My first open race today eeeek!!

boybiker
boybiker Posts: 531
edited July 2008 in The bottom bracket
Starts in two hours and 25 minutes,not that I am nervous or anything :roll:
anyway everything on my bike has been tightened and retightend at least 6 times
my dads driving me and is going to watch.
Wish me luck I may need it :wink:
The gear changing, helmet wearing fule.
FCN :- -1
Given up waiting for Fast as Fupp to start stalking me

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  • robbarker
    robbarker Posts: 1,367
    Remember to let everyone else do the work, keep out of the wind and good luck!
  • SteK
    SteK Posts: 148
    You'll have been on the road 45 mins or so by now, but, assuming you've hit 88.8 mph and gone back in time, good luck fella - make everyone feel old :wink:
  • dondare
    dondare Posts: 2,113
    Sock it to 'em.
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  • boybiker
    boybiker Posts: 531
    Bolllocks frankly.
    Just climbed up cunting fuck hill for the fourth time with the main group two laps to go, 4 guys had broken away and were 20 seconds ahead,planning on making the break this lap if my legs held out. Guy to my left goes down on a patch of gravel,next thing I know I am sliding along on my arse and its raining bikes. three other guys came down with me.
    Feck shit bollocks and arse :cry::cry::cry:
    The gear changing, helmet wearing fule.
    FCN :- -1
    Given up waiting for Fast as Fupp to start stalking me
  • SteK
    SteK Posts: 148
    Crashing's more hardcore than winning mate.

    Unlucky fella, next time Gadget, NEXT TIME!!
  • boybiker
    boybiker Posts: 531
    There is always next time.
    I suspect that the hill isn't really called cunting fuck hill, I just decided to call it that after the third time climbing it.
    The gear changing, helmet wearing fule.
    FCN :- -1
    Given up waiting for Fast as Fupp to start stalking me
  • dondare
    dondare Posts: 2,113
    Sorry to hear that you crashed out.
    I have to ask, tho, did the helmet save your life?
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  • boybiker
    boybiker Posts: 531
    er..... nope I wasn't wearing my Arse helmet :lol:
    My arse and hands suffered mostly.
    It did shake me up, I bonked badly on a club run yesterday,although that was possibly due to not drinking enough when it was boiling hot
    The gear changing, helmet wearing fule.
    FCN :- -1
    Given up waiting for Fast as Fupp to start stalking me
  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    Bad luck gent - but remember, crashing is all part of the "learning experience" - even the pros do it on a regular basis. Better luck next time.
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Ooh is the bike ok? First thing I checked when I crashed on the Etape! I was bleeding like a stuck pig but was far more concerned about the bike!

    Again, better luck next time.
  • boybiker
    boybiker Posts: 531
    Brake hood is a bit mashed and I need some new bar tape, but I think my bike should wear its scars with pride.
    The gear changing, helmet wearing fule.
    FCN :- -1
    Given up waiting for Fast as Fupp to start stalking me
  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    If it's carbon it presumably shattered into a thousand pieces, right?
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  • boybiker
    boybiker Posts: 531
    I would be a bit worried if a carbon bike broke since they make airplane wings out of the stuff.
    The gear changing, helmet wearing fule.
    FCN :- -1
    Given up waiting for Fast as Fupp to start stalking me
  • Nuggs
    Nuggs Posts: 1,804
    biondino wrote:
    If it's carbon it presumably shattered into a thousand pieces, right?
    And then gave you a life-threatening illness.
  • dondare
    dondare Posts: 2,113
    boybiker wrote:
    I would be a bit worried if a carbon bike broke since they make airplane wings out of the stuff.

    Which break when the plane crashes.

    At least you're mostly OK, and I'm not going to ask you to post any pics of your injuries on this occasion.
    Yesterday was certainly a scorcher and dehydration is even worse than bonking. I'd suggest that you work a few pub stops into the ride.
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  • boybiker
    boybiker Posts: 531
    I dunno why you think I might show off my sore arse,it's just not like me :wink:
    The gear changing, helmet wearing fule.
    FCN :- -1
    Given up waiting for Fast as Fupp to start stalking me
  • nolf
    nolf Posts: 1,287
    Doing a race the day after you've bonked badly on a long club run probably isn't great prep for a race!
    If it's more a training race, then just fit it into your schedule, otherwise try taking it easy the 3/4 days prior to the race to make sure your body is in tip top condition.
    "I hold it true, what'er befall;
    I feel it, when I sorrow most;
    'Tis better to have loved and lost;
    Than never to have loved at all."

    Alfred Tennyson
  • boybiker
    boybiker Posts: 531
    nolf wrote:
    Doing a race the day after you've bonked badly on a long club run probably isn't great prep for a race!
    If it's more a training race, then just fit it into your schedule, otherwise try taking it easy the 3/4 days prior to the race to make sure your body is in tip top condition.
    Actually I bonked on the club run the day after the race but I am having a couple of days of rest,which isnt easy given the fine weather we are having.
    The gear changing, helmet wearing fule.
    FCN :- -1
    Given up waiting for Fast as Fupp to start stalking me
  • nolf
    nolf Posts: 1,287
    Yeah rest days tend to suck, don't worry, as soon as you start training again the weather will get really sh!t :)
    Still, a few races left this season to get your teeth stuck into tho, then of course hill climbing in the early autumn, then cyclo cross season starts.....
    "I hold it true, what'er befall;
    I feel it, when I sorrow most;
    'Tis better to have loved and lost;
    Than never to have loved at all."

    Alfred Tennyson

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