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cyclingprop

I for one would like a couple of grades higher in the weight classes. Only way I'm gonna win (and it's ALL about the winning!)

Wrath Rob

Aidy wrote:

Might be old news, but the code 'girodilento11' gives 3 months free premium access.

Not old news, but just added it to my account. Thanks for that!

Pufftmw

Late(r) start & clear(er) roads meant some good speed but the 2nd in a row 2AM-5AM having to go to work to sort sh1t out slightly spoilt it

Tower Bridge N was particularly frustrating as heavy traffic the other side of the hump got in the way of a good start

Hopefully tonight I will get un-interrupted sleep and feel a bit fresher for the ride in...

mattsaw

I was pretty chuffed with this effort this morning along the drag into Hammersmith

http://app.strava.com/segments/755039

I had some help from another chap who I had been swapping places with since Barnes.

kevess

Mattsaw wrote:

I was pretty chuffed with this effort this morning along the drag into Hammersmith

http://app.strava.com/segments/755039

I had some help from another chap who I had been swapping places with since Barnes.

Nice one Matt, I'll have to alternate between the Embankment the the "fast route" over H'smith Bridge, see if I can get near that 26!!

Pufftmw

Blue Pearson with silver mudguards next to CP on Jamaica Road @ 09:05 this morning? Saw the Garmin...

okgo

KevEss wrote:

Mattsaw wrote:

I was pretty chuffed with this effort this morning along the drag into Hammersmith

http://app.strava.com/segments/755039

I had some help from another chap who I had been swapping places with since Barnes.

Nice one Matt, I'll have to alternate between the Embankment the the "fast route" over H'smith Bridge, see if I can get near that 26!!

What route is that?

I'm sure I could improve my time on that section, its actually a fairly easy KOM as it doesn't get the traffic and what not of anything in central!

kevess

okgo wrote:

KevEss wrote:

Mattsaw wrote:

I was pretty chuffed with this effort this morning along the drag into Hammersmith

http://app.strava.com/segments/755039

I had some help from another chap who I had been swapping places with since Barnes.

Nice one Matt, I'll have to alternate between the Embankment the the "fast route" over H'smith Bridge, see if I can get near that 26!!

What route is that?

I'm sure I could improve my time on that section, its actually a fairly easy KOM as it doesn't get the traffic and what not of anything in central!

I work in the West End and originally travelled via RP - Priory Lane - URR - then left onto Rocks Lane - Castelnau - Hammersmith Bridge - darn the 'Bush - Holland Park - NH Gate and onto Bayswater Road and points west.

My new route via Putney Bridge and the Embankment adds 2 (enjoyable-ish) miles to the journey but more SCR and segments.

bigmat

So what's the deal with Amersham Way? I'm now KOM, but my fastest time has been deleted as has the previous KOM time. Odd...

notsoblue

KevEss wrote:

I work in the West End and originally travelled via RP - Priory Lane - URR - then left onto Rocks Lane - Castelnau - Hammersmith Bridge - darn the 'Bush - Holland Park - NH Gate and onto Bayswater Road and points west.

My new route via Putney Bridge and the Embankment adds 2 (enjoyable-ish) miles to the journey but more SCR and segments.

phy2sll2

BigMat wrote:

So what's the deal with Amersham Way? I'm now KOM, but my fastest time has been deleted as has the previous KOM time. Odd...

Still there, right? 35s.

There seems to be something odd about that segment anyway - look at the elevation profile. Sure it's steeper than 0.6%.

Bikehike:


vs.

Strava:

bigmat

phy2sll2 wrote:

BigMat wrote:

So what's the deal with Amersham Way? I'm now KOM, but my fastest time has been deleted as has the previous KOM time. Odd...

Still there, right? 35s.

There seems to be something odd about that segment anyway - look at the elevation profile. Sure it's steeper than 0.6%.

Bikehike:


vs.

Strava:

I was at 27 seconds before. Agree its an odd segment, still I'll settle for another KOM having lost a couple recently (pesky people on here keep beating my times :evil: )

Pufftmw

Got a SPECIAL segment for James Freeman to KOM now...

http://app.strava.com/segments/814551

Take that one laddie

bigmat

"Ridden 94 times by 30 people" :shock:

Pufftmw

BigMat wrote:

"Ridden 94 times by 30 people" :shock:

13 of them are mine!

Gallywomack

Nothing to set the world alight especially but a PB on the long Lewisham High St - Downham Way segment sort of demonstrates what a difference drop bars make - I was in the drops for the whole windy section between Lewisham and Catford* and I'm pretty sure I carried a lot more speed through it than normal. I'm thinking of going back to going round the gyratory as that bus lane is very bumpy and always involves getting stuck at 2 red lights. If you're lucky with the gyratory you get greens all round. Then I've just got to be lucky with the other hundred or so sets of lights on that segment and I might actually trouble the higher reaches of the leaderboard.

*NB I actually looked at a map the other day and realised this section goes SW, or more accurately, SSW. I'd always assumed the A21 just heads due south, but not so. Since the prevailing wind is SW this explains why there always seems to be a headwind here. After Catford the road swings eastwards, and sure enough the headwinds usually aren't as bad. Yes I know, I'm boring.

phy2sll2

Gallywomack wrote:

Nothing to set the world alight especially but a PB on the long Lewisham High St - Downham Way segment sort of demonstrates what a difference drop bars make - I was in the drops for the whole windy section between Lewisham and Catford* and I'm pretty sure I carried a lot more speed through it than normal.

Next challenge, Phantom Aerobars...

Gallywomack

That looks like it involves a degree of bike handling ability, so for that reason, I'm out (for the time being, anyway...)

Thought I'd gone pretty fast through the Bermondsey Spa section this morning but I was a good 3mph off my PB set on the old bike. I think the main issue is I need to grow a pair, I'm still slightly nervous sprinting in the drops. It just feels so damn fast, like driving a car that's really low to the ground or summink.

tetm

No leaderboard this week Rob? :roll:

phy2sll2

Gallywomack wrote:

That looks like it involves a degree of bike handling ability, so for that reason, I'm out (for the time being, anyway...)

Thought I'd gone pretty fast through the Bermondsey Spa section this morning but I was a good 3mph off my PB set on the old bike. I think the main issue is I need to grow a pair, I'm still slightly nervous sprinting in the drops. It just feels so damn fast, like driving a car that's really low to the ground or summink.

Yeah, it does take time. Feels like you're going to ride yourself into the road for a while. Also varies between bikes, e.g. when riding my training bike, I can climb out of the saddle holding the bar tops, which I can't do on my racer.

Gallywomack

Much more fun riding home after 7, maybe I should start working longer hours. Had a nice quick run through the Jamaica Rd Rumble for once, and equalled my best on Reverse Brookmill (and got my highest-ever 'score' on the speed sensor - 27mph). Seemed like there might have been a bit of headwind although I'm pretty sure it was a sou-wester today so would have been a cross-wind really. Blew up a bit after that and the headwind down the A21 was very strong so things tailed off a bit the rest of the way.

Pufftmw

Bugger!

I had a sleepless night & no energy this morning & I'm sure there was a bit of a headwind so a slow run in but I thought I'd give it a go on Tower Bridge North. Just before the lights changed 2 m/c outriders, a grey Range Rover and a police Range Rover went past up the bridge, so I thought great - route clearers! Shot off up the hill only to find that I was quickly gaining on the cops & caught them up just at the end of the bridge. I know they don't appreciate getting overtaken so had to back off

What's the point of blue flashing lights & outriders if you can't go fast

Wonder who it was...

Gallywomack

Pufftmw wrote:

Bugger!

I had a sleepless night & no energy this morning & I'm sure there was a bit of a headwind so a slow run in but I thought I'd give it a go on Tower Bridge North. Just before the lights changed 2 m/c outriders, a grey Range Rover and a police Range Rover went past up the bridge, so I thought great - route clearers! Shot off up the hill only to find that I was quickly gaining on the cops & caught them up just at the end of the bridge. I know they don't appreciate getting overtaken so had to back off

What's the point of blue flashing lights & outriders if you can't go fast

Wonder who it was...

Whichever dignitary it was, they obviously wanted to savour the view going over the bridge! I got caught behind a corporate taxi type vehicle doing the same going south over London bridge yesterday, then as I went to overtake the bugger sped up :x

Re wind, not sure what it was doing this morning, seemed to move about a bit, but in general I think it was a headwind for those of us going north. Blimmin' strong gusts, anyway - I actually had to give it some to pick up speed going down Bromley Hill!

phy2sll2

Gallywomack wrote:

Re wind, not sure what it was doing this morning, seemed to move about a bit, but in general I think it was a headwind for those of us going north. Blimmin' strong gusts, anyway - I actually had to give it some to pick up speed going down Bromley Hill!

It was really quite blowy, but... I'm already looking forward to the way home. Aiming for 60km/h down the bricklayers ramp then sustained effort all the way down to New Cross. Neeeeooooowwww!

Gallywomack

phy2sll2 wrote:

It was really quite blowy, but... I'm already looking forward to the way home. Aiming for 60km/h down the bricklayers ramp then sustained effort all the way down to New Cross. Neeeeooooowwww!

Even from inside the office, I felt the wind shift direction as that post was made

Actually, I don't wish to alarm you but the clouds do seem to be moving in an easterly direction at a rate of knots...

Edit: which of course is more or less ideal for a blast down the OKR. Forget I spoke...

veronese68

Wind was quite unpleasant for down here. I ride in a north westerly direction and it seemed to be just off head on most of the time, but occasionally an Italian cross wind (kept changing sides).
No energy at all, plus I put my 35mm Marathon Pluses on at the weekend. It all conspired to make that my slowest ride in. Average of 12.5mph.

Pufftmw

Same bloody "dignitary" has just gone past my office again headning down Whitechapel Road in an westerly direction... Couldn't see who was inside...

phy2sll2

Gallywomack wrote:

phy2sll2 wrote:

blah blah

Even from inside the office, I felt the wind shift direction as that post was made

That made me laugh out loud!

JamesFree

Forgot to start my Garmin again after I paused it after I helped out on a hit and run on a cyclist!

Not looking forward to riding the SS into the wind on the way home!! anyone fancy the pub instead ?

sketchley

48mph SW wind tonight. Might take a slow ride down embankment turn round and come back again......