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Went for a long ride today and came off the bike, there was some standing water on some concrete and wheels just came away and landed on my hip in hospital with a fractured pelvis no riding for 6 weeks
God damn it, get well soon buddy!
Went for a long ride today and came off the bike, there was some standing water on some concrete and wheels just came away and landed on my hip in hospital with a fractured pelvis no riding for 6 weeks
Thanks drs says could be out for 6-8 weeks gonna feel like an eternityGod damn it, get well soon buddy!
I'd say that is the best way to go as you'll get the best hit when it matters.
My mates been smashing quite a lot of gels and out in bunches see guys smashing caffeine gels to get away from my hairy legs
Thanks drs says could be out for 6-8 weeks gonna feel like an eternity
I wouldn't read into it too much as you're just starting out. Although you're more 'in tune' with your body than many 'new' riders, you'll be using difference muscles and holding a very different position to your running so will see strain and soreness from it. I wouldn't worry too much about a 'bike fit' until you've got a decent amount of miles in, or are looking to change anything. Although someone with a bit of experience taking a 'look' at your position can always help. But I'm talking about a friend who already cycles, or posting a picture/video up somewhere from the side of you riding to see the angles and movement.
There are lots of 'self-help' things and basics you can get things close when doing things solo. Pedal stroke is probably the first to get your leg/foot extension right, as that's saddle height related. KOPS (knee over pedal spindle) would be the next to judge saddle fore/aft, then that leads onto stem length and bar height/position. So they're all really related and that's where I'd say to start and in that sequence. Others here will have some pointers here too, lots of videos and websites around online for it. Park tools have a load of good guides as do GCN on their channel, but there are so many out there.
Woohoo! Exciting times!
So my new bike is already out of date! Life is cruel
Went on another 40km ride yesterday. A bit hillier than my usual rides but nothing outlandish. It was around the country side so a lot of climbing, then down hill, then more climbing again. I say a lot but it was only 547m of elevation gain.
Going to slowly start going further and further but I feel deliberately hill hunting at the moment will be more beneficial in the short term
I watched a google video on Youtube last night from GCN, where they used the Strava auto route feature to create the toughest routes. Could be a good option for you if you have Strava Premium.
I do, but the toughest routes would have me blowing out of my rear end haha! I'm currently just wanting to beat some of my records I set on my fixie.
I was surprised they're launching at the same time but it makes sense if the tooling as practically identical.
Dropping mechanical at ultegra level is a strange one for me, are £3000 bikes going to have 105 on them now? Entry into a higher end race bike may be silly money now, my system six is already £5 with mechanical ultegra.
Hyperglide+ does sound good, servo wave/more pad clearance also good and the ability to fit 12 speed to 11 speed freehub is genius.
It looked as they it was a microspline cassette with more slots cut in it to suit standard freehub bodies.