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Have you other brands to compare? Im wondering if dhb are a smaller sizing than other brands?
RideLondon - Surrey 100 anyone?
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Have you other brands to compare? Im wondering if dhb are a smaller sizing than other brands?
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THREE? They made a mistake and sent you the wrong one? Or their "Large" is a XS to other brands?
philinmerthyr
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No sorry. I've got 3 pairs of DHB Roubaix bib shorts. They are xxl but I am a big bloke. They are great shorts though.
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If anyone is interested in a route / elevation map of the majority of the course (Kingston > Surrey Hills > Wimbledon with a little artistic interpretation taken on the return part thru Kingston due to one way streets etc) I did the 78 miles today -
http://app.strava.com/activities/67112725
Also, they have started putting up signs warning traffic users -
These were all the way round the route.
I also noticed 4 long roads are in the process of being resurfaced. They currently have a poor loose gravel surface unlike before, so guessing they will be relaying it in the next week or so. Hope so anyway or the descent heading away from Box Hill will be a nightmare with all those people + skiddy surface! (20mph limit)
Also, this church is an unmissable landmark in Holmbury St Marys which is about 5 miles or so from the beginning of Leith Hill, so when you see it, get them gels down you!
Hope the training is going well peeps!
http://app.strava.com/activities/67112725
Also, they have started putting up signs warning traffic users -
These were all the way round the route.
I also noticed 4 long roads are in the process of being resurfaced. They currently have a poor loose gravel surface unlike before, so guessing they will be relaying it in the next week or so. Hope so anyway or the descent heading away from Box Hill will be a nightmare with all those people + skiddy surface! (20mph limit)
Also, this church is an unmissable landmark in Holmbury St Marys which is about 5 miles or so from the beginning of Leith Hill, so when you see it, get them gels down you!
Hope the training is going well peeps!
Spally
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cheers guys. Magazine arrived saturday so all good. bit of a pain as im on holiday until 3rd August, but luckily i can nominate someone to collect my timing chip etc. My charity jersey also turned up and colour will go nicely with my bianchi 
sorry but for some reason it has decided to turn my picture on its side!!
sorry but for some reason it has decided to turn my picture on its side!!
Spally
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If anyone is interested in a route / elevation map of the majority of the course (Kingston > Surrey Hills > Wimbledon with a little artistic interpretation taken on the return part thru Kingston due to one way streets etc) I did the 78 miles today -
http://app.strava.com/activities/67112725
Also, they have started putting up signs warning traffic users -
These were all the way round the route.
I also noticed 4 long roads are in the process of being resurfaced. They currently have a poor loose gravel surface unlike before, so guessing they will be relaying it in the next week or so. Hope so anyway or the descent heading away from Box Hill will be a nightmare with all those people + skiddy surface! (20mph limit)
Also, this church is an unmissable landmark in Holmbury St Marys which is about 5 miles or so from the beginning of Leith Hill, so when you see it, get them gels down you!
Hope the training is going well peeps!
signs up all round the city now as well, have been for a week or 2.....alsmost there!!! London-Southend this weekend for a bit of a leg stretcher.
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I ordered a ride London top on the 8th July still not arrived.
And I was not impressed with the amount of pot holes on the Leith hill decent as most of them are hidden as you ride from sunlight into the shade under trees, lots of them had been marked by SCC but not all.
And I was not impressed with the amount of pot holes on the Leith hill decent as most of them are hidden as you ride from sunlight into the shade under trees, lots of them had been marked by SCC but not all.
procel
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Very impressive. And to have only 50mins stopping time in that... was that just traffic and stopping to take photos?
philinmerthyr
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Leith hill is on the Cycle Show now.
Sittingduck
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Theyre going a bit nuts with resurfacing at the moment. A25 by Dorking, Coldharbour Ln, Ranmore, Headingly Common rd to the East of BH are all in the process...
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Bit of traffic, photo ops, couple of little stops to take care of refills and getting ride of empty gel packets. One 10 minute stop at top of newlands corner.
Yeh very skittish surface at the mo to cycle on, don't recommend it yet!
On the subject of gels what is the etiquette with this sort of closed road event re disposing of empty packets? It's in my nature to normally pack them in my picket till I find a bin, but end up with unnecessarily sticky back pockets and fingers.
zizou
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Pocket then bin, only knobs litter their gel packets
If you want to avoid sticky fingers then a gel bottle / flask is good.
philinmerthyr
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The climbing on your ride seems higher than the route I have on mapometer. Did you add in any extra hills. The whole route shoes at around 3,750 ft on mapometer, your 78 mile ride was well over 4,000 ft.
Phoenix Lincs
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My London 100 top was waiting for me when I got back from holls and I test drove it Sunday. I'm pleased they were out of stock of size 12 so I had to order a 14. Think the 12 would have been too small.
My thoughts on it is that the neck at the front comes really high. I had it half unzipped then tucked inside itself (if that makes sense) to stop it flapping about. When I was storming down a hill (yeah, right!), I had like a parachute billowing behind, but it actually felt quite nice on a hot day. The sleeves come quite down the arms a bit further than some of my other short sleeved ones (made for more varied suntan lines than usual).
I'll try it out again before THE BIG DAY once it's a bit softer from the washing machine too, which might make the front a little softer to tuck in. Pockets were nice size, although I need to make sure I don't shove a not-quite-emptied gel pack into the same pocket as my mobile! Oops
Off to workskie for me
Have a great day everybody
My thoughts on it is that the neck at the front comes really high. I had it half unzipped then tucked inside itself (if that makes sense) to stop it flapping about. When I was storming down a hill (yeah, right!), I had like a parachute billowing behind, but it actually felt quite nice on a hot day. The sleeves come quite down the arms a bit further than some of my other short sleeved ones (made for more varied suntan lines than usual).
I'll try it out again before THE BIG DAY once it's a bit softer from the washing machine too, which might make the front a little softer to tuck in. Pockets were nice size, although I need to make sure I don't shove a not-quite-emptied gel pack into the same pocket as my mobile! Oops
Off to workskie for me
Have a great day everybody
