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Well done Mark! :up:
How were the brakes on that bike compared to yours?

I am feeling slightly fitter now I'm playing (trying to?) tennis for a few hours a few times a week. Just a shame GPS doesn't work so well indoors to pick up the actual distance I'm moving :( Just need to do a lot more running. And should get my cyclescheme voucher any day now so hoping to get a new bike at the weekend..... :\

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Originally Posted by GridGirl

Well done Robinho. I have long fancied the idea of a triathlon sprint but don't much relish the idea of swimming outdoors.

In other news, having ditched my winter jacket and winter gloves last week I decided to officially embrace spring on my 68ish km ride today and wear cycling shorts. As I tan quite easily I applied sun cream but probably didn't really need to use factor 50. There were only 4 other guys I saw who'd taken the same leap of faith as me but I could tell that we were the happy ones. :D

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I don't think I could have made the step to the outdoor swim if I was still in the UK. When the event is in Perth in Autumn, which meant air temp of 21 degrees at 7.30am and a water temp in the river of 23 degrees, it meant it wasn't unpleasant, although a bit murky and jellyfishy in the water.

On the change in weather, this week was the 1st mornings I've had to employ a long selleved top under my cycling jersey to combat the cold - it was 13 degrees. I've only been in the country 9 months, but already 13 degrees seems really chilly!

Yet it's just about hit 13 degrees here and people are out on the streets celebrating that summer has arrived :D :laugh:

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Originally Posted by ioan

Well done Mark! :up:
How were the brakes on that bike compared to yours?

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Better! At least subjectively, it was Ultegra levers with 105 calipers (mine is 105 levers with unbranded calipers), slowed me down nicely, even going down a hill classed as 'HC' - however the road surface was excellent which was a big thing, mostly in the UK when I'm slowing it's because the road is littered with potholes! I'm now considering putting proper 105 brake capilers on my bike - I'm due to take it in for a service next week so I'll see what they say.

Very nice bike, (Trek Madone 3.5 2012) I didn't expect a massive difference between my Alu bike and base level carbon, but there was, felt much faster right off the bat, and even though the bottom gear had two teeth less than my bike it climbed much better too.

I did another 10km run last night. I really have to find a better time to do it. I was so pumped up by the time I got home I couldn't sleep for hours.

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Originally Posted by Big Ben

I did another 10km run last night. I really have to find a better time to do it. I was so pumped up by the time I got home I couldn't sleep for hours.

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That's why I liked cycling in the morning before work. It does leave you pumped up with more energy going into the working day.

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Originally Posted by Mark

That's why I liked cycling in the morning before work. It does leave you pumped up with more energy going into the working day.

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That's been on my mind for some time now but the idea of getting up at 6:30... tough... but it must be done. It's also a better time time get rid of the bacon which is my main goal.

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Originally Posted by Big Ben

That's been on my mind for some time now but the idea of getting up at 6:30... tough... but it must be done. It's also a better time time get rid of the bacon which is my main goal.

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LOL, 6.30am is the normal getting up to drive into work time for me, if I want to do cycling too I get up earlier.

Ha, I struggle to wake up at all in the mornings even leaving the house at 8.30 is a struggle sometimes so no idea how I'd fit a cycle in....

In other news, I have a bike on its way to me and should pick it up on Wednesday or Thursday - so just in time for the bank holiday weekend :bounce:

Watch out Mark, I'll be catching you up on the Endomondo challenge....... well maybe not ;)