a fat man's progress

[Bens]

On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 21:48:27 -0000, "Danny Colyer"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>> and BenS wrote:
>> > Given I ride an mtb with no mudguards in all weathers
>> > and my feet never get wet unless it's really ratting
>> > down, I don't get it.
>
>And I responded:
>> I'm afraid I can't explain that. It's at odds with my own
>> experience.
>
>Just looked at your CV and I see that you're into mountain
>biking (riding an mtb doesn't necessarily make that so).
>Perhaps you do all your riding off road? I imagine the
>spray might be a lot thicker than the spray from slick
>tyres on road (which is where my experience lies). The on
>road spray is probably more penetrating than the mud you
>get off road.

That would make a certain amount of sense. However I don't
ride purely off road. I ride around 150 miles a week on road
on offroad tyres as training[1] or a 100 odd road and 50 odd
offroad. So most of my miles are road miles[2].

You've also reminded my that I must get that website
finished properly and put all the mtbing and motorcycling
stuff up. Ta.

[1] Must get my slicks fitted to my spare wheels, really.
[2] Aren't too many mountains in Birmingham.
--
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prevent life escaping from us." http://www.bensales.com

 

[Pete Biggs]

david kenning wrote:
> Also must get some foot protection - my feet were like ice
> cubes by the time I got home and I still haven't fully
> regained feeling in some of my toes... does anyone know
> anything about sealskin socks?

I have a pair of the Midlight ones, which do keep feet
warmer than ordinary socks. Thin socks underneath as
liners make them more comfortable; shoes need to be half a
size too big.

In any case, neoprene overshoes are almost essential if you
use cycling shoes with clipless pedals in cold weather. (Bit
bulky for toeclips).

 

[Gawnsoft]

On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 22:49:24 +0000 (UTC), "david kenning"
<[email protected]> wrote (more or less):

>Steph Peters wrote:
>> Sounds damned fast to this fatbirdonabike.
>
>It felt fast to me - that's why I'm so chuffed about it.
>But I'm paying for it now...
>
>> so there are climbs involved as well as the downhill.
>
>I'm not daft enough to try going up the big hill - I go
>round it on the way out and approach it by a long and
>fairly gentle climb on the way back.
>
>> We're not all even vaguely fit you know.
>
>I'm glad to hear it (well, you know what I mean - that
>cyclingforums.com bunch are a load of ultra-fit speedfreaks
>and I feel distinctly inadequate in their company - I'm
>glad to find out that uk.rec.cycling attracts more...
>normal folk)

My speedo says my average is 11.odds - in km/hr!

(I'm an unashamed utility/commute cyclist)

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[Dave Kahn]

On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 19:39:24 +0000 (UTC), "david kenning"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Dave Kahn wrote:
>> Think about it. If you can do 20 miles pushing hard, 30
>> miles at a relaxed pace should be easy.
>
>You know what - you're absolutely right. I decided to take
>your advice and did 36 miles today, taking it very gently.
>Felt pretty good too,

Excellent. I'm glad to hear that.

>notwithstanding the fact that about 15 miles out it started
>to rain pretty hard and I hadn't taken my waterproof...

Sorry, can't do anything about the weather. Of course, the
longer the ride the more important it becomes to dress
appropriately for the conditions.

--
Dave...

Get a bicycle. You will not regret it. If you live. -
Mark Twain