LHS - pic of Lawyer cranking it up after a Nosh Stop
at Pie in the Sky.
Guy is a recent recruit having commenced riding
with Muggs about the same time as Grant's mate,
Rex aka Pimpernel. Guy has
a pedigree in ocean swimming, having completed a zillion challenging
ocean swims over many years, incl lots of Palm Beach to
Whale Beach 2.2km, famous Cole Classic and 2km Shark Island.
The Noahs Arks don't bother him as much as some of the 500cc
and 1,000cc bikes that occasionally pass powerful close.
A persistent RSI shoulder injury was the catalyst
to Guy buying a bike. He turned up for a ride from Sutherland Leisure Centre to Austinmer barely two months ago and was
apprehensive whether he could handle the pace. No doubt to
his surprise, Guy is re-writing the record books about climbing
Seriously Steep Slopes in gearing designed for the
flats.
Guy's biggest cog on the back is a paltry 23, with
only a double chain ring on the front. But Lawyer has
successfully scaled some of the steepest KOM Climbs on
Muggs' rides programme, incl Paroo Rd Holegate and Stanwell Park
to Stanwell Tops. Both of those climbs are <2km, but
Golly Gosh they are both Seriously Steep. |