OP
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Auntie Helen
Ich bin Powerfrau!
- Location
- 47906 Kempen, Germany
Well we've sneaked ahead again somehow.
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eck
Über Member
- Location
- Kirriemuir Vélo HQ
No thanks to me I'm afraid. The way things are going up here, I doubt if I'll be adding many more miles this year. Maybe an occasional plod on the old mountain bike, not much more.
Soz, as we young trendies are wont to say.
Soz, as we young trendies are wont to say.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
According to my own log I've ran 110 miles more than I've got on Cyclogs; it would be unfair to add it though 
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
Start back at work on Jan 4th so may be able to rack up 500 or so miles plus I've got a new MTB to play with 
... shame I can't log turbo miles as since Sept 3rd I've got a turbo mile for every road mile.
... shame I can't log turbo miles as since Sept 3rd I've got a turbo mile for every road mile.
redflightuk
Guru
- Location
- going round in circles
21 slippery miles added. The morning wasn't too bad and the snow arrived right on time at midday. Thought i might have to walk home but after wrapping a couple of lengths of bale string around the rear tyre, i managed to ride up the 8% hill from the stables and the rest of the route is almost flat and the trike handled it with no problems. The bale string looks as though it should get me back to Reds in the morning and maybe a bit further.
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
Warmed up on the turbo, swapped in the real rear wheel & went out just under 2 miles latter came to the first biggish incline & CRACK! suddenly my right foot was VERY cold... I'd just ripped the the upper away from the sole of my shoe...
so I limp home & defrost my foot then put 2 hours in on the turbo.
I really need to get a new turbo cause I'm saturating my current one, which is little more than a toy turbo.
so I limp home & defrost my foot then put 2 hours in on the turbo.
I really need to get a new turbo cause I'm saturating my current one, which is little more than a toy turbo.
OP
OP
Auntie Helen
Ich bin Powerfrau!
- Location
- 47906 Kempen, Germany
Cycled to church this morning. It's a five mile ride with two rather hilly hills halfway and at the end. I allowed an hour and took an hour and ten minutes. It took me this long because I couldn't go fast as there's so little traction in the snow. I should have done Redflightuk's trick of baler twine or Arallsopp's zipties round my back wheel, I suppose. I had to walk up the hills and there were a few other sections where it was too deep to cycle through.
It was much easier cycling home, fortunately.
It was much easier cycling home, fortunately.
Frosty
Senior Member
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
Hi All,
I saw some video of Heathrow Airport, it has come to a standstill. Your weather is extreme.
Well, here in Melbourne, it is currently 13deg and gusting to 60kph, we have had serious lightning strikes about 4 kilometers away. This 'global warming' is pretty awesome.
This is not summer weather, the only good thing is by Wednesday it will be improving and by Xmas day it should be 28 and sunny.
I would like to wish all my fellow Cycle Chat members a Merry Xmas and a very Happy New Year.
cheers. Wayne.
I saw some video of Heathrow Airport, it has come to a standstill. Your weather is extreme.
Well, here in Melbourne, it is currently 13deg and gusting to 60kph, we have had serious lightning strikes about 4 kilometers away. This 'global warming' is pretty awesome.
This is not summer weather, the only good thing is by Wednesday it will be improving and by Xmas day it should be 28 and sunny.
I would like to wish all my fellow Cycle Chat members a Merry Xmas and a very Happy New Year.
cheers. Wayne.
Cheers Wayne,
looks like we are both getting extreme weather.
I have never seen as much snow before as we have had over the past couple of weeks. It's put a total kaibosh on my (& everyone else's) cycling.
A Merry BBQ on the Beach Chrimbo to you too...(when the rain stops
)
Ian
looks like we are both getting extreme weather.
I have never seen as much snow before as we have had over the past couple of weeks. It's put a total kaibosh on my (& everyone else's) cycling.
A Merry BBQ on the Beach Chrimbo to you too...(when the rain stops
Ian
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Unlike the last bout of snow down here, no days off the bike. My mileage is down somewhat as no riding other than the commute (and looking dodgy for next weekend, aaargh!), but still plugging away. Main roads' surfaces were thankfully clean, no problems.
redflightuk
Guru
- Location
- going round in circles
Another 16 slow but fun (apart from the broken chain on the mtb)miles, down to the stables and then out on the bridleways. Saw about a dozen cars all day and a few people out walking. OH and 1 Discovery on it's roof after the numpty discovered that just because you've got 4wheel drive it don't mean you can stop any quicker on the slippery stuff.
And a very merry Xmas and Happy new year to you Wayne.
ttfn john.
Hi All,
I saw some video of Heathrow Airport, it has come to a standstill. Your weather is extreme.
Well, here in Melbourne, it is currently 13deg and gusting to 60kph, we have had serious lightning strikes about 4 kilometers away. This 'global warming' is pretty awesome.
This is not summer weather, the only good thing is by Wednesday it will be improving and by Xmas day it should be 28 and sunny.
I would like to wish all my fellow Cycle Chat members a Merry Xmas and a very Happy New Year.
cheers. Wayne.
And a very merry Xmas and Happy new year to you Wayne.
ttfn john.
Haha red, the speed some people drive in these conditions never fails to amaze me!
I was visiting an ALDI the other day to check out the winter kits on offer when a car came through the lights and couldn't stop on the sheer ice in the car park and went straight into the bollards protecting the trolleys/entrance to the store. The guy was a little shocked and his airbags created a burning smell but I leant him my phone so he could make some phone calls. I helped him push the pranged machine to a better spot then carried on into the shops but your mind replays the incident over a few times in disbelief.
I was visiting an ALDI the other day to check out the winter kits on offer when a car came through the lights and couldn't stop on the sheer ice in the car park and went straight into the bollards protecting the trolleys/entrance to the store. The guy was a little shocked and his airbags created a burning smell but I leant him my phone so he could make some phone calls. I helped him push the pranged machine to a better spot then carried on into the shops but your mind replays the incident over a few times in disbelief.