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Tempted. I lived for 10+ years on the NYM., Nunnington and went to school at Pock'.
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.. ahead of my next trip. If the leg holds up, I am contemplating a ride through The Stans (http://shop.lonelyplanet.com/asia/central-asia-travel-guide-5/) though I have to say I am drawn to Iran and back to China too. So much hangs on my leg / lat…
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You never know, I may find a lovely Bactrian with whom to live out my days in the Gobi; after all, why settle for one hump when you can have two - although in the short term I fear my waist line and liver are now in imminent jeopardy!
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One thing, looking at these weekly TT results, seeing riders getting faster and faster, makes me in part want to abandon my trip (no chance!), get back on the bike and try and not get overhauled by certain riders approaching the low 28's / upper 27's…
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"Never again"... 4hr 14mins and 37seconds. What, I wonder, would that read without the wind and the flu?!
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Racing with flu? Was it Monday that one tennis player at SW19 gifted his oppo' the game part way through his match, citing flu? No wonder you're not recovered - did your Dr Mama never tell you, "Starve a cold, feed a fever"? Daft as a carrot, but imp…
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Cor, you'd be mighty cheesed off, if, having paid your £$£, and made the journey, you were the black-flagged with so few miles on the clock.
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" 145 riders started, 28 finished" How come? Getting lapped (?) or the fabled & much feared Fen's Triangle, where cyclists and vegetablists simply get swallowed up in the landscape. Spooky! Sounds good.
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Thanks. Made me smile. Lots of CCA riders doing really well.
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http://app.strava.com/activities/62289323 That's one of the hill climbs less than the other link, but the route we planned to ride. Time 03:00:25 (+3 small stops) Max Speed 43.2mi/h Avg Speed 14.7mi/h 44.3miles & 2,030ft of elevation One to r…
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I can shorten it as required late-on by not turning left out o' Shaftenhoe. Taking out 3.3 miles, and a climb. I did a recce yesterday of another short cut through Littlebury, taking out another 2.4 miles. http://app.strava.com/activities/61912445 …
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The route goes SE to Sandon, then E / NE over the M11, to Ickleton, then it zig-zags back under the M11, then S, W, S, W, N, W. Unless you go mtn biking in the woods, any ride is going to be fairly blustery. Forecast for a dry morning and mid day:
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Keo Classic. What a vast difference over the mtn bike / Crank Bros pedals. Never tried the other, more £ versions as my 2x pairs came from eBay at around £28 or so. Cleats extra. But then, my bike is an eBay £350 special too. Were I staying and ha…
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http://app.strava.com/activities/59236913 I've ridden it a few times, some of it, quite a lot (Sandon - Haydon - Ickleton) and it goes out pretty much due east, it's naturally a flowing ride, with some 48.3miles distance, 2,141ft of elevation and la…
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I suspect that Victoria may well be faster on the Ashwell around the club 10TT, than I am on my Trek. Now there's a depressing thought!
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That is "way cool". "with timeless style. ... simple maintenance, making it a great bike for relaxed and dependable cycling" However, it's a little shocking these basic items are not present.
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The forecast has now changed: prediction is now for no rain, a change from torrential rain in the afternoon, as per this morning's soothsayers. I can't keep up in the chain gangs, I can't keep up with the weather forecasts. Woe is me!
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What's the cut off date for entry? You did say you wanted mid - slow riders too!
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It was my first, a Cat4 at Dunsfold Aerodrome. I posted a brief race report under the Race category. Position: last? Once the crash had happened, and it involved maybe 10 or so bikes, I went grass tracking, the race to the line seemed somewhat irrel…
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Do you want anything about my own first race meeting, though not much happened? I can make the text a little more "flowery" as required & I might even be able to find some adjectives and descriptive pronouns!
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Will. I had planned to take a day's race license up at MK this week, the weather forecast was poor and that evening, a bottle of Moet hoved-to on the horizon.... If I am still around, I'll consider it though, up at Elvington. Looking forward to the c…
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Luke - you did well ... & what's more, you saved your money and effort as Dunsford was not worth the shlep south IMHO.
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Nice ar....!
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I confess to spending too much time looking at saddle heights and the form of other riders! A point highlighted in the bike fitting was my pedal stroke being more of a semi-stomp down in the pedal stroke. This was illustrated with a pc generated gra…
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I was doing just that, on the picture sharing site, I was comparing the club TT bike riders, their body positions, forward on TT bars, the geometry the bike puts you in and then with my image and other like me on road bikes. Having had a bike fitting…