Frosty here and certainly cold enough for ice but didn't see any. Wind felt colder than ambient. Got stuck in a bunch of joggers from the SAS camp and had to weave a couple of times on frosty tarmac... Interesting!
I've learnt more than a couple of things through the years, very grateful!
Much can be said for getting to grips with it yourself! I bought an old £30 beater from a fb group which just needed a chain, cassette & pedals. Also stripped the screw threaded BB out and cleaned it. Did all the work & sold it on without really riding it for a minor profit to a friend. Lessons learnt where more than worth it!
Ahhh, I had thought you where using bigger tyres already but wasn't sure just how wide! 38mm, plush!
Haha, doesn't take much to be more eloquent than you Johnny!You put it better than me and appear to be arsed. I do spent all day talking about it so can't be arsed typing things online.
Had the pleasure of building a Kinesis Tripster AT, Ultegra R8020 and hunt wheels today. A bike I would totally own! Maybe not with an 11-34 but for what the guy will be doing it'll be ideal.
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Haha yeah, oops. Guess my question was more 'why does he need an aero rim like that for CX'. The spoke count makes sense for CX but is not traditionally high with an aero/deeper road rimRead that sentence back to yourself then question how many spokes you need
I'll be your friend. /blush
Haha yeah, oops. Guess my question was more 'why does he need an aero rim like that for CX'. The spoke count makes sense for CX but is not traditionally high with an aero/deeper road rim
That and the fact they were 40g heavier but the same cost as 25mm Haha yeah, oops. Guess my question was more 'why does he need an aero rim like that for CX'. The spoke count makes sense for CX but is not traditionally high with an aero/deeper road rim
I'd have thought stiffness & light trumped aero when riding CX? You're not exactly riding in straight lines most of the time, nor going very quickly... *hides*Aero is king, doesn't matter what you're racing
I get stiffness, totally makes sense but hadn't fully appreciated mud shedding. Judging by the state of Pauls last pics of his muddy CX round mud shedding is vitally important! Couldn't you coat the rims in some kinda oil so the mud doesn't stick!? lol
Ahhh, yeah silicone would make sense, but not much it can do about large qualities of thick mud like on your MTB!
Clearance is huge considering those are 40's on there! Impressive!
Weather forecast is rubbish tomorrow morning so my planned ~50 miles social ride outside is looking unlikely.
Really need to get the same done on Zwift, or more!
Am I right in thinking that my drop in mileage the last 3 weeks has really caused a loss in foundation/base. So my race efforts have been fatiguing me more? I'm feeling drained this week, even after only 60 miles.
Feel like I've lost a lot of 'top end' endurance, more than just the change in turbo has caused with the reduction in power/ftp. Really feels like a downward spiral at the moment!
#sympathypls
For a time intensive workout of under an hour, if Zwift races aren't always at times when you could ride, I don't think you can beat hard workouts up to the radio tower (or mix it up with doing the London hill double)... I think the Mountain 8 route is more intense going on yesterday, ~8 miles to do the ~1880 feet climb (~9.5 miles for the other hilly route IIRC). If feeling particularly sadistic, try it without using a fan.
