[Other Sport] Cycling geeks

1066familyman · Jan 19, 2018

How many World Champions would rock up at a race like the TDU for just appearance duties and to wave at the crowd and sign autographs?

Yet this one, not content with just working for McCarthy, takes a cracking stage win whilst at it!

Absolutely love Sagan! Still the biggest breath of fresh air to hit cycling. He simply can't contain his boyish love of just racing his bike :bowdown:

Marvellous scenes :clap:

Stat Brother · Jan 19, 2018

Oh oh this reminds me:-

My pedals are all but welded into the crank arms.

Any 'blue sky thinking' ways of releasing them, brute force, a big hammer and ignorance isn't working.

1066familyman · Jan 19, 2018

Stat Brother said:
Oh oh this reminds me:-

My pedals are all but welded into the crank arms.

Any 'blue sky thinking' ways of releasing them, brute force, a big hammer and ignorance isn't working.

You won't believe that I have an occasional annoying creak on the new Winter bike already

. Sounds like bottom bracket, but first I thought it take off the pedals and re grease in case it was that. Unfortunately, I can't seem to release one of them either, so when you find an answer, let me know.

pb21 · Jan 19, 2018

Stat Brother said:
Oh oh this reminds me:-

My pedals are all but welded into the crank arms.

Any 'blue sky thinking' ways of releasing them, brute force, a big hammer and ignorance isn't working.

I had the same issue recently, got very hot and sweaty trying to get the non drive side pedal off for about one hour with no luck. In the end I sprayed a copious amount of GT 85 around the general area, mainly from the inside of the crank arm onto the back of the pedal axle and left it half an hour or so. Then I put the bike on the turbo, got a long ~20 cm allen key and stood on the allen key in a way that the wheel didn't move, then slowly 'jumped' up and down. Took about five minutes of that and then bingo, it was free.

I used quite a bit of copper slip on the replacement pedal threads!

1066familyman · Jan 19, 2018

I've just this minute discovered that the 'Freesports' channel is showing live coverage of TDU. So I've set it to record the battle on Old Wilunga Hill tonight :clap:

The channel is available on Freesat and Freeview too I think.

Motogull · Jan 20, 2018

1066familyman said:
I've just this minute discovered that the 'Freesports' channel is showing live coverage of TDU. So I've set it to record the battle on Old Wilunga Hill tonight

The channel is available on Freesat and Freeview too I think.

Yeah, I spotted this. It would be much better if they raced at GMT friendly viewing times though.

Stat Brother · Jan 21, 2018

Hey Shoreham geeks.

Some of you go up and straight back down a climb near the flyover.
Can you please direct me, and talk me through it.

Ta muchly.

Pogue Mahone · Jan 21, 2018

Stat Brother said:
Hey Shoreham geeks.

Some of you go up and straight back down a climb near the flyover.
Can you please direct me, and talk me through it.

Ta muchly.

That's Truleigh Hill. You approach it from by turning off Upper Shoreham Road onto Erringham Road. It's Mill Hill at the bottom and becomes Truleigh Hill.

1066familyman · Jan 21, 2018

I know hardly anyone else is interested, but sod it, I'm going to mention it anyway.

Really nice to see Daryl Impey win the TDU. Hard working dom that is clearly well liked by team mates and the peloton alike. Probably wearing Yellow in the TdF a few seasons back was bigger for him, but beating Porte here to be the first non-Aussie to win this race for a good while is a really nice start to his season. The way he paced himself on Old Willunga Hill was pretty clever racing.

Stat Brother · Jan 21, 2018

Pogue Mahone said:
That's Truleigh Hill. You approach it from by turning off Upper Shoreham Road onto Erringham Road. It's Mill Hill at the bottom and becomes Truleigh Hill.

Thanks, I've got it now.
Although it's probably a bit of a moot point as I was going to loop it into a Coombes ride with Jnr on Inset Day Wednesday.
But as the weather is forecast as being worse than today, it'll have to go on hold.

banjo · Jan 21, 2018

Stat Brother said:
Hey Shoreham geeks.

Some of you go up and straight back down a climb near the flyover.
Can you please direct me, and talk me through it.

Ta muchly.

That’s my training hill, although finding it hard to get out as it’s always fecking raining when I’m off shift.

Jeep · Jan 21, 2018

Stat Brother said:
Oh oh this reminds me:-

My pedals are all but welded into the crank arms.

Any 'blue sky thinking' ways of releasing them, brute force, a big hammer and ignorance isn't working.

I had this a few weeks back. Firstly one the pedals has a left hand thread - I can never remember which one. Then when you've worked out which way to try to turn it, leverage is your friend. My spanner wasn't long enough, so I got my roof bar (a part of my car's roofrack) out of the garage and used it as an extension pole for the spanner.

The Birdman · Jan 21, 2018

Sunday 15th April 2018 The a Great Haywards Heath Bike Ride
Eight years of raising funds for local charities including your own charities.
www.hhbikeride.co.uk
Four routes for fun up to serious

1066familyman · Jan 24, 2018

I'll be climbing Kidds Hill on Saturday, God willing.

Any tips anyone?

Stat Brother · Jan 24, 2018

1066familyman said:
I'll be climbing Kidds Hill on Saturday, God willing.

Any tips anyone?

Make sure you know it's The Wall at the start, not doing so will result in you riding the next 20 minutes wondering when you'll be riding The Wall.

#NotAClimb.

1066familyman · Jan 24, 2018

Stat Brother said:
Make sure you know it's The Wall at the start, not doing so will result in you riding the next 20 minutes wondering when you'll be riding The Wall.

#NotAClimb.

Is this you in lulling mode SB ?

Jeep · Jan 24, 2018

Stat Brother said:
Make sure you know it's The Wall at the start, not doing so will result in you riding the next 20 minutes wondering when you'll be riding The Wall.

#NotAClimb.

Yes, make sure you look up the road at the right point to ensure you see the way ahead looking like a low garden wall covered in tarmac!

Stat Brother · Jan 24, 2018

1066familyman said:
Is this you in lulling mode SB ?

Nope, just explaining what happened to me first time up it.

It genuinely doesn't live up to it's reputation, although I guess I shouldn't be surprised Almost Kent cyclists are a bit soft.

pb21 · Jan 24, 2018

1066familyman said:
I'll be climbing Kidds Hill on Saturday, God willing.

Any tips anyone?

Starts steep, then less steep, then steep, then steeper, then starts to flatten before the end.

The bit after the middle before the end flat stretch is steepest, best not to go off too hard and give it some on that section for a couple of minutes.

1066familyman · Jan 24, 2018

Stat Brother said:
Nope, just explaining what happened to me first time up it.

It genuinely doesn't live up to it's reputation, although I guess I shouldn't be surprised Almost Kent cyclists are a bit soft.

Oh yes, I'd forgotten how Almost Hampshire is just like The Pyrenees :lol:

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