Road Cycling
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Pretty old now. I bought it in Feb 23 and it was already used.
Might try them just incase I get somewhere.
Soldato
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Went on holiday for 2 weeks and gained 5kg
Came back and rode a bit every day (230km according to Strava)
Seem to have quite a bit of pain today that came suddenly after bending down to put on shoes, so probably need a few days rest and start stretching, I’ve always been crazy inflexible
Came back and rode a bit every day (230km according to Strava)
Seem to have quite a bit of pain today that came suddenly after bending down to put on shoes, so probably need a few days rest and start stretching, I’ve always been crazy inflexible
A bit of a spur of the moment thing, I got invited to join a group cycling around the Isle of Wight yesterday. Having never done it before, I decide it should be fun!
Near perfect weather made for an amazing day. It's a lumpy route, my head unit said 20 climbs, but most of them were only a minute or two. Although I've thought about doing it before, I'd not realised it was relatively simle from North London. 1 hour 45 minute drive, £9 all day parking in Southampton and £20 return ferry trip.
It was interesting how many cyclists where on the ferry too, it was like the UK's mini version of a Mallorca trip
Near perfect weather made for an amazing day. It's a lumpy route, my head unit said 20 climbs, but most of them were only a minute or two. Although I've thought about doing it before, I'd not realised it was relatively simle from North London. 1 hour 45 minute drive, £9 all day parking in Southampton and £20 return ferry trip.
It was interesting how many cyclists where on the ferry too, it was like the UK's mini version of a Mallorca trip
mine was much weaker than that but 43k in Letchworth most off-road. Drove down to my brothers in the morning, got on the bikes and off we went..
https://www.strava.com/routes/3386294955318603528 is the route, you can see from pictures it is interesting.
while the distance and climbing isn't much, it really did beat both of us up, some very technical descends - could tell by MTB bikes everywhere.. and one stupid climb that I could not do, crashed on it and couldn't clip back in - SPD-SL pedals did not help.
think I bent my hanger too, it skips between 2nd and 3rd gear now goes up and down it, other gears are mostly okay bar a few catches/rumbles from the back.
other than that we had one flat.
https://www.strava.com/routes/3386294955318603528 is the route, you can see from pictures it is interesting.
while the distance and climbing isn't much, it really did beat both of us up, some very technical descends - could tell by MTB bikes everywhere.. and one stupid climb that I could not do, crashed on it and couldn't clip back in - SPD-SL pedals did not help.
think I bent my hanger too, it skips between 2nd and 3rd gear now goes up and down it, other gears are mostly okay bar a few catches/rumbles from the back.
other than that we had one flat.
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