LondonSkaters Speed Team - Speed Skating & Rollerblading Club in London

peterc · Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 1284 Location: M3 somewhere

I hear a late entry has swelled the skating numbers by two more. Riz and Hans. So currently 9 of us.

Tom · Joined: 16 Aug 2004 Posts: 482 Location: Holland Park

This is going to be fun. Got new tyres, but the front one is coming off again, it's like riding on glass and nearly came off twice this morning.

Also, my front mech has stopped moving the chain onto the large ring. I've tried tensioning the cable with the adjuster with no luck. Can anybody technically minded give advice. I'm assuming it's the screws that need fidling with.

peterc · Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 1284 Location: M3 somewhere

BigSteev · Joined: 04 Jul 2006 Posts: 282 Location: London

BigSteev · Joined: 04 Jul 2006 Posts: 282 Location: London

Also if you google search for the particular type of mech you are using, you should be able to find the installation manual on the manufacturers site which will have set-up instructions.

Tom · Joined: 16 Aug 2004 Posts: 482 Location: Holland Park

Cheers, will fettle when I get home. I'll get a spare cable as well 'cos the last time this happened the cable snapped about a day later.

BigSteev · Joined: 04 Jul 2006 Posts: 282 Location: London

I see that at least one person has dropped out, reckon we can get Fluffer in?

tanya g · Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 11:02 am Subject:

peterc · Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 1284 Location: M3 somewhere

peterc · Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 1284 Location: M3 somewhere

back, and got up after a long-ish snooze. I had fun, got a bit cold, and a bit tired but the bike ran okay and I didn't need anything I didn't have. I think I'll need to consider the gearing if I do that route again, I'm sure I never use the bottom few but find myself at the top far too much.

The Tesco's lights were enough, perhaps even more than required as I only ever used one at a time

Impressions are still a little blurred, the group dynamic is very similar to skating, so it's easier to chat with the person you are near rather than go and try and find someone specific. Most of the time it was dead easy to ride in the bunch and just spin along, chatting when you fancy it, wondering at the low misty light of dawn or gawping at the lovely villages of Sussex otherwise. There were some amazing sweeping lanes that were a giggle flying down with Big, apart from Ditchling I don't think there was much if any road I didn't enjoy.

Thanks to Simon, Tony and all the cyclists who won't read this, and Dan and Tanya for chucking it up here and dealing with the gumbie questions. Huge fun was had by all...

sol · Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 5:07 pm Subject:

I had fun too, well up to the point when I discovered that my body doesn't really function terribly well in the middle of the night! Very glad I did it though, specially Ditchling. But won't do it again I don't think.

BigSteev · Joined: 04 Jul 2006 Posts: 282 Location: London

This note on the Giro has put our downhill speed into perspective;