Road Cycling Essentials

oli collett · 24 Nov 2013 at 17:48

Did some laps of Richmond Park earlier:
http://www.strava.com/activities/96817103

I definitely need to sort myself some bib tights. Knees got cold as I was only wearing DHB Roubaix bib shorts and some leg warmers and after 2 1/2hrs I was feeling rather stiff

Shamrock · 24 Nov 2013 at 17:52

Giving you kudos because doing that many laps of RP would bore the hell out of me!

grudas · 24 Nov 2013 at 17:56

RP looks like a nice place to get some miles in.. its on the other side of London in my case! moving soon so I'll see if can get any closer lol.

oli collett · 24 Nov 2013 at 17:57

Shamrock said:
Giving you kudos because doing that many laps of RP would bore the hell out of me!

I find after 3 I start thinking about giving up, but then I kind of get into a zone. Only stopped because of the cold.

Couldn't believe what some people were wearing, there was a fair few people just wearing shorts, and I passed one woman wearing a vest top :eek:

VeNT · 24 Nov 2013 at 18:46

that's next sundays ride sorted then
Ed's mince pies and mulled wine 50
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3708712
anyone else in Kernow doing it?

SoliD · 24 Nov 2013 at 19:18

Went out again this morning on the club run, felt bit tired before I left due to going out yesterday and a busy friday night, but managed to wake up after about 30 minutes, got a puncture for the first time in ages about 35 miles in, and the group split as somebody thought they heard a call of carry on. Was quite chilly, but had one of the Aldi compression tops on, and it managed to keep me lovely and warm.

http://www.strava.com/activities/96813059

Shamrock · 24 Nov 2013 at 19:22

SoliD said:
Went out again this morning on the club run, felt bit tired before I left due to going out yesterday and a busy friday night, but managed to wake up after about 30 minutes, got a puncture for the first time in ages about 35 miles in, and the group split as somebody thought they heard a call of carry on. Was quite chilly, but had one of the Aldi compression tops on, and it managed to keep me lovely and warm.

http://www.strava.com/activities/96813059

I wish I could average 17.6mph on a ride of that distance and profile!

mark35 · 24 Nov 2013 at 19:53

Short ride out on my enigma ti mountain bike on the road
http://app.strava.com/activities/96810688

Leo101b · 24 Nov 2013 at 22:44

Went out with the racing squad to get in some endurance distance on Saturday, despite some drizzle and high winds it was still a fairly good ride. Now I just need to learn to keep up with them when they actually decide to speed up on an ascent...

http://www.strava.com/activities/96815623

platypus · 25 Nov 2013 at 09:21

Knees are really starting to hurt/ache in the mornings now. And we're not near the lowest temps

.

grudas · 25 Nov 2013 at 09:50

platypus said:
Knees are really starting to hurt/ache in the mornings now. And we're not near the lowest temps .

pedal harder?

haven't noticed it my self but I'm looking to get some knee warmers in the future if the temps drop more.. rain + cold don't go well with shorts

platypus · 25 Nov 2013 at 10:08

Pedalling harder would just make my knees colder because the wind speed is higher?

grudas · 25 Nov 2013 at 10:18

platypus said:
Pedalling harder would just make my knees colder because the wind speed is higher?

but at the same time your knees would work harder and produce more heat.. = best of both worlds.. you'll be fast and just as cold

win win

platypus · 25 Nov 2013 at 10:38

I'm not sure my knees get warmer. Ever.

One More Solo · 25 Nov 2013 at 10:55

Knees don't really do any work, they're a hinge, so they don't really get warm. That's why it pays to keep them covered.

platypus · 25 Nov 2013 at 11:51

I do keep 'em covered. Three layers is going to be ridiculous though.

Jonny69 · 25 Nov 2013 at 12:05

I got a cop-stop this morning on the way in. They were doing that safe cycling campaign on the big roundabout near work. They seemed to be picking on certain drivers, but by the time I realised what they were doing I didn't get a chance to see if they were picking on certain demographics or just randomly picking drivers out.

platypus said:
Knees are really starting to hurt/ache in the mornings now. And we're not near the lowest temps .

Same here. I'm going to look at some new tights this week.

grudas · 25 Nov 2013 at 12:28

Jonny69 said:
I got a cop-stop this morning on the way in. They were doing that safe cycling campaign on the big round about near work. They seemed to be picking on certain drivers, but by the time I realised what they were doing I didn't get a chance to see if they were picking on certain demographics or just randomly picking drivers out.

Same here. I'm going to look at some new tights this week.

my whole commute through islington/central was full of cops.. haven't seen a single one stopping anyone tho.

Vonhelmet · 25 Nov 2013 at 13:09

grudas said:
my whole commute through islington/central was full of cops.. haven't seen a single one stopping anyone tho.

Yeah, there was a BBC news article about them posting policeman at dangerous junctions to look out for trouble.

Vonhelmet · 25 Nov 2013 at 13:10

Blimey. 8 degrees on Wednesday. Better get rid of my sore throat and get out then.

Road Cycling Essentials

Man of Honour