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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 01-09-2013 18:33
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Nice, really jealous of you 
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| Bosskardo |
Posted on 02-09-2013 19:04
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Cycling-b...42d904a1#1
does anyone have experience with these?
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 02-09-2013 19:38
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Whatever you do, don't wear them with the headband. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 02-09-2013 19:41
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Agree with wackojackohighcliffe, lose the headband  |
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| Bosskardo |
Posted on 03-09-2013 05:32
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wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
Whatever you do, don't wear them with the headband.
You don't even have to say that
I have some common sense
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| Frogg |
Posted on 03-09-2013 06:03
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Hello, your resident lurker here,
I've been looking for some (reasonably cheap) glasses for cycling too, they look like they could do the trick.
Been riding some fairly sandy trails, getting pretty sick of sand in the eyes every time I am following someone heh
Man they amount of crap I am needing/wanting to buy to support this new found cycling addiction is getting insane 
The weather has been so good recently I have been hopping on my MTB at every opportunity, there are some nice trails around here, even a half decent MTB park. The shiny new carbon road bike I purchased recently has barely seen any action!
Edited by Frogg on 03-09-2013 06:04
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| Bosskardo |
Posted on 03-09-2013 08:28
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Frogg wrote:
Hello, your resident lurker here,
I've been looking for some (reasonably cheap) glasses for cycling too, they look like they could do the trick.
Been riding some fairly sandy trails, getting pretty sick of sand in the eyes every time I am following someone heh
Man they amount of crap I am needing/wanting to buy to support this new found cycling addiction is getting insane
The weather has been so good recently I have been hopping on my MTB at every opportunity, there are some nice trails around here, even a half decent MTB park. The shiny new carbon road bike I purchased recently has barely seen any action!
Have you done any races? If so, you can expect it to became a real expense, specially if you almost achieve a goal and look for an edge with food supplements (for me, they were Mg+K so that I wouldn't have to limit caffeine in fear of cramps and arginine) or worse, better equipment.
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| felix_29 |
Posted on 03-09-2013 13:46
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Better pic of my new bike:
Now i just need a Garmin and more kilometers.
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 03-09-2013 22:21
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Meh, a couple of my Strava KOMs have been stolen.
Some of them I didn't even deserve because they were beaten before being made, but uploaded after I had performed. It feels a bit strange to receive a message like "X has just stolen your KOM". You set your record *last month* and you realize the guy performed 6 months ago...
Another has "just" been stolen by soon-to-turn-pro Valentin Madouas, son of Laurent. Not much I can do against such guys (although I lost 3 seconds on a 1,4 km or so portion, but put three minute into him on the whole 4 km climb  - not that I'd remotely stand a chance if he did it all at full steam).
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 03-09-2013 22:24
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Well, here's question for people who know more about cycling than I do. On a flat course, around 15km's long, with an average speed of about 36km/h by a 15 year old, 167cm and 57kg dude, is it good or bad? |
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 03-09-2013 22:28
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Define good or bad.
Tell about wind conditions, total elevation, kind of bike, straight road or cities to cross with traffic lights, done alone or in a group ?
Now, I'd say it's "rather good", but it might as well be "average", guys your age win races longer and faster than that.
It'd be more interesting to find a long and relatively steep climb (or many) and do your 5 minutes or so best effort and then one of 20 minutes. If possible with no wind, alone, and at speeds below 23 km/h (so it has to be steep enough). That way your endurance and VO2max could be vaguely estimated. |
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 04-09-2013 00:45
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The Vuelta has inspired me to revisit a particularly nasty short, sharp climb in the next few days https://www.strava.com/segments/895046
Firstly, with a section at 25%, I'm always happy to just make it to the top but anything around 4 minutes would be nice - only a mere 2 minutes off the KOM for a climb that's all of 0.6km! Now there's something to work towards 
Wish me luck...
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| Bosskardo |
Posted on 04-09-2013 19:01
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Miguel98 wrote:
Well, here's question for people who know more about cycling than I do. On a flat course, around 15km's long, with an average speed of about 36km/h by a 15 year old, 167cm and 57kg dude, is it good or bad?
In Estonia 15-16 year olds have the Championship in 15 km. This year the course was with small hills (but still relatively flat, hills were not very steep, max 6% but most were less and under 500m). Raced on road with no sharp turns.
Winner was 41 km/h.
36 km/h would have given 27th place out of 44.
It all depends what bike were you riding, most riders in top10 had a TT bike (some of them old but still) but would have exeeded 36km/h with road bikes too.
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 05-09-2013 06:34
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Still, you would be the best portugese at Estonian 15-16 champs Miguel. And that is somewhat!
Just kidding, i see it as nice numbers. For me, it is hard to even reach 40km/h on the flat.
Edited by Avin Wargunnson on 05-09-2013 06:34
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| Strydz |
Posted on 07-09-2013 05:22
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ianrussell wrote:
The Vuelta has inspired me to revisit a particularly nasty short, sharp climb in the next few days https://www.strava.com/segments/895046
Firstly, with a section at 25%, I'm always happy to just make it to the top but anything around 4 minutes would be nice - only a mere 2 minutes off the KOM for a climb that's all of 0.6km! Now there's something to work towards
Wish me luck...
I absolutley love those short sharp ones, you just grab the bike and go for it kind of like a sprint. Kind of reminds me of this one https://www.strava.com/segments/616718 which is part of a longer climb https://www.strava.com/segments/616719 but its that 1st wall of road that usually destroys people.
Hope you kicked its arse ian
Edited by Strydz on 07-09-2013 05:24
Hells 500 Crew and 6 x Everester
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| wogsrus |
Posted on 07-09-2013 08:43
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Decent 50 k today. Hoping to get another 70 in the legs tomorrow. Finally got a floor pump. 110 PSI yeeeeewwwwwwwww. |
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| Strydz |
Posted on 07-09-2013 09:03
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wogsrus wrote:
Decent 50 k today. Hoping to get another 70 in the legs tomorrow. Finally got a floor pump. 110 PSI yeeeeewwwwwwwww.
Well done buddy! Properly inflated tyres make such a big difference
Hells 500 Crew and 6 x Everester
Don Rd Launching Place
Melbourne Hill Rd Warrandyte
Colby Drive Belgrave South
William Rd The Patch
David Hill Rd Monbulk
Lakeside Drive Emerald
https://www.everesting.cc/hall-of-fame/ |
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 07-09-2013 12:54
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wogsrus wrote:
Decent 50 k today. Hoping to get another 70 in the legs tomorrow. Finally got a floor pump. 110 PSI yeeeeewwwwwwwww.
I protest. Strava says it was only 48.9 km |
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| Strydz |
Posted on 07-09-2013 13:02
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Aquarius wrote:
wogsrus wrote:
Decent 50 k today. Hoping to get another 70 in the legs tomorrow. Finally got a floor pump. 110 PSI yeeeeewwwwwwwww.
I protest. Strava says it was only 48.9 km
Yeah I wasn't going to mention that one and let our mate have his 50
Hells 500 Crew and 6 x Everester
Don Rd Launching Place
Melbourne Hill Rd Warrandyte
Colby Drive Belgrave South
William Rd The Patch
David Hill Rd Monbulk
Lakeside Drive Emerald
https://www.everesting.cc/hall-of-fame/ |
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| wogsrus |
Posted on 07-09-2013 13:38
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Well, l did ride over 50ks, but stopped a couple of k from home to meet up with someone so l just switched it off. |
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