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Old 02-08-12, 08:40 PM   #2411
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Essex I've just bought my own velodrome, so you're welcome to try it out

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Old 03-08-12, 02:14 PM   #2412
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Can't you take the old 105 off your knackered frame and fit to a replacement frame?

If not then anything groupset upward from Tiagra I'd be happy with, especially this years Tiagra, which now joins the 10 speed groupsets.

So if you're going to go compact, then front will be 50/34 chainrings, so 28 - 12 cassette will give you a very good range.
Possibly, but the front wheel taco'ed on impact, the levers got a bit battered and the rear mech got a good whack as well. Complete bikes are pretty good value anyway so I'd much rather get something new than faff around with parts.
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Old 03-08-12, 11:44 PM   #2413
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Mavi looks awesome I might be a bit big though

Went out and did 103 miles today at 15.1mph. Really pleased with the average but was hoping to do 130 miles but was just so windy! (Note that was a moving average - I stopped for 1 hour total)

There was also a heap of climbing, over 1,150 meters! Legs are feeling it a bit now
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Old 03-08-12, 11:52 PM   #2414
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Mavi looks awesome I might be a bit big though

Went out and did 103 miles today at 15.1mph. Really pleased with the average but was hoping to do 130 miles but was just so windy! (Note that was a moving average - I stopped for 1 hour total)

There was also a heap of climbing, over 1,150 meters! Legs are feeling it a bit now
How much did you eat when you were on the bike? I did my first half century this week and bonked horribly in the last 10 miles. I had on sachet of high 5 in one of me bottles and some plain water which did me fine for the the first 40 but then I could go no longer and had to rest and have my emergency energy gel to get me home. I'd be interested to know what other cyclists get through. I've done 120 miles this week and haven't shifted any of my beer keg
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Old 04-08-12, 07:11 AM   #2415
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I use SIS Go energy bars whilst on the move and plain water in the bottle.
I also keep a Mars Bar in the tail-pack for when I get knackered or as a treat after reaching the summit of my own personal Col de Tourmalet which is Greenhow Hill, Pateley Bridge.

I'd be interested to know who eats what before a pre-breakfast 20/25 miler.

Meusli? yoghurt? cereals? Ginster?
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Old 04-08-12, 07:34 AM   #2416
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I use SIS Go energy bars whilst on the move and plain water in the bottle.
I also keep a Mars Bar in the tail-pack for when I get knackered or as a treat after reaching the summit of my own personal Col de Tourmalet which is Greenhow Hill, Pateley Bridge.

I'd be interested to know who eats what before a pre-breakfast 20/25 miler.

Meusli? yoghurt? cereals? Ginster?
I struggle to eat in the morning but today have had one of those Special K reb berry cereal bars, I know its not ideal but 12 yrs of permanent nights has messed up my body clock big time and today I'm carrying one of those High 5 energy drinks in the bottle, just hope my achilles holds out.....
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Old 04-08-12, 08:01 AM   #2417
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How much did you eat when you were on the bike? I did my first half century this week and bonked horribly in the last 10 miles. I had on sachet of high 5 in one of me bottles and some plain water which did me fine for the the first 40 but then I could go no longer and had to rest and have my emergency energy gel to get me home. I'd be interested to know what other cyclists get through. I've done 120 miles this week and haven't shifted any of my beer keg
I'd say that's not really enough, even a skinny guy like me, I normally take 3 gels out with me on a 60 mile ride. One 750ml bottle with Nectar fuel in it.

My trouble is that toward the end of the ride I start to feel sick from all the sugary stuff, I have taken a cereal bar before, but I prefer a banana on a ride. A plain bottle of water is something I don't normally take, but after my last long ride, it would be a nice change from the Nectar energy drink and perhaps then I wouldn't feel sick.

I know it work in the Pyrenees last year, plus you can pour the plain water over your head when the going gets tough
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Well I'm carrying a lot of extra fat so plenty of reserves On that ride I was sitting in zone 2 for almost all of it so I didn't have that much food.

I had a tun sandwich for lunch with some crisps and salad, then stopped and had a rice crispy square thingy, 2 cans of coke with lunch and 1 500ml bottle of dr pepper later on.

Normally if I'm pushing on at speed, I'll take an energy gel per 20 miles or so. I also have a mahoosive breakfast before going out.
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Old 04-08-12, 02:42 PM   #2419
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Anyone using Strava as a training tool ? Ive just uprated to the premium package at a staggering $6 a month, its a good little app, you can finish your ride at the front door and by the time you pick up your laptop its already loaded to the main programme, check it out
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I used the free Strava for a while but with my Garmin I just can't be bothered with it. I find on a lot of longer rides the phone will die before the finish.
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