Bike Hub 2019 Commuters Challenge

[Rouxenator]

I had an incident like that couple of years ago. Was on my road bike - only difference was I connected with the side of the car and my then flat alloy cage pedals left a lovely mark on the passenger side door. 

 

Pity that I somehow manage to bend me saddle that it looked like Quagmire's nose. 

[Rouxenator]

Vier duisend kilos pappie 

[cat-i]

Vier duisend kilos pappie 

   

[Rouxenator]

That said, yesterdays ride home was not without incident.     

[Hairy]

That said, yesterdays ride home was not without incident.     

[Gandalf]

That said, yesterdays ride home was not without incident.     

 

Well, Tommy D had the same issue, and still won the Giro.

[Long Wheel Base]

That said, yesterdays ride home was not without incident.     

LOL that is actually pretty funny. I think your writing style makes it funnier.

[Swany05]

Did my first commute in months this morning. Nice little 15km on the ss. From Newtown to Melrose arch. When i got on the bike i looked down and realized my lights were on my road bike. Was a bit sketchy at 530 but at least most of my kit is heavily reflective. I did get a few skeefs from road bikers on the way but not much i could do but be ultra aware.

 

I need to ride to Linden this afternoon to see the bint and was wondering if anyone knew how to get some spruit riding in on the way? i know i can get in at victory park but was hoping theres a bit more available further up 

[Long Wheel Base]

Did my first commute in months this morning. Nice little 15km on the ss. From Newtown to Melrose arch. When i got on the bike i looked down and realized my lights were on my road bike. Was a bit sketchy at 530 but at least most of my kit is heavily reflective. I did get a few skeefs from road bikers on the way but not much i could do but be ultra aware.

 

I need to ride to Linden this afternoon to see the bint and was wondering if anyone knew how to get some spruit riding in on the way? i know i can get in at victory park but was hoping theres a bit more available further up 

WOW it's been a while since I have heard/seen someone use that word. 

[KingZam]

Did my first commute in months this morning. Nice little 15km on the ss. From Newtown to Melrose arch. When i got on the bike i looked down and realized my lights were on my road bike. Was a bit sketchy at 530 but at least most of my kit is heavily reflective. I did get a few skeefs from road bikers on the way but not much i could do but be ultra aware.

 

I need to ride to Linden this afternoon to see the bint and was wondering if anyone knew how to get some spruit riding in on the way? i know i can get in at victory park but was hoping theres a bit more available further up 

When i commute via the Spruit from sandton, I normally ride down Sandton Drive then pass William Nicol and join the Spruit at Hurlingham at Kildare road. I guess you'd have to ride to Sandton from Merose

Hope that helps

[Swany05]

Thanks man, had to leave work a bit later so would have been on the Spruit at dusk.

 

Ended up looking for hills in the area to wake the legs up. It's amazing what a few months off the bike can do to your fitness

 

When i commute via the Spruit from sandton, I normally ride down Sandton Drive then pass William Nicol and join the Spruit at Hurlingham at Kildare road. I guess you'd have to ride to Sandton from Merose

Hope that helps

[Bateleur1]

That said, yesterdays ride home was not without incident.     

 

The things we share on the hub 

 

Had a bit of a runny stomache last year just before I commuted home one day.  I let my wife know that this commute might take bit longer than normal as I am not 100% well.  She suggested I should come home with the train.  I just replied that I would rather get caught out on the bike and take a dump in the forest than be stuck on a commuter train if that sphincter valve decide to pop.

 

Luckily the ride home went all well.

Edited August 30, 2019 by Bateleur1

[Hairy]

I see we are on 71,717km as a group .... surely we can hit the 100,000km mark as a group by the end of the year.

[The Ouzo]

been off the bike for just over a month with a throat infection that was just not letting go.

 

Brought the bike in today so that I can leave the car here for test drives tomorrow. I'll ride home tonight and back tomorrow.

Looking forward to it.

[Rouxenator]

The things we share on the hub 

 

On of the best sagas I followed was this one : https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/threads/recipe-for-the-perfect-turd.681798/page-5#post-14692572

The build up to it was good, but that post #99 was good. 

Edited August 30, 2019 by Rouxenator

[EddieV]

Riding home on Wednesday I was taken out by a Learner Driver. Saw me coming, but decided to cross in-front of me at the last moment. After receiving a slight bump, I entered a proper horizontal slide across the tar ... think I was probably close to 40km/h when I made contact with the road.

 

Luckily very little damage, ... some cuts and scrapes on my legs but nothing needing stitches, ... my wrist hurts a bit, but already much better. I wore a roller-blade wrist-brace on Thursday's and today's commute, worked well 

 

 Bike lost some handlebar tape, and the quick-release lever is destroyed. 

 

​They were very apologetic, and probably suffered more from shock than I did. 

All in all very lucky 
 

Edited August 30, 2019 by Eddie_V