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| Aquarius |
Posted on 19-11-2012 12:26
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Ian Butler wrote:
Am I the only one riding around on a real old bike? In my opinion, you train better by riding on real old, heavy bikes, or am I wrong? 
It doesn't change a thing if you train on your own. You'll just ride slower.
If you train in group, you'll have to produce a slightly higher effort to maintain the same pace, which can be either good, or... counter-productive. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 19-11-2012 13:48
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Ian Butler wrote:
Metal soles, damn  I don't go that far!
My bike still has the original frame, it belonged to my grandfather, looks like those bikes you see in the black&white pictures of old races
Though recently I got my dad's old bike, which is a bit more modern, a Peugeot. Still pretty heavy, though
Was it one of these He He 
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 19-11-2012 13:50
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Aquarius wrote:
Ian Butler wrote:
Am I the only one riding around on a real old bike? In my opinion, you train better by riding on real old, heavy bikes, or am I wrong?
It doesn't change a thing if you train on your own. You'll just ride slower.
If you train in group, you'll have to produce a slightly higher effort to maintain the same pace, which can be either good, or... counter-productive.
In my first road club we used to have 'Chain Gangs' on a Wednesday evening, boy they were fast and if you were unfit then you were dropped in a matter of seconds, but it certainly helped with the fitness levels |
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| Strydz |
Posted on 19-11-2012 17:48
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Been offline for a weeks.
Managed to get hit by car just over 2 weeks ago, car swerved into the bike lane and jammed me into a parked car. The driver didn't stop so it was a friendly hit and run, spent a few days in hospital with nothing broken but my entire right side with heavy bruising. It has put my 3 Peaks training behind climbing wise but have still managed 800 k's since so at least my legs have still been turning over (in so much pain)
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 19-11-2012 17:50
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Glad you're still here, though
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| Strydz |
Posted on 19-11-2012 17:56
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fcancellara wrote:
Glad you're still here, though
It was lucky I had a hemet on as it came out cracked... Cheers buddy 
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| tonymcf |
Posted on 25-11-2012 13:55
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Tandem cycling again today. I should have worn my thermal gloves, it was that cold I was fine elsewhere though. This could become a regular thing which I like the idea of, thing is, it has just made me want to get my own bike out and about |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 25-11-2012 17:32
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Ventured out on my bike for the first time in about two years and managed to get in 55 miles
But i am dreading the morning when the stiffness will hit my legs  |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 25-11-2012 17:38
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sutty68 wrote:
Ventured out on my bike for the first time in about two years and managed to get in 55 miles
But i am dreading the morning when the stiffness will hit my legs
Down a bottle of SiS rego recovery! Works wonders
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 25-11-2012 20:20
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Danny Pate came out to do the group ride in Colorado Springs today. He pretty much just sat in the group all day, awesome nonetheless.
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 25-11-2012 20:29
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Danny Pate = LAD!
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| baggieboys32 |
Posted on 25-11-2012 20:29
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Been out this weekend for the first time in 8 weeks (since I had my old bike nicked)
Picked up my new one today (Boardman Team Carbon) which compared to my old aluminium frame, is an utter dream! Done 135 miles between today and yesterday, feel so good to be back on the bike again!
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 25-11-2012 20:44
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I've been on my turbo trainer in the last couple days. Not been on the road thanks to the weather and I'm trying to get over a chest infection. 45 minute fitness test have proved that I have no fitness at all!
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 25-11-2012 23:46
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the_hoyle wrote:
I've been on my turbo trainer in the last couple days. Not been on the road thanks to the weather and I'm trying to get over a chest infection. 45 minute fitness test have proved that I have no fitness at all!
I know that feeling, believe me i feel like i am 90 years old at the moment  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 23-12-2012 16:53
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Need some somewhat professional experience here, no where better than on PCM Daily, I think.
Tell me, are there any cyclist in a ProTour or ProContinental Team that only started racing at age 20? With "started racing" I mean racing in peloton, in a team, professional training, full time job. Or is it impossible, too late to make anything of it after reaching age 20, even with some minor talent? |
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| jack888 |
Posted on 23-12-2012 16:56
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Plenty of great long distance athletes start around that age. Much more "later starters" in ironman triathlon than professional cycling I think.
There was a guy at the olympics riding for the USA track team who apparently only took the sport up recently. But yea, I highly doubt a sprinter could develop from that age, but there'd be a small chance at becoming a good TT'er if the physical ability is there.
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 23-12-2012 16:56
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Ian Butler wrote:
Need some somewhat professional experience here, no where better than on PCM Daily, I think.
Tell me, are there any cyclist in a ProTour or ProContinental Team that only started racing at age 20? With "started racing" I mean racing in peloton, in a team, professional training, full time job. Or is it impossible, too late to make anything of it after reaching age 20, even with some minor talent?
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 23-12-2012 16:59
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jack888 wrote:
Plenty of great long distance athletes start around that age. Much more "later starters" in ironman triathlon than professional cycling I think.
There was a guy at the olympics riding for the USA track team who apparently only took the sport up recently. But yea, I highly doubt a sprinter could develop from that age, but there'd be a small chance at becoming a good TT'er if the physical ability is there.
Problem is my constitution is only fit for a climber/hilly rider. I'm 178cm and weight only 55kg. My dad was extremely talented and could've been a great professional rider and I inherited a bit of that talent, unfortunately not all. I've been training for a year and a half now. But I'm thinking if I want to make a chance of it, I'd better act now. |
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| lluuiiggii |
Posted on 23-12-2012 17:01
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Well, it's a bit far from the ProTour/PCT level, but a Brazilian rider called Nilceu dos Santos only started in cycling at the age of 19 from what I know. He was Brazilian champion in 2007 and finished twice in the Top 5 of the UCI America Tour, being for years considered the best Brazilian sprinter.
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 23-12-2012 17:05
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Well, indeed JTL, I saw on Wikipedia that Tiernan-Locke started road cycling at 18.
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