Hairy Posted March 9, 2017 Share Well I have a box full that I use when working on the bikes. Not a bad idea to just slip a pear into the tool "box" for the road.a pear would be great for a post bike fix snack, just pack a spare pair of latex gloves in so that you have clean hands to eat that fruit with Reinhardt89, Bateleur1 and DJR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bateleur1 Posted March 9, 2017 Share a pear would be great for a post bike fix snack, just pack a spare pair of latex gloves in so that you have clean hands to eat that fruit with DJR and Hairy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_Smith Posted March 15, 2017 Share Was so glad it rained today! Did not realise I would get so wet on my way to school, so I will definitely need to take a newspaper with me next time. Also, a new schoolbag is in order, especially one with a water-resistant outer coat. Reinhardt89, samson99, cat-i and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted March 25, 2017 Share Oh and another trick:I commute home in the afternoons and then back in the mornings. This way I have a car at work, and my wife's at home if I need to go somewhere. Its also not that easy to bail out of a morning commute if you feel a bit lazy, as the wife works in Pinelands and I work in Tyger Valley I do the same. Commuting bike left in the office. Go in with the car on Monday. If I am in office by the end of day I commute home with the bike, and leave the car in the locked basement parking. Commute back the next morning. Every so often I drive straight home after late site meetings .... so my commute is not daily. But I do manage a few return trips per week. Nothing better than that feeling after a ride to start the day. And absolutely nothing better than burning off some energy in the afternoon by really working those pedals ...... What have a learnt so far : - make SURE your phone is properly packed away ... not fun seeing it pop out and skidding accross the tar (dankie tog ek kon omdraai voor n kar daaroor gery het) - there ARE friendly car drivers out there ! - mostly faster to get home on the bike than with the car. Okay, it is only a 4,2km ride. what I need to learn - how to deal with the winter chill ... at 5:45 ..... how do you stay warm for the first few kilos and not sweat too much for the rest of the way ? Reinhardt89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurch the stalker Posted March 31, 2017 Share Re-learnt this morning that people are idiots. Woman running to get to a taxi stepped in front of me this morning and I hit her - thank goodness only some lost skin for me and, more importantly, the bike is fine.She ran off saying "sorry" and still made her taxi... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bateleur1 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Was late for work this morning. Luckily I fitted my little bel two weeks ago on my MTB. I sounded like a kiddy fire truck for the last couple of KMs to work. Ting, ting, ting, ting, ...... Lurch the stalker and DJR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 31, 2017 Share Somehow I missed up my hand and it is flipping sore if I apply pressure on it ... so I have not been commuting. Needless to say that after two days of not being on the bike I have become little grumpy.....ssooooo Out come the MTB, then slipped a pool noodle over the grip to take out the buzz from the road and opened up that low speed compression to make the front end feel like it is floating on air ..... and I could commute to work without suffering much, if any pain! WIN Andrew_Smith, Patensie, Vaalhaai and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bateleur1 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Somehow I missed up my hand and it is flipping sore if I apply pressure on it ... so I have not been commuting. Needless to say that after two days of not being on the bike I have become little grumpy.....ssooooo Out come the MTB, then slipped a pool noodle over the grip to take out the buzz from the road and opened up that low speed compression to make the front end feel like it is floating on air ..... and I could commute to work without suffering much, if any pain! WIN You better keep commuting. I am catching up in the challenge. DJR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 31, 2017 Share You better keep commuting. I am catching up in the challenge. bliksem .... is this you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bateleur1 Posted March 31, 2017 Share bliksem .... is this you? Nope. I am still on 7th. But only really started this month. Shoud be in 4th in about 2 weeks time. DJR and Gandalf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 31, 2017 Share Nope. I am still on 7th. But only really started this month. Shoud be in 4th in about 2 weeks time. cat-i 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bateleur1 Posted March 31, 2017 Share The joy of not living close to work and yet you can still commute. Downside is I can't commute in winter much which stuffs me around for about 4 months at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 31, 2017 Share The joy of not living close to work and yet you can still commute. Downside is I can't commute in winter much which stuffs me around for about 4 months at least.what is your distance one way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bateleur1 Posted March 31, 2017 Share what is your distance one way? 35 km. DJR and Hairy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted March 31, 2017 Share 35 km. Bateleur1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 31, 2017 Share Damned.....15km more than me one way. ...enjoy Bateleur1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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