Thanks for the support Ady:)Quote:
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Thanks for the support Ady:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ady In Accy
Well the wind was crackers today , A real grinder
Was going to do a 100miles but stopped at just under 50:rolleyes: as I have the Downfall to run.
Wrist is still knackered and on these roads every bloody five seconds a jolt to a poorly wrist is not good.
ADY:)
remember Liege- Baston - Leige
OR LA DOYEAN, The old lady of the classics is on tommorow on Eurosport.
Kelly will be his usual self and Harmon will be attempting to get him excited.
As long as it's on my analogue SKY!!!! Used to get all cycling on there but now it seems to be ruddy hockey or basketball unlike what the schedule states :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
Have a good run tommoz Daz.
Hinault won Liege Baston Liege one year in a blizzard
His team got him to Baston and he set off on his own
100 riders abandoned that day and Hinault rode the 60miles back in the lead on his own
Shorts on and just a pair of saoking woolen mitts he won the race easily.
He always maintained it took him months to get the feeling back into his fingers.
A truly hard man of cycling
Hinault ( The badger )
Seem to remember Roach (or was it Kelly?) saying he made a solo break of about 20 miles to catch a lone Hinault and when he eventually got up to him Hinault turned round and growled 'NOW RIDE'. Was a hard hard rider.
Been looking at http://www.bernardhinault.com/index.htm some cyclist, some career :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ady In Accy
Hooray - live on my analogue version (also on Eurosport HD live).Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
10 mile to Hebden Bridge. Watched youngest sons team win 12-0 in their last match of the season and 10 mile back home.
Both ways with eldest son, great morning.:)
This bloke should stick to cycling! (Actually it's a pretty good time!)
http://results-2009.london-marathon....191&ostart_no=
It is the Chris Boardman by the way...
http://www.london-marathon.co.uk/site/?pageID=5&n=174
Mega coincidence....ive been suggested to get one of his bikes.Quote:
Originally Posted by dominion
He was interviewed on BBC and said the ankle he broke in the TdF back in the day gave him some real pain in the last few miles - as you say a good effort :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by dominion
No time to cycle properly today, so went to the gym and did spin:eek:
Good work out, certainly my cadence is getting better. Mind you there were one or two distractions:rolleyes:
I think Daz had this problem a few weeks ago:rolleyes:
Toffer just keep your head down ;)
http://www.ilkestonadvertiser.co.uk/...rst.5137434.jp
Remember if you dont write and complain you get nowhere.
Grrrrrrrrrrrr, bloody roads
Nice bike! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by daz h
Ive had a reply from Derbyshire County Council and they are starting repairs this weekQuote:
Originally Posted by dominion
How cool is that
well done you. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
58 miles 3 cols, one very big bu**er, others smaller but very steep @ a commendable 15mph. Went with Dougie madman, solo and unprotected. Trouble is he always wants to cycle 1mph faster than the speed you are going, whatever that speed is:eek: I think my tongue was hanging out the entire way:eek: Pain and suffering only relieved by some superb descents, max speed 45mph, probably very silly:rolleyes:
I felt very ill when I got home and had to sit down for an hour to let my metabolism return to normal.
Cycling with dougie madman :eek: - you really are taking this seriously aren't you! You'll be racing Tom on his TT bike next - have you bought the aero helmet yet?
Serves you right for going out with Dougie - that really is asking for pain and suffering :eek:.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toffer
"If it don't kill you it makes you stronger" as some other cycling bloke said (I think).
Had a grim experience myself yesterday, running, and ended up going to bed at 8.00pm feeling dead :o. Possibly been overdoing things slightly!!
Last night my bike decided to kill itself.
I was cycling along home from work and i could hear something hitting the spokes of my rear wheel. I looked down and couldnt see anything so got off and and checked.
Turns out it was my derailleur (sp?) catching my wheel....how i do not know....perhaps somebody has kicked my bike whilst it was locked outside during my skift.
I tried to straighten it and pull it back into line. I thought i had solved it until i changed gear, the derailleur hit the spokes and since i was going fast it ripped itself off.
It is now rapped around my bike and im snookered.
Wont be able to get to the bike shop for the next few days because of exams, and i need my bike to get to work.
Heres the damage...it wont let me upload them via the attachment thing so ive put them on piscasa.
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Al.H.F...07946153953826
Split yer chain, ditch the knackered mech, rejoin your chain, taking out a few links to tighten it up, and go singlespeed. You'll now tell me you ain't got a chain splitter:rolleyes:
You what? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by merrylegs
Get the bus to work Al:p
I could use my sisters purple full suspension bike....my knees might be round my shoulders but it'll get me there. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by merrylegs
Rather your knees round your own shoulders than mine;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Al Fowler
Hahahaha to bloody right.Quote:
Originally Posted by merrylegs
Never mind all that
Where is Ady. ????????????????????????????
AL have you ordered your road bike yet
Are you getting a steel frame or one of those fancy carbon flexy bikes.
Had a go on one on Sunday and it felt like i was riding a bar of green and blacks
He's in Egypt swimming with the fishes
Oh :(, well im missing himQuote:
Originally Posted by emmilou
No bike racing on telly and Ady has gone to climb the pyramids.
Oh yeah you have one of those slinky DOLANS have you not. Maybe you should lend it AL for a week.
He could hire it
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Originally Posted by daz h
yeah whatever
Not had chance to get to the shop yet, im hoping to go for a fancy carbon....the waiting list is currently till the end of june, and by the time i get there they are bound to either sell out of go up to July or something like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
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Originally Posted by emmilou
Is that woman talk for no chance
I wouldnt even allow myself to touch it! I'd break it.:oQuote:
Originally Posted by daz h
Bike ordered!
Ribble Road Carbon Sportive Racing Ultegra 10 Double.
The guy at the shop was brilliant. I walked in...pointed and that bike and more or less did it little britain sytle "i want that one".
I told him i know nothing about bike and he spelled everything out for me, didnt have a clue what size cassette to go for so im getting 12-25 (i think)....is that good?:confused:
Guna have wait till the end of june but hey ho.
My god its going to be a learning cure when it does arrive......the weight, the pedals:eek:...the shoes....the gears....the handle bars.....the riding style...the brakes.....if i dont crash and die within the first few goes i will be very supprised.
Thankyou to everyone who ive irrotated asking for help....you'll probably get some more down the line.:rolleyes:
Just typical for me as well....im right inbetween sizes for shoes. A 46 is too big and a 45 it abit tight around the outside of my foot....do they break-in at all?
Nice one AL
You wont look back. Good choice .
Just dont strap your shoes to tightly at first or you will start to hurt.
It wont take you long to get used to it.
Watch out for
Pedestrians
Maniacs in cars
Manholes/Grates etc
One thing that takes a bit of learning is the concentration thats required for hours when your riding.
Make sure you spec 2xbottle holders for your drinks. Perhaps a pump holder and small pack to put your innertubes and tyre levers in.
Never replace an innertube without checking your tyre inside for sharp objects. ( everyone does at first then sits at the side of the road ringing a taxi because the fresh innertube has immediatley gone flat:rolleyes:)
Always inflate your tyres 120psi
This will make your ride enjoyable/ Nothing worse than riding on part worn tyres.
You will need a good track pump.
Get a helmet/ ensure its not to big and fits correctly.
And bib shorts are a must for comfort.
There are a zillion tips but thats just a few.
If you need info etc. Just ask.
Oh your 12/25 cassete is fairly standard.
I mentioned pedal float for 'Fowlers Knee'.
Practice unclipping at junctions and traffic lights 'cos its sooo embarassing to fall over sideways still clipped-in:o
A decent pair of shades keeps the bugs/grit out of your eyes.
Ozzo sell really cheap neoprene overboots which, lets be honest, are very useful but not attractive so cheap is best.
At the risk of people thinking 'b*oo*y ta*t would say that' be careful not to get lubricant onto carbon surfaces as it can seriously reduce life expectancy.
ENJOY IT
Can we start a whole new thread on different types of wet/dry chainlube as that could rival the headtorch epic:p
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Originally Posted by daz h
Check.Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
erm....i guess im going to have to buy a pair a...always said i wouldnt but since ive got a nice bike i might as well:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
Oki doki, cheers daz.Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
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Originally Posted by Lola
Thats the one thing i just know is going to happen. :o
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didnt have a clue what size cassette to go for so im getting 12-25
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Just counted mine Al, its 11-26 I think.
Did 18 mile to work this morning and same home this afternoon.
Really pleased with myself.:)
Tough coming home though with the wind and tired legs.
Averaged 16.1 mph going and 12.8 mph coming home.
1400 ft of ascent each way.
Knee feels OK.
Need to get out more now if the knee doesn't swell.