The Cycling Thread

[Luckypants]

Talking of the Pyrenees, after that ride me and my bro booked onto this for the beginning of September.

http://pyreneescycling.co.uk/holiday...ur-cols-weeks/


Mav, you have an email!

Just dusted off my old hybrid and did 12 miles with my 6 & 10 year olds!!! I was really impressed by them!

Went to the bike shop yesterday, bought some stuff to put in my bottles. SIS blackcurrant energise I believe it is. Just done this ride.

http://maps.google.com/?q=http://share.abvio.com/b0de/8b46/4bf9/85f0/Cyclemeter-Cycle-20110726-1156.html

And that pink stuff is incredible!! I only took out one bottle as well as my camelback full of water and came home feeling just fine. top product cheers for the advice, I think i may need something a bit isotonic too for longer journeys though as I was getting a little headache towards the end. Conditions up here are windy and 13 degrees! in july!

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by krhall

Just dusted off my old hybrid and did 12 miles with my 6 & 10 year olds!!! I was really impressed by them!

So who won the sprint to the line, 6 year old I bet

Originally Posted by maviczap

So who won the sprint to the line, 6 year old I bet

Hell yeah, he got the green jersey for sure...i still can't believe he actually managed 6 miles out and then the same back. Nice chance to try out the garmin edge 500 though.

quick update on the Kona Dew Duluxe 2010

Other than I believe the frame is the wrong size for me (thatll teach me to buy online) the bike is doing really well, I reckon a conservative estimate is 320 miles now commuting, which I am happy with as I dont ride at the weekends and only do my 12 mile daily commute 3 times a week.

I do need to re adjust all the gears but as they work at the moment I am reluctant to touch them, and I would like to change my tyres from 700 x 35 hybrid tyres to 700 x 25 semi slick tyres to give a little less rolling resistance.

Spd's and shoes will also be on the list having trashed a £60 pair of trainers thanks to the the spiked pedals I have on at the moment.

As for me, I have gone from 118.7 kg to 111.3 kg as of last night and my aim was 10kg by september, so If possible I have 3kg to loose by the end of august, however to be honest I am already feeling massive benifits, My jeans and work trousers are too big, my gut is reduced and I work much better when I have cycled in. I am not getting hung up on figures too much as I have built HUUUGE muscles in my legs since cycling which wont "help" with the numbers. I was pretty much a 42" waist but I now reckon I am 39" but I will find out for sure when I try and buy some new jeans on saturday, I quite like my clothes being baggy so going back to clothes that fit might make me feel fat still, hey ho might spur me on.

any way, hope everyone else is still enjoying their cycling however serious we each take it

Hey folks,

I'm starting to look for turbo trainers for when winter comes.

Any recommendations? Preferably something cheap and reasonable for training

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by EssexDave

Hey folks,

I'm starting to look for turbo trainers for when winter comes.

Any recommendations? Preferably something cheap and reasonable for training

Cheap and reasonable don't equate to a good trainer

I've got a fluid filled resistance trainer which is pretty good, nice and smooth and sort of replicated the feeling of the road.

Don't buy any of the ones with the wind resisatance fans, they're carp.

I had a magnetic resistance type, but the action of the magnets made pedalling action a bit 'choppy'

Best thing i did buy was a special turbo trainer tyre for the rear

I had a Cyclops Fluid 2 which was fairly decent. I fancied investing in an i-magic, but not sure if the gimmick might wear off and become just another trainer. Theyre not easy to motivate yourself onto as its a pretty boring affair just turning the wheel and getting nowhere.

dont know if its been discussed but diggers at work on telly was interesting the other day .

Dalby forest in Yorkshire? mountain bike world cup held there.. showed you the digger man building the course..

was on 22.07 ... I think Lucky pants is on the clip.. a guy goes over the handlebars just the same as his famous clip - I may video it and pop it up here