jakonovski
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Man, one of my favourite things last year was going out on a 100km ride with my friends who don't cycle that much. We ended up stopping at four different cafes/restaurants. I think I gained a kilo but it was glorious.
Man, one of my favourite things last year was going out on a 100km ride with my friends who don't cycle that much. We ended up stopping at four different cafes/restaurants. I think I gained a kilo but it was glorious.
It's a bitch to do, but you can obviously get it vaguely right by setting up recipes in MFP. Thankfully I tend to reuse recipes a lot (I make huge batches then freeze) so most of them I put in place ages ago.
It's already off to a bad start with a 5am chain swap required due to inadequate oilage...That's going to be SERIOUSLY unpleasant for you. I'm half tempted to get up early to come and watch.
Taking the road bike out! :O
...and you only need SPDs if you're planning on spending any meaningful amount of time off the bike (walking).
That looks like standard SPD to me.
Those actually look a lot like the Shimano shoes I was wearing today.
Ugh, what a crap ride that was. Wasn't supposed to rain, yet was constant the entire way around. Plus I had my usual fun getting skimmed by drivers. Fucking cunts.
I really don't know how you guys can enjoy it. =/
Nice. How was the weather? It certainly would have been warm enough today, but with the rain it was utterly miserable.
It was absolutely fine, no fitness issues at all. I was actually slowed down quite considerably by my riding partner who's been training continuously over the past few months. We only did one mountain because he had to be back home for 9:30am, but I'd have been happy doing Twrch straight afterwards. I did an hour on the cross trainer when I got back, that's how full of beans I was. Very pleasantly surprised. I'm a little bit saddle sore today though..!That's going to be SERIOUSLY unpleasant for you. I'm half tempted to get up early to come and watch.
Still, wont be long now before Spring. Already starting to see lambs.
Oh, and no complaints about the Continental GP4s. If they were much slower than the tyres that came with the bike, I didn't really notice it.
It was just nice to be back in the saddle. Most of the ride was done literally in the clouds. It was a lot wetter than we thought it would be so the climb was a bit slippery.Show off.
Just got back from a 121 mile ride with 8400ft of climbing, averaging 17.6mph. Typically rained for the last 20 mile too.
I need food now.
It was just nice to be back in the saddle. Most of the ride was done literally in the clouds. It was a lot wetter than we thought it would be so the climb was a bit slippery.
Amen to that. I think I'm going to try not to overdo the biking this year and mix it up with more rowing and cross training for a more rounded exercise programme. Long periods of 120-odd miles a week off road caused me some RS injuries last year.It's nice when you get back on the bike after a period of being to injured for it.
Amen to that. I think I'm going to try not to overdo the biking this year and mix it up with more rowing and cross training for a more rounded exercise programme. Long periods of 120-odd miles a week off road caused me some RS injuries last year.
It's going to be hard if we're in for a decent summer though.
If you're running disc brakes, spoke tension probably has nothing to do with it, since the rotor is mounted to the hub. I don't have much experience messing with discs, but to my understanding, you'll want to check the true of the brake rotor (i.e. you might have to bend it into shape) and caliper positioning.Unrelated, I noticed on climbs that my back brake was rubbing. I assume this was because there was more weight on my rear wheel and it was flexing. I'm assuming I just need to get it tensioned up? I've never had any problems with MTB wheels as they tend to be bomb proof.
Oh, duh.No, rim.
Needs at least N+1 pictures, though.
Needs at least N+1 pictures, though.
Ha, he's plenty tough, he probably just needs to get a bit stronger.
Unrelated, I noticed on climbs that my back brake was rubbing. I assume this was because there was more weight on my rear wheel and it was flexing. I'm assuming I just need to get it tensioned up? I've never had any problems with MTB wheels as they tend to be bomb proof.