DiddlyDodds
Random Resident
- Location
- Littleborough
Whats hal
Whats "half wheel"
First club ride tomorrow.
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Dellzeqq explained it well in another post http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/what-is-meant-by-half-wheeling.85455/
it's competitive cycling on a club run. What happens is that the person on the right hand side gets slightly ahead, and the person on the left hand side feels obliged to up the speed a little bit. Before you know it the entire club is rushing forward and then the slower riders get dropped. It's really what a club is not about.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
And when other riders sprint for hills and then do not wait for slower riders.
My ride was cut short today as the legs were not there so i bailed when i could leave for home .
totallyfixed
Veteran
- Location
- The only county without a McDonalds
Not entirely correct, half wheeling in any situation is bad form, unnecessary and downright rude.
Crankarm
Guru
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
Terrible. Instant terminination of membership of club.
Joking aside I never had a problem with it. You just have to keep up. If you can't you should be in slower group.
Run this morning went well. Weather was glorious, albeit a little chilly at times. We headed to the coast and did 42ish miles at just over 16mph, so my longest and fastest run by quite a margin.
Run was cut short as the team captain's chain snapped in two going round a roundabout. After some to-ing and fro-ing, we made it to Halfords who saved the day and allowed us to return home. Route was fairly flat, with 2 or 3 monster hills - had to get off and walk twice. Felt comfortable on the flats though, even when we were pushing it a bit.
Looking forward to next Sunday!
Run was cut short as the team captain's chain snapped in two going round a roundabout. After some to-ing and fro-ing, we made it to Halfords who saved the day and allowed us to return home. Route was fairly flat, with 2 or 3 monster hills - had to get off and walk twice. Felt comfortable on the flats though, even when we were pushing it a bit.
Looking forward to next Sunday!
Peteaud
Veteran
- Location
- South Somerset
well done
lanternerouge
Veteran
- Location
- Leafy Cheshire
Well done redcard 
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Nice going Redcar 
Andy_R
Hard of hearing..I said Herd of Herring..oh FFS..
- Location
- County Durham
Oh, and make sure if you need to repair a puncture, pump up the inner tube when it's in the tyre/rim.
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Guest
I'm still recovering from illness and the legs aren't there just yet so I'm riding alone for now, I tend to ride alone on a lot of rides anyway, my pace has dropped of a bit as the years have rolled past and my pace is between groups these days, if I'm going well I'll ride with the intermediate group for all or part of the ride, the intermediate group used to be my regular ride.
Matthew_T
"Young and Ex-whippet"
- Location
- Prestatyn, North Wales
That is the mistake I have been making all this time. I too never really understood the term.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I'm glad that you had a good time.
That includes carrying a chain tool and knowing how to use it!
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Well done , keep it up
