Yep! A couple of times this year tooThat makes no sense at all.. you sure you've been up barhatch???
Last time I went up there were traffic lights and road works due to a landslide!
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Last time I went up there were traffic lights and road works due to a landslide!
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That's pretty cool. Hopefully it'll be closer to £60 on Wiggle/etc.
Personally happy with my Bolt but I'd probably recommend the Mini for someone much more casual.
edit: Oh, wait, lol... yeah, no maps of course. Maybe not
Yup, seems like they're leveraging the good name of the Elemnt to push what is actually a pretty poor product.
Seemingly locked into wahoo branded sensors too.
I've been feeling the same, I thought initially it was fatigue from the imperial so rode easy for a few days. If anything I felt worse! Could feel my fitness slipping away... Small plateau I'm guessing with some fatigue leading to a slight loss of form? I threw myself into a turbo session as I figured although it'd hurt I'd feel better a few days after that, it kinda worked & I felt strong on the weekend group ride. I'm feeling a little similar today so will probably do same and jump on the turbo tonight or tomorrow. It could be caused by some of the humidity along with a slight change in the season (less sunshine!).
Interesting! It's really aimed at taking on the Edge 200 kinda price range/features/series as it doesn't have navigation.
Yeah, it reads as if it'll only work with Wahoo branded sensors?
But surely most people have their phone on them anyway? I'm never without my phone on a ride as I'd imagine most people are the same, so the lack of dedicated GPS is a non issue. Obviously if you do ride without your phone then it's not the product for you
I've got a Bolt so it doesn't interest me but I think it's a great product for those on a budget
I've got a Bolt so it doesn't interest me but I think it's a great product for those on a budget
Navigation is different from GPS tracking. The Edge200 still has GPS tracking. Seems a bit pointless to me? If you need to take your phone anyway, just use the strava app...
without a phone it doesn't really offer any more than this: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/cateye-micro-wireless/
Except it doesn't look like it was designed in the 70's.
Yeah but I think it's the requirement of having the phone paired as I imagine it can't do navigating once the phone loses GPS signal/runs out of battery/runs on powersave. I for one don't ride very often with my mobile paired to my ELEMNT as after a couple of hours riding it'll have chewed 30-40% battery. Something using the phones GPS is just going to drain things even faster!
Yeah but mounting a phone on your bars exposed to all the elements...
Canyon order arrived today. Appear to be missing the plug in front axle lever that I believe I should received, had to resort to a 6mm allen key to tighten the front thru axle. Built most of the bike up, seat post and saddle left. Decided to stop there and have a beer.
Sent an e-mail to Canyon. Hopefully they won't be too much of a pain to deal with.
Sent an e-mail to Canyon. Hopefully they won't be too much of a pain to deal with.
I think I saw the end plastic covers on sjscycles, they may come with screws but you're buying a replacement set then. I guess you could identify what size they are from the one you have and then just match it with another suitable from somewhere (PC parts?!).
A commuting/fitness/health question ...
I'm still reasonably new to road cycling, I've only been an occasional (400-500km a year according to Strava history) mountain bike rider over the past 5 years or so. This summer I decided to start commuting to work, it's 19km door to door so almost 40km each day I decide to take the bike. I started off just once a week, then moved to two days a week and am now trying to do three days.
I'm finding it all a bit of a struggle though, not the effort involved whilst actually out on the roads, I just find myself generally more tired a lot of the time. I guess that's to be expected to some degree and I'm not really sure what, if any, question I have to people.
Does it get easier? I've two young kids so my sleep/rest cycle isn't the best it could be. Do I need to eat better? How long did new commuters take to get used to the extra miles?
I can't ever see myself taking the bike five days a week – a combination of weather, facilities, work meetings and the like would probably make three to four my limit.
I'm still reasonably new to road cycling, I've only been an occasional (400-500km a year according to Strava history) mountain bike rider over the past 5 years or so. This summer I decided to start commuting to work, it's 19km door to door so almost 40km each day I decide to take the bike. I started off just once a week, then moved to two days a week and am now trying to do three days.
I'm finding it all a bit of a struggle though, not the effort involved whilst actually out on the roads, I just find myself generally more tired a lot of the time. I guess that's to be expected to some degree and I'm not really sure what, if any, question I have to people.
Does it get easier? I've two young kids so my sleep/rest cycle isn't the best it could be. Do I need to eat better? How long did new commuters take to get used to the extra miles?
I can't ever see myself taking the bike five days a week – a combination of weather, facilities, work meetings and the like would probably make three to four my limit.
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Yes it definitely gets easier, but it can take time.
When I lived at home, my commute was 15 miles each way. I remember when I did two days in a row, and then eventually a full week! I was so chuffed lol!
Without sounding cocky, the commute now is dead easy, and I often go longer routes in, to get more exercise.
If you feel really tired then give it a miss, it's not good to train while really tired too. You will need to factor in food as well. I definitely eat a bit more if I know I'm cycling a lot more, as you're going to be burning a lot more too.
When I lived at home, my commute was 15 miles each way. I remember when I did two days in a row, and then eventually a full week! I was so chuffed lol!
Without sounding cocky, the commute now is dead easy, and I often go longer routes in, to get more exercise.
If you feel really tired then give it a miss, it's not good to train while really tired too. You will need to factor in food as well. I definitely eat a bit more if I know I'm cycling a lot more, as you're going to be burning a lot more too.
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If you have suddenly ramped up your overall weekly mileage by going from two to three days of 40km commutes, then you will probably be over-training.
Got a heart rate monitor?
Use it on all your rides, along with Strava and use the "freshness" tool that comes with the free Strava plugin for Google Chrome called Stravistix.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/...strava/dhiaggccakkgdfcadnklkbljcgicpckn?hl=en
Back in January, my fitness was way lower, I was exhausted after doing ~10 miles. These days, I almost always extend my commute home, tackling most of the biggest hills near Southampton city centre.
For example, from yesterday, https://www.strava.com/activities/1112038506