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So, who missed out on the glorious weather today? 7 degrees when I left the house at 8:00am, 70
miles later it was a 'scorching' 13 degrees!

Thank God for global warming :)

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"Just ask yourself: What would Scooby Doo?"
 
I went out for a few miles mid-morning. It was bright & sunny but cold and with a cold headwind.
Plus the chain came off the bike - got it back on.

I ache - Norfolk is *not* flat!

Cheers, helen s :)

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On Sun, 2 Mar 2003 16:39:18 +0000 (UTC), "MSA" <[email protected]> wrote:

>So, who missed out on the glorious weather today?

Not I, said the sparrow - 80 miles of lovely sunny trundling. I took the wedgie to eb sociable - why
on earth do people ride those things? Next time I'm taking a proper bike!

Guy
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"MSA" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> So, who missed out on the glorious weather today? 7 degrees when I left
the
> house at 8:00am, 70 miles later it was a 'scorching' 13 degrees!

Not me, no Sir! 50 miles of sheer pleasure on the Shiney Bike, makes you glad to be alive. Saw a few
others out, solos, tandems etc but the most inspiring was a chap on a hand cranked recumbent.

Pete
 
MSA <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> So, who missed out on the glorious weather today? 7 degrees when I left
the
> house at 8:00am, 70 miles later it was a 'scorching' 13 degrees!

Very sunny here in Leeds. Cold wind though, though I was going to get away with fingerless
mitts, oh no.

>
> Thank God for global warming :)

Pitty about all the bloody rain ;-)

(Yeah, yeah I know Jan has been dry, don't you remember December)

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>
> --
> Mark
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>
> "Just ask yourself: What would Scooby Doo?"
>
>
>
 
> on a hand cranked recumbent.
>
> Pete
>
>

a.k.a. Wheelchair? :)

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Mark
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"Just ask yourself: What would Scooby Doo?"
 
On Sun, 2 Mar 2003 20:26:01 -0000, "andrew" <[email protected]> wrote:

>(Yeah, yeah I know Jan has been dry, don't you remember December)

I'd rather forget December, if it's all the same to you.

Guy
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On Sun, 2 Mar 2003 16:39:18 +0000 (UTC), "MSA" <[email protected]> wrote:

>So, who missed out on the glorious weather today? 7 degrees when I left the house at 8:00am, 70
>miles later it was a 'scorching' 13 degrees!
>

I did a cool 70 miles<probably first time in a year> today myself too....took a trip to Oxford and
back. I was really pleased wih my performance - feeling fit <always helped by a good nights
sleep>and being able to maintain a reasonable cadence.

It felt good. 2 & 1/2 yrs ago I was getting out of breath just walking up a steep hill...and smoking
over 20 strong Spanish fags a day. Today I don't smoke and can survive a stroll in the park.

Although I dropped two spokes about 10 miles from home, thus throwing the rear wheel into an
interesting shape! Guess it's time to build a rear wheel and see just how good my wheel building
skills are coming along.

This was the first ride on my new jazzed up 10 quid Raleigh Sun Solo from the dump, and it felt real
ok. This is undoubtedly the most 'suitable' bike I've had, and although I can't identify the science
of what's going on, it really make me realise how important *bike fit* is to the overall experience
of cycling.

bob
 
andrew wrote:
> Very sunny here in Leeds. Cold wind though, though I was going to get away with fingerless
> mitts, oh no.

I did. I was quite surprised, but glad I decided to try them (I had full finger gloves in my pannier
just in case). It was windy though - Jenny's flags were standing straight out when we stopped.

We had a lovely ride. Jenny slept most of it (as always), but for the last couple of miles I was
riding along with happy squeaks coming from the trailer.

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Thomas Paine
 
Well, I had a lazy 10 mile offroad round the Chilterns. (Are mountain bikers allowed in this
group). Lovely...

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Best Regards James

"MSA" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> So, who missed out on the glorious weather today? 7 degrees when I left
the
> house at 8:00am, 70 miles later it was a 'scorching' 13 degrees!
>
> Thank God for global warming :)
>
>
> --
> Mark
> ______________________________________
>
> "Just ask yourself: What would Scooby Doo?"
>
>
>
 
32 miles around the Chilterns on my old road bike today - may not seem far for some of you, but I
generally only have a couple of hours available to "take exercise", and this was quite far enough
considering I prepared for it with loads of beer/wine/port and Talisker at a function last night,
then 5 hours sleep!

I considered going off-road today, but decided against getting my recently-cleaned Marin dirty.
Anyway, I'm thoroughly enjoying using my trusty 20+ year old Holdsworth on the roads again. Almost
tempted to do some limited upgrades - but that'll be another thread!

Geoff

"James Cox" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Well, I had a lazy 10 mile offroad round the Chilterns. (Are mountain
bikers
> allowed in this group). Lovely...
 
Bob - Your an inspiration to us all! Good work lad!

I just hope you've got that cough under control...

"Geoff Bowles" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:8_w8a.9935$Lq.752964@stones...
> 32 miles around the Chilterns on my old road bike today - may not seem far for some of you, but I
> generally only have a couple of hours available to "take exercise", and this was quite far enough
> considering I prepared for
it
> with loads of beer/wine/port and Talisker at a function last night, then 5 hours sleep!
>
> I considered going off-road today, but decided against getting my recently-cleaned Marin dirty.
> Anyway, I'm thoroughly enjoying using my trusty 20+ year old Holdsworth on the roads again. Almost
> tempted to do
some
> limited upgrades - but that'll be another thread!
>
> Geoff
>
> "James Cox" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Well, I had a lazy 10 mile offroad round the Chilterns. (Are mountain
> bikers
> > allowed in this group). Lovely...
 
Nah!, went out Saturday in all that lovely rain for 3 hours. Sunday spent thinking, "I should have
gone out today, not yesterday" Niv. "MSA" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> So, who missed out on the glorious weather today? 7 degrees when I left
the
> house at 8:00am, 70 miles later it was a 'scorching' 13 degrees!
>
> Thank God for global warming :)
>
>
> --
> Mark
> ______________________________________
>
> "Just ask yourself: What would Scooby Doo?"
>
>
>
 
"MSA" <[email protected]> wrote: ( So, who missed out on the glorious weather today? 7
degrees when I left the ) house at 8:00am, 70 miles later it was a 'scorching' 13 degrees!

Don't mock the afflicted; I got a touch of sunburn. Mind you, that was working the allotment, before
the afternoon ride by which I had found the remains of last year's factor 35.
 
"Kevin Parsons" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...

> Nah!, went out Saturday in all that lovely rain for 3 hours. Sunday spent thinking, "I should have
> gone out today, not yesterday"

Did both. Got absolutely drenched on Saturday. My 9 stone Zimbabwean mountain goat training partner
and I had intended to hit the Surrey hills but decided to cut it short when we'd got thoroughly cold
and wet so we only managed about 48 miles. The main casualty was my mobile phone. Sue threw my
jacket straight into the washing machin. Unfortunately the phone was still in the back pocket. :)

Sunday was glorious. A group of 7 doing a 75 mile circuit with a stop at Hindhead. Plenty of
climbing but a leisurely average pace.

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Dave...
 
<snip>
> This was the first ride on my new jazzed up 10 quid Raleigh Sun Solo from the dump, and it felt
> real ok. This is undoubtedly the most 'suitable' bike I've had, and although I can't identify the
> science of what's going on, it really make me realise how important *bike fit* is to the overall
> experience of cycling.
>
> bob
>
Bob, you picked up the Sun Solo then ??..10 quid, you lucky so and so, I had to pay a bit more than
that, although not that much that I can actually remember how much more...think it might have been
as much as 40, but I haven't had to buy anything else for it yet, although I'm on my way out later
today to buy a Brookes saddle 8-o A bit of pipe insulation foam around the handlebars and I've had
many happy miles out of it so far. Well done that man! Cheers, Dave.
 
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