The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

[Ray P]

A small group of us headed out this morning for a training run in preparation for the charity ride in 3.5weeks time; I know I'm not going to have any trouble completing the 115miles now...

Departed: Jul 26, '18, 07:05AM
Starts in: Taunton Deane, England, GB
Distance: 82.1 mi
Elevation: +4592/-4566 ft
Max Grade: 10.6 %
VAM: 456 Vm/h
Moving Time: 05:16:28
Calories: 3390
Avg. Watts: 179
Max Speed: 30.7 mph
Avg. Speed: 15.6 mph
Moving Pace: 00:03:51
Max Heartrate: 140 bpm
Min Heartrate: 60 bpm
Avg. Heartrate: 111.6 bpm

[Dave the bass]

Kerrrrrrrrrrikey that's some pace for that distance Ray, top trumps. We'll done fella.

[Ray P]

Kerrrrrrrrrrikey that's some pace for that distance Ray, top trumps. We'll done fella.

Cheers Mr Bass. I rode 60 of the miles with the group; I think I would be slower on my own. We weren't really slipstreaming much as we were too loose as a group but it's much more motivating.

BTW, the 20miles on my own were my usual 'there and back' 20miler, which I rode before I met up with the group - they didn't want to get out of bed 'that early'...

[IslandPink]

Brilliant effort - like th esort of thing I did in my twenties !

I met up with the group - they didn't want to get out of bed 'that early'...

Hmm yes, how surprising !

[Dave the bass]

I met up with the group - they didn't want to get out of bed 'that early'...

My kinda guys.

[jack]

I met up with the group - they didn't want to get out of bed 'that early'...

My kinda guys.

I suggested a pre-dawn desert drive yesterday - meet at 05:30 at a cafe on the edge of a desert about an hour from here, i.e. get up at 04:00....

Feeble excuses from the whole lot of them!

Ended up with a mass outing at the same place at 15:30 - had 20 offroaders for that. Instead of the cool 35C if dawn, we had 48C and sand so hot it burnt you if you touched it...


https://goo.gl/maps/YY6BjgrLRuA2

[Dave the bass]

I hired a bouncy geared trail bike....



They kindly fitted my own SPD's so I could go a bit potty

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!



Departed: Jul 28, '18, 10:07AM
Starts in: Lanhydrock, England, GB
Distance: 6.5 mi
Elevation: + 441 / - 424 ft
Max Grade
5.8 %
Avg. Grade
0.0 %
VAM 333 Vm/h
Ascent time 00:24:15
Descent time 00:18:39
Total Duration: 01:03:29
Moving Time: 00:42:54
Stopped Time: 00:20:35
Max Speed: 15.2 mph
Avg. Speed: 9.1 mph
Pace: 00:09:45
Moving Pace: 00:06:36

"....Woah!..... tree stump hidden by a banked corner...engage emergency avoidance maneuvers ..braked too hard....front wheel lock up skid .......Woah......." cue Tumble crunch slide over rough trail surface...

Ouch! Oooof!


Owwwwwwwwwww!


2 pints of Betty Stoggs and everything's OK now!

Lets make a mess of the countryside -> https://www.relive.cc/view/g23122418276

[Mike H]

Need to watch it with that falling off stuff.


Why are you in Bodmin?

[Dave the bass]

Why are you in Bodmin?

I was going really really fast when I fell off in Dartford......I stopped skidding when I got to Bodmin....

[The Stratmangler]

Mangler Junior says that your trajectory looks a bit random (ie you wuz lost!).
He would have made sure that the path marked out would have shown a great big cock and balls.

Phhh!!!!
Teenagers!!

[Dave the bass]

Ha! A fella did cock n balls across London a while back using Strava or summat, top work Sah!

My crazy zig zags are where Iwas following the trails around this brilliant NT place in Cornwall that is very bike friendly. The trails vary from easy peasy to challenging. Top fun (IMO).

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lanhyd ... k-cornwall

[shane]

Should have known you were down here from the weather this morning!

[IslandPink]

You've been watching the Tour de France and trying to copy them, haven't you ?

[jack]

Ha! A fella did cock n balls across London a while back using Strava or summat, top work Sah!

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/raf-typ ... s-britain/

[Ray P]

Hope you get mended soon Mr. B and enjoy the rest of your time as an emmet.

Don't forget I have a bike here for you.