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Old 26-08-08, 10:00 PM   #41
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Into cross-country style mountain biking myself. Nothing better than getting soaked through to the bone with mud up to your eyeballs!

I find road riding is far too boring and tedious, where as if you cycle for long enough through the countryside you're bound to come across some sort of single track etc!

I'm riding a Focus bike at the minute - no complaints from me so far, good build and the spec is incredible, all parts are high spec rather than most makes which just stick one good component on and leave the rest crap!
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Old 26-08-08, 10:04 PM   #42
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This is what I ride off road, my carbon lovely (but it needs a new back brake )





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Old 26-08-08, 10:23 PM   #43
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Is that Lord Stones Tim?
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Old 27-08-08, 07:52 AM   #44
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Into cross-country style mountain biking myself. Nothing better than getting soaked through to the bone with mud up to your eyeballs!

I find road riding is far too boring and tedious, where as if you cycle for long enough through the countryside you're bound to come across some sort of single track etc!

I'm riding a Focus bike at the minute - no complaints from me so far, good build and the spec is incredible, all parts are high spec rather than most makes which just stick one good component on and leave the rest crap!
I hate getting wet on a pushbike. Always have ever since being a youngster.
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Old 27-08-08, 10:39 AM   #45
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No I didnt record the TDF, but there is plenty cycling on Eurosport at the moment so will record some of that.
Start with slo-mo & work up to fast forward.
If the hills aren't steep enough, put a book under one side of screen!!
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Old 27-08-08, 10:43 AM   #46
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This is what I ride off road, my carbon lovely (but it needs a new back brake )




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Old 27-08-08, 10:44 AM   #47
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I hate getting wet on a pushbike. Always have ever since being a youngster.
I quite like it myself, it's a bit uncomfortable in the first few miles but then I find it actually helps me focus on my riding. Weird, me.
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Old 29-08-08, 06:16 PM   #48
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I'm quite into cycling as well, got a Giant SCR 1.0 road bike and a Spesh Stumpy FSR.

The SV has distracted me from my riding lately, but I'm trying to do more again!

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I've entered another sportive at the end of September, I'm doing The Tour of Dartmoor. But the shorter route, going to be a hilly route.
I did the Dartmoor classic 100m in May, in 7hrs 40 mins all in. So thats 13.5mph average, but I did stop twice to eat, and pushed her up the last killer hill! 11000 ft of climbing!

Did the North Cornwall Tor 110km in April, in, erm, 5hrs 50mins I think.

The Dartmoor one was flat compared to the Cornish one!

I normally average around 15mph, but I dare say its hillier than average around here, and I'm no superman.
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Old 29-08-08, 06:38 PM   #49
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I did the Dartmoor classic 100m in May, in 7hrs 40 mins all in. So thats 13.5mph average, but I did stop twice to eat, and pushed her up the last
killer hill! 11000 ft of climbing!
Cool thats pretty good going I think.

I've just changed my gearing so my smallest gear is now a 34 x 27 so I'm hoping thats going to mean I dont have to walk up the hills...
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Yeah, I wanted to do it in less than 8 hours so was very pleased. Its a bronze medal time.

I've said next year I will do a silver medal time, and the 100 mile North Cornwall Tor. Losing a stone will help. Fancy doing Lands End to John O Groats but it will probably be too much and I dont fancy the training!!

I've got 34 x 27 as well. I hoped it would save me but my legs just couldn't do it after 85 hard miles.

They are hills I'd riden up before; I was just too tired, and everyone else was pushing as well! The heat (up to 33 degs apparently!) didn't help!

When is the Tour of Dartmoor? How long is the short version?
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