The Cycling Thread

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by Luckypants

Touché! Actually it was the thought that the South Downs are hillier than Wales made me laugh, but of course the trails chosen may not be.

Yeah, I figured as much...

If I hadn't forgotten to turn the GPS trace on I'd upload the graph, the route we did as it was deliberately done to maximise the up+down.

Still, I'm raring to go again today and could probably have managed a short one yesterday so it's not like I'm out of action for a week...

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by Luckypants

Yep that was an epic final climb and really was a true racing finish. Do you think Nibali could have passed Mosquera right at the end and gave him the stage victory in acknowledgement of a great effort to win the race? Or did he just not have it in the tank? .

I think he gave him the win

Originally Posted by Luckypants

I agree about the lack of mad cap fools in mankinis etc on the stages, makes the event seem more 'serious'. However, I think the Spanish crowd is overly keen, really crowding in at the top of the climbs, patting the riders backs, even giving some a surreptitious push. It may just be my perception, but they seem more in the riders faces than at the TDF.

I think there's probably just a much pushing and 'In their faces'
spectators in the Tour, although in the Tour there's usually a Police bike ahead of any lead group, which stops spectators getting too close?

Having said that I've given Eros Poli & Gerrard Rue a big push in 1997, but they were in the gruppetto on the climb

[Drew Carey]

Quick Q all. Do any of you use Insurance for your bicycles?

Just wondered whether seperate insurance is worthwhile....found one for £70 that covers both mine and Lily's bikes, £1m third party liability, accident recovery, 45 days use in Europe....excess is £25.

Just thought would ask what different peeps do. I know we can get it added to contents insurance, but that would only cover theft, damage 3rd party. Wouldn't be covered abroad and wouldn't have breakdown. Plus excess is £25 on our contents anyhow.

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by Drew Carey

Quick Q all. Do any of you use Insurance for your bicycles?

Just wondered whether seperate insurance is worthwhile....found one for £70 that covers both mine and Lily's bikes, £1m third party liability, accident recovery, 45 days use in Europe....excess is £25.

Just thought would ask what different peeps do. I know we can get it added to contents insurance, but that would only cover theft, damage 3rd party. Wouldn't be covered abroad and wouldn't have breakdown. Plus excess is £25 on our contents anyhow.

At the moment mines just on the household policy, but in the past I had a CTC policy, which was very useful if you got hit, as their lawyers were useful as they knew about cycling. The policy was cheap, although I'm not sure if it is these days.

[Luckypants]

Neither of my bikes are worth a great deal, a 13/14 year old Marin MTB and 8 year old Trek road bike, so are not even declared on my household policy, I'll rely on the unspecified items insurance if it comes to it. I'm looking at something better though and will investigate proper insurance if I spend out.

In the past I found that declaring on my household insurances was cost effective, even for high value race MTBs. They paid up when my daughter's Stumpjumper was stolen without any argument.

[maviczap]

Had a Schleck 'chaingate' moment yesterday. Grinding up a hill (well more of a bump) in the big ring, all of a sudden there's a clic,clac,clic,clac noise from the front chainring. stoppeed when I stopped pedelling.

Continued on the next 2 bumps, but I could put up no more with the noise. I'd fiddled with the cable adjuster, as I thought it was the front mech rubbing on the chain.

Got off, and the penny dropped. My liitle chain saver device had moved slightly and was rubbing on the little ring. Allen keys out and adjust said device. Good job Alberto wasn't riding with me yesterday

[pookie]

Just wondering if anyone is doing the biggin hill ride this weekend run by evan cycles?

[Luckypants]

Has Contador been a naughty boy?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11441045

The concentration is so low, could this have been picked up by other means? Will wait for his press conference with interest...

Originally Posted by Luckypants

Has Contador been a naughty boy?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11441045

The concentration is so low, could this have been picked up by other means? Will wait for his press conference with interest...

It's not the first time his name has been linked to this kind of stuff, albeit it's never been proved. Does anyone remember the doping scandal that blew up in Spain a few years ago? The initials "A. C." where found in the doctor's list, but nobody could trace them back with any degree of certainty...

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by Filipe M.

It's not the first time his name has been linked to this kind of stuff, albeit it's never been proved. Does anyone remember the doping scandal that blew up in Spain a few years ago? The initials "A. C." where found in the doctor's list, but nobody could trace them back with any degree of certainty...

Yep, wern't the Schleck's tarnished with similar un proven dodgy goings on?