Team Sky Fleet

[jBlackwell]

A picture of the Team Sky fleet at rest after stage 11 in the Giro d'Italia.

[Brakebuster]

GO Giro.......

good catch , are you out there ?

wish i was , or Le Tour ,


life long cycling ( road racing ) fan here....


BB

[jBlackwell]

I wish I was out there!
I have cycled all my life, but have only recently enjoyed the spectacle that is road racing. I only challenge myself at the moment, trying to make my 18 mile journey from home to the office quicker each time, but am interested in joining a local club.

The picture was taken by Team Sky themselves and posted on their twitter page, I alas cant take credit for it.

On a side note, I think Wiggo is going to do well to get on the podium this year, seems to be struggling, not quite the free flowing power house he was last year.

James

[Brakebuster]

cool

what u riding ?

i had all three of my rides stolen before christmas last year , a Bianchi VN7 , Wilier La triestina , and a Specialized allez , all dripping with Campagnolo ,

insurance paid out , so i got a brand new Lapiere Sensium full carbon bike ,

i blew my calf muscle last year , and havnt really got out too much so far, so giving the turbo trainer some stick....

i use ' Strava ' for monitoring my times when i do go out

and am on ' Cycling buddies ' for local rides

BB

[jBlackwell]

I have not been able to reach those heights of bike (budget restrictions).
I spent the most I have ever on a bike last year (more than even my current cars, Lexus £500, X300 £500, 1978 XJ12 £250) £600 on a Carrera Vanquish. Recently upgraded the rear wheel and components, and am saving to upgrade the front wheel to match (£250).

I use endomondo on my Blackberry for my rides at the moment.

I play alot of football through the winter, its my final game of the season tonight, so I am looking to join my local cycle club in Clevedon and see if I can keep up with them.

I would love a full carbon bike, I probably one day in the future I will, but I could not justify the expense currently.

enjoying doing the miles at the moment, a full week of commuting is 175 miles for me, with the weather as it is, I'm on about every other day.

James

[drb100]

Well done James! Quite an achievement.

[PaulE]

Good to see cycle racing mentioned and it must be ok on our BB if James does it.
Went to Mallory Park last week to see my grandson (17) in action. They race 35miles every Tuesday evening. All ages and even some ladies competing together. Shades of the restrictive rules which have always bedevilled cycle racing thanks to the old NCU still apparent as he has to use restricted gearing at his age so his legs are going like bees wings downhill. Finished nicely well up the bunch. His name is Dan Finnegan and he is getting noticed in the mags as 'up and coming' if anyone reads them. I was a founder member of the BLRC so you can tell how old I am. Great to see road racing finally established on English roads. Back then all we could do was read about what was happening on the continent, use our Simplex gears and wear our bright jerseys to indicate our desire for change. If anyone wants to see a good history of that period google 'Percy Stallard'

[jBlackwell]

Hi Paul,
That sound great fun cycling around Mallory, a simple track, and that hairpin!!

It is good to see so much on cycling appearing, I commute a fair distance, but am so surprised at the numbers who do daily. Very encouraging.

I will Google Percy Stallard as mentioned.

May be an achievement David, but after 5 games of football since last Sat, plus the cycling, I have to say I am looking forward to my rest this weekend.

James

[PaulE]

James,- yes have a read about the early history of the sport in this country and let me know what you think. Very pleased to see that the regime controlling time trialling is mentioned as I have tried to explain it to several young enthusiasts in the past and when you start talking about 5am wearing black tights they obviously think you are making it up. Even makers names on the frames had to be taped over. How about the London to Holyhead single stage race - 267 miles I think it was . A top quality frame made to measure in Reynolds 531 (the magic tubing) was 15 guineas. My grandsons bike cost £6000