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[AAAC 76C]

That is a very deceptive stage. It looks flatter than it actually is and kicks you when you don't give it the respect it deserves . I've done it twice and would only consider doing it again if part of a league .

I may try that stage again and see if I can find that glitch that myself and Bridgy have experienced.

Good news is, well for me anyway, fmpando has done 8 stages now and did not relegate myself or Jacob from 2nd and 3rd.
Bill unfortunately has been pushed down to 11th by this.
Pep Tatche is still on 7 stages but sits above Bill in 8th so he is still a threat to my 2nd place but not Bill's 11th
Rob is on Page 1 at 48th
CXR, Worty and Goldwolfie are all on page 2 and Boxers is near the top of page 3.
Not sure if we can count Ryan in our Clan anymore but he sits at 30th with only 7 stages completed so could moves up to the low tens on Bill's heels if he completes stage 8.

 

[AAAC 76C]

One of the few jobs I will do on a car. Disc and pads. It's a great money earner for garages.
Garage: Sir needs new discs and pads.
Me: Will they last a few thousand miles as I can't afford to do them at the moment
Garage: We think that should be ok.
6 or 9 or 10k miles later depending on service interval.
repeat the conversation.
I've saved enough money on not getting them done when advised I've bought a car.

Actually, having seen the wear indicators on the pads on my car, I will leave it until the light comes on next time as there were a couple of thousand miles more on them, and the discs, but seeing as I took the day off and had bought everything I decide to get it all done.

PS: First time I have seen Froome not being able to finish what he started and then loose ground to those he left behind.

 

[Whorty]

I may try that stage again and see if I can find that glitch that myself and Bridgy have experienced.

Good news is, well for me anyway, fmpando has done 8 stages now and did not relegate myself or Jacob from 2nd and 3rd.
Bill unfortunately has been pushed down to 11th by this.
Pep Tatche is still on 7 stages but sits above Bill in 8th so he is still a threat to my 2nd place but not Bill's 11th
Rob is on Page 1 at 48th
CXR, Worty and Goldwolfie are all on page 2 and Boxers is near the top of page 3.
Not sure if we can count Ryan in our Clan anymore but he sits at 30th with only 7 stages completed so could moves up to the low tens on Bill's heels if he completes stage 8.

I need to do stage 1 and 2 again as i did these after I came back travelling and still getting my fitness back.I'm hopeful I can get a minute or two more off my GC time to keep my top 100 placing secure. @theboxers should be in the top 100 too once he finishes the 8th stage - should easily jump above me.

@rob01792 is a rising star on the 1st page - the winter goats league will be interesting this year Need to get my climbing legs on

 

[BILL S]

I think there's still a couple of riders who can bump me down further to 12th or 13th. If it got cooler I could fight back and have a go at the two ahead of me now, but it'll have to get a lot cooler.
The other thing is that I'm off on holiday for a couple of weeks so not sure if/when I'll get the chance to complete the league.

Anyway, Someone else will have to start the chaingang rides for the next two Thursdays and Saturdays as I will not ne able to.

edit: if Stage 9 starts tomorrow it'll be a really good thing that I didn't do a proper ride today.

 

[rob01792]

I need to do stage 1 and 2 again as i did these after I came back travelling and still getting my fitness back.I'm hopeful I can get a minute or two more off my GC time to keep my top 100 placing secure. @theboxers should be in the top 100 too once he finishes the 8th stage - should easily jump above me.

@rob01792 is a rising star on the 1st page - the winter goats league will be interesting this year Need to get my climbing legs on

Just got to try and stay there i reckon i can gain a few minutes on stages 1 and 2 and hopefully everyone else will bugger off on holiday
There still a lot of riders only completed 6 or 7 rides when they catch up that will drop me down

 

[Randyberlin]

i can assure you that i would have rather tried swimming coniston lake than getting up hardknott without said ring ! and i can't swim !! theres steep and there is just stupid ! - sit down and your front wheel starts lifting - stand up and your back wheel spins out i think i am cured of my hill fetish -- till next time maybe definitly want a 34 instead of 38 next time though

Just googled and saw this... crazy

 

[theboxers]

Just googled and saw this... crazy

The insanity is that this is one of the easier ones .

 

[berty bassett]

The insanity is that this is one of the easier ones .

even going down was daunting - woke up today and i have bruises on top of my thumbs where they were wedged into the hoods taking all my weight - day off today and kirkstone pass on monday - never been up here before and its stunning

 

[AAAC 76C]

Just googled and saw this... crazy

That does look a bit like swimming to me!

 

[kipster]

Just googled and saw this... crazy

You need to check out the Fred Whitton challenge, it gets to Handknott after 80 ish miles of other hills in the Lake District. A couple of guys from the club did it this year. Fortunately they had good weather, one did it last year when the weather as kind and hand a couple of offs and a walk up Hardknott.

http://www.fredwhittonchallenge.co.uk/

 

[theboxers]

You need to check out the Fred Whitton challenge, it gets to Handknott after 80 ish miles of other hills in the Lake District. A couple of guys from the club did it this year. Fortunately they had good weather, one did it last year when the weather as kind and hand a couple of offs and a walk up Hardknott.

http://www.fredwhittonchallenge.co.uk/

No deleted way am I going to be doing that any time soon . Big Kudos to the ladies and Lunatics that do that ride .

 

[AAAC 76C]

No deleted way am I going to be doing that any time soon . Big Kudos to the ladies and Lunatics that do that ride .

Make a Goats session from it!

 

[theboxers]

Make a Goats session from it!

There's a good 15 mile one for the Stelvio to have a go at

 

[Whorty]

Found an interesting ride that others might like (http://www.bkool.com/bkoolSessionHistory/showSessionSummary/2804440) -- 7km up followed by 5km down. Average incline of over 9%, with some sections of 30% and many 15-20%. Very hard but a good workout Even the down was hard Could be a future chain gang ride?

 

[BILL S]

Found an interesting ride that others might like (http://www.bkool.com/bkoolSessionHistory/showSessionSummary/2804440) -- 7km up followed by 5km down. Average incline of over 9%, with some sections of 30% and many 15-20%. Very hard but a good workout Even the down was hard Could be a future chain gang ride?

Sounds good Whorty.

I just did stage 9 of the summer cup and it was quite tough. Took me over 56 minutes which was almost 9 minutes slower than AID.