Road Cycling Essentials

ShiWarrior · 21 Jul 2013 at 13:44

Vonhelmet said:
Strava or it didn't happen

http://app.strava.com/activities/68663372

segment :
http://app.strava.com/segments/869135

its near the top @ 0.54 mi

ShiWarrior · 21 Jul 2013 at 14:22

Thanks for the Kudos Vonhelmet

Thomas. PLease. · 21 Jul 2013 at 15:49

Anyone seen any deals on a decent pair of bib shorts, need some more, as I've only got two at the moment.

ShiWarrior · 21 Jul 2013 at 16:02

Thomas. PLease. said:
Anyone seen any deals on a decent pair of bib shorts, need some more, as I've only got two at the moment.

lucky, wish I had two, I make do with just the one

Bigsy · 21 Jul 2013 at 16:11

The normal dhb bibs at wiggle are only £23.99 at the moment, certainly decent value for money.

Saundie · 21 Jul 2013 at 16:23

Is it wrong to be more interested in the fact that your Garmin hasn't recorded your ride than the ride itself? Mine decided to reset itself during my ride and I lost the first 30km or so, and I feel quite distressed by this!

touch · 21 Jul 2013 at 16:34

Saundie said:
Is it wrong to be more interested in the fact that your Garmin hasn't recorded your ride than the ride itself? Mine decided to reset itself during my ride and I lost the first 30km or so, and I feel quite distressed by this!

I went out a couple of times earlier this week without my garmin (intentionally left at home). It's probably the first time i'v done that since i got it (more than a year) and it was nice to just ride my bike without worrying about the speed.

Jonny ///M · 21 Jul 2013 at 16:43

I cycled to work the other day without an app running. Was quite relaxing.

I got rid of my cateye strada too as it melts your brain.

weta · 21 Jul 2013 at 17:08

VeNT said:
hows everyone doing with the strava challenge?

PowerBar Take on the Tour
1,225 km 72%

Rapha Rising: La Centième
7,334 m 101%

The Dirt Search
1,177 km 767th / 28604

It's been a hard slog to do these challenges so I'm pleased with the results so far.

VaderDSL · 21 Jul 2013 at 17:18

Just wondering if anyone here had their bike/shoes professionally fit? I'm thinking about it as I really don't want to do myself a long term injury, my right foot always goes numb both on my MTB and road bike, with different shoes/spd/cleat.

uniQ · 21 Jul 2013 at 17:59

Drove up to Brecon to do some epic climbing with my mate who did it on a single speed. Tip my hat as it was hard enough on my Ti running a standard crank's

uniQ · 21 Jul 2013 at 18:05

weta said:
PowerBar Take on the Tour
1,225 km 72%

Rapha Rising: La Centième
7,334 m 101%

The Dirt Search
1,177 km 767th / 28604

It's been a hard slog to do these challenges so I'm pleased with the results so far.

Nice work Mr Weta!

Powerbar & Dirt Search:
933km

Rapha Rising: La Centième
10,272 m (33,701ft) 141%

weta · 21 Jul 2013 at 18:51

uniQ said:
Nice work Mr Weta!

Powerbar & Dirt Search:
933km

Rapha Rising: La Centième
10,272 m (33,701ft) 141%

Thank you, you too.

Saundie · 21 Jul 2013 at 18:59

touch said:
I went out a couple of times earlier this week without my garmin (intentionally left at home). It's probably the first time i'v done that since i got it (more than a year) and it was nice to just ride my bike without worrying about the speed.

I wouldn't ordinarily care that much, it's just that it was my first century ride, and I would have liked to have had it recorded properly. Anyway, I did the Dunwich Dynamo this year, here's the bit of the ride the Garmin bothered to record - obviously I started at the same place everybody else did in London!

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/345931277

Observations; riding with lots of strangers is bloody hard work, and riding at night with lots of other people is surreal. I rode some of the way with oddjob62, but unfortunately he didn't have a good time of it. I doubt very much I'll do something like the DD again, but I'll probably do some more night riding as it's so much nicer not having to deal with traffic.

uniQ · 21 Jul 2013 at 19:20

Night riding is awesome. Getting quite excited about doing the Exmouth Exodus next month for 3rd year in a row

Also just noticed I'm at 4090mi non commuting miles for the year :eek:

last year I just scraped 3k well on target for 5k+ this year

R0B75 · 21 Jul 2013 at 19:23

Did the Cannock Chase 100 sportive today. Only my second ever sportive and on both occasions now its been wet and windy. :mad:

Still, it was a decent ride and part of me is glad it was cooler than it has been of late, as I don't think I'd have managed it in the time I did today.

http://app.strava.com/activities/68779597#

Saundie · 21 Jul 2013 at 19:36

R0B75 said:
Still, it was a decent ride and part of me is glad it was cooler than it has been of late, as I don't think I'd have managed it in the time I did today.

That's a good pace to maintain over that sort of distance; I think you can be proud of the effort you put in! Do you know roughly how many people took part in the sportive?

R0B75 · 21 Jul 2013 at 19:46

Saundie said:
That's a good pace to maintain over that sort of distance; I think you can be proud of the effort you put in! Do you know roughly how many people took part in the sportive?

Cheers

Hard to say really. There were probably a hundred or so cars in the car park but a lot of people arrived in 2s or 3s and a lot of locals cycled to the start. Maybe 2-300.

Vonhelmet · 21 Jul 2013 at 19:55

uniQ said:
Night riding is awesome. Getting quite excited about doing the Exmouth Exodus next month for 3rd year in a row

I'm going to do the Manchester to Blackpool ride this year or the next. 60 miles or so, some good hills in Lancashire on the way through. The only downside is finding yourself in Blackpool at 4am :eek:

uniQ said:
Also just noticed I'm at 4090mi non commuting miles for the year last year I just scraped 3k well on target for 5k+ this year

I'm about to hit 2k. I'm aiming for 3k for the year, shouldn't be a problem at all.

shez · 21 Jul 2013 at 19:59

I'm about to buy a new road bike as my Kona Paddy Wagon got knicked and I am moving to the south west.
I'm a bit undecided on which bike to go for. I have seen a Genesis Volant for £600 which looks nice, but it is heavy bike at 9.7kg. The main alternative I have shortlisted would be a Canyon aluminium for about £870, which on paper is better in all departments other than looks IMO. I'm going for a test ride of the genesis this week, but I don't think I will be able to try the Canyon. What are peoples thoughts?