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You can get up to 25km/h into the force 5.
You've targetted a cyclist in the distance and you're catching him.
He's a serious looking chap on a campy equipped racer.
You've done it on your Raleigh Record Sprint winter bike, complete with
mudguards, lights, etc.

That's what annoys me - my clubmates who turn up on any old iron with down
shifters and mudguards with old drinks bottles at the bottom. I'm on a new
Trek 1400 that I use as a winter bike and I still get a kicking. Still these
guys are Cat 1 racers, so what do I expect!

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Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net

I went out for my 1st "hard ride" of the year Wednesday lunchtime to do some
intense efforts up the back of Portsdown Hill. Just as I reached the bottom
to have my first go, another roadie went up the other way with lights,
panniers, big winter jacket etc. So I turned round thinking "ha, easy prey",
& went after him. After about a minute of climbing I had almost reeled him
in. Then he turned round, saw me, stood up and well. ... er... just rode
away from me really. It was all very demoralising. If you read this and
think "Ah that was me!" Well, I hate you and I hope you get lots of
punctures this year:-)

Russell
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You can get up to 25km/h into the force 5.
You've targetted a cyclist in the distance and you're catching him.
He's a serious looking chap on a campy equipped racer.
You've done it on your Raleigh Record Sprint winter bike, complete with
mudguards, lights, etc.

That's what annoys me - my clubmates who turn up on any old iron with down
shifters and mudguards with old drinks bottles at the bottom. I'm on a new
Trek 1400 that I use as a winter bike and I still get a kicking. Still

these

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guys are Cat 1 racers, so what do I expect!

--
Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net

Russell said:

I went out for my 1st "hard ride" of the year Wednesday lunchtime to do some
intense efforts up the back of Portsdown Hill. Just as I reached the bottom
to have my first go, another roadie went up the other way with lights,
panniers, big winter jacket etc. So I turned round thinking "ha, easy prey",
& went after him. After about a minute of climbing I had almost reeled him
in. Then he turned round, saw me, stood up and well. ... er... just rode
away from me really. It was all very demoralising. If you read this and
think "Ah that was me!" Well, I hate you and I hope you get lots of
punctures this year:-)

Twas probably Mr Kahn of this parish half way thorugh a 400... ;-)

...d

Russell said:

I went out for my 1st "hard ride" of the year Wednesday lunchtime to do some
intense efforts up the back of Portsdown Hill. Just as I reached the bottom
to have my first go, another roadie went up the other way with lights,
panniers, big winter jacket etc. So I turned round thinking "ha, easy prey",
& went after him. After about a minute of climbing I had almost reeled him
in. Then he turned round, saw me, stood up and well. ... er... just rode
away from me really. It was all very demoralising.

I felt like that the time I got passed by a granny going uphill on a
"railway station" bike with Sachs 3 speed hub gears...

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Then he turned round, saw me,
stood up and well. ... er... just rode away from me really. It was
all very demoralising. If you read this and think "Ah that was me!"
Well, I hate you and I hope you get lots of punctures this year:-)

At least you made him build up a sweat - even if it was just because of his
heavy winter jacket :-)

Russell said:

I went out for my 1st "hard ride" of the year Wednesday lunchtime to do some
intense efforts up the back of Portsdown Hill. Just as I reached the bottom
to have my first go, another roadie went up the other way with lights,
panniers, big winter jacket etc. So I turned round thinking "ha, easy prey",
& went after him. After about a minute of climbing I had almost reeled him
in. Then he turned round, saw me, stood up and well. ... er... just rode
away from me really. It was all very demoralising. If you read this and
think "Ah that was me!" Well, I hate you and I hope you get lots of
punctures this year:-)

Sorry mate. I was in a hurry.

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Russell said:

I went out for my 1st "hard ride" of the year Wednesday lunchtime to do

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intense efforts up the back of Portsdown Hill. Just as I reached the

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to have my first go, another roadie went up the other way with lights,
panniers, big winter jacket etc. So I turned round thinking "ha, easy

prey",

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& went after him. After about a minute of climbing I had almost reeled

him

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in. Then he turned round, saw me, stood up and well. ... er... just

rode

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away from me really. It was all very demoralising. If you read this and
think "Ah that was me!" Well, I hate you and I hope you get lots of
punctures this year:-)

Sorry mate. I was in a hurry.

Yeah well, maybe next time I'll be in a hurry too!
Russell;-)

David Martin said:

Twas probably Mr Kahn of this parish half way thorugh a 400... ;-)

No, not me. I'm not a particularly good climber anyway.

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Dave...