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Thanks, its at Hillingdon circuit, which is apparently fairly renowned for crashes, especially in Cat 4 races.
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Thanks, its at Hillingdon circuit, which is apparently fairly renowned for crashes, especially in Cat 4 races.
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If you guys are looking for cheap helmet cams, these two seem to be well recommended:
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I do , but using some Continental 25c tyres at the moment
think its 80 or it could be around 65 psi , not too sure
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my Large Topeak bag is fine, I have never had any problems of it hitting my legs
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Traffic was horrendous today and as I got closer to work I realised why. Police have closed off a large stretch of road after a collision involving a cyclist
Apparently the guy died
http://manchestergazette.co.uk/29739/cyclist-dies-collision-manchester-city-centre
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Might have to raincheck this weekend, still not feeling great after my weekend illness, knackered just climbing the stairs still and probably need another couple of weeks to get my fitness a bit better.
No worries. Maybe the next weekend? Saturday 24th? I'm slightly hesitant about Saturday myself, as the weather isn't looking great. I'll probably take it a bit easier and stick to somewhere flat. I want to ride through Lymm and then past Warrington to see if I can get up to that Dream statue you can see from the M62.
I upgraded when I purchased and they fitted them for me, so before I have another bash at these tyres, what levers and tyres do you recommend? I'll admit I haven't much experience with road tyres, done plenty of mountain bike ones though, I'm just a bit worried about taking the trainer tyre off and pinching another 2 tubes!!
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I actually have these extremely cheap levers but despite how cheap they are they're excellent:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/park-tool-tyre-levers-3-x-hooked-tl1/rp-prod7205
It sounds like you just need a little more practice. Have you also tried adding a tiny amount of air to the tube before you put the tyre on? You can literally just blow the air into the tube with your mouth - it doesn't need much. The slight inflation makes it a lot easier to avoid getting the tube caught in the wrong place.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/park-tool-tyre-levers-3-x-hooked-tl1/rp-prod7205
It sounds like you just need a little more practice. Have you also tried adding a tiny amount of air to the tube before you put the tyre on? You can literally just blow the air into the tube with your mouth - it doesn't need much. The slight inflation makes it a lot easier to avoid getting the tube caught in the wrong place.
Agreed! I have a set of these. Sturdy and they don't flex which is the most important part.
So, you struggle putting on the new tyre without pinching the tubes? No problems removing the old tyre?
In that case, tyre levers won't necessarily help, although they are handy for 'whinching' the last bit of tyre over the rims.
As others have said, putting a little air in your tubes before you place them on the rims, will help immensely
Well i've been quiet a few days as I'm over in Arinsal, Andorra snowboarding! It's going well and the cycling i've done since my last boarding sessions (Jan 2013) has made a big difference to my stamina and recovery! Garmin VIRB is working well too!
Thanks for this buddy, I missed it the first time round! Will take another look at TR and get my free month started when home.
Great price, similar to what I paid on the Black Friday IWOOT deal!
I pinch tubes when refitting them too, had a right nightmare fitting a 23c turbo tyre a few weekends back! Normal road tyres have more give than the turbo so they won't be as difficult - you can 90% fit them with your fingertips! Although my fingertips do start to tyre out after fitting 4+!
One of the ones I do on TR a lot atm is Galena - which is (up to) 3 * 20 minute intervals at about 90% of your full power (with some rest/warmup in there too so it works out at 1.5 hours). These are challenging but to be honest nowhere near as tough as the Sufferfest videos I've done. I've no idea how well using an HRM instead of virtual power works though. Personally I'd get on the virtual power bandwagon asap
Thanks for this buddy, I missed it the first time round! Will take another look at TR and get my free month started when home.
great price for an epic bit of kit! IMO
Great price, similar to what I paid on the Black Friday IWOOT deal!
I pinch tubes when refitting them too, had a right nightmare fitting a 23c turbo tyre a few weekends back! Normal road tyres have more give than the turbo so they won't be as difficult - you can 90% fit them with your fingertips! Although my fingertips do start to tyre out after fitting 4+!
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Snowboarding videos incoming?
Definitely worth it. As it's turbo it's still boring but the workout is really good. I've struggled to get anything close to as good on the road.
I pinch tubes when refitting them too, had a right nightmare fitting a 23c turbo tyre a few weekends back! Normal road tyres have more give than the turbo so they won't be as difficult - you can 90% fit them with your fingertips! Although my fingertips do start to tyre out after fitting 4+!
"tyre" out?
Well.. a max HR is meant to be just that - max HR. If you can happily sit at your 'max' HR for hours on end then clearly something is up.
Dont forget your garmin to strava it!
Aye, true, but I felt like I was going to fall off because the turbo was wobbling, not because I couldn't have pushed a bit more power out! I need a wattbike...
I bet you can squeeze a beat or too more out of it
I am getting back into TrainerRoad. The Sweet spot sessions are a nice balance of stressing me a bit but not destroying me and putting me off going back for the next session. If it wasnt so expensive I'd do the http://www.thesufferfest.com/tour-sufferlandria-2015/
Also picked up a new saddle to try. Been suffering with a troublesome saddle sore that just wont clear up completely so I have used my £10 Evans voucher to try
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/fabric/scoop-flat-elite-saddle-ec072155
Couldnty find a Fizik Antares for under £60 new or used so will try this. Got it for £29. Praying it works otherwise I am going to have to go to the quack and get my nads out!
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