heeheee :)
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heeheee :)
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Originally Posted by Hanneke
That's enough about your dungeon Hann:eek:. Rumour has it you were at the Ajax Hill climb champs today.......how was it???
Me, decided that 7 mins though the woods was not enough pain and misery so out and back to the Rhigos on probably the last sunny day of the autumn, looking at the forecast for the next few days. Blummin head wind all the way so a bit on slog, but a good stomp back as only two cars tried to die under my wheel as they pulled out not realising I was in terminal velocity mode! So 51 odd miles followed by a very big lunch and lemon meringue pie. Yum:thumbup:
I won the women's Toff :)
I also didn't find it enough so spent some time on the crosser with a friend who has never ridden a MTB before on my MTB in the woods around Castel Coch. Perfect potter as an introduction to off road riding for my friend, nice recovery for me. Lovely sunshine, nice coffee outside. What a brilliant weekend it was for cycling! :)
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Fantastic day for bike miles yesterday. Well done you two. Didn't get on the bike over the weekend, but changed cables, washed & polished it on Saturday, may need to change chain & cassette sooner rather than later.
Forgot to mention, -3.2C for this mornings commute.
Not been outside yet, but it was -1 when I got home last night... and it was a clear night, so i suspect it will be cold here too!
[QUOTE=Hanneke;444628]I won the women's Toff :)spent some time in the woodsHann be careful, those squirrels can be nasty.Well done on the win
Campy EPS has landed http://www.bikeradar.com/news/articl...s-groups-32306
Queue Spinal Tap...Quote:
Originally Posted by eavesy187
These go to eleven....
New cross race bike :)
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[QUOTE=Hanneke;445258]New cross race bike :)
Very nice Hann, only one ring on the front:w00t:
Ah very nice bike Hann. What wheels are on it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hanneke
Hope its not going to stay that clean.
My Lyra Cross is already caked in mud after a ride on it yesterday. No picture yet sorry,
Been fine tweeking it tonight after 90 mins on rollers.
Also spent 30 odd minutes truing an Ambrosio wheel. Another saving from the bike shop.
You dont need a truing stand as most people think.
Hann whats that cable that looks very tight ?
Electronic shifting will def sell into the market. Cant see the point unless your racing or a pro.For me its the what for ?You see enough riders abusing normal indexing never mind electronic. I can see big bills to maintain it.Bike shops will love it
Yep :) Don't need more than that for cross I reckon, and less to go wrong!!! 36T on the fron, 11/34 on the back, should get me round ok :)
Daz, that cable looks tight in the photo, I agree, but in reality it isn't. Must be the angle or the flash...
It is very light and it is going to get muddy tomorrow! It will get taken out into the fields at work, to put it through its paces and make sure everything is adjusted right. It may need some tweaking here and there...
The wheel were built for me, Mavic open pro rims and Hope pro III hubs. Forgotten what the spokes were, but there are plenty of them to give the wheels the strength they need to cope with Three Peaks CX. Tyres are Conti Twister Pro's, they are brilliant!
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Looks quite "lumpy" to me & I don't like the way Campagnolo cover derailleurs in carbon, it looks a bit tacky.....not that I can afford it. However if I could afford electronic gear switching I'd prefer the Di2.Quote:
Originally Posted by eavesy187
I can't see your bike Hann - I'm on my work computer - look forward to seeing it this evening.
Is it because of the naked Ti???? ;)
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Originally Posted by (notsomuchofa)Fellrunner
WOW!
And wowowow...
Just took him for a quick spin, up and down the road to work (including 1 km
of steep climbing, with sections of 20%, the hillclimb I won the other day
goes up it) and it FLEW up! It climbs better than the roadbike :thumbup:
I then took him into the fields at work, all on rather a slope... the bike
copes amazingly well with camber riding, seems very responsive in the
steering, as we expected, holds a line beautifully and plugs uphill just
fine :)
I need to tweak the brakes a little because they squeel and are too tight,
so start rubbing when muddy as they don't shed the mud as well... but I also
think I want to replace those funny short stocky blocks the Shimano canti's came with for the long thin
ones I prefer... Braking power excellent, no judder! Thanks to the Kinesis fork mounted hanger!
Will put it through its paces properly on rough stuff on Saturday morning on
a 1.5 hour Three Peaks style ride and let you all know how that goes, but as far
as 'normall' cross racing I reckon it will be brill! Light enough for me to
swing it over a 6 bar gate with ease should help with the runups and
hurdles :) :thumbup:
Also, having just hosed it down... Mud doesn't seem to like to stick to the Ti!!!
HannQuote:
Originally Posted by Hanneke
Just set your blocks with some toe in them
Put a rubber band on the rear of the block then tighten against the rim and usually the squeeeeel will go.
crack on
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Originally Posted by Hanneke
Oh and while your at it
Your cupboard door knobs in the picture are lob sided. They need sorting as well :)
:p
There is some serious bike porn on my Facebook.. but only friends can see it...
Maybe this works? http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...1&l=e122ac390a
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Originally Posted by daz h
And another top tip from Daz :)
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Originally Posted by daz h
I fancy these...
http://www.hargrovescycles.co.uk/pro...p?partno=47186
Have you seen the bit in Spinal Tap where the stage prop is made actual size because Nigel Tufnell puts inches instead of feet???
• Size 622/700"
• Width 33"
Those are fecking huge!!! :w00t:
LOL, if I point that out to them, you think they give me a free set???
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Originally Posted by dominion
Han, as a fan of Ti, I can only say, "Utterly beautiful!!!!!" . Plus loads of options, with the rack and disc mounts. The one bike that will do it all, very competently!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hanneke
I more or less forced them to get it back for me, because it has both dis and canti mounts, which gives me a choice of breaking option :)
As it stands, it feels quicker and mnore responsive than the road bike climbing, so this may well become my hillclimb bike as well as cross bike :) I doubt they will get this prototype frame back... especially as it was made for me anyway, so the right size... Because it is a prototype, there are some ugly tweaks to it, where the brazeon for the front mech has been filed off and where the cable guides on the tp tube have been filed off... But I don't mind that, as it is what it is: a prototype :) It hasn't got the flattened top tube either that the current frames that are on sale have as per my suggestion. Don't mine that either as it is so light, it doesn't matter for normal cross and for 3 peaks I put pipelagging on anyway!
Really looking forward to racing it on Sunday and testing it further tomorrow :D
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Originally Posted by wheezing donkey
Saw the bike last night Hann....very nice. I'm sure you'll have many happy times together. I love the way my crosser climbs hills also. I took it to the Alpes in the summer & did - among others - the Marmotte route with it. It was great climbing , but I wasn't so happy descending Clo du Glandon in a snow blizzard with crappy brakes.
Hmmmm, new bike in the house this morning, all sparkly, shiny and scratch free (not for long eh?) .....not quite the same as Hann's Ti given it's my (not so little) daughters 'birthday bike' :w00t:
Brilliant investment for your daughter.
Personally not a great night on the bike for me last night. I got sideswiped by a small white van at slow speed. Had floro jacket on and two flashing front lights so not sure how he missed seeing me.
I just managed to use instinct and flick the back end around ( endo style) which took most of the force out of it. Only a bent saddle and a broken rear light and some scuffing to the rear stays.
Drivers words ( Didnt see you mate).
Carried on to spin and took it steady. Ache a bit but live to fight another day.
If it had been someone inexperienced he would have run over the bike.
So tonight I will have to true the wheel again.
Nice one Emm :) How old is she?
9 although you'd think 19 :-OQuote:
Originally Posted by Hanneke
Glad you're ok Darren.
A brisk 56 miles for me earlier. The peak district was a real tonic in the sun. The darkness had been getting to me these last few days and i needed that.My mercian descended like a dream down into beeley. The climbing is a bit harder as its slightly heavier but the steel soaks up the ride perfectly especially with the eurus wheels on it.Nice and dry ride and no belgian toothpaste.Average just under 19 mph. Arrived back in the dark.
Have come to realise that no matter how many lights, flouro jackets or flouro rucsac covers it's still bloody dangerous out there, especially finishing at 5pm when everyone's impatient to get home at top speed and don't give a sod for anyone else. Take care folks and glad no harm done daz.Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
Yep you have to be extra careful after about 4 pm when all the car drivers are frantic to get home for tea and watch come dine with me.You really do see some classics.But modern bike lights help a lot. I still saw 2 x riders tonight without lights on.
Daz, I missed your post about your runin with a van :( Glad you are ok and the damage to the bike wasn't too awful either...
When I used to live in London I went everywhere on my bike, day and night... I had lights, reflective strips on the bike, but no hi-viz clothing and I was fine for 10 years. Quite a few near misses and scares, but usually got away with it by being vigilant and anticipate drivers stupid behaviour. Then, for some reason, I decided on wearing a hi-viz vest and in quick succesion I ended up being driven over by a white van and on the bonnet of a car :-O
I got away with bruising and shock and one written off bike, but two such accidents in one week...??? Needless to say, I gave up on the hi-viz jacket and never wore it again on the bike. The van driver just swore at me and drove off, the car driver was very apologetic and said he'd got mesmerised by my highly visible apearance and pulled out in front of me, not knowing why he did that :-O
I reckon being too visible is not good, as it does mesmerise people and we all know what happens when you look at something... you tend to drive/ride into it!!!
Glad you are ok though daz!! xx
Needless to say, I don't feel comfortable at all going out in the dark, especially not around us...
I dont tend to worry much to be honest. Ive always thought roadies that can ride at a fair pace tend to be safer than your average cyclist that goes along steady around town etc. I feel more vunerable when im going slow like in town or traffic etc.My dad who has driven more miles than anyone i know always says to me that the first few weeks when the clocks alter and the nights draw in is the time when you get more rta,s than any other time.I think he is correct.
I think I'm an OK rider but I still ride pretty conservatively in central London at night rush hour. It's not just the usual traffic you get up north, you've got commuter-scooters, pedestrians stepping out all over, increasing numbers of clueless cyclists all over the place and of course sh * tloads of buses. And just no room at all. It's like a PlayStation game and if you're doing 20mph then you're asking for it really, IMO.
It's amazing how much less you get cut-up / pulled-out on / bullied by cars etc in a chaingang - your road-presence is so much greater.
You can even boss the road a bit, which makes a pleasant change.
I actually cycled today for the first time in months. 12 miles - some off road. It was part of a charity triathlon that my 11 year old mate was doing for Children in Need. He swam half a mile, ran 3 miles and then the bike ride. I did the run and the bilke - can't be arsed with swimming!
You can sponsor him here if you really want to...
http://www.justgiving.com/Claire-Leadbeater
Maybe some of the cash he raises will go to the school that Emmilou's son goes to??
Here's where we went...
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/129548362