The Get fit club!

[Mark]

A race as in Paris-Roubaix type race or a Sportive is the equivalent of taking part in a marathon which isn't really a race but you are timed over the course.

[ioan]

To be honest I am not very passionate about taking part in it, as it is rather dangerous to cycle in a pack with other 3000+ people on bikes, most of them as amateurs as I am.
I am invited every year by our very friendly Slovenian colleagues/friends, who are very passionate about it, and I have to say that I enjoyed it every time even though I always ride under a certain stress due to having to take care and avoid all kind of incidents. This year for the first time someone from our group had a relatively bad crash and managed to broke a bone (arm), so I was rather happy to make it through to the end unscathed.

For my part I prefer riding alone against the clock for a few hours every few days and keep my engine ticking reliably.

[ioan]

A race as in Paris-Roubaix type race or a Sportive is the equivalent of taking part in a marathon which isn't really a race but you are timed over the course.

As you probably realized I am no Paris-Roubaix level!

[GridGirl]

I had two rides out this weekend, a 70km and a 50km ride. I was planning on a relatively easy week as I'm doing a charity ride on Saturday but I'm now having to work away so will have to settle for a spin of the legs in my hotel gym.

34km/h average is pretty damn good! I aim to cycle at around 24km/h but that average drops when I add in hills. I'm generally happy if I can average in excess of 20km/h but I am a feeble girl.

[Mark]

I am a feeble girl.

One with 48 QOM titles!

[ioan]

34km/h average is pretty damn good! I aim to cycle at around 24km/h but that average drops when I add in hills. I'm generally happy if I can average in excess of 20km/h but I am a feeble girl.

In the peloton everything is faster. I usually manage 30 km/h hen riding alone on the flat. Still I was surprised to reach 34 km/h during a ride involving a medium (at least for me) climb. In the end it depends if one is lucky enough to be in a good group of riders.

[janneppi]

Lately I had trouble getting down power to the pedals and my thighs were getting knackered too soon. Finally figured out that the culprit was a too low saddle. It had slid down over the last few weeks.

I raised it for about 1,5 cm and the world was a better place.

[schmenke]

Lately I had trouble getting down power to the pedals ...

Do you use clipped pedals?

[janneppi]

Clip and strap free since 1997

With all the power and stability advantages of clipless pedals, one small thing is bothering me with them.
riding on flat pedals does force you to use more technique when bunny hopping. I don't really do it properly and it shows when doing a bunnyhop on the road bike.

[GridGirl]

Sod cycling with Mark. I have moved up in the world and will be cycling with Sir Chris Hoy next week. It's not on a velodrome but I still don't fancy my chances on beating him on a sprint finish.