Road Cycling Essentials
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Went out to hit some of the local climbs this afternoon seeing as the weather was decent for a change.
http://app.strava.com/activities/55096293
Big improvements in my fitness the last couple of weeks. Lots of PBs, few top 10s and my first KOM too! Ok, so it's on a new segment with only 3 other folk on the leaderboard, but i'll take it!
http://app.strava.com/activities/55096293
Big improvements in my fitness the last couple of weeks. Lots of PBs, few top 10s and my first KOM too! Ok, so it's on a new segment with only 3 other folk on the leaderboard, but i'll take it!
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even if I was handy, space is really limited
I should get a photo up, so you could see how tight it all is, the bikes are placed in front of the shed, against the wall
difficult to explain really
Don
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Went out to hit some of the local climbs this afternoon seeing as the weather was decent for a change.
http://app.strava.com/activities/55096293
Big improvements in my fitness the last couple of weeks. Lots of PBs, few top 10s and my first KOM too! Ok, so it's on a new segment with only 3 other folk on the leaderboard, but i'll take it!
nice to get a KOM
my best position is about 200 at the moment lol
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Any peak district regulars here? I could do with a few routes for next weekend, I'm not really that familiar with the area, will be travelling up from Nottingham. Thinking a steadyish ride for Saturday (60-80km) and something longer (100km+) for the Sunday, ideally quiet but with a decent amount of climbing..
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here's a pic of the garden
the bikes are located on the left, just in front of them is the fixed seating area, and opposite that is the barbecue area with a BBQ and wall surrounding it
now you can see that I already have a shed
lol
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Remind me later in the week, I can come up with something. Are you starting out from Nottingham or somewhere else?
here's a pic of the garden
the bikes are located on the left, just in front of them is the fixed seating area, and opposite that is the barbecue area with a BBQ and wall surrounding it
now you can see that I already have a shed
Some sort of lean to seems your best option given the limited space and barbecue.
It'll provide cover and allow good air circulation, protecting your bike(s) from the weather.
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Cheers! Plan on driving somewhere and parking up, so probably start around Bakewell as we want to work on climbing! We're doing the dragon ride 2 weeks after so need to get the practise in
It looks better and only girls ride with the bars the same height as their saddle.*
*May not be serious
haha it might look better i agree! but i've been way to OCD about it already! don't make me ocd about another thing
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You mentioned having lower back pain the other day - it's possible you may need a shorter stem to reduce your reach given you already have a very neutral saddle to bar drop.
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