As per title, I am on the scrounge for an Isla Huarth 24 for my 9 yo daughter. I'm breaking her in gently. Currently she does no more than 40k daily, but she (aka We or her Mum or I) have aspirations to get her up into the Pyrenees with us.
I/we believe that she can do this on a Huarth 24, or...
I do love to see a Bianchi in a colour other than Celeste Blue. I also think that 10% ascent/descent of the length of the ride is a good ratio for a decent Zone 2 training. I'm fortunate that in the Pyrenees, it's not difficult to achieve that ratio (even on the so-called flats). My Bianchi...
"Around the block" once again, but this time on the lovely EddyM Corsa 01 which I bought off this site a few months ago. Not really geared for hills/ascents and definitely a product of its age, but superb to see the chrome in the sunshine.
This is the Don Qixote dilemma. You really really want to tilt at windmills but learn that it's ultimately futile (and painful). Online discounters are the windmills in my analogy. So if you cant beat them, how do you live with them? Ans: find something that they cant/dont/wont do. I've...
In process of being set up, ready for the Pyrenees. Background includes Peuresourdes and Balés.
It's "Eddy" territory and the bike will be treated with respect.
Well @Gtpulse , if we are going to do bikes and castles... Here's a (good) shot of a priory/castle and a (bad) shot of my Spa Titanium following my descent from Porte de Balés.
One of my local loops today, in the foothills of the Pyrenees, 60k with 625m ascent shared among 4 hills. Just went out with the intention of having a pootle but was seduced by mood and attacked all the climbs with good results.