Road Cycling Essentials

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Huh. If you google for something called "strava annual summary" you can pop in your strava user number and it will give you a raft of statistics, which I think includes breaking things down by the type of rides.
 
willems said:
very nice. what did that set you back if you dont mind me asking?
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It came to £999 after the component changes I made.

Differences from stock are wheelset, crankset, saddle, brake levers/hoods, carbon seatpost, tyres, bars and stem.

Thankfully James works by subtracting the cost of the original component first rather than just adding the cost of an upgraded component.

Originally I wanted to build it myself, but I'm too lazy and I don't think I could have built it for the same cost really.
 
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If anyone wants to get really geeky with Strava then you can add individual components on the bike edits screen. You can now marvel at how many miles you get from a chain...
 
Who here uses rollers? I'm so tempted to get a set but want to hear some experiences first! I prefer the idea over a turbo as I only have one bike and don't fancy constantly messing around with tyres. Are they easy(ish) to get used to or will I fall and collapse in a weeping heap on the floor?
 
nydryl said:
Who here uses rollers? I'm so tempted to get a set but want to hear some experiences first!
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They take a bit of getting used to. It feels much more like riding a real bike than a turbo does, but it's not a replacement for a turbo.
Rollers dont give much resistance, so it's good for gentle recover rides or fast spinning but you cant do hard power sessions that you can do on a turbo.
 
For turbo sessions the weight of the wheel doesn't really matter; I bought the cheapest rear wheel I could find on eBay and a cheap cassette. No messing with tyres, just 10s to swap the wheel.
 
Riding the R5 feels like cheating. Did a soaking wet 35 miles, 2500ft climbing, averaged 17.2 mph. Reclaimed the KOM I lost and set 9 PR's :eek:
 
Vonhelmet said:
How cheap is cheap? Decathlon do one for a tenner. It'll scrunch into a pocket. It doesn't breathe well, but that wasn't on your list of criteria ;)
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platypus said:
Yeah the one Vonhelmet linked I got for €8 in Nantes. It's incredibley waterproof; it won't breathe well at all though.
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Cheers chaps, i was thinking around £30 as i dont really intend to use it just have it for my sportive at the end of the month - a last resort really!

Edit, whats the sizing like on these?
 
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