Team BKool CycleChat

[BILL S]

respect if you were in your loft @BILL S
i was barely holding you off

I was in my loft AAAC but had had the air con on for 2 hours. It was still very hot though and I was struggling. Anyway, great speed from you seeing as your recently back after injury, but also a well deserved win in the June League as well.
I did what I could at the front (which was not a lot) but if I stayed out there in the wind for any longer you'd have dropped me off.
Had a strange freak accident with the turbo unit about 5 mins into the warmup and this is what happened:
1/ Realised I'd forgotten to put on my HRM.
2/ Jumped off the bike with wheel still spinning to put on the turbo, but wasn't paying attention.
3/ My foot with bike shoe accidentally went against the turbo fan (without fan cover attached).
4/ There was a loud noise of things breaking .
5/ I ignored it and got back on the bike.
6/ The turbo sounded different.
7/ I wondered if it would be overheating without a cooling fan.
8/ The race started and after that all I worried about was me overheating.
So getting off the bike afterwards and examining the damage it looks like the fan blades broke in only two bits so some superglue should do the trick. If I don't get that done before the next ride a small fan pointing at the turbo will do the job of the built in one.

Wonder how many watts I gained with not having to power the fan ? I reckon probably only about 10

 

[Bored Man]

im in

Can thee ride tandem?

 

[Randyberlin]

Nice real world ride there James. After getting back I haven't been on the bike. Just worked a 12 day stretch so I skipped the race this morning for a big real world ride and spent an hour getting my old mountain bike ready. After that didn't work out (the new tires rubbing against the pederson u-brake) I took the Rodriguez off the turbo and put the gatorskin on the back. And now it started raining!!!

 

[Daddy Pig]

Can thee ride tandem?

AAAC on the front in hotpants, Bill at the back, er drooling?

 

[BILL S]

AAAC on the front in hotpants, Bill at the back, er drooling?

There was an old man called Bill
He sat at the back for a thrill
He started to drool
But then his fan broke
OMG what a tool!
My bkool won't cool.

I'll get my coat

 

[Daddy Pig]

There was an old man called Bill
He sat at the back for a thrill
He started to drool
But then his fan broke
OMG what a tool!
My bkool won't cool.

I'll get my coat

 

[Bored Man]

Nice real world ride there James. After getting back I haven't been on the bike. Just worked a 12 day stretch so I skipped the race this morning for a big real world ride and spent an hour getting my old mountain bike ready. After that didn't work out (the new tires rubbing against the pederson u-brake) I took the Rodriguez off the turbo and put the gatorskin on the back. And now it started raining!!!

Thank you Sir.. I was aiming to peak for a ride out with a Yank who was over here but alas, some sweaty sock nabbed his push iron.. b@stard..

Since storm ‘whateveritsnamewas’ left town, the weather in the land of the Scot has been off the scale...

Today was good.. good legs, good lungs and new roads to ride .. and we all like posting centuries don’t we..

I’m looking forward to seeing the new bike @Randyberlin

 

[Whorty]

whats worse is i drive that road a lot past mere

You don't fancy cycling it?!?

 

[theboxers]

Then the question is 32 or 34?

Go with the 34

 

[Randyberlin]

Thank you Sir.. I was aiming to peak for a ride out with a Yank who was over here but alas, some sweaty sock nabbed his push iron.. b@stard..

Since storm ‘whateveritsnamewas’ left town, the weather in the land of the Scot has been off the scale...

Today was good.. good legs, good lungs and new roads to ride .. and we all like posting centuries don’t we..

I’m looking forward to seeing the new bike @Randyberlin

I've just had an email from PC Barrie in Edinburgh. He said they are working on it. The original plan to replace it with the exact same bike because it was so comfortable has hit a minor snag. While looking at the geometry I saw the Kinesis Tripster has the same stack and reach so now I have to decide carbon or titanium. The Tripster frame is on sale for $1650 and I would build it with 105 or rival group. So very close to the same over all cost of the Orbea m20d.

 

[Daddy Pig]

I've just had an email from PC Barrie in Edinburgh. He said they are working on it. The original plan to replace it with the exact same bike because it was so comfortable has hit a minor snag. While looking at the geometry I saw the Kinesis Tripster has the same stack and reach so now I have to decide carbon or titanium. The Tripster frame is on sale for $1650 and I would build it with 105 or rival group. So very close to the same over all cost of the Orbea m20d.

Not a chance to go for di2?
Would be like driving an auto rather than stick...

 

[Randyberlin]

Not a chance to go for di2?
Would be like driving an auto rather than stick...

The kind of credit card touring I do is long days with lots of stops so the 105 or Rival group is good enough for that. I still drool over the high end stuff but the Red Etap build set is not much less than I'll pay for the complete bike.

 

[AAAC 76C]

You don't fancy cycling it?!?

Nooooooooo!

 

[AAAC 76C]

Go with the 34

That's a good number, and my age too.


Or is it half my age, anyway I like 34.

 

[BILL S]

That's a good number, and my age too.
Or is it half my age, anyway I like 34.

Well to stay with you, my HR went up to 186 at the end (never seen it that high on the turbo before ).
Strangely enough, that is the supposed maximum HR for someone who is 34.