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  • Littigator
    Littigator Posts: 1,262
    linsen wrote:
    Stage Fright wrote:
    linsen wrote:
    I got up a 17% one today - the descent was terrifying!!

    Hi Linsen - a 17% hill around Southampton?

    which little tinker was that?

    I was in Dorset at the weekend, it was the climb outside Abbotsbury along Chesil beach. Similar to Golf Course Road if you know it - but about 50 times longer!

    I spent a weekend down there this summer and bored the missus stupid with wistful comments about the lovely roads and the climbs and wish I had my bike etc etc :D
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  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    Littigator wrote:
    linsen wrote:
    Stage Fright wrote:
    linsen wrote:
    I got up a 17% one today - the descent was terrifying!!

    Hi Linsen - a 17% hill around Southampton?

    which little tinker was that?

    I was in Dorset at the weekend, it was the climb outside Abbotsbury along Chesil beach. Similar to Golf Course Road if you know it - but about 50 times longer!

    I spent a weekend down there this summer and bored the missus stupid with wistful comments about the lovely roads and the climbs and wish I had my bike etc etc :D

    Well worth the trip with a couple of wheels. B3157 (I think) is like a rollercoaster, and virtually empty. Trip over to Portland was fun too, though I didn't quite manage to drag my friend to visit Bill!
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    cjcp wrote:
    jashburnham wrote:

    Great morning on the bike anyway, topped out at 35.9 mph chasing an SUV along the embankment on the way home, totally forgot about my bro and dropped him silly!

    :oops:

    That's shifting some. Were you drafting the SUV?

    Nope but had a bit of a tailwind. Actually just looked at the data, the 35.9 was downhill so just the 35 along the embankment!:


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    Yes the rest was rather slow but I was with my brother who was doing his first ever road ride!
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    JB I hate you :)

    What software did that graph come from?
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Motionbased - data from my Garmin Edge.

    Edit - here's a screengrab from motionbased, it's a great bit of software:


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    Usual "brother is slow" caveat about rubbish av speeds of course folks!
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    I'm going to the park tomorrow I'm taking the single speed and will post times :shock: maybe :)
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  • prj45
    prj45 Posts: 2,208
    itboffin wrote:
    I'm going to the park tomorrow I'm taking the single speed and will post times :shock: maybe :)

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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    tee hee who does that anyway.
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  • snooks
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    Anyone doing the rounds tomorrow morning??
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  • Jen J
    Jen J Posts: 1,054
    snooks wrote:
    Anyone doing the rounds tomorrow morning??

    Not me - I'm running this weekend.
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Nope i'm doing battle with a new Miche track BB - so I guess that'll take all day at least :?
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  • Jen J
    Jen J Posts: 1,054
    I stopped after running 30 miles today, so will try and have a few laps of RP tomorrow morning. However my quads were severly trashed with all the downhill running, so I don't expect I'll be breaking any speed records...
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  • Citizen Smith
    Citizen Smith Posts: 336
    I'm on gardening leave this week so have the rare luxury of weekday loafing.

    Therefore, with the sun shining, I thought it would be a great opportunity to do the loop of the park for the first time. Wanted to know what all the fuss is about.

    Did clockwise first and then anti-clockwise second.

    Times:
    1. 25 mins [which included a couple of minutes stop as my chain came off coming down Sawyers Hill which was annoying]
    2. 21 mins

    Couple of observations:
    1. I think I prefered clockwise though going to have to do some more laps to be sure.
    2. It's a good place to experiment with pushing vs spinning. Like DDD I spend practically all of my time on my big ring but I think that's because I only do a 30 minute (mostly flat) commute. Long story short is that I will make use out of my middle ring more. I learned that lesson in the park the hard way today (pun intended).
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  • Littigator
    Littigator Posts: 1,262
    SiHughes wrote:
    Couple of observations:
    1. I think I prefered clockwise though going to have to do some more laps to be sure.
    2. It's a good place to experiment with pushing vs spinning. Like DDD I spend practically all of my time on my big ring but I think that's because I only do a 30 minute (mostly flat) commute. Long story short is that I will make use out of my middle ring more. I learned that lesson in the park the hard way today (pun intended).

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  • Wrath Rob
    Wrath Rob Posts: 2,918
    So, anyone up for 3 laps on Sunday?
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  • Jen J
    Jen J Posts: 1,054
    Wrath Rob wrote:
    So, anyone up for 3 laps on Sunday?

    I should be there.
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  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    May be, depending on gf's plans for saturday night, long story! - will let you know closer to the day.
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    I'm up for that provided you're not planning a super early start.

    SiHughes sorry to hear about the "garden leave" me too and it sucks :cry:
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Whether doesn't look great for Sunday. I'm not being a wuss (honestly :wink: ), just have to pick and choose my days around the family, try to choose sunnier days.

    On a separate note, Greg66 suggested three weeks/3,400,002 pages back a ride one day in the Surrey Hills. Is anyone up for that this side of Christmas?
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  • Jen J
    Jen J Posts: 1,054
    cjcp wrote:
    Whether doesn't look great for Sunday. I'm not being a wuss (honestly :wink: ), just have to pick and choose my days around the family, try to choose sunnier days.

    On a separate note, Greg66 suggested three weeks/3,400,002 pages back a ride one day in the Surrey Hills. Is anyone up for that this side of Christmas?

    I thought it was supposed to be nice this weekend? Temps in double figures?

    If it is bad, I may be tempted to drop out too, as I'm doing a long ride there on Saturday, and I may or may not have company on Sunday.

    I could be up for a Surrey Hills ride, but I would be lagging behind on the ups, so I don't know how welcome I'd be. And I'm racing on the first two Saturdays in December, and studying for the middle two weekends in November. Apart from that...;)
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    I thought it was supposed to be nice this weekend? Temps in double figures?

    I'm going by the BBC website, mind! :)
    I could be up for a Surrey Hills ride, but I would be lagging behind on the ups, so I don't know how welcome I'd be. And I'm racing on the first two Saturdays in December, and studying for the middle two weekends in November. Apart from that...;)

    No-one gets left behind. People will go up hills at different speeds, but everyone waits at the top, and no sprinting off the front over the horizon.
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  • Jen J
    Jen J Posts: 1,054
    cjcp wrote:
    No-one gets left behind. People will go up hills at different speeds, but everyone waits at the top, and no sprinting off the front over the horizon.

    Maybe, but I wouldn't want everyone to be stuck waiting for me all day...
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Jen J wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    No-one gets left behind. People will go up hills at different speeds, but everyone waits at the top, and no sprinting off the front over the horizon.

    Maybe, but I wouldn't want everyone to be stuck waiting for me all day...

    Jen - entirely up to you. If you want to get those completely barking races ( :) ) out of the way first and enter the fray in the New Year, no worries. Average speed would be about 17mph I would have thought.
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  • Jen J
    Jen J Posts: 1,054
    cjcp wrote:
    Jen - entirely up to you. If you want to get those completely barking races ( :) ) out of the way first and enter the fray in the New Year, no worries. Average speed would be about 17mph I would have thought.

    The barking races only get worse in the New Year ;)

    I'll see what dates are proposed and then see from there....:)
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  • Citizen Smith
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    itboffin wrote:

    SiHughes sorry to hear about the "garden leave" me too and it sucks :cry:

    Hey ITB, actually my gardening leave is self-imposed so no need to feel sorry at all.
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    cjcp wrote:
    Whether doesn't look great for Sunday. I'm not being a wuss (honestly :wink: ), just have to pick and choose my days around the family, try to choose sunnier days.

    On a separate note, Greg66 suggested three weeks/3,400,002 pages back a ride one day in the Surrey Hills. Is anyone up for that this side of Christmas?

    Would be fun, I'd hold you up on the ups, the downs the flats... you name it!

    As long as you're patient... :D

    Oh and I'll try to bring a bike with gears... :shock:
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  • Greg T
    Greg T Posts: 3,266
    I'd be up for a Surrey Hills ride, I'll need a long lead in time to allow sufficient negotiation space with the Domestic CEO....
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  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    Am up for a Surrey Hills ride but I'm well aware my slow 34/27 spinning on even gentle inclines will leave me miles behind the Jonginges of this world. It'd be good if we can find a sunny day for it - cold isn't too bad but doing it in the wind and rain would suck enormous balls.

    NB my avatar photo is me immediately after my only Surrey Hills ride. It really is hard work.
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    Surrey Hills ride sounds interesting, could be up for that....

    Might be available for the Richmond park dohicky on sunday as the missus is doing her cbt so I've got the day free depending on how much I drink on Saturday
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  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    biondino wrote:
    Am up for a Surrey Hills ride but I'm well aware my slow 34/27 spinning on even gentle inclines will leave me miles behind the Jonginges of this world. It'd be good if we can find a sunny day for it - cold isn't too bad but doing it in the wind and rain would suck enormous balls.

    NB my avatar photo is me immediately after my only Surrey Hills ride. It really is hard work.
    You flatter me sir. I'm only an average climber*, who has the occasional good day.

    Anyhoo...
    Can't do this weekend but a Surrey hills ride sounds good :)


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