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07Lapierre · 2011-02-10 15:25:27

The title got your attention yeah? :D Has anyone done this challenge? Would you recommend it? http://www.parisroubaixchallenge.com/index_us.html 31klm of cobbles!! Nice :)

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10-02-2011 4:25pm

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07Lapierre

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The title got your attention yeah?

Has anyone done this challenge? Would you recommend it?

http://www.parisroubaixchallenge.com/index_us.html

31klm of cobbles!! Nice

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#2 10-02-2011 5:32pm
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few lengths of Smithfield get your training started.

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#3 10-02-2011 9:09pm
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Done it a few times on the Tacx VR. They recommend you place the bike on the washing machine to replicate the "cobble" effect ....

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#4 10-02-2011 9:26pm
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a friend of mine done it a few years ago he reckoned it wasn't that hard ,i believe tour of flanders is harder.

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#5 10-02-2011 10:31pm
07Lapierre

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Beasty wrote: »

Done it a few times on the Tacx VR. They recommend you place the bike on the washing machine to replicate the "cobble" effect ....

Beasty, As you know, the roads around North County Dublin make excellent "pave" . I rekon this spotive would be a piece of cake for most of us.

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