Things I've learnt from commuting

[ScottCM]

Read this topic yesterday and got inspired to start commuting again today. Lekker man lekker

 

good on you

[alleyne]

Things I have personally learnt:

• The wind is always against me on the way home (challenge accepted)
  
• If I see someone on a mtb I have to chase them down (I commute on a roadie)
  
• If I get a puncture, I only discover it in the morning as I am ready to leave and running late
  
• Keeping a spare pair of socks and undies at the office is a must
  
• Cars are surprisingly polite/understanding if you don't ride like a ****
  
• When you get caught in a sneaky rain shower it is awesome
  
• I hate it when I have to drive my car
  
• I get to work in a foul mood if I drive
  
• It's easier getting up in the morning when I know I will be riding
  
• I love my bike even more!
  

Edited February 6, 2014 by alleyne

[I FLY]

On Tuesday I had a near miss. I was riding along a very overgrown footpath when I sensed some movement just in front of my wheel and thought snake.

 

I hit the brakes and performed an unintentional nose wheelie. While I was hovering on the brink of an endo the movement turned out to be brood of tiny guinea fowl chicks.

 

Luckily I managed to avoid hurting any of them.

 

Now I have a new skill - nose wheelie

[Hearts*]

Things I have personally learnt:

• The wind is always against me on the way home (challenge accepted)
  
• If I see someone n a mtb I have to chase them down (I commute on a roadie)
  
• If I get a puncture, I only discover it in the morning as I am ready to leave and running late
  
• Keeping a spare pair of socks and undies at the office is a must
  
• Cars are surprisingly polite/understanding if you don't ride like a ****
  
• When you get caught in a sneaky rain shower it is awesome
  
• I hate it when I have to drive my car
  
• I get to work in a fowl mood if I drive
  
• It's easier getting up in the morning when I know I will be riding
  
• I love my bike even more!
  

 

I have the same issue with the wind...

I am more of a roadie, but commute with my MTB...If I see a roadie I have to chase them down or any other cyclist as a matter of fact. The other morning I was racing my boss in her car to the office for about 10km, we arrived at Mutualpark at the same time...I still had to go shower however.

Edited February 6, 2014 by Hearts*

[Rata Del Spruit]

My one great satisfaction is passing cars that flew past me five minutes earlier when they all hit a bottleneck.

[ScottCM]

Things I have personally learnt:

• I hate it when I have to drive my car
  
• I get to work in a fowl mood if I drive
  
• It's easier getting up in the morning when I know I will be riding
  
• I love my bike even more!
  

 

+1 , so true

[DACoetzee]

First ever commute to work Took me 12 mins to get to the office instead of the normal 40mins +

 

Forgot my belt at home

[ScottCM]

First ever commute to work Took me 12 mins to get to the office instead of the normal 40mins +

 

Forgot my belt at home

 

Nice on the commute, Just a hint that works for me, I leave a pair of shoe & a belt at work and keep another set at home for the day i use my vehicle, that way it is less stuff to cart back and forth and i have security in the fact that i always have a set at work.

[Rowl]

Got taken out completely today by a kid coming around a corner on the wrong side of the road on his bicycle, fortunately on my mtb so no damage to the bike.

 

I think he understood my French quite nicely.

[Flowta]

First ever commute to work Took me 12 mins to get to the office instead of the normal 40mins +

 

Forgot my belt at home

 

NICE!!!

 

When I start commuting, it'll take me slightly longer. I will also have a mountain to deal with on the way home.

 

BUT.....

 

I will be on my bike, so who cares?

[V12man]

I learned today to have a (frozen) water bottle in my throwing hand at a certain intersection on my route to work. I swear that if another car runs the light after it's green for ME, he/she will get a 500g ice block through his/her windscreen.

 

Full waterbottle works just fine - doesn't have to be frozen...... take photos....

[Sepia]

NICE!!!

 

When I start commuting, it'll take me slightly longer. I will also have a mountain to deal with on the way home.

 

BUT.....

 

I will be on my bike, so who cares?

Yes a 8km hill always gets me on the way home. Going to work is a pleasure, no sweat. It is always the hill that kills me after work. Take the *** at work out on the hill I say.

[TALUS]

I started this week. Spot S/S with Gates Drive. Changed the tyres to 35 Cyclocross. As silent as a landmine. Still working on the logistics re. briefcase and rain.

[lloydkayak]

I have learnt 2 things this week:

 

1. I am currently cycling faster from Blouberg to work than it's taken me in the car (55 minute cycle, >1hr in the car!)

 

AND

 

2. I must not forget to check my limit screws on the gears from time to time... BLEH (Pretty stoked I managed to avoid the off when the rear wheel locked up at about 30km/h)

 

[SilverRider]

Told a fellow commuter (although it's the first time I've seen him) to stop at the stop sign. Told him that I don't want to be the one calling his family telling them "hy is getrap deur 'n kar".

[davetapson]

Found out yesterday that it is possible to get a sidewall cut from a car bumber. Some stoopid biaatch nearly flattened me. I squeaked by but she hit my rear wheel. Looked fine but burst a couple hundred meters further on.

 

I did hurl some invective.