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xdcx said:
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I actually thought you WERE a girl this whole time? So we actually have zero female posters in Pedal Powered?
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haha, no, not a girl :D

gym membership in london is not that crazy, I pay £24/month for a 24x7 gym, the pin/access code works in every gym they have in the uk - thegymgroup if of interest.
 
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Unfortunately, there is nothing close by to me for a reasonable price.

I imagine a lot of Pros do it but is lifting better than simply riding your bike to increase FTP etc?
 
grudas said:
yup, my gf can dead 100kg xD
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Is that more than you?
xdcx said:
Hi cycling pals.
I have returned from cycling huff. Who missed me? Nobody? Thought as much!

What have I missed over the past 6 weeks? Has FT been promoted from mod to Foreign Secretary yet? Has Roadie been banned for multi quoting? Shamrock sold up and moved from Rapha to Altura?
OMS and SoliD, did they ever finally get together and live happily ever after?
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I missed you! You've actually been recalled in several recent conversations, I think to try and summon you from your exile, there's no substitute.

I'm still here, currently falling off bikes more than multiquoting. Opps.

I hope you're doing bicep curls while doing intervals on the turbo. :p

xdcx said:
I actually thought you WERE a girl this whole time? So we actually have zero female posters in Pedal Powered?
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We have FrenchTart, who has long flowing golden locks (like a girl) and currently throws (& benches) like a girl? :D ;)
 
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Can one work out even just very very roughly ones FTP just from Strava runs? I don't have cycle computer/HR monitor or power meter etc (and no real desire to formalise via £200 how weak I am). Jus curious....
 
merlin said:
Can one work out even just very very roughly ones FTP just from Strava runs? I don't have cycle computer/HR monitor or power meter etc (and no real desire to formalise via £200 how weak I am). Jus curious....
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No not really, ftp is the average power you can hold for an hour so without a power meter its not really possible. You could use a wattbike at the gym or use a turbo with a powermeter of course.

edit: I know strava does give a power estimate if you dont have a power meter, does it give you a power curve (look under training) from that estimate if you have the full strava?
 
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merlin said:
Can one work out even just very very roughly ones FTP just from Strava runs? I don't have cycle computer/HR monitor or power meter etc (and no real desire to formalise via £200 how weak I am). Jus curious....
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Not really no, you could make a decent stab at it if you live near a hill of 6-10% average gradient that takes you at least 20 minutes to ride up but there aren't many of those in the UK.
 
Shamrock said:
Unfortunately, there is nothing close by to me for a reasonable price.

I imagine a lot of Pros do it but is lifting better than simply riding your bike to increase FTP etc?
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I did some lifting in the offseason in 2014 but don't think it did anything for my riding other than maybe reducing a couple of minor niggles I had. That was probably more down to the amount of mobility work I did though.

For amateurs it generally holds true that generally we don't do enough hours on the bike to reach our full potential. Pros are different because they are probably riding 30 hours+ a week already in the offseason and they can do strength work without impinging on their training time.
 
Lifting is great for lots of reasons and I'd recommend it to anyone that cycles but..yeah, it's not going to massively impact your FTP as compared to just cycling a lot more/training properly

In other news, the bits that I stupidly forgot for my bike build have come through. Headset and BB. Now I can start building it properly.

Shamrock said:
Welcome back. I would probably choose dhb over altura!:p

I've thought about doing weights over the winter (just the compound lifts like deads, squat, bench and o/h press) but the cost of gym memberships in London is extortionate so I guess I'll just stick to intervals on the turbo!
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As xdcx said, BW stuff can be great. Tons of stuff to try that doesn't need anything really. Try out pistol squats sometime :p
 
Shamrock said:
Unfortunately, there is nothing close by to me for a reasonable price.

I imagine a lot of Pros do it but is lifting better than simply riding your bike to increase FTP etc?
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no pure gym or thegymgroup?

I seem to have a few gyms around me, like 2-3 mile radius.

I can't say that lifting will do much for your cycling tbh.. maybe better at hill climbing/track due to squats/leg presses but those are just "big" power surges rather than endurance.
 
Soho gym is closest which costs £65pm.:eek:

I do plenty of bodyweight/core, I'm a rock climber! I just miss the caveman style "lift heavy object off ground" kinda stuff but have no means to do it. If it isn't going to improve my cycling power over just using the turbo then I'll save my money.
 
Do people find disc rotors permanently bend easily?

I got a pair of TRP Spyres a few weeks ago and tried to fit them last night but no matter how many times I tried to adjust them I always got rotor/pad rub.

Just so I’m not being daft, I did the following;

Set the pads as far apart as possible in the calliper.
Fixed the calliper loosely on the forks.
Attached the brake cable (with no tension on the brake)
Pulled the brake fully so it engaged the pads on the rotor...and kept the tension.
Tightened the calliper bolts to the forks.

Anything wrong with that process? That is the largest air gap feasible between rotor and pads, but when I spin the wheel I notice the disc touch the left and right pad slightly. Enough to annoy me and try to fix it. I think its bent slightly.

So is there anything wrong with what I’ve done and are bent rotors a 'thing'? I don’t recall damaging them at all since I owned it.
 
I feel like im getting better now
im trying to get back on the bike this year!!

when I do I will most likely set up in the shed, what do you guys do for speed monitoring when you cant get a GPS signal ? im using Garmin edge 800

thanks
 
Bear said:
No not really, ftp is the average power you can hold for an hour so without a power meter its not really possible. You could use a wattbike at the gym or use a turbo with a powermeter of course.

edit: I know strava does give a power estimate, does it give you a power curve (look under training) from that estimate if you have the full strava?
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Totally possible without PWM, but equally it is only an 'estimated' figure then ;)
merlin said:
Can one work out even just very very roughly ones FTP just from Strava runs? I don't have cycle computer/HR monitor or power meter etc (and no real desire to formalise via £200 how weak I am). Jus curious....
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Do you have premium? If you do then basically it'll give you a 'Best Efforts Power Curve' which takes data from all of your rides or specific years. There are estimated power curves and power zones also for each ride.

Usually if you do a '20 minute FTP test' (you don't need a PWM or HRM for this, although the latter is advised to aid pacing!) the data for this is what Strava will be populating the 'Best Efforts' info from, because as mentioned the number of climbs or 'constant' sections for a 20 minute threshold ride are few and far between around the UK.
 
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Roady said:
I missed you! You've actually been recalled in several recent conversations, I think to try and summon you from your exile, there's no substitute.

I'm still here, currently falling off bikes more than multiquoting. Opps.
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<3
Several conversations? My valuable input has been missed? :p

Just went back a couple pages and seen Roady. Glad you came away without too much damage and you sounded like you got lucky coming off at that speed so that is the main thing that you are for the best part, OK.
 
ShiWarrior said:
when I do I will most likely set up in the shed, what do you guys do for speed monitoring when you cant get a GPS signal ? im using Garmin edge 800
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Speed & Cadence sensor for Turbo use on things like Zwift/Trainer Road and ideally a HRM if you don't have one (so you can judge efforts).

The 'newer' Garmin sensors (£47) are good but there are many other types (some cheaper involve affixing a magnet to your wheel and pedal for detection by the unit, the linked Garmin ones don't - think Wahoo make some too).

If your turbo has inbuilt semi-smart capabilities and can broadcast speed, then you could just get away with a cadence sensor alone.
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Just went back a couple pages and seen Roady. Glad you came away without too much damage and you sounded like you got lucky coming off at that speed so that is the main thing that you are for the best part, OK.
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Yeah, sounds like I was lucky! Other people have been far more injured at lower speeds! My wounds are healing well, need to get back on the turbo & thanks! :)
lordrobs said:
I bought a cheap gravel bike.
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lordrobs said:
New winter hack is getting cheaper... just had an email with photo attached to say that there is a paint chip on the caliper mount and do I want £35 off or a new frame. As its a cheap winter / off road bike rather than a nice summer bike I took the money off.

Clearance price of £390 - 4% Quidco - £35 = just under £340 :D
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They're £390 now on Wiggle too! (only some sizes in stock) :)
 
thanks

I have a HRM, but im not using trainer road (at the moment as its a monthly cost)

used to use magnet on spoke, which have broken off
 
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