Heading to Italy

[Lost User]

... what kind of bike you riding these days?

[Daniel Turini]

Buono viaggio. Appena controlla spesso e non avrai un attacco di cuore, noi abbiamo bisogno di te in buona forma :) (If my Italian is still good enough, this is "Good travel. Just control yourself and don't have a heart attack, we need you in good shape" :) ) I see dead pixels Yes, even I am blogging now!

[Vikram A Punathambekar]

Have a great trip, Chris! :) Cheers, Vikram.

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[Neville Franks]

Have a great time Chris, you absolutely deserve it. I'm heading of to Europe (including Italy) later in the year, and it is going to be one big and exciting trip. Neville Franks, Author of ED for Windows www.getsoft.com and Surfulater www.surfulater.com "Save what you Surf"

[Gary R Wheeler]

Shhh... Don't tell the servers... Have fun! I was going to ride The Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure[^] this year, but work interfered (grumble).

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[Nish Nishant]

Have fun, Chris :-)

[Jorgen Sigvardsson]

That sounds like real fun. Bummer you couldn't make it. :( An eye for a tooth will only make you see weird things.

[Bassam Abdul Baki]

Don't forget those CP pictures. Especially if you go to any beaches in France, not that Italy's won't do. :) "If only one person knows the truth, it is still the truth." - Mahatma Gandhi Web - Blog - RSS

[Chris Maunder]

I've got a Trek 5200 back home (Ultegra, 120 carbon) but for this trip it's my old, clunky Merida 907 (aluminium, carbon forks) with very bent Ultegra running gear. I've come off a few times :D My main problem is that my Merida has a 12-19 cluster (great for the flat sprints that I love) but this is going to kill me on the hills. My mate's running 12-23 so I'm going to be left for dead most of the way. cheers, Chris Maunder

[Lost User]

That's probably a good choice - the Merida, I mean. I'd be a little nervous about shipping a really pricey bike - I've seen bikes get pretty badly mangled by baggage handlers, even when they were in a supposedly bash-proof hard shell case. You're planning on doing the climb w/ a 12-19? This thing have a triple chainring? It's going to be a killer with a standard 42-52 chainring setup. After two back surgeries, a double hernia surgery and most recently a heart attack in the last 7 years, I spec'd a 39-53 ring setup and a 13-26 cluster on my new machine. Even with the 39/26 bailout gear, I still suffer on big climbs. Just don't have the legs I had 15-20 years ago, I'm afraid. :sigh:

[RaviBee]

Have a great holiday, Mr. M! And drive safely. :) /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | Freeware | Music ravib@ravib.com

[Brian Delahunty]

Enjoy!.... and good luck. Regards, Brian Dela :-) Blog^ Co-author of The Outlook Answer Book... Go on, pre-order^ it today! Regular Expression Library builder^

[Chris Maunder]

I've got a hard case and the Merida is mangled enough that as long as it's rideable when I get there I'm happy. I've got a standard 39/52 front so I'm gonna die. cheers, Chris Maunder

[Lost User]

Chris Maunder wrote: I've got a standard 39/52 front so I'm gonna die. Ooof. :-D