Posts Tagged ‘ Commuting ’

A whole new commuting challenge lies ahead of me. My new job is flippin miles away, just teetering on the edge of the metropolis called Greater London. If I lose my balance I’m liable to stumble into the central reservation of the M25. Thought I better take a ride out today to check out...
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The bike shop rang unexpectedly today to say that the Stumpjumper was fixed already! Seems the shock failure wasn’t so catastrophic after all, but it did somehow swing around to being all my fault again. Ho hum! I left the shop with a rejuvenated bike and a swanky new high pressure suspension pump. Apart...
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Big Gurls Bike Originally uploaded by warriorwomen. So the weather guys got it right, we did have a smattering of snow this morning. Not a lot but enough to make me reach for the big girls bike with its extra wide tires for commuting stability in the slush. The bike didn’t feel too comfortable...
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Today was d-day – the running commute was upon me. Much forwarding planning had been involved as well as expenses incurred and I couldn’t really think of a suitable excuse to get out of it. Since I started working at the hospital back in September I have cycled in every single day. Most people...
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As mentioned previously I’ve decided to keep a tally of the number of times I get caught in the rain while cycling too and from work. I cycle approximately 8 miles each way, so thats two journeys of about 30 mins, in and around West London. Key: 1 raindrop – barely worth moaning about...
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Now that I’ve changed jobs my daily commute has a changed considerably and I have whole new stresses related to it. I now head west out of London, which brings me into contact with faster cars and it seems the drivers are less familiar with cyclists than those crawling through central London. My main...
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Peculiar flash floods hit London for the second time since taking up cycling to work. I must say I quite enjoy them – I always end up singing as I pedal along and people take photos of me on their mobile phones. I feel like a right star. Peryl was pretty clean by the...
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Rather uncharacteristically I took the bus in this morning. I adopted the zombie state that seems to be required for such passive commuting trips but was jolted awake by abuse shouted by the driver. We had just approached Hammersmith Bridge at the same time as another bus came off it and the driver seemed...
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Four days and Peryl hardly got a ride in, my excuse is that I’ve been ill and in truth I’ve felt just a little intimidated by her. Still, thats all changed now. I replaced the seat and we headed for the hills yesterday, or at least we went to Richmond Park. Blimey, blimey that...
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