[Gkam84]

I’ve been unemployed for a
I’ve been unemployed for a long time aswell and been using cycling to keep the boredom off and stay fit, but never thought about doing something like this

Although i have been looking at some long distance charity rides

You could do London-John’o’Groats-Lands End-London in 30 days at 100km a day 👿

[Gkam84]

yeah he might be happy, but
yeah he might be happy, but i’m interested in who wants him cause i see his place in team sky, but not seeing another time he can just fit right into apart from Saxo, BMC or AG2R but i dont see one of them going after him

[Gkam84]

My problem is, all my riders
My problem is, all my riders apart from the sprinter are safe points tomorrow

Andy SCHLECK
Manuel QUINZIATO (might do something)
Rigoberto URAN URAN
Frank SCHLECK
Thomas VOECKLER
Arnold JEANNESSON
Pierre ROLLAND
Rein TAARAMAE

Now i just have to work out my last DS, i have the top 4 young riders aswell which wasn’t ment, i’ve picked with an eye to stage 17 onwards

[Gkam84]

Well i’m really stuck, i’ve
Well i’m really stuck, i’ve cut it down to 13 choices, in the DS, if you hit value, anyone between SÖRENSEN and DE GENDT, because i think there will be a break and i think at least 2 of those 13 will try and make it, but i also think someone from Saxo HAS to go in a break, their sponsors must be going mental because the only rider i’ve seen is Contador, the rest might aswell have quit after the team time trail

OR should i play it safe and take in Jelly, Roy or Delage X(

[Gkam84]

I’m stuck on my last
I’m stuck on my last transfer, I have kept Tiralongo in for long enough knowing his break away skills and he can make them work, but do i switch him out for the likes of Jelly man?

[Gkam84]

YES
This is the best day
YES 👿

This is the best day to get out and put an extra long ride in

[Gkam84]

Right, i’m thinking there
Right, i’m thinking there might have to be an experiment here 👿

I suppose it all comes down to how comfortable you are on any set of tyres going down at speed then? Each have positive and negatives to them

[Gkam84]

Forgive me if i’m wrong, but
Forgive me if i’m wrong, but i always thought, the narrower the tyres the less contact with the road surface, so yes, more speed, but less traction in the corners, therefore more chance of going down?

If i had the ability to descend at the speed the pros do on my bike, then i’d rather have a larger width of tyre, but maybe thats me getting it all wrong? 😕

[Gkam84]

What would you take for the
What would you take for the clip on bars?

[Gkam84]

abudhabiChris wrote:@Gkam Why

abudhabiChris wrote:

@Gkam Why not ? I’ve done 89km/h (55 mph) on 23mm tyres.

Surely bigger tyres would have greater rolling resistance and be less likely to reach greater speed.

If you had read a bit further down you would have seen why

I bet you weren’t doing that sort of speeds through corners tho?

[Gkam84]

10/10 for enjoyment or
10/10 for enjoyment or difficulty? cause i’d go 3/10 for enjoyment but 10/10 for being hard and also having great views 🙂

[Gkam84]

I thought they were both 105
I thought they were both 105 all round and pretty much the same spec

If that is the case and i’m sure someone will tell you then get the 2011

[Gkam84]

Thanks for the tip about
Thanks for the tip about mapmyride

I do it alot from both sides, go over from this side and have a break in tomintoul or go to dufftown and then back over from the north, the south side is a killer but as you said, its scary to descend, i’ve had a few close calls with running wide or wobbles and once it got me and left its mark on my arse X(

[Gkam84]

Its just one of the climbs on
Its just one of the climbs on The Lecht, which is just north from me, takes you over to Tomintoul.

I think overall its 5km of climbing and using the maths above it ramps up to 20% at some points

[Gkam84]

londonplayer wrote:Gkam – I

londonplayer wrote:

Gkam – I think mine are 23mm and I have done 40mph on mine. I admit, it was pretty scary. Especially when you consider that Thor was doing 69mph the other day.

Mine are 23c aswell n on a long straight decent i have hit nearly 50mph, but there was no corners, its not so much the decent speed, its the angels, lean and power they put through the corners that would have me sh*tting bricks, a tiny bit to much lean or speed and you could be off the side of a mountain

Look at Voigt when he landed in the bushes, if that had been a pure drop off, he’s a goner

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