Butkus

Is anyone else here into cycling (road/racing)? It's my main interest... thought we might compare notes

andrew6321

hello mate - I used to road race, up until the mid-late 90s. I rode in West Thames div, with a club called Thames Velo, although I was down riding the surrey league events regularly.

I had a big stack over the finish line after a bunch sprint in a race up near Tring, which broke my collarbone and damaged some nerves in my leg (still got 8th place though ) and I never really got back into racing after that, although I did recover that season and raced again a few more times. Then worked got busy so I packed in. Hardly ride all these days...

There's another chap on here (called 'Brooks') who rides - I think he still races. I'm sure he'll be along in a while....

Butty

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Funny how a good stack makes you see sense. Too much time training and not enough drinking.
I had one years ago in a Surrey League race and busted a collarbone. After that I never raced again, but perhaps I had also realised I was $hite and didn't have a chance


Nick

andrew6321

oddly, the stack just made it worse. I had a good winter and was going really well that season and well on the way to my 2nd cat licence when I got sidelined. Six weeks later I was back on the start line and getting dropped for two weeks before I was back on form again. Didn't get my cat2 licence though..

Butkus

I don't actually race, I just ride on the road, mainly by myself. Luckily I haven't fallen off (although I had a few nasty ones when I was into mountain biking). I've had my road bike now for nearly two years and I love it. As I said, I was into MTB's before but I found myself riding it on the road 95% of the time with slick tyres on it. Getting the road bike has totally changed my cycling. It's so satisfying to cover big distances quickly. People think it's boring, but I think it's great.

andrew6321

I used to mix road and MTB occasionally. Road was where its at, as no matter how much flash kit you have, if you don't have the legs, you'll get nowhere.

I first got into cycling seriously while I was trying to keep match fit for squash...until I discovered I liked cycling better...

Butkus

Do you think you'll go back to it?

MarkO

Get some fat tyres, and have some off-road fun.

There's a fair few MTBers on SN, some of whom are roadies. TBH, I don't like riding on the road (too many nutters in Scoobs to knock you off ).

Butkus

I can see the appeal of MTB'ing - I used to do it. But I love the feeling of gliding along really fast, 'in the zone'. It's like, totally pure, Man

andrew6321

Butkus

yeah - everytime I go in the garage and see my old Dave Russell 653 gathering dust, I think about going back out again, but I never do.

PS - got a set of Mavic GEL330 rims built onto Ultegra 8/9sp hubs, fitted with Vittoria CX tubs hanging in the garage still...wanna buy em?

Butkus

I don't think I should spend anymore money on cycling stuff for a while! My bike has Campagnolo on it anyway, so the hubs wouldn't work...

andrew6321

no worries it should mix ok though...I used to run a Campag rear mech off a shimano shifter without problems and I think the spacing is the same - at least it used to be....

Butkus

10 speed Campy set-up...

andrew6321

10 speed??? blimey, things have changed...