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[CXRAndy]

Looking at my ride yesterday, I well and truly blew up second half

First 37 miles. 19+ mph
Second 37 14 mpn

Lesson -pace yourself

 

[alex_cycles]

Looking at my ride yesterday, I well and truly blew up second half

First 37 miles. 19+ mph
Second 37 14 mpn

Lesson -pace yourself

I expect the broken chainring didn't help your second half much. But yeah longer rides are about survival

What actually happened with that chainset? Did it break or the bolts come off?

 

[CXRAndy]

I expect the broken chainring didn't help your second half much. But yeah longer rides are about survival

What actually happened with that chainset? Did it break or the bolts come off?

All the bolts, came undone!

It's been on the bike a few years, so not sure what caused it. Two possible reasons, I knocked the bike over the day before the ride, didn't notice anything when I test rode it.

Or the most plausible reason , sheer power for the first 30 some miles, ripped the bolts clean off

 

[CXRAndy]

Never ever let your kids loose with video clips

They make a parody of everything

View: https://youtu.be/7D4HSx2wMIg

 

[Peter Salt]

Never ever let your kids loose with video clips

They make a parody of everything

View: https://youtu.be/7D4HSx2wMIg

What was so interesting in that hedge?

 

[CXRAndy]

What was so interesting in that hedge?

After a couple of reviews, you can see how it happened. He looks left, moves left with that , then within a few seconds does it again and this steers him into the grass and the subsequent crash.

 

[alex_cycles]

After a couple of reviews, you can see how it happened. He looks left, moves left with that , then within a few seconds does it again and this steers him into the grass and the subsequent crash.

The group is not using enough of the road. The guys on the left are shoved up much too far to the left. There is no margin for error.

 

[CXRAndy]

Shaun moved up in front of me for the first time, just before this. He had been behind me till then. I was giving him room, but we were left due to packs of Lincoln sportive coming the other way from time to timeand the odd car.

Cardinal rule, don't go too close to the edge

 

[alex_cycles]

Shaun moved up in front of me for the first time, just before this. He had been behind me till then. I was giving him room, but we were left due to packs of Lincoln sportive coming the other way from time to timeand the odd car.

Cardinal rule, don't go too close to the edge

It is hard to get it right, but with 20:20 hindsight better to go single if lots of traffic on the narrow road.
I know how much we hate going single though. If I was the guy in white in that formation I'd be nudging the guy on my right out towards the middle. He doesn't have enough wiggle-room, let alone the one who fell off.
(The roads round here have lots of holes, so nobody rides that close to the edge.)

 

[CXRAndy]

I think for Shaun , being not really use to pack riding and at 20+ mph, vigilance is primary. It's not all about pedalling, position and reactions are critical

 

[mjd1988]

Just saw the Giro news, very disappointing

Spoiler: Not sure if this is a spoiler but just in case

remco out with COVID after stage win

 

[mjd1988]

Might dip into G's podcast during the giro

 

[Norry1]

Might dip into G's podcast during the giro

I like his "Watts Ocurring" with Luke Rowe.

The GTCC one is a bit naff.

 

[Peter Salt]

Just saw the Giro news, very disappointing

Spoiler: Not sure if this is a spoiler but just in case

remco out with COVID after stage win

Aww, that's a shame. Still, pretty exciting at the top.

 

[Joffey]

Just saw the Giro news, very disappointing

Spoiler: Not sure if this is a spoiler but just in case

remco out with COVID after stage win

Sad news but I think it just might make for a more exciting race now.