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Alan McFall
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Amazing skills on a road bike, or what an ad for carbon fibre wheels....
Started this discussion. Last reply by Simon Lownsborough Nov 19, 2012. 12 Replies 0 Likes
"Martyn Ashton takes the £10k carbon road bike used by Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins & Mark Cavendish for a ride with a difference. With a plan to push the limits of road biking as far as his lycra…Continue
Tour Down Under group rides???
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mikael Liddy Oct 23, 2012. 14 Replies 0 Likes
Long time reader....first time question!!!Having just purchased my Adelaide Cyclist kit, it did bring to mind a question regarding the TDU.I am planning to have annual leave for the Tour. Is anyone…Continue
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Alan McFall replied to Shav Bird's discussion Listening to music while riding - harmless or hazardous?Alan McFall replied to A.V.O.'s discussion What bar-tape should I use?"...according to the rules of cycling (I jest here); it is recommended:
Saddles, bars, and tires shall be carefully matched.Three valid options are:
Match the saddle to the bars and the tires to black; or
Match the bars to the color of the frame at…"
Alan McFall replied to Mathew Palmer's discussion Plain stupid - bum slap"+1 The same thing happened to me along Seaview Rd about six weeks ago. By the time I realised what had happened (thankfully I remained upright) the car was some distance and all I got was a colour, make and a partial plate. Adelaide is a small…"
Simon Lownsborough replied to Alan McFall's discussion Amazing skills on a road bike, or what an ad for carbon fibre wheels...."LOL"
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Same goes for alloy, steel or chrome-moly.
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durian rider replied to Alan McFall's discussion Amazing skills on a road bike, or what an ad for carbon fibre wheels...."I did a response vid to Martyn's.
Carbon is a fragile material. No road bike company would suggest this bike is safe for usage after this level of hardcore riding. Road bike companies advice you landfill any carbon part that has been involved…"
Alan McFall replied to Alan McFall's discussion Amazing skills on a road bike, or what an ad for carbon fibre wheels...."+1"
Paul S (Maximus) replied to Alan McFall's discussion Amazing skills on a road bike, or what an ad for carbon fibre wheels...."Who said carbon bikes are delicate! Ha!"
Simon Lownsborough replied to Alan McFall's discussion Amazing skills on a road bike, or what an ad for carbon fibre wheels...."Looks like he's using rat trap pedals. Which makes sense, there would be times when unclipping in time just would not be possible."
"I'm impressed that he seems to be not using clipless pedals, bunny-hopping like that is hard without them! Either that or he's really quick at unclipping..."
Patrick O'Kane replied to Alan McFall's discussion Amazing skills on a road bike, or what an ad for carbon fibre wheels...."Curse you Brennan, I clicked on your link and then spent the next hour youtubing when i could have been riding.
Although I did find this one which I really liked. just need to find a short cobbled hill in Adelaide and I'll organise a ride.
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Matt Brennan replied to Alan McFall's discussion Amazing skills on a road bike, or what an ad for carbon fibre wheels...."but his missfortunes are probably better than my best efforts :)"
Alan McFall replied to Alan McFall's discussion Amazing skills on a road bike, or what an ad for carbon fibre wheels...."Glad to see he is human after all...makes me feel positively clumsy!!"
Tim B (the running man) replied to Alan McFall's discussion Amazing skills on a road bike, or what an ad for carbon fibre wheels...."Ah, nothing like a blooper reel so we can laugh at someone elses misfortune."
Matt Brennan replied to Alan McFall's discussion Amazing skills on a road bike, or what an ad for carbon fibre wheels...."been posted a few times.......
but I hadnt seen this one.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_297271&feature=iv&src_vid=7ZmJtYaUTa0&v=Ee54EP-nho4
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Alan McFall posted a discussionAmazing skills on a road bike, or what an ad for carbon fibre wheels....
"Martyn Ashton takes the £10k carbon road bike used by Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins & Mark Cavendish for a ride with a difference. With a plan to push the limits of road biking as far as his lycra legs would dare, Martyn looked to get his ultimate ride out of the awesome Pinarello Dogma 2. This bike won the 2012 Tour de France - surely it deserves a Road Bike Party!"…See More
Profile Information
- What bikes do you ride?
- 2012 Avanti Quantum 3.0 (Ultegra Groupset) with Mavic Cosmic Carbone SLR Limited Edition Wheelset
2005 Avanti Kona with DT Swiss 1800 Wheelset
- When do you ride?
- Weekends, Other
- ..perhaps some more information about yourself for your profile page
- ...great to get back into cycling. It's been a while but a loving the challenge!!!
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- At 14:05 on February 10, 2012,
Wilson Devo said… Hi from the Gawler Wheelers,
Welcome to the Adelaide Cyclists Website !
The Gawler Wheelers are a road cycling Group based in Gawler, SA.
A regular group ride is held every Saturday morning.
Check the various Event Calendars on this website for the next scheduled group ride as follows :
- ➨ Gawler Wheelers Upcoming Group Ride Events
- ➨ Gawler Wheelers Group Ride Calendar
- ➨ Adelaide Cyclists Events
To join the Gawler Wheelers Group just click the '✚ Join Gawler Wheelers' button.
This special '✚ Join' button (a copy is shown below) appears at the top right hand corner of the ➨ Gawler Wheelers Group Page.
So, please come along and try us out.
All riders are welcome.
Gawler Wheelers Contact Info
http://www.adelaidecyclists.com/group/GawlerWheelers
http://twitter.com/GawlerWheelers
https://plus.google.com/116433492952159342133
http://www.facebook.com/GawlerWheelers
http://www.youtube.com/user/GawlerWheelers
http://www.bikemap.net/user/GawlerWheelers
http://ridewithgps.com/users/31795
http://www.mapmyride.com/people/groups/44796/#info
http://app.strava.com/clubs/GawlerWheelers
http://connect.garmin.com/explore?owner=GawlerWheelers
Email:Gawler.Wheelers@gmail.com- ➨ Gawler Wheelers Upcoming Group Ride Events
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