Geometry > components every time, you'll go faster on a tiagra equipped bike that suits your positional requirements than an ultegra one that doesn't.
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Geometry > components every time, you'll go faster on a tiagra equipped bike that suits your positional requirements than an ultegra one that doesn't.
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True to an extent but it's quite possible to get a bike that is cheaper that also fits your positional requirements.
Legs are really hurting this morning. Rest day tomorrow though, actually looking forward to it for once! 
Got loads of abuse from a dude on a motorbike this morning. I was riding on the road rather than a shared pavement, which he took exception to. I think it's the same guy that normally shouts at me. Why can't these people stop so I can at least defend myself.
Got loads of abuse from a dude on a motorbike this morning. I was riding on the road rather than a shared pavement, which he took exception to. I think it's the same guy that normally shouts at me. Why can't these people stop so I can at least defend myself.
Report him for violation of section 4 of the Things The Police Don't Care About Act
The camera seems to be a magnet for 'incidents'
but as Von said, the police don't care. It's not like he knocked me off or anything either, I can take some name calling As I said earlier, I just wish he would stop so I could explain why I won't use the pavement.
It need tightening up? Mine has been tightened and re-tightened as I've had the stem off several times trying to get it into a decent position. All my usual measurements were thrown off whack by the bottom bracket being higher than on my other bikes.
Beaten in the town sign sprint today, got a good lead out, came from maybe 7 back, turned the afterburners on a few hundred out, out the saddle feeling strong, 1200w for 5 seconds, tapering off to 800 or so. Rolled by two guys in the last 25m haha.
I had hoped to blow past them and stop them getting a draft but no joy! Lesson learnt for next week!
I had hoped to blow past them and stop them getting a draft but no joy! Lesson learnt for next week!
shush, I'm quietly trying to sell myself on the fact that one of the best things I've seen for my positional needs is a cervelo R-series.
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Ah, cheers. I did.
Looks to be sold out though.
I also really need to work out exactly what size/angle stem I need.
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That's a great time around RP Thomas, do you think that you could maintain that kind of effort for 3 laps?
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Thanks, probably not as that was pretty maximal, basically use it as a ~20min FTP test. I think I could have a good crack at 55mins or so for 3 laps. Especially wearing some more suitable gear. Winter jacket and boots at night not great for fast times.
@Berger love sprinting for the sign at the end of a group ride. Thats some decent power for 5 seconds. I can only hold about 1000w for that length.
Using the cycling power chart my FTP and 5 minute power is CAT2 level, but my short term power only CAT3. Maybe I don't have enough short twitch fibres, was never good at sprints at swimming or running....
Should be more like 1400w for my weight..
I need one of these too, I don't enjoy cleaning my bike and can be a bit of a perfectionist when I do (so it takes 2-3 hours or more...). One of my LBS ran one last autumn and I missed it so I'm keeping my ear to the ground for the next one. I'm just concerned I'm missing obvious easy things I should be doing! (like the 3 months I cleaned my drivechain/cassette and just relubed without using GT85).
yeah.. gps based one tho
that's why I got a speed sensor for the sake of argument really..
Bear in mind the GPS speed will be very inaccurate and quite slow to report - use googlemaps or such on you mobile and move around and you'll get an idea (even though some of that positioning comes from mobile networks, not pure GPS). One of the reasons many sensors are speed and cadence...
Without the S&C data I think Strava estimates your time taken and distance travelled (along with basic GPS data) to estimate your speed on rides. I certainly saw big differences between IpBike data (S&C data with GPS) and Stava (GPS only) data, even when uploading the IPB data to Strava the rides would be different.
Even data from IPB (S&C with GPS) uploaded to Strava differs from data from my 810 (same S&C with GPS) uploaded to Strava. But they are much closer.
You'll not slip too much mate, as soon as you get back riding you'll throw yourself back into it and be back to your current fitness very quickly
I'm considering turbo tonight as penance for my 2 days of driving to work...
I lol'd.
From my understanding (probably incorrect) the elevation data for a segment comes from the creator of said segment. People riding the segment will see their own elevation data.
There's a couple around me, these 2 CAT4's spring to mind both right next to each other: Sudbury ave & B4224. Elevation is totally out, when I rode it on the weekend my Elevation gain was ~41ft and ~7ft (not 463ft and 336ft!).
This climb is much harder and isn't classified, obviously elevation data is correct for it - I couldn't average 14mph up 4% nevermind 23%!
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I HOPE! either that or the start bolt somehow managed to move up?! can't see that happening tho but heck knows.. the amount of force/pull that goes through the bars as I get off the line is mental, so maybe.. I'm going to tighten it up today before I leave for my ride home and hopefully that'll be it! - quite a normal thing to happen on new bikes.
yeah, that's totally right, haven't seen much drop/increase in average speeds tho with/without speed sensor
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I've barely got Cat 4 5s power, then solidly Cat 2 1min and 5min, down to Cat 3 FTP.
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