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Lethal` said:
Aha... it reaches 28. Which is what I used from halfway up Caerphilly Mountain at mile 80 on Sunday for the Velothon... spinning about 50rpm :(
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Caerphilly Mountain worth hunting down when the Tumble is much closer and easier for me? :)

Club guy I ride with recently started with a local coach and used it as a bit of a test ride, really pushing himself. Some awesome power levels and heard he beasted it up there not holding anything back coming in 262th of 8814! :o
Lethal` said:
Met just posted this looking for the owner... What are the electric cables at back doing? And mudguards on those rims :p
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Cables are for the rear light and battery pack (which might also be powering the front). Ugly colour scheme but at least the wheels semi match the frame and the rest of the colours...
DanF said:
hmm, why does it have wheel magnets on both the front and rear wheels?
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Twice the speed!? :D ;)
madindehead said:
Hmm could do. I think I've nailed it down. The Praxis Works BB30/PF30 bottom bracket only works with BB30/PF30 and "2014-2015" OSBB. This says to me that the those OSBB bottom brackets are just normal PF30.
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Thought Specialised where simialar to Cannondale and one of the big brands behind the BB30 standard for the last few years, using it across their whole range?
madindehead said:
That is not ideal! Not surprised you lost so much weight not eating anything!
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One way to do it, although not recommended! Ar*e like a chewed blood orange from ~20 minutely toilet visits for 36 hours. I was over the moon to get a semi-solid bowl movement on the friday night! :eek::rolleyes:;)

Gonna continue my riding now and see if I put much on or if I hover around the 76/77kg mark. It's an ideal weight for me, just want to concentrate on power levels with it as I think before my fatigue had overtaken my fitness levels on the Strava Fitness/Freshness chart which is why I hadn't seen many recent improvements and was overdue a week long recovery. We'll see! :)

lordrobs said:
Whenever I fly it seems to take a couple of days for my weight to stabilise. Not sure if it is dehydration or being out of sync with my meals as I don't eat on planes.
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Food on the plane (Thomas Cook) was actually really really good, the 'menu' was supposedly by 'James Martin' and I really enjoyed it! Bangers & mash (with some amazing gravy) on the way over with fresh veg, then chicken and roasties on the way back. Well recommended! :D

I've actually coped fine with the jet lag, the old trick of staying up late the day of travel really helps to sync sleep pattern with destination.
GSVBagpuss said:
If anyone thinks of doing an Everesting - don't! It's brutal. We made it though and raised £4K for my friends charity. Can wear the grey stipe with pride now :D
https://www.strava.com/activities/593862654
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Awesome work mate, really well done! Any writeup/blog/'diary' of the experience? Sent you a friend/follow request :)
 
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Roady said:
Caerphilly Mountain worth hunting down when the Tumble is much closer and easier for me? :)
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Honestly there are probably better climbs closer but it's not a bad one. It's probably less fun when there's traffic (in terms of cars on the climb) and it's also probably easier when it doesn't come at mile 80 after The Tumble and pushing it towards Caerphilly.

I found The Tumble far easier than Caerphilly Mountain but likely because it was earlier on in the ride.
 
FrenchTart said:
Pretty windy again this morning :eek:
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Headwinds also for me this morning, was some gusty allovertheplace winds last night, not the glorious tailwind you had so quit your moaning! :p
Lethal` said:
Honestly there are probably better climbs closer but it's not a bad one. It's probably less fun when there's traffic (in terms of cars on the climb) and it's also probably easier when it doesn't come at mile 80 after The Tumble and pushing it towards Caerphilly.

I found The Tumble far easier than Caerphilly Mountain but likely because it was earlier on in the ride.
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Ok thanks, to be honest I'd like to get 'good' at the ones around here, I'd always intended on 'mastering' Haugh Woods, Dorstone and Hay Bluff before tackling The Tumble.

Although I've got sidetracked by things like Bredwardine Hill, Stonewall and another climb near where I used to live that ramps up to near 40%. I figure Bredwardine and Dorstone are the best to really train on.
 
Roady said:
Ok thanks, to be honest I'd like to get 'good' at the ones around here, I'd always intended on 'mastering' Haugh Woods, Dorstone and Hay Bluff before tackling The Tumble.

Although I've got sidetracked by things like Bredwardine Hill, Stonewall and another climb near where I used to live that ramps up to near 40%. I figure Bredwardine and Dorstone are the best to really train on.
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40% :eek: Is that actually accurate? I thought Hardknott was one of the steepest in the country and that reaches 30%.
 
Lethal` said:
40% :eek: Is that actually accurate? I thought Hardknott was one of the steepest in the country and that reaches 30%.
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It's pretty accurate, it's an old track which previously lead to an RAF observation station in WWII. Station is no longer there and it is only used by farm vehicles and any local mad enough to attempt it in a car. I've only been up it once (in a tractor) and down it a couple of times (in 4x4's & cars). It's a road you only consider for a fun 'long cut' in perfectly dry weather - the only people I've seen attempt it in wet weather or anything outside of summer are some of the 4x4 groups (which always try and kill themselves around the area). :rolleyes:
Vonhelmet said:
Going up a kerb could be said to have a gradient of infinity. It's not meaningful on a very small scale. 40%, maybe, but for how long?
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I guess it's only around 5-10 yards max at that percentage. I can remember struggling to walk up it... Then again I struggled to walk down the ~20% start of Bredwardine, but that was downhill in cleats! ;):D
topgun06 said:
I hope I don't pull faces like that! :eek:
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I'm sure I will be (with my face the colour of a beetroot).
 
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Vonhelmet said:
That's barely a road. I'm sure I could find a sheep track up Tryfan with a gradient of 50%+ but that doesn't mean it's meaningful to measure the gradient in terms of riding a bike up it.
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There's even a segment for the descent the other side which I will not be attempting. The guys who've done it must be MTB'ers. You can't even get up there in a tractor, but I've heard of someone getting a 4x4 down it some how... Must've been expensive. :eek:

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.2...88QWHPpLr5Lbrt3OFL8A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en
 
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In Belgium that horrific road would be ripped up.
And new cobbles put down.
Then they would send 200 boys up it 3 times in the space of 4 hours.

I want a shot on that hill.
 
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