Today's Bike Ride

[Ady In Accy]

Great ride and report Ady -what's the injury and when do you expect to run again?

Alright Paul - got tendonitis of the Achilles - not sure how long before I will be able to run, it's been 6 weeks now, would be nice to be trotting again back end of this month and then at least I would catch some summer racing. Am enjoying the bike and will get a number on my back for a road race or 2 - hate TT's.

[pauljonesforengland]

hope the injury clears up, achilles problems are so frustrating.

good luck with TT'ing !

[Hanneke]

Hann, you might need a spacer fitting to stop the play

Daz, you are spoton there Took it to my LBS and first thing he said: no worries, easy job, it just needs a spacer... As I also needed new cables and wanted the bike looked over, I have left it there for a service. Bought it 2nd hand and the last guy who had it only used it once, then left it to fester in the back of the shed for years... so it needs a few things replacing/updating as they have disintegrated...

Did not have much time for a ride this morning before work, so decided to make it a hard one... Rode up the Gospel Pass and back... bloody hell!!! You climb all the way up to it, your legs are like jelly and then you get the sting in the tail!!! A short and VERY steep section... Not sure how steep, but it looks 20% Crawled up that last bit at slower than walking pace and barely hit the top or returned in despair, as I could not have pedalled one more stroke uphill... and was too knackered to unclip and take in the view over Hay on Wye and the Radnorshire Hills... At least the cloud had pulled up by then, and by the time I got back the sun had come out. Quads are nicely hurting now

[Hanneke]

Re TT's: they are the most boring thing you can do on a bike, but somehow I am finding it quite fascinating...

Done only one so far, a 25 miler, but am planning to do a local club one regularly on a Tuesday evening, to force myself to ride really hard... Call it an enforced speed session

I have difficulties getting out of my comfort zone. apparently...

[daz h]

Daz, you are spoton there Took it to my LBS and first thing he said: no worries, easy job, it just needs a spacer... As I also needed new cables and wanted the bike looked over, I have left it there for a service. Bought it 2nd hand and the last guy who had it only used it once, then left it to fester in the back of the shed for years... so it needs a few things replacing/updating as they have disintegrated...

Did not have much time for a ride this morning before work, so decided to make it a hard one... Rode up the Gospel Pass and back... bloody hell!!! You climb all the way up to it, your legs are like jelly and then you get the sting in the tail!!! A short and VERY steep section... Not sure how steep, but it looks 20% Crawled up that last bit at slower than walking pace and barely hit the top or returned in despair, as I could not have pedalled one more stroke uphill... and was too knackered to unclip and take in the view over Hay on Wye and the Radnorshire Hills... At least the cloud had pulled up by then, and by the time I got back the sun had come out. Quads are nicely hurting now

Yeah thought so Han
I once spent two days trying to stop the play in a headset on a bianchi. All id done was shorten the forks with the hacksaw and re built it.In the end i admitted defeat and took it to MOJOS where Tony said Hang on and in 4 seconds he put an extra spacer in and sorted it.
Id forgotton to put a 2mm spacer back . Damm
Well done on that ride as well Han

[Hanneke]

Yeah thought so Han
I once spent two days trying to stop the play in a headset on a bianchi. All id done was shorten the forks with the hacksaw and re built it.In the end i admitted defeat and took it to MOJOS where Tony said Hang on and in 4 seconds he put an extra spacer in and sorted it.
Id forgotton to put a 2mm spacer back . Damm
Well done on that ride as well Han

Thanks Daz

I think my spacer disintegrated, I did find some crumbl;y stuff around the headset

Legs still sore/heavy from the ride now

[Toffer]

Good stuff H, cols riding is what you/we all need. This is what you did, this is the profile of the route over Gospel Pass from the north, you will be pleased to know we are doing it the other way on the T de G
Solid 40 for me this afternoon, swine flu gone and last weekends monster 80 out of my legs.

[Hanneke]

Good stuff H, cols riding is what you/we all need. This is what you did, this is the profile of the route over Gospel Pass from the north, you will be pleased to know we are doing it the other way on the T de G
Solid 40 for me this afternoon, swine flu gone and last weekends monster 80 out of my legs.

Thanks Toffer Quite scary, that profile... no wonder my legs were like jelly

Doing Abergavenny, Crickhowell, Pengefford, Talgarth, Llangorse, Brecon, Talybont, Llangynidr, Crickhowel, Abergavenny this afternoon... as fast as possible...

[Antisocial]

Alright Paul - got tendonitis of the Achilles - not sure how long before I will be able to run, it's been 6 weeks now, would be nice to be trotting again back end of this month and then at least I would catch some summer racing. Am enjoying the bike and will get a number on my back for a road race or 2 - hate TT's.

Try cyclocross, there is a Yorkshire summer series that should be not far for you to travel. You can use a mountain bike. Normally between 50 and 80 of us do the over 14 race.

http://www.yorkshirecyclocross.org.u...lts_index.html

[daz h]

Thanks Toffer Quite scary, that profile... no wonder my legs were like jelly

Doing Abergavenny, Crickhowell, Pengefford, Talgarth, Llangorse, Brecon, Talybont, Llangynidr, Crickhowel, Abergavenny this afternoon... as fast as possible...

I hope your doing all those destinations in the correct PoSITION Hann