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Philip Whiteman

Having missed The Elenith due to illness this year, I now have a cunning plan as a substitite. The ride is a DIY audax be ridden during the Jubilee weekend. Is anyone interested? Start: Tavistock 7am Dartmoor Control: Exeter Taunton The Cheddar Way Control: Clevedon Portbury Thornbury A38 (when it i...

Philip Whiteman

All I can say struth!

Well done to all.

Great pictures from George and Ed that convey the "event's atmosphere", if that is the correct phrase to use.

Philip Whiteman

Droitwich - Towcester: A Gavin Greenhow event Ridden: 28th April 2012. Personal Ride time: 8-00 Controls -Shipstone -Towcester -Wellesbourne This is a shoe-string event and uses 'open controls' open with riders expected to gain receipts as proof of passage. Upsides The route is fairly underdemandin...

Philip Whiteman

Castleton Classic: 213km. 3AAA Ridden: 22nd April 2012. Personal Ride time: 8-50 A Google route map can be found at: Out: http://www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php?lnk=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/55634526/castleton1.gpx Back: http://www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php?lnk=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/55634526/castle...

Philip Whiteman

Doug, you deserve an OBE for that

Philip Whiteman

Sean's 2012 ride on the Two Battles from Tamworth. See my 2011 account above. Beautiful route as it wound its way through the Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire countryside. Also really helpful and pleasant organisers made me feel most welcome. There were however only t...

Philip Whiteman

Here is the cyclists airbag:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/active/80774 ... eated.html
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Philip Whiteman

Andy Terry wrote:"it costs £40 and comes in either black or see-through style."

black?

Love it

Philip Whiteman

I had to read the date of article before assuming that it is genuine, it read 11th April.

This rather reminds me of the article last year about cyclist's safety airbags being incorporated into their jerseys. I bet that did not catch on either.

Philip Whiteman

I think that Steve ought to be awarded an appropriate nickname to represent his recently acquired ability to romp home.

......suggestions on a postcard please.

And by the way, another pat on the Steve's back.

Philip Whiteman

Robzere31 wrote:I come back from my honeymoon the day before!

Tandems allowed.

Philip Whiteman

Bad luck on the crash

Good luck on you ordering another skinsuit

Philip Whiteman

I'm also in for the 160km, but I really wished that I would have checked my diary first as I have just noticed that I have also entered the 200 km Mr Pickwicks High Summer Meander which is on the day before.....doh!!! Bah, you can manage 360km in a single weekend. No excuses. My excuse: I am back t...

Philip Whiteman

Is that a carbon fibre frame? How long have you had it? It is a four year old carbon frame. To be honest, having heard numerous stories over the years of carbon frames failing, I have suffered a nagging feeling about riding such bikes. That was the principle reason why my last purchase should be fo...

Philip Whiteman

PROBLEM SOLVED & PROBLEM CREATED - IT IS REPLACEMENT!

They discovered a fracture in the chain stay.

Philip Whiteman

Am I the only one who gets to the end of their tether or is the following a rational course of action. I am seriously considering the following with my Orbea. 1. Replace the entire bike 2. Complete renewal of group-set and wheels. Reliability of the transmission has become increasingly less reliable...

Philip Whiteman

Our friends from the North Cheshire Clarion who are frequent participants on our own audaxes have sent us the following ad: Hi, It’s back! The second running of North Cheshire Clarion’s 115km Audax ‘The Wizard and the Llamas’ will take place on Sunday 2nd Sept 2012. Following feedback from our succe...

Philip Whiteman

http://tinyurl.com/77gmf4r

Many thanks to Robert Webb for taking these photographs - which were taken during the only dry part of the day, although he did venture our in the rain but the light for images was not great.

Philip Whiteman

Blimey! Gary Lowe is the first entrant for the Kidderminster Killer on 18th August. If yesterday's masochistic venture wasn't difficult enough, he is up for more. http://www.beaconrcc.org.uk/audax/killerclee/index.html Of course most of you other peasants in the Beacon will find this event too diffi...

Philip Whiteman

177 Starters 173 Finishers of which 168 were validated entries, see below. 167 Beans on toast or equivalent Thanks to the following helpers -Lisa Spurgeon (my co-controller) -Alan Nicholls (Upton controller) -Andy Terry and Clare (Evesham controller) -Martin Sketchley (Vox-pops editor Cycling Active...

Philip Whiteman

Indeed, turbos are a mysterious thing. I use a Tacx Flow trainer which includes the facility for a heart rate monitor. If I use the machine without the requisite heart rate transmitter strapped around my muscular and rippling chest that all women desire, the receiver located on the trainer console s...

Philip Whiteman

Yr Elenydd, formerly known as The Elenith, is taking on the 14th April. This classic event has attracted several Beacon riders in past years. I have already entered. See:

http://www.audax-salop.talktalk.net/elenydd/index.htm

Philip Whiteman

AlanW wrote:Those track sessions must be paying off, well done Jon

I had wondered why Jon had been taking it easy at Saturday's session. Clearly, he was preserving his legs.

Philip Whiteman

This has got to be amongst one of the best organised audaxes I have ridden and would commend it to anyone who wants a good audax experience and is fed up with over priced sportives. Great cake, great fun and great camaraderie. See their ad at http://www.facebook.com/events/354820957866744 Last year'...

Philip Whiteman

And the verdict........ ....Shimano compatible products do not make them compatible with each other. My chain drive was using a BBB cassette with Wippermann chain. This combination was the cause of my problems despite both being well within wear tolerances. It took a lot head scratching a Cultracing...

Philip Whiteman

Chaddesley to Cricklade, 200km DIY Audax Ridden: 22nd December 2011 Time: 9 hours Controls: Chaddesley - Winchcombe - Cricklade - Broadway - Chaddesley The route shown on the attached URL link is the version submitted to AUK for approval as it incorporates the minimum distances between controls whi...

Philip Whiteman

But where is the fun with clean water when we can talk about poo?

With my knowledge about the Water Quality Framework (Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), I now realise that I have a kindred spirit in the form Alan. We must have a discussion at some time.

Philip Whiteman

AlanW wrote: Its a good job that some of us have to keep the wheels of industry running.........

or sewage in your case.

Philip Whiteman

Looks like this Thursday if anyone is around.

Philip Whiteman

It is the one up Cobley Hill:

http://www.midlanddc.org.uk/index.php?q ... ourse=KH10

Philip Whiteman

AlanW wrote:
Philip Whiteman wrote:In this case, the chain has not reached .75 of wear and it is very clean. So no problem there.
But what about the cassette?

That was changed at the same as the chain

Philip Whiteman

In this case, the chain has not reached .75 of wear and it is very clean. So no problem there.

Philip Whiteman

Thanks Paul. I have not yet received approval for the route from AUK yet. So failing that, I may well opt for a permanent instead, see the Cheltenham Clee Flyer at: http://www.beaconrcc.org.uk/message_board/viewtopic.php?t=540&start=33 I would not call it flat though. With passages over Clee and Cle...

Philip Whiteman

Is the problem changing to a higher or lower gear generally ? Changing from low (large sprocket) to high, usually around the third of fourth in. But to be honest this can change depending upon how I compensate with tension adjustment. If I correct the higher end then the lower end becomes a problem...

Philip Whiteman

Thanks Alan. I may well do that. However, just to clarify. It is not resistance in shifting, rather the calibration and alignment of shifting from ring to ring. Hence the chattering. Can that still be related to the outer cable swelling? Incidentally, I washed out the upper out cable and there was n...

Philip Whiteman

AlanW wrote:My first question would be, did you replace both sections of the outer cable liners as well as the inner cable?

No, just the inner cable. The outer cable looked fine and there was no metal from the liner fouling the inner cable at the ends.

Philip Whiteman

Advice sought: Can rear derailleur springs weaken and can they be the cause of poor calibration? For the past few months my Orbea has been a complete pain as the rear shifts become progressively worse. Despite checking the stops and going through the usual procedure (see Youtube clip below), I still...

Philip Whiteman

Anyone fancy a winter ride at randonee distance. Date tbc based upon the weather. Possibly the 17th December. For my December Randonee attempt, I shall be riding a DIY audax from Chaddesley to Cricklade via Winchcombe, back via Broadway. Whilst the route passes over the Cotswold hills twice, there a...

Philip Whiteman

. When i was a lad and a steam train pulled into the station someone would walk along tapping the wheels with a hammer. I am probably the only member of the Beacon who can proclaim to have undertaken that job. In my role as Carriage and Wagon Chief Examiner for the K&ESR during the early 90s, I use...

Philip Whiteman

Danial Webb has been busying himself with launching a new AUK. The colours have yet to be finalised but the design can be found at: http://flexdev2.msoftwares.co.uk/allplatforms/temp/audaxuk/phpaudaxskinner.php?tlw=D10000&blw=D10000&cwt=000000&trw=D10000&brw=D10000&t=D10000&d=1C2391&h=D10000&l=D1000...

Philip Whiteman

1. Thanks Bob, that is really interesting. Where can these be obtained from? 2. The frame has been donated to Charles for renovation. 3. I vividly recall a very nasty accident on a club run caused by a fracture in a L shaped steel stem. Upon close inspection, I noted that only 2mm was fresh as the r...

Philip Whiteman

The rather excellent Barry's Bristol Bash, aided by LVIS and the local WI, produced a rather amusing cartoon generated advert for the last event: http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/8310177/lvis-audax-returns-for-2011-wwwaudaxlvisorguk For the next event, organiser Marcus Mumford appears to be standing ...

Philip Whiteman

I may have another blast at this route, assuming I can get in the mood to do it :? Saying that, the East to West Mainland extremities route appeals - from Lowestoft to Ardnanmurchan. I know that I few years ago, Tony Shardlow rode the other E2E, South Foreland to Cape Wrath. One chap has produced a ...

Philip Whiteman

This summer I cycled a double end to end. Despite being involved in a crash on the third day that was no fault of my own and left with some nasty injuries including deep cuts and bruises (which I still bear the marks some five months later) a few chipped teeth and one tooth broken in half, blurred ...

Philip Whiteman

AlanW wrote:Easy.....buy a Reynolds steel frame, lasts a lift time.

If I do purchase another bike then it will a Ti race-frame for life time longevity. Incidentally, Lisa has commissioned a Reynolds framed touring bike from Paul Hewitt. We decided that aluminium was simply not worth the investment.

Philip Whiteman

George wrote:
Philip Whiteman wrote:... for what is obstensibly an old bike
... but in reality a new one?

Over the past year, I have had three servicable bikes but in practice only ever used two. Therefore a third has been excessive and rationalisation is probably required.

Philip Whiteman

Does anyone have any wisdom about the longevity of aluminium? After eight years of years of heavy usage, I have decided to condemn my Giant TCR aluminium and carbon hybrid construction road bike. I have heard in some circles that aluminium frames only have a life span of around five years due to cor...

Philip Whiteman

Philmondo wrote:So anyway then Phil, did you figure it out?

No, it stopped and I never discovered the cause.

Philip Whiteman

We have all suffered mysterious noises in our bikes but this one really mystifies me. My rear wheel has developed a click within the rim. It only occurs during very slow rotation and on every 180 degree turn in either direction, whether under load or unloaded. It is very annoying. There are no visib...

Philip Whiteman

Struth. You are not having much luck.

PS> If the Robin Hood is in order, let me know.

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Hatching a cunning 300 plan

Droitwich - Towcester

Castleton Classic 213km

Two Battles. 209km. Tamworth

Heavy refurb or replacement?

The Wizard and the Llamas Audax 2nd September 2012

Sunrise and Snowdrop Express: Pictures now available

The Beacon's first Kidderminster Killer is Gary Lowe

SUNRISE/SNOWDROP EXPRESS 12: Finish list, stats & thanks

Yr Elenydd: 14th April

Barry's Bristol Ball Bash; 25th March.

Chaddesley and Cricklade DIY

Rear Gear Calibration; ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Winter Ride to Cricklade anyone?

Re: Crack detection

Change to the AUK Logo

Audax Advertising Just Gets Sillier

Re: RIP to an old friend: The longevity of aluminium frames

RIP to an old friend: The longevity of aluminium frames

Noisy Inner Tubes: Is that truly possible?