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Very simmilar though i can only get out at weekends. I am planning a trip to afan next weekend to make for a good change.
Where: West Swindon to North Swindon, sometimes via Cricklade
What: One-one scandal direct route - Dolan Hercules the long way
Where: Formby / Hightown to Liverpool City Centre, down the coast to Crosby Marina, main drag to Millers Bridge, Leeds Liverpool Canal to city centre.
What: Singlespeed Red Inbred
Usually on the road 08:30 to 09:15 and 17:30 to 18:15, Lime Green jacket with red Dakine pack.
Where: Street to Bridgwater, Somerset
What: Cotic Roadrat 1x9
[b]Where:[/b] Plympton (of newnham park fame) to Mount Gould in Plymouth.
[b]When[/b] All sorts of wierd nursey shift times.
[b]What[/b] Black hardrock with surly fork, full guards and one or 2 sliver pannier bags. Probably nodding like a bit of a wierdo to ipod.
Where: Newcastle upon Tyne - Gateshead (Heaton to Felling) via the millenium bridge.
What: White de-stickered inbred with black forks, singlespeed and full guards+rack. Red courrier bag.
[b]where:[/b] landywood (near cannock) to wolverhampton, warstones road,essington,blackhalve lane, into city centre
[b]what:[/b] cotic road rat alfined,full guards and rack, grey ortlieb panniers or blue crumpler bag
Depart Wall Heath 07:45 -----> Oldbury about 08:30 ish. Back home about 5.
Black fixie with yellow coat.
[b]Where[/b] Main road to Worcester/Canal/cheeky/cyclepaths..
[b]When[/b] Daily, set off at 8am 1/2hr commute into work, return varies depending on workload.
[b]What[/b] Standard Yellow Reflective top, tend to swap bikes about a bit at the mo, Pompino/Kafenback/Sand SS Inbred depending on my mood.
I am a Polite commuter, given up trying to put all the wrongs of the road right, now tend to put my head down and chill out.
^ see Franki gurning up the hill in Pensnett on his Klein most days 😉
lots of London types - are the numbers of bike commuters still increasing (I left about 4 years ago)?
BoardinBob, I saw a silver Rockhopper this morning but that was heading into Glasgow city centre on Eglington Street. Not you?
I'm also Shawlands to city centre, but I just take the direct route. Kilmarnock Road, Pollokshaws Road, Eglington Street, Bridge Street, Hope Street, West George Street. Currently on a rigid hybrid (black de-decaled frame, slick 26" wheels, flat bar, crud catchers, 1x8). May shortly switch to the green Singlecross. More standard is the attire of black shorts, yellow jacket and orange rucksack.
Adlington - Altrincham (30 miles via Westhoughton/Leigh/Glazebury/Culcheth/Glazebrook/Warburton/Dunham Massey)
Usually ride On-one Pompino. For a bit of variety I sometimes commute on my On-one Ti cross bike, On-one ti/c road bike or Cotic Soda.
Would like to know how far the guy on the fixie with panniers who overtook me on the way home this evening commutes. He came past at over 20mph and took some catching once I'd decided to chase him 🙂
[b]Where[/b]: guiseley, leeds to sheffield (ok two trains are also involved)
[b]when[/b]: two or three days a week
[b]what[/b]: trek f600 folding bike with some carbon bits to make it less dull
DezB I go down the road from Fareham to Gosport most days. If I am riding I will be on my Black trek 520 with a big green pannier. Dont do it often as the train fare is a joke.
IHN, our paths do cross!
[b]Where:[/b] Dunfermline to Kirkcaldy via Crossgates, Mossmorran and Auchtertool (no, really...). I aim to do this mostly off road once things dry out and I've done some more exploring.
[b]What:[/b] Red Kinesis Maxlight XCPro2
[b]Where[/b] From Glenburn, Paisley via Paisley/Glasgow Road, Squinty Bridge, Broomielaw, Duke Street, Edinburgh Road to Easterhouse and back the same way.
[b]When[/b] 1 - 2 days a week.
[b]What[/b] Black Ridgeback Flat Bar, front and rear cruds, two front lights, sometimes Norco Bigfoot with 2.5 bonty big earls and a two ring crank set,,, when i say sometimes I done it once just before Christmas and won't be doing it again any time soon.
A few people have already mentioned Pollock Park, i sometimes go that way during summer but it adds a few miles and ain't great on 23mm tyres.
[b]Where.[/b] L'Ancresse to St Peter Port. Guernsey
[b]What[/b]. Marin Point Reyes
Clive (North Shropshire) to Telford, looks like I'll have to look out for 936ADL, also on a Pompino, couple of times a week.
[b]Where[/b]: Pontypridd to Blackwood via the Nelson cyclepath
[b]what[/b]: Sadexpunk's old Crosscheck, fixed and erm lagging.
Seriously, this lad on a Bromton was up for a race earlier,
i had to take him down!!!
[b]Where[/b] A580 East Lancs Golborne to Astley Green 7am-7.30am and 4.15pm -4.45pm
[b]What[/b] On One single speed or Geared Summer Season
Where:Neath to Baglan Energy Park
When:about 7.30am
What:Surly Long Haul Trucker
[i]IHN, our paths do cross! [/i]
Yeah? Where?
Where: Calverley to Albion Street, Leeds via Bramley/Kirkstall Road (or L&L canal in the summer)
What: Trusty old Cannondale with rack & panniers
Where: wordsley to Birmingham
When: 7-8ish, 5-6ish 2/3 times a week
What: flat bar Uncle John, started with road bike last week
Good call.
Where: Edinburgh. Crewe Toll to King's Buildings, via Stockbridge, Princes St, Mound, Minto Street.
What:
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Chapelalerton leeds to Leeds city center
on a chrome P7 wearing a grey courier bag.
[b]Where[/b] Pontprennau in Cardiff to Maindy, via Pentwyn road, Rhyd y Penau Road and Heathwood Road.
[b]When[/b] varies, but often between 9 and 10
[b]What[/b] light blue Kona Dew with flat carbon bars and full mudguards
[b]Where[/b] Bristol to Bath on the cycle path
[b]What[/b] Blue Ribble road bike with mudguards and single pannier on the right side
where: Exeter town centre to Sowton
what: Bright Pink Kona Kileau SS with slicks
when: 8ish
Where - Wordsley to Netherton via whichever mood I'm in.
On - Plug (fixed) or Vauxhall Astra!
When - About half 7ish, dependant on hangover (or lack of)
Where: Newmains (north motherwell) to gorbals via uddingston/parkhead etc, about 5am/7pm return
What: planet X pro carbon SL, going fast as fuc..............(ish) (depending on the wind) (and the weather) (and whether i remembered to eat properly night before)
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DezB I go down the road from Fareham to Gosport most days. If I am riding I will be on my Black trek 520 with a big green pannier. Dont do it often as the train fare is a joke
Will give you a holler if I spot you fighting against the A32 morons!
IHN, You go left and I turn right!
Where: Penarth to the Treforest Industrial Estate, via Penarth Road & the Taff Trail
On: Brodie Nucleus, with full mudguards and covered in reflective tape......
Where: Worcester (East side) to Birmingham City Centre via Crowle/Hanbury/Finstall/Blackwell/Hopwood and the Pershore Road (*phew*)
On: Specialized Allez with Fulcrum Racing 5 wheels.
When: once or twice a week, morning or evening depending on work commitments, starting in about 2 week's time until it gets too dark in the autumn.
Ben
Where: West Walton, Norfolk to Wisbech, Cambs. (about 5 miles there, up to 10 miles back - or whatever I feel like!)
On: Kona King Kikapu (sometimes on slicks), or, steel Road bike
When: Daily, 6:15am or 7:17am (depending on start time), Year round, all weathers.
Normally: Shouting at 'stupid, ignorant, ****ing car drivers'
Give me a yell if you see me! 🙂
hey crankboy, will look out for you over next week or so. Assume you are straight down through Chapeltown into town? I join that road at the bupa hospital.
For Glasgow southside commuters, you've probably seen the big yellow signs but Eglinton Street is going to be one lane each way from Monday I think .
[url= http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/search/display.var.2493013.0.m74_work_a_bridge_too_far_for_glasgow_drivers.php ]Evening times link[/url]
Might make it easier to get through the traffic if its all queued in one big line 😀
If you overtake a black hybrid with mismatched mudguards and a Comic Relief red nose on your travels, its probably me...
Where: Erdington to Five Ways, B'ham, via B'ham road or down the cut from Salford Circus if i'm feeling adventurous / not running late
When: Between 6 and 7am, dependent on ale consumption the night before
On: Inappropriate light blue s/s maxlight with knobblies or even more inappropriate green atomlab GI s/s (6ft 2 man commuting on a bright green 13" 30lb jump bike - ya can't miss me!!)
Likes: Caning the odd unsuspecting road bike rider just for the look on their face as a fat man on a s/s cruises past
Dislikes: Being caned by said road bike riders 5 mins later, restoring their slick tyred pride!! 😆
Shout me if ya see me
Where - Kilburn to Derby
On - A hideous Schwinn supersport red road bike
When - Everyday depends on shift
Red & white Fuji track bike, RAC-bright orange jacket Stretford to central Manchester. 4miles? each way.
Bit of a fraud 'cos I haven't started yet, but planned minimum once/week commute:
Where: from near Cheriton Bishop, down old A30 into Exeter Southernhay.
What: Sand PX Kaffenback, mudguards, flat bars with barends.
noticed a couple of rider going the other way waving and saying hi and there are two fixie (real) couriers that ALWAYS say hi which is also nice.