Road Cycling Essentials

PardonTheWait · 19 Sep 2012 at 22:57

Can't be signal - the ride imports from the Rider to the Brytonsport website just fine, it's when it moves over to Strava that it goes mental

I'll see if it does it when I'm next out.

The only thing I can possibly think of is that I set it to take me round a route and didn't complete that route, I cut it short. It 'navigated' me back fine though and the stats and whatnot made perfect sense on the Brytonsport site so I don't think it's connected.

Weird. If it keeps doing it though it will be a bit of a deal breaker because I do quite like Strava.

CooK1E · 19 Sep 2012 at 23:40

Jono said:
Those bib shorts I bought are too small. GF can have them though as they fit her.
Anyone know of any awesome and cheap bib shorts?

http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/rose-bib-shorts-design-iii/aid:561025

I've just bought these. The padding is great and for once I've managed to pick a size that fits first time around.

If you like them on FaceBook you get a 10% off code.

topgun06 · 19 Sep 2012 at 23:54

30mins on the trainer tonight. A little run-out straight from work tomorrow. A little loosen up on the trainer on Saturday. Ready for the SOT Tour Ride on Sunday.

Anyone else doing it?

SexyGreyFox · 20 Sep 2012 at 09:22

topgun06 said:
30mins on the trainer tonight. A little run-out straight from work tomorrow. A little loosen up on the trainer on Saturday. Ready for the SOT Tour Ride on Sunday. Anyone else doing it?

More info please but to be honest I'm not ready yet.

Kimi · 20 Sep 2012 at 09:58

What trainer do you use topgun?

Murf · 20 Sep 2012 at 11:41

Jonny69 said:
Utter rubbish advice, guys. Not everyone likes riding drop bars and a hybrid is basically a road bike with flat bars and a bit more space for bigger tyres. Off road or not.

I'd probably recommend one with conventional brakes over discs, either cantis or caliper brakes, purely from a simplicity and cheap servicing perspective.

You don't have to ride on the drops, you can ride on the hoods. There's about 4 different positions you can take up. And often on cross bikes you get brakes on the main horizontal bar too.

A hyrbid is basically an abomination, NOT a road bike with flat bars. They should all be melted down!!

InsomniaCalls · 20 Sep 2012 at 11:47

Anyone got any idea how I figure out the correct spoke type/length to replace a broken non-driveside spoke on my Easton EA50 Aero rear wheel?

I believe they're Sapim double butted spokes with a j-bend but no idea of the size, and struggling to find bladed versions anywhere online. Emailed Easton but no response as yet.

topgun06 · 20 Sep 2012 at 11:53

Kimi said:
What trainer do you use topgun?

I'm not sure on the exact model, but it is a Tacx and it is very old. But it seems to have similar features to the current Tacx Flow Ergo. Not sure it cost that much though.

Nexus · 20 Sep 2012 at 12:03

Murf said:
A hyrbid is basically an abomination, NOT a road bike with flat bars. They should all be melted down!!

Hybrids exist mainly for two reasons:

- Many people find drop bars alien, especially the kind of person who is going to buy a bike for commuting and hasn't ridden one since they were a kid.

- There still exists the option that they could be taken off-road with a tyre change, unlike a mountain bike which would never be practical on the road when that is it's main usage day to day.

So I fully see why they exist and why people buy them.
I've got a friend who has been commuting in London for nearly four years now and he uses a mountain bike with front suspension. He bought it because he intended to also use it off-road... has he ever done in all those years? Nope!

He would have been far better with a hybrid.

George Hincapie · 20 Sep 2012 at 12:38

I've lost my cycling mojo. Just CBA this week for some reason. Hardly done any training and have been eating very poorly

Saundie · 20 Sep 2012 at 13:23

George Hincapie said:
I've lost my cycling mojo. Just CBA this week for some reason. Hardly done any training and have been eating very poorly

I wouldn't worry about it, I imagine it happens to most people from time to time. The days getting shorter and colder probably doesn't help much. Give yourself a break this week and pick it up again next week. If that doesn't work, order yourself a Colnago C59 to rekindle the fire

Vonhelmet · 20 Sep 2012 at 13:49

Murf said:
You don't have to ride on the drops, you can ride on the hoods. There's about 4 different positions you can take up. And often on cross bikes you get brakes on the main horizontal bar too.

Riding on the hoods is not much less weird than riding on the drops. And if you ride on the bars then you don't have access to the brakes and gears. It does make a difference.

kiteloopy · 20 Sep 2012 at 13:55

George Hincapie said:
I've lost my cycling mojo. Just CBA this week for some reason. Hardly done any training and have been eating very poorly

You need therapy....

Of the retail type.

Jono · 20 Sep 2012 at 15:00

Vonhelmet said:
Riding on the hoods is not much less weird than riding on the drops. And if you ride on the bars then you don't have access to the brakes and gears. It does make a difference.

I sort of agree, but it only takes 5 mins to get used to riding on the hoods. Even I managed it and I'm a retard.

Russinating · 20 Sep 2012 at 15:07

I ride on my hoods 90% of the time. I only really go onto the drops for descents/long straights, or generally when I want to be more aerodynamic.

Draeger · 20 Sep 2012 at 15:17

Same here, either hoods or tops of bars slightly inboard of the hoods. In fact I ride using that hand position so often that I've been thinking about swapping my bars for a set of 'wing' shaped ergo types.

Russinating · 20 Sep 2012 at 15:25

Yep, I go to the middle of the bars for long climbs.

PardonTheWait · 20 Sep 2012 at 18:02

Russinating said:
Yep, I go to the middle of the bars for long climbs.

I do this if I'm just spinning away up a hill.

Do it when I'm really tired as well. It's nice just to sit in a different position sometimes.

The other thing I do is kind of put my hands almost on the sides of the hoods/front of the drops, I do that when I get tingly hands presumably from leaning too heavily on my hands.

On that note does anyone have a recommendation for reasonably priced shallow/compact drops to replace the ones on my Boardman?

The drops on the Boardman are super deep and the shape of them is a bit strange - I struggle to find a comfortable position and the most comfy place is right on the very bottom, which obviously is miles from the levers.

I see a lot of bikes have really nice compact drops and I wants to get me some.

Edit: FSA Vero - http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=36060

Any cop?

PermaChanged · 20 Sep 2012 at 18:47

I'm going to replace the bars on my Boardman with shallower drops too, was thinking of the Ritchey Logic II's as they seem to be highly rated in reviews and look like the right shape for how I want to hold my bars.

Two choices I believe, either the Comp or WCS version.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ritchey-comp-logic-ii-road-handlebar/

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ritchey-wcs-logic-ii-road-handlebar/

InsomniaCalls · 20 Sep 2012 at 18:53

I have this bar which feels fairly shallow compared to my previous ones. Very comfortable. Might not suit everyone though.