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Postby inaminit » Sun Sep 09, 2007 9:48 pm
Note to self.....If thats Mikes "lazy 85k", don't ride with him when he's fully fit!!!!!mikesbytes wrote:Did my lazy 85k this morning. For most of it, I hung around about 20 meters behind some slower riders I know, one of whom recorded her average speed for the ride at 28.3kph, which pleased her no end, her fastest so far.
2nd note to self....If I ever get a chance to ride with Mike, run over his hand first
Good to see your back into it Mike, and I hope the ride didn't give your hand any grief.
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Postby mikesbytes » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:31 pm
I was more focused the safety of my hand. The only problem I had was once I had to brake quickly at a roundabout while my hand was on the hoods rather than been in the drops and my hand hurt a bit.
BTW, my carbon fibre gloves didn't explode on contact with the rain
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Postby Mulger bill » Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:39 am
Keep those gloves away from pebbles now...
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Postby mikesbytes » Mon Sep 17, 2007 12:00 pm
At a guess I'd say that completion of tour de mike is around 4 weeks away.
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Postby mikesbytes » Mon Sep 17, 2007 12:39 pm
The hand was fine, it wouldn't have enough grip strength to do an all out sprint as at the end of a race. What did give me trouble was the left shoulder and knee. I had to stop and give the shoulder a 5 minute restinaminit wrote:Good stuff Mike, how'd the hand hold up?
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Postby mikesbytes » Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:43 pm
They did a squeeze strength test on it. First I did the right hand the the device gave a reading of 40kg. Your writing hand is usually about 10% stronger so that would equate to 44kg for the injured hand pre-injury and that hand returned a figure of 37kg, so that's only 7kg down, not bad.
I've been given a new bunch of exercises to do that deal with getting the finger back into position and improving its mobility, it all looks rather positive at the moment.
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Postby mikesbytes » Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:26 pm
Ashfield/Ashbury to North Sydney In about 2 weeks time it will be Ashfield/Ashbury to ChatswoodBluerider wrote:From where to where are you riding from ?
On the way home I was nearly wiped out by a dog not on a lease and got cut off by a car in a roundabout. Car was no big deal, but the dog was. If I can't ride without risk of been knocked, I'll have to stop until November.
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Postby toolonglegs » Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:44 pm
You will have to drop and roll,go flopppy!.MTB'ers crash better...it's proven.mikesbytes wrote:Ashfield/Ashbury to North Sydney In about 2 weeks time it will be Ashfield/Ashbury to ChatswoodBluerider wrote:From where to where are you riding from ?
On the way home I was nearly wiped out by a dog not on a lease and got cut off by a car in a roundabout. Car was no big deal, but the dog was. If I can't ride without risk of been knocked, I'll have to stop until November.
But back to the point,old lady 2 dogs,cycle path and they are running wild and she has words at me!.I said I would remind her what she said when her mangy mutts knock a kid of their bike and they end up with brain damage,she gave me one dirty look!..so I said next lap I would cut them in half if they got in my way...wasn't in a good mood was I!.But you know it is always a risk,be careful dude!.
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Postby europa » Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:12 pm
Roads, you have cars.mikesbytes wrote:If I can't ride without risk of been knocked, I'll have to stop until November.
Bike paths, you have mobile carbon based life forms.
Mate, you are an experienced and sensible rider. Just get out there and enjoy it, but wind your paranoid index up to 'full' for the time being.
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Postby toolonglegs » Wed Sep 19, 2007 3:23 pm
Wouldn't go near the highway...DANGEROUS road at the best of times,especially rush hour....thats why there is a cycle path that no one uses along the expressway,then up to Artarmon,then another cycle path to Chatswood.Bluerider wrote:Mike nice steady climb up the hwy to Crowie then onto Chatswood.
Would you turn right just before RNS or follow hwy or go back way up Willoughby Rd ?
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Postby mikesbytes » Wed Sep 19, 2007 4:46 pm
Going to work, from St Leonards I turn right and follow the railway tracks all the way to Chatswood.
Coming home I usually go the same way, but for variety I sometimes take the following routes;
1. Through those parks and bike path down to somewhere near North Sydney Leagues Club then take the Motorway.
2. Take the Motorway from Artarmon. BTW can you still do this nowadays, ie did they reopen it?
3. Ride thru the back of Artarmon and Gore Hill, then thru the Hospital and down to Grenwich? and take the Ferry to Birchgrove and then south from there. This is technically the shortest route but by far the slowest. Its also the quitest from a traffic viewpoint.
4. Ride to Lanecove shops, either down the Highway or thru the back of Artarmon, then if I'm lucky get a slipstream off a car and do 50kph all the way to the base of Hunters Hill then over Gladesville bridge and then back streets all the way to Ashfield. This is the fastest route. Classify this one under "take no prisoners" type riding.
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Postby mikesbytes » Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:29 pm
No drama's on this mornings commute.
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Postby toolonglegs » Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:33 pm
Gotta love those boy racers!
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Postby mikesbytes » Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:51 pm
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Was thinking about doing the Vets race at Olympic Park on the 11th November as my first return race.
What about the World Masters Championships ????
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