The Ouzo Posted December 18, 2018 Posted December 18, 2018 if you're going to be hitting speed bumps at speed then best you keep some spare spokes at home.Broke another spoke yesterday, will need to fix before the weekend. On the plus side I got to meet Tony Impey today Bateleur1 and Hairy 2
cat-i Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 First commute for the year. Spruit very green. Still a bit wet from the new year downpours. Hairy and Imploder 2
The Ouzo Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 Dont under estimate the effect of a backpack with a few kg of clothing in it. Decided to bring the bike in on a friday, leave a change of clothing at the office, cycle home friday evening and back on saturday morning.Felt like I had been using an inhaler all of a sudden. Hairy and Bateleur1 2
Bateleur1 Posted January 3, 2019 Posted January 3, 2019 Dont under estimate the effect of a backpack with a few kg of clothing in it. Decided to bring the bike in on a friday, leave a change of clothing at the office, cycle home friday evening and back on saturday morning.Felt like I had been using an inhaler all of a sudden. I takes a ride or two to get used to it but then life is normal again. Whenever I have to drag my laptop to and from work it feels like I am carrying a bag of sement but by the second ride it is all cool. Even cooler when you all of a sudden do not have to carry the laptop again. cfcjim 1
cfcjim Posted January 11, 2019 Posted January 11, 2019 I takes a ride or two to get used to it but then life is normal again. Whenever I have to drag my laptop to and from work it feels like I am carrying a bag of sement but by the second ride it is all cool. Even cooler when you all of a sudden do not have to carry the laptop again.When I read this I absolutely agreed with the sentiment. However, my cursor was strategically placed on the screen, covering the "t" at the end of the word "sement". Bit of an overshare? Ahem... Bateleur1 1
DJR Posted January 11, 2019 Posted January 11, 2019 When I read this I absolutely agreed with the sentiment. However, my cursor was strategically placed on the screen, covering the "t" at the end of the word "sement". Bit of an overshare? Ahem... Typos
JJ Posted January 11, 2019 Posted January 11, 2019 Anyone in CT cycling north westerly this afternoon? I’m in the same boat as you. Good luck to us all. Hairy, Skubarra, MDJ and 2 others 5
samson99 Posted January 11, 2019 Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) which way is north westerly? ie headed to?Nevermind. See you headed to Durbanville. Thankfully i take the car home today. Edited January 11, 2019 by samson99 JJ 1
Hairy Posted January 11, 2019 Posted January 11, 2019 I am rather grateful I am still on leave with this wind this afternoon ... would have been an unpleasant commute home!
DJR Posted January 11, 2019 Posted January 11, 2019 Anyone in CT cycling north westerly this afternoon? I’m in the same boat as you. Good luck to us all.The sideways gusts made it dangerous enough that I stayed away from main road this afternoon, but at least I got home before the rain started MDJ, JJ and ChrisF 3
MDJ Posted January 11, 2019 Posted January 11, 2019 I takes a ride or two to get used to it but then life is normal again. Whenever I have to drag my laptop to and from work it feels like I am carrying a bag of sement but by the second ride it is all cool. Even cooler when you all of a sudden do not have to carry the laptop again. .. thinking to yourself, wow today feels like a great ride only to get to work and realize you forgot the laptop at home . ChrisF 1
Zub Posted January 11, 2019 Posted January 11, 2019 Anyone in CT cycling north westerly this afternoon? I’m in the same boat as you. Good luck to us all.I was cycling towards the South. Beautiful tailwind all the way and got caught up in the storm. What a fun commute. Now to clean my bike... Hairy 1
Andrew_Smith Posted January 11, 2019 Posted January 11, 2019 Wind & Rain = Very wet ride back home. First time commuting in such conditions but must it admit it was something new and actually fun.Although when I arrived home I was soaking wet! Skubarra and Hairy 2
Skubarra Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 My 30min ride took 40min into the stormy NW & rains. Was less fun than you might imagine... But at least I didn't take the wuss option of phoning my wife to come fetch me from work... Hairy and Andrew_Smith 2
Zub Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 My 30min ride took 40min into the stormy NW & rains. Was less fun than you might imagine... But at least I didn't take the wuss option of phoning my wife to come fetch me from work...This should be added to the commuting rule book. Rule #... Don't be a wuss and call the wife. Hairy and Andrew_Smith 2
The Ouzo Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 This should be added to the commuting rule book. Rule #... Don't be a wuss and call the wife.wife sent me a message 30 minutes before I was finishing work today, asking if I’d be ok to ride home in the heat. I rode. I was drenched when I got home. Man it was hot.
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