things I learnt today....
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Re: things I learnt today....
Postby casual_cyclist » Sun Nov 22, 2009 7:23 pm
When you are flying down the other side of that long hill in the country, breathe through your nose. Flies don't taste so great.
A bug hitting you on the nose at 50+km/h really stings!
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Re: things I learnt today....
Postby Cardy George » Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:13 pm
Light Drizzle to a cyclist is a torrential downpour to a non-cyclist.
Loaded the MTB up with the trailer and Two Year Old, smothered the thing with Antlers & Tinsel, set off for the Tour de Pants promo ride for the General Pants Store opening. Got to Light Square (Adelaide) to be informed the "Long" (12km - 45 min with aforementioned trailer & 2yo) ride has been cancelled due to the weather.........
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Re: things I learnt today....
Postby cavebear2 » Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:14 pm
For me that would be 39 x 24 or 21 for the lesser grades and 39 x 27 for the steepest. Mind you, if the grade stays above 15% for too long I'd love to go with a compact crank with appropriate cogs on the back....say 34 x 26?
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Re: things I learnt today....
Postby twizzle » Thu Nov 26, 2009 8:42 pm
...real cyclists don't have squeaky chains...
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Re: things I learnt today....
Postby robbie d » Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:37 pm
I learnt that even when the temperature will get to 34 and it is nice and warm at 7:30am, gorge road when you get into the valley is still cold, leg warmer cold. As a follow up to that, 90km is still 10 short of a century.
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Re: things I learnt today....
Postby Baalzamon » Fri Nov 27, 2009 1:59 am
If your brooks saddle tension screw does not work, then the tension screw needs to be clamped by a benchtop clamp with cloth over the leather.
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Postby gorilla monsoon » Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:56 pm
After that we had a quick but good chat and we both have a new mate on the trail each morning.
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Re: things I learnt today....
Postby Pavlova » Mon Nov 30, 2009 7:11 pm
Found this one out for myself today (at about 40kmh). Big bugger, felt like a small rock but was buzzing so I assume it was alive and flying. Also, played dodgems with numerous dragon flys on bike path just north of Glendalough train station - you try to dodge and after about 4 or 5 realize that they are quicker (probably smarter too) and fly out of your way just before impact. I suspect this is the insect world's version of playing chicken and would look funny to the casual observer who say a cyclist dodging, weaving, ducking etc.casual_cyclist wrote: A bug hitting you on the nose at 50+km/h really stings!
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Re: things I learnt today....
Postby Wino » Sat Dec 12, 2009 6:58 pm
Things I learnt: the right and left side of your pedals unscrew in different directions.
Things I learnt: proper cleated shoes are great!
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Re: things I learnt today....
Postby Mulger bill » Sun Dec 13, 2009 6:01 pm
Guess how long it took me to get the BB cups out of an old Ital frame?
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Postby trailgumby » Sun Dec 13, 2009 8:21 pm
Don't worry, I did similar a few weeks ago with the hub cap on the Lefty front wheel hub on my son's bike. D'Oh!
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Re: things I learnt today....
Postby Wino » Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:03 pm
Just bringing a little joy into peoples lives.Mulger bill wrote:Sorry Wino but I ROFLMAO'd
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Re: things I learnt today....
Postby twizzle » Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:50 pm
The little a^&$#@le from the other week had a friend. And it's bloody hard to kill some biting insect down the side of the bibnicks in the middle of a crit without getting dropped.twizzle wrote:If you are riding up a 12% grade in 32C & humid conditions with your jersey unzipped, and it feels like something is biting you under the HR monitor strap... stop and check. Because now I've got a row of bites where the little *&%^$%#$ took his revenge for being squashed between me and the strap. I hope it died.
...real cyclists don't have squeaky chains...
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Re: things I learnt today....
Postby Sweeper59 » Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:26 pm
Nobody looks back on their life....and remembers the nights they got plenty of sleep !!
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Re: things I learnt today....
Postby casual_cyclist » Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:11 pm
But I also learned that some interval training is better than nothing. Also, it's fun and at least I got in 1 decent sprint.
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Re: things I learnt today....
Postby ve safari » Thu Dec 17, 2009 8:54 pm
For one to conquer oneself is the first and noblest of all victories!
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Re: things I learnt today....
Postby casual_cyclist » Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:20 pm
+1. I was doing sprints into a headwind today. Not nice.ve safari wrote:I dislike headwinds more than I hate climbing. Tough call, but there you have it.
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Re: things I learnt today....
Postby Nobody » Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:13 am
1) If you ride in 34 to 36 degrees C you should not expect to finish your usual ride.
2) When you see a car stopped on a single lane road with a second car waiting behind it, you should expect the second car to pull out beside you without warning just as you are passing it on the right.
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