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« Reply #2220 on: Tuesday, April 26, 2016, 19:33:30 » |
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Just signed up for a work team building thing, a track 1/2 day
No breaks, fixed wheel, not ridden a racer/road bike for about 20 years. What could go wrong.
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« Reply #2221 on: Tuesday, April 26, 2016, 20:23:54 » |
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Just signed up for a work team building thing, a track 1/2 day
No breaks, fixed wheel, not ridden a racer/road bike for about 20 years. What could go wrong.
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« Reply #2222 on: Tuesday, April 26, 2016, 21:16:38 » |
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DON'T STOP PEDDLING! Thanks  Don't fancy the up and over so I'll give your way a go. |
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« Reply #2223 on: Wednesday, April 27, 2016, 07:33:39 » |
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You will have an absolute blast.
What track are you going to?
I have ridden Calshot short track- very steep banking but, riding the top of the bank and then accelerating from the top to the apex of the turn to slingshot out is a real hoot.
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« Reply #2224 on: Wednesday, April 27, 2016, 09:19:19 » |
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« Reply #2225 on: Wednesday, April 27, 2016, 12:35:35 » |
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« Reply #2226 on: Monday, May 2, 2016, 12:29:29 » |
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Right TEF'ers, I fancy riding to either Bristol or Reading tomorrow, weather permitted (I know, fair weather cyclist!) I've found a couple of quietish routes. Does anyone know or recommend any better routes than these?
Bristol - Via Brinkworth, Malmesbury, Chpping Sodbury and south into Bristol
Reading - Via Ramsbury, Newbury, Thatcham and into Reading
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« Reply #2227 on: Monday, May 2, 2016, 14:33:52 » |
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Right TEF'ers, I fancy riding to either Bristol or Reading tomorrow, weather permitted (I know, fair weather cyclist!) I've found a couple of quietish routes. Does anyone know or recommend any better routes than these?
Bristol - Via Brinkworth, Malmesbury, Chpping Sodbury and south into Bristol
Reading - Via Ramsbury, Newbury, Thatcham and into Reading
It obviously depends a bit why you want to go Bristol....however doing the Bath Bristol cycle path has much to commend it. You could access that by using a chunk of the K and A tow path in from Bradford on Avon...variety of ways to get there, using mainly B roads. probably more miles though. |
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« Reply #2228 on: Monday, May 2, 2016, 15:36:46 » |
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It obviously depends a bit why you want to go Bristol....however doing the Bath Bristol cycle path has much to commend it
My motivation is that I have to the day off and need to build some mileage in advance of a long charity ride, so I thought either destination would be ideal to build mileage and see/visit somewhere different. |
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« Reply #2229 on: Monday, May 2, 2016, 15:42:38 » |
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My motivation is that I have to the day off and need to build some mileage in advance of a long charity ride, so I thought either destination would be ideal to build mileage and see/visit somewhere different.
Right, my lad did that Bristol via Bath, Bradford etc, when he was in training for the end to end.....good for mileage rather than being the shortest route... |
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« Reply #2230 on: Tuesday, May 3, 2016, 18:41:02 » |
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Pleasant ride to Bristol today, however I snapped my down tube  not sure how though. I assume it's RIP to the frame? |
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« Reply #2231 on: Tuesday, May 3, 2016, 19:03:32 » |
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How the fuck? Is it carbon?
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« Reply #2232 on: Tuesday, May 3, 2016, 19:20:50 » |
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How the fuck? Is it carbon?
aluminium butted main tubes and stays Absolutely no idea what happened, it was only when someone pointed it out to me that I realised. I could have been riding on it for miles. |
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« Reply #2233 on: Tuesday, May 3, 2016, 19:43:44 » |
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This is the water.
And this is the well.
Drink full and descend.
The horse is the white of the eyes and dark within.
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« Reply #2234 on: Wednesday, May 4, 2016, 07:35:58 » |
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Where is the break?
How old is the bike? Most manufacturers offer a lifetime warranty against materials/ build failure on alloy frames.
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