Well I did it; although our little group made it just inside the time limit. I can usually do a 100k audax in 6 hours but I'm not very fit at the moment; the roads were treacherous for the first two hours and anywhere in the shade after that; plus a cold ENE head wind for the first half. Still the sun shone; the weather was good and I only went briefly off route once. Met one or two old faces and some new ones. I'm glad I did it despite gumming up the rear mudguard with Skog(Tm) over the last few miles; which reminds me I really must clean the bike.. Now I need to decide which ride to do in February; anything in the south except mad Jack Fuller.....
That'll be a norwegian forest then. Dum, dah dee dah dum, dah dee dah dum, do dah dee doh.
Reminds me, must dig the skog(tm) out of my rear mudguard afore the weekend...
just done mine, the result of the Denmead ride and a reliability trail at the weekend; it resembles a glutinous cement/ araldite mortar, coloured black from the front tyre rubbing on it. Have never come across skog (tm) of such persistence before, but perhaps should be glad that the roads are for once dry at this time of year, even Cob Lane (1)
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That'll be a norwegian forest then. Dum, dah dee dah dum, dah dee dah dum, do dah dee doh.
Reminds me, must dig the skog(tm) out of my rear mudguard afore the weekend...
just done mine, the result of the Denmead ride and a reliability trail at the weekend; it resembles a glutinous cement/ araldite mortar, coloured black from the front tyre rubbing on it. Have never come across skog (tm) of such persistence before, but perhaps should be glad that the roads are for once dry at this time of year, even Cob Lane (1)
(1) I imagine
I'm thinking an old lolly ice stick might be added to the kit while these conditions prevail; still next ride looks like the kennet valley 100 on the 25th - not up to 200k yet.
I'm thinking an old lolly ice stick might be added to the kit while these conditions prevail; still next ride looks like the kennet valley 100 on the 25th - not up to 200k yet.
I found the 2mm Allen key of a multi tool worked quite well, although yesterday with the front wheel off it was a common or garden twig
I used a tyre lever when I had to clear my mudguards on the way to Popham a few weeks ago.
I did mine with a screwdriver last night - at the highest point of the mudguard was a three-inch long lump of dried skog(tm) which took considerable persuasion to vacate the premises. Still, it's been pretty dry recently, so the chances of fresh skog(tm) abounding tomorrow are, I think, somewhat reduced.
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still next ride looks like the kennet valley 100 on the 25th - not up to 200k yet.
I used a tyre lever when I had to clear my mudguards on the way to Popham a few weeks ago.
I did mine with a screwdriver last night - at the highest point of the mudguard was a three-inch long lump of dried skog(tm) which took considerable persuasion to vacate the premises. Still, it's been pretty dry recently, so the chances of fresh skog(tm) abounding tomorrow are, I think, somewhat reduced.
My pink ^W magenta bike is extremely skog(tm) bound atthe moment, on account of taking it for a ride last week end, planning a TC ride. Being a TC ride, a bit of bridleway is obligatory, so I chose to ride up onto Reigate Hill, along to Colley Hill. So far so good, skog(tm) minimal. Then down Pilgrim's Way, which cuts down the face of the North Downs and is a mixture of clay over chalk. Verily it sticks like [censored] unto a blanket. The alleged 28mm tyres I had on soon resembled 40mm and stopped rotating. The low coefficient of friction, however, didn't impede progress as I slid downwards. I regained the tarmac and recommenced pedalling. What larks as the lumps of skog(tm) protruding beyond the edges of the mudguards flew skywards and spattered them over my beaming face.
