Ah good ride, thanks for sharing. I can actually see myself in the video, right at the end of it, after the finish just milling around with my bike trying to get out of everyone’s way.
Definitely 'Type 2 Fun'. The flat tyre count took me back to CTC club rides in days when tyres were made to last - but by their riders, rather than by the manufacturers.
it might look Type 2 but it was actually kind of Type 1 fun, ie fun. It came early in the ride, no-one was exhausted, it was simply a question of how best to ride the menacing cobbles. The flat tyre count is comical, why anyone still brings inner tubes to cobbles I do not know.
Wow whats with all the punctures !! i rode the 91 amateur race 220k not one flat or crash on a steele Eddy Merckx, 36 spoke Mavic Roubaix ssc rims and cheap training singles, pressure was probably just under 60psi. But then we didn't go through Arenberg.
Riding on the side of Truee d'Arenberg doesn't count for completion of this cobbles sector, regardless how crowdy it is on the cobbles. I did it 4 times, 2 during PRC '23 and '24, on the cobbles, forced to overtake many other cyclists, so it is possible. Good luck next time! Anyway thanks for the video.
I'm sure it is never as busy as on Paris-Roubaix weekend but I have to say it was mad fun going through it when it was so busy, albeit with some risk of collisions and falls.
Sod that!!!! those cobbles look mind numbingly awefull 🤑🤪 good to see it from a club riders view. 😮❤
Thanks, that's what I wanted to show.
Ah good ride, thanks for sharing. I can actually see myself in the video, right at the end of it, after the finish just milling around with my bike trying to get out of everyone’s way.
Definitely 'Type 2 Fun'. The flat tyre count took me back to CTC club rides in days when tyres were made to last - but by their riders, rather than by the manufacturers.
it might look Type 2 but it was actually kind of Type 1 fun, ie fun. It came early in the ride, no-one was exhausted, it was simply a question of how best to ride the menacing cobbles. The flat tyre count is comical, why anyone still brings inner tubes to cobbles I do not know.
Wow whats with all the punctures !! i rode the 91 amateur race 220k not one flat or crash on a steele Eddy Merckx, 36 spoke Mavic Roubaix ssc rims and cheap training singles, pressure was probably just under 60psi. But then we didn't go through Arenberg.
There were people fixing flats along the entire length of the route, not just Arenberg, like hundreds of people. Good ride in '91 !
Some people didn't seem to have receive the wide tyre memo. MTB and suspension does seem to be against the spirit of the thing though!
I get the impression the French are quite traditional about tyres. OTOH showing up on an MTB misses the point, I agree.
Riding on the side of Truee d'Arenberg doesn't count for completion of this cobbles sector, regardless how crowdy it is on the cobbles. I did it 4 times, 2 during PRC '23 and '24, on the cobbles, forced to overtake many other cyclists, so it is possible. Good luck next time! Anyway thanks for the video.
I'd think I'd do it out of 'season' if it is indeed any quieter over the summer
I'm sure it is never as busy as on Paris-Roubaix weekend but I have to say it was mad fun going through it when it was so busy, albeit with some risk of collisions and falls.
@@Millerbike01 yeah, must be a bit annoying having to slow down though! Looked like a decent pace at the start
@@thiscocks I've just uploaded a video of the entire event, come back later when it's finished processing and take a look!