The Cycling Thread

Originally Posted by EssexDave

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.

Yeah thats a good point actually, Ive got a garmin 305 which I take out with me as well but it wont load into strava for some reason.

[fizzwheel]

Liz and I had a cracking day out yesterday, I've never experienced at atmosphere like the one in the Velodrome. Was great.

I've put a few pics in this thread in the photo section

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.p...94#post2753494

Potentially a bit of a long boring post coming up but I need some motivational help so figured I'd stick it up here so it's in the public eye and hopefully to give me a bit of a push to meet my goals!

I'm trying to lose 1 stone to get to sub 14 stone and hopefully keep going to a better weight!

To do this, I've decided on a big push in August as I'm unemployed and waiting for university to start and what better way than to just get out on my bike.

The goal I set for August is 1,000 miles on the push bike and 50 miles running.

This works out at around 32 and a bit miles per day, or 230ish miles a week.

This week so far I've done 140 miles and so clearly a bit behind. I've got until Tuesday evening to pick this up to the target but I was hoping for a bit of a rest (although that seems to have happened over the weekend) and so I need to get out tomorrow and add on some more miles.

Has anyone here ever done something similar or done over 200 miles a week regularly?

[maviczap]

Yep, I used to do over 200 miles a week when I was racing, and that included fitting it around work.

So a piece of cake if you're not working, just vary your route to stop boredom setting in.

Also remember that recovery is just as important riding.

How where you doing it mavi? One or two longer rides and several shorter ones?

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by EssexDave

How where you doing it mavi? One or two longer rides and several shorter ones?

Yes, and including time trials, maybe a 10 & a 25 in one weekend

Life was simpler then, no girlfriend or children to take up my time

well week 1 of the August challenge 165 miles leaving 835 works out at around 35 miles every day left of August.

How many of you who have a road bike, only have the one and that one being a carbon machine? I've been eyeing up a carbon Cannondale offering on a cracking deal from the LBS but it'd mean selling the Aluminium Boardman i've got at the moment. The frame on the Dale is slightly bigger and feels a better fit for me.

[fizzwheel]

My main bike is Carbon.

But I'm not sure what it is you are actually asking, are you worried about carbon being fragile ?

[maviczap]

My bet bike is carbon, but I have 2 others I can use. If the weather isn't good, I'd rather use my cheaper Alu bike & of course I've got my winter hack.

Try and get a hack bike, I found mine in the local paper, a Raleigh 7005 alu fame with Shiman Ultegra for £170, Gumtree might also have some bargains, EBAY less so