Road Cycling Essentials

[ShiWarrior]

might be!
might not have put it in properly

 

[FrenchTart]

Let's hope it's not a trouser snake.

 

[ShiWarrior]

is this the comedian section?

 

[FrenchTart]

Of course

 

[Derek W]

Turbo'd tonight with the global cycle network 20 min class

http://www.strava.com/activities/219205927

I think they beat me! The sensor seemed to dip out during the warmup then again after the first 15 second high intensity spin but after that it worked out ok. Shame the readings aren't that great but thats down to my legs

 

[physichull]

Boom! On the Team Sky website officially now!

http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,17546_9562507,00.html

Very well done mate.

 

[physichull]

Sydney designer comes up with helmet with licence plate, indicators, windscreen wipers and more.

NOPE.

EDIT: Word in the road.cc comments is that it's a wind-up... but I can't see anything to confirm that.

On a similar note, somebody showed me a link to a page where somebody had invented a seat that also functioned as a speaker. It transmitted the noise through your body....lol! I can't find the link anymore though.

 

[Maxeh]

Guys I pick my first road bike up tomorrow and I don't think it comes with any pedals (second hand!)

I've never used SPDs before, would you recommend going SPD straight away and taking it easy?

Also any recommendations on some beginner pedals and shoes?

Thanks

 

[dodg3rman]

Guys I pick my first road bike up tomorrow and I don't think it comes with any pedals (second hand!)

I've never used SPDs before, would you recommend going SPD straight away and taking it easy?

Also any recommendations on some beginner pedals and shoes?

Thanks

Maybe just get some cheap flat pedals for a couple of weeks or so to start with. Then when you've got your bike set up how you want , got used to the gears and stuff , maybe get some clipless pedals.

 

[whyscotty]

I've just started and got these - best of both worlds

 

[physichull]

Uggghhh....didn't sleep much due to some recent bad news but might go on one of the club rides this morning. Not feeling at all up for it but will give it a go.

 

[Derek W]

Minor achievement by me today. At the start of the year I weighed in at around 15.5 stone so it pushed me into reducing the intake of crap (chocolate with my cup of tea at work) and also got me into getting a bike to get a bit fitter. At May, I got my bike and started cycling again, but at the same time (sept - nov) i was roped into the Football Fans in Training (think this is a scotland thing just now) and took half hour sessions with the club manager to lose inches round the waist. I weighed myself this morning and I'm now down to 14stone When i started the FFIT stuff i was 97.7kg and 102cms around the waist, fast forward to this Monday past and I'm 91.9kg and 98cms waist. I'm hoping to get down to nearer 13 - 13.5stone in weight but I'm happy with my progress so far. Apologies for the mixture of metric and imperial measurements

 

[Jonny69]

Crikey, people moaning about Vittoria Rally tubulars not being round weren't joking. Can't use them like that, they are going to have to go back.

 

[whyscotty]

Slight improvement on this run

http://www.strava.com/activities/219327465

What still gets me is how drivers react when they are in the wrong.

Yet another prat claims not to have seen me - 6ft 2/19st wearing a bright yellow HiViz.

Spoiler

 

[Derek W]

^^ Any improvement is a step in the right direction

Jonny those tyres look awful!

 

[whyscotty]

^^ Any improvement is a step in the right direction

Cheers, it certainly is.

Going to cost a small fortune in new clothes, gone down 2 sizes since August

Trying to resist as there's a lot more to come off

 

[Asprilla]

Jonny pedalling squares.

 

[Shamrock]

For the cycling otakus:

http://animatorexpo.com/hillclimbgirl/

Featuring Wiggo-san

 

[One More Solo]

Crikey, people moaning about Vittoria Rally tubulars not being round weren't joking. Can't use them like that, they are going to have to go back.

Nice. There don't seem to be any good cheap tubs really for outside use - I don't mind Vittoria Pistas but they're only good for the track. I don't mind my Conti Sprinters on the track but they're probably not great for outside either as they have no puncture protection.

I've got a set of Sprinter Gatorskins glued up ready to go on a ride tomorrow so I'll report back on how those go. They're not "cheap" but are cheaper than some tubs at least...

 

[Vonhelmet]

41 miles this morning. About 2500ft of climbing. Average of just 15mph - we were taking it easy as we had a guy with us who's just coming back to cycling. He was on a raleigh 531 bike with shimano 600 and early 105 kit and downtube shifters. Lovely looking bike, but dead heavy.

We also saw some great bikes at the cafe. There was a Specialized Tarmac, and a Pinarello Dogma 65.1 Think 2 with di2 dura ace kit and zipp 303s, which adds up to well over £5k of bike. Very nice.