Team BKool CycleChat

[Whorty]

In what way us you current saddle bad for you.
The dreaded perineum pressure or butt blemishes?

The 'undercarriage' area gets sore the longer I go on. Mostly due to excess moisture build up () . Seat bone area is OK, but then I don't suffer the road bounce on the turbo.

 

[Whorty]

@rob01792

@rob01792 and @Jim Brown

Couldn't get anywhere near either of you today. I pulled 2.5 watts/kg which for me is a good power on a flat course. 3mins 40 behind Jim and 2mins 40 behind Rob. I might just be ahead of Rob on the GC, but it's going to be very tight

 

[CXRAndy]

Training for TDY and DD was going fine, but after yesterdays long ride, I have developed what can only describe as bollock pain. I also have a strain in my lower back. They might be connected with a nerve trapped or something. Why does this have to happen, mileage was building nicely with no issues whilst riding 60+ miles non stop. Now this

Ill wait till Sunday for another ride and gauge how I get on

 

[bobinski]

I think i have 23 tyres and pressure is only about 85 (the pump I have can't seem to pump pressure any higher!). I was going to change the tyres for the DD to 25 (or 28?) for a less hard ride.So much to think about ... so little time or knowledge LOL

Thanks for all the help guys

I will be running 28 scwalbe Ones. The conti 4 seasons are a tough but sufficiently supple tyre to be both puncture proof, comfortable and fast.

 

[BILL S]

Which results are you talking about? In all honesty, you seemed to be waiting for me at that last km, so I thought why not have a go at it. :-) Your average watts were way below your standard, where as I actually gained a level (now Active 8), so you would have no trouble beating me, had you wanted to. You can watch the race again here:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD34LDyj3_E

The Chaingang results. You don't appear to be a member of the group. Would be worth you joining seeing as you are at most of the races. And yes, I took it easy at the end so we could hopefully have a race to the line. I was not disappointed

 

[Bored Man]

I will be running 28 scwalbe Ones. The conti 4 seasons are a tough but sufficiently supple tyre to be both puncture proof, comfortable and fast.

I concur - I have conti 4 seasons on G - they're spot on. Total confidence.

 

[kipster]

Still not certain if I can do the DD, but prep is going well, 320 miles in Majorca done including mountains, 83 mile flat sportive done, new bike with 29 cassette (but messed up and is running 52/36 on the front!). 23c fast rolling tyres at 100 psi. New saddle seems to be ok, new chaomis cream is good. Smaller saddle bag to stop me carryng extra unnessecary weight sorted. Many left over apple crumble flavoured gels from Majorca. Weight stable at 74kg.

 

[bobinski]

Training for TDY and DD was going fine, but after yesterdays long ride, I have developed what can only describe as bollock pain. I also have a strain in my lower back. They might be connected with a nerve trapped or something. Why does this have to happen, mileage was building nicely with no issues whilst riding 60+ miles non stop. Now this

Ill wait till Sunday for another ride and gauge how I get on

Can you not get yourself neutered to get rid of the pain?

 

[bobinski]

Still not certain if I can do the DD, but prep is going well, 320 miles in Majorca done including mountains, 83 mile flat sportive done, new bike with 29 cassette (but messed up and is running 52/36 on the front!). 23c fast rolling tyres at 100 psi. New saddle seems to be ok, new chaomis cream is good. Smaller saddle bag to stop me carryng extra unnessecary weight sorted. Many left over apple crumble flavoured gels from Majorca. Weight stable at 74kg.

Kipster, Looks like you may be the man to follow now that Andy's bollock is going to keep him away

If only Hitler's had kept him from going to Poland in 1939.

 

[CXRAndy]

74Kg Ha you'll have no problems with hills, Paul, To give you an experience, you carry my water bottles and saddle bag full of food for me to even up the weight


Feeling slightly smug this afternoon, my truck's headlights started playing up a few weeks ago and I eventually lost high beams all together and one dipped. I had to order a workshop manual from the USA, to tell me that the headlights are electronic driven by 'field effect transistors'(FET) and if the car detects a short/problem it will protect the circuitry by disabling the system.
To reset the system you need a Ford Diagnostic VCM/IDS system. So I either order Ford kit with yearly licence $850 or I take a gamble with Chinese clone, much much much cheaper.
Problem you need to install on a PC with VMware (winXP) and do some jiggery pokery whilst installing said software. Many hours later, error codes read on truck, cleared and lights all working again. So I thought I would use an isolation relaycircuit to headlights, this doesn't seem to work right. So I dismantled circuitry and found wires had been fitted backwards on multi plug, refitted wires correctly and will fit to truck tomorrow

 

[CXRAndy]

Can you not get yourself neutered to get rid of the pain?

Already partly done, wife dragged my kicking and screaming to vets

 

[AAAC 76C]

Can you not get yourself neutered to get rid of the pain?

Human male neutering does not remove any undercarriage just disconnects it.
I often wish it was otherwise but life wouldn't be the same without them.

 

[AAAC 76C]

74Kg Ha you'll have no problems with hills, Paul, To give you an experience, you carry my water bottles and saddle bag full of food for me to even up the weight


Feeling slightly smug this afternoon, my truck's headlights started playing up a few weeks ago and I eventually lost high beams all together and one dipped. I had to order a workshop manual from the USA, to tell me that the headlights are electronic driven by 'field effect transistors'(FET) and if the car detects a short/problem it will protect the circuitry by disabling the system.
To reset the system you need a Ford Diagnostic VCM/IDS system. So I either order Ford kit with yearly licence $850 or I take a gamble with Chinese clone, much much much cheaper.
Problem you need to install on a PC with VMware (winXP) and do some jiggery pokery whilst installing said software. Many hours later, error codes read on truck, cleared and lights all working again. So I thought I would use an isolation relaycircuit to headlights, this doesn't seem to work right. So I dismantled circuitry and found wires had been fitted backwards on multi plug, refitted wires correctly and will fit to truck tomorrow

I had some BMW software that ran on VM.
I had an old XP laptop that I ran it on but due to a cracked MB across the Battery Charging circuits it died.
Never got around to re-installing it and it was too old to cover my current car anyway but great for the E39.
I now use a phone app called Carly.
You can do option coding with it and read fault codes but you can't code ECUs with it but it's worth every penny I paid for it.

 

[Brusgaard]

The Chaingang results. You don't appear to be a member of the group. Would be worth you joining seeing as you are at most of the races. And yes, I took it easy at the end so we could hopefully have a race to the line. I was not disappointed

Well, you'l have to speak to the group manager about that. I sent the request on 15/04/2017. :-)

 

[CXRAndy]

I now have a Ford diagnostics system which is supposed to connect to any Ford back to 2008 upto 2015. I can purchase the later software for little money. If i decided to get another new Vehicle.

I am using it on an oldish Samsung Notebook, i had to update and upgrade this first with a ssd and ram followed by win7 pro to run the Chinese software

Saved a small fortune, learnt quite a bit and shouted alot waiting for my laptop to upload/install