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Official CL weekend Lycra warriors thread (cycling)

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  • falconwood_1
    falconwood_1 Posts: 7,368
    Got the approval from the Club to use the badge on the cycling jerseys. Many thanks to them for coming back so quickly.

    Will upload final design, sizes and final price for the jersey.

    Hopefully will be able to raise a few quid for The Upbeats also.

    Who is their contact on the forum? (Curb_It??)

  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,737
    falconwood_1 said:

    Got the approval from the Club to use the badge on the cycling jerseys. Many thanks to them for coming back so quickly.

    Will upload final design, sizes and final price for the jersey.

    Hopefully will be able to raise a few quid for The Upbeats also.

    Who is their contact on the forum? (Curb_It??)

    Can't remember if this was already answered, are they going to be available in fat bastard sizes?
  • falconwood_1
    falconwood_1 Posts: 7,368
    Yes mate
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,737
    falconwood_1 said:

    Yes mate

    Cheers.
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,647
    jamescafc said:

    Determined to giving commuting in autumn/winter a go this year and lose my tag as a fair weather cyclist. Can anyone recommend a decent website to buy some kit? I had a look in Evans yday and nearly had a heart attack when I saw the cost of the winter clothing range.

    chainreactioncycles have a flash sale on at the moment, lots of clothing bargains.
  • olster
    olster Posts: 1,397
    @jamescafc if you're patient, you can pick up decent hardly used kit on gumtree/ebay for tuppence.
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    edited August 2015
    So given there are 30 plus people buying the shirt how about a sponsored ride to an away game?
    Reading 17 October if the shirts are in or Brighton 5 December.
    Or Ipswich next year 5 April.
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,647
    edited August 2015
    iainment said:

    So given there are 30 plus people buying the shirt how about a sponsored ride to an away game?

    nice idea but some little scrote would love to find 30 high end bikes chained to a lamp post.
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    edited August 2015
    Baldybonce said:

    iainment said:

    So given there are 30 plus people buying the shirt how about a sponsored ride to an away game?

    nice idea but some little scrote would love to find 30 high end bikes chained to a lamp post.
    I work on a place with loads of scrotes and have never had my bike nicked.
    If it was a sanctioned ride by charlton I'm sure the away club would find somewhere safe to park the bikes.
    Anyway it doesn't have to be a high end bike for the sort of distances I'm proposing.
  • DRAddick
    DRAddick Posts: 3,588
    edited August 2015
    iainment said:

    So given there are 30 plus people buying the shirt how about a sponsored ride to an away game?
    Reading 17 October if the shirts are in or Brighton 5 December.
    Or Ipswich next year 5 April.


    I was thinking of the same kind of thing. Think it would be better to give it quite a bit of time so people can plan work and life, and others who may be newer to cycling as there are on here can prepare.


    Regarding the bikes..... the away club may be accommodating for storing them if given notice of what's happening.
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  • jamescafc
    jamescafc Posts: 1,831
    I'm in!
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    jamescafc said:

    Determined to giving commuting in autumn/winter a go this year and lose my tag as a fair weather cyclist. Can anyone recommend a decent website to buy some kit? I had a look in Evans yday and nearly had a heart attack when I saw the cost of the winter clothing range.

    Go to decathlon at Surrey quays good cheap clothing. It has all you need.
  • olster
    olster Posts: 1,397
    DRAddick said:

    iainment said:

    So given there are 30 plus people buying the shirt how about a sponsored ride to an away game?
    Reading 17 October if the shirts are in or Brighton 5 December.
    Or Ipswich next year 5 April.


    I was thinking of the same kind of thing. Think it would be better to give it quite a bit of time so people can plan work and life, and others who may be newer to cycling as there are on here can prepare.


    Regarding the bikes..... the away club may be accommodating for storing them if given notice of what's happening.
    I'd be well up for that and would be happy to help prepare/recce a route.
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    Preparing a route is fairly easy I wouldn't be surprised if there weren't already audax routes to Ipswich from London
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,436
    iainment said:

    So given there are 30 plus people buying the shirt how about a sponsored ride to an away game?
    Reading 17 October if the shirts are in or Brighton 5 December.
    Or Ipswich next year 5 April.

    I'm in. I can plan a good route if it's Reading - Ipswich would porbably be the Dunwich Dynamo route - and Brighton really takes care of itself
  • jamescafc
    jamescafc Posts: 1,831
    Leroy Ambrose said:

    iainment said:

    So given there are 30 plus people buying the shirt how about a sponsored ride to an away game?
    Reading 17 October if the shirts are in or Brighton 5 December.
    Or Ipswich next year 5 April.

    I'm in. I can plan a good route if it's Reading - Ipswich would porbably be the Dunwich Dynamo route - and Brighton really takes care of itself
    We'll have to make you carry a backpack with weights in so we can keep up!
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,436
    jamescafc said:

    Leroy Ambrose said:

    iainment said:

    So given there are 30 plus people buying the shirt how about a sponsored ride to an away game?
    Reading 17 October if the shirts are in or Brighton 5 December.
    Or Ipswich next year 5 April.

    I'm in. I can plan a good route if it's Reading - Ipswich would porbably be the Dunwich Dynamo route - and Brighton really takes care of itself
    We'll have to make you carry a backpack with weights in so we can keep up!
    Ha

    Nah - I'll just pull on the front all day :smiley:
  • Charlton_Charlie
    Charlton_Charlie Posts: 1,428
    If there are showers before I sit down to watch a game, I'm in....not so keen to sit in sweaty lycra for 90 mins otherwise (not good for the people next to me either...). :-)
  • EastStand
    EastStand Posts: 4,109
    I vote Reading or Brighton. I don't know if my little legs could keep up all the way to Ipswich!
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    EastStand said:

    I vote Reading or Brighton. I don't know if my little legs could keep up all the way to Ipswich!

    I wouldn't make it to Ipswich. Brighton would be my preference and a good date to do something CAFC related.
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  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    Charlton Charlie said:

    If there are showers before I sit down to watch a game, I'm in....not so keen to sit in sweaty lycra for 90 mins otherwise (not good for the people next to me either...). :-)

    they'll all be in sweaty Lycra too won't they ;o)
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    Charlton Charlie said:

    If there are showers before I sit down to watch a game, I'm in....not so keen to sit in sweaty lycra for 90 mins otherwise (not good for the people next to me either...). :-)

    Babywipes man, babywipes. Most essential item in a pannier bag.
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,647
    Absurdistan said:

    Sorry, couldn't resist ;-)

    image

    the Brighton fans are gonna love you lot.
  • olster
    olster Posts: 1,397
    iainment said:

    Preparing a route is fairly easy I wouldn't be surprised if there weren't already audax routes to Ipswich from London

    yep - but if there's a sizable continginet then it's worth speaking to probable cafe/pub stop(s) along the way.
  • EastStand
    EastStand Posts: 4,109
    Tyre question. Its getting wetter and I mostly use my bike to commute on shit London roads.

    Continental Grand Prix 4 Season - these are the daddy right? 28mm is good for tough roads (I'm not racing) and will fit any (700cc) road wheel correct?
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    olster said:

    iainment said:

    Preparing a route is fairly easy I wouldn't be surprised if there weren't already audax routes to Ipswich from London

    yep - but if there's a sizable continginet then it's worth speaking to probable cafe/pub stop(s) along the way.
    True
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,647
    EastStand said:

    Tyre question. Its getting wetter and I mostly use my bike to commute on shit London roads.

    Continental Grand Prix 4 Season - these are the daddy right? 28mm is good for tough roads (I'm not racing) and will fit any (700cc) road wheel correct?

    I always found Gatorskins (23mm) to be the best all round tyre.
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    EastStand said:

    Tyre question. Its getting wetter and I mostly use my bike to commute on shit London roads.

    Continental Grand Prix 4 Season - these are the daddy right? 28mm is good for tough roads (I'm not racing) and will fit any (700cc) road wheel correct?

    Marathon plus for me.
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,436
    EastStand said:

    Tyre question. Its getting wetter and I mostly use my bike to commute on shit London roads.

    Continental Grand Prix 4 Season - these are the daddy right? 28mm is good for tough roads (I'm not racing) and will fit any (700cc) road wheel correct?

    Specialized Armadillo 25mm here. Tough as old boots and - unlike the contis - don't require fingers like a rock climber to get on and off the rim. Be careful with 28mm - they'll fit most bikes, but not all. Generally tends to be higher end bikes that have problems accommodating a fatter tyre though, so you should be fine
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,436
    It'd be good if we could arrange a van or something with some support. That way we could all bring a day bag with a change of clothes

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