Cheshire Cat
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cheadle hulme
Guru
- Location
- Llandudno
manual now available on the website for those who might not have seen the email
http://www.mailm.co.uk/2/link.php?M=2604823&N=1430&L=1404&F=H
http://www.mailm.co.uk/2/link.php?M=2604823&N=1430&L=1404&F=H
pubrunner
Legendary Member
Just wondering, would it be a good idea to bring some glasses with plain lenses ?; I've never done a Sportive, but on many pics that I've seen, quite a few riders do wear them.
I do know that at higher speeds - almost entirely downhill in my case, my eyes can water quite a bit and then there is the chance of flying grit etc..
Will anyone be wearing such glasses on Sunday ?
I do know that at higher speeds - almost entirely downhill in my case, my eyes can water quite a bit and then there is the chance of flying grit etc..
Will anyone be wearing such glasses on Sunday ?
andy_wrx
Über Member
I think you'll be better off with one of these
Seriously, up to you. I wear specs anyway, but if it's wet you have rain and grit thrown up and they protect your eyes, on the other hand if it's raining really hard they're difficult to see through. You would have the choice to take them off and put them in your back pocket, or (very cool) thread them through your helmet like the pros do; I don't have that option.
Seriously, up to you. I wear specs anyway, but if it's wet you have rain and grit thrown up and they protect your eyes, on the other hand if it's raining really hard they're difficult to see through. You would have the choice to take them off and put them in your back pocket, or (very cool) thread them through your helmet like the pros do; I don't have that option.
taylor2441
New Member
Spare Entry for 2009
Hi All,
Does anyone have a spare place for the Cheshire Cat? I am willing to pay the full entry price originally paid.
Thankyou.
Nick
Hi All,
Does anyone have a spare place for the Cheshire Cat? I am willing to pay the full entry price originally paid.
Thankyou.
Nick
andy_wrx
Über Member
Try the Bike Radar forum, there's a sportives area with a couple of threads, one entitled Cheshire Cat and the other one about Swiss Hill.
I think someone was making the offer of a place they couldn't use on one of them.
I think someone was making the offer of a place they couldn't use on one of them.
cheadle hulme
Guru
- Location
- Llandudno
Well done all
102 miler for me.
It was a lovely day for it but I had a bit of a nightmare! I was stuck with 39-25 which is massively overgeared for a skinny spinner like me. Made it up Mow Cop but unbelievably slowly (one of the kids shouted "get a move on!" at me
) Having said that I appear to be smiling in the photo
http://www.robcrayton.fotopic.net/p57194626.html
Swiss Hill got me, but only due to falling off. A car was coming down and forced me into the rough edge area, I almost fell in his window
He was nice about it though. Couldn't get started again until the flat middle section, despite a walking cyclist trying to help!
I got my feed strategy all wrong and started bonking after Macclesfield forest. After Swiss hill I totally hit the wall and couldn't get above about 8-10 miles an hour. It was weird as my legs weren't aching and had plenty of power, I just didn't have the energy to keep them spinning. All light headed and shakey, not good
I did the ride in around 7 hours but clocked over 140 miles on the day so riding for over 9 hours as I rode to the start and back from Crewe
Glad the weather held out or I would probably be still out there (or collapsed in a ditch somewhere)
Fantastic seeing so many cyclists out, got to spin round the first 50 in a nice fast group. People cheering us up Mow Cop was cool too.
Hope everyone had a good one!
It was a lovely day for it but I had a bit of a nightmare! I was stuck with 39-25 which is massively overgeared for a skinny spinner like me. Made it up Mow Cop but unbelievably slowly (one of the kids shouted "get a move on!" at me
http://www.robcrayton.fotopic.net/p57194626.html
Swiss Hill got me, but only due to falling off. A car was coming down and forced me into the rough edge area, I almost fell in his window
I got my feed strategy all wrong and started bonking after Macclesfield forest. After Swiss hill I totally hit the wall and couldn't get above about 8-10 miles an hour. It was weird as my legs weren't aching and had plenty of power, I just didn't have the energy to keep them spinning. All light headed and shakey, not good
I did the ride in around 7 hours but clocked over 140 miles on the day so riding for over 9 hours as I rode to the start and back from Crewe
Glad the weather held out or I would probably be still out there (or collapsed in a ditch somewhere)
Fantastic seeing so many cyclists out, got to spin round the first 50 in a nice fast group. People cheering us up Mow Cop was cool too.
Hope everyone had a good one!
