Thursday, August 12, 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Oh what a night!
Flat rear.... no probs fix that. Change tube. CO2 freezes to the valve, rips the little top head out. Can't screw back in, broken valve.
Fix again. Change tube. flats straight away (turns out the tube hadn't been replaced since the last flat, or i damaged it on the lever.)
Fix again. Change tube. Al takes over, CO2 freezes to more of the valve head, but salvageable. Little presta head stays connected to the little screw bit. can screw back in, inflate manually
Set off.... joke to Ryan "oh no!!" and look at my front wheel. very funny, laughs all round
Then it turns out I actually do have a front flat. very un funny, laughs all round.
Front flat, fix that. Change tube. Inflate manually. Try to put wheel back on the front. Skewer nut has come lose and gone missing.
Look in the darkness in the long grass for a while, Ryan finds the spring. Look some more. No nut can be found.
Swap the skewer nuts over, move the nut to the front, ride with no rear skewer.
Get 15m, back wheel pops out with pedaling.
Despair, Mark suggests his brake nut, it fits! but not tight.
Set off slowly, get home.
Throw bike away.
Never ride again.
Props to the 1750 crew for sticking by me, and supplying me with many tubes.
Fix again. Change tube. flats straight away (turns out the tube hadn't been replaced since the last flat, or i damaged it on the lever.)
Fix again. Change tube. Al takes over, CO2 freezes to more of the valve head, but salvageable. Little presta head stays connected to the little screw bit. can screw back in, inflate manually
Set off.... joke to Ryan "oh no!!" and look at my front wheel. very funny, laughs all round
Then it turns out I actually do have a front flat. very un funny, laughs all round.
Front flat, fix that. Change tube. Inflate manually. Try to put wheel back on the front. Skewer nut has come lose and gone missing.
Look in the darkness in the long grass for a while, Ryan finds the spring. Look some more. No nut can be found.
Swap the skewer nuts over, move the nut to the front, ride with no rear skewer.
Get 15m, back wheel pops out with pedaling.
Despair, Mark suggests his brake nut, it fits! but not tight.
Set off slowly, get home.
Throw bike away.
Never ride again.
Props to the 1750 crew for sticking by me, and supplying me with many tubes.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Horsley Park May 01 2010
I survived my first B grade race at horsley. We raced 6 laps of the short course.
I took it easy for the first 2 laps, then I don't know what happened, I found myself out the front for the rest of the race. I was like a little puppy dog chasing the ball for the first time. Riders where breaking away, but didn't have the legs to stay away. The group would quickly reel them back in.
Then the last lap came. I wanted to conserve a little bit of energy, but no-one would come around. They left me out to dry. It absolutely drained me.
There was an attack on the first little pinch. I chased, the peleton swarmed, then found myself out the front again. With about 2 Ks to go, another attack. I chased that down, the race settled, then came the last right hand turn before the finish. The pace picked up again, I hadn't recovered from the previous effort and let them all go past. Sat up and rolled across the line dead last. Gil got second and a couple of Penrith riders got 1st and 3rd. At the end of the race Gil wanted to give me his prize money, saying I deserved it. I couldn't accept, but it was the best pat on the back ever.
Mark "the Theif", stole anther victory from C grade. We all tried to convince him he should be racing B grade, he insisted that he wasn't B grade yet. After breaking way on the second lap, Mark managed to stay out the front and pull away. Brent and Paul also managed to break away on the last, with Brent proving too strong on the line.
It was a really pleasant day, I rode out to Horsley with Thomas & Brent, on one of the best cycling paths ever, from Merrylands to Horsley Park. It did make it a big day on the bike. Leaving home at 12:30 and getting back at 17:40. I was so shattered on Saturday night, two beers and lights out.
I took it easy for the first 2 laps, then I don't know what happened, I found myself out the front for the rest of the race. I was like a little puppy dog chasing the ball for the first time. Riders where breaking away, but didn't have the legs to stay away. The group would quickly reel them back in.
Then the last lap came. I wanted to conserve a little bit of energy, but no-one would come around. They left me out to dry. It absolutely drained me.
There was an attack on the first little pinch. I chased, the peleton swarmed, then found myself out the front again. With about 2 Ks to go, another attack. I chased that down, the race settled, then came the last right hand turn before the finish. The pace picked up again, I hadn't recovered from the previous effort and let them all go past. Sat up and rolled across the line dead last. Gil got second and a couple of Penrith riders got 1st and 3rd. At the end of the race Gil wanted to give me his prize money, saying I deserved it. I couldn't accept, but it was the best pat on the back ever.
Mark "the Theif", stole anther victory from C grade. We all tried to convince him he should be racing B grade, he insisted that he wasn't B grade yet. After breaking way on the second lap, Mark managed to stay out the front and pull away. Brent and Paul also managed to break away on the last, with Brent proving too strong on the line.
It was a really pleasant day, I rode out to Horsley with Thomas & Brent, on one of the best cycling paths ever, from Merrylands to Horsley Park. It did make it a big day on the bike. Leaving home at 12:30 and getting back at 17:40. I was so shattered on Saturday night, two beers and lights out.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
1750 weekend race results
6 members members of The 1750 in attendance.
1 in A, 4 in B, 1 in C grade, none in d and e grades.
Results
1st in A grade -The Al
1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in B grade - Mick, Simon, hazza, bob
1st in C grade - Mark
Clean sweep
In future, all race entry fees are to be paid directly to the 1750
team members.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
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