The Cycling Chat Thread

[han]

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[han]

I might try both routes! Need to get in a bit of practice for the Dynamo, after all. [emoji15]

 

[Private Storm]

Seen this? I wouldn't be surprised if this is the next ill-advised use of social media to get someone in trouble with the law



(It's a FB video, so not sure how it'll display for everyone..)

 

[weepiper]

Seen this? I wouldn't be surprised if this is the next ill-advised use of social media to get someone in trouble with the law



(It's a FB video, so not sure how it'll display for everyone..)

Jesus you could easily break someone's shoulder or collarbone doing that. Don't people fucking think??

 

[a_chap]

That would literally make me want to kill the perpetrator

 

[Boycey]

What's in the vid? content no longer available.

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

two fucking pricks drive up along side a cyclist and push him over leaning out the window - in a nutshell.

 

[Private Storm]

http://road.cc/content/news/147349-video-car-passenger-filmed-pushing-cyclist-bike

 

[sleaterkinney]

There's a bike jumble at Herne Hill Velodrome tomorrow 10-2pm.

 

[idumea]

Any other Urbanz planning on doing the Dunwich Dynamo this year? http://www.londonschoolofcycling.co.uk/content.php?id=18

Thoroughly recommended - I did my first last year and loved every moment (apart from the four moments when my chain snapped - but time has healed and I can now look back on these incidents with fondness).

Just booked coach tickets for the return journey for this year...

I am

 

[Artaxerxes]

So I've just picked up one of these - http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/mountain-bikes/carrera-vengeance-mens-mountain-bike-2015

Fuck me I'm out of shape and I think my legs are about to fall off, fun though.

 

[The Boy]

Was helping a friend move house yesterday and did the getting from place to place by bike. It's amazing how quickly one's legs get soft. Still beat everyone across town though (we'll ignore the headstart I got).

 

[Artaxerxes]

Think I'm getting the hang of the gears, but are there any good videos explaining them for newbies? Had a google but its mostly selling video's or assumes a level of familiarity with bikes I don't have.

 

[weepiper]

Think I'm getting the hang of the gears, but are there any good videos explaining them for newbies? Had a google but its mostly selling video's or assumes a level of familiarity with bikes I don't have.

The left gear shifter moves the chain over the chainrings at the front and will give you a big gear change in one push, the sort you need when you crest a hill and start going down again. Leave it in the middle/2 position most of the time, 1/smallest ring is for climbing really steep hills, 3/big ring is for going fast on the flat or downhill.
The right shifter moves the chain over the sprockets on the rear wheel and allows you to fine tune your pedalling speed. You'll probably want it in about gear 3 or 4 most of the time for general tootling about. The lower gears (1/2/3 etc, biggest sprockets) are for climbing slopes. The higher gears (6/7/8, smallest sprockets) are for when you're pedalling fast on the flat or going downhill.

Edit, keep pedalling when you're shifting and don't shift when you're standing up or the chain will jam. Try to shift to an easier gear slightly before you need to, iyswim

 

[alsoknownas]

May I politely draw cycle people's attention to the Lea Valley cycle thread:

www.urban75.net/forums/threads/urban-cycle-along-the-lea-valley-towards-ware.333778/

 

[a_chap]

keep pedalling when you're shifting and don't shift when you're standing up or the chain will jam

Unless you have a hub gear. In which case the opposite applies.

 

[weepiper]

Unless you have a hub gear. In which case the opposite applies.

He doesn't.

 

[steeeve]

Who's doing the London classic on Sunday?

 

[ChrisFilter]

I'll be there.

 

[han]

Me too.

 

[sleaterkinney]

Me too.

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

Who's doing the London classic on Sunday?

I won't be

 

[sleaterkinney]

Any other Urbanz planning on doing the Dunwich Dynamo this year? http://www.londonschoolofcycling.co.uk/content.php?id=18

Thoroughly recommended - I did my first last year and loved every moment (apart from the four moments when my chain snapped - but time has healed and I can now look back on these incidents with fondness).

Just booked coach tickets for the return journey for this year...

Signed up. Am up for doing London to Brighton one weekend too, down on the Saturday and back up on the Sunday?.

 

[braindancer]

Who's doing the London classic on Sunday?

I'll be there...

 

[han]

I won't be

?! [emoji3]

 

[han]

Of course. You'll be sitting around chinwagging whilst the rest of us bust our lungs.

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

Of course. You'll be sitting around chinwagging whilst the rest of us bust our lungs.

Every year I get at least one punter acting amazed that I'm not doing the ride, some of them even have a dig and tell me I'm two faced or lilly livered for not doing it. I've done it at least twice already this year and usually one complete loop in January when I see almost nobody else out. There is actually a ton of admin type stuff to do - so much so that I didn't get any grub or watch anything other than the last 5 minutes of the race. Not great at delegating.

 

[han]

I know how hard you work on it. I was having a larf!
Maybe I should've put a winky in. ;-)
Seriously, I think this is going to be my fourth Classic, and it's my favourite ride of the year. I've got nothing but thanks and admiration for all of you who are organising it, particularly you!

 

[han]

It's a feat of organisation, and a wonderful day. I know several people for whom it's the highlight of their cycling year. It really is something special. Huge thanks to you. X

 

[steeeve]

This'll be my first year, probably going to attempt the Dynamo too