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Thank you!!
Congratulations Falcon Vitesse and well done all (around the world!) who completed, wish I was/we were there. Can't wait to join for next year's!

Thanks @youramericanlover for organising and everyone for having us along for some of the route today. Bloody freezing but thoroughly enjoyed. You're all effing superstars!

Just trying to figure out how to upload video files (if possible?) and will share our meeds ASAP!

Thanks again all! Hope everyone made it back okay.
TTM - you were missed but sometimes you just have to rest, and drop some heavy stuff. Seriously though, hope the finger is okay.

That broken road was just the best!!

Here is the only pic I managed to take:

thanks!

@Biggles567

Thanks for having us! The most fun. That last hill though..

Very kind! We'll be struggling to keep up but ultimately just happy to be back on the bike again pain free. Hope to meet you on the next one :)

Hoping this is the correct procedure..
1) jaeyukdapbap
2)dsalmon
3)ruserius, but willing to sacrifice
4)rhowe
5)josh01
6)lucybee

Not sure if @playswellwithotters is joining as the 5th but if not, @Josh01 and I are down!!
First ride for us in 2 months after a busted hip (@Josh01) and me in solidarity. Fair to say we are very excited!

@cgg good luck with the physio!

Tubular but otherwise definite yes! GLWS

Has anyone used a solicitor/conveyancer recently that uses electronic signatures?

Believe it was Kingdom?
https://www.thiskingdom.co.uk/

The closest we've seen yet!!

So I guess with lockdown officially over from June 1st (yesterday), this concludes the LFGSS - HARD WEEK(s) IN LOCKDOWN.

Unfortunately with various injuries/mechanicals we didn't make it to the last hill last week but we will definitley check it out in the coming weeks - sounds like a top community from the pics/write ups :)

It's been great fun exploring new and old hills with new and old friends on the forum - thanks for taking part, I'm touched it made it this far and to 8 pages, I hope it raised at least a smile for anyone who had anything to do with it.

In the meantime as @Josh01 suggested, it would be aces to do a ride around London ticking off all of the 8 hills - we'll put up some details of this in due course and hope anyone who would like to, can come along.

Anyway, it's been awesome - thanks all #nicestforumontheinternet

intersted in frame & fork if you split

please just ensure bearings are smooth and its true, thanks.

Looks fun :)

more info on this (where can I get one?) tried reverse google image searching to no avail...

Thanks I do! But looking for something slightly lighter. glws

Sold

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48/18 - 33 secs :) ----> explanation for this smiley in the write up below
https://www.strava.com/activities/3495035739

So some may be aware but I've been struggling with a pursuiters cough for about 10 weeks and after monitoring for a while I have deduced it's chronic inflammation i.e. asthma. Never had it before, sucks really. Pollen doesn't help.
So I changed what I ate, started breathing different, acupressure/massage and didn't do any real efforts for a week.
We finally felt ready at around 6pm today and decided to head out, I was apprehensive to say the least. My asthma hadn't flared up for 3 days and I thought this could be a good chance to test it (sub 1 min effort). The pollen and general bugs and fluff in the air on the way there was intense to say the least plus Josh told me he had hip pain when we went out for eggs earlier, it was a 2km round trip!! I was gutted.
So we get to the climb, I switched my wheel round from 48/16 to 18 and got ready to go. Trying to zone everything out and just hear myself say 'just breath, relax and just breathe'.
I took a breath through my nose for the nitric oxide production and tried to be as mindful as possible as I inflated myself (still can't breath deeply but practise...).
I took a small run up and turned right onto the climb.
It felt surprisingly easy compared to last time (48/16 who knows probs like 2 minutes! but also can't check because Strava...), I told myself not to blow up and to pace it so I kept a steady rhythm all the way up to the top breathing as I went on my new sram red cranks! As I got to the top of the first part of the climb I could feel myself getting slower so I engaged my hamstrings for an extra pull (been strenghening those this week, a bit boring tbh..) and hauled my ass to the middle bit (not sure which side of the road I was on) then I thought to myself 'this is it, the hard steep last bit, it'll hurt' but it didn't because it's not for very long and I was very reserved in how I handled it conscious not to get that cough again.
Anyway, I then descended to Josh and I told him all about it and that I felt ok and strong enough to give it another go in a bit.
Fast forward to my second go - basically I wasn't afraid anymore, I knew how much my asthma was hurting, I knew what was to come so I planned well and am super happy (hence the smiley) at my QOM (because it means my approach to my asthma is working for now, plus all the ragu/burgers/generally good nutritious food vibes and boring strength training is working) but mostly that the cough didn't and hasn't still so far come back.
Pretty chuffed to be in the top 10 mens times too ngl.

Not the biggest gear, 48x16 on 650c wheels (which I think helps with all the turning) so 70GI but man am I excited for next week's hill.

If you haven't done it yet and are on the fence, all I have are 2 words for you CONSERVATION AREA - there are some really cool trees, roads and houses around which we then went on to explore after.

That's great! Glad they came out well! I might try peppers again next.

Kimchi looks great @atz - I've been meaning to try for a while!

Interesting thread.
I think £100 is quite reasonable. I'd pay that if it didnt make me ride like a flying squirrel.

Hi all,

Selling this Foffa Azure framesst as the top tube is just too long for me.
I replaced the wheels when I got this frame as I run 650c so these are not included.

What is included is what's in the photos: frameset, seatpost, stem, handlebars (440mm), cranks (165mm) and chainring (48t).

49cm ctc bb seatpost
52cm top tube

£100
Collection from e3

Thanks!