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15 quid chainreaction cycles, no brainer really
Oh, Mapdroid for offline maps - really important when abroad, no data connection, just need a gps fix on a map etc.
Here in Sri Lanka, the maps are a bit ropey outside of Colombo - but the app is great.
and FYI - GPS works in flight mode. Which is cool.
+1 for Endomondo. It's free, stable, loads of features, good tracking and auto pause, facebook integration if that's your thing etc.
I use it so much I forked out for the paid version, not because it has loads of extra features (it doesn't, they're very generous with the free version), but just to give them a bit of support!
A no-platform-policy for JC, perhaps? Could be a good idea - but the beeb will never agree.
Simon - currently in Sri Lanka, biking at weekends, but will look you up when I'm back!
most cyclists know the mobile phone while driving law is totally ignored by many, many motorists so why not have the cops on bikes in towns and cities in plain clothes equipped with headcams. The conviction rate would escalate as would the revenue accrued. Too simple?
Given that his is a cycling site I'm confident that others apart from myself would be interested in what that reference was. (Although not interested enough to read 75 pages myself to find it!)
Until drivers are threatened with greater measures to punish them properly and restrict the usage of their vehicles as a result of their infringements they will always have contempt for the road.
Stop fining drivers and start a 'sin bin' mentality - 1 month off the road, restrictions on car engine size and so on.
Yes - free choice on this one, it's not like they're shouting "fire" in a crowded theatre. People can wear whatever kit they like.
And everyone else is free to judge them for it. I'm sure my 90's kit gets some unfavourable judgements!
+1 for freezer bag. Here in Sri Lanka, it's been keeping my phone happy in the tropical rainstorms.
Riding in tropical rain is awesome.
I am holier than thou.
So there!
I would recommend you try this (it's free). The PC version is excellent, allowing routes to be downloaded to a Garmin or other GPX device. I haven't tried the mobile version yet but the screen shots look pretty good.
Talking of frames, I still want a handmade Reynolds 953 - please, please, please, let it be me to win the lottery tonight ! Oh, and if anybody has an old Frank Herety frame in Columbus SL, painted Rosso Red, serial number SL20, approx 20.5" ... I'd like it back after it was stolen in 1985
. Well, you never know how many owners there have been since then.
I've a Condor Moda Ti which is,I believe, made in a democratic country Italy by Deda. It may or may not have been welded by beautiful Italian women. It's certainly been sand-etched to make the perfect welds even better than Dave's Spin. (Sorry Dave but take a look..). Can I still eat shreddies btw - or is it sexist to enjoy cereal knitted by grannies?
I must add that the adult respect for others that made the Road.CC site such a treat has been slipping recently. We aren't at the sad teenage gangster name calling stage of YouTube yet but if we carry on arguing with all the knee jerks then we soon could be!
Ordered one too... Hope it goes to help..
Ok, this may look like a strange question considering the are Campagnolo Zonda's, but are they Campagnolo or Shimano because you get this wheelset in both
http://www.ukbikestore.co.uk/product/66/cpw45/campagnolo-zonda-wheels-20...
Etape Caledonia is a no go...
Went on the bike for a couple of hours yesterday and today my spine feels like it has been dismantled and re-assembled by a 2 year old using sellotape and blu-tak. Passed my place on to someone better able to enjoy it.
Not a happy chappy. Still, going up to Scotland for a few days and although I don't think I'll get much riding done it'll be a welcome break from the city.
a sandwich bag? you want to get yourself a freezer bag.
yep, sandwich bag here too.
I use a sandwich bag. Does nobody else use a sandwich bag?
yeah I think he just ran out of gas rather than it being anything more sinister. It would be really interesting though to get more of a rider's eye view of the finishing straight cos I wonder whether with all the stuff painted on the road whether in the heat of battle they don't sometimes get momentarily confused about where the line actually is?
Hello, thanks for your reply, does it have any layback, the only ones I can see on the net are directly in line, which I think it will probably not be suitable if no layback, I will have to check.
In the USA broadcast, Universal Sports had Matt Goss in the broadcasting booth for part of today's stage. He commented that sometimes, as a sprinter, you find yourself up in the front at the very end even though you didn't really plan on being there, and it's a bit of an awkward position. You are pretty much just compelled to go for it regardless of how much you have left in the tank.
I think that's what happened with Petacchi, and unfortunately he reached his absolute breaking point just a few cranks from the finish. I don't know whether he thought he had already lost it, or already won it, or whether the pain was so intense he didn't really care which. Talk about thoroughly using up your legs!
I think his teammate Hondo was even a bit confused for a while there, as they must have hastily thrown together the surge to get in position and then another rider or two managed to wedge themselves between the two Lampre boys. It sure was exciting to watch, though, and I was on the edge of my seat all the way up until they posted the results, as it was practically impossible to know who was in the top 20 on the stage with all that commotion over the last couple hundred meters.
summat not reet!!
Saw these on eBay a little while back. Certainly a good looking range of bikes.
It does look quite cool, if it can follow the TDF on its on without having to use a remote, then its a good idea, but if you have to sit there watching a screen using a remote, i dont see the point of that, its just like a rider on the back of a motorbike with a camera
What i'd love to see is some sort of helmet cam on some riders in the peloton, but i dont know how practical that is for live video?