[Other Sport] Cycling geeks

[Woodchip]

I have been all about the soccerball for 2 days straight, t'is amazing what a performance can do.

I completely missed MSR and had expected to watch some highlights, but haven't got round to it.

We can fairly safely say the prospect of England San Marino will jolt me back to my default setting, pretty soon.

Glad to hear it. We have another race this weekend that deserves our collective attention.

 

[Indurain's Lungs]

Sir Bradley looked very good today! (no spoilers...)

The Catalunya squads must be having a wry smile today setting off in 18 deg and bright sunshine!

Not today. It's snow for them too!

What were we doing halfway down page 2? Oh dear.

So are the Spring Classics run as a tour according to the Fantasy rules?

Yep, the spring classics are lumped together but you get loads of transfers.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Not today. It's snow for them too!



Yep, the spring classics are lumped together but you get loads of transfers.

There's snow to the side of the road, but it's still beautifully sunny!

All of them in shorts, and a lot in short sleeves. It looks amazing to be honest. Catch the highlights as it was a great finish!

 

[Stat Brother]

We can't retreat to here at the first sign of every crisis, can we?

 

[Woodchip]

We can't retreat to here at the first sign of every crisis, can we?

Why, what's gone wrong?

Ah, Poyet off to reading rumors.

 

[Pantani]

We can't retreat to here at the first sign of every crisis, can we?

Yes, we can. I will tell you what has pissed me off though, never mind Gus going to Reading. Why are the Tour of Catalunya highlights on so late, or so early, or when I have to go to work. Stupid Eurosport!

 

[Woodchip]

They've gone a bit mental over there. Back to hiding in here again.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Yes, we can. I will tell you what has pissed me off though, never mind Gus going to Reading. Why are the Tour of Catalunya highlights on so late, or so early, or when I have to go to work. Stupid Eurosport!

Eurosport properly ****ed up their schedules today. I've ended up with recorded World Curling Championships instead of the highlights, I only caught the last 20mins of the race live by accident as their TV schedule said they were starting their coverage at 4pm. They are idiots at times, very unreliable.

 

[Motogull]

125 posts. About time your avatar changed Mr Moto.

I know.

I don't want, but I wouldn't mind, a GPS device. I've been outbid on a couple of Garmin Edge 200s on the bay and am quite surprised as to how keen some people are for them. Halfords are knocking them out for £95 yet one fella wants £85 for a used one. Think I'd go £55 tops + postage. Can't see that any more than that is worth not paying Halfords for a genuine brand new with full guaranteed one. Anyone wanna pitch in?

 

[1066familyman]

I've not caught up with today's Catalunya highlights yet, but the finish of Dwars Door Vlaanderen is well worth 13 minutes of anyone's time. Enjoy!

À travers les Flandres - Dwars door Vlaanderen 2013 - Les 10 derniers kilometres - YouTube

Edit: Just seen stage 3 Catalunya last km or so. Great stuff!

 

[Stat Brother]

I know.

I don't want, but I wouldn't mind, a GPS device. I've been outbid on a couple of Garmin Edge 200s on the bay and am quite surprised as to how keen some people are for them. Halfords are knocking them out for £95 yet one fella wants £85 for a used one. Think I'd go £55 tops + postage. Can't see that any more than that is worth not paying Halfords for a genuine brand new with full guaranteed one. Anyone wanna pitch in?

I can't remember if you've had this recommendation, or not, so just in case it's the latter, try here:-
BikeRadar.com View forum - Road parts
and here
BikeRadar.com View forum - Road parts

If nothing else it'll give you realistic price points.

 

[1066familyman]

I know.

I don't want, but I wouldn't mind, a GPS device. I've been outbid on a couple of Garmin Edge 200s on the bay and am quite surprised as to how keen some people are for them. Halfords are knocking them out for £95 yet one fella wants £85 for a used one. Think I'd go £55 tops + postage. Can't see that any more than that is worth not paying Halfords for a genuine brand new with full guaranteed one. Anyone wanna pitch in?

Ebay really does seem to be a sellers market. Ridiculous prices on there by and large, especially for cycling things these days. SB has pointed you in a better direction.

 

[1066familyman]

Blimey, these cobbled classics are tough!

I just looked at the full results sheet for Dwars Door Vlaanderen today and there was over a hundred riders on a DNF. Only 64 finished.

 

[1066familyman]

Heads up for tomorrow everyone

http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/SID-FC95F335-FC7024FE/www_lidl_uk/hs.xsl/our-offers-2491.htm?id=16

 

[Bold Seagull]

I know.

I don't want, but I wouldn't mind, a GPS device. I've been outbid on a couple of Garmin Edge 200s on the bay and am quite surprised as to how keen some people are for them. Halfords are knocking them out for £95 yet one fella wants £85 for a used one. Think I'd go £55 tops + postage. Can't see that any more than that is worth not paying Halfords for a genuine brand new with full guaranteed one. Anyone wanna pitch in?

Do you have a smart phone?

I use my iPhone 4S for all my rides using MotionX GPS when I follow a map for directions, and for recording my ride on Strava (I've also been trying runtastic.)

I now also have the Wahoo Blue Heart Rate monitor and Wahoo Blue Speed and Cadence sensors - and they are great. I have the wahoo fitness app running on my screen telling me my heart rate, cadence and speed plus elapsed time, distance travelled etc.

The phone is safely and water proofed in a Topeak handle bar mount.

The only con is battery life, however I've not had a problem with 5 hr rides so far.

If you already have the phone, then for under £100, you can effectively turn into a £400 cycle computer. Worth considering, especially since you'd only need the mount at £15 to pretty much do everything the Garmin Edge 200 can do and probably more.

If you don't have a usable smart phone however, this post has been a waste of time!

 

[Motogull]

Thanks SB. Not an awful lot of GPS get sold on there though. Thanks too 1066FM but I'm not so sure. One chap (mind you he is from West Susssex!) wants £90 for a used once one, but Amazon have them brand new for that. I guess if there's no competition, he can be bullish but who would really chose that over a genuine brand new one?
[MENTION=10856]1066familyman[/MENTION], tell me the lidl stuff ain't good quality. £5 for a decent floor pump is a steal.

 

[1066familyman]

If I was on the look out for a floor/track pump, personally I wouldn't be tempted by the Lidl one at that price as I suspect you'd get what you pay for there.

Clothing wise though, I can definitely recommend, if you're not bothered about name brand labels, as others can testify to on here.

 

[Motogull]

Do you have a smart phone?

No. What if I 'borrow' my daughter's Blackberry?

 

[Bold Seagull]

No. What if I 'borrow' my daughter's Blackberry?

Looks like that would work...http://www.blackberry.com/newsletters/connection/personal/i408/gps.shtml

http://www.mapmyride.com/app/blackberry/

http://coachlevi.com/cycling/how-i-use-strava-on-my-blackberry/

Is your daughter going to be happy about that though

 

[Motogull]

If I was on the look out for a floor/track pump, personally I wouldn't be tempted by the Lidl one at that price as I suspect you'd get what you pay for there.

Clothing wise though, I can definitely recommend, if you're not bothered about name brand labels, as others can testify to on here.

Well, you know I like a bargain! I saw some motorbike gear advertised there recently and thought it was dangerously cheap: £35 for a lid! The base layer stuff looked very good value though. I could go for those lights and glasses though.