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Re: Cycling: fitness, racing or leisure rides..

Postby smac » Sat Nov 23, 2013 5:33 pm

Smokes and lighter.
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Re: Cycling: fitness, racing or leisure rides..

Postby dedja » Sat Nov 23, 2013 6:21 pm

EPO, needles and swabs ...
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Re: Cycling: fitness, racing or leisure rides..

Postby Ian » Sat Nov 23, 2013 8:02 pm

Squids wrote:What do you need pockets for?
about all I carry is my phone with my debit card. I was a footy shorts/polo shirt anti - lycra rider, I got a free jersey a couple of months ago and not only love the big pockets, it is bloody comfy as well. Padded knicks are a must, I've got padded compression shorts and wear them under footy shorts.

It's about 12 months since I pulled my 19 year old Giant mountain bike out of the shed, 8500 km later and I've realised you do need some creature comforts
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Re: Cycling: fitness, racing or leisure rides..

Postby gadj1976 » Fri Nov 29, 2013 1:22 pm

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Re: Cycling: fitness, racing or leisure rides..

Postby mickey » Fri Nov 29, 2013 1:26 pm

To be honest, most of tge time I'd still ride with a helmet even if it wasn't law.

Maybe riding the 1km to the shop on a Sunday morning would be helmet less
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Re: Cycling: fitness, racing or leisure rides..

Postby Psyber » Wed Dec 25, 2013 9:21 am

Living in the hills and with some dirt roads about, I've made a compromise.
I love the hydraulic disk brakes on both wheels - especially going downhill.

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Re: Cycling: fitness, racing or leisure rides..

Postby Dutchy » Thu Jan 16, 2014 10:39 pm

Anyone here doing the Bupa ride? I havent got fit enough so doing the 112km from Meadows, went and had a look at the KOM at Myponga on the weekend and the first 800m is a killer, not looking forward to that...
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Re: Cycling: fitness, racing or leisure rides..

Postby am Bays » Sun Jan 19, 2014 1:09 pm

Dutchy wrote:Anyone here doing the Bupa ride? I havent got fit enough so doing the 112km from Meadows, went and had a look at the KOM at Myponga on the weekend and the first 800m is a killer, not looking forward to that...


Yup

Did RLC today OK time averaged 24 km/h for the ride but because the group I rode with left at 6:00 pm I did it most of it on my own so no peloton assistance in the wind. Also my front derailleur decided to pack it in so I did roughly 70 km on the big crank only. I appreciated that on the climb before you get to Cudlee Creek after Lobey.

Doing the full TDU ride but probably starting at 5:30 am to beat the heat. Looking forward to the ride but not the bit from Ashborne to the start of the decent into Carrickalinga.
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Re: Cycling: fitness, racing or leisure rides..

Postby Dutchy » Mon Jan 20, 2014 4:05 pm

Did 85kms with 1300m of climbing over the weekend so as ready as Im going to be, Ill keep an ear out for you wizzing by me Mods!
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Re: Cycling: fitness, racing or leisure rides..

Postby MIGHTY BULLS » Tue Jan 21, 2014 4:36 pm

ill be there (struggling) doing the full distance
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Re: Cycling: fitness, racing or leisure rides..

Postby am Bays » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:40 pm

Well I know I struggled....

6 hrs 22 min ride time total time 7hrs 19 min.

5802 Kcal burned average HR of 148 (87% Max HR)

Ave speed 22.9 km/h (p!ss weak) Max 66 km/h

I reckon it was about 10 km too long but my opinion is clouded by the fact I lost my 34 tooth front crank after Aldgate. Made Pongy reservoir KOM a bit difficult had to walk 500 m of it between the 2km and 1 km to go mark.

Can't wait to do next year again but given the chaos for traffic on the freeway, I doubt we will be going up the through the tunnels again anytime soon!!!
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Re: Cycling: fitness, racing or leisure rides..

Postby dedja » Tue Jan 28, 2014 10:19 pm

Well done, showed plenty of guts ...
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Re: Cycling: fitness, racing or leisure rides..

Postby Ian » Fri Jan 31, 2014 8:04 pm

Well done to everyone who did the TDU ride, great effort.

I just got back from a 13km ride to the Bay and back, 803km so far for 2014, I think I'm going to have to save and get either a 29er with road tyres or just get a road bike and give some of the longer rides a real crack.
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Re: Cycling: fitness, racing or leisure rides..

Postby MIGHTY BULLS » Sat Feb 08, 2014 8:34 am

am Bays wrote:Well I know I struggled....

6 hrs 22 min ride time total time 7hrs 19 min.

5802 Kcal burned average HR of 148 (87% Max HR)

Ave speed 22.9 km/h (p!ss weak) Max 66 km/h

I reckon it was about 10 km too long but my opinion is clouded by the fact I lost my 34 tooth front crank after Aldgate. Made Pongy reservoir KOM a bit difficult had to walk 500 m of it between the 2km and 1 km to go mark.

Can't wait to do next year again but given the chaos for traffic on the freeway, I doubt we will be going up the through the tunnels again anytime soon!!!


i finished in roughly the same time (probably saw you a few times?) our team would re-group at all stops so there was a fair bit of rest time but apart from this i didnt walk any. The first half of the KOM was pretty tough but had remembered hearing that it flattens out, so glad i remembered that and i knew i could push through, the last pinch from Yank to Victor was pretty tough but after climbing that last hill to Victor and the end was in sight i was Loving going through all the crowds and soaking it up haha
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Re: Cycling: fitness, racing or leisure rides..

Postby Booney » Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:58 am

Take it easy you long ride specialists, but cracked 35k's for the first time yesterday. Been slowly building up doing 3-4 10-15k rides a week and took the time to stretch the legs a little further yesterday covering 38k's.

Might need some padded shorts now, I think.
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Re: Cycling: fitness, racing or leisure rides..

Postby dedja » Mon Feb 17, 2014 10:15 am

aren't they already padded?
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Re: Cycling: fitness, racing or leisure rides..

Postby Booney » Mon Feb 17, 2014 10:22 am

dedja wrote:aren't they already padded?


Were you looking at the junk in my trunk?
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Re: Cycling: fitness, racing or leisure rides..

Postby Browny25 » Tue Feb 18, 2014 2:59 pm

Anyone had themselves propely fitted on the bike?

what did it cost?

do you reccomend it?
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Re: Cycling: fitness, racing or leisure rides..

Postby Ian » Fri Feb 21, 2014 9:21 pm

Booney wrote:Take it easy you long ride specialists, but cracked 35k's for the first time yesterday. Been slowly building up doing 3-4 10-15k rides a week and took the time to stretch the legs a little further yesterday covering 38k's.

Might need some padded shorts now, I think.


send me a PM when you want to go for a 35-50 km ride, good to see you've been pushing youself a bit further since I saw you at the Bay.

.....and yep the padded shorts make a huge difference, you don't have to spend heaps on them either


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Re: Cycling: fitness, racing or leisure rides..

Postby Dutchy » Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:27 pm

Browny25 wrote:Anyone had themselves propely fitted on the bike?

what did it cost?

do you reccomend it?


Most cyclists will say it is critical to do this to avoid cramps/aches etc...that being said Ive never done it, all Ive ever worked from is that when you have your pedal at 9 oclock while riding your thigh should be parallel to the ground, if that makes sense
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