The Cycling Thread - Page 223 - SV650.org

Mr Speirs · 11-05-12, 03:32 PM

I felt like that today! Felt totally ****e doing 12 miles today yet I've done a 15mile and 18 mile in the last week and felt great!!

maviczap · 11-05-12, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Luckypants

Jeez! Totally knackerd after a 30 miler in the wind yesterday... That's what I find fascinating (in a masochistic kind of way) about cycling, sometimes you are flying along feeling great and the next time out you feel like a wet dishcloth! However, I've been waiting for a good day for a while now

Yes, it was bloomin windy yesterday in Liverpool, the wind was howling round my hotel last night, and also on the drive home today.

11-05-12, 07:41 PM

Bloody rear derailleur snapped! Only had it since Feb...should I try to get it replaced?

Dipper · 11-05-12, 08:22 PM

Popping over to Calais tomorrow early for a weekend of cycling, can anyone recommend any routes/places to visit?

maviczap · 11-05-12, 08:29 PM

No, but you could check any routes to Bolounge, so we can go and watch the Tour stage finish on the 3rd July

maviczap · 11-05-12, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by krhall

Bloody rear derailleur snapped! Only had it since Feb...should I try to get it replaced?

Blimey you're a kit killer aren't you

Don't think you'll get far with getting it replaced unless you can prove it was faulty

Dipper · 11-05-12, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by maviczap

No, but you could check any routes to Bolounge, so we can go and watch the Tour stage finish on the 3rd July

I think there's a coast path all the way if you want to take the MTB. We may do that one of the days, the other we'll be heading inland, somewhere?!?

maviczap · 11-05-12, 09:00 PM

There must be a few quite lanes out of Calais and there's a coast road I'm sure

Google map it

12-05-12, 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maviczap

Blimey you're a kit killer aren't you

Don't think you'll get far with getting it replaced unless you can prove it was faulty

Yeah I am but how do I do that? TOO POWERFUL

Would a fixie be better, less stuff for me to muller!

I did it 1.5 miles from work after the worst hill in my journey, had to walk back in cycling shoes with the bike over my shoulder!!! Fortunately my old mountain bike thing has been at work for over a year so I got on that, was like pedaling through wet cement though!

maviczap · 12-05-12, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by krhall

Would a fixie be better, less stuff for me to muller!

Yes, no parts apart from chain to break

Here's something for you to ponder, I saw this whilst trolling through EBAY, you'd need to take the freehub body off (big allen key) and replace it with this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gears-Fixe...ht_1348wt_1344

Plus the sprocket for the hub.

11-05-12, 03:32 PM	#2221
Mr Speirs Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 2,218	Re: The Cycling Thread I felt like that today! Felt totally **e doing 12 miles today yet I've done a 15mile and 18 mile in the last week and felt great!! __________________ Smokey Black Burnty 02 - Racetech Smoulderlators + .90kg BBQ Springs, zx10r shockingly toasted, Conti Road Attacks heat up very nicely, R&G Crash Bungs but what fking use are they, No Colour Matched Hugger, Flame Extenda, Beowulf Titainium Oval Flame Thrower.

11-05-12, 07:41 PM	#2223
krhall Guest Posts: n/a	Re: The Cycling Thread Bloody rear derailleur snapped! Only had it since Feb...should I try to get it replaced? Last edited by krhall; 11-05-12 at 07:55 PM.

11-05-12, 08:22 PM	#2224
Dipper Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Hockley, Essex Posts: 398	Re: The Cycling Thread Popping over to Calais tomorrow early for a weekend of cycling, can anyone recommend any routes/places to visit?

11-05-12, 08:29 PM	#2225
maviczap Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,097	Re: The Cycling Thread No, but you could check any routes to Bolounge, so we can go and watch the Tour stage finish on the 3rd July __________________ We're riding out tonight to case the promised land Make everyday count RIP Reeder - Jolly Green Giant and comedy genius

11-05-12, 09:00 PM	#2228
maviczap Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,097	Re: The Cycling Thread There must be a few quite lanes out of Calais and there's a coast road I'm sure Google map it __________________ We're riding out tonight to case the promised land Make everyday count RIP Reeder - Jolly Green Giant and comedy genius

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