Lunch at Mons
Posted in Rides
As promised, a photo of the bike. Lunch stop at km 77 (48 miles). Quite cold and trying to avoid/prevent cramps.
Starting tomorrow
Posted in Rides
Tomorrow, I will start, with my colleagues, from Brussels the 3-day ride to Paris. The new (vintage) bike is ready and has been transported to Brussels. We are currently at the hotel, we had our pre-ride briefing, we had dinner and we are getting ready for sleep. The route has been amended slightly, due to…
Benotto Project Update – Cold-setting a frame
Posted in Repairs
It turns out that the Benotto frame I got second hand off eBay, had most probably been used as a single-speed or fixed-gear, because the rear dropout spacing was down to 122 mm. It is supposed to be 126 mm and I would have to cold set it to 130 mm if I wanted to…
Upcoming Charity Ride
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Long time no see. I know. No time for frequent posts, really. So since the last post, Froome won the Tour de France as I predicted, the Vuelta came and is now gone (I am always on holidays during La Vuelta so I never manage to follow it), Cav is out of the Worlds (get…
So… Froome will win the Tour, then. Right?
Posted in News, Pro Cycling
Yesterday, Chris Froome (SKY) won the Dauphiné. This 8 stage race is considered by many as the mini-Tour. Most punters believe that lately it has been showing the year’s Tour de France winner. Looking at the results, you can’t really argue. I know that in this year’s race there were some absentees (notably Alberto Contador),…