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I've joined the dark side. Twice.
So I live pretty near the centre of London now. Nearest mountain biking is ooh, a long way out. I try and get out some weekends, but I just don't get to ride enough. I decided to build a commuter. A rag tag job; cheap frame from eBay, bits scrounged off of bike classified forums, etc. Only it got a bit out of hand though, and is now smattered with Ultegra and new wheels. It's an SS. It's fixed. It nearly killed me on its first outing... Lovely though the fixed is, it's not so good for the longer rides. I found this out after I rode the (hilly) course for the GB triathlon champs with my brother. It hurt. Solution? Pick up a second hand road bike! Now have a Specialized Allez Comp which makes me smile and scares me in equal measures. Whilst I'm in confession mode, I've also raced. Did ok actually... At some point I'll do an RR of our trip to Wales, where we met up with Spademan. Mucho fun. Hope you're all keeping well, bomba |
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bomba wrote:
I've joined the dark side. Twice. So I live pretty near the centre of London now. Nearest mountain biking is ooh, a long way out. I try and get out some weekends, but I just don't get to ride enough. I decided to build a commuter. A rag tag job; cheap frame from eBay, bits scrounged off of bike classified forums, etc. Only it got a bit out of hand though, and is now smattered with Ultegra and new wheels. It's an SS. It's fixed. It nearly killed me on its first outing... Lovely though the fixed is, it's not so good for the longer rides. I found this out after I rode the (hilly) course for the GB triathlon champs with my brother. It hurt. Solution? Pick up a second hand road bike! Now have a Specialized Allez Comp which makes me smile and scares me in equal measures. Whilst I'm in confession mode, I've also raced. Did ok actually... At some point I'll do an RR of our trip to Wales, where we met up with Spademan. Mucho fun. Hope you're all keeping well, bomba I forgive you. We all have skeletons in the closet. Here is my little secret team issue: http://www.pchospital.net/road_kill -- o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o www.schnauzers.ws |
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"bomba" wrote in message news I've joined the dark side. Twice. So I live pretty near the centre of London now. Nearest mountain biking is ooh, a long way out. I try and get out some weekends, but I just don't get to ride enough. I decided to build a commuter. A rag tag job; cheap frame from eBay, bits scrounged off of bike classified forums, etc. Only it got a bit out of hand though, and is now smattered with Ultegra and new wheels. It's an SS. It's fixed. It nearly killed me on its first outing... Lovely though the fixed is, it's not so good for the longer rides. I found this out after I rode the (hilly) course for the GB triathlon champs with my brother. It hurt. Solution? Pick up a second hand road bike! Now have a Specialized Allez Comp which makes me smile and scares me in equal measures. Whilst I'm in confession mode, I've also raced. Did ok actually... At some point I'll do an RR of our trip to Wales, where we met up with Spademan. Mucho fun. Hope you're all keeping well, bomba Hey Jon - good to hear from you gay roadie scum self again ',;~}~ Glad you al had fun in The Wales. Shaun aRe -- The use of absolutes is never appropriate. |
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Fixed gear, wow impresive dude!
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Alright Jon. Its worse than I thought. First the marathon running then
the xc racing, then your brother the DH champ takes up triathlons. Theres something in that shandy you southerners drink, return to Germany asap and get some proper beers down ya neck before its too late! |
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spademan o---[) * wrote:
Alright Jon. Its worse than I thought. First the marathon running then the xc racing, then your brother the DH champ takes up triathlons. Theres something in that shandy you southerners drink, return to Germany asap and get some proper beers down ya neck before its too late! Spadey, please get your arse over there before he's gone for good. And don't forget the ER care package: http://www.onlinesports.com/images/ssg-dd-1.jpg http://www.springfish.com/turner/dhr.jpg http://photos1.blogger.com/img/182/1...brown%20re.jpg Hurry, there's still time!!!! -- Slack |
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bomba says I've joined the dark side. Twice. Hope you're all keeping well, bomba Good to hear from you. Keeping the wheels rolling is a good thing... even if it's *gasp* road wheels. Cheers Jimbo(san) -- Jimbo(san) |
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Slack wrote: spademan o---[) * wrote: Alright Jon. Its worse than I thought. First the marathon running then the xc racing, then your brother the DH champ takes up triathlons. Theres something in that shandy you southerners drink, return to Germany asap and get some proper beers down ya neck before its too late! Spadey, please get your arse over there before he's gone for good. And don't forget the ER care package: http://www.onlinesports.com/images/ssg-dd-1.jpg http://www.springfish.com/turner/dhr.jpg http://photos1.blogger.com/img/182/1...brown%20re.jpg Hurry, there's still time!!!! -- Slack That's pretty funny... Bomba, the road hours will make you remember how much you enjoy the mtb once you hit the dirt. Whatcha running on the fixie? Also, as a group, how do we feel about unicycles? /s |
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blubberpuss wrote: Also, as a group, how do we feel about unicycles? /s I think unicycles are awesome.. Unfortunatly for me I sold my uni and I miss it... A few weeks ago we came across a father and son on mtb unicycles doing all kinds of cool stuff... The kid was faster than me on descents. Amazing stuff -- Jimbo(san) |
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Who are you?
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