Road Cycling

grudas · 18 Jun 2015 at 09:34

FrenchTart said:
Hmm.. Maybe I should just remove my mudguards so I can join in the fun of covering everyone behind me with filth?

I'm sure we can deal with a bit of splash By the looks of things the weather will improve fairly quickly at least.

I ripped my mudguard of my carbon bike!

decided to ride my SS to work on rainy days.. only problem is fridays when the laptop is in the back, then I need my mudguard! don't want to kill 2k worth of work laptop due to rain

FrenchTart · 18 Jun 2015 at 09:40

Any bike without mudguards is dead to me

uv · 18 Jun 2015 at 09:41

was thinking I might take my mudguards off for the Saturday ride so I have an excuse to hang off the back

FrenchTart · 18 Jun 2015 at 09:53

I think I'm going to have to step it up a notch and get some kind of mud-funneling attachment for my rear wheel so I can really soak people. Spray wars

booyaka · 18 Jun 2015 at 10:11

Back on the bike today after 5 weeks off.

Seriously struggled to find motivation after hating every second of this years Etape Caledonia at beginning of May(****ing rain, wind, cramps, sick etc during the ride)

Anyway - viral flu straight after Etape for 10 days put pay to most things for a while. New job, also taking up time.

BAck out today for an hour and good god, i enjoyed it again. Glad to find my mojo again - but I see the weather ain't changed from 5 weeks ago, still very windy and cold!!!

Roady · 18 Jun 2015 at 11:11

#Chri5# said:
Just found this on the DC Rainmaker blog:

https://www.strava.com/activities/325473762/overview#

138km (215 short laps!) of the Champs-Élysées on a Paris Boris Bike!

Whyyyy??? Lol, can't think of anything more boring than riding that stretch of road for 11+ hours. It's a nice wide road but loads of stupid peds and traffic... I've seen them triple parked at the sides too! :rolleyes:

tedmaul said:
Left the house at about 7.15 this morn. Dark, cold and a block headwind all the way to work. Wearing knee warmers, base layer, long sleeve top, gilet and a cap still. I chose a good summer to start this commuting lark....

Huge headwinds here too, temperatures have dropped a few degrees from other mornings due to the windchill. Felt cool but not cold once I'd put some efforts in. A longer ride than my commute I'd have wanted arm warmers and long fingers on.

grudas · 18 Jun 2015 at 11:35

FrenchTart said:
I think I'm going to have to step it up a notch and get some kind of mud-funneling attachment for my rear wheel so I can really soak people. Spray wars

spray wars, lol.. had that with a guy not too long ago! sprayed me 3 times and I lifted up my mudguard at the lights(still kept my bum dry but the spray went high up) so I had to.. over take him a few times.. just to make sure his face was full of crud!

kiteloopy · 18 Jun 2015 at 11:55

So who wants to join me in a epic ride early next year?

http://www.mallorca312.com/

First time ive herd of it. Well up for it.

SoliD · 18 Jun 2015 at 12:03

Couple of friends have done that a few times, say it is a good event, and wasn't as hard as it looks once you get over the mountains at the beginning.

FrenchTart · 18 Jun 2015 at 12:11

That looks really fun. I could be up for it

tedmaul · 18 Jun 2015 at 12:58

Yeah, guy in our club did it this year and was full of praise for it.

Vonhelmet · 18 Jun 2015 at 13:22

Having a bit of a browse at old Bianchi steel bikes on ebay (some day, some day) and I found Jonny's next commuter and also this hipsterised fixie abomination - urgh. If that really is a Bianchi frame under there then someone should be ashamed of themselves.

xdcx · 18 Jun 2015 at 13:30

booyaka said:
Back on the bike today after 5 weeks off.

Seriously struggled to find motivation after hating every second of this years Etape Caledonia at beginning of May(****ing rain, wind, cramps, sick etc during the ride)

Anyway - viral flu straight after Etape for 10 days put pay to most things for a while. New job, also taking up time.

BAck out today for an hour and good god, i enjoyed it again. Glad to find my mojo again - but I see the weather ain't changed from 5 weeks ago, still very windy and cold!!!

I done that etape also, it was one of the worst experiences of my life and I hated every second of it from getting out of bed to trying to get dry and warm after crossing the line. Not surprised at all that you got ill after enduring that

booyaka · 18 Jun 2015 at 15:14

xdcx said:
I done that etape also, it was one of the worst experiences of my life and I hated every second of it from getting out of bed to trying to get dry and warm after crossing the line. Not surprised at all that you got ill after enduring that

It was the first time in my 38 years that I've ever had "proper" flu - I was in bed for 5 full days unable to move from there etc. Absolutely love the route of the Etape but 5 hours of pouring rain, soaking clothes, wind etc etc took it's toll on me obviously!!

#Chri5# · 18 Jun 2015 at 15:32

booyaka said:
It was the first time in my 38 years that I've ever had "proper" flu - I was in bed for 5 full days unable to move from there etc. Absolutely love the route of the Etape but 5 hours of pouring rain, soaking clothes, wind etc etc took it's toll on me obviously!!

That sounds a bit like the Tour de Yorkshire sportive. If you'd been off in the early groups from 6.30am it was chucking it down. Thankfully I didn't go off till 9.30am so only got around an hour of getting soaked.

xdcx · 18 Jun 2015 at 15:35

booyaka said:
It was the first time in my 38 years that I've ever had "proper" flu - I was in bed for 5 full days unable to move from there etc. Absolutely love the route of the Etape but 5 hours of pouring rain, soaking clothes, wind etc etc took it's toll on me obviously!!

Man

Sorry to hear it whacked you so badly, I have had the proper flu once in my life and as you mention, it truly is horrible and you are bed ridden. a lot of people have never experienced that and call a cold "the flu" but there is no mistaking it if it hits you hard!

I thought the route was poor. Not enough climbing for my liking. The KOM was pathetic, they should have made the end point for the KOM a lot further up the mountain I thought.

Eliot · 18 Jun 2015 at 16:39

My Rose bike has just been dispatched.... If only it arrives from the charity bikeride I'm doing on Saturday eh... (yeah I know that's not happening...)

PermaBanned · 18 Jun 2015 at 16:47

What did you get?

Saytan · 18 Jun 2015 at 16:55

Vonhelmet said:
Having a bit of a browse at old Bianchi steel bikes on ebay (some day, some day) and I found Jonny's next commuter and also this hipsterised fixie abomination - urgh. If that really is a Bianchi frame under there then someone should be ashamed of themselves.

Bianchi back in the day produced some really lovely things, but also some horrible gaspipe chod.

Of course "old steel" is now prized whether it's gaspipe or Reynolds 753

Vonhelmet · 18 Jun 2015 at 17:28

Saytan said:
Bianchi back in the day produced some really lovely things, but also some horrible gaspipe chod.

Of course "old steel" is now prized whether it's gaspipe or Reynolds 753

Yeah, there are some old frames where I don't recognise the names of the steels used and have to wonder what they really are. When I've got more money than sense I'll make sure to do my research and get something with the right Reynolds stickers on it. That or a decent Columbus Peugeot would be nice.