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147 posts & 112 voices | Started 3 years ago by IHN | Latest reply from Gary_M

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IHN - 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.

Posted 3 years ago #
will - Member

Good Idea.

Where - Sheffield. Down Ecceshall Road to Hallam University

What - A green Specilized SS Tricross

Posted 3 years ago #
juan - 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...

Posted 3 years ago #
thisisnotaspoon - 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.

Posted 3 years ago #
ton - Member

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

Posted 3 years ago #
perks - 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!

Posted 3 years ago #
BigDummy - Member

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

Posted 3 years ago #
matt_outandabout - Member

Now: Up a flight of stairs to spare bedroom.

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

Posted 3 years ago #
owenfackrell - Member

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

Posted 3 years ago #
MartinGT - Member

Where - Pudsaey to Leeds Brdigewater Place via L&L Canal
What - Blue Spech Rockhopper

Posted 3 years ago #
theflatboy - 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

Posted 3 years ago #
Gary_M - 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.

Posted 3 years ago #
juan - Member

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

Aouch...
Good luck with that

Posted 3 years ago #
grumm - 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.

Posted 3 years ago #
zokes - 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...)

Posted 3 years ago #
Surfr - 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

Posted 3 years ago #
owenfackrell - 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.

Posted 3 years ago #
geoffj - Member

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

Posted 3 years ago #
PeterPoddy - 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

Posted 3 years ago #
936ADL - Member

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

What - Pompino

Posted 3 years ago #
barca - 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

Posted 3 years ago #
BoardinBob - 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

Posted 3 years ago #
Gary_M - Member

What time are you in Shawlands Bob?

Posted 3 years ago #
ourmaninthenorth - 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.

Posted 3 years ago #
karnali - Member

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

Posted 3 years ago #
BoardinBob - 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!

Posted 3 years ago #
takisawa2 - 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.

Posted 3 years ago #
Gary_M - 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.

Posted 3 years ago #
lowey - Member

Bolton to Manchester
White inbred.

Posted 3 years ago #
spacecadett - Member

Nottignham Basford to University Park
Santa Cruz Chameleon

Posted 3 years ago #
yossarian - 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

Posted 3 years ago #
Burchy1 - 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

Posted 3 years ago #
16stonepig - Member

Where:Staines to Brookwood via Egham, Virginia Water, Chobham
What:Black Roadrat, currently 1x9, usually with a brown crumpler bag.

Posted 3 years ago #
IHN - Member

Offerton Green to North Reddish (Leafy Cheshire)

Offerton/North Reddish = Leafy Cheshire

*DOES*

*NOT*

*COMPUTE*

Posted 3 years ago #
BoardinBob - 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!

Posted 3 years ago #