View Full Version : My first clipless incident :-)
Hah!
Sorry to disappoint but I didn't fall off :-) I nearly fell
off though as I approached a roundabout and focussed too
intently on the approaching cars before I realised that i
had to stop. Learned to do a track stand for the first time
ever albeit for a couple of seconds.
I managed to polish off the first ten and a bit miles at an
average speed of twenty miles per hour (not bad for a 20
stone lardy pants I think) and completed the thirty five
mile ride at an overall fifteen miles per hour as I was
knackered after the initail burst of enthusiasm :-)
The clipless pedals have certainly assisted my performance
on the bike.
Looks like the other bikes will be getting news
peddles soon.
Vernon in Leeds
> Looks like the other bikes will be getting news
> peddles soon.
A brain fart accounts for the spelling errors
^^^^^^^^^^............
On Sun, 16 May 2004 15:56:37 +0100, "vernon levy"
<not@home.net> wrote (more or less): ...
>I managed to polish off the first ten and a bit miles at an
>average speed of twenty miles per hour (not bad for a 20
>stone lardy pants I think) and completed the thirty five
>mile ride at an overall fifteen miles per hour as
...
>
>The clipless pedals have certainly assisted my performance
>on the bike.
...
What did you used to manage, in the days B.C.?
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"vernon levy" <not@home.net> wrote in message
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> Hah!
>
> Sorry to disappoint but I didn't fall off :-) I nearly
> fell off though as
I
> approached a roundabout and focussed too intently on the
> approaching cars before I realised that i had to stop.
> Learned to do a track stand for the first time ever albeit
> for a couple of seconds.
>
> I managed to polish off the first ten and a bit miles at
> an average speed of twenty miles per hour (not bad for a
> 20 stone lardy pants I think) and completed the thirty
> five mile ride at an overall fifteen miles per hour
as
> I was knackered after the initail burst of enthusiasm :-)
>
> The clipless pedals have certainly assisted my performance
> on the bike.
I wasn't as lucky the other night with my toe straps. I was
riding home and approaching a roundabout where I wanted to
take the first exit. I foolishly used the cycle lane to cut
the corner and soon came up to a pile of glass. I'd not
realised how much more powerful my road bike's brakes were
and came to a more or less instant halt.
Before my brain could work out what to do next and transmit
a "take your
left foot out of the pedals" command, I'd fallen over onto
the grass verge!
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> What did you used to manage, in the days B.C.?
I was 2 mph slower B.C.
For a like for like comparison - last Sunday I did the
ten and a half miles in 34' 31". Today with clipless
pedals 30' 58"
When I did it on the Galaxy it took around 40 minutes but
there again it is a heavier bike and has lower gearing.
Vernon
> I'd not realised how much more powerful my road bike's
> brakes were and
came
> to a more or less instant halt.
This mirrors my experience. I came to a halt faster than
anticipated.
> Before my brain could work out what to do next and
> transmit a "take your left foot out of the pedals"
> command, I'd fallen over onto the grass
verge!
My impromptu trackstand gave me vital thinking time :-)
Doubt that I could do another though!
> > I managed to polish off the first ten and a bit miles at
> > an average speed of twenty miles per hour (not bad for a
> > 20 stone lardy pants I think)
>
> Wow! I would be extremely pleased with that.
I can't wait to get down to what I'm calling my 'fighting
weight' of 15 stone - anything lighter will be a bonus
Hopefully I'll be a stone or two lighter when I start my
LEJoG ride in August - means I can carry more luggage :-)
vernon levy wrote:
> Hah!
>
> Sorry to disappoint but I didn't fall off :-) I nearly
> fell off though as I approached a roundabout and focussed
> too intently on the approaching cars before I realised
> that i had to stop. Learned to do a track stand for the
> first time ever albeit for a couple of seconds.
>
> I managed to polish off the first ten and a bit miles at
> an average speed of twenty miles per hour (not bad for a
> 20 stone lardy pants I think) and completed the thirty
> five mile ride at an overall fifteen miles per hour as I
> was knackered after the initail burst of enthusiasm :-)
>
> The clipless pedals have certainly assisted my performance
> on the bike.
>
> Looks like the other bikes will be getting news
> peddles soon.
I cranked my oldest SPDs up to maximum tension today and
it's still not enough for big hops without occasionally
falling off. I think they're wearing out.
On the bright side I have extended my wheelie record to four
pedal strokes from two by practising on the lawn, and I am
now within 30 seconds of my 11-year old PB for a "10" after
last Thursday's attempt. The bike is the same, but the
U48/10 course I'm riding now is slower, with three 180 deg
turns at roundabouts - the course I rode in my 20s was the
legendary K37/10 dragstrip, which Stuart Dangerfield et al
can ride in under 20 minutes. Like a lot of the good fast
courses - the Swindon U4/10 course on the A419 was the
fastest in the UK - it's about to be killed off by the
installation of traffic lights :-(
"Zog The Undeniable" <hrothgar19@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I cranked my oldest SPDs up to maximum tension today and
> it's still not enough for big hops without occasionally
> falling off. I think they're wearing out.
Most likely your cleats are wearing out. The pedal clips are
much harder.
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On Sun, 16 May 2004 16:40:03 +0100, "vernon levy" <not@home.net> wrote
(more or less):
>
>> What did you used to manage, in the days B.C.?
>
>I was 2 mph slower B.C.
>
>For a like for like comparison - last Sunday I did the
>ten and a half miles in 34' 31". Today with clipless
>pedals 30' 58"
More than a 10% improvement! I may be tempted into going
clipless myself at this rate.
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"vernon levy" <not@home.net> wrote in message
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> > I'd not realised how much more powerful my road bike's
> > brakes were and
> came
> > to a more or less instant halt.
>
> This mirrors my experience. I came to a halt faster than
> anticipated.
>
> > Before my brain could work out what to do next and
> > transmit a "take
your
> > left foot out of the pedals" command, I'd fallen over
> > onto the grass
> verge!
>
> My impromptu trackstand gave me vital thinking time :-)
>
> Doubt that I could do another though!
>
>
Trackstands are the true dark side .. looks good when you
get them right ... I practice at all traffic lights. I fail
6/10. It always depends on how long I have to stop for.
:)
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