Road Cycling

SDK^ said:
I saw these on many of the TDF riders and wanted them :)

My new cycling glasses.
Oakley Jawbreaker Prizm Road Sunglasses - Tour De France Special Edition.

A TDF logo on the bottom left lens and a red polka dot graphic on the top to reflect the jersey given to the "King of the Mountains".

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Very nice! My wife got me a blue pair of Jawbreakers for my birthday, love them. The lenses are brilliant compared to my previous Foakley Jawbones (although I paid 15 quid for them and they've lasted 6 years so can't fault them).
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I'm in the market for some aero wheels to use along side my Ksyrium elites. I'm 88kg so need something that won't crumble.

I've shortlisted but no experience in the following:

Enve 4.5 - ££££
Vision Metron 40 or 55
Mavic Cosmic Pro Carbon SL - struggling to find stock but seem positive reviews
Zipp 303 or 404 - a few comments made on servicing etc
Fulcrum Carbon Quattro - cheapest
Dura Ace C50 - carbon / alloy

Any thoughts ? I don't do huge amounts of climbing and can always swap my wheels.

The Enve's are super pricey but are they worth the investment ? The Visions seem a good mid way compromise but unsure on 40mm vs 55mm.

Should i consider any others ?
 
emetic said:
The Enve's are super pricey but are they worth the investment ? The Visions seem a good mid way compromise but unsure on 40mm vs 55mm.
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going from box-section to 30mm or so is where the "big jump" occurs, see this graph from Flo

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above 30mm the gaps between are much lower, especially at low yaw figures. My inclination would be to stick to ~40mm or less for a road bike for weight reasons, leaving deeper stuff for TT bikes
 
SDK^ said:
I saw these on many of the TDF riders and wanted them :)

My new cycling glasses.
Oakley Jawbreaker Prizm Road Sunglasses - Tour De France Special Edition.

A TDF logo on the bottom left lens and a red polka dot graphic on the top to reflect the jersey given to the "King of the Mountains".
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Very nice!

I absolutely love my Jawbreaker's. So comfortable. And the Prizm Road lenses are amazing. Very good choice ;)
 
i got out for my debut with my brother last night. 43km of undulating road cycling. Lovely night for it and I really enjoyed it.

Today.. my neck, traps, lats, tris, forearms, quads, calves are in PIECES! I was thinking yesterday on my bike that if I was comfortable in the saddle I could go all night! Presume everyone just gets used to being in the saddle? Is it just a case of spending more time in it?

Also think I need to nudge my saddle up a fraction and also adjust my cleat position a bit further back as I noticed my feet were slightly pointing down - apparently they should be flat?
 
emetic said:
I'm in the market for some aero wheels to use along side my Ksyrium elites. I'm 88kg so need something that won't crumble.

I've shortlisted but no experience in the following:

Enve 4.5 - ££££
Vision Metron 40 or 55
Mavic Cosmic Pro Carbon SL - struggling to find stock but seem positive reviews
Zipp 303 or 404 - a few comments made on servicing etc
Fulcrum Carbon Quattro - cheapest
Dura Ace C50 - carbon / alloy

Any thoughts ? I don't do huge amounts of climbing and can always swap my wheels.

The Enve's are super pricey but are they worth the investment ? The Visions seem a good mid way compromise but unsure on 40mm vs 55mm.

Should i consider any others ?
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I've got the the Fulcrum Quattro Carbons. I think they are a reasonable middle ground. 40mm is easy to handle in crosswinds, they look good and the braking is very good in the dry with the campagnolo pads supplied. I think they can also be run tubeless if you wanted to. Don't expect any free speed though - I didnt find much difference between them and my 32mm alloy wheels of a similar weight. I paid about £700 which I thought was decent for branded tech. Its diminishing returns paying more if you are an amateur pedaller.
 
Fuggan said:
i got out for my debut with my brother last night. 43km of undulating road cycling. Lovely night for it and I really enjoyed it.

Today.. my neck, traps, lats, tris, forearms, quads, calves are in PIECES! I was thinking yesterday on my bike that if I was comfortable in the saddle I could go all night! Presume everyone just gets used to being in the saddle? Is it just a case of spending more time in it?

Also think I need to nudge my saddle up a fraction and also adjust my cleat position a bit further back as I noticed my feet were slightly pointing down - apparently they should be flat?
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Having pain everywhere might be a sign of too much too soon. Also, your shoulders shouldn't hurt at all to be honest. Could be a bike fit issue there. Was that your first ride ever on a road bike?
 
madindehead said:
Having pain everywhere might be a sign of too much too soon. Also, your shoulders shouldn't hurt at all to be honest. Could be a bike fit issue there. Was that your first ride ever on a road bike?
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I did a bit of cycling a few years back on a roadie but yeah, first proper ride on a road bike since 2012 I think. It does just feel like muscular pain, a lot of DOMS in muscles that haven' been activated in a while.
 
Fuggan said:
I did a bit of cycling a few years back on a roadie but yeah, first proper ride on a road bike since 2012 I think. It does just feel like muscular pain, a lot of DOMS in muscles that haven' been activated in a while.
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Your forearms being sore indicates that you were placing too much weight on them however. Your forearms shouldn't really be in pain at all, you're not doing anything with them whilst cycling :)
 
Fuggan said:
I did a bit of cycling a few years back on a roadie but yeah, first proper ride on a road bike since 2012 I think. It does just feel like muscular pain, a lot of DOMS in muscles that haven' been activated in a while.
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I ached quite a lot when I first started out riding, partly because of the position but mainly because I used to ride very tensed up in my upper body. As soon as I got used to riding in the roadie position and I relaxed my neck and muscles across my shoulders (was hunching quite a bit) I found I was far more comfortable and the aching stopped.

Then again it could be a fit problem, where you are reaching too far putting too much weight on your hands and arms.
 
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madindehead said:
Your forearms being sore indicates that you were placing too much weight on them however. Your forearms shouldn't really be in pain at all, you're not doing anything with them whilst cycling :)
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Yeah, I was bricking it while going downhill a couple of points yesterday and was noticeably gripping the handlebars quite tight! I'll have a look on YouTube for a video guide to set handlebar height.
 
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