Yeah, cause if the tyres won't seat, it'll be much easier if I'm tubeless...1st of all, go tubless
I've heard too many people having tubeless problems.
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I've heard too many people having tubeless problems.
been running TL for ages now
but am not try to convince you
all my cycling mates run them
once tyre is set, your golden, milk will do its job
my wheels are a pain to get new tyres on but it gets easier with every tyre change...NOT
a pump with air container to help them set - normal pump can be nightmare and almost impossible
but am not try to convince you
all my cycling mates run them
once tyre is set, your golden, milk will do its job
my wheels are a pain to get new tyres on but it gets easier with every tyre change...NOT
a pump with air container to help them set - normal pump can be nightmare and almost impossible
Had a humbling ride yesterday. Been of off of the bike for best part of a month due to sick baby, then me being sick and repeat.
Anyway, planned a ride which I thought was fairly normal. 2 tricky-ish climbs and the rest fairly undulating country roads. Was only 65km with about 800m climbing. Nothing spectacular....
My lord the last 15km was torture. I had cramp in both legs and felt like I was pedalling in squares. If I was at home I would've just jumped off the turbo but I had no option but to make it home
. On one of the climbs I've done a few times I remember just feeling like I had nothing left to give. I didn't feel like I was out of energy, I just had nothing to turn the pedals over.
I just kept thinking "I'm never going to feel like this again. Never". So today was a lesson in why consistency is important and matters. Legs are feeling a bit sore today but I now have a new sense of dedication.
Anyway, planned a ride which I thought was fairly normal. 2 tricky-ish climbs and the rest fairly undulating country roads. Was only 65km with about 800m climbing. Nothing spectacular....
My lord the last 15km was torture. I had cramp in both legs and felt like I was pedalling in squares. If I was at home I would've just jumped off the turbo but I had no option but to make it home
. On one of the climbs I've done a few times I remember just feeling like I had nothing left to give. I didn't feel like I was out of energy, I just had nothing to turn the pedals over.I just kept thinking "I'm never going to feel like this again. Never". So today was a lesson in why consistency is important and matters. Legs are feeling a bit sore today but I now have a new sense of dedication.
I'm starting to think that perhaps I underestimated how much I needed? I had a ~40g bowl of porridge before the ride with a flat white before I set out. Then on the ride I had 3 gels and a carb drink. Do you think it was a case of me not drinking enough or fuelling up enough?
If that's the case I feel a bit better, only a bit. I didn't think it was a bonk in the traditional sense as mentally I felt fine I just had no power to turn the pedals over much.
In other news and probably bordering on TMI but if I can't share it with my cycling friends, who can I? I've got a nasty case of ischial bursitis going on. Tried to treat it with a bit of time off the bike but it's not gone away and after that ride it seems to have gotten worse and now feels the size of a ping pong ball. Off to the doctors on Thursday just to confirm it's nothing more sinister.
I would be surprised if that wasn't enough but it depends how hard you went on the ride.
I went out yesteday on a 55km ride but I was with a mate who isn't as fit as me so quite a lot of the ride was in zone 2/early zone 3. I'd done a faster 30km ride on Saturday but honestly after the first 10km my legs were fine and the soreness had evaporated. I had eaten some porridge for breakfast and then for lunch I just had a noodle pack. I was a fatty the night before though so perhaps that helped.
On the ride I had 2 bottles. One with caffeine/electrolyte mix and the other was a homemade ~50g of sugar energy drink. Then I had one gel mid ride that I probably didn't need but they are about 2 years out of date at this point so should probably finish them off!
I was absolutely fine at the end of the ride and could happily have kept going.
I think that you were probably just a little out of shape and came back in with a bit too big a ride for your legs. A month off isn't a huge amount but its enough if you aren't well conditioned from years of cycling. I have found that cycling fitness comes and goes very quickly for me at the moment. Which is good and bad. You might just have pushed a little too hard in places and burnt those matches too soon in the ride and suffered for it.
I find that pacing trumps everything else. If I pace properly I can do the same avg. speed over a ride with ~80% of the perceived effort. If I go too early or red line for too long too early I never properly recover and a hilly route just kills you.
I also do think I set off with a bit of an adventurous pace. It's all fun and games though I know a few weeks of consistent cycling will get it back to where I was. If nothing else, my diet the last few weeks should certainly help as I've lost almost 5kg since last being on the bike!
Oh no, that should have been plenty.
Ahh, yes, this is the other big problem people don't take seriously enough. We have one guy on a Sunday that often does this. He sticks to the wheels of the fast guys on the way out, then we're often waiting for him on the way home.
Had a humbling ride yesterday. Been of off of the bike for best part of a month due to sick baby, then me being sick and repeat.
Anyway, planned a ride which I thought was fairly normal. 2 tricky-ish climbs and the rest fairly undulating country roads. Was only 65km with about 800m climbing. Nothing spectacular....
My lord the last 15km was torture. I had cramp in both legs and felt like I was pedalling in squares. If I was at home I would've just jumped off the turbo but I had no option but to make it home
I just kept thinking "I'm never going to feel like this again. Never". So today was a lesson in why consistency is important and matters. Legs are feeling a bit sore today but I now have a new sense of dedication.
Ive felt like that before, usually when increasing distance a bit far when I wasnt ready for it. Once I was literally crawling home for about 13 miles at about 10mph, I genuinely couldnt go any faster as I couldnt push any harder and when I was about 3 miles from home, I was overtaken by two dudes on mountain bikes for the ultimate humiliation for a roadie blowing out of his backside
And my week gets worse. Doctor has prescribed me with some anti inflammatory and stomach protectors along with 3 weeks off of the bike. I think she felt a bit sad for me as she could see I was gutted by the news so she’s going to see if she can refer me to a specialist
No way you can just do super easy zone 2 spins?
I did ask if I could even get away with light riding and she said her professional advice would be to put as little pressure on my behind as possible. She asked if I could just cycle standing up lol.
But I got a text last evening that I'm being referred to a musculoskeletal specialist and booked in for an ultrasound scan. Quite a bit sad but it's been there for almost a year now so hopefully I can get rid of it for good and get back in the saddle without discomfort!
In other, unrelated news. My weight is still coming off nicely. Incredible what happens when you cut out snacking. Saw 84.9kg on the scales this morning which puts me back to my weight at the start of the year. Started at a heaviest of 91kg Back in August. Plan was going to be 79 but if I get there I may try 75kg
If nothing else when I do start riding again at least I'll be almost 10% lighter
If nothing else when I do start riding again at least I'll be almost 10% lighter
Just remember that the dad bod is provably more aero than the Vingegaard physique and everyone knows aero is king!
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Exactly, look at all the TT riders putting fairings under the clothing for aero. Dad bod gives you that effect without looking silly.
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I had to really fight the urge to get out on my bike over the weekend. Though I am glad I'm just taking the doctors advice of rest and no cycling as, shock, the medication is making the swelling go down remarkably fast. If it means 2 weeks off the bike but the lump is gone and I can have some comfort on the saddle, it'll be worth it
I appreciate you lying to me face like that
I couldn't resist. Weather was lovely. As an added bonus I took a mate out on a 65km ride who doesn't ride more than once a week and made him regret all his life choices.