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^^ Congratulations on your first century.

Feels good doesn't it?

My ride was shit today. Set off for what I was hoping to be a fast (for me) and flat 100km to Cambridge only to lose front wheel turning off the A10. Not sure whether it was an oil patch or a pothole but I was leaning so once it went that was it. Front of bike just went out from under followed by rear. Didn't somebody once say something about not leaning?

Bruised elbow aside I'm fine but bent hoods round and derailleur took a fair whack. Tried roadside repairs with no luck so limped home stuck on granny chainring. Cutting my losses by baking some bread and then going to the pub to get drunk.

Thanks, Henge. It does feel good.

Always wondered what the granny ring was for, now I know...

Hope you get your bike sorted.

180km on the Pro VO2 Longest Day sportive in the Chilterns last Sunday. 8 hrs 13 mins. No punctures. This was my first century ride. Might well pick a flatter one next time. Here's the route below. Incidentally, I raised £1,505 for our school swimming pool repairs. Here is my giving page:

http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/daveshannon

http://static.lfgss.com/attachments/38526d1302557709-provo2.jpg

180km on the Pro VO2 Longest Day sportive in the Chilterns. 8 hrs 13 mins. No punctures. This was my first century ride. Might pick a flatter one next time. Here's the route and one of the official pics which I treated myself to. Incidentally, I raised £1480 for our school swimming pool. Here is my giving page:

http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/daveshannon

Bike Forums suggests this is risky if you are a skidder:

http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/index.php/t-27535.html

Pls post a photo, Tig. I like this idea, as I have fixed/free and would rather fixed/fixed

Artwork reminds me more of WW2 nose art than Iron Maiden.

Yes, it would go well with Mark Cavendish's Spitfire-inspired paint job on his 2010 TDF ride.

Grab your coat and grab your hat
Leave your worries on the doorstep
Life could be so sweet
On the sunny side of the street

http://youtu.be/ECYuEEzRWdE

Have fun chaps!

Forget aquaplaning. It is simply harder to stop and grip on corners in the wet. Any help you can get from the tyre is a surely good thing.

Ed, Ed, Ed (Eeeeed).

Do not sell this bike for your trip.
Do some extra work or sell something else FGS.

BTW Agree that front tyre is wrong way round. If the triangle points forward, it is meant to channel out water better, to prevent aquaplaning, which becomes more of an issue with wider tyres.

Not registered (so no free beer and chips) though I do plan to ride. Should be brilliant. Hope not too muddy though as plan to ride fixed on skinny tyres

It'll be grand on 23mm, fixed or otherwise. Some of those bridleways are heavily pot-holed, avoid what you can and post over the rest.

5 days to go.

Please sponsor me if you can, every fiver counts!

Sorry, who is ShannonPursuit?

Have you been following me?

Thanks jaqui for the warning. Since I'm not registered I'll bring my own muscles :)
You in gabes, Shannonball, tester?

Alas, I'm doing the VO2 Pro Max Longest Day, 111 miles in the Chilterns, that day. Signed up for it and started a sponsorship thing just before HOTN was announced.

So, no. And I am gutted. Will you, Skyguy?

Gotta love the Rivendells

How can it be fixed/free AND currently double fixed?

Owl_Right_Now...

(Baby it's)

Owl_Right_Now

But keep in mind throughout the tour they heavily relied on the kindness of strangers for shelter and food, so it wasn't quite as self-sufficient as other types of touring.

"*I have always depended on the kindness** of strangers."

YouTube - A Streetcare Named Desire - Kindness of Strangers

*

+1 Ed

^^ possibly - may have a big Saturday which isn't the ideal prep, but tempted, will let you know as the pace is about right for me.

Great, Jock. Good luck with the Saturday thing.

The dimensions are not that crazy though, just a little longer on the reach, which can be compensated with a shorter stem.

Agreed, and if you were going to use North Road Bars in conjunction with a shorter stem, it would make the reach easy for non-guerilla armed riders.

£850 for the geared one.

http://www.bobjacksoncycles.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=28&products_id=542

Looks like the esteemed Leeds frame makers have a new frameset, the Vulcan, which is available for fixed or geared set ups. It has handcut lugwork and curly seat and chain stays.

£825

Pricey, but they are chucking in more or less any paint upgrade you want.