That looks like a really useful website. There are some interesting routes there. BTW, do you have a smart phone and do you know how to load those tracks onto it? This is getting off topic, but it sounds like you're a big supporter of the having the Olympics in Madrid in 2020. Maybe it would help reactivate the economy.
Some interesting opinions regarding Olympic Games (in spanish): http://www.guerraeterna.com/que-imp...-te-lo-puedes-gastar-en-los-juegos-olimpicos/
I have a Nokia phone based on Symbian o.s. but never loaded a track onto it. I just used the GPS function once or twice but surprisingly with no conection to the internet... I presume I´d need a new internet service on my phone to use it as a route tracker. Not an expert on the matter, I have to check it out. Yeah David, (offtopic) I support Madrid 2020... and Have something to say concerning that "article"... , That article is clearly wrong. It talks about costs. Let me talk about investments. The difference is no matter how beneficial, a cost is money paid or time spent that does not produce further profit or income. So, cost is the amount or equivalent paid or charged for the Games. Investments are the outlay of money usually for income or profit. Equally critically we must understand this distinction so that we can evaluate opportunities that come our way, as Chainring says. So Madrid 2020 is not just cost. Not at all I dare to say. Madrid 2020 is a fabulous investment, a rocket-trigger for our economy. No doubt about it. There is a tremendous benefit from taking part in this opportunity, a great return on our investment. Especially when an investment is primarily financial, it´s important to know that you may need to put in aditional funds to get it, but that is not necessarily an indication that we shouldn´t make the investment. So Madrid 2020 is just an opportunity. A great one. Remember Barcelona?. C´mon Doohan, if we want things to change, we will need to change!. :globero Cheers!
I have a android device. You simply download the tracks direct, or to PC and load into device. Take the phone on the route, and using GPS you get the whole route info, time, speed, elevations, decents, etc, etc allowing you to compare. Useful tools I think. It's telling me my Larsons are a shed load faster than the minion over my local route lol
Yep, I have had a Nokia Navigator 6710 since 2010. At that time it was one of the best phones to allow you to pre-plan your journey at home on your pc and synchronize it via Ovi Maps, but never used the device this way. I have to update myself with all this stuff...
Well, maybe we can use your Nokia Navigator sometime. One of these days I'm going to have to buy a contraption like that, just don't want another bill to pay at the end of the month. Hmmm, I read the first articles you sent and it doesn't seem like having the Olympics here is such a good idea, especially if it's a money loser. P.S. Oops, just realized that Doohan sent the articles. I don't know if it's a good idea or not, but econonically it does seem that Spain is heading for more pain, so it would be a risk
Hi guys, Here a bit of debate, basically, it looks like there is no a clear answer: http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/do-olympic-host-cities-ever-win/ In my humble opinion not the best option spend money in something without a clear return on investment, specially when government's austerity policies are reducing public services.
Thank U Doohan, those articles are pretty more accurate, in fact, the decision to go Olympic should be taken in a case-by-case basis. Having austerity policies in Madrid and being happy to go this way, the question for us to answer is if we can go Olympic with austerity. I´m sure we can. Most of the investments required have actually been already done, so it´s time to take advantage of it. Anyway mine is just an opinion and appreciate yours. I know boht of us want the best for our city. :aplauso2 Changing gears... Just got my bike back from the mechanic. As Chainring said, It took him 5 minutes to fix it, he inmediately saw the lower ball retainer and the crown ring in the steering box in bad condition, took the pieces off and quickly replace them by a new kit. So, Doohan and Chainring... my MTB is ready to go!. Cheers. Pd. :comor3 In honour of my friend Doohan, I´ve cut the tex below to be less effusive about Madrid 2020... FROM THIS: We shall go on to the end. We shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our candidature. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender. ---------------- MADRID 2020. http://www.madrid2020.es/ The time is now. TO THIS: We shall go on to the end. We shall never surrender. MADRID 2020. http://www.madrid2020.es/ The time is now. la2
I still haven't made firm plans for this Sunday. Some of the guys I usually ride with, including Doohan, are going to Riaza for a marathon. I hear there are already more than a thousand cyclists signed up :unmonton http://tendencias.as.com/2012/05/riaza-b-pro-bike-marathon-naturaleza-sobre-dos-ruedas.html I'm going to see if anything else comes up, and if not I could do El Pardo, or take the commuter train to Hoyo or Cercedilla for a more exploratory ride.
I've just watched the second half of this video on mountain bike techniques again. I really like reviewing techniques, and I find that if I watch something again I notice new things. And it's a pretty good video. [video=youtube;PiQGFX_RlW4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiQGFX_RlW4&feature=related[/video]
Those were Chainring´s good lessons... And now, ladies and gentlemen, here you are, the other side of the coin. Bad techniques, failures and what you shpuld never do on a bike... it is by seeing these mistakes that you may also learn!. :twisted: http://www.foromtb.com/showthread.php/878812-Bicicletas-Videos-e-imágenes-fail Cheers!
Yeah it's true, seeing what you shouldn't do is also important, though I find it painful to see some of those wipe outs. I imagine some of them got hurt pretty badly, especially those guys without helmets. In any case, this reminds me of something you posted here a while back, a warning by Cannondale that you can get SERIOUSLY hurt on a bike if you're not careful. Lots of people see videos on youtube of people doing amazing things, then they try it, and then they find out the hard way they're not ready for advanced level stuff. So tomorrow at 10:00 on our roadbikes? It may have to be a quick one for me.
Sure!. Tomorrow at 10.00 - 10.15h at the same place for a quick and relaxing ride. Let´s say Madrid-Colmenar-Madrid... Well, my energy and destination depends fully on your pace!. Hope J.C. and/or Brian can come along with us. See U!
Oh my God. This morning Chainring, J.C. and I went for a quick road bike ride... Quick and... fast. J.C. is getting back in shape after his accident and David is just a turbojet engine propeling his bike!. :vampire I broke my record behind them, averaging 33 Kmts./h. Thats about 8.5 kmts/h faster than the average speed I get on my road bike when I ride on my own that same road!. And they could´ve pushed harder if they had wanted to!. You crazy boys! It´s funny. Both David and J.C.´s rear inner tubes got damaged or at least didn´t hold air at same place, same time!. J.C. replaced it, just when David realized his own tube was also realeasing air. As it was late in the morning and since he had to get to work he somehow managed to get home, with the rear tube damaged... well I hope so!. Very funny ride guys!. Thank U! MacKem u there?. Are the rides on your new roadie this f. -the american f in honour to David- crazy way??? David even laugh at the spanish word "hachazo" when talking about a speed demon versus other speed demon trying to pass each other on the road!... :sableluz :rolf Cheers!
Ha ha ha, if I'm a turbojet then I guess you are too because you stayed with us almost to the end, and that's even more impressive because your bike doesn't have nearly as much carbon fiber as mine. And I have to say I was amazed that JC could keep up such a fast pace. He really is a natural cyclist when you consider how little he's been riding and the speed and strength he showed today. I limped home on my bike after getting the flat, and then had to quickly get ready for work, but no problem. I'd never heard the word "hachazo" used in connection to cycling before and I'm not really sure how to use it. It sounds like it means when one guy sort of 'attacks' the other.
That´s it!. "Dar el hachazo a alguien" is a very funny expression, kind of a strategic premeditated plan which in the biking world includes of course an allegorical representation of a hidden biker passing and attacking another one from behind with an axe!!!. It can be used in connection to anything else, but when refering to cycling sounds lovely, isn´t it?!
Yeah, just love that sort of metaphorical language. So are you up for going on the commuter train to Cercedilla early tomorrow morning and riding back?
Funny! Oh my...maybe some of these 'skills videos' should make it clear it takes some time to build up to these things. lol, some of those launches into the air followed by a complete lack of clue on how to land are amazing.
