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  • homers_double
    homers_double Posts: 8,331
    Your lounge must be different to ours, we get a mediocre breakfast, a mediocre lunch and a bland dinner.

    But that said I'm loathed to pay more for a lunch where one is rushed and the option for red is Cabernet.

    Advocate of disc brakes.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,866
    Evening folks,
    Another delightful day in the orifice, pleasant wobbles there and back at least.
    Enjoy the holidays everyone, about time I had one I reckon.
    I'll have to make do with a trip to the pub for the time being.
    Haven't been to the Oval in a very long time, last time was in the executive members enclosure courtesy of a girl I was seeing at the time.
    Kinesis Pro6
    Marin Nail Trail
    Cotic Solaris
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,497
    25+ post alert @seanoconn
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,739
    pinno said:

    25+ post alert @seanoconn

    Thank you Mish Moneyoenny.
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,739
    veronese68 said:

    Evening folks,
    Another delightful day in the orifice, pleasant wobbles there and back at least.
    Enjoy the holidays everyone, about time I had one I reckon.
    I'll have to make do with a trip to the pub for the time being.
    Haven't been to the Oval in a very long time, last time was in the executive members enclosure courtesy of a girl I was seeing at the time.

    Bunked school once to watch Surrey play a test at the Oval. In hindsight, school would have been more interesting. I’m sure the Ashes will be more fun, enjoy Stevo. 👍
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,808
    homers_double said:

    On those southern lanes? You lot really are soft.

    Yep, like this shandy drinking climb near my house. Only 24% max gradient.
    https://youtu.be/hR0yHR44TzE
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    Stevo_666 said:

    homers_double said:

    On those southern lanes? You lot really are soft.

    Yep, like this shandy drinking climb near my house. Only 24% max gradient.
    https://youtu.be/hR0yHR44TzE
    It’s only 19% according to roadcycling others say 15%.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,808
    edited July 2023
    webboo said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    homers_double said:

    On those southern lanes? You lot really are soft.

    Yep, like this shandy drinking climb near my house. Only 24% max gradient.
    https://youtu.be/hR0yHR44TzE
    It’s only 19% according to roadcycling others say 15%.
    Have a look here, 1:35 in
    https://youtu.be/x-Qmm59xM10
    What's the steepest climb you have near you?
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,739
    Stevo_666 said:

    webboo said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    homers_double said:

    On those southern lanes? You lot really are soft.

    Yep, like this shandy drinking climb near my house. Only 24% max gradient.
    https://youtu.be/hR0yHR44TzE
    It’s only 19% according to roadcycling others say 15%.
    Have a look here, 1:35 in
    https://youtu.be/x-Qmm59xM10

    What's the steepest limb you have near you?
    Does a penis count as a limb?
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,808
    seanoconn said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    webboo said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    homers_double said:

    On those southern lanes? You lot really are soft.

    Yep, like this shandy drinking climb near my house. Only 24% max gradient.
    https://youtu.be/hR0yHR44TzE
    It’s only 19% according to roadcycling others say 15%.
    Have a look here, 1:35 in
    https://youtu.be/x-Qmm59xM10

    What's the steepest limb you have near you?
    Does a penis count as a limb?
    Typo corrected. I'll let Webboo answer that one :smiley:
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    Stevo_666 said:

    webboo said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    homers_double said:

    On those southern lanes? You lot really are soft.

    Yep, like this shandy drinking climb near my house. Only 24% max gradient.
    https://youtu.be/hR0yHR44TzE
    It’s only 19% according to roadcycling others say 15%.
    Have a look here, 1:35 in
    https://youtu.be/x-Qmm59xM10
    What's the steepest climb you have near you?
    Brantingham dale, Nuburnholme, Hanging Grimston, Thrussendale road, White Horse Bank, Egton High Moor and Rosedale Chimney.
    Plenty to choose from.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,497
    Up Norf, we can join up multiple hills on the same ride.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,808
    webboo said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    webboo said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    homers_double said:

    On those southern lanes? You lot really are soft.

    Yep, like this shandy drinking climb near my house. Only 24% max gradient.
    https://youtu.be/hR0yHR44TzE
    It’s only 19% according to roadcycling others say 15%.
    Have a look here, 1:35 in
    https://youtu.be/x-Qmm59xM10
    What's the steepest climb you have near you?
    Brantingham dale, Nuburnholme, Hanging Grimston, Thrussendale road, White Horse Bank, Egton High Moor and Rosedale Chimney.
    Plenty to choose from.
    What sort of gradients on those, out of interest?
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,808
    pinno said:

    Up Norf, we can join up multiple hills on the same ride.

    Same here, there are quite a few round these parts.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    Stevo_666 said:

    webboo said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    webboo said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    homers_double said:

    On those southern lanes? You lot really are soft.

    Yep, like this shandy drinking climb near my house. Only 24% max gradient.
    https://youtu.be/hR0yHR44TzE
    It’s only 19% according to roadcycling others say 15%.
    Have a look here, 1:35 in
    https://youtu.be/x-Qmm59xM10
    What's the steepest climb you have near you?
    Brantingham dale, Nuburnholme, Hanging Grimston, Thrussendale road, White Horse Bank, Egton High Moor and Rosedale Chimney.
    Plenty to choose from.
    What sort of gradients on those, out of interest?
    From 10% up to 33%.
  • beansnikpoh
    beansnikpoh Posts: 1,533
    Climbs, wherever they may be located, are harder for those who live up north. The sheer weight of the chips on their shoulders make those gradients much tougher as they grind their knee joints to dust at 50 rpm to prove just how tough they are. The horny-handed sons of toil that they are. ;)
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    beansnikpoh said:

    Climbs, wherever they may be located, are harder for those who live up north. The sheer weight of the chips on their shoulders make those gradients much tougher as they grind their knee joints to dust at 50 rpm to prove just how tough they are. The horny-handed sons of toil that they are. ;)

    I didn’t realise you were out with us on yesterdays ride🤔
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,808
    beansnikpoh said:

    Climbs, wherever they may be located, are harder for those who live up north. The sheer weight of the chips on their shoulders make those gradients much tougher as they grind their knee joints to dust at 50 rpm to prove just how tough they are. The horny-handed sons of toil that they are. ;)

    :D
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • beansnikpoh
    beansnikpoh Posts: 1,533
    webboo said:

    beansnikpoh said:

    Climbs, wherever they may be located, are harder for those who live up north. The sheer weight of the chips on their shoulders make those gradients much tougher as they grind their knee joints to dust at 50 rpm to prove just how tough they are. The horny-handed sons of toil that they are. ;)

    I didn’t realise you were out with us on yesterdays ride🤔
    :smiley:

    You'd all laugh me out of your group with my wimpish 34 tooth inner ring, and the water instead of tea/ale in my bottle.
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    Well there is Bill who is in his mid 70’s who rides a 53 x 39 chainset however he has somehow managed to pair this with an 11 to 46 cassette.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,808
    https://youtu.be/f6U-JFWeSsI
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • beansnikpoh
    beansnikpoh Posts: 1,533
    webboo said:

    Well there is Bill who is in his mid 70’s who rides a 53 x 39 chainset however he has somehow managed to pair this with an 11 to 46 cassette.

    Nice one Bill!!
  • homers_double
    homers_double Posts: 8,331
    There's a 20% in Ramsbottom which I've done and one just before The Long Causeway which with my current lack of ligaments I walked up. Couldn't say what gradient it is though.
    We also have one called Steep Lane, which isn't actually very steep.
    Advocate of disc brakes.
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    homers_double said:

    There's a 20% in Ramsbottom which I've done and one just before The Long Causeway which with my current lack of ligaments I walked up. Couldn't say what gradient it is though.
    We also have one called Steep Lane, which isn't actually very steep.

    There’s a few just over the border in Tod, Cross Stone road, Dog House lane and Shore road. Then there’s all those horrors round Halifax/ Sowerby bridge/ Heben bridge.
  • homers_double
    homers_double Posts: 8,331
    I ride there regularly, Tuel Lane in Sowerby is a steep one.
    Advocate of disc brakes.
  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,711
    webboo said:

    Well there is Bill who is in his mid 70’s who rides a 53 x 39 chainset however he has somehow managed to pair this with an 11 to 46 cassette.

    Back some years in Sydney, I was in my LBS admiring a bike in for a service - a Time RXRS with all the bling bits, in the black carbon gloss finish, with Campag Bora tubs. Drool. Was told it belonged to an old codger, who could still ride "a bit".

    Mentioned I'd seen a very similar bike - in white however - a few times out on the road, with a skinny old bloke about 70 at least, white ponytail hair.

    "Yeah that's his other one, same spec, just different colour..."

    A few days later I was out on my local loop, grinding up a looooooooong slow gradient, and... whoosh... then whoosh whoosh whoosh.

    Old bloke on the black Time, setting the pace and followed by three middle aged women. (As in, all in their 50s). I tried to hang on... lol. No chance.



    Open One+ BMC TE29 Seven 622SL On One Scandal Cervelo RS
  • thistle_
    thistle_ Posts: 7,218
    pinno said:

    Long walk up the stunning Crafnant valley from Trefriw. Cream crackered me.
    'Bumped' into 2 road cyclists who passed me on the steep 1 in 3 section at iro 4mph as I had enough time to crack a joke or two. They must have been in something like 34 x 34. Christ it was steep and relentless.

    I think I was on a mountain bike when I did it many years ago.
    Used to be nice and quiet round there but not so much now.

    Did you go round the lake?

    And up onto the top?

  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,497
    thistle_ said:

    pinno said:

    Long walk up the stunning Crafnant valley from Trefriw. Cream crackered me.
    'Bumped' into 2 road cyclists who passed me on the steep 1 in 3 section at iro 4mph as I had enough time to crack a joke or two. They must have been in something like 34 x 34. Christ it was steep and relentless.

    I think I was on a mountain bike when I did it many years ago.
    Used to be nice and quiet round there but not so much now.

    Did you go round the lake?

    And up onto the top?

    That's it. Lyn Geirionydd.
    No we made it around the lake.
    From Trefriw to the lake and round was about 3 hours. That was enough for the girls. Because the schools are not out yet, it has been pretty quiet. We bumped into 1 couple with their dog on the way up and that was it. A few people were boating on the lake. It's a really stunning area of the world.
    Today we got a lovely view of Snowdon from the other side.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!

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