Good going Mark, shall I add you to the team list for RideLondon 2023 too?
Regarding the bananas, there were some ripe ones there Mark, just not very many - fortunately I prefer mine still a little green.
I spent most of the ride 'on my own' and really only got into a group in the last 10miles or so, when I latched onto a bunch that came up from behind and by tucking in I managed to match their speed quite commfortably. Generally I was hopping forward from group to group as I wanted to ride faster than most of them; I was passed by some chain gangs who were really eating up the road.
I've been out this afternoon too, remembering that West from Taunton is hillier than Essex;
I think I'm going to try and find some Sportive events down this way.
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Sorry, I couldn't resist!
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Oh, I don't know, it's less than 40mph
It was on a short but steep descent on a sweeping, wide and nicely surfaced stretch of road and I just stayed off the brakes - I'm generally a bit more circumspect when descending.
Sorry, I couldn't resist!
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I hit that sort of speed almost every time I'm coming back from a ride . There's a straight downhill on the road from Llandyrnog where it goes down to the valley floor. It's starts at about 1-in-8 and then slowly eases off. Perfect Ski-jump style ramp, (without the jump ) . I spin out in 48x12 , then get into a tuck, on the drops !
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#65 Re: RideLondon
Headed out for a longish ride yesterday but suffered a mechanical problem about 8miles out - I hit a bump quite hard and the the seat post clamp let go. Although nothing was actually broken I couldn't get the clamp tight enough to continue so I headed back, riding the whole 8 miles out of the saddle!
When I got back I dis-assembled it, cleaned and degreased everything and put it back together with some fresh carbon assembly paste and it seems OK but I'll give it a test later.
I finished my ride with a local loop on my other road bike.
When I got back I dis-assembled it, cleaned and degreased everything and put it back together with some fresh carbon assembly paste and it seems OK but I'll give it a test later.
I finished my ride with a local loop on my other road bike.
Sorry, I couldn't resist!