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Mithical
Mithical
08:03
*on my way to the actual velodrome*
Criggie
Criggie
08:14
Sweet ! I've ridden around the 1974 commonwealth games velodrome here... but its outdoor, concrete, and 45 years old. Its a bit meh compared to a nice road.
@Mithical let us know how it goes please :)
 
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Rider_X
Rider_X
13:53
@gschenk just regular Park Tools PolyLube, nothing fancy.
gschenk
gschenk
14:19
Since washing out of grease is your greatest concern, you might give marine grease a try.
Where I live its hard to come by.
However, I think in coastal BC that might be different.
With all the rain and the wind it must be a paradise for sailing.
Mithical
Mithical
15:13
Update: velodrome was terrifying at first but it quickly became quite enjoyable.
DavidW
DavidW
15:24
Awesome! I've only had a couple of opportunities to ride in a velodrome, and not in years, but I totally get it.
Was it just a general introduction or were you doing drills?
Mithical
Mithical
First it was a general introduction, then there was an impromptu scratch race, then a thing where we had to avoid cones on the track.
DavidW
DavidW
Ooh, that sounds like fun.
Mithical
Mithical
This was with the national pick of teenage road cyclists, around twenty five of us.
DavidW
DavidW
The times I went we did a familiarization (it was long enough between that I needed it again) and then drills, but passing was on strict protocol so we never got to really race.
Mithical
Mithical
@DavidW Indeed. After you got over the OH GOD I HAVE NO BRAKES NO GEARS AND I'M ATTACHED AAHHH. ;)
DavidW
DavidW
15:33
Lol. :)
Mithical
Mithical
@DavidW Yeah, the coaches kept a close eye for safety breaches
Now another five to six hours until I get home, though...
DavidW
DavidW
I've never really ridden a fixie, but I have over a thousand hours on spin bikes/trainers. So the "must keep pedalling" wasn't a big deal, but the "no brakes" really made me twitchy...
And then when we were doing pursuit drills, the bit where you come off the front and go way up the bank so you can slot smoothly back onto the end of the train, that was a bit freaky.
Mithical
Mithical
Aye. It's a bit weird but definitely enjoyable.
DavidW
DavidW
@Mithical That's a long day...
Mithical
Mithical
It's around a four and a half hour drive, yeah. A bit annoying.
Ride will arrive... eventually.
DavidW
DavidW
15:46
Time for a nap, I guess... :)
 
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Criggie
Criggie
19:06
@Mithical heh I wondered who that was
Mithical
Mithical
:)
Criggie
Criggie
Email says ">chicken-scratchings< is now following you on strava"
Mithical
Mithical
Yeah I've been considering switching it to English
Criggie
Criggie
Nah its interesting
I wouldn't even have the first clue what some of the more unusual texts in the world say
even russian looks kinda vaguely normal... kinda.
well no not really but its got some similar shapes
Mithical
Mithical
Heh. My Strava username is in one of the most ancient scripts in existence! ;)
Criggie
Criggie
19:16
That's a good reason for not changing it.

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