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PhilW
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 28 Oct 2008 : 13:36:05
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Wed 22nd October.
Cold this morning. Too cold for shorts. Fantastic frost and mist floating above lake this morning. Geese honking as they practise their flights. Sunrise glorious.
Fri 24th October.
Last ride home with evening light. Saw 3-4 deer in woodland about 20 minutes into ride. Still warmer in evening than morning.
Mon 26th October
Morning much lighter following clock change. First ride home entirely in the dark. Temperature has dropped, slightly colder than morning. Nightime through the woods was fantastic. Off road lights got their first real outing today. Spooked a fox, eyes glinting in the darkness.
Anyone else cycling to work noticed the changing seasons? I love seeing the sunrise / sunset when cycling to / from work. Not for much longer now though. A couple of months of darkness are coming before the light starts to return in late Jan / early Feb.
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pauld
United Kingdom
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Posted - 28 Oct 2008 : 21:58:53
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Yeah, good to get the lights going sgain, frosty grass is lovely.
I dont get up early enough to see a sunrise :-) |
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RonHills
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30 Oct 2008 : 13:09:44
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| got up, looked at my bike, got into my van *again* |
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RonHills
United Kingdom
293 Posts |
Posted - 04 Nov 2008 : 13:03:23
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got up, looked at my bike, got into my van *again*
D'oh! |
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RonHills
United Kingdom
293 Posts |
Posted - 05 Nov 2008 : 20:31:17
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Got up, looked at my bike, really really intended to cycle. No, really - honest I did.
Bike has puncture (Phew!)
got into van again
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pauld
United Kingdom
539 Posts |
Posted - 06 Nov 2008 : 12:18:29
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Here you go
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RonHills
United Kingdom
293 Posts |
Posted - 06 Nov 2008 : 12:55:00
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Got into my van this morning. Battery was flat
briefly considered cycling
phoned the RAC |
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PhilW
United Kingdom
666 Posts |
Posted - 07 Nov 2008 : 13:23:59
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Got up this morning got on bike, got too hot, need to go back to shorts, no punctures Famous last words? , wondering if off road batteries / lights are starting to fail after 5 years of solid winter use. (warning light came on 40 mins from being fully charged the other night)
Did not phone the RAC |
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PhilW
United Kingdom
666 Posts |
Posted - 11 Nov 2008 : 13:54:44
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Lot more mud and floods now with recent rain. 5 or 6 trees have also lost branches been blown down on my route to work.
Need some windscreen wipers for my glasses these days! (Had to stop 3 times last night to clean them) |
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PhilW
United Kingdom
666 Posts |
Posted - 12 Nov 2008 : 12:31:31
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Cycled home under a fullish moon last night. Lovely and clear, switched off my off road lights on a number of sections, stars were out, great smell of woodsmoke and damp earth in the air, saw 3-4 deer (their glowing eyes at least) in woods.
Fantastic.... |
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PhilW
United Kingdom
666 Posts |
Posted - 09 Dec 2008 : 18:09:13
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| Bike rack bolts disintegrated this morning after two miles riding. Disaster - had to walk back and drive in. After almost 6 years and 30,000 miles of commuting on the bike the fixing have corroded through. Need to back a new rack for commuting... May try rucksack tomorrow but won't work when trying to bring clothes in etc. |
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pauld
United Kingdom
539 Posts |
Posted - 09 Dec 2008 : 23:25:53
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| Send it to Topeak bet they'll give you a new one, so I've only got another 29500 miles to go before my new rack snaps, thats reassuring :-) |
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RonHills
United Kingdom
293 Posts |
Posted - 19 Dec 2008 : 13:39:37
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...hmm,
cycling with a rucksack was how I did my back in. I wouldn't recommend it
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pauld
United Kingdom
539 Posts |
Posted - 05 Jan 2009 : 11:37:23
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Hey Phil,
judging by your tyre tracks it was a bit tricky cycling on whitehill/homerswood this morning.
I wimped out but might give it a go tomorrow. |
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PhilW
United Kingdom
666 Posts |
Posted - 05 Jan 2009 : 19:37:05
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Hi Paul,
Yes climbing the hill this morning with all the snow and a little ice kept it interesting on the bike - but I made it up without spinning out or stopping! On Homerswood my front wheel caught a groove in the snow which almost sent me into the bushes but I recovered it
It was a bit trickier in descent tonight as the side bits had partially melted and refrozen. I was feathering my brakes till the back wheel slid out a bit tonight - so I just kept off the brakes for the rest of the descent!
Woods were great and I made the first tracks in the snow in there this morning. The snow hadn't melted either when I headed home tonight as the trees are keeping the sun off during the day.
Pottersheath was like a skating rink tonight for a few pedestrians but the mountain bike tyres kept their grip. Bottom of Fairlands hasn't melted either so some more fun in the snow there as well.
If you can here a crunching noise under the tyres, then it's snow and generally the grip is pretty good but if it goes quiet then's the time to worry!
All good fun and more snow forecast for Wednesday.
Cheers
Phil.
P.S. Got a new pair of winter boots before Christmas and they're proving really good keeping my feet toasty all the way till I get into work / home.
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pauld
United Kingdom
539 Posts |
Posted - 02 Feb 2009 : 09:23:02
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Well Phil, I was watching the appropriately named 'Whitehill' from under my Duvet this morning.
Wer'e dying to know... did you cycle to work today?
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