Road Cycling Essentials
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Did Brizzle - Bridgend today. Caught up with a couple of ladies in team wiggle kit near Newport being paced by a guy on a moped. Tagged on for 5 miles for a free draft 
Also just noticed I've now breezed through 5k non commuting miles already this year
Also just noticed I've now breezed through 5k non commuting miles already this year
Well why don't we? Come on people! Lets organise something!
I'm not in a position to commit to anything that far away, but in principal it sounds good. If I start training now I may even stand a chance of keeping up with the likes of you
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I'm not in a position to commit to anything that far away, but in principal it sounds good. If I start training now I may even stand a chance of keeping up with the likes of you
same here
cant wait till I get my Turbo, so I can start training properly
and a winter bike to hitch it to
I'm not in a position to commit to anything that far away, but in principal it sounds good. If I start training now I may even stand a chance of keeping up with the likes of you
Bear in mind at the first sight of hills my legs start weeping..
I plotted this route.
Couple of lumps in the middle. One of the highest A-roads in Britain, that sort of thing
I'd be in. Is the route ok for road bikes. My mrs did a C"C earlier in the year but is was across all sorts of terrain so she used the MTB with semi slicks.
Nope aha, my slots coming up though, should be done late this month for painting last few days/early october.
Build list currently looks like
Enve CX Fork
CK Inset headset
SRAM Red shifters + mechs
SRAM Force CX Crankset
H PLUS SON Archetypes on Hope Pro 3 with Rivendell Jack Brown tyres
3T finishing kit
Fizik Antares VS Saddle
Tektro CR-710 Cantis (for now, we'll see how they go)
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I'd be in, but I'd have to work really hard to get anywhere near you guys!
Did Brizzle - Bridgend today. Caught up with a couple of ladies in team wiggle kit near Newport being paced by a guy on a moped. Tagged on for 5 miles for a free draft
Also just noticed I've now breezed through 5k non commuting miles already this year
One way? or there and back. that must be 120 miles if you did both! I don't know how you find the time! Dont tell me you averaged 20 mph also
I plotted this route.
Couple of lumps in the middle. One of the highest A-roads in Britain, that sort of thing
Looks awesome, I'd be in if a few from down south fancied trekking up north
Did Brizzle - Bridgend today. Caught up with a couple of ladies in team wiggle kit near Newport being paced by a guy on a moped. Tagged on for 5 miles for a free draft
Also just noticed I've now breezed through 5k non commuting miles already this year
Did they mind? Some good looking ladies in that team too, judging by the facebook photos wiggle keeps putting up. Probably wasn't the worst 5 miles of your life
Awesome! Is that for the madone? Do it naow and report back
Yea the Domane. Had a play with the shifters, seem OK but tbh not that much smaller than the old 6700 ones. I wish they could sort the ergonomics out like it was back in the 7800/6600 days.
Force 22 would be ideal but it's almost £900 compared to £510 for the Ultegra. Going to be sensible and wait until next year I reckon, although you would be wondering just why I bothered buying it now... madness
Don
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I plotted this route.
Couple of lumps in the middle. One of the highest A-roads in Britain, that sort of thing
was going to say, looks ok for me, until I noticed the steep bit in the middle, what cat is that on strava?
so how do we get back to the start? cycle back too? id be exhausted
One way? or there and back. that must be 120 miles if you did both! I don't know how you find the time! Dont tell me you averaged 20 mph also
One way, I was on the clunker (Ti) as it hasn't been ridden for nearly 2 months & legs are still shot after doing the 30mi chaingang last night. (I was being flippant when I said 19.6 was leisurely) Pace was a steady 16.5 and I hit the wall w/ 7 miles to go (70mi).
You caught them when they were being motorpaced?!
You must have been going some speed
OK maybe I was overtaken then joined on the back
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I get turn prompts PRIOR to the turning rather than when you are on top of it by using ridewithgps, take out any left/right/straight on cue sheet entries i dont want then export it to my PC as a TCX.
Then in bikeroutetoaster import the TCX and export it as a TCX with a turn warning set (i set turn warning distance to 300ft). It bleeps as a turn warning so you know you have to turn (it bleeps again usually when you've made the turn!).
Note that you can just leave it on your normal speed/time/distance/whatever screen and the turn prompts come up with an accompanying bleep.
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The green Finish Line stuff for the commuter, the white one for the nice bike (requires more frequent cleaning and reapplication).
Shirley the red one for nice bike? wet/dry. The white is ceramic, thought it was rubbish?
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