2017 On the road today

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kingtom
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F***ing cold this morning...

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glam2deaf
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by glam2deaf

First time on the road in over 6 weeks, also doubled as my first chance to ride the Swiss Cross. Good news is it rides as good as it looks.

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kingtom
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glam2deaf wrote:First time on the road in over 6 weeks, also doubled as my first chance to ride the Swiss Cross. Good news is it rides as good as it looks.

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Swiss is always the best choice [GRINNING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]



As you see here the pic on my way back home yesterday [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

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HammerTime2
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Location: Wherever there's a mountain beckoning to be climbed

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MattSoutherden wrote:I have to ride more than 100k to find a hill that takes more than 3 minutes. :roll:
Lay off the EPO or get fatter. Then the hills will take you 4 minutes.

kingtom
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MattSoutherden wrote:
I have to ride more than 100k to find a hill that takes more than 3 minutes. :roll:


I have to ride less than 3min to find a hill that takes 40min. [emoji16]

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JackRussellRacing
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by JackRussellRacing

Central North Carolina today. (Mine is the Pin. No comments about the un-slammed stem, please)

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wingguy
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by wingguy

We've had some amazing early season weather for the last few weeks. Building up from first time ditching the armwarmers to a genuinely warm weekend :D Collected a few impressions...

Mornings are still chilly:
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Days have been warm and sunny! (Lovely bit of fresh tarmac heading towards Glastonbury Tor)
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Riding after work means riding through sunset pretty much every day.
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Developed a mild photographic obsession with the yellow rapeseed fields.
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And finally our most famous local resident - a mighty warrior with two fearsome weapons.
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eins4eins
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by eins4eins

in italy for 10 days to get in some meters of altitude

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Stefano
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Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan

by Stefano

More of a racing pic than an on-the-road pic, but here is me racing my 1969 Gazelle Champion Mondial in a collegiate "A" race this past weekend.

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jekyll man
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Location: Pack filler

by jekyll man

Not done any mtb'ing recently so decided to jump in both feet first!
Saturday night, Exposure Lights maxx D Big night out, Builth Wells

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Sunday morning, Scott MTB marathon 65km, same location

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Cracking weekend and weather, first time legs have seen the sun this year 8)
Official cafe stop tester

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MattSoutherden
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by MattSoutherden

kingtom wrote:
MattSoutherden wrote:
I have to ride more than 100k to find a hill that takes more than 3 minutes. :roll:


I have to ride less than 3min to find a hill that takes 40min.


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Delorre
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by Delorre

5th day of my training week in the French Provence. Here pics taken in the Gorges du Verdon today. Stunning views :shock:

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wingguy
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by wingguy

Nice dude! That 3rd one in particular is fantastic 8)

What sort of height are those climbs from start to finish?

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