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Hiring a fast bike?
Hi,
today on my ride home from work, I managed to beat my personal best average speed by 0.3 mph. Not a big gain, but I was pleased about it. I ride a touring bike, an old Harry Hall frame with mudguards, rack, 25c wide tyres, and had a pannier on one side. I have often been curious about whether I'd go +loads+ faster on a posh sporty bike, instead of a touring bike. I'm not so affluent as to go out and buy a posh sports bike just to try it out. So - does anyone have any experience of hiring posh sporty bikes? A quick google for 'cheshire bike hire' returns the standard mtb hire type things, but not a lot else. It's probably a silly query really, but I thought I'd run it past uk.rec.cycling to see what others thought. I suppose borrowing someone's bike would be another option, but I don't know anyone with a posh bike, so that rules that out. Thanks Jim |
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news.plus.net wrote:
It's probably a silly query really, but I thought I'd run it past uk.rec.cycling to see what others thought. I suppose borrowing someone's bike would be another option, but I don't know anyone with a posh bike, so that rules that out. Look up your local club and get to know the Chain Gang. That way you'll soon know someone with a posh bike. Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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Look up your local club and get to know the Chain Gang. That way you'll
soon know someone with a posh bike. That's a good idea - but I'm busy with kids and family at weekends and evenings. I commute to work, which is about the only time I ride. Sorry to be awkward. I realise I'm probably asking a daft question... |
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On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 02:08:22 +0100
Rob Morley wrote: I have often been curious about whether I'd go +loads+ faster on a posh sporty bike, instead of a touring bike. It won't make a huge difference, assuming that you normally pump your tyres up and your current gearing suits you. The change in geometry can spur the body on into putting in more effort to go fast. And if you're in decent shape, it's painless. Some years back, I borrowed a racing bike and took it for a spin. I was on hols in Northumberland at the time, having taken just over three days to cycle from Bath (that's ~100 miles/day solo with full camping gear, so I must've been in decent shape). The big difference the racer made was that suddenly my speed on the uphills felt fast - it had probably at least doubled from my normal unhurried plod. -- not me guv |
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On Aug 1, 10:00 pm, "news.plus.net" i-am-a-ro...@little-pink-
nose.com wrote: Look up your local club and get to know the Chain Gang. That way you'll soon know someone with a posh bike. That's a good idea - but I'm busy with kids and family at weekends and evenings. I commute to work, which is about the only time I ride. Sorry to be awkward. I realise I'm probably asking a daft question... Not at all. I have several times casually looked into hiring road bikes for friends who fancy joining in the fun for a weekend, and like you have drawn something of a blank. I don't know if there simply isn't the market (anyone who wants to ride a road bike goes out and buys one, everyone else just want to hire something "simple") or if I'm just looking in the wrong places. |
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ups.com... I have several times casually looked into hiring road bikes for friends who fancy joining in the fun for a weekend, and like you have drawn something of a blank. I don't know if there simply isn't the market (anyone who wants to ride a road bike goes out and buys one, everyone else just want to hire something "simple") or if I'm just looking in the wrong places. Unhelpful answer - the bike shops near the famous cols in the alps and pyrenees rent out fairly good road bikes :-) cheers, clive |
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"Ace" wrote in message
... As an aside, the "Tour d'Alsace" came along our road yesterday - looked to be quite a large event, but surely it won't be the same top teams as the TdeF, so soon after that finished, would it? The big teams normally have enough riders for more than one event, but yes, I wouldn't expect to be seeing the TdF riders in there, and the team mix will be different. cheers, clive |
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Tony Raven wrote:
wrote: I have several times casually looked into hiring road bikes for friends who fancy joining in the fun for a weekend, and like you have drawn something of a blank. I don't know if there simply isn't the market (anyone who wants to ride a road bike goes out and buys one, everyone else just want to hire something "simple") or if I'm just looking in the wrong places. Its rare to find even bike shops that sell road bikes these days - they are nearly all mountain bikes or hybrids - so finding someone who rents a not very popular type of bike is going to be hard. The best bet is to find a road bike shop and arrange a test ride. Tony prob depends on area where i live (kingston upon thames area) lot of the bike shops stock road bikes though they do still stock mountain bikes, or most do any way. persumbly to cope with richmound park or some such. roger -- www.rogermerriman.com |
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