Team BKool CycleChat

[bobinski]

I will be there tomorrow night too.

 

[AAAC 76C]

I'll be there, but that is probably the end of my BKool stability. From now on I'll be trying to get as much (real world) time on the time trial bike as possible.

Turns out I can make it tomorrow so I'll be there in the drafting chain.

 

[LBHIFI]

I hope the wifi in whatever restaurant I visit is good. Mallorca is lovely, loads of cyclists, getting depressed already that I'm not one of them.

Perfect weather for cycling I expect?
Where are you on the island?
I'm going there myself in July (Port de Pollenca). Cycling off season, but I find the time between 6:30 and 10 in the morning to be perfect for cycling. That way you can get back in time and do boring none-cycling stuff with the family .

 

[LBHIFI]

Turns out I can make it tomorrow so I'll be there in the drafting chain.

Great AAAC. Someone set a crazy time, averaging almost 47 kph, so I'll need all the drafting assistance I can get to beat that time .

 

[Soarerv8]

I have one. Only used a few times. It is fine though being quite clumsy I find it a faff to set up. If I was looking now I would probably go with sea suckers. Have a look at the road cc review.

Oooh yes thanks for that have just looked and that might well be the solution. Looks very difficult to trust but all the comments seem to suggest it is safe.

 

[<Tommy>]

I don't think I'll make either ride this week. Bit of a shame considering the course sounds like fun but maybe we can do it again another time.

I need to do a short ride just to make sure my bike is dialled in for the weekend but my knee's tender for some reason and I don't want to make it angry...

 

[bobinski]

Perfect weather for cycling I expect?
Where are you on the island?
I'm going there myself in July (Port de Pollenca). Cycling off season, but I find the time between 6:30 and 10 in the morning to be perfect for cycling. That way you can get back in time and do boring none-cycling stuff with the family .[/QUOTE
]LBHIFI and Kipster, can I ask where you are staying? I have looked at club pollenca which gets rave reviews but is very expensive. If I am to go to Mallorca I need to find somewhere family friendly with easily accessible activities for a 10 and a 16 year old.

 

[kipster]

Perfect weather for cycling I expect?
Where are you on the island?
I'm going there myself in July (Port de Pollenca). Cycling off season, but I find the time between 6:30 and 10 in the morning to be perfect for cycling. That way you can get back in time and do boring none-cycling stuff with the family .

In Puerto Pollenca, that was exactly my plan before the broken bone. It will be an even better plan in July to beat the heat.

 

[kipster]

Where in Hoposa Daina Apartments, two adults, two teenagers in a one bedroom apartment (sofa beds for the boys). We included breakfast as we were going to be cycling, now it's just a bonus. The facilities / activities are a bit sparse but it is fine for us. There is a sea water swimming pool. The port is nice but haven't explored too much yet. Off to Formentor later so the wife can get used to driving over here.

If anyone is interested my cycling club put a blog together for their recent cycling trip, I'll dig it out and post it.

 

[Monte]

Its sunny in Somerset this morning, so I'm off out in the real world... I will be online for Saturday's re-run.

 

[kipster]

Where in Hoposa Daina Apartments, two adults, two teenagers in a one bedroom apartment (sofa beds for the boys). We included breakfast as we were going to be cycling, now it's just a bonus. The facilities / activities are a bit sparse but it is fine for us. There is a sea water swimming pool. The port is nice but haven't explored too much yet. Off to Formentor later so the wife can get used to driving over here.

If anyone is interested my cycling club put a blog together for their recent cycling trip, I'll dig it out and post it.

Here is the blog post, http://www.oakleypedalers.co.uk/hola-a-blog-from-majorca-2016/

 

[bobinski]

Ta Kipster, and for the profile post. That blog makes it all sound very enticing especially given the very reasonable cost.

 

[Soarerv8]

So here is a quiet news day question.

Am I the only person here who has gleefully at work told a colleague that they need to rush home as they are in a bike race that evening. Then when asked where you suddenly realise that you have to either make something up or try to explain that it is in the garage with a stack of people you have met online who may or may not be grooming you.

I now don't talk about my online life with my real life contacts!

 

[Brendan Parker]

just had the same conversation this morning after I made the "rabbit to the vet" bullsh't!

"you be careful, don't go and meet any of them on your own!"

funny

 

[CXRAndy]

My wife is getting bored of me mentioning evening races and now outdoor timetrials. I am actually quite torn whether to do 7TT tonight or join in chaingang. Cant be right that I have these thoughts