JohnnyReggae Posted March 25, 2014 Share You realise you're starting to really enjoy the commute when you put on your wet shoes and gloves from the previous evening's rain during the ride home, and your still damp base layers from being washed last night to head out into the cold crisp morning with a smile and not even a second thought to getting into a car schizo, Spidermonkey, Gandalf and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleDom Posted March 25, 2014 Share This is poetry: At 5:25 this morning with the blackness surrounding me and the only friend being a yellow line and a light to lead the way, my normal alarm started, the one that I use to wake up to take the car, at that moment I grinned, As it chirped merrily away in my back pack, I grinned that I had set the earlier one, I grinned that it was just me and my bike, I grinned that I was there at that exact moment.. I continued pedaling into the darkness ruib 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadScientist Posted March 25, 2014 Share You realise you're starting to really enjoy the commute when you put on your wet shoes and gloves from the previous evening's rain during the ride home, and your still damp base layers from being washed last night to head out into the cold crisp morning with a smile and not even a second thought to getting into a car nope sorry not there yet, I still check the weather the night before. Hats off to all the okes i see commuting everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleDom Posted March 25, 2014 Share Completed my first commute hiccup free! People in traffic drive so aggressively! I absolutely loved it. Luckily, mostly off road, so I only had to deal with cars when crossing the road at traffic lights. I left the car at work, so back on the bike tomorrow morning. I can't wait! tombeej, johanpre44 and Cois 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cois Posted March 25, 2014 Share Completed my first commute hiccup free! People in traffic drive so aggressively! I absolutely loved it. Luckily, mostly off road, so I only had to deal with cars when crossing the road at traffic lights. I left the car at work, so back on the bike tomorrow morning. I can't wait!Enjoy for those of us who can't. My voice returned the first time today at least. Now just two and a half weeks of no cycling.Still have a problem breathing if I push myself a bit. Even a brisk walk gets me down at this stage.So taking it slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 26, 2014 Share There is a slight drizzle in ct today. ......Oh well time to get on the bike in a few moments and ride over the mountain to work divernick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalf Posted March 26, 2014 Share ah man, so bumbed.Over slept,wheel was a bit flat pumped at garage en route,started and stopped endomondo without noticing,3.5 km down the road get a cut in tyre,fix cut and notice broken spoke,pedal home to get car so that I can hopefully repair wheel to communte tomorrow and maybe get new tyre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombeej Posted March 26, 2014 Share On the subject of rain and wet shoes, reminds me of another thing I've learnt about commuting, and that is the technique for drying my shoes (safely) in the oven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalf Posted March 26, 2014 Share On the subject of rain and wet shoes, reminds me of another thing I've learnt about commuting, and that is the technique for drying my shoes (safely) in the oven Joh, and none of the plastic melts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBikes Posted March 26, 2014 Share I've seen some interesting things in traffic during commuting. This morning there was a guy driving a Figo down Jan Smuts Avenue whilst reading a Spider-Man comic.A week or two back I saw a woman driving in her bra putting her blouse on Gandalf and Spidermonkey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bj horn Posted March 26, 2014 Share Strange how it only drizzles in Milnerton and Tableview,but as soon as you get to the Harbour entrance it pours down.I was chicken this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowta Posted March 26, 2014 Share I've seen some interesting things in traffic during commuting.This morning there was a guy driving a Figo down Jan Smuts Avenue whilst reading a Spider-Man comic.A week or two back I saw a woman driving in her bra putting her blouse on Pics or it didn't happen ScottCM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleDom Posted March 26, 2014 Share When communicating in to work, mud is bad. Especially mud with sewage mixed into it. Especially if you store your bike in your car for the day. Especially if you can't find somewhere to hose it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igknot Posted March 26, 2014 Share On the subject of rain and wet shoes, reminds me of another thing I've learnt about commuting, and that is the technique for drying my shoes (safely) in the oven Take a nappy(Disposable/very ungreen) . Fold it inside out. shove it in the shoe.It wont be bone dry but It soaks up a bucket of water overnight. Yes I do pack nappies when doing a stage race. SimpleDom and Pants Boy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disylizzy Posted March 26, 2014 Share Hopefully will be able to start commuting again soon! Are there any hubbers that commute from Durbanville to CPT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted March 26, 2014 Share Take a nappy(Disposable/very ungreen) . Fold it inside out. shove it in the shoe.It wont be bone dry but It soaks up a bucket of water overnight. Yes I do pack nappies when doing a stage race. Pack wet shoe full of newspaper, leave for an hour or 2. Remove wet newspaper and re pack with dry newspaper, leave overnight. Your shoes will be virtually dry next morning. That is for very wet shoes. Damp shoes you only have to do once. Cheaper than nappies and it is recycling, which I like. Also biodegradable. ScottCM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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