So Who Else is Going to Cycle 2007 this Weekend?

stage_fright
stage_fright Posts: 218
edited October 2007 in The bottom bracket
We are off as a family to visit Cycle 2007 at Earl's Court on Sunday - any other forumites plaining to go over the weekend, and what are you looking forward to, in addition to the chance to add content to the 'Girls in Lycra Shorts' thread?

Also - for anyone going there before we arrive on Sunday, anything really worth seeing / avoiding / blagging / queuing for etc?

Hope to see you there!
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  • spasypaddy
    spasypaddy Posts: 5,180
    i want to go but have no one to go with :( so i shan't go
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  • Lbaguley
    Lbaguley Posts: 161
    Was thinking about going, but been a rather expensive month and it would just make me want to spend even more. :twisted:

    Also - same boat as spasypaddy... :(
  • ChrisLS
    ChrisLS Posts: 2,749
    ...I'm going with a mate, my son and some of my sons dangerous dirt jumping crew...I will be looking mostly at road bikes(and the fashion show :wink: ). I go every year...it's agood day out...going on Saturday by the way...
    ...all the way...'til the wheels fall off and burn...
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,575
    I'm going. I must be braver than some of you lot as I'm going on my own. :wink:

    I know there will be a lot of people there I know so if I get lonely I'll find one of them to talk to.
  • Scubar
    Scubar Posts: 453
    I got the day off work tomorrow so i too am going on my own :)
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  • DomT
    DomT Posts: 648
    Yep, I'll be there tomorrow too... got my name down for that Jim Walker Duathlon :shock:
  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,719
    Saturday for me. I will wear a carnation so BR Forumites will know me!
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  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    I'm going tomorrow with the OH and boy, but like baguley I've had an expensive month (I knew there was a reason why I should've paid the car insurance monthly instead of in one whack!), so I doubt I'll be spending much.

    DOMT - what are the details of the duathlon? I've seen it advertised but not seen any distances anywhere. I'd have had a go at that if I hadn't torn my ankle ligaments recently.
  • DomT
    DomT Posts: 648
    Hammerite - you're right the details for this years race is nowhere to be found, but last years details are still up - 6Km bike / 2Km run.
  • reefman
    reefman Posts: 14
    Just got back,had a fantastic day,retro styling on bikes everywhere especially the Condor stand. Single speeds everywhere.I had a test ride on the Pearson single speed,quite nice if you live in a town;I don't.

    I found the retail section dissapointing so don't expect any big bargains there. Bought a montane pertex jacket for £40 folds up tiny.

    Freebee's, the staff on cube are great got a free coffee and a good laugh.

    BMC got a free water bottle, but the staff are like ice.

    Don't buy lunch go to the TORQ stand a fill up with energy bar samples and energy drink.
    Mind you I did take advantage of the show discount and bought some energy bars as well.

    BUFF are a great product bought two buffs and got a couple of quid knocked off.
    Sturmy Archer have got some great free retro posters for the workshop wall.
    Plus I overheard a real nerd chatting to the rep,really funny, stood there for ages earwigging.Poor old rep could not get away.

    Specialised stand is good one of the guys (I think he is malaysian) is the mechanic for the works team, I could have chatted to him all day.I expect someone overheard me and thought I was Sturmey Archer Nerd. :o

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  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    How did you get on with the Duathlon DomT?

    I watched it for a bit, one of the guys in the race I saw got the second fastest time of the event (up to that point), and another who was about 90s behind got the 4th fastest. Impressive thing about the person who was 4th fastest was that they were only 14!!

    We had an ok time at the show, probably not the shows fault but our little one gave us no opportunity to actually look at anything in detail! We were either worried about losing him in the crowds, or worried that he was touching everything he saw!! (I had visions of bikes being pulled off displays and all sorts!!)
  • DomT
    DomT Posts: 648
    That Duathlon nearly killed me... never again!!!... Took me just over 17min, was second at the time, but I guess I'm about 20th now!

    That TORQ stand was great, tried everything, and walked away with enough gels to last me two months!

    The only thing I regret was not having the time to test ride a few machines, esp. a fixie - never been on one before, so missed out there :(
  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    DomT wrote:
    That Duathlon nearly killed me... never again!!!... Took me just over 17min, was second at the time, but I guess I'm about 20th now!

    That TORQ stand was great, tried everything, and walked away with enough gels to last me two months!

    The only thing I regret was not having the time to test ride a few machines, esp. a fixie - never been on one before, so missed out there :(

    well done mate, was it 6k/2k? There was a lot of hot people (as in sweating a lot, not gorgeous!) doing the duathlon. I reckon I'd have lost about a stone!! There was one girl doing it in denim shorts! Nutter.

    I know what you mean about the TORQ stand, and all the others. I reckon it's the grabbing of samples that turned our little one loopy. I kept telling him not to eat them :lol:

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