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whyscotty · 2 Dec 2016 at 07:37

^^^
Gratz.

FrenchTart · 2 Dec 2016 at 07:50

physichull said:
Well thats it,its official, Ive just been elected as the secretary of the North Cheshire Clarion at the AGM! Pretty excited to become part of this as we are one of the bigger clubs of the north west, ranked pretty highly in racing of the north west, behind only Manc Wheelers and Lakes Cycling club (and various dedicated racing teams) we are 7th best in north west, 3rd if you dont count the dedicated racing teams. Always well represented across ALL age ranges at all manner of events in the nw. We also organise 2 audaxes per year and have just run the Stadt Moers CX event with over 300 riders attending.

Looking forwards to getting involved, and a new website is immenent too which I think is a cut above 99% of all cycle clubs websites, all from the voluntary efforts of one member.

Awesome news. The ride I did with NCC was well organised and filled with nice, friendly types. Whenever I've ran into members they've always been great too.

If I lived closer I'd definitely ride regularly with you guys - though maybe not now they've started letting the riff-raff into the exec

xdcx · 2 Dec 2016 at 08:06

Lethal` said:
Nope, 25 according to 220-age

By same logic I'm 14.

Makes me 18 again. I am properly up for that!

physichull · 2 Dec 2016 at 08:11

FrenchTart said:
Awesome news. The ride I did with NCC was well organised and filled with nice, friendly types. Whenever I've ran into members they've always been great too.

If I lived closer I'd definitely ride regularly with you guys - though maybe not now they've started letting the riff-raff into the exec

Always welcome to join the audax mate! We have a 200 km one in Feb (Newport audax) and the Wizard and the Llamas Audax in September. Previous years the Wizard and the Llamas was a 130km audax, but this is now going to be offered at 150 km and 200 km distances, going round the edge of the Peak District (Blaze Hill) and a few other slopes I'd imagine, route tbc.

Roady · 2 Dec 2016 at 09:56

Lethal` said:
By same logic I'm 14.

Goodluck with puberty!

IndigoGorilla said:
Anyone know how I can recalibrate a strava run from when I paused my watch?

I would always try the Fit repair tool first to be sure there is no corruption within your file, after that there's lots of tools on here as I'm assume it's a .fit much the same way as a ride from an Edge? I imagine the 'Corrupt time fixer' will be the one to use.

Always keep your original file incase one of the tool totally screws it, after that I'd probably advise posting on the Garmin forums, uploading your file to dropbox or something (for a public link) and request exactly what you want and what you're trying to achieve. Many clever people on there who'll happily do it for you...!

Many other tools on DCR's page but iirc several of them are outdated/no longer exist.

physichull said:
Well thats it,its official, Ive just been elected as the secretary of the North Cheshire Clarion at the AGM!

Well done & congrats!

lordrobs · 2 Dec 2016 at 10:12

FrenchTart said:
I'm 27 according to that totally scientific method. omg...now I'm going to have to go through hitting 30 again

Apparently I'm 41.... wait a second :mad:

edit - ah, no sorry, 35 which is almost right

Indigo · 2 Dec 2016 at 15:54

BennyC said:
^ I expect strava works for run in a similar fashion to ride segments. In that you'll have a moving time. Stops people glitching/being silly to acquire KOM's/leaderboard rankings.

220-age is outdated (and retarded ) for determining MHR.

Yeah, not fussed about the KOM aspect (it wasn't one my knowledge) but just wanted an easy comparison of the two loops.
Will just run it again next week and try again.

Indigo · 2 Dec 2016 at 16:03

Roady, just read your reply after commenting on BennyC's.

Cheers, will give that a go and see how I get on.

And congrats on the new position physichull.

Roady · 2 Dec 2016 at 16:06

Ben I know has Powertap P1's, does anyone else?

Had any reasons to deal with Powertap support? Ben, I know you had a problem with the battery covers but I'm unsure if you dealt with them or the e/re-tailor you got them from.

I may be able to snag a deal on some S/H for <£500 but they'll have no warranty/support, except through Powertap directly.

Roady · 2 Dec 2016 at 16:13

FTP plan starts this weekend. Either that or I brave the cold tomorrow morning for a club/group social ride. With 11mph -2 winds and an ambient max of 2-3 degrees I'm really tempted to skip it and make a start on the 5-week FTP training plan on Zwift. :cool:

Edit: Bleh, meant to edit and add to post above but brain fart.

Edit: Local superstar Andy Turner signed for 'VC Equipe - Flix Oral Hygiene' from KTM-Impsport in 2016. Had hoped to see him snapped up by a bigger team after he had a string of good results vs Wiggins & Madison Genesis riders. Wanted to see what he'd do in the ToB!

xdcx · 2 Dec 2016 at 16:21

Snatch up those P1's if sub £500. DC Rainmaker is the man and says he would buy those of the pedal based systems right now. I'd take the punt even more so if you are buying from someone you know/trust?

2-3 degree's? Get outside!

Roady · 2 Dec 2016 at 16:39

xdcx said:
Snatch up those P1's if sub £500. DC Rainmaker is the man and says he would buy those of the pedal based systems right now. I'd take the punt even more so if you are buying from someone you know/trust?

2-3 degree's? Get outside!

Not someone I know enough with unknown trust... That's the issue!

2 degrees with -2 windchill is 0 degrees. Riding in the morning = probably ice!

MM-Seat · 3 Dec 2016 at 10:02

physichull said:
Well thats it,its official, Ive just been elected as the secretary of the North Cheshire Clarion at the AGM! Pretty excited to become part of this as we are one of the bigger clubs of the north west, ranked pretty highly in racing of the north west, behind only Manc Wheelers and Lakes Cycling club (and various dedicated racing teams) we are 7th best in north west, 3rd if you dont count the dedicated racing teams. Always well represented across ALL age ranges at all manner of events in the nw. We also organise 2 audaxes per year and have just run the Stadt Moers CX event with over 300 riders attending.

Looking forwards to getting involved, and a new website is immenent too which I think is a cut above 99% of all cycle clubs websites, all from the voluntary efforts of one member.

Congratulations!

Is North Cheshire Clarion the group that meets at the pub in Winnick? If so, I started on a ride at St Helens CRC but, everyone was way too quick for me and NCC is a smidge closer to me anyway. I may come in the new year for a ride if there is a gentlier pace on offering?

physichull · 3 Dec 2016 at 12:14

MM-Seat said:
Congratulations!

Is North Cheshire Clarion the group that meets at the pub in Winnick? If so, I started on a ride at St Helens CRC but, everyone was way too quick for me and NCC is a smidge closer to me anyway. I may come in the new year for a ride if there is a gentlier pace on offering?

Yeah that's the one. We never "market" ourselves as a racing club (though we do have a lot of members who do race), more a sports-social club.

We have regular weekend rides on both Saturday and Sunday mornings, some start from the Swan at Winwick, some start from The Spires at Stretton (south of Warrington). They vary in distance, 50 - 100 miles, most nearer to 50 miles and the pace will be fine for everyone so long as you are not a complete newbie, which it sounds like you aren't.

For potential new members we ask that you complete at least one "intro" ride. These are always a relaxed pace and usually around 40-50 km (generally non-stop). They are to get new riders used to group riding and our calls. We never leave riders behind on any of our group rides. If somebody is struggling we put them in the middle of the bunch and skip their turns on the front.

Just drop me a line, either here, or via the NCC website and I can book you onto a ride and let you know where the ride is starting. You don't have to join straight away either, you can go along to a couple of rides without an obligation to join. Obviously after that you would be expected to join then you would get access to the forums.

If you were after a faster pace then we offer that too - just make sure you join the "fast" group at the start of rides. Plenty of ad-hoc rides organised on our forum too.

Oh and tl58 on this forum is an NCC'er!

MM-Seat · 3 Dec 2016 at 13:06

physichull said:
Yeah that's the one. We never "market" ourselves as a racing club (though we do have a lot of members who do race), more a sports-social club.

We have regular weekend rides on both Saturday and Sunday mornings, some start from the Swan at Winwick, some start from The Spires at Stretton (south of Warrington). They vary in distance, 50 - 100 miles, most nearer to 50 miles and the pace will be fine for everyone so long as you are not a complete newbie, which it sounds like you aren't.

For potential new members we ask that you complete at least one "intro" ride. These are always a relaxed pace and usually around 40-50 km (generally non-stop). They are to get new riders used to group riding and our calls. We never leave riders behind on any of our group rides. If somebody is struggling we put them in the middle of the bunch and skip their turns on the front.

Just drop me a line, either here, or via the NCC website and I can book you onto a ride and let you know where the ride is starting. You don't have to join straight away either, you can go along to a couple of rides without an obligation to join. Obviously after that you would be expected to join then you would get access to the forums.

If you were after a faster pace then we offer that too - just make sure you join the "fast" group at the start of rides. Plenty of ad-hoc rides organised on our forum too.

Oh and tl58 on this forum is an NCC'er!

I'm not a complete newbie but, similarly not very experienced! I'll probably post back in here after new year and my dreaded tax exam and go from there!

Shamrock · 3 Dec 2016 at 14:26

A few shots from last night...

Berger · 3 Dec 2016 at 15:02

Took the draggy vittorias off my training wheels and fitted GP4000s. They are 3 years old but have less than 150km on them.

Maybe I'm asking for flats now!

jonneymendoza · 3 Dec 2016 at 18:05

physichull said:
Yeah that's the one. We never "market" ourselves as a racing club (though we do have a lot of members who do race), more a sports-social club.

We have regular weekend rides on both Saturday and Sunday mornings, some start from the Swan at Winwick, some start from The Spires at Stretton (south of Warrington). They vary in distance, 50 - 100 miles, most nearer to 50 miles and the pace will be fine for everyone so long as you are not a complete newbie, which it sounds like you aren't.

For potential new members we ask that you complete at least one "intro" ride. These are always a relaxed pace and usually around 40-50 km (generally non-stop). They are to get new riders used to group riding and our calls. We never leave riders behind on any of our group rides. If somebody is struggling we put them in the middle of the bunch and skip their turns on the front.

Just drop me a line, either here, or via the NCC website and I can book you onto a ride and let you know where the ride is starting. You don't have to join straight away either, you can go along to a couple of rides without an obligation to join. Obviously after that you would be expected to join then you would get access to the forums.

If you were after a faster pace then we offer that too - just make sure you join the "fast" group at the start of rides. Plenty of ad-hoc rides organised on our forum too.

Oh and tl58 on this forum is an NCC'er!

Do you do rides in or around London?

physichull · 3 Dec 2016 at 18:42

jonneymendoza said:
Do you do rides in or around London?

Lol...erm...north Cheshire only!

physichull · 3 Dec 2016 at 19:12

Heads up chaps, the final of the Revolution series is on Eurosport 1 now, should be good!