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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.
Good Idea. 🙂
[b]Where[/b] - Sheffield. Down Ecceshall Road to Hallam University
[b]What[/b] - A green Specilized SS Tricross
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...
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.
where - rothwell leeds to armley leeds
what - racing green dawes galaxy or white rocky ridge or orange haro 😀
[b]where[/b] - surrey quays to south kensington ([i]via the strand if with wife, via elephant and castle if not[/i])
[b]what[/b] - either grey dyna tech or red inbred, [i]probably just behind wife on blue trek 6700 in her pink gill jacket![/i]
[b]Where:[/b] Raynes Park to Chancery Lane via Wimbledon Common, Putney Bridge and Trafalgar Square
[b]What:[/b] Surly Big Dummy
Now: Up a flight of stairs to spare bedroom.
Soon: 6.5miles and 400m climbing along the side of Loch Tay
[b]where[/b]- Botley Village near Hedge End to southampton General Hospital via the a 27
[b]what[/b] - A black Giant SCR2
[B]Where[/b] - Pudsaey to Leeds Brdigewater Place via L&L Canal
[b]What[/b] - Blue Spech Rockhopper 🙂
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
Great Idea.
[b]Where[/b] - 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.
[b]What[/b] - Flouro green Kona Jake the Snake with full gaurds and slicks.
Botley Village near Hedge End to southampton General Hospital via the a 27
Aouch...
Good luck with that
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.
[b]Where[/b] Rachub, Bethesda --> Bangor Uni (North Wales)
[b]What[/b] Dawes Oxide (yellow) with black Project2 forks, panniers, slicks, discs etc (and a horribly clashing red crud catcher that I need to change...)
[b]Where[/b] - Penrhyncoch to Aberystwyth via Lovesgrove and the Rheidol Trail or the main road depending on legs and time.
[b]What[/b] - 1994 Spec Hardrock with yellow insulating tape holding on a bodged v-brake cable, full guards and semi slicks
[b]When[/b] 7-8AM, 5-6PM
juan - MemberBotley 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.
[b]Where[/b] - Bankfoot to Perth
[b]What[/b] - Spesh Sirrus with bar ends and mudgards 🙂
[b]Where[/b] - Farnborough, Hants to Farnham, Down A325, through North Camp, cut through to Government Road, North Lane, Tongham to Quarry at bottom of A331
[b]What[/b] - Black Roadrat, mudguards, rack, panniers, usually red or grey jacket/top
Where - Shifnal to Telford via a variety of routes depending on time/weather/time available/how energetic i'm feeling etc.....
What - Pompino
[b]Where[/b] Offerton Green to North Reddish (Leafy Cheshire) Sometimes straight up the A6, other times off on one via Derbyshire.
[b]What[/b] Specialized Langster Monaco or Felt FX1 or Cube LTD Race or Willier Izoard
[b]When[/b] Varies between 7:00am - 9:30am going and 4:15pm - 6:15pm coming back
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
What time are you in Shawlands Bob?
[b]Where:[/b] West Didsbury to central Manchester via Yew Tree Road.
[b]What:[/b] Filthy black Giant SCR2 road bike with red Ortlieb pannier(s).
[b]When:[/b] Sometime between 7.30 and 9 (depending on when I get up) and any time after 7pm.
Where Brigham (nr cockermouth) to distington
What green tricross ss orange panniers
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! 😆
[b]Where:[/b] 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.
[b]What:[/b] Red, White & Blue late 90's steel Cougar Road bike towing a yellow & black childs trailer with black Skyways.
[b]When:[/b] Morning between 7:45-8:30 & evening between 5:00-5:30.
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.
Bolton to Manchester
White inbred.
Nottignham Basford to University Park
Santa Cruz Chameleon
[b]where[/b] whitstable to canterbury via the crab & winkle cycle path
[b]what[/b] silver handsome dog mtb wiv slicks, blue lid and black camelback
[b]when[/b] 7.30amish depart from wibble and approx 5pm depart from canters
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
[b]Where:[/b]Staines to Brookwood via Egham, Virginia Water, Chobham
[b]What:[/b]Black Roadrat, currently 1x9, usually with a brown crumpler bag.
[i]Offerton Green to North Reddish (Leafy Cheshire)[/i]
Offerton/North Reddish = Leafy Cheshire
*DOES*
*NOT*
*COMPUTE*
😉
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!
Where: Morningside (from the clock) to Lothian Road (Edinburgh), at about 9am
What: 1992-ish purple Raleigh Ravine, red jacket, grey backpack
[b]Where:[/b] Marple to Cheadle: on road via Offerton outbound, return off road via TPT, Portwood, Bredbury Hall and Chadkirk
[b]What:[/b] Blue Kinesis Crosslight 4T with mudguards and pannier rack
[b]When:[/b] 7am ish outbound departure, 4pmish homeward departure
[b]where[/b]:Lancaster to Morcambe White lund, Cycle path & round the tip
[b]What:[/b]Silver trek 6500 with front mudguard & piss flap
[b]When:[/b]between 8.30-8.45
Where: Burton on Trent to Derby (6.30 - 6.45 ish start)
What: Kona Sutra with mudguards and rack
Hi IamSam
Sadly I am never up that early so won't bump into you!
[b]Where[/b]: Scholes nr Cleckheaton into Braford Centre via Wyke, Low Moor and Manchester Road, home the same way.
[b]What[/b]: Roadrat with mudguards and seatpost rack
[b]When[/b]: Between 8.30 and 9am
A good idea, but a little unlikely to meet anyone I reckon 🙂
Where: Chew Valley to North Bristol via Whitchurch and the city centre
What: Black noname cx'r with discs and rasta timbuk2
I like this game
Where: West Hallam to Chalfont Drive, via Ilkeston. A609, then Glaisdale Drive etc. (7-7.30 mornings, 4pm-6pm evenings)
What: Blue Ribble audax, rack, pannier, guards, range of jerseys/jackets all with "Draft Me" on the back.....
grumm,
most morning I'm just head down and thinking of coffee. what time do you go the other way?
Where: Derby (Oakwood, Chad, City centre)
When: 7-8am, 4-5pm
What: Grey Specialized Sirrus, Navy Crumpler courier bag