your daily bicycle log

No, I didn't. Up at the Fort I see now though. What are Decathlon shops like?

they are a lot of fun to hang out in and try out sports equipment you will never use

i spent an afternoon in the sheffield one, mostly practicing my forward defensive stroke with 300 quid bats

(wow guys vdb is dead at 34. man did his star burn bright for like 2 seconds.)

im now like the people magazine of pro racing.

vanderbroucke is dead?

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vandenbroucke-dies

yup.

thurs night - coming home from pub, had flower bomb thrown at me by high school students on 'muck-up day'! arseholes. i saw a bunch of private schoolers got suspended from final exams for that sort of shit though, hahahaha.

today - went and watched herald sun tour final stage - crit near where i work. b. wiggins never in doubt. should've checked twitter tho, rapha condor team getting rid of full dura ace-d condors for $3k and a bit :0

i should've taken the camera, there was hott bikes everywhere - had a good look at one of those specialized TT bikes, some of the nice local brands like baum and teschner, good selection of bianchis, etc etc. also: sram make good muffins!

At least it wasn't a flour bomb.

Up early today and joined a couple of clubmates for a 60-mile ride - home by midday. It's getting a bit cold out there - might even be time for proper gloves and overshoes.

oh god, it WAS a flour bomb. man alive, my spelling lately!

lol yeah i was wondering what a flower bomb could be

it sounds delightful.

unless the flowerpot was included, that'd hurt.

supposed to be torrential rains here so i did my first 3 hour indoor roller session of the off-season

...and it didn't even rain

fuck this imo

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oh snap

rode through clouds today :D

FUCK THE FINTRY HILL THO

did the crow road loop in reverse; the views and descent from the top of the fintry hill were worth ALL of the pain of getting up there
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Impressive.

I fell off on the way back from the pub, now I have bruises.

big snow in the forecast for this evening's ride home.

tried out my potential new commute today did it in under an hr, 17mph ave., broke my old top speed too

had to jump a train back tho cs it ws morbidly cold and wet and I'd foolishly forgot gloves :/

does the speedo calculate only rolling average, or inclusive of stops for lights, etc? 17mph in town inclusive of stops is pretty fast.

ive never put a speedo on my commuter, maybe i'll try. i try to avoid the bar clutter because i already have a bell and then need to affix lights.

it's only a couple of miles to get out of town but nope the speedo stops when I stop.

Had epic w/end in Wales. Rode The Raven at Brechfa, Penhydd and The Wall at Afan, and White's Level at Glyncorrwg ponds. Took a while to find my downhill form but my new Trek is amazing at climbing, it just floats uphill. Had a few tumbles including two spectacular over-the-bars jobs. No major injuries. Videos to come.

did a little over 30 miles in a little under 2 hours today and climbed gleniffer road to, notorious dogging hotspot, the "car park in the sky"
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krakow - next time we get a forecast for decent sunday weather, fancy doing a crow road loop? or glasgow -> crow road -> tak ma doon -> glasgow

we ended up with 25 inches of snow this am, so i busted out snow bike and rode down to light rail, about 5 miles. actually rode with just front studded tire because i didnt want to mount the rear one. they are the hardest tires ive ever mounted.

coz, I'd love to, but unfortunately I work Sundays. :-(

My days off are usually Tuesdays and Thursdays. Are you a weekday worker or might those be any good at some point?

Just had a week's break from work and managed to fit in 130-odd miles of riding: three rides in Dorset and one in Sussex. I got caught out by the freakishly mild late October weather - I only had my full-on winter clothes with me. Did a couple of nasty climbs in preparation for an end-of-season hill cimb race I'm doing next weekend. Will upload them coz-style once I've worked out how to.

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The Bostal, Steyning (Sussex)

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Bulbarrow Hill, Dorset

Hmmmm....that didn't really work. One more try:
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My saga with tyre continues.

So I have durano plus 700x25 on my salsa delgados and when I got into work the tyre flatted with the bike sitting next to my desk because the tube had lifted the tyre off the rim. New tube installed, levae it 5 minutes and the same thing happened with a more dramatic bang. I think the stiffness off the kevlar prevents the bead from bedding correctly in the rim by not allowing the tyre to assume the best shape.

Pain in the arse and now I need to get a bigger tyre I think. Gbx, you have these rims, any recommends,

Ed, when you've fit the tube but before pumping, push the valve right into the tyre so that it's not at all trapped by the bead. This does work, I promise you.

I do this, having learnt from bitter experience the folly of not doing so. Not the cause of the problem, the whole tyre is being pushed off the rim and then trapping the tube between rim and bead.

Ed: the only tire i've used on my delgado (rear wheel only, fwiw) has been soma everwear (700x26). i've replaced one, will probably have to replace the replacement soon-ish, maybe.

they're heavy, and v rubbery, but i never, ever worry about getting flats, ever

do you pump to 25psi or so and then completely deflate/reseat before proper inflation?

it could be an incompatibility, but this has always seemed to sort things out for me.

took a friend round the (well-traveled by me) capital trail loop yesterday morning. i accidentally rode off on him up a couple of hills, haha. perhaps i am getting ok at this!

might go out again later on for a bit once i've done the washing.

did some nightime riding this week, 17mile loop around the city. pretty shonky roads, and traffic lights to contend with = not so fun

needing a pee when in bibs: epic dud

and why is that?

cos there's no easy way to do it! unless you have a massive, massive schlong

brilliant, brilliant ride today. 43 miles over the crow road and down the fintry hill (the right way round this time), the sun was absolutely blazing and ridiculously enough I had to wear sunglasses (november in scotland.) threw myself up every hill at a high cadence and 'accidentally' (!) whacked my HR up to 197 (!!) on the crow road. whack my washing in and then I'm off to replenish my electrolytes (w/IPA) while watching man u vs chelsea. what a day

the only annoying thing is I put off going on my first club run today because I don't have mudguards yet: but the roads were absolutely stone dry :/

60 miles today. 80 miles yesterday. really wonderful autumn weather here in new york. probably the nicest day today.

Heading out for a 30-40 miler in the countryside - making the most of a late midwestern indian summer.

enjoy!

ima rake leaves, then fold laundry. :(

oh shit I have to do those thirngs too :(

rode around all morning tho, maybe fifteen miles of cruising in the city. beautiful here

my saddle cracked yesterday!

so pissed.

how do i shot new saddle?