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by leftcoaster
Fri Jun 09, 2017 4:57 pm
Forum: Ride Planning
Topic: Saturday June 10 Sufferfest......
Replies: 2
Views: 3654

Saturday June 10 Sufferfest......

Anyone up for the usual 6:05 a.m. peninsula pain.......
by leftcoaster
Sat Jun 03, 2017 11:52 am
Forum: Ride Planning
Topic: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection
Replies: 57
Views: 42798

Re: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection

Rode solo. Didn't see you Sig
by leftcoaster
Fri May 19, 2017 2:06 pm
Forum: Ride Planning
Topic: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection
Replies: 57
Views: 42798

Re: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection

It was wet, miserable and lonely last week. Let's see if we can eliminate the wet and the lonely....
by leftcoaster
Fri May 05, 2017 12:16 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Safety--passing commuter cyclists
Replies: 4
Views: 4475

Re: Safety--passing commuter cyclists

So I yelled at him :oops: As we approached on the downhill at Arbutus, I was in the front and sat up and called out 'There's a commuter on the right' when only about 30 - 40 feet behind the commuter. That call was to both alert the riders behind, as well as let the commuter know there was someone co...
by leftcoaster
Fri Apr 28, 2017 3:00 pm
Forum: Ride Planning
Topic: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection
Replies: 57
Views: 42798

Re: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection

minimum height requirement is 5'9" :D




for drafting..........
by leftcoaster
Sun Feb 12, 2017 10:23 pm
Forum: Ride Planning
Topic: Family Day - Sunday Ride
Replies: 5
Views: 4813

Re: Family Day - Sunday Ride

It may be a good idea to start at 8:00. The extra half hour of sunshine may make a difference on the roads. It's already 0 on part of the route.
by leftcoaster
Sat Feb 11, 2017 10:31 pm
Forum: Ride Planning
Topic: A nice early steady ride on Saturday (a.k.a. Sufferfest *TM)
Replies: 7
Views: 7004

Re: A nice early steady ride on Saturday (a.k.a. Sufferfest

Another verb has been added to the lexicon :lol:
by leftcoaster
Sat Feb 11, 2017 11:45 am
Forum: Ride Planning
Topic: A nice early steady ride on Saturday (a.k.a. Sufferfest *TM)
Replies: 7
Views: 7004

Re: A nice early steady ride on Saturday (a.k.a. Sufferfest

I probably should have 'Rolf'ed this morning. Instead I headed out just after 6:00 to try and intercept the sufferfest, but must have been behind. There was a fair amount of frost, which made the downhills and curves a little nerve wracking, but managed to stay upright. On Ash, halfway between the b...
by leftcoaster
Wed Nov 09, 2016 12:07 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Winter is coming, and you know what that means...
Replies: 5
Views: 6247

Re: Winter is coming, and you know what that means...

you'll want to use both. The front one keeps a lot of grit and crap out of your chain and cassette.
by leftcoaster
Sun Oct 09, 2016 9:30 pm
Forum: Ride Planning
Topic: Oct 10th Sunday on Monday?
Replies: 2
Views: 4058

Re: Oct 10th Sunday on Monday?

The traditional holiday ride is the Sunday ride - 7:30 departure from Fairfield Stbx
by leftcoaster
Tue Sep 27, 2016 2:20 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Tuesday B1 crash
Replies: 26
Views: 19201

Re: Tuesday B1 crash

Hey Marc,

I left your bike at Trevor and Tammy's (the house that was right there). If you need a hand, I could pick it up and drop it off at your place. Let me know,

David
by leftcoaster
Thu Sep 15, 2016 6:54 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Do we look like this?
Replies: 5
Views: 6040

Re: Do we look like this?

by leftcoaster
Tue Jun 21, 2016 2:22 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Cyclist visibility
Replies: 5
Views: 6783

Re: Cyclist visibility

the baby blues are definitely easier to see than the black-backed 'stealth' kit............
by leftcoaster
Fri May 27, 2016 11:48 pm
Forum: Ride Planning
Topic: Saturday sufferfest
Replies: 15
Views: 12085

Re: Saturday sufferfest

Good idea. After today's epic stage, tomorrow could be another classic
by leftcoaster
Thu Apr 14, 2016 10:44 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: disc brakes no longer welcome in pro peleton
Replies: 43
Views: 40230

Re: disc brakes no longer welcome in pro peleton

I understand your logic, but in an accident bikes end up in all positions. While Ventoso's may have always faced forward, the bike he made contact with may have spun around. What I found most interesting was the extent of the injury even though Ventoso remained on his bike the entire time. I'm not p...
by leftcoaster
Thu Apr 14, 2016 9:57 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: disc brakes no longer welcome in pro peleton
Replies: 43
Views: 40230

Re: disc brakes no longer welcome in pro peleton

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ventoso-injured-by-disc-brake-at-paris-roubaix/ The article reports that the disc brake was from the bike of a Direct Energie rider although does not name who. Direct Energie was one of a number teams trialling the disc brake system at the Classics “It was so deep tha...
by leftcoaster
Wed Apr 13, 2016 4:49 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: disc brakes no longer welcome in pro peleton
Replies: 43
Views: 40230

disc brakes no longer welcome in pro peleton

Sunday during the Paris-Roubaix race, a rider's leg was sliced open by a disc brake. Only 32 of the over 200 riders were using disc brakes. Here are two articles, one discussing the incident from the rider's perspective, and the second with the UCI announcement... http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ven...