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Used my 25% off to get the Leather Mitts. They are nice but I sent them back as there is no padding at all. An un-perforated section of leather around the thumb but the rest is just a thin bit of perforated leather. Rapha say that the seams are designed to avoid any pressure or rubbing but I didn't want to test this out on longer rides.

A large pair of the old GT gloves turned up in the archive sale menu so I've got those instead. The 'sniper padding' on the palms works a treat.

They mentioned something about a new range of gloves in, I think, their 2017 preview at the beginning of the year.

Hoping they do another decent pair of the African hair sheep leather/sniper padding mitts, but with a press stud and not Velcro closure.

Apols for delayed response, no notifications/change of log-in.

Decided to go upstream for a couple of reasons. Partly because I wanted to leave the most impressive scenery until the end and partly I thought it would be slightly more exercise gaining altitude along the way. Doing it this way probably made the big climb on the last day slightly easier after all the preceding miles, but it also made getting home longer and a bit of a bore on a sleeper train and daytime north sea crossing.

Hope you can get to ride it in the summer - let us know how you get on.

16 days including two rest days. One of which due to heavy rain. Averaged a leisurely 70 miles a day, max 105, min 40.

Cycled the whole route at the end of last summer, upstream from Hoek van Holland to the Oberalppass. Then hiked the last couple of kilometers to the source of the Vorderrhine.

Generally it was a great trip. As you say, it is mostly flat so pretty easy going apart from the final climb up the pass and a bit of climbing around a gorge between Ilanz and Reichenau. Also, surprisingly, there's a bit of climbing just west of Arnhem in the Netherlands. Apart from the Swiss alpine bits I'd consider doing it fixed.

Quite a mixture of cycle path conditions, my 25mm Gatorskins were fine for the most part but there were sections, mostly in Germany, that were a bit ropey. Some of the paths were bumpy due to either tree roots growing under the path or not-so-great block paving. The fine gravel sections were OK. One section in Switzerland suddenly changed from perfect smooth tarmac to really rocky gravel where I had to get off and push until I could switch to the Austrian side. Another short section in Switzerland before Dissentis was little more than a goat trail.

Signposting was mostly good. Can't comment on campsites as I used hotels/guesthouses. It was usually pretty easy to find a room every evening but some sections were fully booked such as all along the Bodensee.

If you just start in Basel you are missing some very impressive/picturesque parts such as the Rhinefalls at Schaffhausen, pretty villages like Bad Säckingen, Stein am Rhine and Lindau, and views of the big mountains. If you were to start in Chur instead of Basel you could take these in and miss out any really steep sections. You'd then just have a few minor climbs to get through "Heidiland" at the start. Saying that, the Swiss Franc costs a fortune at the moment and there is plenty to see along the way from Basel to the North Sea. Or start in Lindau and only eat and sleep on the German side.

In a few years time I'll probably do the route again so I can see a few of the places I couldn't stop at the first time around.

Is that the "Fixed" jersey @HatBeard? I was thinking the same thing about my two Fixed jerseys the other day. Still going strong, no moth damage and none of that saggy-loaded-pocket-syndrome some compained about. Not quite as good value as yours mind as they cost an average of £65 seven years ago.

Went for a ride along part of the route yesterday evening, weather and scenery was glorious. Attempted to attach a picture from the Tissington Trail, hope it's visible.

Buon viaggio to all those doing one of the routes on Sunday.

Tweed effect cycling cape with reflective edging.

One size fits all, but probably a bit small for someone like me at 6'6".

Used once, good condition, stuck in wardrobe since 2010.

Ideal for someone attending this year's Tweed Run who wants to hedge against the chance of rain! Original cost unknown, £35 ono.

Rapha 'Tweed Run' Socks.

SOLD for £40. A bargain for such a well made, stylish pair of socks!

Size Medium. Merino Wool43%/Acrylic43%/Nylon11%/Lycra3% Including tweed garters. Never worn/as new. £50+postage.

Tom, T'Eroica - great idea and I'll likely join you. Your bike requirements are a little less stringent than this year's L'Eroica which say (I think) that the brake cables must be showing - i.e. not routed under the handlebar tape.

In. Need to make amends for ballsing up last year and only doing the 75.

1. Tika
   2 W11
   3 Stedlocks
   4 Norther Graeme
   5 Happytramp
   6 Billundben
   7 Tapsnbath
   8 Rik van Looy
   9 Rossco13
   10 + 11 Pullingteth + signora Pullingteth
   12 Tilover
   13 + 14 Innanzi + signora Innanzi
   15 Tonyme
   14 Gios78
   15 Schnitter
   16 + 17 Peter V + Eddie Spaghetti
   17 BenJam
   18 snowstorm
   19 Peter C
   

Neil, An awesome video. Was it all done on your Panasonic digicam or did you actually have a pro film crew following you!

On another note, is it just me or has anyone else still got all the Tuscan white road dust still on their bikes?!

Hi all,

Great reading all the accounts and seeing the fantastic pictures, hard to believe it's over two weeks ago already. Nice meeting (and drinking with!) some of you (including but not limited to) Dead_bob, Mr Spintoofast and Snapper 65.

As this dimwit who wanted to do the 135k route ignored the instructions and everyone's advice about an early start and subsequently missed the 8am deadline (when I was still attending to the breakfast buffet at the hotel!) I was pleased to see Tika's quote about the amount of climbing on the 75k being as much as the 135k. Despite only doing the 75k it was still a great day and it was quite hard work in that heat.

Hopefully see you all there again next year for more sunshine and Chianti!

Hi all, I'll be arriving in Gaiole next Friday so I'll come and say hello at 12:30 on Saturday. If you see a sheepish 6'6" pale-ish fellow with an old green farm-gate style bike that'll be me! Looking forward to it!

A shame - delving into the prize draw small print and it says it's only open to U.S. residents, apart from people living in Rhode Island for some reason.

Does anyone know if brake cables are allowed to be routed along the handlebars (rather than sticking out of the top of the brake lever)? The rules only refer to "external brake wires" but not sure if this just means they can't be routed through the frame.

Less than three months to go so I better put some effort in to making sure my bike gets past the "“Bici eroiche" judges.

Great news, Peter! We ride again! (I'd better get training!)

Hi Matt, Yes really looking forward to riding with you again and recreating a bit of the GTTT spirit. Wondering if there is actually three of our team doing this as there is also a Matt S on the participant list. Talking of training, I've got to lose a stone of winter insulation following my recent Jan Ulrich style dietary regime!

Made it! Glass of Chianti to celebrate!

1. tilover (tom) (205km)
   
2. sam (my brother)
   
3. mark (non-forumger)
   
4. 105champ (john)
   
5. General Lucifer on a Bob Jackson (205km)
   
6. junoface on a Bianchi (205km)
   
7. teddy
   
8. peter v on a nishiki (205km)
   
9. fietsenfrans on a Caballero team bike (205km)*
   
10. aeneas (205km)
    
11. JD (135km)
    
12. shredder on a Motobécane (135km)
    
13. Skully (135km)
    
14. marky753
    
15. marky753's mate1
    
16. marky753's mate2
    
17. romanceofrust on a Hetchins (135km)
    
18. Merlin on a Woodrup (135km)
    
19. Algy on a Newton (135km)
    
20. windy on a Raleigh-Henry Burton (135km)
    
21. Stephan (135km)
    
22. Evelyn (135km)
    
23. tika on a De Rosa
    
24. snapper65
    
25. Peter C (135km)
    
26. Mr Spintoofast (205km)
    
27. The Caped Crusader on a Benotto (205Km)
    

Hi Neil,

You're in a similar position to me, I paid last Saturday for a ticket plus the alu water bottle.

If I'm reading it rightly I think they will post a list of all the successful registrants in early March.

Cheers - Peter

Icebreaker do some wool shorts. 84% Merino with a supposedly top-notch Italian chamois. Possibly not sufficiently retro looking for the L'Eroica though. Pricey too.

http://www.natureshop.co.uk/Products/products-details.asp?ProductID=1059