A Lovely Ride
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A Lovely Ride
Well the weather was so good on Wednesday that I just had to take a ride out along the coast.
For the first time this year though I did it on the man powered bike - My Cannondale Synapse.
Had a great day with fantastic views. Normally when I've done the route I tend to ride around the road at the end .... this time I decided to go up the blooming hill as well!!! Tough BUT fun
My legs ache a bit now!
(Click on the link then click on the map, then you can also click on the foots to view)
https://www.strava.com/activities/90122 ... d373925edb
For the first time this year though I did it on the man powered bike - My Cannondale Synapse.
Had a great day with fantastic views. Normally when I've done the route I tend to ride around the road at the end .... this time I decided to go up the blooming hill as well!!! Tough BUT fun
My legs ache a bit now!
(Click on the link then click on the map, then you can also click on the foots to view)
https://www.strava.com/activities/90122 ... d373925edb
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Re: A Lovely Ride
fair weather cyclist.
just kidding, was a lovely day indeed, I took the summer bike to work that day, today however, back on the winter bike.
hope you had fun.
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just kidding, was a lovely day indeed, I took the summer bike to work that day, today however, back on the winter bike.
hope you had fun.
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Re: A Lovely Ride
Sadly my synapse sits unloved in the garage. Havent been out on it since August last year and that was painful enough.
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Re: A Lovely Ride
:-sBatmancaver wrote:Cannondale Synapse.
That sounds like the sort of condition that could prevent you riding one
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Re: A Lovely Ride
we dont call them crackanfail for nothing you know.badanimal wrote::-sBatmancaver wrote:Cannondale Synapse.
That sounds like the sort of condition that could prevent you riding one
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Re: A Lovely Ride
seen a few Fat Tyre bikes around (believe Cannondale do one)
look a bit stupid but I guess they good for sand and gravel?
must be a mega drag on the road
look a bit stupid but I guess they good for sand and gravel?
must be a mega drag on the road
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Re: A Lovely Ride
I remember tyres like that on a bike I had once.
Big fat white ones...
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Big fat white ones...
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Re: A Lovely Ride
They are good fun off road. They pretty much steam roller everything. Takes some getting used to though, those fat tyres dance around under you. But disconcerting at first.
Big thing at the moment. Tempted by one but can't afford one worth having.
Big thing at the moment. Tempted by one but can't afford one worth having.
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Re: A Lovely Ride
Paid £750 for mine as my 50th birthday present. Sadly the knees went at 53 hence the lack of riding. Probably only get £200 for it now.
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Re: A Lovely Ride
First time I saw a single-sided front fork on a pushbike was back in Switzerland in June 2008, where one of the spectators to the local stage of the Tour de Suisse was on one*
I would've included a picture but it seems tonight that the ever-unhelpful Photof**kit has chosen to make the Log-in process even more excruciating than usual, and has completely refused to recognise me at all [-( [-( [-(
*it just had normal mtb wheels, not 'airship' ones. But you won't be able to see that, because Photo-bucket-of-sick are so messed up they couldn't organise a f**k in a brothel 8-| 8-| 8-|
I would've included a picture but it seems tonight that the ever-unhelpful Photof**kit has chosen to make the Log-in process even more excruciating than usual, and has completely refused to recognise me at all [-( [-( [-(
*it just had normal mtb wheels, not 'airship' ones. But you won't be able to see that, because Photo-bucket-of-sick are so messed up they couldn't organise a f**k in a brothel 8-| 8-| 8-|
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Re: A Lovely Ride
a leftie is a pretty cool fork, never really caught on though, what with needing a specific frame and wheel, and being a bit of a pickle to service.R-dubya wrote:First time I saw a single-sided front fork on a pushbike was back in Switzerland in June 2008, where one of the spectators to the local stage of the Tour de Suisse was on one*
I would've included a picture but it seems tonight that the ever-unhelpful Photof**kit has chosen to make the Log-in process even more excruciating than usual, and has completely refused to recognise me at all [-( [-( [-(
*it just had normal mtb wheels, not 'airship' ones. But you won't be able to see that, because Photo-bucket-of-sick are so messed up they couldn't organise a f**k in a brothel 8-| 8-| 8-|
they also did one called a fatty which had the shock in the headtube. same issue.
at least cannondale try to come up with something new.
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