Can't let the runners have all the fun. I know there's some cyclists and triathletes lurking on here. What is everyone up to? Doesn't matter if you're commuting 2 miles, or training for Race Across America, or maybe you just bought a new shiny bell. Lets hear it, and celebrate the awesomeness of cycling
I had my first race of the season on Sunday. The R25/7 25 mile time trial in Usk. I managed to go under the hour which was one of my aims for the season, as I'd not ridden a 25 before. Very happy with that
Photo form Sunday:
Took a rest day yesterday but couldn't help myself tonight so I nipped out for a hilly 30 miler after work on the local lanes. http://app.strava.com/rides/5804621#
Only been out on the race bike once this year and that was only a 20 mile reminder of what aero bars actually are. Hoping to get out for longer this weekend though.
I'm currently contemplating going out for a ride this weekend. Hoping it will help to clear all the gunk off my chest from a few months of constant colds (kids should come with health warnings).
I have my first (sprint) triathlon in 3 years on April 15th. Been injured and trying to get to where I once was (which wasn't exactly great!). Had a few commutes to college and back which is around 9.5 miles each way. Most other cycling to date this year has been of the indoor variety.
As mentioned on Fitocracy, a spoke failed on me on Monday morning's planned 20 mile TT (just my own planned route). Had it repaired today so may get the chance to try again tomorrow. Doing a recce of the tri route on Friday - done it many times previously, but need to test the state of the road surface as it's known to be awful (one year the vibrations were so bad it shook my tri bars loose ).
No major rides planned for now as I mostly try and follow crossfitendurance training plans which are mostly very short, sharp sessions (both swim/bike/run and strength & conditioning based) with TT/Tempo rides and runs at weekends. Enjoying my training more thanks to that. Maybe if I perform well in the upcoming race and enjoy it again I'll set my sights back on the Ironman distance that I had started preparing for pre-injury.
Is this going to take long, only my foot's gone to sleep and I'd like to catch it up.
My beast, dug out of the garage a few weeks back. Hasn't been ridden for a bit as I'd been commuting on my other bike and weekends became cycling rest days.
She's no £5000 Pinarello but she's not too shabby.
Carbon frame/forks
New RS80 C24s wheels (fancied Dura-ace C24s but couldn't really justify the £600 cost )
Ultegra 165mm compact cranks and rear derailleur (the rest is 105)
11-28T rear cassette so I can wimp out on the hills
Bling gold KMC X10SL chain
Speedplay pedals
Nitto 66 forward leading seatpost for that poor-man's tri-geometry
The bike had some tri-bars on too but they came off a few days ago to see how far I can get the weight down (and since the route to work is all hills with no flats where I can into a TT position)
For the weight weenies she's ~8.1kg currently, I'm probably going to switch out the seat post for a carbon fibre one I have lying around, could also switch the bars for something lighter and I think the seat has cromoly rails so some weight could be lost there, if I fancy spending the money (which I'm not sure I do).
She's currently stood in the work bike stand, looking fucking awesome, next to all the shit mountain style bikes people (for some reason) tend buy to commute on.
venusian wrote:Hadn't spotted the funky chain ring. One of those fancy non-circular ones?
yeh O'Symetrics.
I figure Wiggo, Dave Miller and British Cycling can't be wrong, and I needed an aero ring so gave them a shot. So far so good. I've got a standard 39 inner ring and it feels odd switching back to that when warming down or cranking up a long hill on the ride-out to the TT but when in the big ring, everything spins like butter. Lovely.
Still commuting, 10km x 2 every day, although 3 or 4 days a week I'll swap one of those rides for a run. I've ripped the gears off my Sirrus Elite and taken it singlespeed (42x16), Yorkshire's not particularly hilly so it works well round here. :-)
As a relative novice (I bought my hybrid last September and rode it home less than 4miles; I had to stop 3 times and walked the last mile), I set myself the target of riding 250 miles in March. I've actually logged 328 this month. Small beans for many, but I've lost almost 2.5 stones in the six months I've been riding.
Viscount Charles wrote:As a relative novice (I bought my hybrid last September and rode it home less than 4miles; I had to stop 3 times and walked the last mile), I set myself the target of riding 250 miles in March. I've actually logged 328 this month. Small beans for many, but I've lost almost 2.5 stones in the six months I've been riding.
Well in Charles. I've only taken up cycling again in the lat two years and have been amazed at how quickly the body tunes into it. You end up going fairly long distances after only a few weeks of cycling.
So about a year ago I bought a bike on the cycle to work scheme. I know nothing about bikes so got one that was about a grand, the most you can spend on the scheme and after a few goes left it in the office to rot
So today I pumped up the tires and rode it home from work. I felt okay but did a rather pathetic 8 miles in 48 minutes
Looks very nice Gary. I don't know how bumpy the terrain is around your neck of the woods but if you managed to get out at the weekend around the quieter lanes you'll find it's blast! Honest!
How are you getting on with the Adamo? Which model do you have? They certainly have a lot more choice than they had when I last looked!
I borrowed one a few years ago and got on ok with it but never took it further. I'm seriously considering getting one again now, but would like a user's opinion, if I may.
Is this going to take long, only my foot's gone to sleep and I'd like to catch it up.
How are you getting on with the Adamo? Which model do you have? They certainly have a lot more choice than they had when I last looked!
I borrowed one a few years ago and got on ok with it but never took it further. I'm seriously considering getting one again now, but would like a user's opinion, if I may.
I's a revelation. I was cutting myself to pieces on anything over 6 hours in the TT position on the Fizik Arione. Now I can sit there for 12 hours without issue. The Arione is still a nice saddle and I use it on my road bike where you tend to move around more position wise.
Mine is a ROAD model. It's suposed to be a little more padded on the nose for both TT and bar-top positions. Aimed at the ironman triathletes but suits us long distance time triallers equally.
