Smokin Joe
Squire
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- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
The P5X.
Ideal for blasting between the cake stops -
Ideal for blasting between the cake stops -
New Sportive Bike From Cervelo
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Roadrider48
Voice of the people
- Location
- Londonistan
steveindenmark
Legendary Member
Loads of places to hide a battery on those bikes :0)
OP
OP
Smokin Joe
Squire
- Location
- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
No disc brakes? Sooooooooooo last year, dahling.Bit main stream and common those 2.
As ridden by one Jesse Thomas to 16th in a local sportive in Kona yesterday
Ajax Bay
Guru
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- East Devon
How can you be 'placed' in a sportive? They are not races.
16th in the "best looking bike contest." Out of 15.
steve50
Disenchanted Member
- Location
- West Yorkshire
U.A.S. imo.
winjim
Smash the cistern
Ajax Bay
Guru
- Location
- East Devon
"Let's start with a phrase you'll become very familiar with if you get into riding sportives. "It's not a race". You'll probably hear this said during the riders' briefing at the start, followed by a smattering of derisive laughter because, as with any sporting event, some people always treat them as a race and everyone knows that.
"On a more serious note though, they're not races, because using the word "race" for cycling on the road triggers all sorts of legal, health and safety, and insurance issues, which would involve getting the police and local authorities involved and making organising such events prohibitively difficult. If you're interested in racing on your bike, then sportives are not for you."
"On a more serious note though, they're not races, because using the word "race" for cycling on the road triggers all sorts of legal, health and safety, and insurance issues, which would involve getting the police and local authorities involved and making organising such events prohibitively difficult. If you're interested in racing on your bike, then sportives are not for you."