jakonovski
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187cm and 92cm inner leg.
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Psychotext
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I think you might have needed a bigger bike.
Edit - Ooh, on the subject of 1x12... the new version of the Whyte T130C RS comes with SRAM Eagle, and it's in black.
Suddenly really happy I didn't buy one of the old models yet.
http://www.whyte.bike/#!t130c-rs/ep52f
Hmm. Much wider rims. Nearly a kg heavier too. Odd.
Edit - Ooh, on the subject of 1x12... the new version of the Whyte T130C RS comes with SRAM Eagle, and it's in black.
Suddenly really happy I didn't buy one of the old models yet.
http://www.whyte.bike/#!t130c-rs/ep52f
Hmm. Much wider rims. Nearly a kg heavier too. Odd.
jakonovski
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This pops up regularly, it's not the wrong size. I just have long legs and short arms. Which means that unless the frame is super tall, there's going to be lots of seat post showing. But then there'll be too much reach, which is worse.
TarpitCarnivore
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Ah, a fellow improperly proportioned rider. I have a shorter torso so I end up looking slammed forward on every bike.
jakonovski
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Charge Plug is a bike with geometry that fits me (ignore the terrible handlebar, I swapped it for a modern compact bar).
edit: another would be Salsa El Mariachi now that I look at it. I've been drooling over the frame anyway and the Germans are selling 'em for cheap. Hmm...
edit: another would be Salsa El Mariachi now that I look at it. I've been drooling over the frame anyway and the Germans are selling 'em for cheap. Hmm...
jakonovski
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Try one of them electrolyte additives. Some people don't absorb pure water very well when exercising.
Psychotext
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TarpitCarnivore
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I get the same damn annoying headache after every ride, no matter how short. Right above my right eye. I've started drinking more water before I ride and that has helped but I still get it.
How long are you riding for?
Is your helmet perhaps too tight?
This time last year I was getting really bad headaches all centred around my left eye. They were totally debilitating, bad enough for me to be eventually sent for a brain scan after exhausting all chemical attempts at controlling them. The eventual best guess was an inflamed nerve or blood vessel, but a whole platoon of experts weren't really sure. They still come and go but aren't as intense now. Biking seems to help, actually. Hope you get yours sorted - it sucks.I get the same damn annoying headache after every ride, no matter how short. Right above my right eye. I've started drinking more water before I ride and that has helped but I still get it.
The shortest rides I do are 10 mile/40 minutes and then I do longer rides on weekends, 30-40 miles right now. It definitely seems like a hydration thing, helmet is fine. I started drinking a full Nalgene before leaving for my longer rides (didn't think to do it today since it was a short one) and it definitely helped. I'll try adding in an electrolyte drink instead of plain water next.
Last week I read up on it and the description of exertion headaches pretty much matched exactly, right down to the localized nature.
I get the same damn annoying headache after every ride, no matter how short. Right above my right eye. I've started drinking more water before I ride and that has helped but I still get it.
It could be exertion if you are in a really hot climate or you are really out of shape.
It sounds more like your position is causing you to pinch a nerve in your neck/spinal area. Have you done a proper fitting? Also road or mountain?
Road. It was actually in the 90s today. The headache doesn't come until about 15 minutes after I'm done with the ride.
I can't remember which climb I did last at Cwm Carn, but it was forty minutes of slippery steep rock. I guess the roads are there for pussies, or emergency vehicles.
Anyway, front mechs are a lie we've believed for far too long.
A sunny day during a rainy week! Had to get in a little bit of riding. Also I really have to get a new fork one of these days.
Excellent hangage, sir.
Psychotext
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Probably part of Twrch. Is very techy in places.
That rings a bell.
TarpitCarnivore
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Are you by any chance a low carb diet person?
jakonovski
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Anyone notice how downright boring Tour de France is this year? It's like all the teams have realized that if nobody races, there is no risk of falling behind.
TarpitCarnivore
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Hell no
So a few ideas of what you can try:
1. Make sure youre eating enough in general. When I first started riding I was still on a low-carb diet and headaches were frequent. Once I went back to a normal diet they went away
2. Drink water throughout the day, and watch your sodium intake. Try to balance your sodium and potassium so you're properly hydrated. Chugging 32oz before a ride isn't the right way to do it
3. Try eating something with carbs immediately after a ride. A granola bar, museli, oatmeal, anything like that.
My hunch is you're running on depleted glycogen stores and never getting them properly restocked. If you search around for people who get headaches you'll see it's most often related to nutrition and sugar.
Psychotext
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Oh, and if you're a caffeine addict like me, you'll probably need caffeine tabs in your water source.
Will give this a shot, thanks.
I see the helmet. I was not fooled!
Psychotext
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Those are some serious sidewalls.
Christoff Yurievich
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In Paris. Wow, I didn't think I could be more appalled than in London but boy was I wrong. Holy crap. The only thing I haven't seen driving on the pavement are the busses, I've seen at least one of everything else.
It's weird how everyone is speaking French too. After two-ish weeks in London with so many different accents and languages this is different.
Oh and the fully armed military squads walking around randomly is strange as well. Talk about wtf when you turn the corner in the louvre to the Mona Lisa and there's eight fully kitted military bad asses takin selfies and posing with the painting. And that was only the first one I saw, ran into several different squads thought the day in many different parts of the city.
Trying to sleep now because I have an early flight back to the states. Uefa2016 says that ain't going to happen. It's so loud! Makes the Portuguese neighborhood I was in for their big win last week look like a normal evening back home.
It's weird how everyone is speaking French too. After two-ish weeks in London with so many different accents and languages this is different.
Oh and the fully armed military squads walking around randomly is strange as well. Talk about wtf when you turn the corner in the louvre to the Mona Lisa and there's eight fully kitted military bad asses takin selfies and posing with the painting. And that was only the first one I saw, ran into several different squads thought the day in many different parts of the city.
Trying to sleep now because I have an early flight back to the states. Uefa2016 says that ain't going to happen. It's so loud! Makes the Portuguese neighborhood I was in for their big win last week look like a normal evening back home.
Psychotext
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Oh, I got another couple of pics from my trip:
TarpitCarnivore
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Booked a small trip to Bar Harbor in September. Already told my wife I want one morning just to biking as I want to ride up Cadillac Mountain (https://www.strava.com/segments/675331)
Even phantoms care about personal safety.
Some rusty iron bridge leanage:
Look at all that dirt. So disrespectful.
FTFY
Pretty sweet deal if you ever wanted a Santa Cruz... 1150 is a great price.
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/santa-cruz-bicycles-chameleon-d-complete-mountain-bike-2016
The higher end build is similarly discounted and on sale for 1400.
Too bad they don't ship to Canada
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/santa-cruz-bicycles-chameleon-d-complete-mountain-bike-2016
The higher end build is similarly discounted and on sale for 1400.
Too bad they don't ship to Canada
Yesterday I kicked off a mini-tour of the Cascades and Eastern Washington. Would have made a post a day ago, but I was without reception for a while.
I've taken the North Cascades Highway eastward across the mountains.
Here's where I got onto the highway in Rockport area, along the Skagit river:
You'll notice a 2L bottle strapped to the handlebars; there's a huge stretch of the highway with basically nothing, so I figured I'd bolster my water capacity.
As the foothills started to give way to mountains:
Stopped for the night at Colonial Creek campground, near the start of where the grades started to get real. And they did get sort of real, I'm not quite epic enough for the bike weight and gearing; definitely spent some time at lower cadences than I'd like.
On the bridge at the campground this morning:
The bright blue water is a popular view on the highway. The water system up here is controlled by Seattle City Light, but I didn't take photos of any of the dams.
Overlooking the water after some climbing:
And here's a view from the top of Washington Pass. The gorge formed by the elevation I'm on and the mountains you can see on the far side is basically the east side of the pass; the next 15 miles were a thrill of two walls of mountain rushing by. Lots of 53-14!
I've taken the North Cascades Highway eastward across the mountains.
Here's where I got onto the highway in Rockport area, along the Skagit river:
You'll notice a 2L bottle strapped to the handlebars; there's a huge stretch of the highway with basically nothing, so I figured I'd bolster my water capacity.
As the foothills started to give way to mountains:
Stopped for the night at Colonial Creek campground, near the start of where the grades started to get real. And they did get sort of real, I'm not quite epic enough for the bike weight and gearing; definitely spent some time at lower cadences than I'd like.
On the bridge at the campground this morning:
The bright blue water is a popular view on the highway. The water system up here is controlled by Seattle City Light, but I didn't take photos of any of the dams.
Overlooking the water after some climbing:
And here's a view from the top of Washington Pass. The gorge formed by the elevation I'm on and the mountains you can see on the far side is basically the east side of the pass; the next 15 miles were a thrill of two walls of mountain rushing by. Lots of 53-14!
Serious how? Seriously muddy?
Psychotext
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No, they look very large, and very tough.
SomedayTheFire
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I woke up today and wanted to cycle. I haven't been on a bike in probably close to a decade but dang I just really want to start. I think it would be good exercise but I've no idea where to start. I think a simple city bike would do me.
They're Continental Rubber Queens - I don't *think* there's anything unusual about them? I gashed a sidewall a few weeks ago, so they aren't that tough...!
Superglued it back together.
Psychotext
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Odd, that looks like an armoured sidewall for DH use.
TarpitCarnivore
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That helmet thread in OT is something. Are the Dutch always that proud?
TarpitCarnivore
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Psychotext
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There's a cycling GAF?, wow.......
Amateur racer checking in, cycling about 150-200 miles a week, always wear a helmet
Ahah, a speedster. Good man.
lol, I'm assuming that huge blue thing is the battery to keep that fucker charged.
There's a cycling GAF?, wow.......
Amateur racer checking in, cycling about 150-200 miles a week, always wear a helmet
Huh, I cycle about 12-15 miles a week, (to and from tennis), I'll just show myself out.
Indeed, any others on here race?
My racing has lapsed in the last year or two, I raced the UCI amateur champs in Peterborough in 2015, and got a place in the finals in Denmark, but British cycling are a pain when trying to get GB skinsuits if you aren't in the squad, so couldn't go in the end as I could source one.
I am trying to get back into it, I competed in the BBAR (British best all rounder) in 2012 and 2014, which is best average speed over 50 & 100 miles and 12hrs, both years exceeding 22mph average, my best 12hr was 253 miles , not too shabby for a 42 year old chubster
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