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BigSteev
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| Christophe wrote: |
| Gosh that downhill was fantastic (and a bit scary too)!! |
There was a faster one later on  |
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diego
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:06 pm Subject: |
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| Christophe wrote: |
| Gosh that downhill was fantastic (and a bit scary too)!! How was it for you guys from Penshurst onwards? |
Let's put it this way: there was a faster, steeper, more interesting downhill, but also a couple of steeper, harder uphills just in case you got bored during the descent  |
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BigSteev
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:47 pm Subject: |
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| diego wrote: |
| Christophe wrote: |
| Gosh that downhill was fantastic (and a bit scary too)!! How was it for you guys from Penshurst onwards? |
Let's put it this way: there was a faster, steeper, more interesting downhill, but also a couple of steeper, harder uphills just in case you got bored during the descent |
Descending is never boring - too much to focus on, avoiding potholes (or above some speeds avoiding rough surfaces), looking ahead for oncoming traffic that could wreck your line on corners, trying to find the compromise between aerodynamic position and bike control, hoping your hat doesn't fly off etc etc. Climbing? That's the boring bit. |
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Simon
Joined: 13 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:48 pm Subject: |
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| BigSteev wrote: |
| diego wrote: |
| Christophe wrote: |
| Gosh that downhill was fantastic (and a bit scary too)!! How was it for you guys from Penshurst onwards? |
Let's put it this way: there was a faster, steeper, more interesting downhill, but also a couple of steeper, harder uphills just in case you got bored during the descent |
Descending is never boring - too much to focus on, avoiding potholes (or above some speeds avoiding rough surfaces), looking ahead for oncoming traffic that could wreck your line on corners, trying to find the compromise between aerodynamic position and bike control, hoping your hat doesn't fly off etc etc. Climbing? That's the boring bit. |
You should do it on your fixie next time
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Christophe
Joined: 26 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:27 am Subject: |
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| BigSteev wrote: |
| diego wrote: |
| Christophe wrote: |
| Gosh that downhill was fantastic (and a bit scary too)!! How was it for you guys from Penshurst onwards? |
Let's put it this way: there was a faster, steeper, more interesting downhill, but also a couple of steeper, harder uphills just in case you got bored during the descent |
Descending is never boring - too much to focus on, avoiding potholes (or above some speeds avoiding rough surfaces), looking ahead for oncoming traffic that could wreck your line on corners, trying to find the compromise between aerodynamic position and bike control, hoping your hat doesn't fly off etc etc. Climbing? That's the boring bit. |
I like the climbing bit more. At least I know there's little risk of serious injury if I ever hit the tarmac. |
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tanya g
British Record Holder
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| Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 1:03 am Subject: |
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i'm really sorry (and gutted) i missed this. been off the radar for a bit but back now (well in about 5hrs when the printers finish and the client has their copies)
i imagine big and ed did a steller job |
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ed!
Committee Member
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Location: E R, London
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| Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:13 am Subject: |
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You're aliiiive!!!!!
| tanya g wrote: |
| i imagine big and ed did a steller job |
Err...well Steev and Matt did all the navigating, and yeah, I think I killed Simon with our near 9 mile detour, but apart from that I did brilliantly  |
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tanya g
British Record Holder
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| Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:06 am Subject: |
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| ed! wrote: |
You're aliiiive!!!!!
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Simon
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:46 am Subject: |
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| ed! wrote: |
You're aliiiive!!!!!
| tanya g wrote: |
| i imagine big and ed did a steller job |
Err...well Steev and Matt did all the navigating, and yeah, I think I killed Simon with our near 9 mile detour, but apart from that I did brilliantly |
I think I was well on the way by that point, but you did finish me off 
It was good and I am looking forwards to doing it again... |
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