The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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Good thing to do - we've been lucky up here in N.Wales lately - now we have to give the West Country a turn. Gives you a perspective on the pros when you see them on your own roads, doesn't it ?
Not sure about that 7:20 start ... Dave - that must be in the evening, right ?
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#1652 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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IslandPink wrote: Mon Sep 03, 2018 6:24 pm Not sure about that 7:20 start ... Dave - that must be in the evening, right ?
Wurd Bruv! Must be 7.20 at night cos eni foole kno 7.20 in the morning doesn't exist, arf.

I've only been doing little local loops again recently as I've got a very time-consuming but enjoyable project going on down the shed...
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#1653 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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Never seen one with wooden forks before. :shock:

Looks like a newel post. :lol:

New project Dave ?
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#1654 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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Hang on - that thing's got an engine - cheat !
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#1655 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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Yeah , lots to tell, lets take it to the AT Motorcycle Thread.
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#1656 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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Nothing to do with the Somerset Expeditionary Force, I hope?

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-ne ... er-1967628
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#1657 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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shane wrote: Tue Sep 04, 2018 3:10 pm Nothing to do with the Somerset Expeditionary Force, I hope?

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-ne ... er-1967628
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#1658 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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Am I alone in not being able to load up that page ?
Tried at work and at home.
Perhaps someone can describe it ?
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#1659 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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You might find this more accessable.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-45414022
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#1660 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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Ah, thanks, now it all becomes clear !
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#1661 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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Buying a road bike. My trusty Holdsworth 531/Campagnolo touring bike (35 years of service) is being retired...
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#1662 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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jack wrote: Wed Sep 05, 2018 9:19 pm Buying a road bike. My trusty Holdsworth 531/Campagnolo touring bike (35 years of service) is being retired...
So what did you get Nick?
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#1663 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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Not posted for a few weeks as I don't want to be a bore but have been turning out the miles regularly.

I had a good ride out with a work colleague early this morning, up onto the Blackdown Hills with two long climbs and some steep shorter gradients. It was a bit damp and the last few miles were in hard rain so the long descent had to be taken cautiously. It was worth it though as the computer duly reported PBs on both the long hills and on the hardest short one!

Departed: Sep 22, '18, 07:31AM
Starts in: Taunton Deane, England, GB
Distance: 36.6 mi
Elevation: +2463/-2452ft
Max Grade 11.3 %
VAM: 524 Vm/h
Moving Time: 02:24:17
Calories: 1632
Avg. Watts: 189
Max Speed: 35.1 mph
Avg. Speed: 15.2 mph
Moving Pace: 00:03:57
Max Heartrate: 148 bpm
Min Heartrate: 65 bpm
Avg. Heartrate: 115.9 bpm

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#1664 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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I took the day off work today (cos its me burfday - 61 today) and treated myself to a trip to the seaside. When I got there (Blue Anchor) I enjoyed a nice mug of coffee an a piece of jam flapjack at the Driftwood cafe (highly recommended);

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and watched 'Foxcote Manor' hauling a train up from Minehead on its way to Bishops Lydeard;

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The weather was good, after a nippy start, and the route was stunningly beautiful as it skirted the Brendon Hills and Exmoor;

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Here are the facts and figures;

Departed: Sep 25, '18, 08:40AM
Starts in: Taunton Deane, England, GB
Distance: 46.1 mi
Elevation: +3430/-3412ft
Max Grade: 11.2 %
VAM: 554 Vm/h
Moving Time: 03:04:59
Calories: 2037
Avg. Watts: 184
Max Speed: 32.3 mph
Avg. Speed: 14.9 mph
Moving Pace: 00:04:01
Max Heartrate: 144 bpm
Min Heartrate: 64 bpm
Avg. Heartrate: 113.0 bpm
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#1665 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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A while since I contributed anything worthwhile to this, so here goes:

Last weekend (Saturday morning) a mate & I did the "al Qudra" loop - this is proper tarmac track laid out in the desert - you see Oryx and eagles & stuff... and sand. A lot of sand.

Every night some poor sods in little road sweeping carts go round and get it all clean and shiny again for the next day. We start at 6AM.

The track below isn't mine, but it shows the route. The stick of the lollipod is about 16km, i.e. 32km go & return, then the loop is about 50km and actually has some small hills. I must get an app to so properly what goes on. you start at 06:00 or earlier if you can (dawn is about 05:30 - 05:45 at the moment.

https://www.gpsies.com/map.do;jsessioni ... anguage=en

https://www.timeoutdubai.com/sportandou ... ck-a-guide

We were only doing around 25 - 30 km/h, but it was seriously hot and the wind was in our faces for 50% of the time.
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