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Aye Glencoe's great for drafting up the hills behind the trucks, only the insane cycle that road
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Yes on paper the theory looks perfect, sadly cycling in Scotland is as bad as cycling the streets of London, or any other major city. Drivers don't give a shit for us, they try and squeeze us off the road, cut us up at junctions, chicanes traffic lights etc. It's a war out there and the driver having the weight and security of his car is more than happy to do whatever he/she can to get past, even if that means putting the life of oncoming traffic in danger...
As for me, I'm a professional driver, it's what I earn my living at, but my 'hobby' is cycling and I often think it's time to take up dominos
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I had planned going for a 50 mile ride today but the Scottish rain this morning soon put heed to that, so a quick few miles in the relative dry of the lunchtime lull was enough to tip the scales and get past the 600km to allow me to complete the Strava Prove It challenge.
600km 19,000 feet of elevation all on the S/S
So now the dilemma I'm faced with is do I go for the jersey or the tee-shirt or both!!!
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47p2 - should've thrown in duke's, top of the world, & the crow ; )
Done the Crow, Top of the World and Tak on the S/S, still got the Dukes to conquer yet...some day soon
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1999 Paul Donohue built Graham Weigh 853
Shimano Ultegra 6600 groupset, 6700 wheels & pedals, 3TTT stem & bars and Velo Orange seatpost
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85 miles @ 15.5mph avg on 69gi (45:17). 1800ft climbing. Headwind for at least 20 miles.
Gran Fondo 1: done.
Did mine on 2nd January 89 miles @ 14.8mph on 70.2 gear inch (48-18) single speed with 5100 feet of elevation.
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I like Ridley's paint jobs, better then the stealth black that's everywhere nowadays
This is my rather colourful Oval
That is a great price...GLWTS
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Vittoria tyre covers reduced from £18.95 to £3.99
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The bikes in this link CLICK are apparently being advertised in Lithuania
The vendor says that the bikes are located in Crawley, United Kingdom and so he cant measure frames or take more pictures. A lot of bikes for one foreign owner who is not in the country to have for sale.Stolen or not... Does anyone recognise any of them?
4 LTL = about 1 UK pound
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^^ Yeap, prev page. £4,400 and still haven't met the reserve!
Reserve is £10k and he's expecting even more, he said there're lots of Americans asking him about the bike...
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Shoes arrived this morning, well pleased. thank you
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Dibs please
Diamant Cyclotourisme Cyclocross Cycling Shoe. - £25 Size 43
Sending pm now
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Yes a good price, sadly I would need to travel 500 miles to get to London so I'm out
GLWTS
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Post them for £75 and I'll take them...
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Undibs for me, I need 172.5mm cranks
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Potential dibs if the price includes postage and depending on the length of the arms please?
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...and if you're wondering what a 1936 Gents Upright Raleigh sounds like you can listen to it here
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Can't see in the pictures, is there a rear brake bridge in the frame?
Also is it a sloping top tube?
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Dibs the freewheel
pm sent
Payment sent...Thanks
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The cutout allows a round top bolt with a cam under the head to sit in the cutout to prevent it from turning when loosening and tightening
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Continental Ultra Gatorskin deal
Choose Bundle deal on the right hand corner. This offer lasts till monday. 10% automatically applied at checkout
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No denying the countryside is beautiful and when you do get out of the towns and cities there are some fantastic routes to be discovered. It doesn't take away the fact that the majority of vehicle drivers are single minded when it comes to cyclists. The laws need to be changed to give the cyclist more protection, the drivers need to be educated on the dangers they pose when cyclists are on the road.
Then again there's another side to the story, cyclists here also jump red lights, skip over pavements, draft vehicles, cut up the inside of stationary traffic and they too should be brought into the equation and equally require educating.