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[Asa Post]

Today I rode up the Col de la Madeleine. It's a lovely route.
If anyone else is thinking of doing it, I can offer some advice..

DON'T

unless you're a masochist and well insured. I almost fell off the bike at the end, and I still can't walk properly.
At least I avoided throwing up .

Tomorrow's ride may be cancelled.

 

[harly]

Today I rode up the Col de la Madeleine. It's a lovely route.
If anyone else is thinking of doing it, I can offer some advice..

DON'T

unless you're a masochist and well insured. I almost fell off the bike at the end, and I still can't walk properly.
At least I avoided throwing up .

Tomorrow's ride may be cancelled.

Ha ha yes thats a canny session
Don't think it'll be on my to do list just yet

 

[Peteaud]

Advice taken

 

[Shanks]

Anyone else using a carbon framed bike on their BKool? I swapped my bikes over this week so that my usual trainer one, the heavy old winter/training bike is now on the road and my summer carbon 'good' bike is now on the Bkool for the winter. Went out on the club run this morning and had at least two people saying I shouldn't use carbon bikes in a turbo. A quick look through the various forums it seems this is a regular question with no definitive answers so wondered what you folks thought? Cheers

 

[Shanks]

Huh Col de la Madelaine I had a look at that one and have decided your advice is absolutely right.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Anyone else using a carbon framed bike on their BKool? I swapped my bikes over this week so that my usual trainer one, the heavy old winter/training bike is now on the road and my summer carbon 'good' bike is now on the Bkool for the winter. Went out on the club run this morning and had at least two people saying I shouldn't use carbon bikes in a turbo. A quick look through the various forums it seems this is a regular question with no definitive answers so wondered what you folks thought? Cheers

why ever not??

 

[Shanks]

why ever not??

A very good question, and not one I had even considered until this weekend. There is a lot of chatter about the increased strain flexing carbon bikes and possibly causing stress damage. The one consistent point I've noticed though is that despite all the noise about how this shouldn't be done I've not found a single post where anyone has said "hey, I put a carbon bike on a trainer and broke it".

I guess I may just be over sensitive to potential damage, the bike is still fairly new and I can still see the dent in my savings account from the purchase I'll put it down to internet myth and carry on. Cheers

 

[Andrew_P]

The only comfort I would take is watching the pro's warm up and down on Turbo's I assume they are using their own race bikes when they do this.

 

[Shanks]

Hi, I've seen this too and it's what makes me think that it's probably ok. However, the big difference for me is that whilst Froome and the rest may pound away on a turbo pre and post race, if it breaks their bike another one is just waiting round the corner and won't cost him penny or more importantly involve a very difficult conversation with his wife

 

[Peteaud]

Cant see any reason why you cant.

The front wheel and rear axle are still talking the weight, there is a certain amount of movement in the trainer as well, so i cant see an issue.

 

[harly]

just done a little session around brighton useing google earth for whatever reason the map was a lot better buildings were actually stood up compared to the flat maps ive been on made it bit more interesting alltho kept getting lost behind everything hope they do more like that up this way

 

[BigonaBianchi]

http://www.bkool.com/bkoolSessionHistory/showSessionSummary?sessionSummaryId=507726

Brighton looks like it's been nuked lol! You can see beach huts and the pavillion etc pretty cool really. Big plus is there are no wombat drivers!

 

[harly]

http://www.bkool.com/bkoolSessionHistory/showSessionSummary?sessionSummaryId=507726

Brighton looks like it's been nuked lol! You can see beach huts and the pavillion etc pretty cool really. Big plus is there are no wombat drivers!

Blimey you annihilated me ha ha , bit of a random map that but canny

 

[kipster]

I'm being banished to the garage , so laptop built, powerline adaptor at the ready. The Brighton ride will be the test ride for my new environment! If I don't do the ride I will have had a technology failure!

 

[Torvil]

Can decide whether to join the club on the chain gang tonight, in the wind, or do an indoor session.
Are there any good ones running tonight?