How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
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Postby find_bruce » Fri May 10, 2024 7:54 pm
Tonight's special person set off my spidey senses as they approached a stop sign - absolutely no sign of slowing down, so I hit the airzound as well as easing up so they wouldn't collect me as they drove through the stop sign at 50ks
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Postby find_bruce » Fri May 17, 2024 12:53 pm
My nephew is a strong rider but this week took an hour to ride his 13.3km commute
Challenged accepted! Today I took 54:40 to cover the 11.34km commute, giving a very average speed of 12.4 km/h. It was surprisingly hard to ride that slow.
As one of my mates put it, the only way to do that commute slower would be to drive
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Postby g-boaf » Fri May 17, 2024 12:58 pm
The afternoon longer commute if I do it takes about 1h 45 minutes but it is significantly more hilly and also has a lot of stops and starts. If it didn't have so many traffic light crossings it would probably be 90 minutes.
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Postby Mr Purple » Wed May 22, 2024 9:44 am
Probably. Even though Teslas are honestly probably the best EV out there they've become the default option for people who don't really care about cars or driving. It also doesn't help there's so many of them that a certain proportion of your near misses will now statistically be Teslas.find_bruce wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 7:54 pmToday's commutes had me wondering if Tesla aimers are the new Volvo drivers? This mornings effort was stopped blocking the bike lane who pulled out without indicating & then proceeded to undertake me by driving in the bike lane
I wish I had a more valid option for a regular commute! Mine is unfortunately along Old Cleveland Road, which although it 'technically' has a bike lane is more like a shoulder with a bike painted on it. Because the speed limit varies from 60-80km/hr and no-one pays any attention to their driving on it, it's only a matter of time before someone takes you out on the shoulder if you do it regularly. Plus there's about four places where the bike lane randomly disappears and makes you joust with traffic for a few hundred metres.
My record for a commute on the bike is 35 minutes at 36km/hr. Typically a drive takes about 30 minutes. Which makes it even more annoying that 'fear of death' is the only reason riding is not a valid option.
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Postby find_bruce » Wed May 22, 2024 11:27 am
Teslas are not so common that they form a high % of cars on my commute, its more the general lack of care.Mr Purple wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 9:44 amProbably. Even though Teslas are honestly probably the best EV out there they've become the default option for people who don't really care about cars or driving. It also doesn't help there's so many of them that a certain proportion of your near misses will now statistically be Teslas.
I wish I had a more valid option for a regular commute! Mine is unfortunately along Old Cleveland Road, which although it 'technically' has a bike lane is more like a shoulder with a bike painted on it. Because the speed limit varies from 60-80km/hr and no-one pays any attention to their driving on it, it's only a matter of time before someone takes you out on the shoulder if you do it regularly. Plus there's about four places where the bike lane randomly disappears and makes you joust with traffic for a few hundred metres.
My record for a commute on the bike is 35 minutes at 36km/hr. Typically a drive takes about 30 minutes. Which makes it even more annoying that 'fear of death' is the only reason riding is not a valid option.
I hear you about your commute - I've ridden on similar roads and swore never again. I live in an inner suburb & ironically peak commutes are much safer as no-one is going anywhere in a hurry - cars are even slower than me so that if I drove it would take more time than riding, even though the stop start nature means my average speed is barely above 20.
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Postby bychosis » Wed May 22, 2024 2:28 pm
Rode on monday into middle of winter weather. About as cold as it gets locally which was a shock. The horrible southerly, which is largely headwind on the way home too.
Rain yesterday so no ride. Appointment after work so drive today. Maybe pedal tomorrow?
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Postby bychosis » Thu Jun 06, 2024 8:11 pm
Managed to get some commuter cup race action last week. Rarely see another cyclist. Caught a drop bar roadie with flats and joggers on my flat bar roadie with just as he slowed to turn off. Would have caught him legit except for the last few bike lengths.
Have been donning a base layer and spray jacket in the mornings for extra warmth. Hasn't been super cold, but cold enough for extra gear.
Yesterday arvo I passed about 8 walkers on the tramway track where I usually only see one or two. Was a nice arvo for a walk.
Delivered bulky stuff to workplace 2 on the drive home from workplace 1 this arvo. Less kms to do so and ride tomorrow. Bit nor the rain has come in. Hope it quits overnight so I can ride tomorrow and not have wasted the extra diesel kms today.
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Postby bychosis » Fri Jun 21, 2024 7:09 pm
Yesterday arvo spotted a potential for a chase on the Tramway track. Initially thought it was an ebike, but was holding him on the first climb with a bit of effort. Unfortunately he turned off before I could chase down on the descent. Was feeling good, then managed to sneak into car traffic to cross at the lights on green and got some good momentum. Kept making good time. Found another bike to chase down and managed a good few minutes off my better tines and 10min better than the last effort with a horrible headwind.
This morning was a bit warmer. No aching face but fingers still a bit cold.
This afternoon it rained just before departure time so was a wet and slippery road home. Car traffic was heavy but was able to duck and weave and thread my way through to keep going, but being more cautious due to the grip levels. Not sure if one driver moved right to prevent me from lane splitting or was just incompetent. Still managed to squeeze past and get ahead though then had to brake to get in behind another car. Got in front of cars at the next lights as it changed just as I got to the line and took off before the cars reacted. Kinda fun splitting and beating the traffic, but I'm fully aware that playing with 2t of steel isn't a brilliant sport.
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Postby Anrai » Thu Jun 27, 2024 3:36 pm
But I made it on time and without incident, looking forward to more bike commuting. Even unfit, A bike ride just about anywhere I'd want to go takes a comparable time to merely waiting for a bus.
Coincidentally, the helmet prompted the dentist to ask about e-bikes, as he's considering picking one up. I let him know there's a lot of sale prices around at the moment.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby jasonc » Tue Jul 02, 2024 7:03 pm
This morning was wet and drizzle
This afternoon just damp. Started raining again in the last half hour. Who knows what this weather is doing
We did have a couple of weeks of really good commuting weather. That's enough from the weather gods apparently
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby MichaelB » Wed Jul 03, 2024 9:53 am
A tad chillier than it was yesterday morning.
The morning, temp was 0.8 degrees, and 'feels like' -2.6 .
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