How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
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Postby g-boaf » Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:19 pm
Bit windy too, headwind for most of the final part of the ride. But no rain, got lucky there.
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Postby jasonc » Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:35 am
bruce - the answer is either too many or not enough
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby bychosis » Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:30 pm
Got surprised as a commuter on a roadie passed me with ease up a hill. I wasn't working hard and felt like he flew past. Rarely see other commuters out.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby bychosis » Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:08 pm
A spoke broke this morning. Initially thought my recent brake repair work had failed, but no. Twisted it arpind an adjacent spoke and continued on. Quick look at lunchtime showed no chance of an easy repair. Disc rotor will need to come off and the tyre and rim strip to get the nipple out. It broke at the threaded section. Probably change tyres while I'm at it now. Front to back and new on the front. The rear is almost done.
Trip home was good. Stopped to try to get a photo of the land mullet that seem to be frequent visitors to one section of trail but it turned and went back bush before I could get my phone sorted. Unfortunately someone has been putting sticks and logs across one section of trail close to home. No idea what they think most of them will do as majority are very easy to ride over. If I had more time I would have cleared a few off. Will save that for next commute.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby g-boaf » Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:03 pm
I dislike the cooler weather now - much prefer riding in higher termperatures.
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Postby bychosis » Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:55 am
The commuter bike hasn't had a lot of kms in the last couple of years which I'm starting to rectify otherwise I would have been on bigger tyres a lot sooner. 23mm was what I had at build time.
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Postby CmdrBiggles » Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:03 pm
Rides aka ("country commutes"!) so far:
1. Bright to Buckland Valley bridge end-of-tarmac, 22.4km (turnaround; none of us are on gravel grinders, but skinny roadies). Quick caffeine hit in Porepunkah. Free applies by the roadside from growers. Quiet, rolling road, friendly locals, views. Beautiful rest stop on the grassy banks of the Buckland. A cool in the morning, sweaty hot sun on the return around noon.
2. Bright-Harrietville alpine trail; winding 26km gradual uphill; fast return trip was on the wide, open Great Alpine Way, a few local drivers, big rigs heading up to the alps and even a cold-store semi roaring up the road. "A refrigerated semi!? Here!?"
3. Three of our group completed the Bright to Wangaratta railtrail, buffeted about a little by a S-westerly breeze. Hitched a ride in the bus coming from Wang back to Bright. The trail is excellent, but exposed in many places. Surface non-descript, varying from black tarmac to white seal.
4. Bright to Wandi Pub for dinna last night — but of course!
7.4km one way, half the group along the Bright to Wandi trail (in darkness by 7.30pm), the other preferring the constant uphill with traffic of the road.
5. Short ride this arvo somewhere local (prolly just a caffeine stop by the Ovens) before beginning the pack-up.
Having arrived last Saturday late, long before Easter (and prices are about to skyrocket for everything from petrol to campsites), we have no wish to share the pleasant, relaxed environment we have lapped up with noisy, nosey, nefarious Easter holiday makers from Big Town, and we will be leaving tomorrow am for the trip home south.
My TCR now sets the road behind on fire with a mega-bright Lezyne Strip Pro 300 lumen rear light.
Woohoo! "Can you see me now!?
2021 Dragon Raptor e-scooter ['Yellow Peril']
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby g-boaf » Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:15 am
Not sure what happens this afternoon for the ride home.
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Postby Lizzy » Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:03 pm
Came past a nasty looking crash in Leederville, a big group had stopped to render assistance and comfort a very distressed rider ... they had all the help they needed, so I walked past carefully and kept going but gads, even nearly 2yrs after my crash the sight of her made me wobble a bit Not that I lacked empathy before, but it was a stark reminder of how it felt
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby bychosis » Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:17 pm
Yesterday commute route 2 on commuter bike. Felt quick and strata tells me 2nd best time on a couple of segments with PB from 2018. Homeward was a bit less pleasant with a southerly headwind.
Chickened out today with heavy rain predicted.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby bychosis » Thu Apr 04, 2024 4:08 pm
Just checked one segment from yesterday arvo. I've got a little way to go having done 5 and the legend is at 167! The wallsend -glendale tramway track. It's a rail trail and popular with commuters, but I think I'd like a bit more variety than a couple of times a day.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby g-boaf » Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:14 pm
But at least I know which way to go tomorrow.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby g-boaf » Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:52 am
The bike is now quite dirty.
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