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Official CL weekend Lycra warriors thread (cycling)
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A nice mix of cycling and football;
Max Sala's race across America on youtube
Man City's medical man does the RAAM.
Great viewing if you like long distance suffering.
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Oooooh - I'll give that a watch, cheers Baldy. RAAM is on my list for when I stop racing - probably in my fifties.0
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Given you both a follow (or requested one for @Leroy Ambrose ).Charlton_Charlie said:cheers @Leroy Ambrose and hello @Addickted4life - that's me that's just started following you!
Good to see @Clem_Snide up there too
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I've just finished watching it and all I can say is good luckLeroy Ambrose said:Oooooh - I'll give that a watch, cheers Baldy. RAAM is on my list for when I stop racing - probably in my fifties.
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Decided to do some cycling indoors yesterday on the trainer. Problem is it's the first time I've attempted using the bike in... some time. Turns out the gear shifting is fucked, front and back, loads of chain rub past 4th which makes it pretty shitty to use with the trainer. It's the one common repair job I've never been able to do. Has anyone here learned from a good video or website? Gears 4 dummies or the like
I'd normally take it to a shop and happily hand over cash because I know it'll at least be done right.0 -
YouTube should have it.EastStand said:Decided to do some cycling indoors yesterday on the trainer. Problem is it's the first time I've attempted using the bike in... some time. Turns out the gear shifting is fucked, front and back, loads of chain rub past 4th which makes it pretty shitty to use with the trainer. It's the one common repair job I've never been able to do. Has anyone here learned from a good video or website? Gears 4 dummies or the like
I'd normally take it to a shop and happily hand over cash because I know it'll at least be done right.
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GCN has a handy guide for rear derailleur adjustment. Basically, shift through the gears and listen to the pitch of the chain. It should start to sound 'grindy' when it's out of alignment, so on the first cog that it makes that sound, while still turning the pedals, make a small adjustment in the barrel adjuster - it will either get better or worse. If it gets worse, turn the adjuster in the other direction. Eventually it should start to sound smooth again. Continue down the cogs until its smooth all the way. If you can't tune it like that then either your limit screws need adjusting (more complex to explain - find the GCN video) or your rear mech hanger is bent (no amount of fettling will fix that, you need a new hanger)EastStand said:Decided to do some cycling indoors yesterday on the trainer. Problem is it's the first time I've attempted using the bike in... some time. Turns out the gear shifting is fucked, front and back, loads of chain rub past 4th which makes it pretty shitty to use with the trainer. It's the one common repair job I've never been able to do. Has anyone here learned from a good video or website? Gears 4 dummies or the like
I'd normally take it to a shop and happily hand over cash because I know it'll at least be done right.
If it's your front derailleur, then the GCN video will explain that - you can try fiddling with the barrel adjuster for the front mech, but in my experience, that won't do much - if the front mech is out, you'll generally need to re-tension it or sort the limit screws out0 -
Aye. I know a bloke who did it as part of a team of four, and they had to bow out halfway due to two team members going down. Will have to up my mileage and lower my speed to train for that...😬Baldybonce said:
I've just finished watching it and all I can say is good luckLeroy Ambrose said:Oooooh - I'll give that a watch, cheers Baldy. RAAM is on my list for when I stop racing - probably in my fifties.
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Thanks Leroy! Had a go but think if anything I made it worse (classic). Luckily found a bike shop near me open and dropped it off just now. Should get it back tomorrow morning 🙌0
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@Leroy Ambrose - I'll be on your team for RAAM ...it's on my list :-) I've got the low speed nailed already...1
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Well looking at those numbers Addickted & Leroy it just makes me jealous.
I had a grand laugh today at Strava and indoor trainers. One of the few pros I follow is MTB'er Ondrej Cink. He did a Virtual climb of Bedoin side Ventoux. He's got the legs to be a WC climber on the road, some of his sections he was only top 25% of thousands. An English bloke was top 3 and done an hour at 590 Watts! I think I'll stick to Trainer Road indoors.3 -
Indoor trainers are hilarious. For extra grins, try doing a zwift race. I'm an average 3rd cat rider IRL - woukd probably have made 2nd last year if I hadn't been run over and missed 12 weeks of racing, but that is the limit of what I'll ever achieve on the road. That puts me right at the top of the B cat or right at the bottom of the A cat on Zwift. Some of the people on there who are smashing out 4.5w/kg and more for an hour have flat outside rides that don't top 30k/h for an hour. Still it's great training 😁ColinTat said:Well looking at those numbers Addickted & Leroy it just makes me jealous.
I had a grand laugh today at Strava and indoor trainers. One of the few pros I follow is MTB'er Ondrej Cink. He did a Virtual climb of Bedoin side Ventoux. He's got the legs to be a WC climber on the road, some of his sections he was only top 25% of thousands. An English bloke was top 3 and done an hour at 590 Watts! I think I'll stick to Trainer Road indoors.0 -
It’s a bit chilly in the morning but perfect cycling weather
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I watched the Sala RAAM video last night....my days....he suffered.... Furthest I've done in a day is the Mallorca 312...I may need to reconsider my future plans....0
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A lot of the hardship is going to be getting used to the TT position for that amount of time. Realistically, you can't ride a normal bike and complete it within any sort of reasonable time frame - getting aero will save you a huge amount of energy overall - but it's a tradeoff between comfort and speed. There's a condition called 'Shermer' s Neck' for instance, named after the rider who first 'discovered' it, where you literally can't lift your head after a certain number of hours on the bike.Charlton_Charlie said:I watched the Sala RAAM video last night....my days....he suffered.... Furthest I've done in a day is the Mallorca 312...I may need to reconsider my future plans....0 -
@Leroy Ambrose without wishing to spoil the video (if you haven't seen it), I found out all about the neck last night!
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Anyone needs a good mobile mechanic i recommend this chap. Elliott @ cyclemoore
i had a service, carbon steerer cut down and new bar tape put on for £65
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Thanks so much for this BB.Baldybonce said:Anyone needs a good mobile mechanic i recommend this chap. Elliott @ cyclemoore
i had a service, carbon steerer cut down and new bar tape put on for £65
I've been trying all week to contact Bexley bikes as I've got a hydraulic disc brake issue and a could also do with a service. This looks perfect for me though so I'm going to give Elliott a call later.0 -
You can book on his very easy to use website www.cyclemoore.co.uk.
Nice bloke, knows his stuff and very reasonable prices.
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Agreeing with Baldy here, Elliott sorted my bike last week and got it running smoothly (apart from another issue I need to sort myself).
Would certainly recommend him and not having to take it into a shop and wait a week to get it back is a real bonus.1 -
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Greenwich cycle workshop is brilliant.
They do great repairs and give the bike back when they say they will.
Can’t recommend them too highly.0 -
Great bit of bike porn on Cycling News. One of Big Mig's TDF bikes for sale, the nicest EPO rocket in the peloton:
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ebay-finds-indurains-1994-pinarello-banesto-team-edition-bike/
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Finally, the weather is nice enough to go for a spin. 30 miles, although could have done without the mandatory face mask. Nice change from Zwift, apart from the potholes.0
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30-miles in one hour - 👍🏻ImpressiveSomervilleAddick said:Finally, the weather is nice enough to go for a spin. 30 miles, although could have done without the mandatory face mask. Nice change from Zwift, apart from the potholes.1 -
He didn't say anything about an hour? Or have I been whooshed here... 🤔Fumbluff said:
30-miles in one hour - 👍🏻ImpressiveSomervilleAddick said:Finally, the weather is nice enough to go for a spin. 30 miles, although could have done without the mandatory face mask. Nice change from Zwift, apart from the potholes.0 -
The allowed 1 hour for exercise.Leroy Ambrose said:
He didn't say anything about an hour? Or have I been whooshed here... 🤔Fumbluff said:
30-miles in one hour - 👍🏻ImpressiveSomervilleAddick said:Finally, the weather is nice enough to go for a spin. 30 miles, although could have done without the mandatory face mask. Nice change from Zwift, apart from the potholes.
and I must add, since lockdown and furloughs I never realised how many people in se London rode £4000 bikes and wore Rapha
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Oh - hahaha - the mythical 'one hour' 🤣Baldybonce said:
The allowed 1 hour for exercise.Leroy Ambrose said:
He didn't say anything about an hour? Or have I been whooshed here... 🤔Fumbluff said:
30-miles in one hour - 👍🏻ImpressiveSomervilleAddick said:Finally, the weather is nice enough to go for a spin. 30 miles, although could have done without the mandatory face mask. Nice change from Zwift, apart from the potholes.
and I must add, since lockdown and furloughs I never realised how many people in se London rode £4000 bikes and wore Rapha
I've noticed the opposite up here. Most people out on the roads are riding bikes they look like they unearthed with a metal detector...
All good though, hopefully at least some of them will continue riding after they're allowed to get back in their tin boxes. Fantastic to see so many families out - even if navigating past them wobbling around in the road is a challenge at times 😏
We also don't seem to have quite as many pricks driving around in Monchestuh as mates have said there are in and around London - although paradoxically, despite there being less than half the aggro as usual, the close passes I've had during lockdown are much worse than usual - with even less excuse than the usual pitiful ones (he came out of nowhere, sorry didn't see you mate, why are you riding two abreast etc etc)0 -
No limits here. You can go as far as your legs will take you, as long as you wear a mask.Fumbluff said:
30-miles in one hour - 👍🏻ImpressiveSomervilleAddick said:Finally, the weather is nice enough to go for a spin. 30 miles, although could have done without the mandatory face mask. Nice change from Zwift, apart from the potholes.0 -
No limits here either (despite what some people think). No requirement to wear a mask either (personal preference - from what I've seen, about 1 in 5 are wearing one)SomervilleAddick said:
No limits here. You can go as far as your legs will take you, as long as you wear a mask.Fumbluff said:
30-miles in one hour - 👍🏻ImpressiveSomervilleAddick said:Finally, the weather is nice enough to go for a spin. 30 miles, although could have done without the mandatory face mask. Nice change from Zwift, apart from the potholes.0 -
I thought I’d be good and wear one. It looked like about 50/50, although mother further from Boston, the numbers dropped. Once I got to Lexington, virtually nobody was wearing as mask. I guess COVID doesn’t hit the burbs.Leroy Ambrose said:
No limits here either (despite what some people think). No requirement to wear a mask either (personal preference - from what I've seen, about 1 in 5 are wearing one)SomervilleAddick said:
No limits here. You can go as far as your legs will take you, as long as you wear a mask.Fumbluff said:
30-miles in one hour - 👍🏻ImpressiveSomervilleAddick said:Finally, the weather is nice enough to go for a spin. 30 miles, although could have done without the mandatory face mask. Nice change from Zwift, apart from the potholes.0
