Tingly toes

Colin Blackburn said:

On the whole the drivers gave me lots of room. The one exception was
a fuel tanker driver who came up behind fast and close as I was going
through a pinch point. He certainly knew I was there as he gave way
to me at the junction just before this stretch. Once I cleared the
pinch point and moved to the left the driver passed very close. The
*good* thing is the the company is the one that delivers our kerosene
so I have a real economic sanction against them.

I take it you will be contacting the company about their driver then?

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The school in Esh was a hazard to cope with and emphasises that
school gates are dangerous areas because of parents "safely" dropping
off their children.

School entrances can be a nightmare with multiple hazards - extreme
caution required.

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I arrived at work after 2 hours 25 minutes, though I do feel like a
nap now! I'll not be riding home tonight. I'll save that journey,
more uphill than down, until tomorrow evening. Hopefully I'll keep
this pattern up for the summer and may even extend it to two return
trips a week occasionally.

If you have a very long commute using the bike daily but in alternate
directions on each day is a good way to tackle it. The trap is that the
bike can get stranded at work as people have a choice of 2 ways of
getting home and it's a bit late, and the weather's not very good, or
they're a bit tired, or they've got a lot of stuff to carry home, and
the cycle home gets postponed until tommorow, which never comes.
Another method if you drive is to the put the bike in the car and take
it to a point where the car can be left safely and the cycling part of
the route is a nice commuting distance, say 10 to 15 miles. This can
work really well for people who live outside a congested area but work
within one - the mixed mode journey can be much faster than either the
car or the bike used on its own.

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Anyway, back to the subject line. After I had showered I found that
both of my big toes were tingly. I've not changes shoes, cleats or
pedals recently and there are no other changes to the bike that I
recall. Maybe it was just the cold, it was a bit nippy at times.

Keep an eye on them. If the tingling wears off reasonably quickly and
it doesn't cause you any discomfort on the bike you can probably ignore
it [1]. If it's the cold, winter cycling boots or neoprene booties over
your normal cycling shoes can make a big difference.

[1] I am not a doctor.

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Dave...

dkahn400 said:

I take it you will be contacting the company about their driver then?

Once I've worked out where I was when this happened, yes.

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If you have a very long commute using the bike daily but in alternate
directions on each day is a good way to tackle it. The trap is that the
bike can get stranded at work as people have a choice of 2 ways of
getting home and it's a bit late, and the weather's not very good, or
they're a bit tired, or they've got a lot of stuff to carry home, and
the cycle home gets postponed until tommorow, which never comes.

Yes, though that's not too much of a problem for me.

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Another method if you drive is to the put the bike in the car and take
it to a point where the car can be left safely and the cycling part of
the route is a nice commuting distance, say 10 to 15 miles. This can
work really well for people who live outside a congested area but work
within one - the mixed mode journey can be much faster than either the
car or the bike used on its own.

This isn't a straightforward possibility as we have one car between two
of us and any drop-off point that would be useful for me would seriously
scupper Elfie's chances of getting in on time.

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Keep an eye on them. If the tingling wears off reasonably quickly and
it doesn't cause you any discomfort on the bike you can probably ignore
it [1]. If it's the cold, winter cycling boots or neoprene booties over
your normal cycling shoes can make a big difference.

The tingling wore off fairly quickly but as it is the only time it has
ever happened it caused a mild amount of worry.

Colin

Colin Blackburn said:

Anyway, back to the subject line. After I had showered I found that both
of my big toes were tingly. I've not changes shoes, cleats or pedals
recently and there are no other changes to the bike that I recall. Maybe
it was just the cold, it was a bit nippy at times.

I've had something similar after running, tingly and sometimes numb
fingers even on sunny days. Usually starts once the sweat has cooled down.
Shower and breakfast makes it disappear, I haven't worked out yet if it is
a temperature thing or a running low on carbs thing. Or something
completely different.

Roos