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Just managed to watch the first one at work, nice, cheers.
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The climbing to Andorra isn't the worry ,
it's the traffic I would try to avoid ,
and the scenery I would chase.
On both accounts I would choose any other pass to cross to Spain. -
I never felt so useless in my life i just wanted to help the guy. Big shout out to the off duty doctor and nurse who appear out of nowhere.
If you ever do some first aid training,
being there and enquiring ,
is certainly the first thing they'll teach you.
So you definitely helped more than anybody here. -
edscoble once said the climb to andorra was a very enjoyable one. though he came from the north it still means he probably passed the same roads.
Andorra is amazingly ugly, a real insult to its surrounding I'm sad to say.
It's tax free and they can't even have decent bike shops or discount internet retailers, that should be sufficient proof of bike unfriendlyness.
The road going north from it is very busy ,following the Ariège valley all the way up to Toulouse.
What I suggest is : choose the next pass and valley eastward.
The pass is lower, the Aude valley a magestic ride to Carcassonne, again choose B roads for the Limoux to Carcassonne ride, who is a death trap.
You don't have to ride on the Canal du Midi paths to reach the seaside,
lots of quiet roads next to it.
As for the Riviera riding, I wouldn't get anywhere that area even with a car.
Use the backcountry, the southern Alps if you want a challenge.
It's very hilly and hot, enjoy peaceful rivers and lakes, make it to the Riviera and catch the train to Nice. -
I boycott carbon on my rides,
but I've bumped into roadies threads about repairing damaged frames.
There is at least one company who still manufacture and repair its own wheels:
Corima,
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The road to Andorra is busy,
I would avoid it even driving a car.
Unless you want to stock up on cheap ciggies & boose, and fill the tank.
The pass is 2000 m high.
The city is ugly.
You can cross at Puicerda 1200m ,
and aim for Carcassonne if you still want to tackle the big ones.
Then follow Canal du Midi to the sea.
The coast each side of the border makes for a very hilly but scenic ride.
Busy this time of the year.
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Hey, has anyone heard about the stupid Twitter motorist?
Caught apparently !
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2013/may/21/twitter-hit-and-run-boast-road-tax -
not much more information alas:
http://www.adventure-journal.com/2013/02/the-daily-bike-february-11-2013/
Great picture, thanks.
The guy who wrote the lines under the picture is deluded,
rock&roll was nether drug free nor cycling.
I suspect they still had no gears then ,
and the spectators, half of them women, probably went up there cycling. -
I suppose it's fragile,
the most secure way would be to do it yourself,
if it's within Europe ,
you just have to buy a ticket for the instrument,
check before,
I even saw Ryanair admitting a cello 3 years ago. -
Deny! Deny! Deny!
Moved on to triathlon (Lance TM) with success.
Eventhough he admitted "swimming like a brick".
Same line of defence as Virenque (TM),
heading the national team at World's,
commentating live on French National TV.
So hollow ! -
This is my last resort thing when struggling.
I do a slam version, gulping as much air as I can.[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFJXJ7cjzbc"]James
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Huh?
I'll elaborate then :)
kid's bike have got short cranks, and normal spacing for hubs at the rear,
so good clearence for the chanstay, they are steel hence heavy .Bmx/v cranks are heavy, short, lots of designs available,
a friend used them on his kid's bike,I suspect he used adaptors . -
Huh?
I'll elaborate then :
kid's bike have got short cranks, and normal spacing for hubs at the rear,
so good clearence for the chanstay, they are steel hence heavy .Bmx/v cranks are heavy, short, lots of designs available,
a friend used them on his kid's bike,I suspect he used adaptors . -
Is the roo fed?
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Kids bikes got them, weight a ton ,
BMX surely, weight a BMW . -
If this guy gets a fair outcome,
I hope dooring will become less frequent.
2 years past,
hasn't recovered yet.
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/cyclist-injured-by-car-door-sues-driver-for-200000-8610704.html -
Lighter than my late 70's Peugeot ,
mad pricing? -
Is this an approved training session ?
http://www.grandpalais.fr/en/node/6634 -
Re. a realist whose forsaken the roads for singletrack?
It's not really for me. I love cycling on the roads, but as I've said I don't feel safe. I cycle in France every year and don't get knobheads screaming at me when I'm cycling or blasting their horns when behind me, the list goes on.
Stay safe.
France has twice the number of deaths on roads,
cyclists are far from imune from knobheads there,
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I might be wrong but contibutions,
might help these people:http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/cycling.htm
Their thinking :
Sounds good, let's hope.
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I might be wrong but contibutions,
might help these people:http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/cycling.htm
Their thinking :
Sounds good, let's hope.
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Contributions on poor cycling infrastuctures welcome, 4 days left :
https://witness.guardian.co.uk/assignment/5179177ce4b0053f4e6bb915?INTCMP=mic_1526
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2013/apr/28/cyclist-regrets-posting-video-road-rage-attack
At the end of the article : in London 30% of cyclists are invisible to car drivers...
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Another twist ;) ?
Light bike trailer :
http://www.extrawheel.com/- road bike.
Heavy stuff stays at the bottom, you and the road bike shooting up the hills.
The target list is updated dayly on this ;
http://www.bison-fute.equipement.gouv.fr/acces-aux-cols/listecols.do?nom=&codeDpt=0&massif=ALPES&typeCol=X&langue=fr&pager.offset=25Currently 3 m of snow around 2000m , avalanche risk 3.
Looks like this under the road :)
http://www.skitour.fr/sorties/pic-blanc-du-galibier,49667.html#sortie - road bike.
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West coast mainly, beautiful pictures.
http://www.2rouesvagabondes.fr/recent/1