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#1006 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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Great shots. Has the rear wheel got a quick release on it? (Second photo again) - front doesn't seem to..
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#1007 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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IslandPink wrote: Sun Sep 10, 2017 9:57 pm 2nd shot, brake is positioned for improved aerodynamics - silly boy - did you not know this ? :D This practice was still evident in late '70's.
Aaaahhhh, so thats why, ta.
jack wrote: Mon Sep 11, 2017 2:10 am Great shots. Has the rear wheel got a quick release on it? (Second photo again) - front doesn't seem to..
Yeah, I reckon thats a shiny quick release lever we can see in that piccie.

I found a piccie of him receiving a cup for cycling, I'm guessing it could be for either 'Bestest Caliper Postioning' or 'Shiniest QR lever' or even possibly 'Going really fast without any of them pesky gears thingyums'.
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#1008 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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#1009 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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I cut some fresh bread today and made a Cheese and Marmite Sarnie. It told me it was a fan of Pink Floyds 'Animals' album and would I mind taking it out so it can see the power station on the cover. Seeing as how it asked so nicely and being an obliging sort of chap I did.

He got a good view. And I got a happy lunch.
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57 miler today up to London again as the weather was nice and there was a brisk Westerly to help push me back home again. Besides showing a sandwich a landmark I set myself a 30 mile target before I 'allowed' myself to turn around head back home, it was Putney Bridge today.
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Follow that Sarnie! -> https://www.relive.cc/view/g14203069336

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Departed: Sep 12, '17, 11:14AM
Starts in: Dartford, England, GB
Distance: 57.2 mi
Elevation: + 1618 / - 1617 ft
Max Grade
5.2 %
Avg. Grade
0.0 %
VAM 229 Vm/h
Ascent time 02:09:17
Descent time 01:58:57
Total Duration: 05:37:55
Moving Time: 04:08:14
Stopped Time: 01:29:41
Max Speed: 22.5 mph
Avg. Speed: 13.8 mph
Pace: 00:05:54
Moving Pace: 00:04:20
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#1010 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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y'got a floating pig deficiency there Dave . Otherwise everything very good.
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#1011 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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I'm a veggie! :)
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#1012 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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Excellent. :D
 
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#1013 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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Great rides Mr Bass, some might say 'awthum'! Love the old pictures too, though I have no idea why JTS's dad is getting a cup from my Auntie Joyce?

If you could find out which club he rode for you might be able to find out more about his riding as lots of clubs have archives. I saw a sign mentioning 'Reigate' in one of the pictures.

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#1014 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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We're off down to South Hams for a few days, staying down near Burgh Island. Sans bike though :( I feel as though I'm letting Team Pentode down as I've done only around 100 miles so far this month.

That said, the terrain is a bit more challenging down here, the Flying Scotsman can't get up the hills I don't even notice!

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#1015 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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I've done 10!

But Ive walked thousands and tonight were snuggling down under the gloomy glow of Mount Etna. Who knows if I'll ever cycle again...
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#1016 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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andrew Ivimey wrote: Wed Sep 13, 2017 4:38 pm I've done 10!
Who knows if I'll ever cycle again...
If you don't.....can I have your lite-as-a-feather bike!? Arf!

I did a big loop yesterday with an ex-work chum, we did 69 miles across Lundun doing a Thames Hugger...
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Hard but enjoyable work, my chum thrashed his distance PB by over 15 miles.
He's gone hi-tech, not only has he now got a Garmin but he's also got a camera to record his rides and points of interest on, must be a bit of a 'specialist' kind of film following my bum around for over 5 hours...
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Stats.

Departed: Sep 23, '17, 10:30AM
Starts in: Dartford, England, GB
Distance: 69.0 mi
Elevation: + 2558 / - 2558 ft
Max Grade
8.3 %
Avg. Grade
0.1 %
VAM 279 Vm/h
Ascent time 02:47:42
Descent time 02:37:25
Total Duration: 08:03:33
Moving Time: 05:25:07
Stopped Time: 02:38:26
Max Speed: 25.2 mph
Avg. Speed: 12.7 mph
Pace: 00:07:00
Moving Pace: 00:04:43
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#1017 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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All you fit & keen people, be warned!

Due to a misplaced comment by me to the CEO of the business, they've bought in a team of stupidly super-fit trainers and nutritionists for the whole company to have a 10-week boot camp from 1st Oct until mid December. We're all being assessed this week, then given personal targets plus training & nutrition plans, plus free classes and PTs for the duration; every two weeks we have a full re-assessment.

The head honcho of the lot running this is an ultra-marathon guy. I hate him already.
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#1018 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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^^^ Now look what you've done,I hope you're happy with yerself!

Good luck BTW.

My little Sis is a fitness instructor and as a 'project' she Trained our Mum to complete her 1st ever 5K Park Run.....at the age of 80!
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Mum-the-Bass did good..." who turns 81 later this month, has been training for her first parkrun twice a week since March and run-walked the course in an impressive 48.36".


Being 'helpful'... Sis has just calculated my 'weighted' time and to equal what my Mum ran, target for a 5K Park Run equates to 27mins 02 seconds. Best I've ever done is 29:58.

I've got my work cut out, I can't have my nearly 81year old Mum thrashing me at Park Runs :)
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#1019 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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I've been a bit lightweight with my riding this month and didn't even get on a bike (other than the short commute to work and back) for 8 or 9 days but we had a mostly very pleasant break down in South Devon week before last, though I put on a couple of pounds because of too many tea and cake stops. After the feast comes the reckoning the saying goes so I've been working hard this week. On Wednesday I squeezed in 20 miles during my lunch break;

Departed: Sep 19, '17, 12:19PM
Distance: 22.3 mi
Elevation: + 901 / - 902 ft
Max Grade: 7.8 %
VAM: 406 Vm/h
Moving Time: 01:16:42
Calories: 998
Avg. Watts: 217
Avg. Speed: 17.5 mph

https://ridewithgps.com/trips/17808741

and some good rides yesterday and today, with some good hard climbs;

Departed: Sep 23, '17, 08:16AM
Distance: 37.4 mi
Elevation: + 2358 / - 2358 ft
Max Grade: 11.8 %
VAM 474 Vm/h
Moving Time: 02:30:38
Calories: 1541
Avg. Watts: 171
Avg. Speed: 14.9 mph

https://ridewithgps.com/trips/17896284

Departed: Sep 24, '17, 07:46AM
Distance: 29.9 mi
Elevation: + 1393 / - 1393 ft
Max Grade: 12.0 %
VAM 388 Vm/h
Moving Time: 01:54:23
Calories: 1260
Avg. Watts: 184
Avg. Speed: 15.7 mph

https://ridewithgps.com/trips/17925921

The extra pounds are now gone! I'm please with my improved VAM numbers; these give you an indication of how well you're climbing and I'm getting quite reasonable.

I'm planning a 'big ride' for a nice day in the next week or two, Taunton to Sidmouth and back over a route with a number of tough uphill drags - if any of Team Pentode would care to join me here's the outbound route;

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/25428671

and here's the return route;

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/25428753

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#1020 Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

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Nice work there MrP.

Hills? :shock: I'm out :)
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