Bit Blowy Out, What What!!

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Bit Blowy Out, What What!!

Postby Snoop Doug » Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:28 pm

As luck would have it I was asked to attend a meeting in Hever today. I rode over. Nice ride - lovely sunny day but boy, did I struggle to stay upright!! :shock: I was blown to the four corners of Kent. Imagine how twitchy snoop coped with the downhills out on the open plains of the Kentish Hills :shock: :shock: Be careful out there y'all.

The pic is the ride out. I had the garmin in me pocket and forgot to turn it back on for the return leg :oops: :oops:

[img]http://i27.tinypic.com/2v7f7.jpg[/img]
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Re: Bit Blowy Out, What What!!

Postby Andrew G » Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:39 pm

Lovely graph Snoop, you worked out what your new box does yet? :wink:
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Re: Bit Blowy Out, What What!!

Postby Jon H » Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:02 pm

Thanks for the warning. I'm now psyching myself for some sideways action going across Waterloo bridge.
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Re: Bit Blowy Out, What What!!

Postby Snoop Doug » Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:03 pm

Nice jaggedy pictures - that seems to be about the top and bottom of it :roll: . I like the HR zone stuff and there's a great beta software thingie on motionbased.com that shows you pootling about the route. We're getting used to each other, awwwww
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Re: Bit Blowy Out, What What!!

Postby Stu Merckx Man » Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:35 pm

i saw guru paul out today along chipstead valley road battleing the wind...he was right down low on his bars with a grimace on his face going awfully slow... :lol:
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Re: Bit Blowy Out, What What!!

Postby George » Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:22 pm

Elmers End chaingang tonight nice training :D
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Re: Bit Blowy Out, What What!!

Postby Tony » Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:29 am

I think there's some clear evidence that you were taking it easy between miles 11-14.....
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Re: Bit Blowy Out, What What!!

Postby Snoop Doug » Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:19 am

You got me bang to rights Tony - that was the descent from near Titsey down into Westerham (thanks Motionbased.com), wet and windy - me no like!!
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Re: Bit Blowy Out, What What!!

Postby huw williams » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:12 am

[quote="Stu Merckx Man"] he was right down low on his bars with a grimace on his face going awfully slow... :lol:


Nothing new there then :D :D :D :D

I saw him doing the same thing this morning past South Croydon and there wasn't a breath of wind
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Re: Bit Blowy Out, What What!!

Postby Ivor » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:29 am

..and how come whenever I ride anywhere into a strong headwind... when I get around to riding back the wind has changed and I'm riding into a strong headwind again?
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Re: Bit Blowy Out, What What!!

Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:18 pm

[quote]I saw him doing the same thing this morning past South Croydon and there wasn't a breath of wind


Only a gale force Southerley to contend with :shock:

Are you coming with us to Brighton?
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Re: Bit Blowy Out, What What!!

Postby huw williams » Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:29 pm

I'm looking down the barrell of a weekend in the office at the moment, but if I can get 3 days worth of work done in the next 2, I'll join you.

Of course we'll have to come back over Devbils Dyke and up through Rusper if I come - I know how much you like that way back :D
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Re: Bit Blowy Out, What What!!

Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:32 pm

[quote]Of course we'll have to come back over Devbils Dyke and up through Rusper if I come - I know how much you like that way back


On no we don't - trust me I know a better route
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Re: Bit Blowy Out, What What!!

Postby huw williams » Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:42 pm

I know your routes - dual carriageways were invented for your routes. The Romans would have been proud of your route out of Brighton :D
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