Road Cycling Essentials
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It was -2 up here on Sunday.
I was fairly warm (too hot really) but my bottles froze after about an hour
Feet were a bit cold. Had 2 pairs of socks on and planetx overshoes. I dont think extra socks help, it just makes my shoes feel even tighter around my feet and restricts blood flow more.
The PlanetX overshoes are rubbish imo. Not remotely windproof nor waterproof.
Try Swissstop green (assuming Alu braking surface). You won't go back.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4Pair-8-O...sure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item2c6b463965
seem to work very well in wet!
breaking is still not as good as in dry(for obvious reasons) but they work the best from the tens of pads that I've tried.. plus they're cheap.I quite like mine.
I have the 'flanders' ones, so they are designed for spring/autumn but they do me fine for most of the winter too. I dont usually feel the cold too bad.
They are not waterproof ones (i didnt know PX did any waterproof overshoes?).
I'm using the ones that came in my Planet X Winter Bundle. They're alright, considering the bargainacious price.
Maybe it's a lot colder where you are... Which bundle did you get? The 4 piece or the 6 piece?
I got the 6 piece and I've been using the overshoes, skull cap, gloves, neck warmer and saddle bag pretty regularly. Admittedly it's not been super cold or super wet, but they're serving me well so far.
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Soldato
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Pffft, keep with the times; Swissstop Blue (BXP) is where it's at. Good prices from German shops.
I got overshoes, hat (which is decent tbh), arm warmers, and gloves (decent for spring/autumn). I feel the cold worse than most.
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we're seriously close to beating the softbike thread..
That's good news
problem is with the other thread is the fact that they don't visit other places like we do , so we have more to talk about lol
I don't see them riding 50 + miles
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Reassessed my FTP today, down from 265 to 238 which is deserved for me being a lazy sod the last few months. Hoping I can get back to those levels in a couple of months.
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id be furious if I had to work hard again for 2 months to get it back to the level it was at when you could have spent 2 months on increasing it
That's good news
problem is with the other thread is the fact that they don't visit other places like we do , so we have more to talk about lol
I don't see them riding 50 + miles
but we don't ride over dirt, jumps etc either so it balances out..
IMO we're just better 
Don
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hehe
or the local park
seriously though, I did love mountain biking
but I find I can do all what I was doing on my CX bike anyway now, just faster
I left my pump at yours
. Feel free to have it as a spare, or come down for a ride here.http://road.cc/content/news/106434-...tion-safeway-has-changed-road-users-behaviour
so jumping redlights is not the main problem by the looks of it having no lights seems to be the issue with cyclists.. odd how a light set can be bought for £2 :|
so jumping redlights is not the main problem by the looks of it
having no lights seems to be the issue with cyclists.. odd how a light set can be bought for £2 :|so jumping redlights is not the main problem by the looks of it
I've been out a few nights this week. The slow as arse ninjas in black with no lights are everywhere.
I'm always tempted to shout "LIGHTS" at them as I pass them.
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