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Hi Guys
Just been activated :D

Legro
hi there, are you a robot ???? bon courage.

If you are who I think you are hello! If you are not, hey!

hi there wot a saddle bag on yer bike

What do you mean by that? :rolleyes: I hit the hole at about 23mph, and it went flying about 20 ft up the road! haaahahaa. There was a shout to jump it, but it was too late....

Also, when are you up in essex?

Phil

If you are who I think you are hello! If you are not, hey!
hi there.. who do you think its is then... maybe its rambo.. bon courage.

What do you mean by that? :rolleyes: I hit the hole at about 23mph, and it went flying about 20 ft up the road! haaahahaa. There was a shout to jump it, but it was too late....

Also, when are you up in essex?

Philhi there.. i am agast that you had a "saddle bag" fixed onyer bike.... was it a real saddle bag. ie carrimore "et al "??? bon courage.

Its only a small one which you can fit an innertube, 3 tyre leavers and 3 c02 cartriges in! Where else could I carry all of thoose bits?

Its only a small one which you can fit an innertube, 3 tyre leavers and 3 c02 cartriges in! Where else could I carry all of thoose bits?
hi there, thats NOT a saddle bag u berk, thats as they say in france a "housse".have you ever seen a proper saddle bag. ???????????? bon courage.

Have you got a link please?

Hi Guys
Just been activated :D

Legro
Good lad, what was the problem? Now that I've put you in charge of £22m, things might improve somewhat. I'm goosed now, so I've given old Bedstead a few pointers as to the RR. If this country can't make some infrastructure out of this lot then god help us.

Have you got a link please?
For your chain?

If you are who I think you are hello! If you are not, hey!
You're in big trouble now boy. He doesn't take prisoners. I did tell you that Clint Eastwood is coming to town. I reckon that at a rough guess a total of 1000 victories wouldn't be far off the mark. So don't start picking and choosing the training bits that you like, and tell your Mum to keep her nose out.

Ok then, I was expecting someone that I know to come and post on the board, but he too was having trouble with the email verification bit.......

Anyway, its harder than you think to get my mum to keep her nose out......

Link to the a ''housse''....

Coo! More memories! On the grass a lot of people fixed their tubs (Dunlop No. 6, heavy file pattern) by taping them temporarily with insulation tape - saved the hassle of cementing them on for temporary use. That sight was one of my first memories of grass-track racing, from a meeting I attended in 1946.

Most of our lot used Dunlop rim cement, but I recall that the tops, (Harris, van Vliet, Derksen et al) used shellac as it fixed the tyre more firmly to the rim. At Brighton in 1949 I was amazed to see Guerlache (Harris's soigneur) remove a tub by inserting a screwdriver between tub and rim then rolling it round - they were really stuck on.

Harden hubs? Oooh, lovely kit, ran like silk! I never had trouble with stripped threads despite using double fixed. My problems came from the ball-races - no adjustment, and when they went wrong they went wrong big-time.

What a small world! I too had a pair of Conloys on Hardens. I assumed that "Conloy" was a contraction of "Constrictor Alloy", as they too were made by the Constrictor company - weren't they based in Paris? As I recall each rim was a length of profile curved round and jointed by a little plate with four rivets - high-tech stuff!

Before my wife's illness forced us out of the sport, I was intrigued to see so many of those old profiles coming back, for example the rounded profile of the Conloy and the wedge profile of some Constrictor wooden rims.

Ah well, let's put all that back in the box - where are those pills?
:)
John.

Coo! More memories! On the grass a lot of people fixed their tubs (Dunlop No. 6, heavy file pattern) by taping them temporarily with insulation tape - saved the hassle of cementing them on for temporary use. That sight was one of my first memories of grass-track racing, from a meeting I attended in 1946.

Most of our lot used Dunlop rim cement, but I recall that the tops, (Harris, van Vliet, Derksen et al) used shellac as it fixed the tyre more firmly to the rim. At Brighton in 1949 I was amazed to see Guerlache (Harris's soigneur) remove a tub by inserting a screwdriver between tub and rim then rolling it round - they were really stuck on.

Harden hubs? Oooh, lovely kit, ran like silk! I never had trouble with stripped threads despite using double fixed. My problems came from the ball-races - no adjustment, and when they went wrong they went wrong big-time.

What a small world! I too had a pair of Conloys on Hardens. I assumed that "Conloy" was a contraction of "Constrictor Alloy", as they too were made by the Constrictor company - weren't they based in Paris? As I recall each rim was a length of profile curved round and jointed by a little plate with four rivets - high-tech stuff!

Before my wife's illness forced us out of the sport, I was intrigued to see so many of those old profiles coming back, for example the rounded profile of the Conloy and the wedge profile of some Constrictor wooden rims.

Ah well, let's put all that back in the box - where are those pills?
:)
John.
hi there.. yes you are right.. we used dunlop rim cement on the road, but on the hard tracks shellac was always used... if you rode at fallowfield A bannister the olympian, would roll any tub off which was stuck on with tub cement..you had to Shellac them on... it was interesting, my old man bought the shellac flakes from a paint shop and we mixed it with white spirit ,i think, we had to let it all disolve, and when it was a very brown brown, a good stir, and bobs yor uncle.....the only way to get them off the rim was indeed with a scrwdriver between the rim and tub and roll it off. ps you did need about 3 sets of wheels with you when you went to a meet..today i think they use that impact glue,, but do not know... i have just stuck on my new tubs on these carbon wheels with some italian stuff... it was strange, "i sed to wife lad.". its like the old days.. last time i did it was in 1981.....bon courage.

I rarely get punctures but I tend to use a heavier tyre because I'm only doing long distance stuff and not racing.
I tend to use Kevlar or Continental tyres for the distances I cover.
Kevlar are cheap but very durable.

Fred, I don't do bits and pieces that suits me -

Would you like me to PM you the report for the clubrun on Sunday?

You could be plesently suprised......

Fred, I don't do bits and pieces that suits me -

Would you like me to PM you the report for the clubrun on Sunday?

You could be plesently suprised......
No thanks Phil, just stick it on the site, then we can all see what you are up to.

Just a brief resume of the club run yesterday!



I arrived at the club hut pleased to find a small cluster of riders when I had only expected 1 or 2, and so after some debate as to whether we should have an epic tempo ride to Long Melford or a slightly ‘loopy’ ride to Ongar (so we could all get back sharp to watch the tour) we headed out on the cycle path to Writtle, destination Ongar.

We followed a straightforward route via Blackmore and Doddinghurst and then I picked out some climbs to stretch the legs so we turned right from Navestock and headed for Navestock heath via the rolling road past Dudbrook and Beacon Hill. Up to Navestock Heath then to Stapleford Abbotts and North to Passingford Bridge. A brisk climb of Theydon Mount followed where new(ish) member Steve Cross tried to put the cosh on me! What with that and the ‘whippersnapper’ Phil Hudson attacking me on the steep final climb up to Tawney Common, the captain struggled to keep control!

On to Toot Hill, through Clatterford End and Down to Ongar and the ‘Clock Tower Café’ where we met Tim Bright and Tracy Riding towards us. The Bishops Stortford riders arrived soon after and the café was thus dominated by cyclists!

We had a brief beans on toast interlude then north Via Shelley, Moreton, Little Laver, Abbess and Leaden Roding, then up to High Easter (another impertinent attack by Phil!) where Chelmsfordians headed south and the Dunmow section headed north. Phil decided he could not bear the pain of missing the tour stage live so he came back to Training Headquarters to check out the action. He had not long settled in a chair, only to be reminded by his father that he had a previous engagement so it was back on with the cycling shoes and flying south once more! He may still be out there in the lanes!



Report concluded!

Just a brief resume of the club run yesterday!



I arrived at the club hut pleased to find a small cluster of riders when I had only expected 1 or 2, and so after some debate as to whether we should have an epic tempo ride to Long Melford or a slightly ‘loopy’ ride to Ongar (so we could all get back sharp to watch the tour) we headed out on the cycle path to Writtle, destination Ongar.

We followed a straightforward route via Blackmore and Doddinghurst and then I picked out some climbs to stretch the legs so we turned right from Navestock and headed for Navestock heath via the rolling road past Dudbrook and Beacon Hill. Up to Navestock Heath then to Stapleford Abbotts and North to Passingford Bridge. A brisk climb of Theydon Mount followed where new(ish) member Steve Cross tried to put the cosh on me! What with that and the ‘whippersnapper’ Phil Hudson attacking me on the steep final climb up to Tawney Common, the captain struggled to keep control!

On to Toot Hill, through Clatterford End and Down to Ongar and the ‘Clock Tower Café’ where we met Tim Bright and Tracy Riding towards us. The Bishops Stortford riders arrived soon after and the café was thus dominated by cyclists!

We had a brief beans on toast interlude then north Via Shelley, Moreton, Little Laver, Abbess and Leaden Roding, then up to High Easter (another impertinent attack by Phil!) where Chelmsfordians headed south and the Dunmow section headed north. Phil decided he could not bear the pain of missing the tour stage live so he came back to Training Headquarters to check out the action. He had not long settled in a chair, only to be reminded by his father that he had a previous engagement so it was back on with the cycling shoes and flying south once more! He may still be out there in the lanes!



Report concluded!

I know those roads well. Whats with the cafe stops? I hate stopping rather get it over with 'cos I stiffen up and lose interest when I stop. Its ok for a winter thing but IMHO not in the racing season. Ned to learn to eat on the bike and stay on the bike longer it makes you hard like Fred

Whats IMHO mean please?