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Its that time again, London to Southend

DaveL

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I think most of you will remember this thread.
Well I have gone and done it again, I have signed up for the ride this year.
onmybike by Dave, on Flickr
That was me on last years ride
IMG_20170617_130057 by Dave, on Flickr
And this is my new bike, its just a bit quicker than the hybrid and it has full approval from the now large new dog that got me up after last years ride.
IMG_20170618_192633 by Dave, on Flickr
Skye who likes getting his picture taken.

I took the bike out on a trail 60 mile ride, in support of St Nicholas Hospice, and was very please to average 14.2mph so this year I should get to Southend a bit quicker.

I have set up a just giving page, I am supporting St Nicholas Hospice again and if any of you good folk have a spare pound or two it would be most welcome.

I will be posting pictures of the ride just like last year, so you will know that it did happen. 8-)
 
Nice bike Dave, I still prefer the mountain bike.

Years ago when I rode the Argus on my trusty mountain bike, a cycling friend decided the MB was too slow and bought a road bike. He started one group behind me (4 minutes) and still finished after me! He was slightly highly pi$$ed off (18 yrs younger than me!)

When I bought the MB I had the front crankset changed to 52-42-32 which gave very good road performance.
Off-road riding I tended to struggle on the steep dirt hills :shock:
 
Tusses":1tbqavbd said:
ther's me stuck in woodwork mode all the time .. looking at the beard and wondering about dust masks ! lol
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Your quite right, the beard does stop a dust mask sealing, that's why I use a shop vac and a cyclone with a 3hp motor to trap as much as possible at the source, I then have two air cleaners that help to get what still gets out.
 
DaveL":2v982mz5 said:
I use a shop vac and a cyclone with a 3hp motor to trap as much as possible at the source, I then have two air cleaners that help to get what still gets out.
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hmm .. I use Braun and 3m :-) :lol:

although I should be doing the rest too ;)
 
Andyp":2qalzdbl said:
Disappointed that you have still not added cleats to the clogs :)

All the best for the ride.
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I now have a pair of Shimano road shoes, I know their not clogs but they have a rigid sole and they do have cleats.
In fact I rode down to Halfords in Colchester today to get the pedals replaced, one of the tension screws had fallen out of a pedal. I spent ages yesterday at the start of our ride trying to get clipped in, when I stopped and looked at the pedal I found it was not me being stupid, it really was a fault with the kit. Full marks the Halfords, they replaced the pedals, and the front reflector which had also jumped of during a ride, while I waited, with no problem.
 
The ride went well, here I am just outside Stratford Station.
start 2017 L2S by Dave, on Flickr
The first hurdle was crossing over the railway using a foot bridge, quite slow in cleated cycling shoes.
Here are the details of the ride, from Strava this year.
L2S 2017 by Dave, on Flickr

There should be a picture of me during the ride, but the guys are still sorting out them out, they had an automated set-up taking a picture of everything that passed the camera, I had a number of 1201 and I was passed by a chap with 2475 on his back, I bet there were a few cars snapped as well.

Just like last year I was out on my bike on Monday morning, managed 31 miles to stop the legs binding up.
 
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