Road Cycling

[Trox]

Looking for a little advice regarding wheel rim to frame clearance...

With the different rim widths available what would you deem an acceptable wheel rim to frame clearance?

For example; My disc brake bike with a 29mm wide wheel rim (not including tyre) my clearance between the frame and rim would come in at around 5mm each side. Uncertain if this is too tight.

 

[gpuerrilla]

Tyre size makes a difference too. One brands 28mm will be quite tight then the same size for another brand will appear ok.

 

[Trox]

Tyre size makes a difference too. One brands 28mm will be quite tight then the same size for another brand will appear ok.

Hey Th0nt, yea I'm looking at using a 25mm so that shouldn't be an issue as it'll sit flush with the rim. It's just the clearance of the rim to the frame that I'm unsure about.

 

[Jonny ///M]

5mm either side is plenty really.

I've saw Cannondale super six with about 1mm which is poor..

 

[AndyCr15]

I shouldn't be amazed any more, but went from this yesterday -



To this for the 80 mile Ware's Cambridge Sportive this morning -

Still, it was my longest ride yet and I didn't feel too bad at the end of it, despite chasing much faster riders than me for the first 55 miles of it. Definitely a 100 mile ride is due this year, likely the Herts 100 in August.

 

[RoboCod]

Good vid Andy. How does it auto track? Or is that your post editing?

 

[Jonny ///M]

Same sort of weather here today. Went a walk with the mrs and it was blue skies and a bit chilly in the shade but on the drive home as you climb higher and higher we got massssive hailstones.

To be cold tomorrow but I'm going for winter kit and chance it.

 

[One More Solo]

Those look like good roads to ride @AndyCr15, cool video too with the tracking effects.

First TT of the year yesterday so weather was not ideal even if the snow made way for glorious sunshine by my start time. Air temperature of 4c with 20mph NE winds so don’t even want to know what the windchill effect was.

 

[AndyCr15]

Thanks guys. I assume you guys are referring to the stabilisation. It makes it rather odd looking, like you're using a gimbal, but it's just the GoPro 9 doing its stabilisation. It's great for dead ahead video, but if you try and pan for some scenery, it does look robotic and rather odd...

 

[RoboCod]

It seems to auto focus on people?

 

[SoliD]

Those look like good roads to ride @AndyCr15, cool video too with the tracking effects.

First TT of the year yesterday so weather was not ideal even if the snow made way for glorious sunshine by my start time. Air temperature of 4c with 20mph NE winds so don’t even want to know what the windchill effect was.

That must have been hell in a skinsuit! I had one a few years back and it started at 0c and finished on top of a wide open hill. packed a bin liner in my frame box thing to put on after as I knew the ride back to the start was a good 15 minutes. It's fine once you're racing, but everything else is just hell!

 

[#Chri5#]

I planned a north/south ride for Sunday morning. Headed north from home which was a complete slog into the headwind. Turned the "corner" to head for home and weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, motored along with a load of segment PRs.

On a different note, when I ordered the Veloskin chamois cream, I also got a tin of their recovery gel. I thought I'd used some (I need to move the saddle forward on the winter bike as I'm sitting on the nose too much, so get a bit sore). Oh boy It certainly wakes things up down below!

To avoid surprises with this product, please apply a small amount to your arm or back of your hand to see how you react.

Menthol - increases blood flow to the skin to speed up healing

That explains a lot!

 

[merlin]

 

[Berger]

Those look like good roads to ride @AndyCr15, cool video too with the tracking effects.

First TT of the year yesterday so weather was not ideal even if the snow made way for glorious sunshine by my start time. Air temperature of 4c with 20mph NE winds so don’t even want to know what the windchill effect was.

Look good on that bike. Better position than I have on mine! I have the same era P3C, same colour and everything.

I’m sure you can find a few more watts in those legs!

 

[MM-Seat]

So I’ve started using a wahoo tickr and to my surprise, I’m hovering around 170-180 bpm. This doesn’t feel right, I don’t feel like my heart is going to beat out of my chest the whole ride and feel fairly fine after such efforts.

yesterday, it seemed fine until a third of the way through and my heart rate jumped up to 180 and stayed around there. Is there a calibration step I am missing by any chance?

 

[Jonny ///M]

Depends how hard you are trying ?

I'm 32 and 180bpm is hard, 190 I'll need a wee recovery and 202 is full send sprint finish.

 

[Lethal`]

HR is all pretty personal. I could happily sit at 170-180 for an hour. 205bpm is when I'm real gassed though did a TT for 30 mins at 199bpm once. That was a little over-exerted. Should have started much lower.

If the HR isn't reacting to change then possibly a low battery or not enough moisture on the pads. I find when mine is low on battery the HR will get very steppy. i.e. it stays at 170bpm and then down to 165bpm for many seconds at a time without fluctuating.

 

[SoliD]

Think I saw 192 for a second once... Hr is so personal as per lethal make sure strap is moist and battery in the hrm new.

 

[AndyCr15]

I'm not sure I've seen over 180... and I almost passed out doing the 4DP test

 

[MM-Seat]

So it could be right? I don’t feel gassed around 170. Beyond 190 I’m blowing a bit.

Will just keep an eye on it. It might come down as I get fitter (seriously unfit at the moment)