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19-09-08, 09:02 AM | #81 | |
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Not a good friday.
Got on the bike, thought, oo, the front tyre is a bit soft. So get off, pump up[ the tyre. Pull the pump off and snap the top of the presta valve off Had to push the bike from work to the nearest bike shop for a new tube. Must get a better pump. |
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But, I would never get aggressive at pedestrians, if I'm on the pavement I'm just borrowing it, and I go round them not the other way round. 2) It's defensive riding, often. Cars often try to squeeze past a single cyclist in the same lane, and get far too close, so riding in pairs forces them to give cyclists the space that they should. The highway code says that when you pass a cyclist you should give them the space you would a small car- who does that? Very few people. Other times, it's just bad riding, but it's not always a wrong thing to do. But if you're doing it you should be aware of what's behind you, just like any other slow traffic.
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After no serious rides since May I put in 35 hilly miles in 2.5 hours on Sat which I was quite pleased with. Also sent off my entry to the Dartmoor Devil today, 100km. |
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22-09-08, 06:04 PM | #87 |
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Definately, but not this year, still much too rubbish
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Another Sportive completed. Did The Tour of Dartmoor today. Ouch very hard ride. very challenging.
Stats if you're interested Ride Time : 6hrs 53 minutes Max Heart Rate : 189 Average Heart Rate : 149 Kcals Burned : 6009 Distance : 83 miles Avg Speed : 12mph Max Speed : 44.7mph Avg Cadence : 74 Max Cadence : 107 Sounds slow, but factor in the ride was not at all flat, and had 10,869 ft of climbing in it.
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Well done. What was your total time? I didn't realise that was happening today.
What device do you measure all that on? Seems like a very posh bit of kit! That calorie burn seems high, I've always assumed about 4/600 calories an hour. But I dont know enough to know whats right or wrong. I never get my HR that high, goes to about 175 before I need to slow down or get off! My legs go before my lungs though, so maybe I'm not strong enough to push harder. Are you doing the Dartmoor Devil next month? |
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Ah my total tiime is not quite as good. We spent a lot of time in the feed stations topping up rolls and stretching so I ended up with a time of 7hrs 40 mins and 7 seconds, which got me a Bronze certificate.
As for the stats. I've got a Polar CS200CAD which its a cycling computer and a HRM monitor so thats why I get the heartrate and calorie stuff to. I rode alot of the climbs not far off my theorectical max 175 - 180 all the time. Ride was hard much harder than I expected and I havent done any proper training for the last 5 months. TBH I was just pleased to get round !! I'm the same as you my legs go before my heart / lungs do. Nope not doing the Dartmoor Devil, me and my mate are talking about doing he Beast of Exmoor in November though.
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