'Totally Wyred' - a flattish imperial century from Whalley on Sunday 1st April.

[skudupnorth]

Yes we are Skud, though we can wait for you to climb the hill then set off if you want the extra practice
Trying to decide which bike to use for this one, normally the Secteur no question, but the relative flatness compared to our other rides means I might use the Tricross which is comfier
Could stick some 25's on it but then it wouldn't be so comfy

I think i will stick to my usual spot in Whalley seeing as i'm riding up there and back I'm riding fixed for the extra pain factor

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

has anyone going to this got a brooks saddle spanner, for the tensioner, if so can you bring it? i need to put a little tension into my saddle. i've had the saddle that long i can't find my spanner, if i ever had one.

 

[I like Skol]

A bump up with the latest rider list:

• ColinJ

Possibles:

• I like Skol (subject to his one-day travel visa receiving official stamp).

I am glad to say that management in their wisdom have seen fit to approve this venture so count me in!

There are some unspoken T&C's (YOU'RE NOT SINGLE YOU KNOW, YOU DO HAVE A FAMILY!) so I will not be able to try and do a 'Skud' and ride from home and back again. To be honest this is probably as well on this occasion as I will be finishing nights on Saturday morning then at a party on Sat night and I have a bad chest (came out of nowhere yesterday, frothy green slime and everything!)

Trying to decide which bike to use for this one, normally the Secteur no question, but the relative flatness compared to our other rides means I might use the Tricross which is comfier

Similar dilemma here. Do I use the hybrid, dust off the road bike now the sun is shining or slick up the MTB so I can play around while I am waiting for you to catch up?

 

[ColinJ]

I'm glad you are coming I-L-S but I don't like the sound of frothy green slime so don't cough anywhere near me! (Probably not much danger of that because I will be spending a lot of time skulking keeping an eye open for stragglers at the back.)

My Campagnolo Khamsins have arrived and I am quite impressed with them. They are not quite as heavy as I expected and also don't look bad for the money. They seem nice and true and the hubs feel smooth. The join on the rims is not quite as smooth as on my other wheels - I hope it doesn't cause a clicking sound when braking.

The downside is that they came without a Campag cassette lockring. I had one in my junk box but have just discovered that Campag changed the hub spec in 1999 just after I bought the wheels that the lockring originally came with. The new standard has a slightly larger lockring thread diameter. I've had to pinch the lockring off my Aksiums for now.

I can't believe how much Campag lockrings are - well over £20 in most stores! I'm not made of money and on principle I refuse to pay that much for a small threaded metal ring when the pair of wheels with rim tapes and QRs has only cost me £100. Other companies are making compatible alloy lockrings for about £5 so I'll probably buy one of them unless any kind reader has a spare oversize (27 mm) Campag lock ring for a cassette with a 12 or 13 tooth smallest sprocket and is willing to part with it for less than that?

 

[skudupnorth]

Going to be a biggy on Sunday for me and my fixie,at least ILS is my get out of jail backup if i get jelly legged !

 

[totallyfixed]

has anyone going to this got a brooks saddle spanner, for the tensioner, if so can you bring it? i need to put a little tension into my saddle. i've had the saddle that long i can't find my spanner, if i ever had one.

Yes I have one you can borrow providing my arm is not in plaster before the weekend, currently waiting to be called in for a CT scan on my wrist. I am wearing a splint for now and can still ride but I also have a cracked rib so as long as I don't breathe heavily, laugh, and don't ride over any rough stuff I [we] will be there

 

[totallyfixed]

Another proviso, the weather doesn't do what it usually does for Colin's rides.

 

[ColinJ]

I've ordered the alloy lock ring. I hesitated because I think steel is better for that application but it is only a fiver so I'll give it a go.

Another proviso, the weather doesn't do what it usually does for Colin's rides.

The forecast is for temperatures to fall back to average for the time of year, which for Sunday is currently looking like about 10°C. Disappointing, given what we have enjoyed for the past few days, but I can live with that.

 

[totallyfixed]

I know I know but having had the legs out in lovely warm sunshine...........oh well I guess it could be a lot worse.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

cheers for the offers of the brooks spanners guys.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

sunday's forecast is cloudy with sunny intervals and 8 deg cel inland and 12 deg cel from preston to the coast.

 

[potsy]

Similar dilemma here. Do I use the hybrid, dust off the road bike now the sun is shining or slick up the MTB so I can play around while I am waiting for you to catch up?

With the way the temperature is forecast to nosedive this weekend you'd better put that road bike back in the shed
Have put some mega fast tyres onto the Secteur so I might possibly get into double figures mph for a change
I *could be 2nd navigator so will need to stay at the back, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it

*hopefully others have the route(s) saved so my navigational skills will not be needed

 

[tubbycyclist]

I have now moved from wavering to definite - see what a couple of days of sunshine does for attendance!

 

[totallyfixed]

We have moved from Defcon 3 to Defcon 2 and hope to move to Defcon 1 sometime Friday. Both only at 80% so Potsy will only be a distant blip behind up ahead.

 

[ColinJ]

I have now moved from wavering to definite - see what a couple of days of sunshine does for attendance!

Great news, especially since you made an excellent backup navigator last time and I don't necessarily trust potsy! Well, I would let him watch over my bike while I peed behind a bush, I'd trust him with that, but I'm not sure his GPS skills are up to the job!

We have moved from Defcon 3 to Defcon 2 and hope to move to Defcon 1 sometime Friday. Both only at 80% so Potsy will only be a distant blip behind up ahead.

80% of an athlete beats 100% of a potsy, or a fat, slow ColinJ!

(Actually 27% of an athlete probably beats us so you'll have more than 50% in reserve!)