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Riding the Pedersen
Regular readers will remember that I was recently _given_ a Cheltenham
Pedersen by Helen Vecht of this very news group. So far it's only been taken on short around town rides, longest 5 miles. Sunday presented the chance to go a bit further. As it was the second Sunday in the month, it was Tandem Club day. However, Mrs. Hall was poorly and Brendan (12) was still recovering from his broken collar bone (as mentioned last week) and Kirsty (17) was observing teenage getting up times, I rode solo on the Pedersen. The start of the ride was at Cranleigh Leisure Centre, which isn't particularly easy to get to. (I try to use the train to get to the start of such rides). The best bet seemed to be train to Christs Hospital then blat along the Downs Link to Cranleigh. There was a train arriving at 0912, giving me around 45 minutes to cover what looked like 12km. My mapreading must be out, or I ride slower than I thought, as I blasted into the carpark smack on 10:00, a bit later than planned. The assembled Tandemistas admired the Pedersen and after a breather I departed with the long ride group. We headed to Ewhurst then north into the Surrey Hills. A couple of steep climbs andthen a breather, followed by p*nct*r* repair for one of our number, then on to Holmbury St Mary and a descent through small villages to Horsham, where we met up with the short ride for lunch at the Cafe in the park. So far so good. No bum ache, no hand ache - fine tuning the handlebar position seemed to have worked. We all set off after lunch, where I noticed a once per wheel revolution kncking. Nothing serious I thought, so ignored it. We took a breather at the top of hill where I investigated more thoroughly. The tyre bead was lifiting off of the wheel. I let the tyre down, reseated the tyre and cleverly ripped the valve out of the tube. Bum. Replaced tube and pumped up tyre, not so hard this time. The rims are flat walled, rather than the hooks we're more accustomed to, and the bead seat diameter is 597, which I understand is up there with rocking horse poo and hens' teeth. Research is underway for when the tyres finally give up the ghost. We sped on, stopping at Capel church for tea and cake. Excellent value, cup of coffee, two bits of cake for GBP1.20. Served in the church itself. A bit of off road followed then finally back to Cranleigh. A call to rail enquiries to see when the next train was. Hmm, 45 minutes. Quick good byes then off in a flurry of dust back along the Downs Link. A too quick gear change meant I had to stop to put the chain back on. Pedalling like a loon, but slowing down, of course, for other path users. Luckily no horses were encountered. Pounding up the road to Christs Hospital, to see the train approaching. Missed it by a minute. Ah well, a short ride saw me in Horsham to get the next train home, then off to my parents' for roast beef. Overall distance 102km. Tim |
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Ah, I'm just in the process of rebuilding my Cheltenham
Pedersen....with the dreaded 597 tyres. I called in my LBS on the way home from work, and they produced a couple of Schwalbe HS130's off the shelf... very impressive service. They are also available from SJS. If you want to talk Pedersens, please send me a PM Tim. Regards PTE |
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in message , Tim Hall
') wrote: Regular readers will remember that I was recently _given_ a Cheltenham Pedersen by Helen Vecht of this very news group. So far it's only been taken on short around town rides, longest 5 miles. So far so good. No bum ache, no hand ache - fine tuning the handlebar position seemed to have worked. Overall distance 102km. How does the Pedersen saddle compare (for comfort) to a conventional saddle on long rides? Do you actually get better suspension? -- (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ ;; MS Windows: A thirty-two bit extension ... to a sixteen bit ;; patch to an eight bit operating system originally coded for a ;; four bit microprocessor and sold by a two-bit company that ;; can't stand one bit of competition -- anonymous |
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Simon Brooke typed
in message , Tim Hall ') wrote: Regular readers will remember that I was recently _given_ a Cheltenham Pedersen by Helen Vecht of this very news group. So far it's only been taken on short around town rides, longest 5 miles. So far so good. No bum ache, no hand ache - fine tuning the handlebar position seemed to have worked. Overall distance 102km. How does the Pedersen saddle compare (for comfort) to a conventional saddle on long rides? Do you actually get better suspension? There is suspension (though the carrier might inhibit this). Methinks saddle area comfort is partly a question of technique. You lose the suspension if you sit too far back. Overall it's at least as comfortable as any other bike but I don't really think it's any *more* comfortable than other bikes. The front of the Pedersen is more rigid than a conventional machine so it feels more solid. I did a 130km Audax on it... -- Helen D. Vecht: Edgware. |
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On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 21:59:58 +0100, Simon Brooke
wrote: in message , Tim Hall ') wrote: Regular readers will remember that I was recently _given_ a Cheltenham Pedersen by Helen Vecht of this very news group. So far it's only been taken on short around town rides, longest 5 miles. So far so good. No bum ache, no hand ache - fine tuning the handlebar position seemed to have worked. Overall distance 102km. How does the Pedersen saddle compare (for comfort) to a conventional saddle on long rides? Do you actually get better suspension? It's a different sitting position to, say, an Audax/tourer. Very upright, so different parts are supported by the saddle - more on the gluteus maximus(?) rather than on the sit bones. This makes a direct comparison a bit tricky. I'm not sure if I've got the tension right on mine, and I tend to sit on the end, rather than "in" the hammock. Having said all that, Sunday's ride was done using normal shorts, as opposed to padded cycling shorts. I'm pretty sure I couldn't cope with 100km on my Brookes equipped Audax, although generally speaking, my bum is pretty forgiving when it comes to saddles. The design overall is more suspended/compliant. The seat posts are, as you're probably aware, fairly free to move at the top end, restrained by the saddle assembly on one side and the saddle wire on the other. This makes for a much more suspended ride than a conventional framed bike, IMO. Tim |
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