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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1786.1 | climb Alp D' in the your own room alongside greg | MOVIES::WIDDOWSON | | Fri Nov 23 1990 11:48 | 4 |
| I use videos of the Tour de France (40+ hours of live coverage) but
I'll need to get some headphones 'cos the TV has to be on *loud*
(the other) rod
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| 1786.2 | some suggestions | SHALOT::ELLIS | John Lee Ellis - assembly required | Fri Nov 23 1990 18:19 | 16 |
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It is a shame to sit in the hottest spot in continental France
(except for the Kit Kat Klub in Frejus) with no chance to enjoy
it during the week.
During my stay in Valbonne (Algo) in November & December '88,
I brought my bike to work, and at least some lunchtimes was
able to get in a strenuous hour's loop, more or less - you
can go clockwise up to Valbonne (Village), down to Biot, and
back up to Sophia Antipolis the back way. And with that route,
"only" an hour will give you all the exertion you want.
Plus which, you get the practice in banking around serpentines,
dodging potholes and Citroens, etc., that no trainer can give! :-)
-john
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| 1786.3 | Even with the showers next door.... | IDEFIX::HEMMINGS | Lanterne Rouge | Mon Nov 26 1990 02:50 | 12 |
| Too right, I guess I am getting into the S of F paranoia where you stay indoors
when the sun goes in or the mercury goes below 10 C. Today it looks OK again
- (curses), and I have a busy work week in front of me.
We used to go out lunchtimes, and do the Valbonne - Biot loop or down to Grasse,
the trouble is that even with the showers I found it took until 3 pm to stop
steaming and leaking. I have just had to have the faithful velo re-enamelled
because the sweat had sent it rusty - I don't suppose Digital would do the same
for my workstation. Most people round here find jogging more convenient at
lunchtimes, it's only � hour and requires less preparation.
" Work is the curse of the Cycling classes" (to plagiarise a bit...)
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| 1786.4 | 2-3 hour lunch breaks of course | MOVIES::WIDDOWSON | | Mon Nov 26 1990 04:15 | 9 |
| When I was working in that region (admittedly for a French company) 2
hour lunch breaks were the norm and so you could manage 1 1/2 hours
with no problems and still be cooled down before being back in front
of the W/S.
It was interesting tho' to come back into airconditioned chill
after 90 minutes of hard work in 90+(F) of heat....
(the other) Rod
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| 1786.5 | | ULTRA::WITTENBERG | Uphill, Into the Wind | Mon Nov 26 1990 14:38 | 9 |
| If the only problem is darkness, you can put lights on your bike.
In the U.S. a good set of lights seem to run in the $100 to $200
range. The only part that would give you problems is the battery
charger, and I'm sure you can find a 6v battery charger.
See note 10.* on lights, get a better system than you think you
need, and keep commuting by bike.
--David
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