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[Soarerv8]

Just drawing pins(thumb tacks over here) flip flops are the same

Or more excitingly thongs in the southern hemisphere.

 

[BILL S]

I was thinking the same thing WRT the shoes. Then pondered if a road shoe would be more aerodynamic in the context of a spinning crank than a mtb shoe. .

Road shoes:
Lighter (you're pulling those weights up and down thousands of times)
Stiffer (Transfer the power to the pedals better)
Cleats (you can push and pull as hard as you like and they wont pull out. The load is spread much better on the shoe sole with the road cleat).

 

[<Tommy>]

Excellent

Now we've got that sorted I can start taking the p!ss with complete impunity!

Quite right randy, sorry for derailing the thread. Promise the next time I get all soppy there will be drink involved. At which point I may or may not declare my love for everyone. (History says I probably will. Sorry...)

 

[Add]

Right Soarer, if it's trash talking you want....
your mother is a hamster and your father smells of elderberries!

 

[bobinski]

Hey hey hey. I don't like to cast aspersions but these last few posts have bordered on being polite. Almost nice. Let's just stop that right now.

Spot on Randy, it's all become rather British. Truth is we are all in a Tea room at the moment having a cuppa with cucumber sandwiches while posting to keep up the pretence of being apart. Camlo's brought Adam down too, though he is medicated. Berts regaling us, through bloodshot eye,with his sprint for the finish the other night. Bills nearly tripped up a few times in his spdl's. Seems he never takes them off...Makes it harder to post something acerbic say when Franken, sorry, Soarer is sat opposite. Though I think he is staring TT down. Hard to tell coz of the strange eye but...

 

[BILL S]

I was thinking the same thing WRT the shoes. Then pondered if a road shoe would be more aerodynamic in the context of a spinning crank than a mtb shoe. Then realized I've got far more important things to ponder...

I do want to run my mtn bike on the turbo for the lower gears. Apparently wahoo has a thru axle adapter now, so I need to get that ordered.

I ran my mountain bike on the turbo and just cut two old spindles down and put one in each side. Worked a treat.

 

[BILL S]

Right Soarer, if it's trash talking you want....
your mother is a hamster and your father smells of elderberries!

As long as Soarer doesn't know the cockney rhyming slang meaning of those, you should be ok.

 

[bobinski]

Bob, don't tell me you're still using mtn bike shoes and cleats. Those are great for commuting but you really need proper road race shoes and cleats for this game. And don't worry about having to bridge the gap next time because my start time is 15 seconds behind yours so it's me who has to bridge the gap. In theory, if I can catch you (and that's a big if) we'll have a better chance to haul in the others if we work together.
As for the warming up, thanks for the tip. Nothing elaborate for me though, just a steady 200-250 watts uphill for half an hour seems to work fine.

Nothing elaborate just a steady 200-250. In a warm up...

You are most certainly right about pedal and shoes.I have been contemplating changing this past year or so. Looks like speedplays for me. Problem is finding wide enough fitting shoes for my flat over pronating hobbit feet. Hardly anyone sticks wide fitting so have to buy on spec. Still, got to be worth a few watts especially on climbs.

Oh, and I am pretty sure you were faster than me by a greater margin. I assume Geoff has averaged things out so will be trickier to keep you at bay. Might even be better to "let" you catch me earlier, save some energy and draft like diddly.

 

[Add]

As long as Soarer doesn't know the cockney rhyming slang meaning of those, you should be ok.

Or if he is familiar with the Knights that say "Ni!"

 

[Randyberlin]

Spot on Randy, it's all become rather British. Truth is we are all in a Tea room at the moment having a cuppa with cucumber sandwiches while posting to keep up the pretence of being apart. Camlo's brought Adam down too, though he is medicated. Berts regaling us, through bloodshot eye,with his sprint for the finish the other night. Bills nearly tripped up a few times in his spdl's. Seems he never takes them off...Makes it harder to post something acerbic say when Franken, sorry, Soarer is sat opposite. Though I think he is staring TT down. Hard to tell coz of the strange eye but...

I knew it!!!

 

[Soarerv8]

Right Soarer, if it's trash talking you want....
your mother is a hamster and your father smells of elderberries!

How very dare you insult hamsters and elderberries in that way!

 

[Soarerv8]

Road shoes:
Lighter (you're pulling those weights up and down thousands of times)
Stiffer (Transfer the power to the pedals better)
Cleats (you can push and pull as hard as you like and they wont pull out. The load is spread much better on the shoe sole with the road cleat).

Oh well annoyingly that does make quite a bit of sense regarding the heavy shoes even when they are full of heavy feet.

 

[Soarerv8]

Or if he is familiar with the Knights that say "Ni!"

 

[Add]

Sorry to take up so much space with completely unrelated to cycling stuff, but this scene is still my favourite of any film I have watched. I just laughed again now rereading it.


Bridgekeeper: Stop. Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three, ere the other side he see.

Sir Lancelot: Ask me the questions, bridgekeeper. I am not afraid.

Bridgekeeper: What... is your name?

Sir Lancelot: My name is Sir Lancelot of Camelot.

Bridgekeeper: What... is your quest?

Sir Lancelot: To seek the Holy Grail.

Bridgekeeper: What... is your favourite colour?

Sir Lancelot: Blue.

Bridgekeeper: Go on. Off you go.

Sir Lancelot: Oh, thank you. Thank you very much.

Sir Robin: That's easy.

Bridgekeeper: Stop. Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three, ere the other side he see.

Sir Robin: Ask me the questions, bridgekeeper. I'm not afraid.

Bridgekeeper: What... is your name?

Sir Robin: Sir Robin of Camelot.

Bridgekeeper: What... is your quest?

Sir Robin: To seek the Holy Grail.

Bridgekeeper: What... is the capital of Assyria?

[pause]

Sir Robin: I don't know that.

[he is thrown over the edge into the volcano]

Sir Robin: Auuuuuuuugh.

Bridgekeeper: Stop. What... is your name?

Galahad: Sir Galahad of Camelot.

Bridgekeeper: What... is your quest?

Galahad: I seek the Grail.

Bridgekeeper: What... is your favourite colour?

Galahad: Blue. No, yel...

[he is also thrown over the edge]

Galahad: auuuuuuuugh.

Bridgekeeper: Hee hee heh. Stop. What... is your name?

King Arthur: It is 'Arthur', King of the Britons.

Bridgekeeper: What... is your quest?

King Arthur: To seek the Holy Grail.

Bridgekeeper: What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

King Arthur: What do you mean? An African or European swallow?

Bridgekeeper: Huh? I... I don't know that.

[he is thrown over]

Bridgekeeper: Auuuuuuuugh.

Sir Bedevere: How do know so much about swallows?

King Arthur: Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know.

 

[Randyberlin]

I'll have to see if my wife will let me stream it tonight. I forgot about that scene.
Just so you don't think I am a complete waste at work. I'm calibrating ( as in I pushed a button and am watching the machine calibrate itself.