[Other Sport] Cycling geeks

[Stat Brother]

All cyclists are evil, and they are a danger to law abiding motorists.

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/anti-cyclist-councillor-banned-drunk-driving-131590

De & licious

You've just gotta love irony.

 

[Motogull]

Dear fellow cycling geeks - I was hoping you could offer me a bit of advice. I'm reasonably new to cycling, so far from an expert - and a little suspicious about what I've been told today.

I've taken my bike in for it's first ever proper service - it's about 1 year & (roughly) 6-700 miles old, so some kind of general service is probably overdue.

They've given me a call and said the chain is worn and needs replacing. Nothing to dodgy there - it's probably true - but they've followed it by saying that when replacing a chain, the cogs all need changing too - so if they do anything they have to do it all.

I can't see why a new chain would need a full new set of cogs, but as I say I'm not an expert. Am I being massively paranoid, or am I being ripped off?

Thanks in advance!

Another thought, maybe like me you are rough when changing gear. I think it is 'kinder' not to change gear when putting a load through. So before changing gear, speed up or if going downhill, pedal more slowly, so you can change gear while not stressing the chain.

 

[Stat Brother]

Re Strava - Who the hell is The Wolf, from Shoreham, and why does he want to follow me?


I've given up trying to work out who's who on Strava geeks.
I know who I know and that's it!!

 

[Stat Brother]

This isn't as much 'fun' as I'd hoped, but it's certainly a nasty one.




FYI kids, I believe the perceived wisdom when faced with a 'speed wobble' is to relax your grip arms and shoulders. (good luck with that) and steady the top tube with your thighs.

I've only ever had the one myself, it felt like riding a buckin bronco at 40 mph for 10 minutes.
When reality it was probably a buckin sloth for 10 secs.
Nevertheless it was definitely a miracle I stayed on, and it wiped all descending confidence from me for months.

 

[Bold Seagull]

FYI kids, I believe the perceived wisdom when faced with a 'speed wobble' is to relax your grip arms and shoulders. (good luck with that) and steady the top tube with your thighs.

I've only ever had the one myself, it felt like riding a buckin bronco at 40 mph for 10 minutes.
When reality it was probably a buckin sloth for 10 secs.
Nevertheless it was definitely a miracle I stayed on, and it wiped all descending confidence from me for months.

Interesting SB, I had one of these descending Saddlescomb Rd, managed to keep it but it was so dramatic I was certain I had a puncture and rapid deflation. Stopped to the side and just couldn't get my head round the fact the tyres were absolutely fine, but I had been shaken about so much. Definitely heart in mouth moment. Thankfully, not happened since, but will remember the tip.

 

[Stat Brother]

Interesting SB, I had one of these descending Saddlescomb Rd, managed to keep it but it was so dramatic I was certain I had a puncture and rapid deflation. Stopped to the side and just couldn't get my head round the fact the tyres were absolutely fine, but I had been shaken about so much. Definitely heart in mouth moment. Thankfully, not happened since, but will remember the tip.

and at the time did you feel like relaxing the top half of your body?

My fingers all but needed chiseling off the handlebars.

 

[Mr Banana]

Ben! You're a cyclist! We'll have to go for a ride (when my knee is recovered).

Any time bredren. How's your gash? Fnarr fnarr etc x

 

[Stat Brother]

 

[Motogull]

Danny MaC has already had spinal surgery. He's one of a kind.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Anyone suspect that the Strava NSG group is making us a little more competitive? More rides, average speeds going up (yes, that is referring to you [MENTION=435]Stat Brother[/MENTION]), or am I the only one that checks the leaderboard to see what everyone is doing?

 

[Stat Brother]

Anyone suspect that the Strava NSG group is making us a little more competitive? More rides, average speeds going up (yes, that is referring to you [MENTION=435]Stat Brother[/MENTION]), or am I the only one that checks the leaderboard to see what everyone is doing?

I'm a bad bad man, I only check the leader board when there's something I want to see. like this week!!

I like to see how far behind others I am, esp on climbs, as that's motivating for me.
I've always been the non climber (fat) but it's better to pool my standard from more than the guys I ride with, as they are proper mountain goats.
Sadly being over here, the cross over isn't too often, Coombes seems to be the middle ground, which I ride up harder each time.


As I always say I struggle to 'bond' with the group, as a whole, because I only know who half, maybe two thirds of them are.
The rest are just a bunch of names riding round Brighton, Burgess Hill and further east.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Sadly being over here, the cross over isn't too often, Coombes seems to be the middle ground, which I ride up harder each time.

Don't worry, I'm keeping a very close eye on these segments!

 

[Stat Brother]

Don't worry, I'm keeping a very close eye on these segments!

I was out with Phil a couple of weeks ago and we did a route similar to one of mine but he prefers it in reverse.
It's felt a little weird and very different.

Much the same can be said of Coombes.
More often than not the route of choice for NSG's seems to be north to south.
Whereas I'm very much south to north having had a leg stretch along the coast.
I don't think I've ever done it the other way, as that seems too easy, all descents and 1 climb

 

[banjo]

I was out with Phil a couple of weeks ago and we did a route similar to one of mine but he prefers it in reverse.
It's felt a little weird and very different.

Much the same can be said of Coombes.
More often than not the route of choice for NSG's seems to be north to south.
Whereas I'm very much south to north having had a leg stretch along the coast.
I don't think I've ever done it the other way, as that seems too easy, all descents and 1 climb

I'll keep an eye out for you when ever I'm doing the Coombes run My Bianchi brother.

 

[Bold Seagull]

I'll keep an eye out for you when ever I'm doing the Coombes run My Bianchi brother.

Did someone say Bianchi?

 

[banjo]

Did someone say Bianchi?

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[Stat Brother]

There is no way you can miss either of mine now.

The new tyres on my carbon bike all but glow in the dark.
My reclamation Bianchi is now back to looking the business after a week of cleaning and scrubbing.
Although as yet it still doesn't go.
It's all back together just not cabled up.

 

[Stat Brother]

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[Motogull]

Oh, that bike is dreamy.

Strava is weird. What exactly does 'this week' entail?

Done some more PRs today knowing I'm not riding tomorrow.

 

[1066familyman]

Viewing heads up for the weekend.

San Sabastian tomorrow.

Commonwealth games road race, women's and men's, on Sunday.

Anyone else watch Tour of Wallonie and Commonwealth games ITT's?