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BR99, GP4000s, stuff and things
So, where was everybody? Lame excuses such as "Oh, I raced
yesterday", "Oh, I'm in Ballarat with an internet connection", "oooh, it's mother's day today", "I got too drunk lastnight at the beer festival" will be considered just that -- rather poor and lame. I left a few seconds after 7:30, I stopped at the usual first stop to try to find out what the feck was making a racket on the bike. Never did find an answer to that, but at least, perhaps, just for the time being, I have got the shifting almost resembling working correctly, maybe. Essendon caught up to me at said stop -- he got to the start a few minutes late. He was trying to catch up to another rider that looked like Ritcho, but was taking odd routes, and far too slowly for ritcho. Ess found the answer to the GP4000 question. Yes, it turns out, they don't work in the wet either. And at the same roundabout I had trouble on first time I went through it in the wet on the roady. But the wet road offered less friction and his grazing wasn't too bad. Beforehand, going down the steep section of Harris Gully Road, I didn't push it at all -- I left it in the middle ring, a few gears down from the top. I didn't sit in Ess's wake too much either, given that he was spraying water everywhere. Yet, given the complete lack of any wind (!), it was destined to be a fast day -- pity we couldn't put the hammer down. As it was, I could feel wheel slippage down the bottom while doing 78.6km/h, and as such, decided to take it super easy around the roundabout in question. It looked like Ess was taking it quite cautiously too, but I can still remember the moment fate was sealed -- the nastiest section of the roundabout where the camber is going to complete towards out back of ****o bazoo. He took it easy up Kangaroo ground, and yet we still passed a very very slow roadie. Hope he saw the makeshift bandage Ess was holding in one hand as he passed. Heh heh, I am so not uncompetitive Ess decided to take the easy way home (via that bigass hill we usually go right at to avoid -- silly bugger). I went on. Just as I was about to turn off towards Clintons road, the drizzle came in rather heavily (where was that on the radar!?), so I decided to take the super short route -- and got thouroughly drenched anyway. Stopped at the cafe de Burgandy that we stopped at last time I fell^Wrode. Confirmed -- their service is crap. After far too long, I asked where my coffee was, was told they forgot it, and then waited far too long for it to eventually arrive after them being reminded. Watched the drizzle coming down, and watched two 4WDers show me the real purpose of a 4WD in the city -- to conquer the curb when their driving skills don't quite meet the necessary standards of parking. Why didn't I think of that? The cakes may look good, but geez, the service! Got quite cold waiting. Setting off up Col de Burgundy, despite the heavy drizzle, warmed me up nicely Lots of cyclists on the road today. All looking pretty grim. I passed one roady girl, who had mud over her face. Tasty. I also had GP4000s on, and I gave them a good test around one very easy corner. Took it nice and slow, and the wheels still slipped out from underneath me, but due to quick skillful action, they grabbed again. I then whooped it up as I went up the hill. I am teh über-grip legend! Very nice to have fresh socks at work, I do hope I remember to replenish the supply tomorrow. Got back in time to watch both races on the tellie -- I wish, next to the display with the peleton time gap, there was a percentage gradient corresponding to the particular camera we happen to be looking through. I watched nervously as the peleton went through those nasty corners in the wet. And also got the idea that we should hold races on the brick forecourt of the university -- hmmm, slippery action. Don't forget -- BR100 next week! Bring your party hats! And Jono, is the Bike Life 1:20 group still sizable, or indeed happening at all, this time of year? I figured those roads were going to be too wet today to tackle them again... -- TimC Keyboard Not Found: Press F1 to Continue |
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