Joined: Jan 06, 2005 Posts: 1,723 Location: 127.0.0.1
Posted: Tue 26th Aug 10:46am Post subject:
Spokes wrote:
sifter wrote:
Spokes wrote:
sifter wrote:
have you ever done a road race Spokes?
I club raced for a few years but not at National level.
did you ever chase back onto a bunch after having to stop for a minute?! A four round handicap series just finished, and in the first couple of rounds, scratch (a bunch of FAST riders) weren't able to make up that sort of deficit on break (a bunch of slower riders). Chasing back onto a bunch alone would be next to impossible after a tube change.
Please read previous page.
muppet wrote:
Yes I have and couldnt do it( I had to talk a dump, fastest I have ever had)
We arent talking about a Club Handicap race where you can sit on the side of the road for 5 mins and wait for the faster bunch to come along and you jump back on and draft your way back.
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Joined: Mar 01, 2008 Posts: 240 Location: Coffee Shop
Posted: Tue 26th Aug 11:03am Post subject:
wobbly01 wrote:
Oli wrote:
Have you ever tried chasing down 20 or 30 guys moving along at 45-50kph
Alex Magreggor did it, he jumped off his bike to take a leak as soon as the neutral zone ended and then spent the next 30km chasing and somehow got back on! I still can't understand how he did it (or why he took a nature break right AFTER the neutral zone).
I took a ssip stop then gordy went up the road.{FACEPALM}
I just used the convoy to get back on. Thats the great thing about the BM Tour.
Joined: Nov 13, 2005 Posts: 5,045 Location: Loving LA
Posted: Tue 26th Aug 11:11am Post subject:
thekiwi wrote:
Spokes wrote:
sifter wrote:
Spokes wrote:
sifter wrote:
have you ever done a road race Spokes?
I club raced for a few years but not at National level.
did you ever chase back onto a bunch after having to stop for a minute?! A four round handicap series just finished, and in the first couple of rounds, scratch (a bunch of FAST riders) weren't able to make up that sort of deficit on break (a bunch of slower riders). Chasing back onto a bunch alone would be next to impossible after a tube change.
Please read previous page.
[quote ="muppet"]
Yes I have and couldnt do it( I had to talk a dump, fastest I have ever had)
We arent talking about a Club Handicap race where you can sit on the side of the road for 5 mins and wait for the faster bunch to come along and you jump back on and draft your way back.[/quote]
If you are going to quote, at least quote the whole thing.
me wrote:
Yes I have and couldnt do it( I had to talk a dump, fastest I have ever had). BUT I NEVER SAID YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GET BACK ON.
Also,
me wrote:
The faster you change it, the more you will be able to pick up the next bunch through. IF THERE IS ONE OF COURSE.
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Joined: Mar 16, 2003 Posts: 5,224 Location: The roads of Chch
Posted: Tue 26th Aug 11:32am Post subject:
That race was brutal! I was really struggling in the cold, it was like round 1 all over again where I was struggling for every pedal stroke!
Fergies picks were pretty much bang on, Gordy, Shane and Jas were super strong, but luck wasn't with benchmark, two flat tyres and a broken cable
I'm a bit disapointed to hear Shane wont be at the next round too, its always good being able to compare myself against the best.
Joined: Jan 06, 2005 Posts: 1,723 Location: 127.0.0.1
Posted: Tue 26th Aug 11:37am Post subject:
SamultheCamul wrote:
That race was brutal! I was really struggling in the cold, it was like round 1 all over again where I was struggling for every pedal stroke!
Hey Sam
DO you feel its the cold?
Ive had a couple of occasions where its been cold, Ive felt "warm" but for some reason I just dont fire. Legs just wont push the gears hard enough
A day later and in the warm I feel great again and beginning to wonder if the cold, racing and me just dont gell.
Joined: Mar 16, 2003 Posts: 5,224 Location: The roads of Chch
Posted: Tue 26th Aug 11:44am Post subject:
thekiwi wrote:
DO you feel its the cold?
Ive had a couple of occasions where its been cold, Ive felt "warm" but for some reason I just dont fire. Legs just wont push the gears hard enough
A day later and in the warm I feel great again and beginning to wonder if the cold, racing and me just dont gell.
Yea I do think its because of the cold! As I said it happened in Round 1 too in similar freezing conditions!
I rode a pretty lazy race and had the form to do well, but when I finally showed at the front my legs just werent firing, they were in go slow mode, no cramp or anything either, drat
Joined: Jun 04, 2006 Posts: 4,852 Location: Taking up a lot of the cycle lane on a street near you!
Posted: Tue 26th Aug 11:44am Post subject:
At the end of the event Gordy looked close to hypothermia. Shivering and broken speech as we tried to arrange getting him to the airport. It was a frigging cold day.
Samul at least you were struggling off the front at times. Better than those who were shelled and faced a cold ride home.
I think my flat in dunedin has sorta conditioned me to the cold, although I was pretty written off at the finish. just riding in a shirt, thermal vest, armwarmers and short fingered gloves was a bad choice.
The Peleton at the finish was pretty funny though it felt like everyone was just going through the motions and wanting to finish! I kept wanting to attack it but my legs didn't agree
Joined: Nov 13, 2005 Posts: 5,045 Location: Loving LA
Posted: Tue 26th Aug 12:25pm Post subject:
Fergie wrote:
At the end of the event Gordy looked close to hypothermia. Shivering and broken speech as we tried to arrange getting him to the airport. It was a frigging cold day.
Samul at least you were struggling off the front at times. Better than those who were shelled and faced a cold ride home.
Oh come on, the Hulkster doesnt feel the cold. The cold feels him.......
Joined: Feb 14, 2008 Posts: 19 Location: Not Central Otago, bugger
Posted: Tue 26th Aug 2:44pm Post subject: Yeah But Tell Us How You Really Feel, Don't Hold Back Now
wobbly01 wrote:
Al_Bushman wrote:
wobbly01 wrote:
Al_Bushman wrote:
Oh yeh, Yates wasn't in our break - it was the young Subway rider. I'll bite my tounge regarding his antics in that break
Tom Findlay? yeah I think we all know what hes like. Man I was stoked when I saw him blow later on and go backwards, I had a good laugh
Yeh. That guy needs a good nudge off the road one of these days.
Preferrably when the bridge is going over a high bridge with no railings!
Good god what did this young boy do to you guys? lay tacks along the round, Put a stick in your spokes, ride you into a ditch on the side of the road. he sounds like the devil on 2 wheels!
Joined: Nov 13, 2005 Posts: 5,045 Location: Loving LA
Posted: Tue 26th Aug 2:46pm Post subject: RE: Yeah But Tell Us How You Really Feel, Don't Hold Back No
BigStu wrote:
wobbly01 wrote:
Al_Bushman wrote:
wobbly01 wrote:
Al_Bushman wrote:
Oh yeh, Yates wasn't in our break - it was the young Subway rider. I'll bite my tounge regarding his antics in that break
Tom Findlay? yeah I think we all know what hes like. Man I was stoked when I saw him blow later on and go backwards, I had a good laugh
Yeh. That guy needs a good nudge off the road one of these days.
Preferrably when the bridge is going over a high bridge with no railings!
Good god what did this young boy do to you guys? lay tacks along the round, Put a stick in your spokes, ride you into a ditch on the side of the road. he sounds like the devil on 2 wheels!
Joined: Jun 11, 2004 Posts: 5,025 Location: Christchurch
Posted: Tue 26th Aug 4:33pm Post subject:
It wasn't that cold, was it? I would check my SRM but it didn't deal with the miserable conditions too well and it's life is now in jeopardy . Not to mention everything else that needs fixing. I've just cleaned out all my wheel bearing and am about to do all the cables, freehub is also full of tihs but it's seized on and isn't ever coming off (well not now that I've rounded it out anyway ) . I also went through over half a set of brake pads in the race now I have nice big sparces on my rims from the little screws that appear to do nothing (except sparce dirty big lines in your rims when your pads wear out) on the bit that holds your brake pads. Ahh well I had fun, sort of, not really, well actually it was miserable.
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now I have nice big sparces on my rims from the little screws that appear to do nothing (except sparce dirty big lines in your rims when your pads wear out) on the bit that holds your brake pads. Ahh well I had fun, sort of, not really, well actually it was miserable.
