Belgian biker Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 forecatst are now predicting around 22°, seems perfect, not too hotsome website still give a chance of rain in the morning Edit: some beat me to itnooo, it's not going to rain! just believe in it!
DJR Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Chappies and LlandusnoThe sudden gusts are insane, like God's hand grabbing he front wheelThat's how it feels. And you don't quite know whether it is going to be a grab from the left or the right either.
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 That's how it feels. And you don't quite know whether it is going to be a grab from the left or the right either. Or both sides at once. One at the front, one at the back. But - once you've commuted in the Main Road gauntlet of wind-based hell on earth, a 60km breeze is childsplay.
Escapee.. Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Chappies and LlandusnoThe sudden gusts are insane, like God's hand grabbing he front wheel True Story
Bianchisti Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Chappies and LlandusnoThe sudden gusts are insane, like God's hand grabbing he front wheelHahaha. I might be forced to do deep sections but come Chappies I should have a fair amount of road to myself. Just let the bike do its twists under me I suppose.
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Hahaha. I might be forced to do deep sections but come Chappies I should have a fair amount of road to myself. Just let the bike do its twists under me I suppose.You do NOT want deep sections if it's pumping around chappies / Llandudno. The wind doesn't blow straight, so you can't lean into it. It's all over the place. Swirling gusting etc.
Wannabe Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Nevermind Chappies. The run in from Llandudno to Twelve Apostles is the worst when the SE is pumping. It is all over the place, swirling and gusting, as anyone who rode the 2009 Argus can attest to.Better keep your wits about you on that stretch.
DJR Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Nevermind Chappies. The run in from Llandudno to Twelve Apostles is the worst when the SE is pumping. It is all over the placing, swirling and gusting, as anyone who rode the 2009 Argus can attest to.Better keep your wits about you on that stretch.Later in that afternoon in 2009, the wind was so bad at the Oudekraal corner, that a marshal made the riders stop and walk about a 100 metres before cycling further.
DJR Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 You do NOT want deep sections if it's pumping around chappies / Llandudno. The wind doesn't blow straight, so you can't lean into it. It's all over the place. Swirling gusting etc. With my one bike out of commission (hanger lost in our wonderful Post Office mess, wheels not interchangeable) I have no option but to ride deep sections. It gets interesting in a cross wind.
Long Wheel Base Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 With my one bike out of commission (hanger lost in our wonderful Post Office mess, wheels not interchangeable) I have no option but to ride deep sections. It gets interesting in a cross wind.I know that post office feeling. 2 years ago ordered a new 56t chain ring for the tandem and it only arrived a week after the race(placed order with CRC in Jan, Lesson learnt and I only use courier now). Had ride with the 54t.Well I hope your stuff arrives asap.
'Dale Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Hahaha. I might be forced to do deep sections but come Chappies I should have a fair amount of road to myself. Just let the bike do its twists under me I suppose.If you're a dikgat and over 80 kgs, you stand a better chance at those gusts.Just lean into your drops and clinch your top tube with your muscular Boonen quads. Hehehehe
Smurfy Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 If you're a dikgat and over 80 kgs, you stand a better chance at those gusts.Just lean into your drops and clinch your top tube with your muscular Boonen quads. Hehehehe 85.5kg`s
Belgian biker Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 your muscular Boonen quads. Tommeke! We love him over here :-) (last year, I was on the plane with the whole Quickstep and Skynet team :-) they were on their way to Qatar, we had a stopover there on our way to Thailand)
Reg Lizard Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 as dit reen gooi ek dikwiel pappie...en bulldoze oor alles...
SeaBee Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 dikwiel = thick wheelpappie = a little porridge Okay, it's Friday, give me some room for fun. It means he's going to take the MTB (with it's broader wheels). Pappie is also a word for daddy, just a local slang saying-thing... much like "Bru".
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