I survived the Etape Caledonia!

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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    Holy cow, the hill on that second photo Wallace! :shock:
    Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
    2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
    2011 Trek Madone 4.5
    2012 Felt F65X
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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    Holy cow, the hill on that second photo Wallace! :shock:

    Remember, Wallace is from Scotland. He said it was all pretty flat didn't he? :lol:
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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    UndercoverElephant wrote:
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    Holy cow, the hill on that second photo Wallace! :shock:

    Remember, Wallace is from Scotland. He said it was all pretty flat didn't he? :lol:

    If that's flat, so's my stomach, :?
    Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
    2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
    2011 Trek Madone 4.5
    2012 Felt F65X
    Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    UndercoverElephant wrote:
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    Holy cow, the hill on that second photo Wallace! :shock:

    Remember, Wallace is from Scotland. He said it was all pretty flat didn't he? :lol:

    If that's flat, so's my stomach, :?

    I think that was on the Schiehallion climb, was a modest little bump in the road....
    Next year however, the daddy of them in Scotland perghaps.... The Bealach na Ba!!
    "Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"
  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    Wallace1492 wrote:
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    UndercoverElephant wrote:
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    Holy cow, the hill on that second photo Wallace! :shock:

    Remember, Wallace is from Scotland. He said it was all pretty flat didn't he? :lol:

    If that's flat, so's my stomach, :?

    I think that was on the Schiehallion climb, was a modest little bump in the road....
    Next year however, the daddy of them in Scotland perghaps.... The Bealach na Ba!!
    A minor incline :lol:
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  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    Holy cow, the hill on that second photo Wallace! :shock:

    Did you notice how Bernard Hinault has despeately tried to get on my wheel, and further back I seem to have a pensioners party of domestiques following me up.

    Kieran, get yourself up for next year!!
    "Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    Wallace1492 wrote:
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    Holy cow, the hill on that second photo Wallace! :shock:

    Did you notice how Bernard Hinault has despeately tried to get on my wheel, and further back I seem to have a pensioners party of domestiques following me up.

    Kieran, get yourself up for next year!!

    Already thinking about it
    Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
    2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
    2011 Trek Madone 4.5
    2012 Felt F65X
    Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    suzyb wrote:
    Wallace1492 wrote:
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    UndercoverElephant wrote:
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    Holy cow, the hill on that second photo Wallace! :shock:

    Remember, Wallace is from Scotland. He said it was all pretty flat didn't he? :lol:

    If that's flat, so's my stomach, :?

    I think that was on the Schiehallion climb, was a modest little bump in the road....
    Next year however, the daddy of them in Scotland perghaps.... The Bealach na Ba!!
    A minor incline :lol:

    Can't see what you're worrying about Suzy :)
  • Big Wib
    Big Wib Posts: 363
    Not at all relevant but according to In Our Time on R4 this morning, Schiehallion was used in 17th/18th century attempts to calculate the weight of the Earth :D

    I'm sure it was a bit more technical than that but I've been in meetings for the last 7 hours so what's left of my brain has gone to mush.
  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    Big Wib wrote:
    Not at all relevant but according to In Our Time on R4 this morning, Schiehallion was used in 17th/18th century attempts to calculate the weight of the Earth :D

    I'm sure it was a bit more technical than that but I've been in meetings for the last 7 hours so what's left of my brain has gone to mush.

    Charles Mason - attempt to calculate the mass of the Earth by the amount a pendulum was deflected by the calculated mass of Schiehallion. I remember in my days at uni we went to Schiehallion - classic site of metamorphics - fantastic garnet crystals - geek over
  • Big Wib
    Big Wib Posts: 363
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    Big Wib wrote:
    Not at all relevant but according to In Our Time on R4 this morning, Schiehallion was used in 17th/18th century attempts to calculate the weight of the Earth :D

    I'm sure it was a bit more technical than that but I've been in meetings for the last 7 hours so what's left of my brain has gone to mush.

    Charles Mason - attempt to calculate the mass of the Earth by the amount a pendulum was deflected by the calculated mass of Schiehallion. I remember in my days at uni we went to Schiehallion - classic site of metamorphics - fantastic garnet crystals - geek over

    Thank you :D

    BTW, according to the Etape entries for 2011 are going fast
  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    What have I let myself in for :(
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  • Big Wib
    Big Wib Posts: 363
    suzyb wrote:
    What have I let myself in for :(

    a great day out

    now wondering if I should do it as it's potentially the last.....
  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    Big Wib wrote:
    suzyb wrote:
    What have I let myself in for :(

    a great day out

    now wondering if I should do it as it's potentially the last.....
    Why so?
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  • wgwarburton
    wgwarburton Posts: 1,863
    UndercoverElephant wrote:
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    Holy cow, the hill on that second photo Wallace! :shock:

    Remember, Wallace is from Scotland. He said it was all pretty flat didn't he? :lol:

    The Etape has a couple of thousand metres of ascent. Trossachs Ton has over 4000....

    ...and it's not even in the Highlands.

    Cheers,
    W.
  • Big Wib
    Big Wib Posts: 363
    suzyb wrote:
    Big Wib wrote:
    suzyb wrote:
    What have I let myself in for :(

    a great day out

    now wondering if I should do it as it's potentially the last.....
    Why so?

    Because the original deal was only for 5 years and although I can't see them stopping it you never know, particularly when ARCE (or is that ACRE) get going
  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    Ah right. I thought it was something personal you were talking about.
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  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    suzyb wrote:
    Ah right. I thought it was something personal you were talking about.

    Have you entered Suzy?
    "Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"
  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    Wallace1492 wrote:
    suzyb wrote:
    Ah right. I thought it was something personal you were talking about.

    Have you entered Suzy?
    Yeah :oops:
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  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    suzyb wrote:
    Wallace1492 wrote:
    suzyb wrote:
    Ah right. I thought it was something personal you were talking about.

    Have you entered Suzy?
    Yeah :oops:

    Excellent stuff!! You will love it. Just need to get the miles in your legs, build up to it, then enjoy the day. It will leave you gasping for more.....

    Good on you - also remember to get sponsored, that will also spur you on to good things.
    "Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"
  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    Wallace1492 wrote:
    suzyb wrote:
    Wallace1492 wrote:
    suzyb wrote:
    Ah right. I thought it was something personal you were talking about.

    Have you entered Suzy?
    Yeah :oops:

    Excellent stuff!! You will love it. Just need to get the miles in your legs, build up to it, then enjoy the day. It will leave you gasping for more.....

    Good on you - also remember to get sponsored, that will also spur you on to good things.
    It's more like I need to get the miles in my butt :wink:

    My legs always feel fine, it's my bottom that hurts after longer distance rides :?
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  • Big Wib
    Big Wib Posts: 363
    suzyb wrote:
    Wallace1492 wrote:
    suzyb wrote:
    Wallace1492 wrote:
    suzyb wrote:
    Ah right. I thought it was something personal you were talking about.

    Have you entered Suzy?
    Yeah :oops:

    Excellent stuff!! You will love it. Just need to get the miles in your legs, build up to it, then enjoy the day. It will leave you gasping for more.....

    Good on you - also remember to get sponsored, that will also spur you on to good things.
    It's more like I need to get the miles in my butt :wink:

    My legs always feel fine, it's my bottom that hurts after longer distance rides :?

    I hate to say this but even someone like Lance Armstrong says the same

    (& I hope you're impressed I didn't take the opportunity to make any other comment)

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