| I've joined the cycling scum 13:37 - Mar 21 with 9508 views | giant_stow |
apologies to all decent people.
How realistic is for a totally unfit 45 year old to do a round trip of 12 miles and how long would it take? |  |
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| I've joined the cycling scum on 16:19 - Mar 21 with 3880 views | davblue |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 13:56 - Mar 21 by TractorWood |
Good work.
Anyone keen to disclose their steeds? |
I’ve got a Specialized Roubaix road bike. |  | | |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 16:48 - Mar 21 with 3857 views | Ftnfwest |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 13:56 - Mar 21 by TractorWood |
Good work.
Anyone keen to disclose their steeds? |
Red one |  | | |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 16:50 - Mar 21 with 3854 views | KBsSocks |
My oldest is a Peugeot 5-gear road bike from the late seventies which I bought for £20 in 1982. Purple.
I've also a £10 "Saxon" cheapo roadbike which is grey. Heavy as hell.
I use a hybrid mostly, which was £60 from a charity shop. It's dark red. Got panniers.
I've a skip-rescued mountain bike with very low gearing and thick tyres. A "Jumelle" or something. Bright Purple. Use that for hills and Naked Bike Rides.
My Raleigh steel-framed tourer was run over by a taxi with me still on it, and will maybe be one day fixed. That took me across Europe from the Adriatic to the Baltic in seven weeks in 2004. 500 km in 3 days was the most I did in terms of distance / day - I didn't take to Warsaw, so kept going.
There's a blue folding shopper that I'm fixing up. Came with a nice bell for £10.
And there's a light blue hybrid cheapo thing in the shed.
Keep your tyres pumped up as hard as you can manage, and keep your eye on the route - I rarely get punctures, but thorns from Hawthorn on towpaths are indeed the most common cause of my punctures. Or dodgy valves on the inner tubes. |  |
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| I've joined the cycling scum on 16:51 - Mar 21 with 3852 views | KBsSocks |
Oh, and cyclists aren't scum. Car drivers are. | |
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| I've joined the cycling scum on 16:51 - Mar 21 with 3846 views | StokieBlue |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 16:51 - Mar 21 by KBsSocks |
Oh, and cyclists aren't scum. Car drivers are. |
What if one is both?
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| I've joined the cycling scum on 16:59 - Mar 21 with 3835 views | KBsSocks |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 16:51 - Mar 21 by StokieBlue |
What if one is both?
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I'm sure that more than one are both :-P | |
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| I've joined the cycling scum on 17:07 - Mar 21 with 3826 views | giant_stow |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 16:51 - Mar 21 by KBsSocks |
Oh, and cyclists aren't scum. Car drivers are. |
Thanks for the advice above mr - appreciated.
The title is a little dig at myself, having been a bit vocal about cyclists at times on here, so no offence meant. | |
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| I've joined the cycling scum on 17:10 - Mar 21 with 3824 views | eireblue |
Inclement weather bike, based on Eddy Merckx AX titanium frame.
Reserved for warm dry days, custom paint job done by Argos Cycles.
I wasn't allowed to keep it in the house.
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| I've joined the cycling scum on 17:18 - Mar 21 with 3812 views | giant_stow |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 17:10 - Mar 21 by eireblue |
Inclement weather bike, based on Eddy Merckx AX titanium frame.
Reserved for warm dry days, custom paint job done by Argos Cycles.
I wasn't allowed to keep it in the house.
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Whats an inclement weather bike? Does it have a little motorised hood that comes up and over? if so, i want one! | |
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| I've joined the cycling scum on 17:18 - Mar 21 with 3810 views | KBsSocks |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 17:07 - Mar 21 by giant_stow |
Thanks for the advice above mr - appreciated.
The title is a little dig at myself, having been a bit vocal about cyclists at times on here, so no offence meant. |
None taken, Mr Clarkson :-P
Another bit of advice - spend more on your back tyre: get as "pucture-proof" a tyre as you can, 'cos changing the back wheel's a lot more of a hassle than changing the front. And if your back brake is dodgy, FIX IT ! Don't rely on your front brake else you'll catch something from kissing pavements.
Use panniers rather than rucksacks, too.
And make sure your seat is the correct height so, for example, your knees aren't less than 90' at the top of the "stroke", and you're not bearing down unnecessarily on your handlebar. | |
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| I've joined the cycling scum on 17:21 - Mar 21 with 3804 views | giant_stow |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 17:18 - Mar 21 by KBsSocks |
None taken, Mr Clarkson :-P
Another bit of advice - spend more on your back tyre: get as "pucture-proof" a tyre as you can, 'cos changing the back wheel's a lot more of a hassle than changing the front. And if your back brake is dodgy, FIX IT ! Don't rely on your front brake else you'll catch something from kissing pavements.
Use panniers rather than rucksacks, too.
And make sure your seat is the correct height so, for example, your knees aren't less than 90' at the top of the "stroke", and you're not bearing down unnecessarily on your handlebar. |
arf!
Thats all intriguing stuff - why no rucksack but panniers instead, out of interest?
I remember the front break thing fron learning to ride as a kid - arse over tit I went!
Top tip on the back tyre. | |
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| I've joined the cycling scum on 17:26 - Mar 21 with 3803 views | eireblue |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 17:18 - Mar 21 by giant_stow |
Whats an inclement weather bike? Does it have a little motorised hood that comes up and over? if so, i want one! |
It is what you use after cleaning the summer bike, and the pretty all white and chrome single speed, I also have, too many times. | | | |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 17:50 - Mar 21 with 3783 views | TractorWood |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 16:03 - Mar 21 by Ewan_Oozami |
You did ask...
Quintana Roo Carbon Aero Frame for time trialling
Trek Domane Road Bike for training
Coventry Eagle fixed wheel for winter training
Boardman CXR for cyclocross
Cannondale CAADX for cyclocross and general riding
Trek Marlin 7 MTB
Claud Butler Stone River MTB
Chas Roberts vintage frame (my first racing bike in 1976!) on the indoor Elite Direto turbo trainer
always room for one more of course :-) |
This guy wins. My current stable is:
Brompton black edition for pootling around and some light commuting
Kona Mahuna hardtail mountain bike
Vitus Aero TT for triathlon and time trial
Ribble Endurance SL disc as main summer bike. Just upgraded the wheels
Giant Defy 4 for winter
The weirdest thing I've found from cycling, no matter the price, the emotional connection you have with a bike is really important. The Giant is the worst bike by some stretch but it started my love of cycling. [Post edited 21 Mar 2020 18:16]
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| I've joined the cycling scum on 17:57 - Mar 21 with 3773 views | Swansea_Blue |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 17:10 - Mar 21 by eireblue |
Inclement weather bike, based on Eddy Merckx AX titanium frame.
Reserved for warm dry days, custom paint job done by Argos Cycles.
I wasn't allowed to keep it in the house.
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Nice. Is the difference with titanium that noticeable? |  |
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| I've joined the cycling scum on 18:35 - Mar 21 with 3745 views | Ewan_Oozami |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 17:50 - Mar 21 by TractorWood |
This guy wins. My current stable is:
Brompton black edition for pootling around and some light commuting
Kona Mahuna hardtail mountain bike
Vitus Aero TT for triathlon and time trial
Ribble Endurance SL disc as main summer bike. Just upgraded the wheels
Giant Defy 4 for winter
The weirdest thing I've found from cycling, no matter the price, the emotional connection you have with a bike is really important. The Giant is the worst bike by some stretch but it started my love of cycling. [Post edited 21 Mar 2020 18:16]
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The Vitus bikes are very good, definitely in the frame for when I replace my Roo.
Agree about the emotional connection though, can't get rid of the Roberts or the Coventry Eagle frames, had both of those over 40 years!
The main problem with having bikes is cleaning the darn things, if only there was the equivalent of a car wash for bikes, I'd be right there!! |  |
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| I've joined the cycling scum on 18:38 - Mar 21 with 3741 views | KBsSocks |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 17:21 - Mar 21 by giant_stow |
arf!
Thats all intriguing stuff - why no rucksack but panniers instead, out of interest?
I remember the front break thing fron learning to ride as a kid - arse over tit I went!
Top tip on the back tyre. |
Rucksack affects your back and balance.
If you're lazy, like me, you use a rucksack if the panniers aren't on permanently. But you're better off with a lower centre of gravity, and carrying my week's pizzas and beer in a rucksack gives me backache and affects mobility when looking over my shoulder to see how far back Mr Clarkson is if I'm turning right. (I've only one rear-view mirror on all those bikes 'cos they keep getting broken).
It's easier to carry and pack a rucksack in the supermarket, though ... and easier to get through tight gaps on towpaths without panniers. | |
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| I've joined the cycling scum on 18:53 - Mar 21 with 3735 views | eireblue |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 17:57 - Mar 21 by Swansea_Blue |
Nice. Is the difference with titanium that noticeable? |
Compared to the carbon bike, I think it does help a bit, either that or I haven’t pumped the tyres up enough. I have the same saddle on my road bikes, and I think the Titanium is the most gentle. | | | |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 19:23 - Mar 21 with 3722 views | azuremerlangus |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 17:52 - Mar 21 by TractorWood |
That's a really nice bike. Are you standard Ultegra or Di2? |
Di2.
No going back... |  |
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| I've joined the cycling scum on 20:14 - Mar 21 with 3700 views | Basuco |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 19:23 - Mar 21 by azuremerlangus |
Di2.
No going back... |
Ultegra? Has to be Campag. |  | | |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 20:24 - Mar 21 with 3695 views | Basuco |
It will take three weeks to turn your leg muscles into cycling muscles, after that you will steadily get quicker, also depending on what saddle you are using it may take a week or so to "sit comfortable" a harder saddle is uncomfortable at first but much more comfortable once you are used to it. | | | |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 20:54 - Mar 21 with 3679 views | bluelagos |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 20:24 - Mar 21 by Basuco |
It will take three weeks to turn your leg muscles into cycling muscles, after that you will steadily get quicker, also depending on what saddle you are using it may take a week or so to "sit comfortable" a harder saddle is uncomfortable at first but much more comfortable once you are used to it. |
You ever done any proper long distant stuff? |  |
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| I've joined the cycling scum on 20:58 - Mar 21 with 3670 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 20:24 - Mar 21 by Basuco |
It will take three weeks to turn your leg muscles into cycling muscles, after that you will steadily get quicker, also depending on what saddle you are using it may take a week or so to "sit comfortable" a harder saddle is uncomfortable at first but much more comfortable once you are used to it. |
But you may have a funny walk. |  |
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| I've joined the cycling scum on 09:49 - Mar 22 with 3605 views | Basuco |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 20:54 - Mar 21 by bluelagos |
You ever done any proper long distant stuff? |
No, I was a road race and track or velodrome racing cyclist for around 17 years, I used to ride about 250 to 270 miles a week, 50 weeks a year during that time. The longest races I rode in were around 120 miles and the longest training rides were around 140 miles, but 100 mile rides were my Sunday rides from 1st January to march after which racing started. | | | |
| I've joined the cycling scum on 09:51 - Mar 22 with 3599 views | StokieBlue |
What are peoples thoughts on meeting up to cycle?
Given you can't really get within 1.5m of people whilst cycling and you're not going to get water droplets from someone in your eyes when you're both going 20mph is it a socially acceptable form of exercise at the moment?
Or should it be an individual endeavour?
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