Road Cycling Essentials

[grudas]

In my opinion downhill sections on Strava are an abomination and should be banned.

Downhill segments don't count. Unless they're at least slightly techincal.

why not? its a fun twisty-ish segment not an easy one to get up to high speed on the park road can't see how they can banned? its as if its easy to go fast ? then how comes people are ranked properly on those segments?

 

[Disco Boy]

My favourite one was just catching up with a car on a downhill segment. The wuss was braking for corners, pah!

55th/544 when I'm neither heavy nor aero isn't too bad though...

 

[grudas]

My favourite one was just catching up with a car on a downhill segment. The wuss was braking for corners, pah!

55th/544 when I'm neither heavy nor aero isn't too bad though...

doesn't count.. ban downhill segments..

 

[nydryl]

If it's definitely dodgy gps I wouldn't feel bad flagging it up.

 

[Disco Boy]

Downhill segments are the most fun though

 

[uniQ]

I had no idea there were some many 'Tour of x's' going on. Just watching highlights from stage 1 of ToUtah awesome finish:

 

[Shamrock]

I take part in the Tour de London every morning from 8am to 8.30am!

 

[ShiWarrior]

I take part in the Tour de London every morning from 8am to 8.30am!

haha

 

[Kimi]

From 8pm-midnight you can see the Dunwich Dynamo!

UK has more Stra users than the rest of the world it seems

 

[grudas]

I take part in the Tour de London every morning from 8am to 8.30am!

i start off at 8.20.. cross the finish line at around 9.10

 

[touch]

i start off at 8.20.. cross the finish line at around 9.10

But judging by your dress code, you're riding a 'Critical Mass' rather than a 'Tour de London'

 

[grudas]

But judging by your dress code, you're riding a 'Critical Mass' rather than a 'Tour de London'

I'm riding tour de jeansFTW

 

[ShiWarrior]

I'm riding tour de jeansFTW

Tour de London
Following changes this season:

Jeans wear only

 

[[Damien]]

Tour de London
Following changes this season:

Jeans wear only

I think a fully clothed fixie hipster style tour would be hilarious to watch

 

[grudas]

I think a fully clothed fixie hipster style tour would be hilarious to watch

add 10cm cut mtb bars to the game and that'll be epic!

am i the unluckiest person when it comes to dispatch times?!

wiggle order on sunday - received on friday.. dispatched on thursday
spa cycles order on sunday - its wednesday still no dispatch!

FU FU FU!@!@!@

 

[uniQ]

Hmm so 6870 is going to cost about the same as mechanical 9000. But you might be able to firmware update 6770 to 11sp and then you would only need the 6870/9070 mech's I guess?

 

[One More Solo]

So, after a couple of short intro rides, I'm out on my first "proper" club ride this evening with actual hills and everything. Going to be interested to see how I stack up. The road to racing starts here...

 

[touch]

Why would you need to upgrade electronic mechs to change from 10 to 11 speed?
A change of jockey wheels should be enough, or the whole cage at the very most.

Well, i know why....because shimano want to make money, but is there any technical reason why not?
I expect it wont be long before you can just download an 11speed upgrade

 

[One More Solo]

If you could hack 10 speed to 11 speed that would be pretty special. Would love an electronic groupset at some point.

 

[Saundie]

So, after a couple of short intro rides, I'm out on my first "proper" club ride this evening with actual hills and everything. Going to be interested to see how I stack up. The road to racing starts here...

Show them how it's done, One More Solo

Also, remember to yell "car back" randomly; people love the added excitement it brings.