Big Bike Thread

andi · 1 May 2010 at 23:09

touch said:
Yep, i agree.
Need to be eating more.
Load up on carbs before a big ride with good meal the night before (pasta/rice etc) and a good breakfast in the morning (porrige is good).
You also need to keep eating when your cycling. Bananas, cereal bars, biscuits etc are good and easy to carry. Dont wait until you're hungry - keep on eating.

And a big bag of jelly beans in the bottom of you're bag for a quick emergency sugar hit

6thElement · 1 May 2010 at 23:41

KnightStalker said:
Different question, does anyone else's legs turn to jelly after a long ride or a ride with pace and quite hilly and rough trails, i.e you go to pedal and yor legs just fail to respond, if so how on earth can i prevent that.

Ride more.

If you're riding you don't want to be ingesting more than 300Kcals/hr.

weescott · 2 May 2010 at 00:25

Why 300Kcals 6th?

6thElement · 2 May 2010 at 00:37

Rough figure but your body won't ingest it efficiently.

SDK^ · 2 May 2010 at 09:10

Andelusion said:
Nice job! Was that on the Enduro or FSR?

I did it on my FSRxc.

Saytan · 2 May 2010 at 10:18

Inquisitor said:
Damn, just went back to uni

Is this a regular thing?

first saturday of every month - midday at mud dock

Wilkie · 2 May 2010 at 12:55

Here is my new bike

I mainly ride lake district trails but will be venturing up to Scotland this summer and riding 7Stanes with a friend.

Supercow · 2 May 2010 at 14:31

Broke my arm at Bringewood yesterday, France trip now unlikely. Having some titanium bling put in my forearm tomorrow morning.

weescott · 2 May 2010 at 14:40

Ah no man. That sucks.

SDK^ · 2 May 2010 at 15:52

Supercow said:
Broke my arm at Bringewood yesterday, France trip now unlikely. Having some titanium bling put in my forearm tomorrow morning.

Ouch, I hope your recovery is quick.

Next week is a year since I broke my collar bone so I understand the pain you're going through.

KnightStalker · 2 May 2010 at 15:57

Supercow said:
Broke my arm at Bringewood yesterday, France trip now unlikely. Having some titanium bling put in my forearm tomorrow morning.

Sounds nasty, espeically you needing some metal in there, hope you recover in a speedy manner and get back riding

And thanks to all who replied about my "jelly leg" issue, ill take some snacks next time, is it worth having a sugar drink aswell?

Andelusion · 2 May 2010 at 16:03

Gutted for you supercow, get well soon!

weescott · 2 May 2010 at 16:05

I find Torq really good.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=36984

Put a scoop into your camelback/bottle and off you go. It's not as sickly as other energy drinks and all natural ingredients so won't play up with your stomach.

The recovery drink after a ride helps a lot too.

Some people like the energy gells but their not to my taste.

MeddlE · 2 May 2010 at 16:15

Supercow said:
Broke my arm at Bringewood yesterday, France trip now unlikely. Having some titanium bling put in my forearm tomorrow morning.

Welcome to the metalwork club SC, sounds like a nasty break. You'll be able to forecast the weather now.

Lakeland · 2 May 2010 at 17:41

I seen a post in another section of the forum a few weeks about about a small keychain cam, 7quid delivered, well I ordered one and it arrived a few days ago! I made a temporary makeshift mount and give it a go on a short run today, for £7 I have to say it is pretty good quality, youtube have abused the quality :mad:

shauncr91 · 2 May 2010 at 17:45

I bought one of those cam's too, quality is really good for the size/price. How did you mount yours?

Also, ordered my new bike today, hopefully be here next Tuesday :cool:

Lakeland · 2 May 2010 at 17:55

shauncr91 said:
I bought one of those cam's too, quality is really good for the size/price. How did you mount yours?

Also, ordered my new bike today, hopefully be here next Tuesday

Use two pegs a cable tie and some elastic bands to mount it to my exposure light mount
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/4572/imag0177.jpg

Going to make something similar to this on the wood lathe when I can get back into work, ill velcro the cam to the flat section so it is easy take replace
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/3870/93415333.jpg

Edit - Direct link to un compressed video Clicky

AtomicBanana · 2 May 2010 at 17:56

So I did one lap of here earlier today:

http://www.gorrick.com/racing/enduro/

First proper event I've been to, after picking up the rock hopper a month or two ago . .

It was very, very muddy, but also very enjoyable. Looking forward to doing a bit more distance/pushing a bit harder with whatever event I do next.

I was pretty tired afterwards

6thElement · 2 May 2010 at 23:08

2nd XC race of the season for me today, 1st race in my local series which I'm doing geared rather than SS.

4th place in 30C temps, cramped on my second lap. I think I got dehydrated riding DH yesterday and it caught up with me

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/32027898

So I've had a 5th, now a 4th, hoping to podium next race

touch · 3 May 2010 at 01:15

Does anybody use headphones whilst cycling?
I dont normally wear headphones when im cycling on the road but i think it might help time trialling (it helps me stay focussed on a turbo). Only problem is when im on the road doing 26/27 mph, the wind noise is so loud that i cant hear the music.

Can anybody recommend headphones that dont have this problem? (obviously they need to be in-ear type for helmet wearing/aero reasons)