My Iowa Commute - Page 4

Cyclefrance · 06-12-2007, 04:03 PM

Still this road's not too bad - a few cars , but not so many that they have room to give me a wide berth - I can stay in top gear for a good mile or so (the first photo, which confirms I'm going in the right direction, is just past the sewage works - just for SG that one!) and then it climbs a bit under the M25 (second photo) so I have to drop down a couple of gears...

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Cyclefrance · 06-12-2007, 04:16 PM

until I get past the Woodlands Park Hotel (back in the early 1900's it used to be the house where Edward the 7th took Lily Langtrey (his mistress). Now I'm well over halfway and after a bit of a drop, another climb and another downhill stint, I turn right and head through Stoke d'Abernon....

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Cyclefrance · 06-12-2007, 04:21 PM

Another turn and then I'm on the final stretch, enjoying the opportunity to pass all the cars that have to queue for ten to fifteen miutes to get through the traffic lights - another bikey bonus! A treat for my American friends as well here at the end of this road, just to the right on the far side of the road, is the American International School where US workers living in this area send their children - you'd have never guessed that now, would you...

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Cyclefrance · 06-12-2007, 04:23 PM

But I have to turn left at thos lights - then it's just a few yards before I reach the office - 33.50 minutes - not bad - almost a record. maybe tomorrow I'll show you the route home....

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Sundae · 06-12-2007, 04:19 PM

I am swooning with delight at all the green
Much as I loved Ali's pics of her father's house, this is why I love this drizzly isle.

I'll come back to these when I'm faced with grey London in the Winter.

Sundae · 06-12-2007, 04:25 PM

Cheers Madeira

Enjoyed that as much as the overseas commutes - possibly because the familiarity is offset by some lovely scenery.

HungLikeJesus · 06-12-2007, 04:27 PM

Cyclefrance, that's a great commute.

Did you take the pictures while moving?

glatt · 06-12-2007, 04:33 PM

If this was a competition, Cyclefrance would win.

But it's not a competition, so keep on posting everyone.

Sundae · 06-12-2007, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

If this was a competition, Cyclefrance would win.

Although I really enjoyed it, I'd always vote for something I have little chance of seeing. Like big buildings and weird crazy people driving on the wrong side of the road, and locations from horror movies. I agree CF gets an honourable mention of course.

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Originally Posted by glatt

But it's not a competition, so keep on posting everyone.

Now that I can agree with.

glatt · 06-12-2007, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

I'd always vote for something I have little chance of seeing.

I agree completely. Which is why I like Cyclefrance's so much.

Cyclefrance · 06-12-2007, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

If this was a competition, Cyclefrance would win.

Not really - I can't take the credit when mother nature's the artist - just lucky to live and commute amongst all this greenery. And variety is what makes our separate journey's interesting - to be honest I find the chance to see the journeys made by other people more interesting than my own - I do mine so often it has become too familiar (and I know when the hills are going to hit!) - seeing something new is more interesting for me. Difficult to see it as a competition when each contribution brings something new and interesting to everyone else.

Cyclefrance · 06-12-2007, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by HLJ

Cyclefrance, that's a great commute.

Did you take the pictures while moving?

Did a few - but roads too bumpy to get a decent picture most of the time - if there's one thing the Brits are good at it's making lumpy, bumpy road surfaces!

Undertoad · 06-12-2007, 06:44 PM

Americans in Britain send their kids to American school??! Offensive!

Sundae · 06-12-2007, 06:52 PM

Hey, stirrer

We're used to US Bases over here, no-one bats an eyelid. After all, we live secure in the knowledge our schools prepare our children for the oldest most venerated Universities in the world...

Griff · 06-13-2007, 07:14 AM

You don't want those kids coming back British, do you?

Pete rode to work this morning. A car was right up close behind her and she's thinking, Here we go another driver/cyclist confrontation. Then he pulls up beside with a grin, "Hey, you were doing 45 (mph) in a thirty!"

06-12-2007, 04:03 PM	#1
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	Still this road's not too bad - a few cars , but not so many that they have room to give me a wide berth - I can stay in top gear for a good mile or so (the first photo, which confirms I'm going in the right direction, is just past the sewage works - just for SG that one!) and then it climbs a bit under the M25 (second photo) so I have to drop down a couple of gears... . Attached Images __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears Last edited by Cyclefrance; 06-12-2007 at 05:53 PM.

06-12-2007, 04:16 PM	#2
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	until I get past the Woodlands Park Hotel (back in the early 1900's it used to be the house where Edward the 7th took Lily Langtrey (his mistress). Now I'm well over halfway and after a bit of a drop, another climb and another downhill stint, I turn right and head through Stoke d'Abernon.... . Attached Images __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

06-12-2007, 04:21 PM	#3
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	Another turn and then I'm on the final stretch, enjoying the opportunity to pass all the cars that have to queue for ten to fifteen miutes to get through the traffic lights - another bikey bonus! A treat for my American friends as well here at the end of this road, just to the right on the far side of the road, is the American International School where US workers living in this area send their children - you'd have never guessed that now, would you... . Attached Images __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

06-12-2007, 04:23 PM	#4
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	But I have to turn left at thos lights - then it's just a few yards before I reach the office - 33.50 minutes - not bad - almost a record. maybe tomorrow I'll show you the route home.... . Attached Images __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

06-12-2007, 04:19 PM	#5
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I am swooning with delight at all the green Much as I loved Ali's pics of her father's house, this is why I love this drizzly isle. I'll come back to these when I'm faced with grey London in the Winter. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-12-2007, 04:25 PM	#6
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Cheers Madeira Enjoyed that as much as the overseas commutes - possibly because the familiarity is offset by some lovely scenery. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-12-2007, 04:27 PM	#7
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Cyclefrance, that's a great commute. Did you take the pictures while moving? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

06-12-2007, 04:33 PM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	If this was a competition, Cyclefrance would win. But it's not a competition, so keep on posting everyone.

06-12-2007, 06:44 PM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Americans in Britain send their kids to American school??! Offensive!

06-12-2007, 06:52 PM	#14
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Hey, stirrer We're used to US Bases over here, no-one bats an eyelid. After all, we live secure in the knowledge our schools prepare our children for the oldest most venerated Universities in the world... __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-13-2007, 07:14 AM	#15
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	You don't want those kids coming back British, do you? Pete rode to work this morning. A car was right up close behind her and she's thinking, Here we go another driver/cyclist confrontation. Then he pulls up beside with a grin, "Hey, you were doing 45 (mph) in a thirty!" __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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