tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26703368518363667502024-03-14T03:51:58.770-04:00VeloStageAlan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-22140316985693916562011-06-27T08:50:00.000-04:002011-06-27T08:50:41.782-04:00Oh! That British Bloke ...Apparently it's not obvious. But I've merged my old blogs into one entity : Oh! That British Bloke ...
So, music, hifi or cycling ... it's all there ...Alan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-17261500358438540002010-06-09T07:14:00.004-04:002010-07-10T09:02:09.866-04:00Convergence : 20100609A while ago I separated my cycling from my Life And The Universe blog. This proved a little ambitious and Life And The Universe suffered.
So having found out how to combine the blogs I've put everything together under one banner; Oh! That British Bloke ... Everything that was on either VeloStage or PhonoStage is now here. They've been consigned to posterity ...
One or two transparent graphics Alan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-48014178693827437542010-06-08T21:40:00.001-04:002010-06-09T06:40:14.224-04:00PFW : Griggstown Grinder : 2010608Here it is ... this evening's Grind. Lovely weather ... a bit breezy to begin with, but otherwise very nice.
Good company, good ride ... thanks, Diane, as ever.
Alan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-10954674526188512602010-06-07T06:22:00.000-04:002010-06-07T06:22:19.482-04:00PFW : Etra Lake to New Egypt 20100606This is becoming a regular ride, but no matter, it's pretty, it's quiet and uses charming back-roads.
This ride did become a bit of a yomp though. It was very hot. The car said 36C/97F when we got back to Etra Lake and I drank over 100fl.oz of liquid in four hours ... and that was not enough ... anyway ...
Thanks to Gary ... as usual ...
Alan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-70639401250912218952010-06-04T09:28:00.008-04:002010-06-05T08:29:29.311-04:00Changing GearThere is nothing as likely to bring a customer back to the bike store as a problem with their bicycle gears.
Most modern bicycles use variations of a design called the dérailleur; literally, the de-railer, a device which forces the chain from one cog to the next in a very unsophisticated and crude manner. In engineering terms, it really shouldn't work ... but it does.
Modern Alan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-40669544474403679522010-06-01T07:04:00.000-04:002010-06-01T07:04:12.449-04:00PFW : Etra Lake to Clarksburg 20100530This Sunday's outing from Etra Lake to Clarksburg, NJ.
Beautiful day ... nice ride ... thanks to all particpants.
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Temporarily back to bikemap.net. ridewithgps.com is giving me problems at the moment. Besides, it's not possible to edit the route using ridewithgps.com, so I used bikemap.net to erase my little excursion up Windsor Road ...Alan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-32602854438554560192010-05-29T08:10:00.000-04:002010-05-29T08:10:42.697-04:00Tour de Cure : my first CenturyOn Saturday, June 19, I will be taking part in the annual Tour de Cure, a ride in support of diabetes research, from Brielle Park on the Jersey Shore.
This will be my first ever Century ride, that is one hundred miles.
At the moment the route is unknown, but given it's on the shore hills won't be too much of a consideration, although headwinds might be.
I'm in a team; Old Cranks, which currently Alan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-59391666998818354422010-05-26T06:37:00.003-04:002010-05-26T06:39:09.442-04:00PFW : Griggstown Grinder : 20100525A slightly larger than average group met up on the best Tuesday evening of the year so far, weather wise.
Two major hills; Hollow Road/Long Hill Road, most of Lindberg from the Wertsberg Road and a final climb over Grandview with its fast descent as a reward.
I'm using RideWithGPS.com for most of my stuff now. It seems to be getting more reliable. I haven't figured out how to consistently Alan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-57479838836671596742010-05-24T07:40:00.008-04:002010-05-24T07:52:57.450-04:00StuffWell, the weather conspired to cancel the regular Sunday ride from Etra Lake, NJ. And, of course, once Gary made the decision the day did brighten up but only a bit. The forecast is good for Tuesday's Griggstown Grinder though, so let's hope ...
Attending the Ride of Silence did get me thinking ... I'm not so sure I'm in tune with it. I think the format has a number of problems and Alan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-28686549625786227402010-05-20T08:10:00.001-04:002010-05-20T23:57:17.410-04:00Ride of Silence : 20100519 - Skillman, NJ, USAThis is the route of this year's Ride Of Silence :
This set me thinking ... I'm not sure this is the right way to commemorate or celebrate killed and injured cyclists ... more later ...Alan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-77123733223003571802010-05-17T09:27:00.000-04:002010-05-17T09:27:11.363-04:00The World of Cycling I | Cycle SpeedwayHeard of road racing? You know, the Tour de France, the Paris-Roubaix, Tour de Somerville? Cyclo-cross? Track? Sprint ... Madison ... Keirin? Okay it's getting weirder now, but these are all forms of cycling competition well established in the USA.
I'm going to look at some other cycling sports found outside the Fifty One including Indoor Artistic Cycling, CycleBall, Grasstrack and Bicycle Polo. Alan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-34328641023436635662010-05-16T15:03:00.000-04:002010-05-16T15:03:26.477-04:00PFW : Etra Lake to Monmouth Battlefield : 20100516Great ride from Etra Lake this morning, guided with increasing aplomb, by Gary - thanks ...
It started very cool, well, to be honest, cold and it took until the rest stop at Battleview Orchards for the sky to clear and the day to start warming up, although it was still pretty cool on our return.
Anyway, try the blueberry strudel ... very nice ...
ridewithgps.com:
bikemap.net:
Bike route 494079 Alan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-13843886144772594842010-05-12T07:09:00.000-04:002010-05-12T07:09:25.259-04:00PFW : Griggstown Grinder : 20100511First "official" GGrinder of the season. We beat the rain and Spring Hill Road has been resurfaced, so it was good. Thanks to Diane for leading ...
PS: Watch for gravel on rh bend on Springhill Road just before mile9.
ridewithgps.com:
bikemap.net:
Bike route 487427 - powered by Bikemap Alan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-51311444456032562012010-05-09T07:03:00.016-04:002010-05-09T11:40:36.617-04:00Giro d'Italia 2010 - live in the US
I'm not sure if live coverage of the Giro d'Italia is available on US TV, but you can watch it on the Universal Sports website. Nice win in the prologue for Bradley Wiggins ... disappointment for David Millar ... but nice to see a GB rider and a GB team leading a major tour.
You can also try the official and rather elegant website for the Giro here. The site offers live video, butAlan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-50564004840583451122010-05-08T07:22:00.000-04:002010-05-08T07:22:40.758-04:00RideWithGPS.com : back againSeems to be working well again now, so compare:
And BikeMap.com:
Bike route 477211 - powered by Bikemap Alan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-9785885546879325102010-05-07T09:28:00.001-04:002010-05-07T21:21:07.394-04:00RideWithGPS.com : site down?RideWithGPS.com is an interesting idea, but seems to be having problems.
It had been having problems dealing with GPS data but now seems to be down completely.
Consequently, there are some holes in previous VeloStage articles.
I hope it's back soon ...
Okay ... back up ... now ...Alan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-32789877339430998002010-05-05T06:54:00.000-04:002010-05-05T06:54:42.246-04:00Not the Griggstown Grinder - oh no ...A few of us looked out the window after the nasty squall around 4.30pm and saw a wedge of blue sky head ing our way ... so we met up, a week ahead of the official start of the PFW Griggstown Grinder. Same time ... same place ...
Steve said he had a 21mile route in mind, so we let him drag us into the breeze for a loop which turned out to be 21.12 miles. Good guess Steve!
Bike route 477211 - Alan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-9056028801041894792010-05-04T15:57:00.000-04:002010-05-04T15:57:59.313-04:00RideWithGPS.com : updateI'm still getting to grips with ridewithgps.com. It has potential, and today seems to be behaving quite well.
Try this:
Click on the map to go to the website; try scanning your mouse across the profile and watch progress around the map; then run your cursor close to the route and progress is mirrored on the profile ... at least that's how it works for me.Alan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-50613178594673306692010-05-03T08:10:00.002-04:002010-05-03T08:19:43.596-04:00PFW : Etra Lake to New Egypt : 20100502Just logged the weekend's ride from Etra Lake to New Egypt, NJ.
Thanks to Gary for leading ... looking forwards to next weekend.
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I'm sticking with BikeMap.net for the moment. RideWithGPS.com is promising, but currently seems rather slow. When I checked this link it was having trouble. The site does a lot of processing of uploaded GPS files, so maybeAlan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-12345288117140188132010-04-26T08:15:00.009-04:002010-04-26T09:11:43.552-04:00RideWithGPS.com : mapping siteJust found this GPS mapping site : ridewithgps.com.
It seems to be a step up from bikemap.net.
So far I like:
Detailed route profile - move cursor along profile
Cue sheet printing
Range of export options
Simple embedding in blog facility
Take a look ...Alan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-59926215538542853892010-04-14T09:01:00.003-04:002010-04-15T07:09:28.243-04:00Ride of Silence : 19 May, 2010
The Ride of Silence is a worldwide event for cyclists to mark and draw attention to fellow riders who have been killed or injured on public roads.
As the RoS website states:
On May 19, 2010, at 7:00 PM, the Ride of Silence will begin in North America and roll across the globe. Cyclists will take to the roads in a silent procession to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured while cyclingAlan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-15800546035104761432010-04-14T08:30:00.004-04:002010-04-26T09:10:39.708-04:00PFW Tour de Manhattan : 25 April, 2010Thanks to Diane and Steve.
See details here ...
Bike route 383599 - powered by Bikemap *Unfortunately rained off :-( watch for new date ...Alan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-453873963173260372010-04-11T16:59:00.003-04:002010-04-12T11:01:34.231-04:00Fast & Furious - for me anyway ...It was the regular Sunday "B" ride out of Cranbury, NJ, this time led by Mark Hecht.
If I was hoping it might be rather less challenging than last week's ride, then I was truly mistaken. However, we did survive, so I spent Sunday afternoon feeling rather smug ... but those last few miles against a blustery wind from the west were very hard!!!
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ThanksAlan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-70789558331192304722010-04-10T08:16:00.003-04:002010-04-10T08:19:09.444-04:00BusyDays@BikeShopWell, the year has certainly taken off ... plenty of people wanting nice bikes ... and even more digging their old bikes from the back of the garage and needing a bit of a tune-up.
So your local bike store/shop - LBS - is going to be BUSY. Currently, the store where I help out is backed up over a week for repairs and tune-ups.
Didn't I tell you before? Get your bike in for service in plenty of Alan E Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814067373751548470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670336851836366750.post-77558020870480748072010-04-04T13:36:00.000-04:002010-04-04T13:36:32.988-04:00Easter Sunday, PFW Cranbury RideThis was my first group ride of the year and I survived. Advertised as a "B" ride, it approached "B+", but everyone was riding well, even if at their upper limits. Well done all, and thanks to Ken Leon for leading a very pleasant, if sometimes challenging ride in excellent weather.
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