Clearly going to Belgo on a Friday evening and early Saturday morning rides in Herts is not the same envigourating combo as Skelders Bar in Dixmuide and canal tow paths. Limped home pathetically with just over 2hrs on the clock. Must try harder in the morning. Hill starts on fixed are interesting. Felt like i was doing my driving test again.
cheers robbie & all
good ride felt it in my legs maybe should not have done 40 plus miles yesterday but all good training.
back to work next saturday so will be on the sunday run.
thanks
strappy.
Phil A - sorry if we missed you. We set off v late - MC had a troublesome puncture. Was with Robbie and Steve. Phil K joined us for an hour too - a warm up for his cyclocross exploits tomorrow - good luck! So gears outgunned fixed for a while.
All very smooth. Robbie and MC going great on their fixed wheelers. I'm glad we stuck on the Swineshead spur - into deepest foggy Bedfordshire. It felt very far away and you're kinda halfway to Leicester. MC traded that bit for a quick stop off at Grafham cafe. And then back into a light headwind on the return. Steve had a bad turn with an energy bar and had to have a sit down in Guilden. Hope you're much better now Steve! Well done MC for giving Steve a lift.
All good though - over 18mph til Guilden, 73.5 miles. Weather kind - looks better tomorrow - enjoy.
btw - If anyone fancies stepping up from a steady club ride - these 8am Saturday rides are great as the fixed boys keep it steady with minimal silliness. Think about it. There's a lot of capable riders in the club.
robbie
should be over at 8.00 as iam off work again not sure how far i will go as i have been of the bike for a few days with a bad back
but feels a lot better now see you at the tuns.
strappy
Gents, I'll be setting of at 7am and doing the GD in reverse (due to wind direction) so will probably pass you at some point coming in the opposite direction. Cheers.
Sorry about that chaps. Changed that cable because I felt I had tightened the last one too tight, causing it to split. Seem to have been over cautious in tightening the new one !!
Five of us out.
Shame about the mechanical Alistair. Went on to do 73m of the GD - crossing Phil's path just before Harlton where I had a puncture.
Good to have Josh out with us. Got back home and put the winter tyres on... and tested them out for another 25m. All good.
cheers for the route robbie sorry i had leave you at barrington hill got back ok finished on 85 miles.
got up sunday in a lot for pain with my back could not even do a 30 mile recovery ride, going to the
physio today if i can get in.
hope to see you all
next sunday.
strappy
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good ride felt it in my legs maybe should not have done 40 plus miles yesterday but all good training.
back to work next saturday so will be on the sunday run.
thanks
strappy.
Not quite as fast on the way in!
but i did stay on the flat.
see you later
strappy.
Am easy.... I like all the routes!
I hope to join with gears. And caveat that I still feel off the pace at the mo, so might be in the shade for more than I'd like to be.
Info for Phil
All very smooth. Robbie and MC going great on their fixed wheelers. I'm glad we stuck on the Swineshead spur - into deepest foggy Bedfordshire. It felt very far away and you're kinda halfway to Leicester. MC traded that bit for a quick stop off at Grafham cafe. And then back into a light headwind on the return. Steve had a bad turn with an energy bar and had to have a sit down in Guilden. Hope you're much better now Steve! Well done MC for giving Steve a lift.
All good though - over 18mph til Guilden, 73.5 miles. Weather kind - looks better tomorrow - enjoy.
btw - If anyone fancies stepping up from a steady club ride - these 8am Saturday rides are great as the fixed boys keep it steady with minimal silliness. Think about it. There's a lot of capable riders in the club.
or my version of it if Phil isn't there to lead!
should be over at 8.00 as iam off work again not sure how far i will go as i have been of the bike for a few days with a bad back
but feels a lot better now see you at the tuns.
strappy
Hope you had a good ride.
Alistair
Shame about the mechanical Alistair. Went on to do 73m of the GD - crossing Phil's path just before Harlton where I had a puncture.
Good to have Josh out with us. Got back home and put the winter tyres on... and tested them out for another 25m. All good.
got up sunday in a lot for pain with my back could not even do a 30 mile recovery ride, going to the
physio today if i can get in.
hope to see you all
next sunday.
strappy
i am working saturday so i will be out sunday,got your cheque thanks a bunch.
see you later
Very good route round Peter's Green etc new hilly ground for me. NIce one.
As said to MC....
"You think you look so f******** good in yr tight lycra shorts...."
(MC did have those rather dashing CCA blue leggings on!)