Straining rides

For the weight issue, I'm with you all, I tell myself that the muscles I am building in my legs and core weighs more than the fat I'm burning but I don't believe it's actually true!
 
z1ppy said:
Really pissed off yesterday. Set out on a 32 mile route, felt great for first 10 miles, then water bottle cage broke somewhere so lost my drink,

22 miles in and feeling great and front wheel felt odd, puncture, didn't have any tools with me (schoolboy error) very gingerly cut the ride short as was a few miles from home. Right pedal felt odd and realised the cleats had come loose and was missing one of three bolts and spacer plate.

Got some repairs today but priorities, the boat needs cleaning and polishing first! Got a bit dirty bouncing over to cowes yesterday!!
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Boats gotta come first H. Bike repairs can be done in the evenings. Bad luck with the puncture. Did you hit a pothole? These kill road bike tyres by pinching the tube on the rim. Can kill rims too. I carry a small kit with me. A bit of a pain, but you never know.......
 
Don't recall hitting any major potholes but could have done, there was a wiggle event in the forest yesterday and there is a history of nimby's putting tacks on the road.
Ah well, chances are someone on the ride will puncture so bit of repair practice isn't a bad idea!
 
z1ppy said:
Don't recall hitting any major potholes but could have done, there was a wiggle event in the forest yesterday and there is a history of nimby's putting tacks on the road.
Ah well, chances are someone on the ride will puncture so bit of repair practice isn't a bad idea!
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I carry a new spare tube, a repair kit and a compact tool set. My rationale being that I would pop in the new tube, slap a patch on the punctured tube and carry on with the repair drying in my saddlebag. I have also learnt to try and avoid manholes, potholes and hedge clippings!

Without teaching anyone to suck eggs, don't use tyre levers to refit the tyre post repair, you should be able to push the tyre back on with your hands and save pinching the tube with the levers.
 
P4Paul said:
Glad it's not just me...
I have turned in the brake lever on the handlebars so my hand sits more naturally, it has helped and moving my grip around also helps. Seems to improve the more distance I put on the bike.
Sitting up straight going downhill takes all the weight off my wrists and hands and while it slows me down I would rather be comfortable than 3 mile a hour faster!
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Hi Paul, I'm not an expert at these things obvious but have read about saddle height and handlebar height being important for distribution the weight evenly between bum and hands.. you could try raising the handlebar and / or lowering the seat if it doesn't mes up your overall posture and ride position?
 
oGaryo said:
Hi Paul, I'm not an expert at these things obvious but have read about saddle height and handlebar height being important for distribution the weight evenly between bum and hands.. you could try raising the handlebar and / or lowering the seat if it doesn't mes up your overall posture and ride position?
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My issue was more the strain that the angle of the levers put on my elbows and so I found myself gripping tightly to force my elbows in which in turn drove the road vibration through my hands, wrists and elbows giving me pain and pins and needles. Two minutes with an Allen key and a few degrees turn in on the levers and now the tingling doesn't start until about 30 miles!

Saddle and bar height was set in the shop with angle gauges and my body mechanics feel fine, no back ache, knees are fine, just tingling in my arms and hands.

I haven't tried padded gloves which would isolate the road vibration further but it feels like it is improving the more miles I ride so I think I will continue as is for now.
 
Well, have to shamefully call a fail today. Had planned 30 miles, but gave up halfway round and went home. Riding into the wind I was on the lowest gear ratio on the flat! Bike was being buffeted in the gusts and so I turned round and flew home with the breeze behind. Horrible cycling. I hope we don't get this weather on 6 th June!
I also got the old pins and needles in both hands today. First time for ages, and for me it is normally the left hand only. No idea what causes it. I wear padded gloves, so I don't think that is the cure all.
 
not a fail Paul, i have found cycling into the wind the most difficult by far, cold, rain is no problem but wind is a nightmare!

on a scrounging note, don't suppose anyone has a spare bolt and washer for spd sl cleat? lost one yesterday and can only find complete cleats online.
 
z1ppy said:
not a fail Paul, i have found cycling into the wind the most difficult by far, cold, rain is no problem but wind is a nightmare!

on a scrounging note, don't suppose anyone has a spare bolt and washer for spd sl cleat? lost one yesterday and can only find complete cleats online.
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Sorry H, have both Time and Look pedals, but no Spuds.
 
rafiki_ said:
Well, have to shamefully call a fail today. Had planned 30 miles, but gave up halfway round and went home. Riding into the wind I was on the lowest gear ratio on the flat! Bike was being buffeted in the gusts and so I turned round and flew home with the breeze behind. Horrible cycling. I hope we don't get this weather on 6 th June!
I also got the old pins and needles in both hands today. First time for ages, and for me it is normally the left hand only. No idea what causes it. I wear padded gloves, so I don't think that is the cure all.
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Fair play - I was out on the Wiggle Sportive in the NF - cracking time of it :) But then I was with the club - so a fair dose of MTFU and JFDI plus some wheels to take shelter behind (when it wasn't my turn on the front) :)
 
fireball said:
Fair play - I was out on the Wiggle Sportive in the NF - cracking time of it :) But then I was with the club - so a fair dose of MTFU and JFDI plus some wheels to take shelter behind (when it wasn't my turn on the front) :)
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JFDI I can manage, MTFU, man the xxxx up? NF?

What sort of lingo is this? :)
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbirds_(TV_series)
Though spoken as an initialism, the IR call sign "F.A.B." (defined by Collins English Dictionary 2002 as "an expression of agreement to, or acknowledgement of, a command"),[24] was not conceived as one.[25] When asked what the code stood for in 2000, Anderson replied: "absolutely nothing! ... The abbreviation "fab", as in "fabulous", was all the rage and I just changed it a bit."[26] He also described it as the "futuristic equivalent for 'Roger', i.e. 'Message received and understood'".[27]
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It was superb out there - club TT so only 18 miles in total - 6 to get there and warm up, 10 at full gas taking just shy of 26 minutes... fortunately we had tea and cake after the 10 to allow some recovery before the 2 mile limp home ... ;)
 
fireball said:
It was superb out there - club TT so only 18 miles in total - 6 to get there and warm up, 10 at full gas taking just shy of 26 minutes... fortunately we had tea and cake after the 10 to allow some recovery before the 2 mile limp home ... ;)
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good time for a 10.... my PB is 27 something.... but then, I am an old bugger compared to you!
 
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