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19-05.-2008, 11:10 PM
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Off to Italy
I'm off with a friend to ride in the Dolomites. We're going on an
"Employee Week" for CSC employees, and we'll have Cervelo bikes supplied for our week. I'm taking my pedals and shoes, a pump, and a computer at the suggestion of the trip organizer. (We're doing an organized ride that traces the route of Stage 15 of the Giro, so we figure we'll need to be able to track distances to stay on course.) After we leave the Italian Alps, we're going to try Alpe d'Huez on rental bikes. Is there anything else I should bring along? |
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19-05.-2008, 11:12 PM
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Re: Off to Italy
On May 19, 4:10*pm, Colin Campbell <cmca...@adelphia.net> wrote:
> Is there anything else I should bring along? All of us? Joseph PS: In all seriousness, it may be cold up there, so bring a shell, tights, etc. You never know. |
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19-05.-2008, 11:30 PM
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Re: Off to Italy
<joseph.santaniello@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:0396674b-2782-444d-8328-d45f50c4cd22@x41g2000hsb.googlegroups.com... On May 19, 4:10 pm, Colin Campbell <cmca...@adelphia.net> wrote: >> Is there anything else I should bring along? > >PS: In all seriousness, it may be cold up there, so bring a shell, >tights, etc. You never know. Oh yes. I was cold enough in long legs and decent waterproof on the top of the Croix de Fer in the pouring rain - I did think those in lighter-weight gear looked like they were going to get pretty miserable. When doing the Alpe D'huez, don't just do the climb the racers do - carry on out the back to the proper top at about 2000m, it's far prettier, if a little more bumpy. (it is still road though :-) ) cheers, clive |
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19-05.-2008, 11:46 PM
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Re: Off to Italy
On May 19, 10:10 am, Colin Campbell <cmca...@adelphia.net> wrote:
> I'm off with a friend to ride in the Dolomites. We're going on an > "Employee Week" for CSC employees, and we'll have Cervelo bikes supplied > for our week. > > I'm taking my pedals and shoes, a pump, and a computer at the suggestion > of the trip organizer. (We're doing an organized ride that traces the > route of Stage 15 of the Giro, so we figure we'll need to be able to > track distances to stay on course.) > > After we leave the Italian Alps, we're going to try Alpe d'Huez on > rental bikes. > > Is there anything else I should bring along? Be honest: You're posting this just to make us jealous. Right? ;-) - Frank Krygowski |
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20-05.-2008, 12:48 AM
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Re: Off to Italy
Colin Campbell wrote:
> I'm off with a friend to ride in the Dolomites. We're going on an > "Employee Week" for CSC employees, and we'll have Cervelo bikes supplied > for our week. > > I'm taking my pedals and shoes, a pump, and a computer at the suggestion > of the trip organizer. (We're doing an organized ride that traces the > route of Stage 15 of the Giro, so we figure we'll need to be able to > track distances to stay on course.) > > After we leave the Italian Alps, we're going to try Alpe d'Huez on > rental bikes. > > Is there anything else I should bring along? Hmmm.. stage 15? Bring along low enough gears, it's a hell of a stage. Lou |
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20-05.-2008, 03:50 AM
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Re: Off to Italy
joseph.santaniello@gmail.com wrote:
> On May 19, 4:10 pm, Colin Campbell <cmca...@adelphia.net> wrote: > >> Is there anything else I should bring along? > > All of us? > > Joseph > > PS: In all seriousness, it may be cold up there, so bring a shell, > tights, etc. You never know. Weather reports and forecasts have been frightening. I'm bringing all my "winter" stuff, which is probably not nearly enough, considering I winter in Southern California. Lows have been in the -4C range, with highs not even up to +10C. Full fingered gloves, leg warmers, base layers, long sleeved jerseys, jacket, cap for under my helmet, and I'll still be cold. CSC has said they would supply us with a complete kit for the Gran Fondo ride next Saturday, but it'll be buried under several more layers in my case.... You're all welcome to come along! |
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20-05.-2008, 03:51 AM
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Re: Off to Italy
Frank Krygowski wrote:
> On May 19, 10:10 am, Colin Campbell <cmca...@adelphia.net> wrote: >> I'm off with a friend to ride in the Dolomites. We're going on an >> "Employee Week" for CSC employees, and we'll have Cervelo bikes supplied >> for our week. >> >> I'm taking my pedals and shoes, a pump, and a computer at the suggestion >> of the trip organizer. (We're doing an organized ride that traces the >> route of Stage 15 of the Giro, so we figure we'll need to be able to >> track distances to stay on course.) >> >> After we leave the Italian Alps, we're going to try Alpe d'Huez on >> rental bikes. >> >> Is there anything else I should bring along? > > Be honest: You're posting this just to make us jealous. Right? ;-) > > - Frank Krygowski Absolutely! And you're not making any constructive suggestions because I succeeded, right? <G> |
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20-05.-2008, 03:52 AM
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Re: Off to Italy
Lou Holtman wrote:
> Colin Campbell wrote: >> I'm off with a friend to ride in the Dolomites. We're going on an >> "Employee Week" for CSC employees, and we'll have Cervelo bikes >> supplied for our week. >> >> I'm taking my pedals and shoes, a pump, and a computer at the >> suggestion of the trip organizer. (We're doing an organized ride that >> traces the route of Stage 15 of the Giro, so we figure we'll need to >> be able to track distances to stay on course.) >> >> After we leave the Italian Alps, we're going to try Alpe d'Huez on >> rental bikes. >> >> Is there anything else I should bring along? > > > Hmmm.. stage 15? Bring along low enough gears, it's a hell of a stage. > > > Lou I'm told the Team CSC Cervelo bikes are equipped with compact double chain rings, and a 12 - 27 cassette. I'd like to have more, but I'll just have to make do. |
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20-05.-2008, 03:53 AM
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Re: Off to Italy
Colin Campbell wrote:
> I'm off with a friend to ride in the Dolomites. We're going on an > "Employee Week" for CSC employees, and we'll have Cervelo bikes > supplied for our week. > > I'm taking my pedals and shoes, a pump, and a computer at the > suggestion of the trip organizer. (We're doing an organized ride > that traces the route of Stage 15 of the Giro, so we figure we'll > need to be able to track distances to stay on course.) > > After we leave the Italian Alps, we're going to try Alpe d'Huez on > rental bikes. > > Is there anything else I should bring along? Me. |
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20-05.-2008, 03:58 AM
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Re: Off to Italy
On May 19, 8:50*pm, Colin Campbell <cmca...@adelphia.net> wrote:
> joseph.santanie...@gmail.com wrote: > > On May 19, 4:10 pm, Colin Campbell <cmca...@adelphia.net> wrote: > > >> Is there anything else I should bring along? > > > All of us? > > > Joseph > > > PS: In all seriousness, it may be cold up there, so bring a shell, > > tights, etc. You never know. > > Weather reports and forecasts have been frightening. *I'm bringing all > my "winter" stuff, which is probably not nearly enough, considering I > winter in Southern California. *Lows have been in the -4C range, with > highs not even up to +10C. > > Full fingered gloves, leg warmers, base layers, long sleeved jerseys, > jacket, cap for under my helmet, and I'll still be cold. > > CSC has said they would supply us with a complete kit for the Gran Fondo > ride next Saturday, but it'll be buried under several more layers in my > case.... > > You're all welcome to come along! Got to be at least 12C before I break out the shorts. My most important cycling garment for cool/cold weather is a wind-proof Giordana undershirt. As long as I can keep the wind out, I'm fine. If you ride in SoCal, your tights are maybe not windproof. Get some new ones that are. Joseph |
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20-05.-2008, 05:47 AM
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Re: Off to Italy
Colin Campbell wrote:
> Lou Holtman wrote: >> Colin Campbell wrote: >>> I'm off with a friend to ride in the Dolomites. We're going on an >>> "Employee Week" for CSC employees, and we'll have Cervelo bikes >>> supplied for our week. >>> >>> I'm taking my pedals and shoes, a pump, and a computer at the >>> suggestion of the trip organizer. (We're doing an organized ride >>> that traces the route of Stage 15 of the Giro, so we figure we'll >>> need to be able to track distances to stay on course.) >>> >>> After we leave the Italian Alps, we're going to try Alpe d'Huez on >>> rental bikes. >>> >>> Is there anything else I should bring along? >> >> >> Hmmm.. stage 15? Bring along low enough gears, it's a hell of a stage. >> >> >> Lou > > I'm told the Team CSC Cervelo bikes are equipped with compact double > chain rings, and a 12 - 27 cassette. I'd like to have more, but I'll > just have to make do. Ai, Passo Fedaia as the final climb with 36/27 or lets hope 34/27, That's gone hurt ;-) Look at the youtube movie here: http://wielrennen.blog.nl/cols/2008...edaia-marmolada The view is spectacular though ;-) Lou |
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20-05.-2008, 06:41 AM
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Re: Off to Italy
On 19 Mag, 20:50, Colin Campbell <cmca...@adelphia.net> wrote:
> Weather reports and forecasts have been frightening. With good reason. I am pretty sure that right now you can get snowed in a little above the 2000m mark. Be sure you can carry dry warm cloths, just in case. The 39-27 combination 'should' be enough, if not comfortable, even u from Serai di Sottoguda. In case you seek further tips and advices do write and ask. I know those roads very well. Sergio Pisa |
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20-05.-2008, 07:08 AM
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Re: Off to Italy
> Colin Campbell <cmca...@adelphia.net> wrote:
>> Weather reports and forecasts have been frightening. sergio wrote: > With good reason. > I am pretty sure that right now you can get snowed in a little above > the 2000m mark. > Be sure you can carry dry warm cloths, just in case. > The 39-27 combination 'should' be enough, if not comfortable, even u > from Serai di Sottoguda. > > In case you seek further tips and advices do write and ask. > I know those roads very well. > Sergio > Pisa http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosf...ast/sergdol.jpg -- Andrew Muzi <www.yellowjersey.org/> Open every day since 1 April, 1971 ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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21-05.-2008, 02:22 AM
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Re: Off to Italy
On 20 Mag, 14:46, "Qui si parla Campagnolo-www.vecchios.com"
> ahhh, from the era when the object of the ride was the ride, not the > bike. Where the bike was there to get you there, not there to swoon > and gush over before the ride. Although that was just last summer, on my first racing bike still running strong since 1972. Sergio Pisa |
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22-05.-2008, 03:06 PM
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Re: Off to Italy
> ahhh, from the era when the object of the ride was the ride, not the
> bike. Where the bike was there to get you there, not there to swoon > and gush over before the ride. Excuse me? When, exactly, was that era? I raced during the early 70s. And my bike was every bit as special to me then as my current bike is to me now. Maybe even more so. David Stoller in Breaking Away, lovingly working on that piece-of-trash bike in the garage before the big race? Well, my bike wasn't a piece-of-trash AMF Roadmaster, but neither was it a utility, a mere device of conveyence. David Stoller saw something wonderful, a potential, in that AMF bicycle. And I saw something wonderful in my French-made "Orly" racing bike, a $49 10-speed bought from Macy's (of all places, back when they had a bike department). I had a copy of "Anybody's Bike Book" and learned how to rebuild that bike from the ground-up. Every ride on that bike was a magical experience. Same thing later on, when I bought a Gitane Tour de France, my first "real" racing bike. And eventually my Cinelli, an Italian work of art that I had to wait 6 months for (the actual waiting list was over a year, but someone cancelled out on one nearly identical to what I'd ordered). Each of those bikes had a special place in my life. They were most certainly more than objects that would get me from one place to another. They had personalities, style, and I shared experiences with them. --Mike Jacoubowsky Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReaction.com Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA "Qui si parla Campagnolo-www.vecchios.com" <peter@vecchios.com> wrote in message news:235659c4-59fd-409d-a826-8e2a391c4bd9@u6g2000prc.googlegroups.com... On May 19, 4:08 pm, A Muzi <a...@yellowjersey.org> wrote: > > Colin Campbell <cmca...@adelphia.net> wrote: > >> Weather reports and forecasts have been frightening. > sergio wrote: > > With good reason. > > I am pretty sure that right now you can get snowed in a little above > > the 2000m mark. > > Be sure you can carry dry warm cloths, just in case. > > The 39-27 combination 'should' be enough, if not comfortable, even u > > from Serai di Sottoguda. > > > In case you seek further tips and advices do write and ask. > > I know those roads very well. > > Sergio > > Pisa > > http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosf...ast/sergdol.jpg > -- > Andrew Muzi > <www.yellowjersey.org/> > Open every day since 1 April, 1971 > ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com** ahhh, from the era when the object of the ride was the ride, not the bike. Where the bike was there to get you there, not there to swoon and gush over before the ride. |
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