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Was in London for the last week or so for work (body is still running on UK
time I think) and my impressions of cycling in London (mainly around the West End) a Folding bikes are everywhere.....saw more in a day than I have ever seen in Aust. Black framed hybrids seem to be almost the norm. Helmet usage was probably around 30% or less. Did see some couriers riding fixies with no brakes and of course no helmets. Quite a few had spoke cards of some description as well. Plenty of old-style roadies with downtube shifters. Most of the bikes were what I would consider a pub bike......not much bling on show. Majority of riders were in street or work clothes and most bikes had flat pedals on them and riders in normal shoes. Mudguards were pretty well par for the course as it drizzled rain pretty regularly. Plenty of riders had whistle in their mouth and would blow it at pedestrians. Understandable given that the pedestrians seem to adopt a group mentality where if one starts to walk, they all start to walk regardless of the lights or traffic. Saw lots of bikes chained to posts, railings, etc that had wheels or seatposts missing.....also plenty that had the wheel with the lock through it buckled because it couldn't be stolen. Better try to get some sleep......have to get up and ride to work in three hours!!! Gags |
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Gags wrote:
Was in London for the last week or so for work (body is still running on UK time I think) and my impressions of cycling in London (mainly around the West End) a Folding bikes are everywhere.....saw more in a day than I have ever seen in Aust. Black framed hybrids seem to be almost the norm. Helmet usage was probably around 30% or less. Did see some couriers riding fixies with no brakes and of course no helmets. Quite a few had spoke cards of some description as well. Plenty of old-style roadies with downtube shifters. Most of the bikes were what I would consider a pub bike......not much bling on show. Majority of riders were in street or work clothes and most bikes had flat pedals on them and riders in normal shoes. Mudguards were pretty well par for the course as it drizzled rain pretty regularly. Plenty of riders had whistle in their mouth and would blow it at pedestrians. Understandable given that the pedestrians seem to adopt a group mentality where if one starts to walk, they all start to walk regardless of the lights or traffic. Saw lots of bikes chained to posts, railings, etc that had wheels or seatposts missing.....also plenty that had the wheel with the lock through it buckled because it couldn't be stolen. Better try to get some sleep......have to get up and ride to work in three hours!!! Gags And you have to get ready for that big race this weekend! Tam |
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Tamyka Bell of "Flashers of Brilliance" wrote:
Gags wrote: Was in London for the last week or so for work (body is still running on UK time I think) snip And you have to get ready for that big race this weekend! Sounds perfect. When you're tired & had enough Gags will be wide awake and ready to ride through the night Parbs |
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Parbs wrote:
Tamyka Bell of "Flashers of Brilliance" wrote: Gags wrote: Was in London for the last week or so for work (body is still running on UK time I think) snip And you have to get ready for that big race this weekend! Sounds perfect. When you're tired & had enough Gags will be wide awake and ready to ride through the night Parbs I've got my skin-coloured singlet ready to go for the flashes... hmmm, classy. There's a lot of fire trail in that course, 52% I think I read - is that normal? BTW Gags is gonna get plenty of rest between my laps. I'm a firm believer in slow and steady wins the race (despite the fact that I have only ever experienced evidence to the contrary). T |
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Tamyka Bell wrote:
There's a lot of fire trail in that course, 52% I think I read - is that normal? The published track & the actual track are going to be different. There's a lot on that map that doesn't really make sense. I think there will be about 55% singletrack, 45% fire road which is pretty normal for the event. The amount of ST has been increasing over the years BTW Gags is gonna get plenty of rest between my laps. I'm a firm believer in slow and steady wins the race (despite the fact that I have only ever experienced evidence to the contrary). If you can keep churning the laps out during the night you never know. There is some tough competition in your class but in 24hrs a lot can happen. Parbs |
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Parbs wrote:
Tamyka Bell wrote: There's a lot of fire trail in that course, 52% I think I read - is that normal? The published track & the actual track are going to be different. There's a lot on that map that doesn't really make sense. I think there will be about 55% singletrack, 45% fire road which is pretty normal for the event. The amount of ST has been increasing over the years BTW Gags is gonna get plenty of rest between my laps. I'm a firm believer in slow and steady wins the race (despite the fact that I have only ever experienced evidence to the contrary). If you can keep churning the laps out during the night you never know. There is some tough competition in your class but in 24hrs a lot can happen. And this time, I'm bringing a chain tool! Tam |
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On Mon, 2 Oct 2006 02:03:52 +1000, Gags wrote:
Plenty of riders had whistle in their mouth and would blow it at pedestrians. Understandable given that the pedestrians seem to adopt a group mentality where if one starts to walk, they all start to walk regardless of the lights or traffic. Maybe they learned this from groups of roadies :-) -- Home page: http://members.westnet.com.au/mvw |
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Gags Wrote: Was in London for the last week or so for work (body is still running on UK time I think) and my impressions of cycling in London (mainly around the West End) a Folding bikes are everywhere.....saw more in a day than I have ever seen in Aust. You can take a folder on public transport in peak hour, you're not allowed to take on a normal bike. Given that many workers in London commute by train at least an hour each way it's easy to understand the attraction of folders. -- EuanB |
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Tamyka Bell wrote:
There's a lot of fire trail in that course, 52% I think I read - is that normal? BTW Gags is gonna get plenty of rest between my laps. I'm a firm believer in slow and steady wins the race slow and steady finishes in one piece cheers, kim |
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"Tamyka Bell" wrote in message ... Parbs wrote: Tamyka Bell of "Flashers of Brilliance" wrote: Gags wrote: Was in London for the last week or so for work (body is still running on UK time I think) snip And you have to get ready for that big race this weekend! Sounds perfect. When you're tired & had enough Gags will be wide awake and ready to ride through the night Parbs I've got my skin-coloured singlet ready to go for the flashes... hmmm, classy. There's a lot of fire trail in that course, 52% I think I read - is that normal? BTW Gags is gonna get plenty of rest between my laps. I'm a firm believer in slow and steady wins the race (despite the fact that I have only ever experienced evidence to the contrary). Why is Tam racing in the first place. Surely her place is at home taking care of her husband and kids. I urge her to consider only church, kitchen and nursery. If she wants to go out for a nice easy spin on her bike on a Sunday, that is OK, but anything beyond that is an abomination. I think Tam may be an aborigine she is so uncivilized for a woman. Either that, or she is really a man in sheep's clothing. Why does not Tam stay home and be the humble and dutiful housewife that she was meant to be from the moment of her birth. Regards, Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota |
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