My Tour de France
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Re: My Tour de France
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Re: My Tour de France
Postby toolonglegs » Sun Jun 24, 2012 6:13 pm
toolonglegs wrote:Heres how we roll here... even at my totally amateur zero prize money level
The payed boys
The volunteers
Just about to let us go from neutralized zone... the cooloest sound in the world is the instant the arms drop and 160 guys drop down a few gears at the same time... wish I had a go-pro for that!
We own the road... usually
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Re: My Tour de France
Postby twizzle » Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:26 am
I've run a chain catcher ever since dropping mine in a TT. 'coupla grams in weight, why wouldn't you?toolonglegs wrote:Didn't want to change in to little ring at bottom for fear of dropping a chain.
I've got my setup all ready for the next time we race Apollo Road down here, it hits about 18% a couple of times - I got hammered when running a 34/25, I just couldn't get the cadence up high enough to make power. I'll be taking the 'cross bike next time with 34/28.
...real cyclists don't have squeaky chains...
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Re: My Tour de France
Postby Redbull » Wed Jun 27, 2012 4:57 pm
Have fun
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Postby toolonglegs » Wed Jun 27, 2012 5:06 pm
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Re: My Tour de France
Postby Chuck » Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:10 pm
Bugger offtoolonglegs wrote:Woohoo... Sitting on the train on my way to Liege via Paris... TDF time .
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Re: My Tour de France
Postby toolonglegs » Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:42 pm
OT as I know this thread doesn't too much regular BNA traffic... but what is it lately with all the righteousness on here!.
I am only going to try and stick to threads in Road Racing and Touring for a while... let me know when everyone tops up on the chill meds please.
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Re: My Tour de France
Postby Chuck » Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:56 pm
Maybe I'm guilty too, one thread in particulartoolonglegs wrote:Ha .
OT as I know this thread doesn't too much regular BNA traffic... but what is it lately with all the righteousness on here!.
I am only going to try and stick to threads in Road Racing and Touring for a while... let me know when everyone tops up on the chill meds please.
Just catching up on this thread, awesome race pics, love the TT helmet and the pinches. Some of the guys in the pics look like they're really enjoying the climbs
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Re: My Tour de France
Postby PawPaw » Wed Jun 27, 2012 10:19 pm
5 days ago, 3 sides of Ventoux in one day.
3 days ago, 2 sides of Tourmalet
2 days ago, Luz Ardiden
yesterday, Hautacam
This guy is one of the toughest audax riders I know, and he's on the wrong side of 50.
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Postby toolonglegs » Wed Jun 27, 2012 10:49 pm
Pawpaw... 3 different ways up Ventoux would have been fun... I saw it in the distance when I was down that way on Monday ... No room in the car for a bike though .
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Re: My Tour de France
Postby PawPaw » Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:24 pm
take your bike back when you've lost 10kg TLL.toolonglegs wrote:Pawpaw... 3 different ways up Ventoux would have been fun... I saw it in the distance when I was down that way on Monday ... No room in the car for a bike though .
BTW, if you're still there for the 100th TdF, I'll look you up. Am planning to stay for 3 mths.
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Re: My Tour de France
Postby toolonglegs » Thu Jun 28, 2012 7:11 pm
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Re: My Tour de France
Postby toolonglegs » Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:15 am
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Re: My Tour de France
Postby Daccordi Rider » Wed Jul 04, 2012 3:55 pm
Did you visit the helmets thread TTL?toolonglegs wrote:Ha .
OT as I know this thread doesn't too much regular BNA traffic... but what is it lately with all the righteousness on here!.
I am only going to try and stick to threads in Road Racing and Touring for a while... let me know when everyone tops up on the chill meds please.
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Postby toolonglegs » Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:21 pm
I just look at the title of most threads and if it looks like a whingefest I stay away!.
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Re: My Tour de France
Postby toolonglegs » Thu Jul 19, 2012 2:40 am
Only bad part was looking after some dude who crashed really heavily in front of me on the Tourmalet ( dont pump clinchers up hard in the mountains, especially on hot days! )... I thought he had some pretty bad head injuries and there was blood everywhere... glad to hear he is already out of hospital... no doubt the helmet saved him, but then you don't really descend those monsters without a helmet if you want to hammer it!.
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Re: My Tour de France
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Re: My Tour de France
Postby vander » Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:38 pm
Looks good. What chain rings are you running? Definitely need the frame. Massive angle on your seat!toolonglegs wrote:The TT Dog is getting quicker ... only one thing to go, but finding one big enough ( and cheap enough ) might have to wait till next year!.
Dont you usually get a smaller top tube on a TT bike then on a road bike? This may be the reason, if I am correct with this.
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Re: My Tour de France
Postby toolonglegs » Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:54 pm
The saddle is supposed to be run a bit funny ( also exaggerated by the photo angle ), it's one of those Adamo jobbies and you just sit right on the nose of it. Takes a while to get set up and used to but personally I find it really comfy sitting right on the nose even for an hour or more.
Well the frame is all I had... yeah it's a monster. The question is how much saving in a 30 minute ITT would a TT frame make ?. Saying that 20 secs would have moved me from 23rd scratch up to 15th ( and from 7th into 3rd overall for my age group ) last Sunday. A frame and disc rear might have made that difference.
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Re: My Tour de France
Postby vander » Wed Aug 29, 2012 11:02 pm
Frame changes position which will probably be more aero, so frame + position may have helped a fair bit. Although 20sec still a fair bit.toolonglegs wrote:Running 55 - 11/23.
The saddle is supposed to be run a bit funny ( also exaggerated by the photo angle ), it's one of those Adamo jobbies and you just sit right on the nose of it. Takes a while to get set up and used to but personally I find it really comfy sitting right on the nose even for an hour or more.
Well the frame is all I had... yeah it's a monster. The question is how much saving in a 30 minute ITT would a TT frame make ?. Saying that 20 secs would have moved me from 23rd scratch up to 15th ( and from 7th into 3rd overall for my age group ) last Sunday. A frame and disc rear might have made that difference.
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Re: My Tour de France
Postby toolonglegs » Wed Aug 29, 2012 11:22 pm
PS... there is a 15cm drop from saddle nose to arm rests now... that was tough a couple of months ago but seems pretty easy now and the power in that position is obviously OK. Will play around after Sunday. Flexibility is still an issue, but I have no back pain these days in any position which is good .
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Re: My Tour de France
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Re: My Tour de France
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What's the disk wheel?
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