goo_mason
Champion barbed-wire hurdler
- Location
- Leith, Edinburgh
Assuming I'm getting the train, I'll be getting the 9.34 from Waverley and getting in at 9.59am at Linlithgow.
Central Scotland Ride
- Thread starter magnatom
- Start date
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I'll be in my car with the bike in the back (hopefully) and parking in Tesco, as long as there's no blokey with wandering round taking down reg numbers.
Btw, regarding the aerial view on page 11, Tesco's is just below the red circle and the train station just below that, so you need to grab the map with the mouse and push it up a wee bit
Btw, regarding the aerial view on page 11, Tesco's is just below the red circle and the train station just below that, so you need to grab the map with the mouse and push it up a wee bit
HJ
Cycling in Scotland
- Location
- Auld Reekie
After today's ride, I think I will be acting as tail end Charlie on this one...
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
You'll be flying on the flats and downhill. I was thinking of changing the cassette on my Sirrus from a 12-26 to a 12 -23 (a 30-39-52). I like the idea of a closer spaced ratio but thinking about it further I use the 25 and 26 quite a bit and don't use the granny I think a 12-23 would see me using the granny all the time and I'd prefer to keep it for absolute emergencies.magnatom said:I'll probably be with you! The gearing on my new bike is a little harsh. I have a 11-23 with 50/34 chainrings. Hills will be hard!
(I'll be changing the cassette at some point! )
ACS
Legendary Member
- Location
- Just below the snow line
Hills....HILLS....no one said anything about HILLS.
I have been carbo loading (pies, curry etc) for about 6 weeks and was just about to move into the hydration phase (beer), I will have to change training plan.
May be if I combine both and use a 20 – 76 ratio no-one will notice. Well that’s problem sorted out, now I really should go out and find a bike for the day
I have been carbo loading (pies, curry etc) for about 6 weeks and was just about to move into the hydration phase (beer), I will have to change training plan.
May be if I combine both and use a 20 – 76 ratio no-one will notice. Well that’s problem sorted out, now I really should go out and find a bike for the day
satans budgie said:Hills....HILLS....no said anything about HILLS.
I have been carbo loading (pies, curry etc) for about 6 weeks and was just about to move into the hydration phase (beer), I will have to change training plan.
May be if I combine both and use a 20 – 76 ratio no-one will notice. Well that’s problem sorted not out, now I really should go out and find a bike for the day
Your talking yourself down just that little bit too much now. I'm getting worried!
ACS
Legendary Member
- Location
- Just below the snow line
Who me .... honest as the day is long..... went out this morning, could not get comfortable, the wind was pushing me backwards and I arrived home just in time to see the weather forcast on Landward 
The hybrid has started to 'sing' to me as I pedal along, not sure what is the problem, the chain is well lubricated, just wondering if it could the rear mech jockey wheels. Anyone any ideas????
I really don't mind taking my turn at the back it would be a shame to show off my ability to maintain a steady of 12mph, down hill with a following wind . That aside we will all be fine, hanging on to Mags as he leads us along at at steady 20mph.
The hybrid has started to 'sing' to me as I pedal along, not sure what is the problem, the chain is well lubricated, just wondering if it could the rear mech jockey wheels. Anyone any ideas????
I really don't mind taking my turn at the back it would be a shame to show off my ability to maintain a steady of 12mph, down hill with a following wind .
That aside we will all be fine, hanging on to Mags as he leads us along at at steady 20mph. satans budgie said:That aside we will all be fine, hanging on to Mags as we leads us along at at steady 20mph.
Aye right!
Actually I managed an average of 15.2mph this morning on the way to work. Ok it was over 4.2 miles (short route on a Sunday) and mostly downhill, but I was quite please with it!
ACS
Legendary Member
- Location
- Just below the snow line
I find it frustrating 20 years ago I was a sub 5 hour 100 man now I can just about do 25 in 2. The desire is still there sadly the rest of me cannot catch up. I returned to the sport 7 months ago and to be honest having trouble working out where I fit in. Racing, no never any good at that, TT maybe but need to shift 4 stone of lard first, touring, don't suit a beard, Audax is a possibility I suppose. In Oct I took part in a beginners reliability run over 20 miles, organized by Fife CC and enjoyed every minute of it, pottering along at 11 mph with 6 other people it was highly enjoyable.
Getting involved in ‘clubs’, cliques and brand snobbery scares me to death. I rather like the idea of an informal club ride out with a bit of banter and cake at the end. Frankly in the finest tradition of gentlemen sports I would hope that the fittest man finishes alongside the least fit and both are smiling and there is sufficient enthusiasm between us all for another run in 3 or 4 months time.
Getting involved in ‘clubs’, cliques and brand snobbery scares me to death. I rather like the idea of an informal club ride out with a bit of banter and cake at the end. Frankly in the finest tradition of gentlemen sports I would hope that the fittest man finishes alongside the least fit and both are smiling and there is sufficient enthusiasm between us all for another run in 3 or 4 months time.
I've done PfS and one other ride on here, so from that experience, I'd say you will fit right in. There is always some banter about being slow etc, but nothing more.
On the last ride HLaB, Quickdraw, and Gavintc, were definitely faster than me. They did go over the horizon a few times, but they always let me catch up. I never felt that I was on my own.
So my take on these rides is that, yes, some may go off at a higher pace for a while, but they wont get too far ahead, and as you say, we all catch up at the end for cake and beer.
I can safely say that of the CC'ers that I have met, every one has been a pleasure to meet. In fact I'd go as far to say that they are all nearly as nice as me. Now that is praise!
I'm starting to pay attention to metcheck now.....
On the last ride HLaB, Quickdraw, and Gavintc, were definitely faster than me. They did go over the horizon a few times, but they always let me catch up. I never felt that I was on my own.
So my take on these rides is that, yes, some may go off at a higher pace for a while, but they wont get too far ahead, and as you say, we all catch up at the end for cake and beer.
I can safely say that of the CC'ers that I have met, every one has been a pleasure to meet. In fact I'd go as far to say that they are all nearly as nice as me. Now that is praise!
I'm starting to pay attention to metcheck now.....
