thursday in the jungle with a shortwave, insects everywhere

Matthewfalle

nice link - watched the first ten mins, will watch the rest over a glass of vin blanc at home.grazie!

i really like the Alfa, its just convincing TDV - I think its very much a bloke's car wereas the Maserati is just very pretty.

panzer looks very good fun. dangerous on the licence though.....

hopkinb

Just did the TT route in ~36 kph. Plenty of room for improvement once you remove the cars, I do a bit of training, take all the shyte out of my pockets and I work out the pacing. I had plenty left at the end. Plus the veet and goggles.

#naked
#smooth

Stevo_666

Matthewfalle wrote:

nice link - watched the first ten mins, will watch the rest over a glass of vin blanc at home.grazie!

i really like the Alfa, its just convincing TDV - I think its very much a bloke's car wereas the Maserati is just very pretty.

panzer looks very good fun. dangerous on the licence though.....

I'm lovin' it. Self restraint is a bit of a problem; if I used all of the potential on the road I'd get locked up. On the plus side, even a trip to the supermarket is a fun event.

tlw1

hopkinb wrote:

Just did the TT route in ~36 kph. Plenty of room for improvement once you remove the cars, I do a bit of training, take all the shyte out of my pockets and I work out the pacing. I had plenty left at the end. Plus the veet and goggles.

#naked
#smooth

When is it?

hopkinb

TLW1 wrote:

hopkinb wrote:

Just did the TT route in ~36 kph. Plenty of room for improvement once you remove the cars, I do a bit of training, take all the shyte out of my pockets and I work out the pacing. I had plenty left at the end. Plus the veet and goggles.

#naked
#smooth

When is it?

A month. Sun 16th.

Matthewfalle

Step83 wrote:

#Jealous

Makes me miss my old Saab V6 estate room for a double bed in the back, was often called the hearse, big black with tints cream leather interior (mmmm) made angry noises most of the time with its twin exit cat back system. Really miss it but literally ate fuel, 15mpg on a good day.

The DieselPanzerPassat is a whole heap slower, smaller less comfy but way cheaper to run

we've had it since nearly new - ex demonstrator with 2,000 miles on the clock. now done 57,000 and has never missed a beat - 100% japanese reliable. Full leather, etc, etc.

boring as hell until you start to play then gets a shift on to burn off chavs/bankers whilst carrying the world in the boot and two bikes on the roof.

bounces off the limiter at 7500 whilst sounding funky with Radio 4 on.

the hound has eaten the middle rear seat belt & reversing sensors. never going to sell it as its so useful and worth bugger all.

#versatile

tlw1

hopkinb wrote:

TLW1 wrote:

hopkinb wrote:

Just did the TT route in ~36 kph. Plenty of room for improvement once you remove the cars, I do a bit of training, take all the shyte out of my pockets and I work out the pacing. I had plenty left at the end. Plus the veet and goggles.

#naked
#smooth

When is it?

A month. Sun 16th.

Bugger the day after the welsh trail Marathon , would have been a giggle

sungod

hopkinb wrote:

Do I want the Cannondale supersix evo with Etap? Do I? I don't think I do. I think I want a "best bike", and as it will only be taken out when it's dry and not dealing with London traffic in sideways sleet in February, I'm indifferent between disc and rim brakes.

A Cannondale supersix doesn't sound "best" enough for a best bike though.

I'm going to keep my current bike because I love it, but I think I should also get a tatty looking singlespeed for sh!ts, giggles and leaving outside the pub/shop.

I think the problem is that I fail to find anything wrong with my current bike (apart from the fact I have to use clip on mudguards when it's wet and I need a longer stem), so until such time as the frame explodes from all the weight, or all the powaaaahhhh shatters the bb shell, I feel I would be betraying it if I bought another bike.

Also, hilarious photos from the sportive I did at the weekend are on the internetz, taken in the twisty bit they set up in Coventry. Fat bloke doing a crit pulling a serious face.

oh ffs, etap is lovely, ride it year round, even if ice is forming, in fact ice accumulating in low pressure areas of the bike adds to the lulz

mudguards? criminy they're ugly, just no, no, and thrice no

life's too short to worry about weather

tlw1

sungod wrote:

hopkinb wrote:

Do I want the Cannondale supersix evo with Etap? Do I? I don't think I do. I think I want a "best bike", and as it will only be taken out when it's dry and not dealing with London traffic in sideways sleet in February, I'm indifferent between disc and rim brakes.

A Cannondale supersix doesn't sound "best" enough for a best bike though.

I'm going to keep my current bike because I love it, but I think I should also get a tatty looking singlespeed for sh!ts, giggles and leaving outside the pub/shop.

I think the problem is that I fail to find anything wrong with my current bike (apart from the fact I have to use clip on mudguards when it's wet and I need a longer stem), so until such time as the frame explodes from all the weight, or all the powaaaahhhh shatters the bb shell, I feel I would be betraying it if I bought another bike.

Also, hilarious photos from the sportive I did at the weekend are on the internetz, taken in the twisty bit they set up in Coventry. Fat bloke doing a crit pulling a serious face.

oh ffs, etap is lovely, ride it year round, even if ice is forming, in fact ice accumulating in low pressure areas of the bike adds to the lulz

mudguards? criminy they're ugly, just no, no, and thrice no

life's too short to worry about weather

Plus potato re mudguards - own a set, been in the garage for three years and never fitted them

thistle_

hopkinb wrote:

Just did the TT route in ~36 kph. Plenty of room for improvement once you remove the cars, I do a bit of training, take all the shyte out of my pockets and I work out the pacing. I had plenty left at the end. Plus the veet and goggles.

#naked
#smooth

Skinsuit and pointy hat will get you up to 40.
#aero
#slippy

Matthewfalle

thistle (MBNW) wrote:

hopkinb wrote:

Just did the TT route in ~36 kph. Plenty of room for improvement once you remove the cars, I do a bit of training, take all the shyte out of my pockets and I work out the pacing. I had plenty left at the end. Plus the veet and goggles.

#naked
#smooth

Skinsuit and pointy hat will get you up to 40.
#aero
#slippy

h3 doesn't need a skinsuit if he has veeted properly

#smoothfortheladies

Matthewfalle

TLW1 wrote:

sungod wrote:

hopkinb wrote:

Do I want the Cannondale supersix evo with Etap? Do I? I don't think I do. I think I want a "best bike", and as it will only be taken out when it's dry and not dealing with London traffic in sideways sleet in February, I'm indifferent between disc and rim brakes.

A Cannondale supersix doesn't sound "best" enough for a best bike though.

I'm going to keep my current bike because I love it, but I think I should also get a tatty looking singlespeed for sh!ts, giggles and leaving outside the pub/shop.

I think the problem is that I fail to find anything wrong with my current bike (apart from the fact I have to use clip on mudguards when it's wet and I need a longer stem), so until such time as the frame explodes from all the weight, or all the powaaaahhhh shatters the bb shell, I feel I would be betraying it if I bought another bike.

Also, hilarious photos from the sportive I did at the weekend are on the internetz, taken in the twisty bit they set up in Coventry. Fat bloke doing a crit pulling a serious face.

oh ffs, etap is lovely, ride it year round, even if ice is forming, in fact ice accumulating in low pressure areas of the bike adds to the lulz

mudguards? criminy they're ugly, just no, no, and thrice no

life's too short to worry about weather

Plus potato re mudguards - own a set, been in the garage for three years and never fitted them

this - mudguards ard for clubbies & amateurs

#mudguardssuck

thistle_

Matthewfalle wrote:

h3 doesn't need a skinsuit if he has veeted properly

#smoothfortheladies

Good point. He won't get anyone drafting him either like that.
#fullmoon

step83

I could join in, I have a semi TT lid (Lazar Z1 with an aeroshell) an some Sagan goggles, more speedy clearly.

Matt,
Mine was a bit worn shall we say snags in the seats had to rip out the factory stereo lots of fudging to keep it alive. Still went like a stuck pig when the turbo spooled up an a very loud turbo spoolup dump an exhaust when you stomped it. perfectly pleasant if you were pootling.
Gah makes me want one again!

Matthewfalle

thistle (MBNW) wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

h3 doesn't need a skinsuit if he has veeted properly

#smoothfortheladies

Good point. He won't get anyone drafting him either like that.
#fullmoon

#sunshine

Matthewfalle

Step83 wrote:

I could join in, I have a semi TT lid (Lazar Z1 with an aeroshell) an some Sagan goggles, more speedy clearly.

!

i'm almost tempted to suggest we all turn up at the same event and race as a team with H3 leading all his domestiques (us) to victory.

if we do it it in old london town we can also not only annoy a bunch of clubbies we don't know but also Richard, Ugo et al.

#weshallbevictorious
#joy

hopkinb

thistle (MBNW) wrote:

hopkinb wrote:

Just did the TT route in ~36 kph. Plenty of room for improvement once you remove the cars, I do a bit of training, take all the shyte out of my pockets and I work out the pacing. I had plenty left at the end. Plus the veet and goggles.

#naked
#smooth

Skinsuit and pointy hat will get you up to 40.
#aero
#slippy

I'm in the road bike category. I can do the suit, not the hat. Limited to 50mm wheels, which I have.

Matthewfalle

hopkinb wrote:

thistle (MBNW) wrote:

hopkinb wrote:

Just did the TT route in ~36 kph. Plenty of room for improvement once you remove the cars, I do a bit of training, take all the shyte out of my pockets and I work out the pacing. I had plenty left at the end. Plus the veet and goggles.

#naked
#smooth

Skinsuit and pointy hat will get you up to 40.
#aero
#slippy

I'm in the road bike category. I can do the suit, not the hat. Limited to 50mm wheels, which I have.

aero road hat like my Uvex?

#greyarea
#hat

hopkinb

sungod wrote:

oh ffs, etap is lovely, ride it year round, even if ice is forming, in fact ice accumulating in low pressure areas of the bike adds to the lulz

mudguards? criminy they're ugly, just no, no, and thrice no

life's too short to worry about weather

It's not the etap. I want the etap. It's the 'dale I'm unsure about. Most 'dales are synapses with 3 ft of spacers under the stem. Something exotic.

hopkinb

Matthewfalle wrote:

hopkinb wrote:

thistle (MBNW) wrote:

hopkinb wrote:

Just did the TT route in ~36 kph. Plenty of room for improvement once you remove the cars, I do a bit of training, take all the shyte out of my pockets and I work out the pacing. I had plenty left at the end. Plus the veet and goggles.

#naked
#smooth

Skinsuit and pointy hat will get you up to 40.
#aero
#slippy

I'm in the road bike category. I can do the suit, not the hat. Limited to 50mm wheels, which I have.

aero road hat like my Uvex?

#greyarea
#hat

Aero road hats are ok. No visors, no pointy. Well, I can have them, but they'll put me in the TT category. Where i will come last.

Matthewfalle

aero road hat it is. or a normal hat with fablon over the top.

#hat

thistle_

hopkinb wrote:

I'm in the road bike category. I can do the suit, not the hat. Limited to 50mm wheels, which I have.

I only have a road bike with shallow rims, so I could just take off the clip on aero bars and wear my giro hex

hopkinb

Come down, join in, show me how it's done! Bracketeer flash mob. We can go round V68's for muffins after.

hopkinb

Matthewfalle wrote:

aero road hat it is. or a normal hat with fablon over the top.

#hat

I have a giro synthe. Meant to be aero.

Matthewfalle

hopkinb wrote:

sungod wrote:

oh ffs, etap is lovely, ride it year round, even if ice is forming, in fact ice accumulating in low pressure areas of the bike adds to the lulz

mudguards? criminy they're ugly, just no, no, and thrice no

life's too short to worry about weather

It's not the etap. I want the etap. It's the 'dale I'm unsure about. Most 'dales are synapses with 3 ft of spacers under the stem. Something exotic.

stuff getting a Synapse.

how about joining the S3 club? or go full out and get a Basso?

Matthewfalle

hopkinb wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

aero road hat it is. or a normal hat with fablon over the top.

#hat

I have a giro synthe. Meant to be aero.

hmmmm.. looks like you may be reaching the limits of the rules.

slammed i presume? negative longer syem with saddle all the way forward?

#slammed
#ninainalabcoat

pinno

Aero hat, veet, thong. Sorted. You might get some followers Just don't ride over Clapham Common on the way home.

SKS mudguard on my winter bike 'cos it keeps my back dry and the crud off the transmission (a bit).
I used to clean my bikes so that they were always squeaky clean, now I cba, just want them to work.

orraloon

Oi, don' be dissin' Synapses. Jest sayin' like.

Matthewfalle

shoe covers?
arm thinhs (but if you are Veeting properly you won't have this issue)
aero gloves/Veeyed hand?
etc

#smootheverywhere

Matthewfalle

orraloon wrote:

Oi, don' be dissin' Synapses. Jest sayin' like.

when we get old enough to have one then we'll join your gang. until then we'll do young people's shyyyt like not take our teeth out at night and comb our hair

#teeth
#hair