Round #3 / Cog On The Tyne

Gonna start organising Round #3 I think...

Should probs get a date people are happy with first... Was thinking Saturday 26th June?

Thinking just the usual race/skids etc.. and a film, maybe the Leeds one, or The Revival?

Post any ideas in here too.

Yeah! Bring it on!

sounds wicked.
either revival or fast friday?

defs not fast friday!

BELIEVE ME!

This is probably too soon to organise for Round 3 but there were discussions last night on bank holiday Sunday (29th):

Track day - early morning start, ride to South Shields and try and shatter the world hour record on the velodrome.
Polo - ride back, change bikes and get down to some polo playing, boozing, eating action.

Not actually much organisation needed

Yeah matt you pretty much organised it right there. Let's do that anyway I say.

Ali: yeah I think I'll try and get the revival. No doubt people will winge there are too many tricks in it tho

Saw kraftwerk play tour de France live and they had all this footage of classic tdf climbs with merckx et al. Now that's what I'm talking about. Beer, amphetamines, rollers, vomiting and real time footage of pantani climbing ventoux

What about a bit of roll-a-palooza action at round 3? That would be fun.

http://www.thelondonpaper.com/thelondonpaper/news/london/london-cycling-special-roller-racing

Would be great. give em a ring and see if they wanna
come

think we should have a mass bikes-on-rollers-while-watching-tour de france sesh this year? Been watching the Giro today thinking of how to make a budget roller?

i have e-mailed rollapaluza

I thought you were talking about giving Kraftwerk a ring before. Much confusion.

think we should have a mass bikes-on-rollers-while-watching-tour de france sesh this year? Been watching the Giro today thinking of how to make a budget roller?

I've been given a bunch of aluminium rollers, 'cos I was thinking of building some rollers myself. They are about 2 foot in length and about 2 inches diameter, with bearings and spindles either end. Brand new. See picture attached. Prob enough to build four or five sets, depending upon design. Would be happy to share rollers/collaborate in roller building projects.

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the main faff with rollers is getting the drive chain from the rear to the front roller so thats spinning as well, unless you just want to make a QR stand to plonk the forks on.

......make a QR stand to plonk the forks on.

Keep it simple ftw

Keep it simple ftw

the main advantage of rollers as a training aid is for balance/riding in a straight line i've been told (and for warming up at the track of course!) otherwise its pretty much a turbo trainer with no resistance setting. still good for training though i imagine!

Yes! really looking forward to this, 26th june is sound. You heard anything back from the rollapaluza people?

yup, def going to miss this, fuckery.

i think the latest date is july 3rd?

apparently someone needs to get off their arsed and organise it though... (me)

duuuuude we need a parlllllay on this shit, ive got some organised...

Right we need to sort a date for this, can everyone please put down the dates when they cant attend, the saturdays from 03/07/10 - 17/07/10 are the time scale.
Get them in by Sunday night cos I'll be booking the Tyne on Monday morning.

3rd is good for me

Nah I cant make the 3rd, Im in Derby. Any Saturday but that one for me like.

10th? i can do any tbh

yeah 10th is sound. Me, Kinch, Alex and Dan will be down for it.