Road Cycling

Thomas. PLease. · 9 Mar 2015 at 18:46

75% of the Strava climbing challenge in two days, not bad.! Can't ride anywhere here without climbing here though.

lordrobs · 9 Mar 2015 at 19:15

dodg3rman said:
Glad you're enjoying your bike , we'll have to have a OcUK Pinnacle owners meet some time this summer. I've done about 25 miles on mine this weekend adn loving it too.

Did you pick yours up from the store? Any issues with it at all or was my experience an unusual one?

SoliD · 9 Mar 2015 at 20:08

Thomas. PLease. said:
75% of the Strava climbing challenge in two days, not bad.! Can't ride anywhere here without climbing here though.

Hehe, same as my Majorca trip!

Anyone know if Decathlon tubes have removable valve cores? got some and the bloody valves are a bit too short really, was going to get some extenders and then will have them in my armoury going forward.

dodg3rman · 9 Mar 2015 at 21:51

lordrobs said:
Did you pick yours up from the store? Any issues with it at all or was my experience an unusual one?

I got it sized up at the store and bought it there as I got a bit of a deal. But I had it delivered to my home as it's pretty basic stuff to set it up. I havn't had any problems apart from the chain wouldn't go onto the big ring. 20 mins of tinkering around adjusting all the various bits and bobs and it is fine.

Keep your eyes out for a luminous green Pinnacle around the roads of Easton/Barford way

Vonhelmet · 9 Mar 2015 at 22:59

I've managed to build my asgard shed. It took about 2 hours, with a break for a school governors meeting! I had to borrow my neighbour's work lamp so I could finish it in the dark. I need to tweak it a bit, and do things like pop in the shelf and hooks, and most importantly bolt it to the floor, but the bulk of the work is done.

If anyone else is planning to get one, then I advise you to get an electric screwdriver! I did mine all by hand and it was murder. A drill with a screwdriver bit won't work, as there's a lot of screwing in confined places (hur hur hur) so you'll need a little hand held one.

I'll post a pic when it's finished and full of bikes.

arknor · 10 Mar 2015 at 02:58

FrenchTart said:
Ridiculous winds again today. Wasn't so bad in the morning but this afternoon going home for lunch the headwinds were quite severe. On the upside, massive wind-assistance coming back into work so a PR, silver and a top 10. Woo

36mph gusts in Newcastle for seemingly weeks, I can't even be bothered, riding into it on a flat surface is awful and with a crosswind it's like someone tugging on the handlebars.

40mph gusts 26mph wind right now :S

FrenchTart · 10 Mar 2015 at 08:23

arknor said:
36mph gusts in Newcastle for seemingly weeks, I can't even be bothered, riding into it on a flat surface is awful and with a crosswind it's like someone tugging on the handlebars.

40mph gusts 26mph wind right now :S

Lol. I was actually just last night talking with my friend that lives in Newcastle and revisiting the idea of cycling there. Perhaps I won't do that quite as soon as I thought

dodg3rman · 10 Mar 2015 at 08:57

Too nice a day not to go out for a ride. I'm on nights tonight so it will be good to get some fresh air today (very light breeze so should be perfect).

My new garmin sensors have just arrived so gonna give them a bash too

topgun06 · 10 Mar 2015 at 09:15

Yes. Definitely get out on the road! The weather looks perfect! I'm stuck in an office

daveski · 10 Mar 2015 at 09:16

Any leg or knee warmer recommendations?

FrenchTart · 10 Mar 2015 at 09:22

daveski said:
Any leg or knee warmer recommendations?

DHB thermal leg warmers are decent enough and cheap...though really it's getting to the weather where they're not needed isn't it? I've moved to shorts this week and I've been okay (Grudas mode activated).

topgun06 said:
Yes. Definitely get out on the road! The weather looks perfect! I'm stuck in a office

Windowless office here too though I'm getting out a bit early today for a Dr appointment. Could in theory get out for a ride afterwards but I'm also meant to be doing a 90 minute tempo TR session. Hmm.

Dunks · 10 Mar 2015 at 09:28

daveski said:
Any leg or knee warmer recommendations?

I found my Castelli Nanoflex arm and knee warmers to be pretty good

Not sure on current price though, were pretty nicely discounted on Wiggle at the time of purchase...

topgun06 · 10 Mar 2015 at 09:31

I used dhb for a few years through winter. No problems. Have been using Santini leg warmers this winter, very warm.

Shamrock · 10 Mar 2015 at 09:37

daveski said:
Any leg or knee warmer recommendations?

Rapha merino or Sportful no-rain (cheaper version of Castelli nanoflex)

FrenchTart · 10 Mar 2015 at 09:42

Shamrock said:
Rapha merino or Sportful no-rain (cheaper version of Castelli nanoflex)

Aren't those bib tights rather than knee/arm warmers?

daveski · 10 Mar 2015 at 09:42

Cheers guys, I'll check them out.

It's that time of year when morning commutes need something extra but evening commutes don't so want to pick something up. My tights will soon be retired.

Asprilla · 10 Mar 2015 at 09:42

I've got dhb, Rapha, Craft, Sportful NoRain and Gore Windstopper ones.

The dhb ones get worn the most and I wore the Craft ones today as they are a bit thinner. I only wear the Sportful ones when it's bad as they are really hard to get off when riding, particularly with a Gabba.

Not sure where the Rapha ones are.

topgun06 · 10 Mar 2015 at 09:47

I've never used full bib tights over winter. I've always gone with the bib shorts + leg warmers combo.

grudas · 10 Mar 2015 at 09:49

finally a dispatch notification from PX! took a while eh..

Roady · 10 Mar 2015 at 09:52

Derek W said:
Yeah, i was totally crippled this morning.

Just take it easy! If it's not getting any better get yourself to your GP/Chiro as spasm'ing is usually a trapped nerve - I think?!

Vonhelmet said:
Hmm, adjusting v-brakes is one of the less fun things I've ever found myself doing.

I totally hate it, cheap canti's too are a nightmare to get right once the springs have some wear in them... :rolleyes:

Calpol said:
Since having the coil fitted my Mrs doesn't cycle at all.
<snip>
Not sure what it is exactly but sitting down is a literal pain in the arse. <snip>

Sure she was the one who had the coil fitted?

janp said:
Hey Roady, congrats on your first club run, impressive average for a social group! My first group ride crashed within the first 5 miles, and I never went back

There's waaay cooler music than Benny Hill on that vid

As for heart rate zone training, you need to find your Functional Threshold Heart Rate. It's like an FTP test, but focuses on HR rather than power. You basically ride as hard as poss for 30 minutes, and then take the average HR over the final 20 minutes. Once you have that, you can use a calculator to work out zones.
http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/membership/article/20120925-Power-Calculator-0

I did a bit of structured training last year. Over time, it's quite easy to work out the zones. You have to be quite disciplined on the recovery rides, so I knew that Z3 started at 136bpm, and to stay away from it

Thanks Jan, I was impressed I managed to keep in touch for so long too! Fairly sure I know when I started to ease back, I'll see if there's a way I can check the average for only part of the ride on Strava... Glad my first group ride didn't end up like yours lol!

I'm going to look around at the other clubs but I think most are that kinda of pace/distance or slower pace & double the distance (so 15mph but 60+ miles!). Really want to find a way to build up to these/those kinda club rides without having to do a ton of riding on my own (which is pretty boring!)

Easy ride in to work this morning as my Quads/legs are killing me... Had a dead feeling leg for some of the ride home last night (thankfully it had worn off before I got home) so that was an easy ride too. Think saturday has caught up with me but I'm determined to ride through it while the weather is good! (only today then lol) :cool: