Arrogant cyclists
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GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
Spoken like someone who's not been on a structured & targeted group training ridewell if your clubmates are slow enough to let someone like that get caught up with you.......
... because a group of riders doesn't want an unknown rider in a hard pursuit/breakaway training session they shouldn't be acknowledged by someone who acknowledges other riders?... Hum what's the title of this thread?Dunno, just want to add it to my list of people not to acknowledge when out on rides.
No road bikes, however when you're in a group of 4 or more riders who are holding very close to the rider in front you get a significant gain from the group. At 30mph I'm pushing out 390-410w as lead rider (flat, still air), solo that'd well over 450w.Some sort of crazy circus where they all ride recumbent bikes
vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
When Halfords stock the above wares at Shimano prices then the making of a decent cyclist becomes a possibility. Otherwise they remain the provender of private w@nkfests.
400bhp
Guru
Spoken like someone who's not been on a structured & targeted group training ride
... because a group of riders doesn't want an unknown rider in a hard pursuit/breakaway training session they shouldn't be acknowledged by someone who acknowledges other riders?... Hum what's the title of this thread?
No road bikes, however when you're in a group of 4 or more riders who are holding very close to the rider in front you get a significant gain from the group. At 30mph I'm pushing out 390-410w as lead rider (flat, still air), solo that'd well over 450w.
sense of humour failure.
lukesdad
Guest
Spoken like someone who's not been on a structured & targeted group training ride
... because a group of riders doesn't want an unknown rider in a hard pursuit/breakaway training session they shouldn't be acknowledged by someone who acknowledges other riders?... Hum what's the title of this thread?
No road bikes, however when you're in a group of 4 or more riders who are holding very close to the rider in front you get a significant gain from the group. At 30mph I'm pushing out 390-410w as lead rider (flat, still air), solo that'd well over 450w.
So perhaps you'd like to explain how a group of hardened riders such as yourselves gets involved with an individual who, has les sharpened skills as than you and your mates ?
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
Or maybe you just didn't understand mine?!
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
- Location
- Manchester
- Location
- Glasgow
Och you cheecky so and so!
Does it look better when I ferry the cat on the trailer then?
Pedrosanchezo
Veteran
- Location
- Perthshire, scotland
I'm sure i passed you guys recently on my Cx bike. I was near freewheeling at 36mph - solo.
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
An example 5 min group pull training scenario:
Group warm up
Group tempo at a reasonable pace
5 min high power pulls up front each member of the group doing 2 reps at the front.
Back to tempo for a given amount of time
5 min high power pulls up front each member of the group doing 3 reps at the front.
Group cool down.
That's a 3-4 hour training ride with 4 riders & 2 sets of 40-60 min at very high speed.
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
Except it was into a head wind up a 20% climb ehI'm sure i passed you guys recently on my Cx bike. I was near freewheeling at 36mph - solo.
400bhp
Guru
- Location
- Glasgow
No worries Steph, takes a wee while: one day a handsome French man will wave at you, you'll forget about gripping the barsI couldnt wave back to anybody - i dare not remove hand from bar...... I wobble with 2 hands on
mark st1
Plastic Manc
- Location
- Leafy Berkshire
I'm sure i passed you guys recently on my Cx bike. I was near freewheeling at 36mph - solo.
And he was texting at the same time.
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
- Location
- Manchester
I'm sure i passed you guys recently on my Cx bike. I was near freewheeling at 36mph - solo.
Did you do a PaulB and wait at a junction then just shove your front wheel out into road midway through the group and start saying "Hi, loving your Assos!" as you moved up through them?
