Road Cycling Essentials

minty · 23 Feb 2013 at 15:47

Gave the bike a well overdue clean and once over. Sorted out some shifting problems i was having as well. Cant wait for the sportive tommorow

ShiWarrior · 23 Feb 2013 at 16:03

divaboy said:
So would these http://www.evanscycles.com/products/louis-garneau/ventilator-road-shoe-ec034776 work OK with these http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=28263 ?

I know it probably an obvious question but would just like to be 100% sure.

Anyone recommend better shoes for around the £60 price which would work with the said pedals ?

yes they should,, underneath have more holes than the usuals SPD SL cleats, the description does say they are compatible with LOOK pedals

ShiWarrior · 23 Feb 2013 at 16:03

nice bike Minty, love the colour scheme

eXist · 23 Feb 2013 at 16:06

ShiWarrior said:
I dont think so from what i can tell, one guy asked if they would work on SPD SL pedals and 2 answers where yes, so no they wont work with those pedals

Yes they ll work fine, road shoes have the shimano spd sl/look keo tri angle fitting and some cheaper shoes like those linked also have the 2 slots for shimano mtb pedals.

ShiWarrior · 23 Feb 2013 at 16:07

eXist, i realised and updated my post

grudas · 23 Feb 2013 at 16:26

Shamrock said:
Doing multiple laps of your commute would be incredibly dull surely!

Part of the enjoyment of cycling for me is getting out of the city.

it would be but then i could find out where i hit my "wall" so i know where i can push some extra when planning my route next time

now i have 0 idea where i would 'crack'

even thought i did a few 30-40 mile rides on my bmx! and that is a lot harder than roadie.

touch said:
I dont live in a big city anymore but when i lived in glasgow i found that getting out of the city split up the ride.
I had to ride 8-9 miles to get out of the city, so i had already done 9 miles when i "started" my ride. When you get back into the city on the way home, it feels like your almost home, but still have 9 miles to go. It splits the ride up nicely and you dont notice the extra 18 miles as much.

Saying that, i much prefer living in a smaller city where i can go any direction out of the city in less than 2 miles.

it would be ~10 miles before i get anywhere near ;D which is cool and im not a big fan of big cities for cycling tbh

ShiWarrior · 23 Feb 2013 at 16:57

arrrrg

cant remeber how to transfer a .GPX file to my Garmin edge 800

tried copying the course into the garmin/courses folder where they are all located, but it doesent work

chanjy · 23 Feb 2013 at 17:13

Is it a track or a route? Think there are different folders depending on how it's set up?

ShiWarrior · 23 Feb 2013 at 17:14

oh
erm, its a loop, so im guessing a "course" like the other one my club done, got the old one on my gamin, but i need the new route

chanjy · 23 Feb 2013 at 17:16

Just saw this off bikeradar

You drop any new TCX file into the NewFiles (make sure its "NewFiles" and not just "New") folder and make sure you "eject" the Garmin from Windows safely from the system tray icon.
Go to courses on the Garmin and select the course and pick "Do Course".
When you plug it back in in future the TCX file in the NewFiles folder has disappeared and it now resides in the Courses folder and is a .FIT file.

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12891181&p=17998941

ShiWarrior · 23 Feb 2013 at 17:18

i have a GPX file

touch · 23 Feb 2013 at 17:49

divaboy said:
So would these http://www.evanscycles.com/products/louis-garneau/ventilator-road-shoe-ec034776 work OK with these http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=28263 ?

I know it probably an obvious question but would just like to be 100% sure.

Anyone recommend better shoes for around the £60 price which would work with the said pedals ?

I prefer shimano SPD-SL pedals to Look KeOs. My first road bike had those same pedals (KeO easy) and i now use SPD-SL on all my road bikes. Both setups did the same job, i couldnt tell any difference when actually cycling but the shimano cleats are much easier to walk in. They have little rubber caps on each edge of the cleat which gives much better grip. Shimano pedals are also much cheaper. These would save you £10 and also have tension adjusters (but they do weigh more).

Vonhelmet · 23 Feb 2013 at 18:06

ShiWarrior said:
i have a GPX file

Use GPSBabel to convert it to a TCX?

Shadowness · 23 Feb 2013 at 18:33

Well chuffed with myself. 151 miles covered today!! Had a quick pub stop halfway round, other than that is was pretty much non stop.

At my rents at the moment so can't upload my data yet, but Garmin had a moving average of 18.1 which I'm super chuffed with too.

Now I'm waiting to murder an Indian (a curry that is!)

Anyone else doing the Strava 100 this weekend?

Shamrock · 23 Feb 2013 at 18:42

You sir are a machine!

burtie · 23 Feb 2013 at 18:42

Got a set of planet x 52mm carbon clinchers for sale on bikeradar if anyone is interested.

Well done shadowness enjoy the curry.

Vonhelmet · 23 Feb 2013 at 18:53

Shadowness said:
Well chuffed with myself. 151 miles covered today!! Had a quick pub stop halfway round, other than that is was pretty much non stop.

At my rents at the moment so can't upload my data yet, but Garmin had a moving average of 18.1 which I'm super chuffed with too.

Now I'm waiting to murder an Indian (a curry that is!)

Anyone else doing the Strava 100 this weekend?

Impressive! How hilly was your route? Pancake or Pyrenees?

Shadowness · 23 Feb 2013 at 18:58

Certainly not too pancake like. Last time I checked the garmin near the end it was on about 2200m of elevation.

InQ · 23 Feb 2013 at 19:04

ShiWarrior said:
i have a GPX file

http://ridewithgps.com/edge_800

One More Solo · 23 Feb 2013 at 19:06

Rode 170km today in 7hr 12mins, got home and looked at my Garmin and then data was there. Just got it off the bike to upload and it's lost my ****ing ride.

I rode with a friend who recorded it on his iPhone and uploaded it, is there anyway to borrow his data and trim the beginning and end so I can at least record it on my log?