Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
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[Other Sport] Cycling geeks
- Thread starter Pantani
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& it was sensible - if you can call riding up Cobb Lane sensible.
Now I know where Buxted is you've got all lovely figure of eight ride:-
Maresfield - Nutley - Chelwood Gate - Sharpsthorne - Cobb Lane.
Ardingly - Horsted Keynes - Wych Cross - Coleman's Hatch - The Wall
Down hill back to your sisters.
It'll be rude not too.
Pogue Mahone
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- Apr 30, 2011
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Yes, it is in a wooded area and so you don't see it coming. I have twice had to turn back a couple of hundred metres to change gear in preparation.
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Yep, the plan might be to tackle Cobb Lane first, then Kidds Hill 'The Wall' on the run into High Hurstwood.
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Stan's Bike Shack are celebrating one year of business and are giving cyclists free coffee on Saturday to celebrate apparently. For anyone spinning up that way...
http://www.stansbikeshack.com
http://www.stansbikeshack.com
Pogue Mahone
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- Apr 30, 2011
- 10,946
Fantastic ride [MENTION=17085]armchairclubber[/MENTION].
Hopefully we have another monster weekend on the cards.
Hopefully we have another monster weekend on the cards.
Motogull
Todd Warrior
- Sep 16, 2005
- 10,465
I bottled out of another climb this morning, again. While I accept that it is ages since I've ridden two days running and when this happens there is normally an absence of coffee and sometimes the first climb comes before I'm warmed up properly, it has gotten me thinking about bogey climbs.
My commute out has a climb I really think I should be better at, but I always huff and puff up it. Its profile is concave, so I guess that might explain it. This morning's egg-layer probably has an mingey approach that I can't ride 'properly'. Funny old game.
My commute out has a climb I really think I should be better at, but I always huff and puff up it. Its profile is concave, so I guess that might explain it. This morning's egg-layer probably has an mingey approach that I can't ride 'properly'. Funny old game.
I've just about out ridden all my local bogey climbs, doing the classic playground move of picking on the biggest kid so nothing else seems as scary.
There's one just before Bignor Roman Palace (coming from the West) that I usually ride around.
I guess I should have another stab at it, but it's on a crappy road that's easily get roundable, so that's what I do.
I hope [MENTION=16159]Bold Seagull[/MENTION] found his way to Cobb Lane, I'll be interested in what he thinks as there's a difference of opinion as to where it is on the toughness scale.
Oh and the reason for looking up Geeks, why have that Cannondale monstrosity when you can have this:-
http://road.cc/content/news/160330-just-genesis-datum-30-arrives-review
http://road.cc/content/news/160330-just-genesis-datum-30-arrives-review
TrickyOne
New member
I likeee!
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
I've just been mucking around on Map My Ride for potential rides to aspire to in the summer and saw this beast.
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/601723114
I feel like throwing up just looking at the profile.
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/601723114
I feel like throwing up just looking at the profile.
I'm riding on my day off THIS TUESDAY if anyone is interested.
If riding solo I'll be trying to find Barhatch Road Cranleigh.
But have bike, will travel as I can do that route anytime.
If riding solo I'll be trying to find Barhatch Road Cranleigh.
But have bike, will travel as I can do that route anytime.
Tyrone Biggums
Well-known member
A very bad accident in this one. Well multiple really.
Makes me wonder where he'd have ended up without the car being there.
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
Jesus wept. Well he certainly ignored your signature. If he'd have kept going at that pace he'd have next been seen in Colarado.
Hope all those that fell off aren't too badly hurt.
Indurain's Lungs
Legend of Garry Nelson
Horrendous. Looks like he is trying to break, the rear wheel kicks up and he just keeps going.
What was the bloody motorbike doing sat in the middle of the road with the 2 others that hit the deck?!
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
When he enters the frame he's already got his back wheel out of align with his front he's braking that hard. Looks like he just left it way to late to hit the brakes.
As for the motorbike. Looks like another tour motorbike not thinking. Where have we seen that before? Think 2015 will be the year for dumb motorbikes in the peleton.
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
Race officials say the cyclist suffered broken ribs, a fractured pelvis and a punctured lung. He was transported to a local hospital where he is reported to be in stable condition.
http://fox13now.com/2015/08/09/cyclist-suffers-severe-injuries-in-high-speed-crash-at-tour-of-utah/
http://fox13now.com/2015/08/09/cyclist-suffers-severe-injuries-in-high-speed-crash-at-tour-of-utah/
Fignon's Ponytail
Well-known member
When I read about this last night I assumed the car was in the wrong, but - bloody hell....how fast did he want to take that corner!?!? Has he heard of brakes? Poor driver must've thought he would be well out of the way on the outside.
The rider looked as if he had absolutely no awareness for how sharp that corner was, and loads of the riders were taking it wrong - including the other 2 that crashed. Did any of them actually study the route map before the start?!
Glad he will be ok, but could've been so much worse than it was....
The rider looked as if he had absolutely no awareness for how sharp that corner was, and loads of the riders were taking it wrong - including the other 2 that crashed. Did any of them actually study the route map before the start?!
Glad he will be ok, but could've been so much worse than it was....