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50mph differential 1" clearance overtake on rural road this am by V751 LAX white vauxhal van. So fucking close to me and so close to head on with the oncoming car (guess what option he'd have chosen if it had been a little closer) that I've reported it on line to Thames Valley - will be interested to see what is done given no witnesses.

Anyway of getting a helmet cam that can record this shit?

Name your own sportive and attach the alliterative marketing hyperbole. For the technicaly able add a Wigglesque logo thingy.

eg

The Hills Have Eyes Sportive

Veloterrible are pleased to announce ,in association with the League Against Cruel Sports, the incorporation of this gruelling new sportive in the 2012 events calender. Located amongst the isolated incestuous and firearms laden rural hamlets of Exmoor and timed to coincide with harvest, this closed roads event aims to teach local people the benefits of cycling to their economy.

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WTF is going on. Why are nursery posters replying to the ad on another forum.

Miscreants, stakes, matches, acclerant.... or are we some sort of 'new' LFGSS

Add a hoe, shovel, flask and paper then assume old bloke allotment riding style - max cadence 20 and rarely overtake a pedestrian. During warm weather merely stand on one pedal on the downhills and walk on the flats.

How to pace for this sort of event? I imagine I must lose my tendency to push for the next gear or spin faster and find a decent rythm that's not against much load?

Does a maptrap fit with a garmin on a normal length stem?

Someone should buy this at a knockdown price and stick it on ebay at a large mark up a month later...........

I've actually signed up for The Dean (and a couple of others in increasing length further down the line) - I'm supposed to be staying in the Travelodge the night before so no worries there, however, I appear to be cutting it a bit fine with making to the last train at 23:15 on the Saturday following the ride, I'll need to be quite vigilant with time/avg speed to get it all done.

Are you doing The Dean? and is anyone else from on this forum?

I'm seriously considering it as I'm local although it may be a bit much as a first given I've only ever done centuries before.

Given I've got rack fitments I'm tempted to go rack with rackpack and maptrap although I've also got a garmin 800.

Assos arrived next day. Look as new and v.comfy. Many thanks

Looks a nice route apart from the 1-2miles on the A33.

All well and good but it's 'cities fit for cycling' and half of cycling deaths occur on rural roads.

The silence of riding in a snow storm; looking back over your shoulder and seeing your tyre marks black on virgin white

I got my very skilled, careful and knowedgeable bike mechanic guy to swap my groupset onto my new frame. 2011 Veloce PT. He bought the Park Tool which didn't look man enough and duly disintegrated gouging the crank arm as it did so. Used a flywheel puller in the end.

I haven't the heart to tell him I want to take it off again for a triple.......

My Exposure Flare was fixed under warranty. Shiny Bikes told me that they have had a lot of issues/returns with them. Now working fine and very bright.

I did the chiltern 100 as my first century last year. Lovely route and well organised.

I'm the owner of a lovely ti bike (as of this weekend) built it up myself as my one bike for everything. Well until a few years time I can afford another ti bike.

First impressions, I'm blown away by it. So light and soaks up the road incredibly well. At first I thought I had a puncture climbing out of the saddle.

Same thing though in my case it's an Enigma Etape (crap name for a bike with guards - sounds like it's meant to appeal to middle aged wannabees - shit I'm middleaged!). Currently running mudguards and open pros, will ditch the guards and have light wheels for summer in a yesteryear one does all sort of thing. Bought for comfort with the weight an added bonus.

Help!

Downloaded the GB map from openmtbmap. Also downloaded the QLandkarteGT program that's supposed to view it.

Now I just have a bunch of files that do nothing............. what am I supposed to do next?

If he came to you 'very contrite' why do you think it was deliberate? It sounds like ineptitude on his part rather than aggression to me, so hopefully a useful lesson learnt on his part, particularly with having to explain himself to the police.

My immediate reaction was that it was a prank that went a bit wrong but I'm more inclined now I'm thinking a bit clearer to think it was as Wrongcog said - phone etc.

Don't worry, as long as your life insurance premiums are getting paid they won't mind ;-) (but seriously its not that dangerous statistically for the average rider....)

Don't think I'm particularly inept or risk prone - maybe the difference between fast rural B roads with not so much but very fast traffic and busy but slower urban?

I'm Doing the Magnificat this year and will be sloooooooow.

Did the 80miler last year in the rain (started too fast - last 30miles agony) no huge hills but it's not flat. Mainly lovely route along mainly small roads with a couple of stretches of quite fast big B roads or small A roads which were a little uncomfortable.

Very well organised event.

thanks!

I've been using my base 800 edge for road - maps pretty crap but OK.

Now want to use for mtb and off road. Which is the best OSM link for off road maps of the UK which will allow turn by turn directions etc.

Commute home from Bracknell on Friday afternoon. Have left roundabout, probably 15yards up road just past the triangular island. Road is quite wide - about car and a half width - so I'm in secondary.

Hear car approaching - souped up exhaust.

Car passes - 20mph speed differential? (me 10mph him 30?) Wing mirror hits elbow, side of car brushes leg for the length behind the mirror. I am moved closer to kerb but don't fall off. Wing mirrors on Ford Focus must be on a pretty weak spring as I don't even get a bruise.

I stop and call 999 - he initialy continues, then slows, turns off and stops up the road, coming back on foot very contrite. I think the only way he could have managed what he did is deliberately and continue with call.

Police arrive, take the view he's a young driver from the outset. They interview him, he says he misjudged the roundabout, they say there is no way they can disprove this and that's that - they will 'send him away with a stiff talking to' - great. Someone admits to an officer of the law that he nearly killed someone by poor driving and that's that........

Zone 2 training goes out the window for return journey - 90minutes of pain cave anger management ensues. Later I wonder how fair it is on my family to continue with road cycling.

Mudguards allowed on here?

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When it comes to freehubs, there's noisy and then there is Chris King.

How do CK compare to Hope on the noise stakes?

For those who can't get into Fred Whitton and fancy a pretty hard day on the same date here is the Bucks off road sportive 2012. 70,100 and 132km along some stunning tracks in the Chilterns.

http://www.bucksoffroadsportive.co.uk/index-1.html

I did the 100k in last years event and found it friendly, well organised and a great (and very tiring) ride with some cracking long descents.

Online entries started today, 250 limit for each distance, the 132 is selling fastest with 188 places left.