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[Add]

That was exactly my plan Bill. 825 watts at the start.... I eased fractionally after a few seconds of starting, seeing you right behind me (I thought Bill will ease and let me on his wheel - bingo drafting city here we come and there's no way I am going to be dropped). I thought I could jump in behind you but you came steaming past & I completely misjudged it and before I could do anything about it I was fighting lactic and trying to settle my breathing from the starting effort - when AAAC, Rick, Guy and then Jonbon also came past. I tried to hang in there but with the same result, lactic & breath not fast enough so I had the pleasure of seeing you disappear then the others as well, after danging like a numpty for what seemed like ages. I knew straight away that you guys would pull ahead straight away which further added to my sense of frustration/ helplessness/ anger. I thought, as I have before in many road races.....just ease...go on..a couple of seconds....go on....but no. Bang. Gone.

Plan B was a Bridgy 2 up, and then that morphed into Bridgy and Add for what I thought was going to be a 3 up.....what I should have then done was swallow my professional pride and actually waited for the Bridgy/Add express (was only 10 seconds for quite a while) and then join forces so the group size was more even, but our group would still have lost although the margins might have been closer, three of us would have had a better workout, practised our drafting and felt better about the ride. After all, any polished group should be able to whip a bloke on his own, unless youre Indurain/ Tony Martin/ Brad.....I have alway struggled with easing back after an intense effort then reapplying that same effort..just screws my legs....need to work on some jumping intervals. We need an A group, B group C group etc. Just like our real club tuesday night chaingang otherwise its going to end up in a series of riders individual TT's

Bear in mind that the Bridgy/Adam express sh*t it's pants and dropped a carriage at the foot of that rather unpleasant 'tump' at the end.

 

[Add]

Hahaha!
Sorry but i can't resist:

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Would that be a camel's butt?

 

[Soarerv8]

Would that be a camel's butt?

You do realise that underneath that image it now states "Add likes this"

 

[Add]

You do realise that underneath that image it now states "Add likes this"

Mmmm, yes, might not have thought that through!

 

[kipster]

Bear in mind that the Bridgy/Adam express sh*t it's pants and dropped a carriage at the foot of that rather unpleasant 'tump' at the end.

I'll try to avoid mechanical failures and stay with you guys as long as I can next week, and do my bit out front, but ultimately you're both that bit stronger than me and are most probably better tacticians.

 

[camlo]

Ok, I think I get it.....
Lots of farting and scratching (much the same at home)
Lots of excuses before rides followed by max effort and chasing down friends / foes (much the same at home)
Lots of bike lingo which means nothing to me (much the same at home)

Just for the record I am neither young, beautiful or indeed a trophy but if being in a gang (other than the pirates) helps me find my mojo then i hope its ok to pop in occasionally.

Ps does anyone else have a spray of rubber up the wall behind their turbo because I am SICK of seeing tyres shredded by the hilly climbs..... How to stop??

 

[bridgy]

I'll try to avoid mechanical failures and stay with you guys as long as I can next week, and do my bit out front, but ultimately you're both that bit stronger than me and are most probably better tacticians.

I don't know about better tactician - the extent of my tactics are get a good start, and keep going as hard as possible, doing a bit of drafting with someone if possible (i.e rarely!) - and that's it!

 

[Add]

Ssh please lads, the wife is in the room! Meet Camlo, aka Mary, aka 'yes of course I will Dear'.
She typed this yesterday, but forgot to hit Post Reply, so that's why it might seem a bit out of sync!

 

[Randyberlin]

Ok, I think I get it.....
Lots of farting and scratching (much the same at home)
Lots of excuses before rides followed by max effort and chasing down friends / foes (much the same at home)
Lots of bike lingo which means nothing to me (much the same at home)

Just for the record I am neither young, beautiful or indeed a trophy but if being in a gang (other than the pirates) helps me find my mojo then i hope its ok to pop in occasionally.

Ps does anyone else have a spray of rubber up the wall behind their turbo because I am SICK of seeing tyres shredded by the hilly climbs..... How to stop??

When Adam is riding insist on him using a gator skin hard shell tire 32mm with no more than 50 psi.

 

[Add]

The Bridgy, Kipster, Adski Express. I like it, if I can keep up that is.

 

[Add]

When Adam is riding insist on him using a gator skin hard shell tire 32mm with no more than 50 psi.

Well that deserves a "pfffft"!

 

[camlo]

Gator skin hard shell what???? ... I knew you lot talked in a foreign language.
I'll stick to riding....

 

[<Tommy>]

Ps does anyone else have a spray of rubber up the wall behind their turbo because I am SICK of seeing tyres shredded by the hilly climbs..... How to stop??

Welcome camlo!

I don't get the same spray of rubber I'm afraid but then Adam seems to go a bit faster than me...

Maybe if you give Adam a speed limit, you'd avoid the rubber skid mark, and I'd have a chance of beating him for a change!

 

[Soarerv8]

The Bridgy, Kipster, Adski Express. I like it, if I can keep up that is.

Like the cycling version of the human centipede

 

[Soarerv8]

Ok, I think I get it.....
Lots of farting and scratching (much the same at home)
Lots of excuses before rides followed by max effort and chasing down friends / foes (much the same at home)
Lots of bike lingo which means nothing to me (much the same at home)

Just for the record I am neither young, beautiful or indeed a trophy but if being in a gang (other than the pirates) helps me find my mojo then i hope its ok to pop in occasionally.

Ps does anyone else have a spray of rubber up the wall behind their turbo because I am SICK of seeing tyres shredded by the hilly climbs..... How to stop??

Welcome Camlo aka Adam's unpaid carer.

I just get one of my children to stand behind me when I cycle, much easier to wash them than the wall.