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Nigelnaturist

Nigelnaturist

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@ItsSteveLovell
Totally agree Steve
 
Nigelnaturist

Nigelnaturist

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ItsSteveLovell said:
@Nigelnaturist I may have missed this in the earlier posts, by why were you cycling on a v. busy A road?
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Took a wrong turn, and wasn't feeling well, so I didn't realise till it was too late, so just had to finish that stretch and come off, then find where I was, any of the four previous roads off it would have done, and lead me to the road I took home, I have been round them often enough to eventually work a new route home, but it was really slow.
 
Phoenix Lincs

Phoenix Lincs

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Sleaford, Lincs
Hope you feel better soon @Nigelnaturist :smile:

I got my bike back from the cycle Hospital this evening! Bloomin' brilliant service and I'm chuffed to bits. He did a complete strip down and rebuild, straightened front forks, straightened the rear derailleur hanger, fitted new hub bearings, trued wheels to 0.2mm, stripped, cleaned and assembled the drive train, adjusted the headset, straightened the bars and indexed the gears! He said that some of the parts had been over tightened when it was built, so the wheels now spin easier, pedal smoother and I should gain at least 1mph average with no extra effort.

Can't get over the fab service from this guy. He's a gem as I only dropped it off at 3.15pm yesterday.
 
Jon89

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After getting a bit fed up riding around my local roads i decided to venture in to the countryside of hertfordshire today. Planned a route but got lost so just decided to keep on going then turn around and head back when i felt like it. Soooo much nicer riding around the quiet country lanes :smile: only problem is all those tiny flies i'm eating:dry:

Managed to average 30.7Km/h and hit 80Km/h down one hill! :ohmy:

http://app.strava.com/activities/68795820

PS yes I use metric, makes me feel faster :P

PPS I've started to wear lycra on my commute(12miles) and have been pretty disappointed by the banter so far. Working in a warehouse i was expecting a lot of stick but one guy actually asked what workout I do for my calves(errr, cycling....) and another said i looked 'smart'(used in slang term i believe) in my cycling gear :wacko:

PPPS Hope you're better and back on your bike soon nigel, don't want to miss this good cycling weather :smile:
 
RWright

RWright

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North Carolina
ItsSteveLovell said:
A frozen banana? Are you one of the Bluth's customers?
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Congrats to Mo and yourself for completing the challenge! It was a lot of uphill riding. :thumbsup:

I had to Google Bluth frozen bananas. :smile:
Actually I just wanted to cool it off and forgot about it for a couple of hours after I put it in the freezer. ^_^ It wasn't bad actually. I do think you are supposed to peel them and put them on a stick or something before you freeze them though. Getting the peel off took a little work. :rolleyes:

I think I will be able to get it finished tonight. Storms are possible this evening but I will probably finish it even if they are around. I like to do sunset rides on weekends and listen to a University radio show called Back Porch Music, where they feature local artist from bluegrass, country, folk, Americana and whatever else the host happen to feel like playing. :music:
 
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SWSteve

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Bristol...ish
It would give us a hat trick of finishers if you make it @RWright (sorry anyone else if I've missed you off)
 
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