Global Bike to Work Day - 10 May

[Guest notmyname]

I got screwed over by a colleague and had to skip. So I'll do a commute to a to my local coffee shop this arvi.

[Lexx]

I felt so Guilty for not commuting this morning, and don't want to cheat after work, so i will now take my lunch go home fetch my bike and commute to work...

[Dazshell]

I had to bring the car today as have meetings but managed a 44km ride before work that Strava acknowledged as "Challenge Completed:  Global Bike to Work Day"  Does this count?

[cat-i]

I had to bring the car today as have meetings but managed a 44km ride before work that Strava acknowledged as "Challenge Completed:  Global Bike to Work Day"  Does this count?

 

Strava seems to think so - looking at the recorded rides, there are quite a few that looks like morning rides rather than commutes.

 

Edit: Except, of course, if all those are home-offices

[Lurch the stalker]

was this actually a strava thing? 

Yes

[Lurch the stalker]

Strava seems to think so - looking at the recorded rides, there are quite a few that looks like morning rides rather than commutes.

 

Edit: Except, of course, if all those are home-offices

 

Talk about a short working day if you can do this...

[Lexx]

Now I don't feel so bad. Finished my commute to work, and earned my badge. My fellow Workers thinks this "Mhlungu" is Bat Sh@t Crazy..  

[Bateleur1]

Now I don't feel so bad. Finished my commute to work, and earned my badge. My fellow Workers thinks this "Mhlungu" is Bat Sh@t Crazy..  

 

I have also earned a similar title here in a country where commuting to work on bicycle is not odd.  But most here cycle a few odd kilometers to work.  These was one crazy bugger who commutes 20 km but I have now taken over the title from him.

[RocknRolla]

Work and clients had other plans for me today.

[Ed-Zulu]

I commute to work every day. It's slightly downhill but almost flat. If I pedal 10 strokes it takes me about 45 seconds.

 

Some days I just try and maintain flow on the pavements to maintain momentum on my trail bike. Usually about a minute.

 

The ride home is much tougher though. Nearly 1:30 of constant easy pedaling.

I thought about your comment and concluded that you're actually being lazy

 

You'll get a lot more exercise by walking to work

[V12man]

I skipped it this morning - went to visit SimpleDom instead on the way to a far away work meeting....

[sierrrd]

Dusted. 

https://www.strava.com/activities/571218032 

[Long Wheel Base]

Talk about a short working day if you can do this...

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Like seriously, WTF?

I'm sure you've always checked the leaders for all the challenges and some guys that somehow manage to log like a 500km ride a day or climb 10000m everyday.

[Dazshell]

Strava seems to think so - looking at the recorded rides, there are quite a few that looks like morning rides rather than commutes.

 

Edit: Except, of course, if all those are home-offices

One of our members wanted to ride to work today but his wife wouldn't let him ride his bike in the house!

[Dazshell]

Like seriously, WTF?

I'm sure you've always checked the leaders for all the challenges and some guys that somehow manage to log like a 500km ride a day or climb 10000m everyday.

It's called forgetting to turn Strava off before driving or FLYING to Jo'burg!  It's happened before!

[Terrafirma]

Hadn't done the commute in a while and decided to use the old Peugeot Rapport and try out the panniers I bought (on special) from Sportmans a couple of years back already. Panniers worked great and the Peugeot was quite a surprise. Unfortunately another surprise waited at work as somebody (probably as a cost saving initiative) had turned-off the hot water in the showers. Not even a quick cold shower could dampen the spirits though and I see I ended in the top 10 000 out of 144 000 participants - a top 10 finish now that's new!