Any of you Tossers ride a pushbike?

Had a great day on 2 wheels today. Took the MTB out for a bimble along the Thames tow path from Maidenhead to Windsor this morning. Had a BLT and a coffee followed by a nice ride back. A nice 26.2KM for the morning. I then fancied a bit of a work out this evening so took the road bike out and did a nice 18.8km with a couple of challenging hills thrown in for good measure and averaged 22.4kph... I actually hit a top speed of 47.4kph:eek:
Loverly:D
 
katanamangler said:
I've got a cannondale road warrior that I use for a bit of cycle touring and camping and a Schwinn mountain bike that use for the local tracks and woods. It all helps keep my fat back at bay. Unlike motorcycle riding and touring.

You definitely think a lot harder about what you put in the panniers when you have to haul around manually.
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furkinghell more pics of the Katana pleeeeeeeease :cool
 
Another pedal pusher here :thumb Took my Bianchi Mono-Q to France a couple of years ago .... made our pot-holed British roads feel like the poor relation of Europe :eek:
Just one recommendation for budding roadies .... use a smartphone and register on Strava! Life will never be the same again. Or even better invest in a Garmin Edge 510 or 810 :thumb
 

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Bobbin-Man said:
Another pedal pusher here :thumb Took my Bianchi Mono-Q to France a couple of years ago .... made our pot-holed British roads feel like the poor relation of Europe :eek:
Just one recommendation for budding roadies .... use a smartphone and register on Strava! Life will never be the same again. Or even better invest in a Garmin Edge 510 or 810 :thumb
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That's what I recommended a week ago :blast
 
Bobbin-Man said:
Another pedal pusher here :thumb Took my Bianchi Mono-Q to France a couple of years ago .... made our pot-holed British roads feel like the poor relation of Europe :eek:
Just one recommendation for budding roadies .... use a smartphone and register on Strava! Life will never be the same again. Or even better invest in a Garmin Edge 510 or 810 :thumb
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V4 TRV said:
That's what I recommended a week ago :blast
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+1 for Strava app :thumb2
 
I Have managed to climb/conquer "Killer Hill" twice on the trot this week...14% for a mile, usually I've had to stop and walk a bit but now I am doing it in one...Although I do sound like a steam train doing it.

Feels great when you get to the top and start accelerating back through the gears again.

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Greg Masters said:
I've got an entry in the RideLondon-Surrey 100 next weekend.

What tosserly advice can you offer?

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You lucky beggar I'd love to do that, didn't even see it.

Things to take
1) As noted above, 2 x spare inner tubes.
2) Tyre levers
3) Clear Glasses/sunglasses to keep the flies out of your eyes.
4) Spare clothes & towel for the finish in case you get soaked
5) Mobile phone (just in case)
7) Food, ideally gels & energy bars. For a route of that size, assuming there are a couple of feedstations I'd take 5 gels & 3 energy bars & a small bag of jelly babies.
8) Drink. I take 2 full water bottles with energy powders in. I also take 2 x energy powders with me which I can add if there is only water at the feed station, though most feed stations provide energy drinks.

When riding
1) As noted above, pace yourself, it'll be a long day but done properly you'll have a whale of a time, set off too quickly & somehere along the line you'll tire badly a hate the experience.
2) If you come across another rider or 2 (or more) doing a speed that you're comfortable with join them. Sit in behind them. You will be amazed at how much energy you save riding in someone elses wheel but do remember to take your turn at the front if you can. You don't have to be at the front for miles & miles but if everyone takes their turn it is appreciated & makes things tick along nicely.
3) Eat. Not when you're hungry, it's too late then. You'll know your own body but I try to eat something after roughly every 20 miles or so & again 30 minutes from the end of the ride.
4) Drink. But don't overdo it. You don't want to be stopping for a slash every 10 miles.
5) Relax, don't rush, enjoy it. You will have a wonderful time.

I cannot begin to tell you how jealous I am. You lucky, lucky beggar.




*****Edit: In fact, on reflection you're going to hate it. Don't do it. I'll happily refund your entry fee & do the ride in your name. :hide
 
Just back from a nice 103 miles :beerjug:

I rode in an event to support the Davy MCCall cycling federation - an organisation supporting young up and coming cyclists in NI.

Davy was a friend and bad ass rider who achieved a lot in his career inc a commonwealth medal. Unfortunately he was killed in one of pur club races by a twat in a hurry to get to the airport and ended up appealing his sentence and getting off :mad::mad:

http://road.cc/content/news/49107-d...ll-case-admits-causing-death-careless-driving

Be careful out there guys


R.I.P Davy
 
First ride tonight on my first ever road bike a Giant Defy1, used Strava and managed to hit 41mph and am sitting in 13th place out of over 590 rides on one downhill section of road!
Not bad for a first attempt, got to admit the downhill is a lot easier than the uphill

Last time I did that route was a couple of years ago on a mountain bike and I took a good 30 minutes off the time, huge difference in speed and effort on the road bike, all I need to do is keep at it and get fit :beerjug:
 
I'm gradually increasing the distance albeit slowly. Managed 23.5 miles yesterday at an average speed of 14.87 mph! Increasing the distance to 17 miles on the weekday rides after work when its not raining so hard.
 
not ridden my road bike for a few years since i did my last sprint triathlon but last week i fished out the coyote ultralight dusted it off, oiled the chain, tested the brakes and blew the tyres up. yesterday i road it into the village and back then threw it into the back of the van and later me and the Mrs. took it to oswestry where the Oswestry Paragons were having a time trial and as they allow you to "turn up and have a go" that's what i intended to do. it was supposed to be 10 miles but as there were road works on the route it was changed to another route of 8.75 miles which was quite undulating. i was number 10 so set off 10 minutes after number 1. what a blast it was to be involved in a competitve event again :D ok. now turned 65 and a stone and a half heavier than when i last competed i felt the adrenalin surging and a big ear to ear grin spread across my mush :D it was a hilly ride with one of the hills taking me down to my lowest gear and struggling over the top :eek i got passed by what i can only be described as missiles many times. by the left, them guys and gals really shift those bikes along. it was great to pass the finish and shout out my number and get my time which was 29m 22s. pretty damn slow but not a million miles away from some of the other coffin dodgers there who were around the 25m mark :thumb2. so, more training going in now and another ride next friday all being well. bring it on :D
the fastest time was around 17m. :eek
 
ebbo said:
I ride an old crock, it's slow, heavy, and creaks as much as I do, we're well matched :thumb
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well put - me too - part of a team of oldies who cycle around Northern France sleeping in cheap hotels and eating in nice restaurants :beerjug:
 
I enjoy my little rides along the Exeter ship canal :)
 

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Looks lovely :Motomartin

I'm looking forward to getting back out on the pedalo tonight...missed it while on Holiday.

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