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Just chatted to a fella on one of these
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He was 440km into a 600Km Audax and trying to avoid going over the fell roads to reach Seascale.
Reckons he was last.


 
Posted : 14/06/2015 10:08 am
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Looks like an answer for a problem that doesn't exist...

Still, think of the money you'd save on saddles. 🙂

But a brilliant effort by that rider.


 
Posted : 14/06/2015 10:13 am
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saw one on the last Audax i did as well, they are not fast things, theres a guy called Idai who is big into these as well, has a Facebook group and is doing PBP

im not sure what the point of them is, especially for huge distances, just because you can doesn't mean you always should


 
Posted : 14/06/2015 10:15 am
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But a brilliant effort by that [s]rider[/s] stairclimber.

Indeed!


 
Posted : 14/06/2015 10:15 am
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Seen a couple on the local lanes and they look like fun. Yet to see one off road yet.


 
Posted : 14/06/2015 10:21 am
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Faster than running, slowing than cycling I guess. Not much chance of back or neck ache with this one!


 
Posted : 14/06/2015 10:24 am
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get your timing wrong and you would get a lot of encouragement/piss taking over cold fell 🙂


 
Posted : 14/06/2015 10:27 am
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Looks like an answer for a problem that doesn't exist...

Unless the problem is massive haemorrhoids.


 
Posted : 14/06/2015 10:51 am
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Mary Decker (now Slayney?, she of Zola Budd and being juiced up fame) is apparently well into them. Long term effects of being a career runner have left her unable to do much running (impact damage I guess) and she sees this as the next best thing.


 
Posted : 14/06/2015 11:01 am
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There's some regular Audaxers that have been using these for years now. Cover some big distances. I dare say there will be some at Paris-Brest-Paris. Never actually seen one in the flesh myself.


 
Posted : 14/06/2015 1:58 pm
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I saw that bike and thought if you make it more aero by going into a prone position...

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Posted : 17/06/2015 12:11 pm

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