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MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire
ianrauk said:
where? how much? and will I look like a numpty?
ianrauk said:
Couple of falls on the ice in Feb and with the first 7 miles of my commute all being country lanes I had 2 weeks on the bus. Normally I am about the 500 mark for the month but that may also be going down as I have just had a promotion and as part of that I have to have a company car
Auntie Helen
Ich bin Powerfrau!
- Location
- 47906 Kempen, Germany
Sadly I think you missed the boat on the Buffs (which were organised by User) as he ordered on firm sales only.MacBludgeon said:
But next time round...
Auntie Helen
Ich bin Powerfrau!
- Location
- 47906 Kempen, Germany
Yikes, not another one like Aran20 who signs up and then pedals millions of miles per month....
Nah, Lesterpiglet will be one of those fly-by-night chappies who posts a respectable 40.20 miles and then disappears, never to be seen again! We can't have more infighting in the Cyclogs leaderboard...
Welcome, Lesterpiglet, you don't know what you've let yourself in for
Nah, Lesterpiglet will be one of those fly-by-night chappies who posts a respectable 40.20 miles and then disappears, never to be seen again! We can't have more infighting in the Cyclogs leaderboard...
Welcome, Lesterpiglet, you don't know what you've let yourself in for
Auntie Helen
Ich bin Powerfrau!
- Location
- 47906 Kempen, Germany
Heh, I'm in first place on the CC team and Aran20 is languishing in sixth place. Pull your socks up, man!
On another note, for all those who comment on my lack of speed, a little anecdote.
Last night (on the way to the Chinese take-away) I spotted a cyclist in my rear-view mirror. Naturally I pedalled a bit harder and as it's a fairly smooth and flat road I was doing pretty well, maybe 16mph. The cyclist was gradually getting closer but that's OK, I know there are one or two people out there who can pass me.
As he passed I said "hello" but he had his head down and was clearly in the zone. He was wearing the full monty cycling kit (and had very impressive legs!) with something to do with Colchester written on the back so I guess he's one of the Colchester Rovers chaps (who go pretty fast).
Anyway, he eventually disappeared into the distance (although not instantly) and that was that. Or so I thought. As I rounded the next corner to the Ardleigh Level Crossing... the barriers were down, and Mr Cyclist was waiting, using the time to fiddle with something on his handlebars with an allen key.
Well of course he had to say hello now! And he did, was actually very pleasant, said I looked very comfortable. He was dripping with sweat and I was fresh and non-sweaty (mind you, I'd only done 1.3 miles, don't know about him). He asked what the trike was like to ride and I said great fun, but that I was rather slow in it.
"You didn't seem that slow," he said to me.
Proper cyclist says I'm not slow!
On another note, for all those who comment on my lack of speed, a little anecdote.
Last night (on the way to the Chinese take-away) I spotted a cyclist in my rear-view mirror. Naturally I pedalled a bit harder and as it's a fairly smooth and flat road I was doing pretty well, maybe 16mph. The cyclist was gradually getting closer but that's OK, I know there are one or two people out there who can pass me.
As he passed I said "hello" but he had his head down and was clearly in the zone. He was wearing the full monty cycling kit (and had very impressive legs!) with something to do with Colchester written on the back so I guess he's one of the Colchester Rovers chaps (who go pretty fast).
Anyway, he eventually disappeared into the distance (although not instantly) and that was that. Or so I thought. As I rounded the next corner to the Ardleigh Level Crossing... the barriers were down, and Mr Cyclist was waiting, using the time to fiddle with something on his handlebars with an allen key.
Well of course he had to say hello now! And he did, was actually very pleasant, said I looked very comfortable. He was dripping with sweat and I was fresh and non-sweaty (mind you, I'd only done 1.3 miles, don't know about him). He asked what the trike was like to ride and I said great fun, but that I was rather slow in it.
"You didn't seem that slow," he said to me.
Proper cyclist says I'm not slow!
MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire
Ha, I'm in first place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it won't last but it does feel good
Auntie Helen
Ich bin Powerfrau!
- Location
- 47906 Kempen, Germany
Aha, we have a few days' grace.
This is from Aran20's latest rides feed...
This is from Aran20's latest rides feed...
dudi
Senior Member
- Location
- Ipswich, Suffolk
Righty then, I'm no longer infected with the deadly man-flu so can breathe properly again and get back into proper cycling as of tomorrow, not just the pootle to and from work! I'll have to update the last week or so's rides, but it won't make any odds to the standings.
Auntie Helen
Ich bin Powerfrau!
- Location
- 47906 Kempen, Germany
...but fourteenth on the CycleChat team. With a whole bunch of people above you who have popped their century cherry over the weekend!
Can we tempt you on a CycleChat group ride... you could do the course three times whilst we do it once. Average speed for these 35-50 milers is 11-12mph. Is it tempting?
Can we tempt you on a CycleChat group ride... you could do the course three times whilst we do it once. Average speed for these 35-50 milers is 11-12mph. Is it tempting?