Things I've learnt from commuting

[Bateleur1]

Yeah, I have to play my cards right with the Mrs, one wrong move and I sleep outside.

 

Funny how loosing you keys becomes the least of your problems 

[militarac]

Funny how loosing you keys becomes the least of your problems 

Hehe not really i lost my Vito keys last year on my commute to work somewhere in Linbro park,when i pull out my phone out to answer it (lesson learned don't put keys in same pocket as phone) went back to look for them straight away but couldn't`t find it.Still didn't get get new one ,just to get conformation from Merc what i  need to order one was mission .

Now i put keys in plastic bag in separate pocket from phone so i don't do it again.

[Zub]

looking for these, sportsworld had them for R99 but can't find them anywhere, looking for the black

 

falke uv arm warmers

 

Last time I checked Crown Cycles had them in stock.

[sierrrd]

So yesterday on my commute home I learnt that some peeps really do get uptight if tuck into their slipstream.

 

Here I was commuting on my 29er with thick fat knobly tyres.  Along comes some dude who passes me with his yellow Pinarello.  And I reckon yippee, some slip to help pull me home quicker.  Now I should mention at this point that in the three years here in Germany I have never had an issue with having someone sitting in my slip or me sometimes using someone others' slip.

 

So it was only a few seconds that it took for Mr Canary Pinarello to realise he got a passanger.  Like someone stuck an electric rod up his @ss he dropped a few gears and hammered down the pedals.  I though yipee we are going to go fast today so I followed suit and still had a comfortable slip.  Now at this point I think he really got p!ssed, propably the sound of the fat 29er tyres overwhelming his thoughts or something but he pretty much soiled himself and started bitching at me.  I just told him that life is too short to live with an attitude like that.  Never thought someone could react like that if you sit in their slip.  He should also practice smiling again and I then proceeded to drop him and went home. 

 

Classic. I like slipstreaming time trial bikes on my commute from Glencairn to Muizenberg. Preferably while wearing jeans shorts, takkies, shirtless and a backpack. Okes don't say a word when you pass them with a "Good morning." 

 

Why so serious? 

[cfcjim]

Funny how loosing you keys becomes the least of your problems 

Loosing your keys is probably why you lose them...

 

Sorry. I'm so sorry

[bj horn]

Weather report said Thursday:  LIGHT SOUTHEASTER!!!!!!!!!!!

Anything but light early this morning

[Hairy]

Weather report said Thursday:  LIGHT SOUTHEASTER!!!!!!!!!!!

Anything but light early this morning

just a breeze

[Imploder]

Howsit fellow commuter brethren. Have any of you commuted with one of these?

Does it impact your breathing at all?

 

https://www.onedayonly.co.za/cycling-dust-masks.html

Edited May 17, 2018 by Imploder

[Bateleur1]

Howsit fellow commuter brethren. Have any of you commuted with one of these?

Does it impact your breathing at all?

 

https://www.onedayonly.co.za/cycling-dust-masks.html

 

Can't say as I never tried such a thing before.  Just once did a fitness assesment with a special mask and thought I was going to die.  My mouth aint big enough to let enough air through to the lungs as it is. Will not try and inhibit it in anyway.

[cfcjim]

Howsit fellow commuter brethren. Have any of you commuted with one of these?

Does it impact your breathing at all?

 

https://www.onedayonly.co.za/cycling-dust-masks.html

Where would you need such a thing? On my normal commute the air is so fresh and clean wearing a mask would inhibit the absolute joy of being fewer than one to two hundred metres from the ocean.

Was that a brag? Yes it was...

 

However there are a couple of times a year when one of those would be quite useful at protecting the face from buzzing airborne protein.

 

But I'm with Mr B1 on this, any restriction of airflow would be a big negative.

 

Where I am at the moment I've seen a few people wearing the surgical type masks while riding. Although nothing like the unit in your link.

They seem to be OK.

[BSG]

Howsit fellow commuter brethren. Have any of you commuted with one of these?

Does it impact your breathing at all?

 

https://www.onedayonly.co.za/cycling-dust-masks.html

One will look like Hannibal the cannibal in that movie. [emoji50][emoji850]

 

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[Bateleur1]

Commuting sure adds milage to the bikes.  New bike already has its first 1000 km done and dusted.

[Andrew_Smith]

First official commute today to work.

 

My commute is only 7km from my house to the workplace, but I do a detour back home adding 20km. I would like to increase it 30km as soon as I receive my front light again because it is getting dark early.

 

My starting time is not bad at all. I need to be at work by 08:45, which skips all of the major traffic. My shift ends 16:00/16:30 depending on how busy the day was, but I leave the office 15 minutes later due to changing in my cycling clothes/packing away/getting the bike down the stairs. 

 

I ride with my semi-formal clothes to work because it is not that far and bring along my cycling kit for after work.

 

Today I left in peak traffic from Stikland Industrial and must say it was quite satisfying passing all the cars stuck in traffic. The backpack also makes the ride interesting, I can definitely feel it on the climbs and when I am out of the saddle.

 

Okay, so I only commuted one day so far, but I enjoyed it! Now that I got a work, I need to find time for my cycling, and the only way is to extend my route back home each day to get in some miles. The weekend is there for the lekka long ride (100km+) and then I am sorted.

 

Anyways, kudos to all the hardcore commuters out there and be safe! 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 29, 2018 by Andrew_Smith

[Imploder]

First official commute today to work.

 

My commute is only 7km from my house to the workplace, but I do a detour back home adding 20km. I would like to increase it 30km as soon as I receive my front light again because it is getting dark early.

 

My starting time is not bad at all. I need to be at work by 08:45, which skips all of the major traffic. My shift ends 16:00/16:30 depending on how busy the day was, but I leave the office 15 minutes later due to changing in my cycling clothes/packing away/getting the bike down the stairs. 

 

I ride with my semi-formal clothes to work because it is not that far and bring along my cycling kit for after work.

 

Today I left in peak traffic from Stikland Industrial and must say it was quite satisfying passing all the cars stuck in traffic. The backpack also makes the ride interesting, I can definitely feel it on the climbs and when I am out of the saddle.

 

Okay, so I only commuted one day so far, but I enjoyed it! Now that I got a work, I need to find time for my cycling, and the only way is to extend my route back home each day to get in some miles. The weekend is there for the lekka long ride (100km+) and then I am sorted.

 

Anyways, kudos to all the hardcore commuters out there and be safe! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice one! Welcome to the club.....

Keep safe out there and enjoy it.

[Bateleur1]

First official commute today to work.

 

My commute is only 7km from my house to the workplace, but I do a detour back home adding 20km. I would like to increase it 30km as soon as I receive my front light again because it is getting dark early.

 

My starting time is not bad at all. I need to be at work by 08:45, which skips all of the major traffic. My shift ends 16:00/16:30 depending on how busy the day was, but I leave the office 15 minutes later due to changing in my cycling clothes/packing away/getting the bike down the stairs. 

 

I ride with my semi-formal clothes to work because it is not that far and bring along my cycling kit for after work.

 

Today I left in peak traffic from Stikland Industrial and must say it was quite satisfying passing all the cars stuck in traffic. The backpack also makes the ride interesting, I can definitely feel it on the climbs and when I am out of the saddle.

 

Okay, so I only commuted one day so far, but I enjoyed it! Now that I got a work, I need to find time for my cycling, and the only way is to extend my route back home each day to get in some miles. The weekend is there for the lekka long ride (100km+) and then I am sorted.

 

Anyways, kudos to all the hardcore commuters out there and be safe! 

 

 

 

 

 

Congrats and welcome to the awesome club and although we are almost halfway through the year don't forget to join the commuter challange.  You can set yourself a base to work on for next year.

 

I will not even consider riding in work clothes even on a very short commute.  But that is because I sweat like a race horse especially in summer here where it can get very humid (like this morning).   Last year on one summers day I had to do a quick commute to the SA Embassy here in Munich.  It was 32 degrees.  I cycle in my "work clothes" at I was properly soaked after the 4 km very easy commute.

[ChrisF]

Just finished my day "commute" .... 

 

Left home at about 3:30 AM .... just got back at 20:20 .....

 

 

"Quick" hop from Cape to Durban and back ....

 

 

DAMN, I miss my cycling commute !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

REALLY need a proper sweat session in the saddle after this day ....