All through the winter...

mb said:

...I've been thinking I was getting really slow and unfit.

Until I dug out the Coppi road bike, tweaked up the BB, pumped up the
tyres and took off the extra bottle carriers.

Compared to my Raleigh Record Sprint winter bike, the Coppi felt much
lighter, faster and 10 times easier to pedal and my average speed
suddenly jumped up another 4 or 5 km/h.

Very nice ride, only 65kms, but they were dispatched at 29km/h average.

Meanwhile, back in the garage, the titanium Van Tuyl waits patiently 😉

Bit nippy out...

Nippy? I was at a hotel for a meeting this weekend. Woke up this
morning to 6 inches of snow. By the time we were leaving in the early
afternoon there was a foot. Instead of a coach from the door, we were
shuttled across teh golf course in Land Rovers and off road eith wheel
moor buggy things to the main road. Quite entertaining.

Less entertaining were the people who think that not clearing the foot
of snow off your car roof is a smart thing to do.

Did see one person out with a bike. Looked very snowy and was standing
by the side of the road trying to de-ice it.

It has probably abated enough that I don't need to dig out the snow
tyres (I'll check the forecast).

...d

David Martin said:

It has probably abated enough that I don't need to dig out the snow
tyres (I'll check the forecast).

Almost certainly no need to excavate. Did ski to Tescos earlier
today, but could have ridden the bike without too much bother, and
there's a thaw going on now.

Pete.
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Peter Clinch said:

David Martin said:

It has probably abated enough that I don't need to dig out the snow
tyres (I'll check the forecast).

Almost certainly no need to excavate. Did ski to Tescos earlier
today, but could have ridden the bike without too much bother, and
there's a thaw going on now.

Thaw will continue. Digging out the foghorn would be more appropriate
for tomorrow (misty enough out there right now.

...d

Quoted message said:

Pete.
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Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
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Peter Clinch said:

David Martin said:

It has probably abated enough that I don't need to dig out the snow
tyres (I'll check the forecast).

Almost certainly no need to excavate. Did ski to Tescos earlier
today, but could have ridden the bike without too much bother, and
there's a thaw going on now.

Thaw will continue. Digging out the foghorn would be more appropriate
for tomorrow (misty enough out there right now.

...d

Quoted message said:

Pete.
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Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
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Quoted message said:

Peter Clinch said:

David Martin said:

It has probably abated enough that I don't need to dig out the snow
tyres (I'll check the forecast).

Almost certainly no need to excavate. Did ski to Tescos earlier
today, but could have ridden the bike without too much bother, and
there's a thaw going on now.

Thaw will continue. Digging out the foghorn would be more appropriate
for tomorrow (misty enough out there right now.

..d

Quoted message said:

Pete.
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Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

I did a hilly 40k TT this morning & it was snowing in places. How hard is
that?
Russell:-o

Quoted message said:

I did a hilly 40k TT this morning & it was snowing in places. How hard is
that?
Russell:-o

I did a 100km Audax and it was snowing in most places. Spent six hours out
in the weather.

Even met a fellow urc lurker who guessed my identity and claimed his five
pounds :-)

in message <[email hidden]>, vernon

(') said:

Even met a fellow urc lurker who guessed my identity and claimed his
five pounds :-)

That has also happened to me. I wonder what proportion of lurkers to
active posters we have here? Of course, one can never know...

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;; For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth
;; knowledge increaseth sorrow.." - Ecclesiastes 1:18

David Martin said:

Less entertaining were the people who think that not clearing the foot
of snow off your car roof is a smart thing to do.

In some places with reliable snow (Switzerland) it is illegal not to
clear snow off the roof. Some very nasty accidents happen.

vernon said:

I did a 100km Audax and it was snowing in most places. Spent six hours out
in the weather.

Well done V - I simply bottled it. But my car did break down too....
didn't fancy riding to the start over Woodhead in the blizzard either.
Wot a wuss.

catch you next time eh?

bfn,

Tony B
DNS at last!