Turbo Club - Meet Ups / Events

[bobinski]

Lee,
Sounds like you may have raised saddle too high/back?
Re the hat torn between Tommy’s offer of prevail-but it’s black and not a fan of black helmets-or prevail 2, red fade to black and hugely expensive. Ekoi have the Ar13 which looks good and isn’t more reasonable but waiting for stock in red which they say due shortly. The new Oakley looks good and cracking reviews. I didn’t order the Hunt deep section wheels in time so I have a bit more to spend.
Enjoy ya ride!

 

[<Tommy>]

Morning all

Beautiful day already. Don’t think I’m going to get out on the bike which is killing me. It might do me a favour as I’ve been knackered all week, but I’d still like to slip out for a bit!...

Bob it was an evade that I offfered you mate, not the prevail II. A very different beast! But yes it is black. I’m toying with the idea of getting something other than black myself to be fair.

Lee I’m ok thanks mate. I’ve taken on a job which is nothing but metal work. Me and just 3 other blokes with me on this one. Sort of my A-team. And I’ve spent the whole week bending steel conduit. It’s sort of my bread and butter doing this type of thing but my shoulders are absolutely weeping! I’ve been back to the docs for a third time about my knee. Boring stuff... but everyone thinks it’s most likely wear and tear from spending so much time on my knees at work. The things we do to earn a pound note eh...

Isn’t knee pain at the top of the knee from having your saddle too low? I can’t remember... all my bikes are set up with the exact same stack and reach, saddle over bb etc, even though the frames have slightly different geometry. I think that’s a good place to start.

 

[bobinski]

Tommy, soz, I meant evade

And I am looking at an Evade 2

 

[CXRAndy]

Bob- is there any update on the hat front ? have you gone all aero yet ? and hows you know what holding up ? i went out the other night after moving my seat a bit to see if climbing seated would be easier - i was going great guns till a new pain went straight across the top of my knee cap - never had that before and instantly changed position as i dont want it again ! going out in a minute to see if things are back to normal
Tommy - how are your ailments doing are you keeping on top of them - does the new bike help ?
Whorty - nice new tat - but if your wifes name is debbie - you are £ucked
Add - well done on return to form and wish i was nipping at your heels on the DD if i was you i would try and hide behind kipster - a true delight to ride behind - he lets you know all whats happening without bellowing in your lug hole
Andy - just how aero are you going on the toc - are you gonna try and wheel the secret weapon around for 80 mile?
Bridgy - any changes for toc ?
Randy - getting excited yet ?
Dean - your very quiet - hope your not in intensive training and gonna turn up like an angry bruce banner
aaac - have your undercrackers untangled yet
Jim - hopefully up your way late august to take in some more of your scenery
Rob & Martyn - not seen much of you 2 yet but hopefully if we can arrange a ride between us - maybe round the cotswolds it wouldnt be too far for everybody to travel
Bill - seen even less of you ! would like to meet up once just to shake the hand of the kind gent who dragged me round bkool !
Boxers - & Del - same goes to both of you , would be good to meet up sometime

there - if i have missed anybody sorry - time to go out !!
cotswolds - eh - eh eh

Lots of questions there Lee. I'm using my 'trusty' Tripster with Yoeleo 60mm Aero carbon wheels. I might wear my sperm helmet-dont laugh . No MTB shorts or knobbly G Ones for TOC

 

[berty bassett]

Thought I would try and get conversations started - you know what I am like - a right gabbler
Went out today and look what I bumped into - and let me tell you - it’s anything but flat around folksworth! Some 150ft ers - nothing like dd but definitely not flat

 

[CXRAndy]

You've been on a recce . whats the road surface like?

 

[berty bassett]

 

[berty bassett]

Randy - went out haddon way to see what it was like - think you will enjoy it
Never been haddon before and wanted to see the little track that leads to your hotel
I found it and although there was a lot of sheep so I guess there was a lot of sheep do do , it was a concrete track that lead the right way and alongside the A1 , no signs saying keep out so I would go for it - it’s a gate right before the bridge under the A1

 

[berty bassett]

Also bumped into the chrono route a few times and a couple of hills that they have to go up are really going to clear the lungs out !

 

[Whorty]

Thought I would try and get conversations started - you know what I am like - a right gabbler
Went out today and look what I bumped into - and let me tell you - it’s anything but flat around folksworth! Some 150ft ers - nothing like dd but definitely not flat

Bah, that's nought but a pimple

 

[berty bassett]

You've been on a recce . whats the road surface like?

No worse than the surface of the moon !
Real country lanes and some good bends to catch you out ! Only saw a bit of it and I honestly wasn’t that bad , few little pot holes but no real whoppers that are so big they grow yellow paint round them

 

[Whorty]

@Randyberlin do you have a full plan yet? Just wondering how close you get to where I live? Have a feeling you're mostly going North so nowhere near me.

 

[<Tommy>]

Tommy, soz, I meant evade

And I am looking at an Evade 2

I’m tempted too. Not cheap... Evans has £15 off at the moment. Still not cheap... I have a feeling if I get one it’ll be black. Or maybe white. And you’ll get red (?). So at least we won’t match

 

[bobinski]

I’m tempted too. Not cheap... Evans has £15 off at the moment. Still not cheap... I have a feeling if I get one it’ll be black. Or maybe white. And you’ll get red (?). So at least we won’t match

https://www.ekoi.com/en/road-cycling-helmets/6844-casque-ekoi-ar13-blanc-noir-brillant.html

Anecdotally fast, though not so fast as the Evade, and also very cool so great for mountain climbs in the heat.

But also want to look at HJC Furion.

 

[rob01792]

In my head I'm still doing the shorter ride as I don't think I'll complete the long ride before night time sets in (and I will have a 3 hour drive home afterwards).

My current aim will be to ride and only stop for short rests, hopefully for a few minutes every 1 to 1.5 hours. Last time I stopped too long and this just killed my momentum (same at the IoW where we stopped for food and I would have preferred to crack on). This way I won't have to ride at a fast pace, just a nice easy tempo.

You'll love the welsh cakes @Randyberlin

If you all want to go for the 130 miler though, don't mind me. I'm pretty sure @rob01792 is doing the 96 mile single devil so I'll be in good company like last year

well after todays ride struggled 60 ish 4000ft+ done me, ill never get around the 130 miler with 12000ft so it set in stone now im doing the 95 but for me I can do the elbow any time its 1 of my 60 routes I do