The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
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Postby toolonglegs » Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:00 pm
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The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby toolonglegs » Wed Jun 27, 2012 3:49 pm
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Postby ni78ck » Wed Jun 27, 2012 3:53 pm
rain should be gone for a smashathon tomorrow morning!
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Postby toolonglegs » Wed Jun 27, 2012 3:59 pm
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Postby ni78ck » Wed Jun 27, 2012 4:05 pm
couldnt be bothered cleaning the bike.
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Postby PawPaw » Wed Jun 27, 2012 4:12 pm
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Postby toolonglegs » Wed Jun 27, 2012 4:15 pm
lol I would point you to the jetwash thread but I will only get told by a thousand people how your bike will crumble underneath you if you use a pressure wash.ni78ck wrote:i was tempted this morning!!!
couldnt be bothered cleaning the bike.
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Postby ni78ck » Wed Jun 27, 2012 4:17 pm
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Postby toolonglegs » Wed Jun 27, 2012 4:22 pm
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Postby Peacewise » Fri Jun 29, 2012 5:13 pm
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Postby toolonglegs » Sun Jul 01, 2012 7:16 am
Frites qnd Belgium beer isn't helping .
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Postby toolonglegs » Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:08 am
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Postby Ken Ho » Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:04 pm
Getting back on the bike this week though, with rides every day, and feeling much stronger on the bike again. Times are terrible though, and hills are a struggle. Hoping that by the end of next week, I might be back to normal.
Legs felt good today.
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Postby stinhambo » Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:29 pm
Weather was amazing on that day. Perhaps not for you guys sweating it out...Ken Ho wrote:BAh, after doing teh Cairns tri,
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Postby Peacewise » Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:03 pm
Ended up doing a 35 km route, mount barker, littlehampton, nairne, mappinga road, oakbank, balhannah, littlehampton, mount barker.
An enjoyable ride, mappinga road is a fast section, scary fast in the dark with intermittent mist and fog. The lezyne mini drive did a great job, tempts me to buy another cause its so good, but is so good i dont really need two.
Funny thing was i thought i was riding at about a 23 kph ave, turned out it was 19 ish, the riding felt fast and easy, lol, turned out to be slow and easy.
RD cable stretch reared its head needing another twist of the thingy, otherwise bike was sweet, bloody should be its had three cleans in 10 days.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby Ken Ho » Sun Jul 08, 2012 12:26 pm
No, weather was just amazing full stop. I did plenty of training in the Central West in summer, so even though it was hot, I wasn't too bothered. would have had a better run in cooler conditions, but I run like crap any, so who cares. I did the half, so was running in the hottest part of the day too.stinhambo wrote:Weather was amazing on that day. Perhaps not for you guys sweating it out...Ken Ho wrote:BAh, after doing teh Cairns tri,
I've put my hand up for a job at Gordonvale in Sep/Oct, so I may be looking for someone to do the Tour de Tableland with then. Are you up for it ?
Probably do the Triport Half too, as I start directly after that, and it's a fraction of the price of a WTC event, and Port will be a fantastic course.
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Postby toolonglegs » Sun Jul 08, 2012 7:43 pm
And now I have no road bike as it will meet me somewhere near the south of France on Thursday... so 3 days of hardish riding on the TT bike coming up ... followed by another 10 days of long days cruising. Not looking good for the TT's in September. Oh well maybe I will have good form in October for the start of Cyclocross season .
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Postby open roader » Sun Jul 08, 2012 8:20 pm
Donned the bib tights with wool socks and T shirt under long sleeve jersey zipped to the very top - silk inners for my gloves and a cotton cap under my helmet (all I could think of).... Headed off into the rapidly increasing light for 45km of the most excruciating riding I've ever experienced.
Fortunately the roads were already well driven on and I managed to avoid all the frozen puddles and frosty sections of bitumen but anything more than 25km/hr produced the most bitterly cold wind which burned my ears and cheeks. Pushing hard to go faster to warm up was a counter productive modus operandi as the cold air rushing past me was over the top for a softie like me..........
However, if it's the only chance to ride for the whole sunny weekend then you have to take your chances when they come along........ I'm just about thawed out now at 8pm at night.......... brrrrr
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby ireland57 » Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:39 pm
Ken Ho wrote:stinhambo wrote:Weather was amazing on that day. Perhaps not for you guys sweating it out...Ken Ho wrote:BAh, after doing teh Cairns tri,
I've put my hand up for a job at Gordonvale in Sep/Oct, so I may be looking for someone to do the Tour de Tableland with then. Are you up for it ?
Is Tour de Tableland on again?
It was cancelled from June ; we were told it was a right off for this year at least.
Would love to hear back from you asap. Thanks.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby Peacewise » Thu Jul 12, 2012 8:13 pm
Three spots of the underbridge pathway were flooded, two beyond attempting a crossing, whilst on the third time I tested the depth and ended up submersing the bottom bracket before deciding to not cross, then realised I was in foot deep water, clipped in and holding onto a rail. hmmm, can't back pedal, can't go forward, water and surface too risky to attempt a rolling uturn, --------------------------------, had to put both feet in the river to nearly knee high and walk out lol. Felt like a kid in the mud. Felt a touch of regret when I considered my poor purple pinarello being treated this way, so she got a solid wash and dry at home.
Had just today bought a Bear Grylls Windstopper jacket so wanted to test its' and my metal against the elements. Jacket pulled up alright, got satched thru the arms, and heavily wet in the chest and belly, but even wet the jacket still stopped the wind and I felt comfortable. When the hail started I laughed, thought "this jacket better hold up", whilst trimming my speed and cornering. I briefly thought of the driver in "Drivin' Miss Daisy" and the ice scene.
Sweet ride.
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