RetroRoadRide Series 2013 - Rd 1: Gospel Pass Ride

grumpycommuter":1z9zxr7e said:

daj":1z9zxr7e said:

grumpycommuter":1z9zxr7e said:

daj":1z9zxr7e said:

After a pretty terrible effort at riding through January I will officially be the Lanterne rouge feel free to heckle and push me along

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will the pushing be brought about by flabbiness or D2i issues?

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Thats it one big curly going in your woolly hat!!!!

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:facepalm:

I really hope its a curly fry you are talking about !!

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Going to try to make this one

HarryCrumb":12czivnx said:

Going to try to make this one

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About to head into the hills around Macc/Buxton, hoping to get 30-40miles in - my first proper road ride in seventeen-odd years... If it goes well then I'll hopefully bump it up over the next few weeks to see if I can manage this (I know I'd survive, but I realise there's etiquette to road riding and requiring everyone else to bring a book and lights for the second half may breach these, I'll look into it).

I also realise you don't need to hear this blow by blow but it is helpful for me to say it out loud - good for the motivation etc. Hope you don't mind!

Oh look, here's the storm just arrived... :roll:

Good luck!! Still got plenty of time to get some miles in

What pace would this one be riden at?......................just found the answer....................great put my name down, best I get a new chainset cog for that cattle grid grrrrrrrrrrr!

elPedro666":2c6e5u32 said:

About to head into the hills around Macc/Buxton, hoping to get 30-40miles in - my first proper road ride in seventeen-odd years...

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You should've called me Pete. I could've made it out this afternoon...

D'oh! I thought about it too :roll: You dodged a bullet though, it's proper grim out there! Cut it to 25miles, couple of big climbs (to my legs anyway!) and a good drenching, plus a terrifying tankslapper at 37.9mph. All good manly stuff and although a bit slow on the climbs it hasn't wiped me out, don't actually feel too drained at all, so there's hope for me yet!

elPedro666":rp5hjktu said:

D'oh! I thought about it too :roll: You dodged a bullet though, it's proper grim out there! Cut it to 25miles, couple of big climbs (to my legs anyway!) and a good drenching, plus a terrifying tankslapper at 37.9mph. All good manly stuff and although a bit slow on the climbs it hasn't wiped me out, don't actually feel too drained at all, so there's hope for me yet!

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good work Pete

Going to be a Northern invasion!!

daj":11dbmk5m said:

Going to be a Northern invasion!!

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We hunt in packs up here in the wastes!

Plus it's a long way to be paying for fuel on your own...