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Is this turning into an anti tumble dryer thread ?

Mine's a condenser tumble dryer. It is one of the best things I have ever spent £199 on. Plus it doesnt cost to run as much as you may think.
I am grateful I have it, felt guilty to begin with but with 2 kids and 2 cyclists in the house, it is a much loved and used item. ( plus you dont need to iron stuff thats been tumbled)

Mavic Oxygen kept me dry as a bone this morning... well the top half anyway.

seriously though, who the fuck owns a tumble dryer?

I do.

I was born in 75 so all i really remember was my Dad shouting at the tv. Im not just going to repeat what he says.
I dont have an opinion on her apart from;
She went where no woman has been since. In a time where sexism was alot worse than today.
She was in for 11 years? Revoted twice?
It is history.

Legs add a maximum of 8% of the overall forward propulsion.

Swimming is everything you do all put together. But it starts from the core.
Power comes from the core, hip rotation. piercing the water and causing the least amount if drag.

The leg kick is more of a flutter with floppy ankles. The kick starts from the hip Flexors. Again an awesome core stabilty aid.

Try swimming fc with no legs. But try and keep the hips high.
Practise floating front and back working on keeping your entire body long and as close to the surface as possible.
Body position is key.

Legs are mainly for balance, your keel if you like. :)

also offered my pull buoy to a chap on saturday who had really bad body position; in a polite way, but you could tell he basically wanted to tell me to pee off.

Must remember to not offer tips anymore.

Irritated sinuses then.

I was entirely new to swimming as of January this year. I currently swim four days a week, on consecutive days, for only forty five minutes at a time (including a good few pauses for thought), and until very recently it was all front crawl.

I've mostly been swimming in a Poolsan pool; though my lessons (currently one a week) are in a chlorinated pool, and this doesn't make for the clearest memories. The temperature of each? I don't know, unfortunately; though the Poolsan pool is noticeably cooler than the chlorinated pool.

Keeping water from nose is always a consideration. I'm sure this will improve alongside swimming overall; though I've a hunch that my sinuses might also be on the sensitive side. The general consensus is that the significance of my symptoms is slightly surprising, given that all I'm doing is swimming.

On the whole? I need to be more organised in my exploration of the symptoms that I'm currently experiencing. I've memories of symptoms from the past few months, but I can't always remember which pool I was in at the time, and everything tends to run together into a big memory soup.

That said, I'm pretty confident that improving the separation of nose and water will help no end, it's just a case of keeping track of each swim, any symptoms that result, and anything I try in order to limit water ingress. Again, noseclips. I've already had a lesson whilst plugged, and I'm going to stick with them for now.

It's dented my mojo, is what it's done. I started swimming for a bit of straightforward fun, but it's very quickly developed into a confusing preoccupation.

Anyway, fingers crossed, nostrils closed, and cheers for the input.

Yep, try the nose clips, and stick with if you can.

I always give up on them, as I mostly exhale through my nose.
I suffer from cold symptoms from the pool, and have down for years, I just put up with it.

Basically putting bleach up ones nose, may cause certain symptoms.

The longer and more often i swim, the worse it gets, like today. I am sniffing away, much to my colleagues annoyance, meh.

Ok, Am facing the Swimathon head on.

Thurs morning swim - 3.2k
Sat morning swim - 3.2k
Sun evening swim - 4.2k

Last night's session; (face the non-stopping side of the swimathon!)

1500 - free
1000 - free/pull
500 - free
500 - back
250 - free
250 - one arm drills/swimdown (collapse)

Then proceed to eat everything in the house, washed down with a beer.

So very sad to see this on here yet again.
RIP.
Thoughts to the family and friends.
So sad :(

Ride safe people.

And so the grand national office sweepstakes are upon us again.

It's cruel to hunt a vermin fox but fine to watch and bet on beautiful horses that have a chance of dieing in a horrendous way as people watch on....

A polite,'no thanks' from me.

Light snow in kingston.
So depressing.

Still no closer to choosing.
Cannondale felt wrong and the fuji.
Tried a nice trek today; womens. Like the domane but dont need a triple.
Stuck with specialized then with my little t rex arms.
:(

Anyone know why Roehampton property is so cheap. .. Compared to the surrounding areas?

Hey march,

Welcome. May i add my pennies worth.

1; you are new to swimming? learning which stroke?
2; How many times a week do you swim?
3; Have you tried a chlorinated pool? do you get the same symptoms?

Basically the nasal problem is to do with getting water up your nose. Then irritation then the sinus symptoms.
This will improve over time with improving swim technique, although you may be sensitive and may always have a slight problem.

As for the rash.... This points to an allergy or sensivity to what is in the water.
Where is this pool?
You should ask them if the ph is regulary checked as you are getting a rash etc.
What temperature is the pool water?

9 yo thrashing louis!
:)

Went. Loved it. Very cold but good fun.
Only complaint was the saddle on the bike i hired.
Change saddle next time.
I took my own pedals.
Very welcoming. Nice to cycle with lovely ladies.
Thanks to the ladies there! :)
Will be back.

Any other ladies going to this today?

so anyway. The BMC is not suited to my geometry.

Which of these two ? ;

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/cannondale/synapse-carbon-105-compact-2012-road-bike-ec032128

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/fuji/gran-fondo-21-compact-2013-road-bike-ec041883

Doing it wrong - you need to abuse YAL rather than smiley face at him. Also repeatedly ask for advice, even though your question has been answered, several times.

Honestly, this forum these days etc etc

Huh ? Whad I do wrong ??

Completely understand Dooks. And I do blame this sodding ice age we now seem to be forever doomed by.
I havent stopped being ill since feb, so swimming is hard work.
And for some stupid reason, I dont seem to be able to make it to 4k anymore. I just dont seem to have the endurance.
I dont know why either.
I am signed up, but at this rate , I may just not bother....

*Happypost

On returning from the shower I found an interloper

Oh look at that.....that is the snuggliest little fur ball, oooooo.

(sorry)

Bertie had the snip yesterday.
No more Bertie-fluff-nuts. :(

He's been microchipped aswell, so on the plus side, atleast he can go out soon and start exploring.

Have reported.

Will from now on be cycling with a bow and full quiver on my back!

(cheers lou! x)
(am making the most of your perfect idea)

KN60 BVD.

Drove at me on the Kingston one way system today, yes, trying to push me off the road after an argument.
Still fuming.

I cant believe this is on a Thursday. Why not a Friday ? Not a school night.

:(