Right, call me an anorak....
04-09-02, 01:12 AM
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Right, call me an anorak....
but today I decided to see how many times I changed gear on my 13 mile commute. Remember this is the east side of Scotland, not the plains of Nebraska.
Anyway, counting each time I changed at rear or front, I changed gear 58 times in 13 miles. My route is a bit undulating, with the last bit in Edinburgh partly on old train routes/cyclepaths.
However, as Edinburgh itself is built on hills, even here I'm having to change a bit.
Multiply that over 18 years of cycling on this bike and one can be amazed that my Campag levers, front mech and Huret duopar rear mech have been faultless. The only thing I've had to change have been jockey wheels and the cable to the rear mech.
I think I've got a new hobby... sad isn't it. (I wonder how many times I brake on the way home)
Anyway, counting each time I changed at rear or front, I changed gear 58 times in 13 miles. My route is a bit undulating, with the last bit in Edinburgh partly on old train routes/cyclepaths.
However, as Edinburgh itself is built on hills, even here I'm having to change a bit.
Multiply that over 18 years of cycling on this bike and one can be amazed that my Campag levers, front mech and Huret duopar rear mech have been faultless. The only thing I've had to change have been jockey wheels and the cable to the rear mech.
I think I've got a new hobby... sad isn't it. (I wonder how many times I brake on the way home)
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1985 Sandy Gilchrist-Colin Laing built 531c Audax/fast tourer.
1964 Flying Scot Continental (531)
1995 Cinelli Supercorsa (Columbus SLX)
1980s Holdsworth Mistral fixed (531)
2005 Dahon Speed 6 (folder)
(YES I LIKE STEEL)
2008 Viking Saratoga tandem
2008 Micmo Sirocco Hybrid (aluminium!)
2012 BTwin Rockrider 8.1
plus je vois les hommes, plus j'admire les chiens
1985 Sandy Gilchrist-Colin Laing built 531c Audax/fast tourer.
1964 Flying Scot Continental (531)
1995 Cinelli Supercorsa (Columbus SLX)
1980s Holdsworth Mistral fixed (531)
2005 Dahon Speed 6 (folder)
(YES I LIKE STEEL)
2008 Viking Saratoga tandem
2008 Micmo Sirocco Hybrid (aluminium!)
2012 BTwin Rockrider 8.1
04-09-02, 06:50 PM
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Originally posted by chewa
I think I've got a new hobby... sad isn't it. (I wonder how many times I brake on the way home)
I think I've got a new hobby... sad isn't it. (I wonder how many times I brake on the way home)
Next you'll be counting pedal strokes and installing a palm pilot on your bike to tally the results and produce bar charts.
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ahem... sorry. I'll go back to popping my saddle sores now.
04-10-02, 09:05 AM
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Originally posted by Allister
Next you'll be counting pedal strokes and installing a palm pilot on your bike to tally the results and produce bar charts.
Next you'll be counting pedal strokes and installing a palm pilot on your bike to tally the results and produce bar charts.
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plus je vois les hommes, plus j'admire les chiens
1985 Sandy Gilchrist-Colin Laing built 531c Audax/fast tourer.
1964 Flying Scot Continental (531)
1995 Cinelli Supercorsa (Columbus SLX)
1980s Holdsworth Mistral fixed (531)
2005 Dahon Speed 6 (folder)
(YES I LIKE STEEL)
2008 Viking Saratoga tandem
2008 Micmo Sirocco Hybrid (aluminium!)
2012 BTwin Rockrider 8.1
plus je vois les hommes, plus j'admire les chiens
1985 Sandy Gilchrist-Colin Laing built 531c Audax/fast tourer.
1964 Flying Scot Continental (531)
1995 Cinelli Supercorsa (Columbus SLX)
1980s Holdsworth Mistral fixed (531)
2005 Dahon Speed 6 (folder)
(YES I LIKE STEEL)
2008 Viking Saratoga tandem
2008 Micmo Sirocco Hybrid (aluminium!)
2012 BTwin Rockrider 8.1
