Road Cycling

Martynt74 said:
Whilst i accept an actual bike fit is useful, anyone got any quick tips. I pretty much just threw my new bike together and haven't really measured saddle height/position. I was aiming to get a few rides in and dial it in. I've done a few now and occasionally finish the ride with a slight strain in my lower left back. It goes quick once i get off and move around. It never seems to affect me mid ride but just when i get off.

I did a slightly harder ride last Thursday and felt it more and it then seemed to turn into one of those old man moments where you feel the strain any time you get up from a chair. Something not helped by being squashed on a Ryanair plane! I'm now around a week later and still feel it a bit. I'm aiming to get out on the bike again today at lunch as i've got the re-arranged event next week which will be 4-5hrs so i need to try and make some quick adjustments.

I already know my stem is a bit long. It feels fairly comfy on the bar/drops, but the hoods feel a slight stretch. I know saddle position shouldn't be used to correct reach, but wondering if i could get away with it a little in the short term. The other option is just to keep stretching for the next week to try and loosen everything up so i can get through the longer ride and then worry about things after!
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try this https://csbikes.com/en/resources/saddle-height-calculator-road-mtb-gravel

saddle height is probably one of the biggest issues for a lot of people.. my brother had his 7cm too high! and complained about knee pain.. above lowered it by 7cm and he's much happier now.
 
Nice one. Have decided i'm going to setup my Kickr Bike with the same heigh/reach as the gravel bike and then record it and upload to ChatGPT, can set the same crank length too.
 
Went out for the first time with a local club on Sunday. Was good fun. The thing that struct me most was how **** a lot of drivers were at overtaking. Goes to show that as soon as you are an actual impediment to drivers or inconvenience them for more than 30s, a large number of people drive like complete *****. So many overtakes on blind corners and not even the type you get as a solo rider where they are over quite quickly. Mind boggling really.
 
Still not been out since back from the UK on Thursday. Seem to have picked up a cold which is annoying. Went on the Kickr on Friday for 30 mins but even that felt like it tired me a bit. Lower back still feels a bit strained too. Not sure whether to drop down from 80k to 50k at the weekend. Especially as it's rained a bit again recently so some bits might be pretty slow over sandy sections.
 
Almost time to switch over to the winter bike full time now. Just scraping in a few more rides on the summer bike. Yesterday was a nice day. This week looks a bit ropey.

Darker evenings are not fun though.
 
Shoeyuk said:
I became a fair weather cyclist after I had my off and fractured my hip.
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I'll allow it.

I have just ordered some GP5000 AS TR tyres in 32mm to stick on my road bike so that I have better grip/durability as the weather turns. I'm not going to lie, I won't be braving ******* rain and -2 temps this winter to get outside. I will however be trying to make a concerted effort to get out when the weather is OK.
 
I was tempted to go outside the other day. But my rear wheel's presta valve needs replacing and I also need to replace the sealant. So I'm happy on Zwift still :p

Still just messing around on routes I've not done and the climb portal when I feel like something a bit harder. May wait another few weeks before I bother doing a training plan.
 
Junglist said:
I was tempted to go outside the other day. But my rear wheel's presta valve needs replacing and I also need to replace the sealant. So I'm happy on Zwift still :p

Still just messing around on routes I've not done and the climb portal when I feel like something a bit harder. May wait another few weeks before I bother doing a training plan.
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Don't lie
 
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Martynt74 said:
Don't lie
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No I actually was! I was texting my friend who I usually cycle with saying how annoying it was that I was just about to hop onto Zwift and outside it was looking fairly decent!

But we all know how fairly decent can descend into shambolic weather fairly quickly in the UK!
 
I have Favero Assioma Duo pedals on the road bike and as they take the look cleats in the January sales i brought a pair of look keo pedals for the kickr bike. So that i can have the same cleats and pedal system on both pairs of shoes and swap between them. The last couple of rides on zwift i noticed some noise in the pedal and it not feeling solid so i've taken them off the kickr and i can feel some side to side rocking if i hold the thead and wiggle the pedal forwards and backwards. Anyone else have had issues with look pedals?
 
I've got a similar setup with Assioma Duo's on my best bike and Look Keo Classic on my turbo bike. Will try to remember to give the Keo's a wiggle when I'm next in the garage.
 
#Chri5# said:
I've got a similar setup with Assioma Duo's on my best bike and Look Keo Classic on my turbo bike. Will try to remember to give the Keo's a wiggle when I'm next in the garage.
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I've raided my spares draw and found some old spd ultegra pedals that have no wobble or noise. The shop i brought them from has shut down now but will be intrested to know if i was just unlucky with them.
 
Shoeyuk said:
I have Favero Assioma Duo pedals on the road bike and as they take the look cleats in the January sales i brought a pair of look keo pedals for the kickr bike. So that i can have the same cleats and pedal system on both pairs of shoes and swap between them. The last couple of rides on zwift i noticed some noise in the pedal and it not feeling solid so i've taken them off the kickr and i can feel some side to side rocking if i hold the thead and wiggle the pedal forwards and backwards. Anyone else have had issues with look pedals?
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are the bolts loose or something? my look keos are okay.. bolts tight, the washers in too and no issues.. not many miles on them.
 
grudas said:
are the bolts loose or something? my look keos are okay.. bolts tight, the washers in too and no issues.. not many miles on them.
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Everything feels tight and looks ok but if i grip the thread that goes on the crank i can push an pull the pedal slightly and there is some play there.
 
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