Would cost me about a reduced jersey in petrol to get there and back.
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Would cost me about a reduced jersey in petrol to get there and back.
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I've gotten to the point where if someone asks me a stupid question on eBay, they get an equally stupid or occasionally rude response in return. I put the effort in to making my listings comprehensive, so the least people could do is read them.
My theory is this weeds out the morons so you don't have buyer issues.
My theory is this weeds out the morons so you don't have buyer issues.
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First 24hrs with the new bike has been nice. Instead of my standard 4mile ride home on the MTB I took a longer loop round and did a nice 15km run back.
This morning I rode over the rhine into Germany and along the water back in to Basel. Only about 21km, but felt like a decent ride.
Hopefully in a couple of months I'll be putting down some good miles.
Created a little strava route tonight which is 31km so will see how my legs fair when I get in tonight! Ha baby steps.
https://www.strava.com/routes/3001291 - route for later
This morning I rode over the rhine into Germany and along the water back in to Basel. Only about 21km, but felt like a decent ride.
Hopefully in a couple of months I'll be putting down some good miles.
Created a little strava route tonight which is 31km so will see how my legs fair when I get in tonight! Ha baby steps.
https://www.strava.com/routes/3001291 - route for later
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Bloody Porsche drivers.
Hahaha! Flash git ain't he, with his Dolan too! Jealous! Pretty sure you could afford the fuel Paul... Just think of the money saved when buying 10 jerseys!
Looks a great route, good hill - doing it in reverse would be good too! An amazing picturesque part of France if I recall, especially with the rides around the Rhine. Are there lots of good cycleways?
Hahaha! Flash git ain't he, with his Dolan too! Jealous! Pretty sure you could afford the fuel Paul... Just think of the money saved when buying 10 jerseys!
I don't need 10 jerseys, and besides the prices are similar to the sales from what I've heard, and the sale had all the jerseys I was interested in, although if I head up that way will try to get a set of bibs!
Dolan will be going end of the year.....
To be replaced by a new one. so if anyone is after a TT bike
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Don't know why I watched that video in the end, when I know they enrage me so much
Just be careful fellas. Whether it was hilarious or not that he fell over, there are a LOT of idiots like this guy out there.
I'll just remind you all that if a driver gets out his vehicle then you're probably about to get a punch swung at you, whether you're wearing a camera or not. I'm just stating this because it may not be obvious and I don't want ANYONE on here naively ending up in that sort of situation.
The very sad thing about this video is that he'll probably go and take it out on another cyclist somewhere else.
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Agreed, quite disappointed the Police only cautioned him, at the very least I'd have considered that assault.
I'd like to think the guy learnt his lesson, in reality he's probably even angrier now at anything and everything on the road. Just hope he doesn't kill anyone before he dies of a heart attack or picks a fight with a lorry.
Agreed, quite disappointed the Police only cautioned him, at the very least I'd have considered that assault.
Not in the public interest, waste of CPS time, probably wouldn't stick at trial because the magistrates/jury would all be car drivers and would decide the cyclist brought it on himself.
Bring on Judge Dredd.
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Hahaha! Flash git ain't he, with his Dolan too! Jealous! Pretty sure you could afford the fuel Paul... Just think of the money saved when buying 10 jerseys!
Looks a great route, good hill - doing it in reverse would be good too! An amazing picturesque part of France if I recall, especially with the rides around the Rhine. Are there lots of good cycleways?
There are a lot of nice rides around here. You can anything from mega hill climbs to nice flat. Unsure how I'll cope, but only one way to find out.
Cycleways are so so... often they'll be crap conditions so on a road bike it's just not nice, so I'll use the road (which annoys the motorists but hey). I had cobbles and deep gravel today on a new route I was trying, so I'll avoid that section tomorrow. German and Swiss roads are better than the French!
Next target, the 3 lap challenge!
Ha. I rarely do 3 laps in the same direction. I tend to get bored of the repetition.
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so my back started playing up last week, now got 2 days rest, so hopefully it clears up soon so that I can get back on the bike
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Niceone, good effort. Still yet to get the perfect lap/conditions, still think I can get in to the 15's.
Yeah, even when it's relatively quiet during midweek they'll be a hold up of some form. Lots of cars stopping to photograph Bambi and co today!
Does anyone take a little (lightweight) lock when out on longer rides? I'm wondering some way to secure my bike when popping into a village shop or garage for cake / drink. Not sure how well they would fit into jersey pocket though and I can't be doing with things rattling on my frame.
If I know I'll want to lock it up for a while, I'll take a Hiplok Lite. Only weighs 1 kg, wraps around your waist, and it's bronze-secure. Easily fits around both mine and the missus' bike at the same time too
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