Velominatus: actor1
Order: Level 3 Velominatus
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Date/Time: 8th June 2013
Location: Magdalen Yard Road Car Park, Dundee, DD1 4NBRoute Details: 170km starting in Dundee, reaching Cairn ‘O’ Mount, over the top riding a wee loop then back over and home to Dundee.Meeting at the Car Park near where I live which is free at VV to nine. We’ll then roll into town for a coffee stop at Empire State Coffee which serves the best coffee in Dundee according to the VMH. Then we ride all the way up to Cairn ‘O’ Mount at which point there are several options. For those with the legs it’s over the top and round a small loop before coming back over the Mount to then stop at The Clattering Brig for refreshments. Option Two is to ride up to the top, turn around and wait for those going over at TCB. The third Option is to just stop at The Clattering Brig and not take on the climb but I hope no-one chooses this option. Then the party of Velominati will travel back to the Car Park where showering facilities will be available at my place as well as some food before we walk a short distance for the recovery beverages. The long route climbing the Cairn ‘O’ Mount from both sides is about 170km. All welcome.
snoov
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Location: Magdalen Yard Road Car Park, Dundee, DD1 4NBRoute Details: 170km starting in Dundee, reaching Cairn ‘O’ Mount, over the top riding a wee loop then back over and home to Dundee.Meeting at the Car Park near where I live which is free at VV to nine. We’ll then roll into town for a coffee stop at Empire State Coffee which serves the best coffee in Dundee according to the VMH. Then we ride all the way up to Cairn ‘O’ Mount at which point there are several options. For those with the legs it’s over the top and round a small loop before coming back over the Mount to then stop at The Clattering Brig for refreshments. Option Two is to ride up to the top, turn around and wait for those going over at TCB. The third Option is to just stop at The Clattering Brig and not take on the climb but I hope no-one chooses this option. Then the party of Velominati will travel back to the Car Park where showering facilities will be available at my place as well as some food before we walk a short distance for the recovery beverages. The long route climbing the Cairn ‘O’ Mount from both sides is about 170km. All welcome.
snoov
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@Ron you can find some really awesome goatskin leather gloves (w/ an old school crocheted back) in padded palm or unpadded. these jokers are made in pennsylvania, & are $16. i’m never buying another other type. use the googlebox to find the company… »
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good luck, fronke. my guess: 37.256 km »
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total shot in the dark (or a shot into the luce, considering this event)…. VSP PICKS: 1. Cancellara 2. mini-Phinney 3. Tyler Farrar 4. Peter Sagan 5. Cadel Evans »
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and the key is still hanging in the lock. »
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@Batman i’m a firm believer in the conti gatorskins. i’m 88kg, 193cm tall, & ALWAYS ride them at 110. i’ve never had a pinch flat (of course, having said that, i’ll get one on my next ride) in the 4 sets i’ve had. the trick on installing new ones i… »
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for a minimalist-padded goatskin glove, try aerotech designs. it’s got a crotched back, & the company is in pennsylvania. they make most of their stuff right here in the good old u.s. of a. »
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@936adl we’ll be there for stage 11! staying in grenoble on wed. night, then we’ll try to hitch a ride to the top of either croix de fer or get to the finish at la toussuire. where will you be? any chance you’ve rented a camper & need 2 people to h… »
i’m also going to add a prediction for a stage win: big george. i don’t think he’ll have the fortitude to make a podium step, or even top 5 overall, but here’s hoping he’ll at least get a stage win in his final tour! by the way, any velominatii going to… »
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@frank yup, rule violation duly noted. but somehow, & maybe this is harkening back to being a kid & seeing how fast a red bike looks, it’s mine & it makes me go faster: the essence of V. as for the stem, i’m slowly adjusting it down through the spacers…. »
@eightzero yeah, you’re right about noncompliance w/ Rule #8. i just added the red bits on to pick up the ones on the frame, & black tape seemed too generic… »
i’m posting my humble steed for review: 2009 fuji roubaix pro, 64cm ultegra: -6700 10-speed shifters* -6601 53-39t, 175mm cranks* -front* & rear derailleur zero g brakeset* ritchey w.c.s. logic II wet black os bars* origin 8 stem* fi'zi:k tape*, hudz “rou… »
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@The Oracle re: photo #10 is frönk’s “O”-face. wow. what a day! my 12th wedding anniversary & a great morning spent drinking coffee & watching w/my gracious wife! »
yeah, i know. i’m subjecting myself to all sorts of ridcule. george has had a great career & chances are good he won’t make it, but hey, i’m going to pull for the underdog anyway… VSP PICKS: 1. hincapie 2. boonen 3. pozzato 4. van summeren 5. ph… »
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tried to ride w/ the man-purse under the saddle. kept getting a feeling of ‘hey, that hurts’ every time i turned the pedals. looked down between my thighs, yup, 2 big holes on both sides from the velcro tab that holds the under-seat bag in place. haven’t … »
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@redranger great video! i’ve always wanted to try that ride. but why, in the name of merckx, can they not figure out that if you’re climbing up that cobbled hill (or any steep grade like that) & you come to a stop, JUST GRAB THE BRAKES & UNCLIP. … »
chapeau on an awesome ride! »
missed it by…..*puts thumb & index finger almost together*…..THAT much. »