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It is when it takes three hours. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
I've been trying to find a suitable 5 km stretch of flat road to do 10 km time trial, 5km in one direction and then back. I need to figure out what kind of time I can manage. It's sort of a Cooper test for cyclists.
I realised this afternoon that I'd not been out on my bike for nearly two weeks, not had much spare time and I've been playing (or trying to play) tennis most evenings. So did go out but not for too long, only 14km. Need to get out more, off work next week so might take a trip out for a longer ride somewhere. Got new pedals to replace the broken ones and they feel much better, but my front suspension needs some cheese as it is squeaking quite a lot :s
Only because janneppi was quoting in km. I had to look up how far my 53 mile ride was in km.Quote:
Originally Posted by GridGirl
I had a better experience with the wind, in that I ended up cycling up a hill at about 18mph thinking I was mega strong, only to turn a corner and realise why I was going so fast when the massive side wind hit me. On the way down the hill got hit by a few gusts and got quite a wobble on, thankfully managed to stay upright!
Got some SPD I hope? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by J4MIE
I hate wind. It's as if I live in a wind tunnel. I have to keep planning routes where the wind is behind on the way back! Doing Pedal for Scotland in a few weeks, so been out on the back roads with my new skid lid. Thankfully the route should have the wind behind me!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
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If it makes you feel any better my pace yesterday was slower on a shorter ride. Granted I didn't really have a distance goal and was playing it by ear (thus conserving some energy) but the pace sucked.Quote:
Originally Posted by janneppi
As for finding a road to test pace around here that is wishful thinking. I can barely find 5km without major road crossing, much less in an area without major transitions and curbs to slow you down. Riding in traffic is a major roll of the dice, and I like my family too much to roll those dice with the idiot drivers around here.
Like others I hate going into the wind on the return trip. I really hate when winds shift so much that no matter what direction you are going it's a constant change of gears and you can't get a solid cadence going and get into the "zone" so to speak.
I have noticed after a month and a half of riding again that I can pull the higher ratios better, and spend more time on the big front ring. I'm still not pulling the highest gears on the flat, but for a mountain bike they are fairly tall.
It does. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by airshifter
Depends on what you mean by "build". Do you want to:Quote:
Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow
1. Get big?
2. Get big and build strength?
3. Look good with a bit of strength?
4. Look good only with minimal strength?
5. Look good with some stamina?
6. Look good with good stamina?
7. Be athletic?
There are different routines and reps vs sets rates that you need to perform to get the results you want. Doing the same exercises but in different ways can have several different results. It all depends on what you want, then put together a routine.
As tpf said, diet also plays a big role.
I work out for 45 minutes 4 days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday) and have a build cross between Brad Pitt and Mark Wahlberg which was my goal. I do the type of training that is required to get the results I want and it is so much easier to do than people think. I know a lot of people that just push heavy weights and binge on protein shakes and wonder why they don't get the body they require. It's because they aren't using a routine that gets the results required.
Well it was going to happen sometime but got my first puncture, tyre was totally flat when getting the bike out the garage. Having never fixed a puncture in my life I thought I did well to switch the tube - luckily I bought a cheap track pump as the one in my bag that I carry with me didn't work at all :s So only got just over 10km but better than nothing. Only another quick ride tomorrow evening then I'm off to Spa for a few days :D :bounce:
I got a puncture today also..... 4 miles from home. My wife was home but I din't want to stink up the car so I pushed and jogged it home... I was out for the exercise to begin with. Time to get a bag with a spare tube and a couple tools, especially now that I'm taking some longer rides.Quote:
Originally Posted by J4MIE
I'm leaning towards the CO2 cartridges rather than a pump. Does anyone here have any input on that? I'd prefer not to use the space for a pump when I need another water bottle. I'll probably get a below seat type bag and want to keep it minimal.