I am loving the 32c chonkyness.. Cant wait to go for a ride tomorrow to feel the difference! From 80/85 psi 25c to 55/59 psi 32c. Bike weighing in at 8.3kg now.
Nice! Big change from 25 to 32 - I tend to prefer 28's as found the 32 quite 'boaty' and too big. Very uninspiring on my frame and cornering suffered. Have some GP5000 30's to try next... Played around as had a spare set of tyre inserts and fitted them... Rookie mistake on my older rims (Zipp 30 Course) which are so darn tight it was a struggle I should have stopped. Eventually got 1 on after a few hours of messing but the bead so tight it won't seat, so now working on getting it off...
Bike is looking good!
Some less then ideal overtakes this morning but this driver did not get a free pass from me where I was travelling straight on at 20mph.
Typical 'car brain' move. Report it and see what they respond with. I bet that driver does it to cars there and gets away with it.
Something has to happen soon, driving standards are down the pan. Social media & media backlash is massive to reporters who are just trying to assist. Pressure has to be on Police to enforce, who increasingly say they're under funded and under staffed. Then you hear of the convictions and fines of those guilty actually causing some of the yearly 30,000 KSI figures it's laughable.
Although we still have some of the lowest figures in Europe, no matter what the media would lead you to believe. Can you imagine the flip in road mentality, if BBC and the daily rags where not anti-cycling. they foster and breed the hate.
I think I need to get some larger water bottles as well. I take 2 750ml bottles but I think 2 1ltr bottles would probably just about do for these sorts of rides.
Defo sounds like you dehydrated and yeah we're not really setup for the hot spell we just had - have to prepare a little better! Plan a stop you know you can refuel at, service station or such. Even catch someone watering their garden with a hose and ask for a top up! Most will do...
For longer summer rides I have a couple of slightly larger 800ml bottles put to one side (normally using 1-2 x 650) but don't really use them. The few times I've been out on a really hot day without a stop planned I put another 650ml in a back pocket. Usually plan to have 1 empty before half way (usually a big climb) so then just carrying an empty bottle in a pocket. A lot less hassle than diverting to find water, or carrying bigger/a bladder.
which my leg wanted to fell off ( not because of the cycling...) was swollen, ended up iun A&E to make sure I dont have DVT...lucklily i dont, just ducked muscle made whole calf and ankle double its normal size...
Dang, some tear to cause that?! Hope all healed and feeling good. Work it back in, get some physio if needed! Carrying a long term injury is no fun, but find your limits with it to be safe first, then if sure gradually .
Can only think it's the heat as the metal shed must be getting >40c inside if not even hotter and then drop to ~20c overnight. Amazing what a properly pumped up tyre feels like afterwards
Yeah temperature swings can cause it, especially if it's been left sat in the shed doing a bunch of them between rides.
A teammate on the weekend doing the Marmotte nearly came off due to a tyre. He thinks he lost 20+psi descending, but had no puncture or incident to lose the air he did, so is blaming it being 15 degrees at the top of the Glandon and then nearly 40 degrees after the descent. Pumped back up and continued, did the Galibier and Alpe afterwards - it was over 40 degrees going up the Alpe! Brutal!
No idea if he's tubed or tubeless...
