*Ping montage, Joe 24 and other small children!*

[Young Un]

No though on a serious note, I'll try and rein in what i say on threads and not spoil any of them for the other members of CC.

Me too.

And I promise that the bike will get washed tomorrow, because it needs to be clean for my TT tomorrow.

 

[Joe24]

Me lazy, never, that's why I have been saying I will clean my bike today for the past three days.

Ive had my fixed for about 3/4 weeks now? Been out on it most days in that time, got it dirty. Ive washed it once Been saying i will wash it, but just got got around to it.
My Giant needs washing aswell, but i havent got around to that Thats been about 3 weeks aswell, maybe longer.
My fixed doesnt get washed much though, its a fixed, its not really ment to be that clean.
When i build my hack fixed up i doubt that will get washed much, or at all for a long time.

 

[Auntie Helen]

Can I just say that the lumping together of youthful forum members as irritating isn't about age – Radius and ilovebikes don't display the irritating tendencies, or at least I haven't noticed it – it's about threads descending into pointlessness. Yes, we don't have to read them, but we don't know they've turned into irritating to-and-fro-ing by the youthful element until we've waded through a bit.

Yes, the older members of the forum can be annoying too. But it doesn't seem to be concentrated as much within individual threads.

And Joe24, although you don't think spelling and grammar matter, many others of us do. As mentioned above, some forum members have problems with spelling through dyslexia or for other reasons and I think you'll find that we don't have a go at them; however, we assume that if you wanted to write properly you could, and so try to encourage you to do so. It would help your future employment prospects. And don't dismiss that comment as rubbish because part of my job is correcting the spelling of every email and document a colleague writes because the company isn't willing for the impression it makes to be so dragged down; this colleague is a lovely chap but if the company had known how bad he was at writing they might not have employed him. Businesses want to give a good impression and an initial piece of communication, such as an email, goes a long way towards providing that impression.

Radius can do it, why don't you try to out-grammar/out-spell him!

 

[Joe24]

Me too.

And I promise that the bike will get washed tomorrow, because it needs to be clean for my TT tomorrow.

No it doesnt. You have been doing it wrong. You just need your tyres pumped up, your chain, freewheel,front and rear mechs moving freely and you will be fine. Dont bother too much about your brakes being clean and working, they will just slow you down and make your time not as good.
Take off all the crap you dont need aswell thats on the bike. Dont have much in your bottle, or dont have a bottle and you will do better then just cleaning your bike.
Things to take off your bike:
spare bottle cage, pump holder, light mounts, saddle bag, gears, front and rear mech.........
Ok, maybe the gears and front and rear mech is abit far, but everything else is true. A clean frame does nothing to your time.Aslong as you dont have big clumps of mud on.
Well, thats what i tell myself when my bike is dirty and the other peoples bikes are spotlessly clean

 

[spandex]

Sorry All

*OFF Topic*

Auntie H that is a grate pic of your dog.

*Back on topic*

 

[Headgardener]

My twopenn'rth. It is good to have some input from the youth on this forum, shows that we are not a forum for miserable old git's. As for spelling and grammer well I have seen bad spelling and grammer (and that awful text speak) from forummers who appear much older than Joe24, Montage, Kovu and Young un. Joe24's post's sometimes give the impression that he is a bit snobbish and full of himself (which I am sure he isn't) but at other times he can be quite humble, also his knowledge (sp?) of road racing makes for interesting reading. So please don't shove them into a corner just remind them where they are if they are getting a little over excited and reign them back in again.

 

[Young Un]

Yup, the bike will get stripped down. The bottle cage might come off for it aswell this time, as last time I threw my bottle away at the start line.

 

[Joe24]

Can I just say that the lumping together of youthful forum members as irritating isn't about age – Radius and ilovebikes don't display the irritating tendencies, or at least I haven't noticed it – it's about threads descending into pointlessness. Yes, we don't have to read them, but we don't know they've turned into irritating to-and-fro-ing by the youthful element until we've waded through a bit.

Yes, the older members of the forum can be annoying too. But it doesn't seem to be concentrated as much within individual threads.

And Joe24, although you don't think spelling and grammar matter, many others of us do. As mentioned above, some forum members have problems with spelling through dyslexia or for other reasons and I think you'll find that we don't have a go at them; however, we assume that if you wanted to write properly you could, and so try to encourage you to do so. It would help your future employment prospects. And don't dismiss that comment as rubbish because part of my job is correcting the spelling of every email and document a colleague writes because the company isn't willing for the impression it makes to be so dragged down; this colleague is a lovely chap but if the company had known how bad he was at writing they might not have employed him. Businesses want to give a good impression and an initial piece of communication, such as an email, goes a long way towards providing that impression.

Radius can do it, why don't you try to out-grammar/out-spell him!

Were you a teacher at some stage aswell? That really is a pretty boring competition. I would much rather do something alot more manly in competition then that.
The spelling and grammer i dont think makes too much difference. This is a place to relax and have a laugh, not keep in full english essay mode.

 

[Joe24]

Yup, the bike will get stripped down. The bottle cage might come off for it aswell this time, as last time I threw my bottle away at the start line.

How long was the TT YU? If i do a 10 i dont bother. If i do 20 i do have one on. But its a small bottle and it is about half full. You still have to remember to keep drinking, because if you dont you will slow down. You just dont want to because your going so hard, which is why knowing the course helps.
It depends on how warm it is aswell, i got slight cramp one time just before the finish line, i pushed through it, but it wasnt as fast as it should of been. If i had a drink on me then i probably would of been faster. That was on a 10 by the way.

 

[Joe24]

Sorry All

*OFF Topic*

Auntie H that is a grate pic of your dog.

*Back on topic*

You thread spoiler you

 

[Young Un]

How long was the TT YU? If i do a 10 i dont bother. If i do 20 i do have one on. But its a small bottle and it is about half full. You still have to remember to keep drinking, because if you dont you will slow down. You just dont want to because your going so hard, which is why knowing the course helps.
It depends on how warm it is aswell, i got slight cramp one time just before the finish line, i pushed through it, but it wasnt as fast as it should of been. If i had a drink on me then i probably would of been faster. That was on a 10 by the way.

The previous TT, and the one I am doing tomorrow are both 10's, and so I don't feel a drinkwas neccesary, I just have a drink on the start line, then have one immediately after I have finished. Even though last weeks TT had 500ft of climbing in just 9.8 miles I still didn't feel as if I needed a drink.

 

[Joe24]

The previous TT, and the one I am doing tomorrow are both 10's, and so I don't feel a drinkwas neccesary, I just have a drink on the start line, then have one immediately after I have finished. Even though last weeks TT had 500ft of climbing in just 9.8 miles I still didn't feel as if I needed a drink.

The TT i do has abit more then that, its not a fast 10 course. Its 10.2miles aswell. Drinking straight before wont do much for you, dont you feel like crap if you do this? You will have a belly full of water while your trying to go fast. I personaly spend the day/mornign drinking slowly, and on the ride down i keep sipping from my bottle. Which keeps me hydrated without meaning i have alot in my belly.
And also meaning theres not much to throw up after if i have pushed that hard.

 

[Young Un]

Nope, I just, like you, keep sipping on the ride down, never taking in more than a swallow's worth at a time and it seems fine, although if I make my lucozade up to strong it does make me feel sick.

 

[Joe24]

Nope, I just, like you, keep sipping on the ride down, never taking in more than a swallow's worth at a time and it seems fine, although if I make my lucozade up to strong it does make me feel sick.

You drink lucozade on a ride? Why?
I just have Tescos high juice, and sometimes mix glucose powder into it if i feel like it. Much cheaper, and better.

 

[Young Un]

You drink lucozade on a ride? Why?
I just have Tescos high juice, and sometimes mix glucose powder into it if i feel like it. Much cheaper, and better.

Its lucozade that I buy in powder form and make up to the strength I like, and I like it and feel that it does make a bit of a difference, and water after it has been baking in my cage is horrible.