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« Reply #630 on: Friday, August 23, 2013, 11:44:40 »

Injuring yourself trying on a pair of shoes.

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« Reply #631 on: Friday, August 23, 2013, 11:49:42 »

Not exactly, but thanks for your concern David.
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« Reply #632 on: Friday, August 23, 2013, 14:15:12 »

Not exactly, but thanks for your concern David.

Going to open a book on when the first time that you stop at traffic lights forgetting to unclip will be Smiley
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« Reply #633 on: Friday, August 23, 2013, 14:50:26 »

Nearly did it at the first junction at the end of my road Cheesy

Can't be all that unfit - managed some top 50s on Strava on my first time out.
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« Reply #634 on: Friday, August 23, 2013, 15:08:55 »

Going to open a book on when the first time that you stop at traffic lights forgetting to unclip will be Smiley

Trust me it will involve a pretty lady in a car smiling at him at the wrong time.
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« Reply #635 on: Friday, August 23, 2013, 15:26:59 »

Trust me it will involve a pretty lady in a car smiling at him at the wrong time.

or the little boy next door asking why you fell off your bike (technically I was still on my bike)  Grin
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« Reply #636 on: Friday, August 23, 2013, 17:52:47 »

Very bling !!

Are the changing rooms at NH still hotter than the sun or have they managed to find the thermostat ?

Hubs came today, look damn nice.

Heat in the changing rooms changes seemingly at random. Some days it can be quite cool in there, then the next, roasting. The locker room/ hanging rails situation is a disaster now though. If you don't have a locker, which is a vast majority. All there is to use is two 1 meter long rails to hang stuff on. No space to let stuff dry, going to be awful when the weather starts turning shite. I'll be hanging my soaking bib shorts from the stairs in protest until they give us some decent space again.

Shoes came this morning \Smiley/

Spent half an hour out in the garden practicing clipping in and out. Just about got the hang of it, going to pop out later for a proper spin. Twisting my heel out to unclip seems to have aggravated an old ankle injury slightly, but think it's going to be a case of just MTFU and deal with it.

You'll be surprised how soon you get completely used to having to unclip every time you stop. One thing I will say, when the day does finally come when you get your foot stuck, like someone has already said, don't panic, even when you're about to hit the deck. The trick is to fall off as nonchalantly as possible, as if its all part of the plan to onlookers. You'll know when you're about to go down, just accept it and you'll be fine. It's only happened to me once, luckily in the dark, but infront of a queue of traffic. I knew I was going down and just went with it, no point making a song and dance about it on the way down. Didn't hurt at all surprisingly. I think it's like what they teach you about falling when skiing, if you tense up, you've got more chance of doing damage to yourself than being loose. Plus you look like an even bigger twat panicking, furiously tugging at the pedal to no avail as you flop off.

These days I just try and track stand to avoid fucking about with unclipping.
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« Reply #637 on: Friday, August 23, 2013, 21:24:07 »

Oh so tempted......http://www.mtbe.co.uk/bianchi-c2c-via-nirone-t40151.html

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« Reply #638 on: Friday, August 23, 2013, 21:40:41 »

Get it for nearer £400 and it'd be a great deal. New bar tape, white seat post and that'd look great.
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« Reply #639 on: Friday, August 23, 2013, 21:58:21 »


As Sam said. You are paying for the frame and not equipment. The upgrade potential is huge though.
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« Reply #640 on: Saturday, August 24, 2013, 12:02:23 »

Heat in the changing rooms changes seemingly at random. Some days it can be quite cool in there, then the next, roasting. The locker room/ hanging rails situation is a disaster now though. If you don't have a locker, which is a vast majority. All there is to use is two 1 meter long rails to hang stuff on. No space to let stuff dry, going to be awful when the weather starts turning shite. I'll be hanging my soaking bib shorts from the stairs in protest until they give us some decent space again.

it really it mental. the towel racks won't allow anything to dry and they're squished together.

lycra is acceptable to go to meetings in right?
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« Reply #641 on: Saturday, August 24, 2013, 20:02:48 »

Christ, I'm not even thinking of buying it.....not a hope in hell of that deal passing scrutiny.....just saw it and thought 'bike porn'
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« Reply #642 on: Saturday, August 31, 2013, 17:49:14 »

Spectacularly embarrassing fail this morning.

Bought a new track pump during the week and thought I'd check the pressures and put a bit of air in the tyres before I went out today. First foray with presta valves - cue pump head emptying all air from the tyres and then refusing to lock onto the valve meaning I couldn't pump them back up Doh Grabbed my hand pump but that was as equally inept at the job.

Rather sheepishly wheeled the bike to the LBS where they kindly pumped them back up for me and I invested in a much better pump. Very good job that I did because I suffered my first puncture about 8 miles into my ride and that would've been a very bad time to find out that my pump was useless.
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« Reply #643 on: Saturday, August 31, 2013, 17:53:05 »

It happens to us all. Did you get a Joe Blow ?

I cycled a section of the south downs way on Wednesday - got a puncture after 30 miles and was in the middle of a field in the blazing sun. In my haste I managed to completely miss the hole with the patch.  Managed to get to a pub so I could sort it out properly. Every cloud............
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« Reply #644 on: Saturday, August 31, 2013, 17:54:39 »

It happens to us all. Did you get a Joe Blow ?


Don't know what that is but it sounds like something I want.
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