Compare of our efforts going up Dovers - looks like just before 0.7 miles you lost your legs and further up starting walking
Although it can really damage your willpower...! Climbing 'The Tumble' a week ago I'd heard that after the two switchbacks on the lower slopes things 'eased up'. I was a long way past them and things still felt tough, switching to my elevation screen on my ELEMNT I could see the 'grade' still being measured over 10%. I'd gone quite hard around the switchbacks so had to ease up when the expected respite didn't arrive...
Though I'll look at it now and again to see when big climbs are approaching so I know it's probably best to ease off a little beforehand.
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To be honest the start of Sky Rd is a bit steep but most of it is pretty steady and it's never utterly horrendous. I say that now having not tried to Everest it
To be honest if there's something of an even more mild gradient I'd consider it...
I hate looking at my elevation screen during a climb. Don't want to know what's coming up ideally
Thoughts on this? Front zonda has a dent to the side of the rim and the brake track. I can feel it if I run my finger over it. Photo is purposely small so you can see the difference. New wheel time I guess... shame they don't sell individually
Skye is a brilliant climb. I've only done it the once, really want to go back.https://everesting.io/
To be honest the start of Sky Rd is a bit steep but most of it is pretty steady and it's never utterly horrendous. I say that now having not tried to Everest it
To be honest if there's something of an even more mild gradient I'd consider it...
What I really want to do is head over there and go to Holmfirth and have tea and cake st the tea shop they used in Last of the Summer WineAnd what better way to go back than to do 25 reps of it?
Nah, it's fine. It's long but it's not steep. Took me about half an hour.
Get some gel inserts under your bar tape! The ones on my Diverge are superb! I'm able to wear a pair of gloves I couldn't wear for more than an hour or two previously without my thumbs going numb. If you're looking for Gloves with gel inserts then I can recommend the GripGrab Super Gel, the pad on the palm is really thick and they're one of my most worn pair of gloves (literally falling apart from use after 2+ years & abuse commuting).
Looks like it's been damaged from the side, although no marks in paintwork, do you recall hitting anything? Anything on the inside? It looks like a minor enough dent to continue riding on but I'd measure it (& depth) keeping an eye on it to make sure it doesn't get worse. It could've been caused by just having something pressed against it in storage/transport. You could ask a wheelbuilder if they could remove it or what they think of it but I guess most would say to replace. Could be worth a conversation with Campag to check if there's any extended rim warranty.Thoughts on this? Front zonda has a dent to the side of the rim and the brake track. I can feel it if I run my finger over it. Photo is purposely small so you can see the difference. New wheel time I guess... shame they don't sell individually
Raising bars/stem so you're not leaning so hard on your bars and supporting more of your weight with your core. Dropping a couple of PSI on your front is an easier option - to allow your tyre to take more of the shocks before transferring them up your arms. Bigger tyre volumes if you have the clearance really help, especially if you're thinking about changing tyres to something different over winter.
FT making and breaking friends!And what better way to go back than to do 25 reps of it?
25 reps of the pretzel instead?
I'm voting for the Von ride and not the FT ride xDWhat I really want to do is head over there and go to Holmfirth and have tea and cake st the tea shop they used in Last of the Summer Wine
