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Larry, where are the water bottle cages - or are you going sans eau for the loops? By the way, the welding on the main frame looks a little iffy. Did you do it yourself? :rolleyes:

I sure hope all this tapping your thigh on your thumb whilst scratching your ear with the spare foot is worth it. o_O

Thigh touching the handlebar? Is that how it should be? :eek:

I have the pivot clamp at the penulitmate hole now, so not much more to gain on that. I could try going to the last hole I suppose.

I'm not sure where to dump this, so I'll try here: Do the experts agree that when riding a V - laying almost flat in an absurd position - that the hands should just be feathering the handlebars? I'm still in the 'yanking' (careful how you say that) state where I pull back on the handlebar as I...

Thanks Ratz, I actually did get a response from Robert, so I'm good now. :)

Probably not in the same vein as your comments, but I decided not to travel to Britain for the LEL - although I am also a member of AUK, and paid my money to ride LEL - because I just couldn't stand being in Britain again. The roads are too crowded and far too many huge lorries on the narrow...

Has anyone else had trouble trying to buy items from the Cruzbike shop? It seems like drawing teeth to get any information out of them. The photos on the site of the product are minimal at best and there are no details such as one would expect to find on an on-line shop, and when asking for more...

You get flats whenever you ride in rain, Britain or not. Looks like Hopkinson is decked out in his favourite hair colour. I'm told he is sponsered by some company whenever he rides - maybe it the Orange company? - and he also told me he never rides out unless he is in a race preferring to do...

Larry, I've ridden a few velodromes and the requirement has always been to use a fixed geared wheel, are you doing that? "Bicycles for velodromes have no brakes. They employ a single fixed rear gear, or cog, that does not freewheel. This helps maximise speed, reduces weight, and avoids sudden...

If randonneuring events were not races they wouldn't list finishing times. As someone once said, when two cyclists are on the road at the same time, it is a race. But I do agree about Balou, I have heard he is a good sport, I can't say the same about the other one though. By the way, this might...

Enjoy the ride, it's going to be an adventure to remember. :cool:

WD 40 is great if the drive train gets wet, but I always use dry lube which tends to eliminate some of the dirty chain problem. Sandy chains will wear out the teeth on the cogs pretty quickly.

Bon route! Good adventure and in may ways I envy you, but as said, too depressing to visit England this time around. I've had many conversations with the LEL 'money man - Roger Cortis' - who lives in the same county where I grew up - and discussions with him have convinced me to return next...

I hope you have a good ride, and the weather holds off for it. I am registered for the LEL - 9:45 start - but decided not to go this year, I find England just too depressing these days. I did drive part of the route last October - particlularly the Dales - and there is a treat in store for...

Bentas, mid 90's every day here in this veery long summer, it would be nice to have some of your Tasmanian cold weather for a change. :cool:

I agree that when I push my head back onto the rest - still not properly 'dialed in' yet though, I find the wobble mostly goes away. The thing is though I still don't have the headrest issue fixed. Working on it though! The sponge didn't work so back to plan, um, F at this stage I think.

I will say you have two years to get the most out of your V before the PBP and like most you will find it is a long learning curve, so you are starting at the right time. No doubt there are those who hop on a Vendetta and rip away immediately, but that wasn't me and riding on your back is so...

The reason I am still riding in car parks is whenever I come across another rider on a trail I seem to go into extreme wobble mode. It's psychosomatic of course, but my head refuses to listen to reason and will not pay attention to my advice to 'stay the course'.

Good grief! Poor bike! :(:eek: