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  • October 25, 2008 at 5:23 pm #11475
    dave atkinson

    here’s a thread for chat about metric century, so we don’t have to post in the competition thread.

    First things first. DaSy: not sure why you couldn’t edit. posts get locked if someone replies to them, but that shouldn’t have happened with yours. I’ll see if can work out what’s up.

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  • August 11, 2009 at 1:30 pm #625569
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    Fringe

    nice..me and a mate did
    nice..me and a mate did pretty much the same ride the other day but went up the B4228 and crossed over at St. Brivals towards Tintern/Raglan. slightly longer still as good, but with a few more uphill sections.

    must do another friday afternoon Road.cc ride soon.

    August 11, 2009 at 12:31 pm #625567
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    Jon Burrage

    Fao : Dave and Fringe, just
    Fao : Dave and Fringe, just re-did our tintern ride, beautiful weather…managed it 37 minutes quicker too…must be the bike!

    August 11, 2009 at 9:08 am #625565
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    dave atkinson

    sounds lovely. except for the
    sounds lovely. except for the devil’s elbow, that’s purgatory. hoping to ride to ystradfelte on sat from bath, should be a nice MC and i get to jump in a waterfall at the end 🙂

    August 9, 2009 at 5:24 pm #625563
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    Anonymous

    A nice, if not quite tough,
    A nice, if not quite tough, South Wales 100 miles today.

    I managed to climb the Black Mountain, through the Beacons National Park, and then up the evil and aptly named Devils Elbow, onto Glyn Neath Bank and over Rhigos, finally climbing the Bwlch. This amounted to not far off 3000m of ascent.

    I managed to top up my already ludicrous tan, eat a very tasty bacon roll at the top of Rhigos, and get back to the in-laws for a waiting table full of food…a good day.

    July 1, 2009 at 6:29 am #625561
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    Anonymous

    He rides a 67 x 13 on his new
    He rides a 67 x 13 on his new hour record bike, but he was on a more gentlemanly arrangement on his Trek for the Alps.

    He still rides with a very different pedaling style, with loads of seat layback. I learned a lot from him regarding pedal technique, and have incorporated it into my own style already, you might as well seize amazing opportunities like this to learn from such a natural and innovative rider as GO.

    June 30, 2009 at 9:24 pm #625559
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    Blackhound

    Was Obree still riding that
    Was Obree still riding that 62 front he had at Bike Radar or something more sensible? Mind you there were some 1 in 4’s near Ashbourne he negotiated.

    June 29, 2009 at 10:20 pm #625557
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    Tony Farrelly

    Wish I’d been young enough to
    Wish I’d been young enough to get into BMX when it first hit – must be good for your bike handling skills and for learning to cope with hurting yourself on a bike

    June 29, 2009 at 9:17 pm #625555
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    Anonymous

    So did you manage a 100km
    So did you manage a 100km round the BMX track OldRidgeback?

    The most I ever managed round the velodrome was about 75km and that took me the best part of 2 hours…

    June 29, 2009 at 9:09 pm #625553
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    OldRidgeback

    Yesterday was cool – an hour
    Yesterday was cool – an hour or so at the BMX track getting faster and faster, despite the heat. I need to work on my skills more – I’ve got the power now but not the skill to keep the front wheel up (manual in BMX lingo) over the jumps. I get a hit out of being airborne and being at 90 degrees as I crank it round a berm. It’s a little different from road riding or normal banked track riding for that matter – think about a 400m sprint over jumps. I got home and drank a litre of water.

    I did some laps this evening after work but couldn’t match yesterday’s pace.

    June 29, 2009 at 5:29 pm #625551
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    Anonymous

    The Col du Pre and the
    The Col du Pre and the descent off the Cormet de Roselend were worth the trip on their own. The Iseran was amazing, and the very sketchy descent from the Cime de la Bonette in a freezing hail storm will all stay with me for quite a while.

    June 29, 2009 at 5:00 pm #625549
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    cat1commuter

    That’s hilarious, overtaking
    That’s hilarious, overtaking the all-the-gear guys on a Charge Plug.

    Reminds me of a friend who was touring the Alps. He was heading up Alpe d’Huez on his flat bar hybrid, but got fed up with all the Dutch and German guys overtaking him on anorexic bikes. So he hid his panniers behind a barn in a field and headed on up, passing them all. (He says don’t bother with Alpe d’Huez; it is boring. There are loads more interesting climbs, like the ones DaSy did.)

    June 29, 2009 at 11:07 am #625547
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    Anonymous

    I think it was a 48×20 (mid
    I think it was a 48×20 (mid 60’s), he started with an 18 on the back, but the 20 made a bit more sense (to him at least!).

    Mr. Obree taught him the pleasure of the zig-zag method of getting up the steeper sections, (of which there were many), and he would often overtake a group of French or German roadies on compacts, zig-zagging across the road on a 14% incline after a couple of hours of non stop climbing out of the saddle!

    The fact he made the top of the Cime de Bonette was amazing, the top loop is a km of about 14% at just under 3000m high after hours of climbing. He really is a machine, and the funniest bloke I know.

    June 29, 2009 at 10:51 am #625545
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    Tony Farrelly

    Blimey, what gear was Ben
    Blimey, what gear was Ben pushing?

    June 29, 2009 at 10:11 am #625543
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    Anonymous

    Graeme Obree was a joy to get
    Graeme Obree was a joy to get to know, he was pretty ill to start off with, he had a nasty chest cold or flu, so couldn’t ride for the first couple of days, but he is as tough as they come, and was riding up the Galibier etc on the third day!

    I have always seen him as an icon in the cycling world, and to get to know him was a real pleasure. He is really down to earth, and I’d like to think he became a friend by the end of the holiday. I will keep in touch with him, and if you are reading this Graeme, you know I’m expecting a certain package in the post!

    I learned a lot from riding with him, and laughed a lot when talking to him.

    I’ve also got to mention another guy on the trip that I really got on with; Ben from Bournemouth, who did the entire ride on a Charge Plug singlespeed! Chapeau dude…

    Stuart from Essex also taught me a lot, and we paced many groups through the valleys and gorges together, it was great to ride with you mate.

    June 29, 2009 at 9:51 am #625541
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    Tony Farrelly

    Sounds fantastic. What was it
    Sounds fantastic. What was it like riding with Obree?

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