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  • The STW Commuter Club
  • IHN
    Full Member

    Obviously, quite a few folks on here ride to work, including me. When I ride to work, I see quite a few folks riding to work. I wonder to myself sometimes when I see folks riding to work when I’m riding to work whether any of those folks are the folks from here that ride to work. So, I’m going to start the official STW Commuter Club.

    To become a member you simply need to register here with where and what you ride to work in order that other members in the area can recognise and raise the STW Commuter Club greeting (TBC, I’m thinking “alright **** nut!”, but I’m open to ideas).

    So, I’ll start:

    Where – Churchdown to Bishop’s Cleeve via Swindon Village.
    What – a bee-you-tiful purple-forked 1995 Marin, complete with de-riguer skinny slicks and full mudguards.

    will
    Free Member

    Good Idea. 🙂

    Where – Sheffield. Down Ecceshall Road to Hallam University

    What – A green Specilized SS Tricross

    juan
    Free Member

    Where Cote d’azur in France, between la Roquette and Cannes and in Nice.
    What Either my trusty handjob SS, or my commuting bike: a jaune cocu road bike from 1997 that have been ssed and whoich handlebar as been cut and reversed…

    thisisnotaspoon
    Free Member

    who?

    officeboy in suit/shirt or Race face atlas jacket

    where?

    Whitley wood, Reading

    Via, Northumberland road

    Abbey Gardens, Kings Road, Reading

    what?

    80’s red peugot equip road bike with guards, rack, big commuter tires.

    ton
    Full Member

    where – rothwell leeds to armley leeds
    what – racing green dawes galaxy or white rocky ridge or orange haro 😀

    perks
    Full Member

    where – surrey quays to south kensington (via the strand if with wife, via elephant and castle if not)
    what – either grey dyna tech or red inbred, probably just behind wife on blue trek 6700 in her pink gill jacket!

    BigDummy
    Free Member

    Where: Raynes Park to Chancery Lane via Wimbledon Common, Putney Bridge and Trafalgar Square
    What: Surly Big Dummy

    matt_outandabout
    Full Member

    Now: Up a flight of stairs to spare bedroom.

    Soon: 6.5miles and 400m climbing along the side of Loch Tay

    owenfackrell
    Free Member

    where– Botley Village near Hedge End to southampton General Hospital via the a 27
    what – A black Giant SCR2

    MartinGT
    Free Member

    Where[/b] – Pudsaey to Leeds Brdigewater Place via L&L Canal
    What – Blue Spech Rockhopper 🙂

    theflatboy
    Free Member

    where: fackin’ lahndan, finsbury park to mayfair via upper street, holborn and oxford street

    what: a mesmerising black blur of an on one scandal with rigid carbon fork and slicks, moving faster than the eye can see

    Gary_M
    Free Member

    Great Idea.

    Where – Kilmarnock to Glasgow (then Glasgow/Kilmarnock home obviously) – straight down/up the a77 through Giffnock, Shawlands to the Gorbals. Go through Shawlands around 8:10/5:15.
    What – Flouro green Kona Jake the Snake with full gaurds and slicks.

    juan
    Free Member

    Botley Village near Hedge End to southampton General Hospital via the a 27

    Aouch…
    Good luck with that

    grumm
    Free Member

    Where: Lancaster to west end of Morecambe via the cycle path
    What: Was a blue Planet X Superlight, soon to be a sand-coloured PX Kaffenback with rack.

    zokes
    Free Member

    Where Rachub, Bethesda –> Bangor Uni (North Wales)

    What Dawes Oxide (yellow) with black Project2 forks, panniers, slicks, discs etc (and a horribly clashing red crud catcher that I need to change…)

    Surfr
    Free Member

    Where – Penrhyncoch to Aberystwyth via Lovesgrove and the Rheidol Trail or the main road depending on legs and time.

    What – 1994 Spec Hardrock with yellow insulating tape holding on a bodged v-brake cable, full guards and semi slicks

    When 7-8AM, 5-6PM

    owenfackrell
    Free Member

    juan – Member

    Botley Village near Hedge End to southampton General Hospital via the a 27

    Aouch…
    Good luck

    Been doing it for a few years now. It isn’t 2 bad as long as you remember to keep your position on the road. In fact going home most days there are nice long lines of cars to pass.

    geoffj
    Full Member

    Where – Bankfoot to Perth
    What – Spesh Sirrus with bar ends and mudgards 🙂

    PeterPoddy
    Free Member

    Where – Farnborough, Hants to Farnham, Down A325, through North Camp, cut through to Government Road, North Lane, Tongham to Quarry at bottom of A331

    What – Black Roadrat, mudguards, rack, panniers, usually red or grey jacket/top

    936ADL
    Free Member

    Where – Shifnal to Telford via a variety of routes depending on time/weather/time available/how energetic i’m feeling etc…..

    What – Pompino

    barca
    Free Member

    Where Offerton Green to North Reddish (Leafy Cheshire) Sometimes straight up the A6, other times off on one via Derbyshire.
    What Specialized Langster Monaco or Felt FX1 or Cube LTD Race or Willier Izoard
    When Varies between 7:00am – 9:30am going and 4:15pm – 6:15pm coming back

    BoardinBob
    Full Member

    Where – Kilmarnock to Glasgow (then Glasgow/Kilmarnock home obviously) – straight down/up the a77 through Giffnock, Shawlands to the Gorbals. Go through Shawlands around 8:10/5:15.
    What – Flouro green Kona Jake the Snake with full gaurds and slicks.

    Bloody hell! That’s a fair distance!!!

    Me: Shawlands to St Vincent St

    What: Silver SS Spesh Hardrock

    Gary_M
    Free Member

    What time are you in Shawlands Bob?

    ourmaninthenorth
    Full Member

    Where: West Didsbury to central Manchester via Yew Tree Road.

    What: Filthy black Giant SCR2 road bike with red Ortlieb pannier(s).

    When: Sometime between 7.30 and 9 (depending on when I get up) and any time after 7pm.

    karnali
    Free Member

    Where Brigham (nr cockermouth) to distington
    What green tricross ss orange panniers

    BoardinBob
    Full Member

    What time are you in Shawlands Bob?

    I usually leave around 8:10-ish. You’ll pass the Tesco Express at Pollokshaws East train station? I live right there but I take a slightly longer & quieter route into town!

    http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/219754

    I grew up in Kilmarnock and the drive to Glasgow was a PITA. Kudos for cycling it! 😆

    takisawa2
    Full Member

    Where: Lichfield, through Beacon Park to Walsall Rd, drop off kids & trailer, then Walsall Road, Birmingham Road to work nr.Trent Valley. Same in reverse at night.
    What: Red, White & Blue late 90’s steel Cougar Road bike towing a yellow & black childs trailer with black Skyways.
    When: Morning between 7:45-8:30 & evening between 5:00-5:30.

    Gary_M
    Free Member

    Nice wee route through Pollok Park there Bob, I’ll look out for you at tesco although thats a pretty fast and dangerous bit with all those offset junctions/buses, say hello if you see me. A77 is a lot better – has a cycle path on it now.

    lowey
    Full Member

    Bolton to Manchester
    White inbred.

    spacecadett
    Free Member

    Nottignham Basford to University Park
    Santa Cruz Chameleon

    yossarian
    Free Member

    where whitstable to canterbury via the crab & winkle cycle path

    what silver handsome dog mtb wiv slicks, blue lid and black camelback

    when 7.30amish depart from wibble and approx 5pm depart from canters

    Burchy1
    Free Member

    Yeah i can play today as its a friday! get a bit fed up of running by this point in the week.

    Where: Heavitree to J29 across Exeter (all 2.5miles each way of it)
    What: Dialled PA SS

    16stonepig
    Free Member

    Where:Staines to Brookwood via Egham, Virginia Water, Chobham
    What:Black Roadrat, currently 1×9, usually with a brown crumpler bag.

    IHN
    Full Member

    Offerton Green to North Reddish (Leafy Cheshire)

    Offerton/North Reddish = Leafy Cheshire

    *DOES*

    *NOT*

    *COMPUTE*

    😉

    BoardinBob
    Full Member

    Nice wee route through Pollok Park there Bob, I’ll look out for you at tesco although thats a pretty fast and dangerous bit with all those offset junctions/buses, say hello if you see me. A77 is a lot better – has a cycle path on it now.

    Aye it’s good route as I pretty much avoid cars until I reach the squinty bridge.

    The other alternative if I’m in a rush is up Tantallon Rd (which runs parallel to Kilmarnock Rd) then through Queens Park and up Victoria Rd which is a lot better than Kilmarnock Rd/ Pollokshaws Rd/ Eglinton St!

    ml
    Free Member

    Where: Morningside (from the clock) to Lothian Road (Edinburgh), at about 9am
    What: 1992-ish purple Raleigh Ravine, red jacket, grey backpack

    nbt
    Full Member

    Where: Marple to Cheadle: on road via Offerton outbound, return off road via TPT, Portwood, Bredbury Hall and Chadkirk
    What: Blue Kinesis Crosslight 4T with mudguards and pannier rack
    When: 7am ish outbound departure, 4pmish homeward departure

    IamSam
    Free Member

    where:Lancaster to Morcambe White lund, Cycle path & round the tip
    What:Silver trek 6500 with front mudguard & piss flap
    When:between 8.30-8.45

    markenduro
    Free Member

    Where: Burton on Trent to Derby (6.30 – 6.45 ish start)
    What: Kona Sutra with mudguards and rack

    grumm
    Free Member

    Hi IamSam

    Sadly I am never up that early so won’t bump into you!

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