding as I would think the load on my bike increased by 10 kilograms or more by the time all this stuff was added. In addition I had a head wind all the way.
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