Brake noise... it's only just started, it's a sort of grinding/squeal. On front and back
Had both wheels off yesterday and de-greased the rims and the pads, poked a few specs of detritus out, off of the pads but the noise remains. I've only done a few hundred miles on them (Shim 105's) so I don't imagine I'm in need of replacement pads.
Any thoughts?
What are you degreasing with? Make sure it's not leaving a residue on the rim when doing so. I found the
Lifeline stuff really bad for this, giving it a scrub/firm rub down afterwards with some normal water on the brake track is usually enough. I've not done it myself but using isopropyl on the brake surface (if you have some) is also great. Good for discs and rotors too,
fenwicks do some labelled as a disc brake cleaner which is meant to be one of the best (would work just as well on rims, not sure about the pads themselves though).
After this weekend it's pretty clear normal bib shorts and leg warmers will in no way shape or form get me through winter. <snip>I'm absolutely definitely not into the indoor training thing - I need to be OUTSIDE when I ride, I just wouldn't get the psychological benefits riding in my garage so it's winter kit all the way.
Some of the southerners here can get away with shorts & leg warmers, I personally struggle and will be in knee warmers in most temperatures under 12 degrees and once things are nearing zero I'm generally in leg warmers and winter shorts, with any cold winds I'll even put another layer over the top. Padless tights over padded shorts work well. I'll even wear
roubaix padless tights, over leg warmers with
roubaix tights below zero. As when it's that cold I'm generally riding slower, being cautious of ice/snow and not warming up.
It's important to keep the core warm and it generally will, but arms & legs quickly cool so blocking as much of the cold/wind/snow from them as possible works best for me. I'll even dress my arms/legs warmer than my body at times, I hardly ever overheat them.
Turbo work has it's place, for most of us it's an 'easy' way to keep the miles ticking over while avoiding much of the bad weather. They're also a way to ride safely in the darkness without constantly loading yourself and your steed with all the jackets/reflectives/lights you can find. For me I find it good to just 'jump on the turbo' for 30 mins or an hour here and there when I have time, rather than committing to a 3 hour route and then having to cut it short for some reason or another. Easiest way to ride 'just before dinner' and not get yourself in trouble being late!
Garage and setup is looking good mate! Very flash! Although garage is a poor description, 'private fitness suite' better?
Generally I find turbo work hard to judge. On the road I can instinctively pace myself for a period of time, on the turbo I'll think "I'm dying!", look at the screen and my heart rate is way down at 160 bpm with a steady cadence!
Haha I'm finding the same, it's taking me much longer to 'get into it' than previous winters. I've put it down to so few turbo rides last winter & an increase in mileage this year.
FTP is just a willy waving exercise and unless you're doing 20/60 minute exact seassions like a 10 or 25 mile TT then it's not worth a whole jot, but is what the majority of training programmes use, whereas if you do don't do these then actually you may be wanting to build your 2 minute power etc and the usual base points don't really apply to those sorts of targets.
Have to agree, but with the majority of training plans/sessions judged against your FTP you can't really escape from it if you want to use those tools. Of course unless you want to formulate your own training plans around power levels (for those with PWM's used indoors & outdoors).
Something I'm looking to do this winter is solid blocks of power based work holding specific power levels. Something that's quite hard to do when out on the road unless you've got very constant long climbs. I know intervals are good for FTP and training in general but I'm thinking more base/tempo kinda workouts to balance them with, not really something I've done much outside of FTP tests before.
Don't you get a sore neck with your TV/Bike setup? Trololol
I'm just jealous of all the huge flatscreens. I've got a 21"!
Pics from my Mudguard fitting yesterday:
I've basically refitted a second stay onto my front guard I'd previously removed as the V stays they came with wouldn't fit my frame (too short for the mount points & fouled the thru-axle). This previously lead to the guard being held near the end by the stays and with a single screw at the forks meaning quite a lot of side to side movement.
I used parts from my old SKS Raceblades, I cut down and drilled out part of the quick release mounts using them to clamp the 2 sets of stays together. Refitting the stay mount on the guard (I'd previously drilled out). Can't for the life of me find my pop-rivet gun so it's held to the guard with a cable tie for now...
It's now rock solid and won't 'wobble' around the fork mount making banging noises (from hitting the tyre).
Rode over some rough patches on the way to work and one curb drop, not a single noise from it!
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/oakley-radar-pace/ - Nice idea but they missed the perfect opportunity for some kinda HUD.
Side note: My 810 is crashing again, as soon as it tried to sync over BT it freezes and switches off. This is after I downgraded it from 2.11 to 2.10 which seemed to 'fix' the problem for around 2-3 weeks... Bleh.
+21w. Power up on most climb segments too even if speed wasn't due to wind.
quite tough going so far in to a windy solo ride with a couple of small kicks in elevation at the end to toughen me up 
