Is this you?

[jonny jeez]

If I may be insufferably smug for a moment: Fifteen years ago it could have been me. And it could have been me a month ago too.






I deserve my comeuppance.

why a month ago, what went wrong...(have i missed something?)

 

[Origamist]

why a month ago, what went wrong...(have i missed something?)

http://www.cyclechat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=46726&highlight=collar

 

[jonny jeez]

http://www.cyclechat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=46726&highlight=collar

Thanks Origamist.

Ben, Sorry I missed that one, hope you are recovering well.

 

[Tenorman]

Okay, time to end the speculation and suspense.

The vid shows this guy "freewheeling" which was a common theme for him.

I drove about 6 miles with this guy in (or near) my vision and I was seriously impressed

(bet you wished you owned up now)

At one point, he was riding at 24 MPH going UP Tulse Hill (a long-ish, and steep-ish hill that I cannot ride quicker that about 11mph)

He did this without looking the slightest bit stressed, and then he started to freewheel along side me at that speed…GOING UP HILL!

This guy was struggling to stay *behind* the traffic and kept coasting up behind guys who were really standing on the pedals or had there heads down and were bobbing along trying to keep a pace.

Great rider, quick on the hills and the super quick (30mph +) on the flats. I've never "noticed" a bicycle travelling so quickly…maybe I just wasn't looking before I started to ride to work.

High fibre breakfast?

 

[benborp]

Cheers Jonny. And thanks O for pointing the way. I've revisited the thread and I'm now popping over to thank everyone for their good wishes.

Tenorman: You may be on to something there! I had longterm 'digestive issues' and I was wondering if they were a help or a hinderance on the bike.