Today's Bike Ride

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Originally Posted by Ady In Accy

Have you got a track pump Trev? Try and stick with 100psi and make sure the tyres are in good condition. Once they start getting worn they become puncture magnets. Check the rear for wear as the canvas soon starts to show through..............:eek:

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Cheers Ady

I put a new tyre on last friday (£10 halfords) got 2 punctures with 85psi in.
Put a brand new Conti Ultra sport on with 95psi this teatime did 12 mile got puncture, changed the tube did another mile and got another:o

The wheel needs true-ing and a new spoke for the loose one so I will let Aire Valley Cycles do the job and have new tape and a new tube fitted.

Perhaps the loose spoke was poking up through the rim tape and cutting into the tube? Shop will sort it for you, felt tape is much better than plastic if you have a say in it - happy cycling :)

Cheers Ady;)

Thursday club ride which was steadish out to Scorton (19mph) and then 5 of us opted to come back through the Trough of Bowland and it was not far off race pace all the way back to Whalley. Good work out and great fun though! 70 miles at a touch under 19.

A steady 10 mile with sore quads after yesterdays trip to physio.
Great to be out though:)

Calderdale MTB Marathon, a tough course by anyones standards, knocked 21 mins off my best time, 2 years ago, that was with gears. Love my singlespeed, and less time to clean it = more time for Guinness:cool:

70 Miles with the club ride up to the cafe (closed) at Horton-In-Ribblesdale. A U-turn and back through Helwith bridge to Wharfe and then a 1.75 mile off road section to the cafe at Feizor. Off roading with 23mm road slicks is not ideal and just as I thought I had made it make to the smooth stuff my back wheel caught a rock at a nasty angle and deflated my tyre. Was only a 3 minute run (in cleats) to the cafe though and I had it changed before the back markers turned up. A nice soup & cake followed by an uneventfull ride back through the back lanes under a blue sunny sky made for a good ride out. Average was a social 16.5mph. Always a treat going up the Dales.

Edit: No toplessness today but will be vestless tommoz for my hill run :-)

2010 L'Etape Du Tour route announced.
http://www.cyclosport.org/article.aspx?id=1220

Was a little rough on the outward leg to Scorton this morning but felt a little better on the return. Nice and steady (fortunately) with no Trough of Bowland extension this week (thankfully). Probably about 58 miles at a sensible pace.

Heading up to literally the border between Jocks and England for the trails @ Newcastleton and Kielder this weekend.

Going to be nice a fresh in the tent!!