AD6 15 Oh Dear, What have I done?

meanredspider
meanredspider Posts: 12,337
edited October 2014 in Commuting chat
Had a meet up with my fellow AD6er colleagues last night and somehow agreed to do the 2015 Alpe D'HuZes event. As it's my 50th year, I'm kinda hoping that the plans I have for that will clash :shock:

If I do it, I need a new angle on it to make it interesting to do because I know I can do it but I also know how much effort it will take to prepare for and do.
ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH

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  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    meanredspider wrote:
    If I do it, I need a new angle on it to make it interesting
    Unicycle up, brakeless down.
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  • bobbygloss
    bobbygloss Posts: 317
    meanredspider wrote:
    If I do it, I need a new angle on it to make it interesting
    Everesting?
  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    Blindfold, you must know it pretty well by now.
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  • MrSweary
    MrSweary Posts: 1,699
    The first time it was cute. Now you're just showing off. :wink:
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  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    MrSweary wrote:
    The first time it was cute. Now you're just showing off. :wink:

    PMSL - I'm really not - inside I'm panicking a bit! :shock: :cry: :? :D
    ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH
  • MrSweary
    MrSweary Posts: 1,699
    meanredspider wrote:
    MrSweary wrote:
    The first time it was cute. Now you're just showing off. :wink:

    PMSL - I'm really not - inside I'm panicking a bit! :shock: :cry: :? :D

    That's good. Shows you have not completely lost your marbles. Of course let me just say that I think you have completely lost your marbles. :D
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    Canyon Roadlite Al 7.0 - reborn as single speed!
    Felt Z85 - mangled by taxi.
  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    And I can't even blame drink - I'd only had a couple of blondes and a tripple (there's a joke in there somewhere :wink:) But I did wake up this morning, open one eye, and think "Did I really do that?" :shock:
    ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    I've said it before and I'll say it again.. this is you this is:

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  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    Thanks, KB! :wink:

    Just checked dates. AD6 is 4th June and Montreal GP is 5-7th June. That's one of the things I'm planning for my 50th so I may need to give AD6 a miss this time
    ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH
  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    meanredspider wrote:
    Thanks, KB! :wink:

    Just checked dates. AD6 is 4th June and Montreal GP is 5-7th June. That's one of the things I'm planning for my 50th so I may need to give AD6 a miss this time
    MTFU, you can sleep on the plane. Wimp :D
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  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    dhope wrote:
    meanredspider wrote:
    Thanks, KB! :wink:

    Just checked dates. AD6 is 4th June and Montreal GP is 5-7th June. That's one of the things I'm planning for my 50th so I may need to give AD6 a miss this time
    MTFU, you can sleep on the plane. Wimp :D

    I'd have considered it if cramp isn't such a risk. After the last one, I think I slept for about 4 hours and then we drove back to Amsterdam. I think I arrived back at my flat at 1am. Then I got up the following morning and headed to the airport to bring my bike back to Scotland. Relative to that, a night flight to Montreal would seem blissful.
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  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    Fixed? gearing for the up down and entire day could be err interesting (or go SS)
  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    Fixed would be ambitious!! SS would be fine - if you can put 32/32 on with a straight face :wink: The gradient is very consistent (apart from the short hairpins).
    ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH
  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    meanredspider wrote:
    Fixed would be ambitious!! SS would be fine - if you can put 32/32 on with a straight face :wink: The gradient is very consistent (apart from the short hairpins).

    you would seem to have a plan then? :wink:
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    Tricycle?

    Tandem?

    'bent?
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  • thepeopleschamp
    thepeopleschamp Posts: 94
    Boris bike getting it back in London before the 24 hours is up.
    The added bonus is that you get to shove it the faces the guys who did Mont Ventoux challenge. Not sure why they need it shoved in their face but it sounds like a worthy reason to do it.
  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    roger merriman wrote:
    meanredspider wrote:
    Fixed would be ambitious!! SS would be fine - if you can put 32/32 on with a straight face :wink: The gradient is very consistent (apart from the short hairpins).

    you would seem to have a plan then? :wink:

    A custom AD6 bike: ultralight SS bike with hydro disc brakes and bullhorns
    ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH
  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    ThePeoplesChamp wrote:
    Boris bike getting it back in London before the 24 hours is up.
    The added bonus is that you get to shove it the faces the guys who did Mont Ventoux challenge. Not sure why they need it shoved in their face but it sounds like a worthy reason to do it.

    Ha - would need a helicopter and private jet for the 24 hour thing!
    ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH
  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    What I would need is a better drinks bottle. With all the hard disc braking into the 20+ hairpins a quarter of my drink had sloshed out of the bottle before is even started the climb. I even closed it once and it still seemed to leak (strange for a Camelback Podium)
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  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    meanredspider wrote:
    What I would need is a better drinks bottle. With all the hard disc braking into the 20+ hairpins a quarter of my drink had sloshed out of the bottle before is even started the climb. I even closed it once and it still seemed to leak (strange for a Camelback Podium)

    thats quite poor, my freebe alu one from Edinburgh CoOp doesn't and since i hate things on me I even though I had one of the first camelbacks I use Bottles for MTB's

    no leakage even with serious G and jigglage.

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