It's not the bike, it's the rider
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I was out doing a recee ride of my upcoming Triathlon course to set a benchmark time (despite having a royal hangover) and just to see what the course is like.
After a couple of miles at the top of a small gradient I get passed by a chap on a serious bit of kit (Bianchi of some description). We exchange greetings and he goes on his way. I keep up with him on the flats and downhill but he loses me up the grades.
I catch him up again and we start a reasonable descent. I am keeping back so as not to draft him (not allowed in tris), suddenly I am aware of someone else passing me. A chap on a solid steel framed mountain bike with friction shift gears, no helmet, flat pedals, dressed in a tracksuit, slightly overwieght, peadling like mad, comes streaming passed me. I glanced at the Garmin and we were doing a shade over 30 MPH. After passing me he then sets his sights on the chap in front but loses that battle.
I caught him on the flat and took him again, he gave me a s
t eating grin as I went passed and I gave him a respectful thumbs up.
Cool story bro and all that but it made me laugh.
After a couple of miles at the top of a small gradient I get passed by a chap on a serious bit of kit (Bianchi of some description). We exchange greetings and he goes on his way. I keep up with him on the flats and downhill but he loses me up the grades.
I catch him up again and we start a reasonable descent. I am keeping back so as not to draft him (not allowed in tris), suddenly I am aware of someone else passing me. A chap on a solid steel framed mountain bike with friction shift gears, no helmet, flat pedals, dressed in a tracksuit, slightly overwieght, peadling like mad, comes streaming passed me. I glanced at the Garmin and we were doing a shade over 30 MPH. After passing me he then sets his sights on the chap in front but loses that battle.
I caught him on the flat and took him again, he gave me a s
t eating grin as I went passed and I gave him a respectful thumbs up.Cool story bro and all that but it made me laugh.
Magic919 said:
Must have meant 60, as I'm sure he said he cruises at 26mph on the flat.
I did say that. I also said somewhere that I generally st myself at anything over 35 mph 
I did clock 40 mph recently though, hit a divot in the road and a little bit of wee came out.
Can't ride up hill (to fat), can't ride downhill (to scared). Pretty good on the flats though. Maybe I should move to Holland, or Norfolk.
ETA - I did also back track slightly and say cruising may have been pushing it!
Edited by 944fan on Monday 19th August 17:27
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