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Marmotte 2015
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Jim Stynes wrote: »Disaster. My SIDIs don't fit me! They sort of fit me. But for that money I want shoes to fit perfectly. My cheap 60 quid Shimanos are a better fit on me ffs so I have decided to bring them back on monday. Devastated. I wanted them to fit so badly too. They are too wide at the top of the foot. Had to up a size at the toe but that obviously means the rest of the shoe is too big now. What other options do you recommend?
I had Sidi for years but went with these badass shoes
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/northwave-extreme-tech-road-shoes/rp-prod112011
actually quite happy with them, except they are neither white nor black (got the black/white/red ones) so the 'sock rules' :rolleyes: are hard to follow now!
On a serious note though...I think Sidi make their shoes in different width-fits? You might get the same shoes but in a more narrow fit probably?0 -
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Jim Stynes wrote: »A quick search found it! Surely they won't change too much? I would be gutted if I didn't get to go up the Galibier!
*Edit: Going by reports it's looking like Galibier is out now! Going to have to try find a new route! Disaster.
Fancy climbing it on the Sunday, Andy? haha
wow! jeez I wonder if there is some way round. Possibly they will let us climb it and then turn left on the way down at that hotel thing....brings ye down another long climb but probably waaaaay off in the wrong direction. must get a look on the map now - if it was off in the wrong direction that'd make it too long a day and might not even be a way round back to alpe d'huez.
dammit!!!
EDIT - nah that left brings ye down to Briancon, so it'd be like a billion km's by the time ye'd hook back around through Gap etc. not a runner, unless maybe they started at the base of Telegraphe or something?0 -
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Jim Stynes wrote: »I have no clue how far it is away from where we are staying (In Alpe D'Huez itself) but if there was the slightest possibility of me being fresh enough to climb the Galibier the day after the event is it even logistically possible to do it? Or is it a million miles away and would it require a day on the bike!
If the tunnel is closed, no, you won't be able to do it. you could drive to Valloire (about 100k) via the Glandon and Telegraph (the original Marmotte route) , then once you cycle to the summit of the Galibier, you'd have to turn around and descend back to Valloire and drive back to the alpe. That's a 200k round trip!
Anyway, no you won't be fresh enough the following day
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07Lapierre wrote: »If the tunnel is closed, no, you won't be able to do it. you could drive to Valloire (about 100k) via the Glandon and Telegraph (the original Marmotte route) , then once you cycle to the summit of the Galibier, you'd have to turn around and descend back to Valloire and drive back to the alpe. That's a 200k round trip!
Anyway, no you won't be fresh enough the following day
Fair enough. That finishes any thoughts of being able to do the galibier then! I hope this doesn't spoil the trip. At least I will still be able to give the Alpe D'Huez a go.0 -
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Took the proactive route. Hotel was bordering on uncomfortably far away anyway. So I cancelled it and found a place doing campervans. Were going to have to rent a big vehicle anyway to carry all the bikes and wasn't entirely sure what we'd do with our bike boxes. This yoke will carry the lot and take care of our accomodation to boot.
We'll get there early and park on the start/finish line!
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