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i use both and i do 40 mile round trip everyday
Went for winds, survived, as you do. Getting a bit pi$$ed off with the way Grassington Mines keep filling my chainset up with grit and sand, the wind was so strong up there i had to pedal to go downhill. I've done the same 25ml ride for 5wks running now; the plica syndrome issue is backing off in my right knee, but i've got something starting to show its hand in my left knee now, though it's not bad yet.
The physio has abandoned me. She says there is nothing to be done with me but arthroscopy, and she can't do that. If my issues run for longer than another 8wks i'm under the knife.
Finished the rebuild of the Alan last weekend...
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Is Campagnolo swearing on here??? It's a mixture of Chorus and GS on the anchors; and Record chainset, HS and BB. 53/42, 13-23 6spd. It picks up speed pretty quickly which isn't surprising given how little it weighs, can't wait till i'm fit enough to go for blasts on it midweek.
It's got a Shimano 600 freewheel...does this mean the cassette has to be Shimano too? Hopefully it's Interglide. It's running a weird old Sachs Sedis chain and experiences shifting trouble.
Very pretty Mr B. I remember the sensation caused by that style of bonded construction, when they first appeared in this country, ridden by the Polish national squad at the 1973 (or was it '74 ?) Milk Race. They were badged as WAJAC, constructed by a Polish frame builder ( Walter Jacobowski ) living in Italy. I assume that Alan must have bought-out WAJAC? At the end of the final stage on Blackpool prom the entire team propped their bikes against the promenade railings - talk about bike-geek magnets.
On a different tack, with your dodgey knees you should surely consider lowering the gears for exploits around the Dales?
And don't park it up with the gear levers in the position shown. Change gear so that both the levers are fully forward; that way you won't stretch the cables unnecessarily - it all helps to keep gear changes crisp.
Have you ever seen another one with blue forks WD? The story this bike came with is that it was crashed by a Tour of Britain rider, and the front end was rebuilt at Tony Boswell Cycles in York. The Tour rider used a spare bike and mine was sold to the fella i bought it off in 1983. It was probably used in either the 82 or 83 tour.Quote:
Originally Posted by wheezing donkey
No. not seen anodised blue forks before. A friend has an old Alan bonded CX bike with the tubes anodised purple but plain forks. Within CX they were very much the frame of choice amongst the competitive top lads from the late 70's through the 80's and 90's until the tig welded alu frames started to appear from the likes of Empella, Ridley, Kinesis etc, even Alan went that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by mr brightside
6th bike ride in a row today. My tapering plan allows me to step it up on week 7, i'm at 25mls at the moment broken down into a 10mls warm up followed by a pint of ale then a 15mls hill ride. The way i feel in the knees it would be foolhardy to go for more miles so i'm going to alter my route and standardise on a more sustained road hill route with a shorter warm up. One of these two...
Storiths-Skyreholme-Greenhow-Thruscross-Storiths (22mls)
Storiths-Appletrewick-Hebden-Greenhow-Thruscross-Storiths (25mls)
There's the Bewerley loop down into Nidderdale and back up which adds 6m/900', down the B6265 and up the lane way. It'd be nice to get there because i've always wanted to do that climb. Fingers crossed, walk before you run.
I like posting on this thread after a turn in the saddle. Need to do a little more.
27m 2000" ascent around the moorland roads and round J22 M62.
Nice morning to be out.
First outdoor bike ride of the year, only planned an hour. Only lasted 1/2 hour before my calf went. Good job I could just roll down hill most of the way back! :(
could anyone tell me how much of the 3 peaks cx route you can go on before the race?
a quick-ish 34 mile for me today on turbo
Of the off-road sections, virtually none. You can go halfway up Pen-y-Ghent, and a short section on Whernside. Nothing on Ingleborough.Quote:
Originally Posted by vespa
so if you cant go on bike can the course be done running
Absolutely. And if you cycle half way up Pen-y-Ghent there's a handy signpost to lock your bike to so you can run up to the top.Quote:
Originally Posted by vespa
thanks dominion hav,nt done much down there so may give it whirl
will the bike be still there when i go back to get it ?
We didn't have issues a few years back, to be honest you're not going to learn much on a vaguely gravelly path.
A few years back two of us parked up at Ribblehead viaduct ran the Whernside loop, then drove down to Horton and parked up there and took the bikes up Pen-y-Ghent running the top bit. Then there's a layby opposite the turn off up Ingleborough which we went to and had another run out over it. We were convinced we'd gone the wrong way as no-one would carry a bike up there.... :confused:
25m/2900' today, first of the hard rides...Storiths-Appletrewick-Hartlington Raikes-Greenhow-Thruscross-Storiths (25mls). Really nasty climb out of the Wharfe valley up Hartlington Raikes Lane, wasn't really ready for it. Got the bike up to terminal velocity on the A59 heading back to Storiths, full speed in 29th gear trying to overtake some Mods on scooters, it's frightening getting hit by an eddy gust at that speed. I don't think either of my road bikes have the gearing for the hills on this route, i'd have to put my knees through a lot.
32 mile warm up for Wolvo - Roubaix in 2 weeks time. No idea how I'm going to last double that distance - just don't have cycling legs.
First time out for a potter on the ridge on the mtb in a loooooong time. Slowly getting fitter but tiny tick spotted :(
Yet 600 odd nutters do... Can't believe I have hauled myself up there bike and all 4 times now. Doubt I will ever do it again :/Quote:
Originally Posted by dominion
52 miles on the bike yesterday.
I did not have my cycling legs attached yesterday and toiled from start to finish.
Pulled your bag out as we say around here.Quote:
Originally Posted by shaunaneto
Stepped it up a notch today, 28mls/3500'- Storiths-Skyreholme-Greenhow-Bewerley-Greenhow-Thruscross-Storiths. Headed into Pateley Bridge down the B6265 and took Peat Lane back up to Greenhow. I'd recommend Peat Lane to any forumites who think they can climb on a bike; most of the climb is in the first half a mile or so, about 500' in half a mile. I ended up on a 1:1 gear ratio, you'd be pushing in no time on a compact. I thought New Road out of Skyreholme was going to be a struggle, but it was actually quite tame compared to Peat Lane. I had to trespass to get some water becuase i forgot to fill up in Bewerley, i thought i was going to get my head kicked in by a horse and lost my train of thought. You can always tell when a horse sees something it wasn't expecting, you have to be careful for the sake of the rider as much as yourself. Can't wait till next weekend- more Peat Lane!
Lovely White Peak ride this morning. Buxton to Longnor via Gutton Bridge then up to the Winking Man pub (think that is part of the Buxton TT route, but wrong way), then nice down hill to Gradbach with a longish (for me) climb up to Flash, then back to Bucco. Only about 30km, but enough to earn me a fat bacon sandwich with mushrooms, fried duck egg and sweet chilli sauce :p
Right knee not responding well to 3500', might need a rethink on the route maybe cut out some of the big long climbs. At the moment i do about 6 miles of continuous climb from Howgill up to Greenhow, perhaps it's too sustained, then Peat Lane wipes me out. Might drop back onto the Hartilngton Rakes 2900 route with no Peat Lane and alternate weeks with longer flatter rides on one of the road bikes, could break out the old '83 Alan for a blast out to Ilkley. Nutrition strategy needs an overhaul for 3500 rides too, i need to actually eat something instead of shoving gels down my neck. Could get cake in Pateley but there's nowhere to leave the bike, crisps and beer at the Bridge Inn a far better choice methinks. I really miss my weekly pint at The Fountaine Inn, Linton, safe bike parking etc.
Storiths to Kettlewell and back a much better bet on the road bike, ale and cake aplenty all along the route, everything the serious cyclist needs.
40 miles at the Wolvo - Roubaix. Bailed out out for the short 60k route rather than the full 100k, but in hindsight I wish I'd kept going. The ride starts at Aldersley Stadium, Wolverhampton on "Hugh Porter Way", and we were set off by... Hugh Porter. A mix of road and a few gravelly paths to give it the spring classics feel, and finishing back at the stadium on the velodrome. 100k next year...
Well done Brian, sounds like a "comeback" is on the cards?:D
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Cool retro bike alert...dribbling on my keyboard...Dura Ace 7400, Columbus.
The guy's selling the wheels on ebay, oddly split them from the bike and sold it separate.
Here's a good one. The Alan has a 6spd Uniglide cassette on an HF-6207 Shimano 600 freewheel- the one that comes off with a tool with 2 tabs on the end. Will an HF-6208 freewheel and cassette fit on the same hub? 6208 takes a circular splined park tool freewheel remover. Wheezing Donkey i'm looking in your direction :cool:
Sorry Mr B, never had cassettes from the era of the 6207.
My freewheel experience jumps straight from 5 / 6 speed screw-on blocks to 7 speed cassettes of the "splined Park Tool" era.
What years are we talking of for the two cassettes that you mention? I know an ex pro-team mechanic who might have the answer.
NB, I think that some of the terminology that you use is a little confusing
Both my 1999 STX-RC hubs and my 2010 Ultegra 6700 hubs use:-
1. A splined, circular (Park) tool to remove the cassette from the freehub body (freewheel).
2. An hex allen key ( think it's 10mm ) to remove the freehub body (freewheel) from the actual hub - to do that you need to remove the non-drive side cone from the axle, withdraw the axle (from the drive side) and recover the loose ball-bearings first.
The bearing surface ( for the drive side hub bearings ) is incorporated into the permanently rotating inner element of the freehub body.
Had to do the latter on the STX hubs, 12 months ago when the bearings between the two elements of the freehub body went shot, transferring an unacceptable amount of "float" into the cassette.
Ian.
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Originally Posted by mr brightside
I stand to be corrected; I seem to remember reading somewhere that Simoncini were at one time involved with Guerciotti - the Italian brand that Planet-X are currently importing.Quote:
Originally Posted by mr brightside
I guess that modern efficiency is very desirable; but the retro cool is somewhat let down by the dual-pivot brakes & sti shifters.
Radio 4 Book of the Week this week is Tim Moore's "Gironimo! Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy"
Get it on iPlayer while you can,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006...guide#b04442bq
Cheers for that Dom
25 miles. First one for a while...if you discount my french holiday! Round the back of Kirkby Lonsdale, over to Brabon...up the steep hill onto Dent road. Bridleway back to Brabon, then back to Kirkby Lonsdale.
Tomorrow's bike ride for me the Etape du Dales. Hope I'm ready
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I ride 7400 on the Raleigh, it's a joy to work with, levers are ergonomic and the dual pivot calipers are just as sharp as the Shimano hydraulics on my MTB. The brakes on the Alan are Campy GS cantis and you really need to be on the drop handle part of the bar to stop anything but leisurely. 7400 is probably the best of both cool and efficiency.Quote:
Originally Posted by wheezing donkey
Don't really know what year the 6207 i have on is TBH, but it's listed on velobase as 1984-87. It's a Campy Record hub and it's a 1983 bike. The cassette is removed by unscrewing the last cog off the freewheel, and the freewheel comes off with some sort of non-splined tool. This is the sort...Quote:
Originally Posted by wheezing donkey
http://velobase.com/CompImages/Freew...B8B176D13.jpeg
The two little pinholes 180 degrees apart are, i think, for maintenance of the freewheel internals, and the whole lot comes off using a tool in the square tabs.
It's difficult to get hold of one of these on ebay with the right numbers of teeth, i need 13-24 preferably with a freewheel and it needs to be new old stock. The LBS reckoned there was quite a bit of freeplay in the freewheel and the cassette teeth are a bit worn and currently running on a new chain. So-old cassette/new chain= bad mix.
Wow, that Velobase is a bit of a goldmine. Interestingly it says my freewheel is ISO threading, so assuming my Campy hub is Italian threading someone might have bodged it a bit.
3 hours or so at Glentress today, it was sort of near the airport which I had to be at for 5pm.
Sort of.
Much fun was had.
19m/2000', Storiths-Burnsall-Grassington-Hebden-Appletreewick-Storiths, pint of Wharfedale Blonde in The Fountaine Inn in Linton. Decided to change tactics after 2 bad rides with knee problems, less miles in one go and less climb. I'm trying to add in a cycle to work midweek to see if that changes my response to longer weekend rides. This has previously fallen flat on its ar$e but we'll see. Pulled up at the pub absolutely plastered in little flies having ridden through a huge swarm at the back of Kail Hill.
How long do you want to be out for today? He asked... about 4-5 hours, she said... 7.5 hours later... 6 hrs 40 minutes riding time, 130 kms covered, about half on bridleways, i.e. off road, half road, only 1400 metres of climbing and his new cross bike well and truely christened and me totally knackered! This was my longest ride since the Salzkammergut Trophy disaster last July, after which I went rapidly downhill with this ruddy Lyme disease. Still not shed it, but slowly getting some muscle strength and endurance back. Still aching like b*ggery though grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr