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[fossyant]

Just getting Potsy back as he keeps digging up 'random' segments ! The Dean Row ones are on my training routes and 'long route home'.

 

[Hacienda71]

And another!!!!!!!!!!

I wouldn't worry mate it's downhill for half of that

 

[potsy]

Just getting Potsy back as he keeps digging up 'random' segments ! The Dean Row ones are on my training routes and 'long route home'.

Have you worked out where the one above is yet?
Have a look at when you rode it for a clue

 

[gb155]

Ps pots

It only counts as being knocked out of the cup if you can't post a faster time, I'd say Foz and I are just warming up, with his shoulder and my op/8 weeks off, you'd better keep improving them times

 

[fossyant]

Ps pots

It only counts as being knocked out of the cup if you can't post a faster time, I'd say Foz and I are just warming up, with his shoulder and my op/8 weeks off, you'd better keep improving them times

Excuses.

My shoulder isn't much of an excuse now, certainly on most segments. Now do I do a little u-turn on my way home and go for Brinksway ?

 

[potsy]

Excuses.

My shoulder isn't much of an excuse now, certainly on most segments. Now do I do a little u-turn on my way home and go for Brinksway ?

John's doing just that now!!
Think I've upset the pace setters

 

[gb155]

Excuses.

My shoulder isn't much of an excuse now, certainly on most segments. Now do I do a little u-turn on my way home and go for Brinksway ?

Mined valid, I missed the whole of April and March and in jan and Feb the mikes were kept to a minimum to ensure I didn't get ill or injured, so for me, may is akin to january

And that's the story I'll stick to

If I'm not topping more segments by August then I'll panic

 

[fossyant]

Mid ride report. Sorry potsy you are 3rd. Hee hee.

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[potsy]

Mid ride report. Sorry potsy you are 3rd. Hee hee.

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1 second?
Beatable that

 

[Hacienda71]

Just had three top ten finishes on the way home inc 5th down The Brickworks where I nearly wiped out at over 40 mph average 35.9 mph and a 3rd on the Adlington lump climb with an average of 25.7

 

[ColinJ]

Do you do these segments from a standing start or blast your way into them at full speed?

 

[Hacienda71]

They are rolling starts. Don't know if you remember the Tatton Mile on Fossy's ride but that segment starts where you come out of Tatton Park so to average thirty plus you have to be flying down the road before you hit the mile.

 

[potsy]

Do you do these segments from a standing start or blast your way into them at full speed?

The road up to Spring wood is on there Col, I am 15th of 66 must have been at the end of the 100 miler when I tried to beat dr_pink

 

[ColinJ]

They are rolling starts. Don't know if you remeber the Tatton Mile on Fossy's ride but that segment starts where you come out of Tatton Park so to average thirty plus you have to be flying down the road before you hit the mile.

Yes, I do remember that mile - I've ridden it in the opposite direction 6 or 7 times on the Manchester 100. In that direction, it is about 1.3% uphill which explains why riding at 20+ mph felt like quite hard work, even in a group.

A mate of mine was a Manchester biker and he told me that he used to go out to Tatton Mile on summer evenings in the 70s and do 'the ton'. It was relatively safe if nobody was about because you could see the whole mile ahead of you and there were no side roads for traffic to emerge from apart from Keepers Cottage. (Would be a bit scary if a deer came running out though ...! )

 

[sdr gb]

Just found this for sale on e-bay. It may come in handy for someone chasing those few extra seconds..