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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 15-04-2014 09:56
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I cant really ride up ayers rock. hahaha. There are still some good mountains around but nothing like the the mountains anywhere else 
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 15-04-2014 10:05
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Jakstar22 wrote:
I cant really ride up ayers rock. hahaha. There are still some good mountains around but nothing like the the mountains anywhere else
I have the Snowdonia National Park about 30miles away from where i live, lots of single track road climbing and very steep as well |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 15-04-2014 10:16
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sutty68 wrote:
Jakstar22 wrote:
I cant really ride up ayers rock. hahaha. There are still some good mountains around but nothing like the the mountains anywhere else
I have the Snowdonia National Park about 30miles away from where i live, lots of single track road climbing and very steep as well
The mountains I have are steep but it changes a lot and there are nothing like the mountains I see on tv.
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 15-04-2014 10:49
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Jakstar22 wrote:
I cant really ride up ayers rock. hahaha. There are still some good mountains around but nothing like the the mountains anywhere else
all I have are the famous Vuelta profiles _________/
Spoiler but without the / part |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 15-04-2014 10:52
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SSJ2Luigi wrote:
Jakstar22 wrote:
I cant really ride up ayers rock. hahaha. There are still some good mountains around but nothing like the the mountains anywhere else
all I have are the famous Vuelta profiles _________/
Spoiler but without the / part
Well thats not too bad. haha
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| Shonak |
Posted on 15-04-2014 17:21
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So today I was feeling like I ride like Philippe Gilbert. Dynamic, forceful, beautiful in some way. That was a great feel. Of course, not even close to the same kind of speed, but just the way I sat on the bike and stuff like that. It's weird because I usually feel more like Mancebo and Froome  (friends and dad say it looks more like a Wiggins-style of riding though). Do you guys can relate your style of riding to a Pro?
Edited by Shonak on 15-04-2014 17:23
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 15-04-2014 17:25
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Shonak wrote:
Do you guys can relate your style of riding to a Pro?
Horner on the Angliru 
edit: who needs a saddle anyway
Edited by SSJ2Luigi on 15-04-2014 17:25
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| Shonak |
Posted on 15-04-2014 17:37
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But only when you ride downhill? 
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 15-04-2014 17:39
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Shonak wrote: Do you guys can relate your style of riding to a Pro?
On my old bike in the Flemish Ardennes I always feel like Merckx. Not how fast I go, but the way I'm sitting on my bike.
On the cobbles, however, I look like Damien Gaudin 
In the mountains, I love to go en danseuse, bit like Contador. |
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 15-04-2014 17:40
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Shonak wrote:
But only when you ride downhill?
nah, only against the wind (me equivalent for uphill ) |
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| maxime86 |
Posted on 15-04-2014 17:44
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Shonak wrote:
Do you guys can relate your style of riding to a Pro?
for me = Jens Voigt
I can keep a really high pace for a long time and I can attack pretty well, im not a top notch sprinter/climber/puncheur though.
I'm pretty good on cobbles though
I've riden on cobbles in roubaix, San Diego (yes they have cobbles) and places around where I live (not that many though) |
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 15-04-2014 17:46
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sutty68 wrote:
Jakstar22 wrote:
I cant really ride up ayers rock. hahaha. There are still some good mountains around but nothing like the the mountains anywhere else
I have the Snowdonia National Park about 30miles away from where i live, lots of single track road climbing and very steep as well
Not too far from me then Sutty, I am only a train journey away from Snowdonia and only rouhgly 20 miles from the Welsh border. Such a beautiful country to go Cycling.
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 15-04-2014 18:04
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Shonak wrote:
So today I was feeling like I ride like Philippe Gilbert. Dynamic, forceful, beautiful in some way. That was a great feel. Of course, not even close to the same kind of speed, but just the way I sat on the bike and stuff like that. It's weird because I usually feel more like Mancebo and Froome (friends and dad say it looks more like a Wiggins-style of riding though). Do you guys can relate your style of riding to a Pro?
Jan Ullrich FTW. What's that saddle for if not sitting on it ?
I guess I didn't spin legs fast enough when I started riding, and tried to almost never stand on the pedals while climbing. I still rarely stand on the pedal for longer efforts, especially if they're sustained.
Of course I now spin legs fast enough, if not slightly too much (feel free to check out my Strava rides), as I suppose I've lost strength.
Spending quite some time on the indoor trainer doesn't help to develop another style either.
I suppose that I'm a poor enough climber to say that I struggle to cope with pace changes (despite doing intervals while training), a constant and sustained pace on a not too steep slope favours me better. |
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| viking90 |
Posted on 15-04-2014 19:40
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thanks for the answers Aquarius,ianrussell & rjc_43.
I seems that I will go with a bike with Shimano 105 groupset.
But that´s with a alimunium frame but with a carbon fork.
Is it a huge different between just carbon fork or all carbon frame? |
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 15-04-2014 19:46
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viking90 wrote:
thanks for the answers Aquarius,ianrussell & rjc_43.
I seems that I will go with a bike with Shimano 105 groupset.
But that´s with a alimunium frame but with a carbon fork.
Is it a huge different between just carbon fork or all carbon frame?
as far as I know (and that's not a lot) if you crash with a carbon bike, you shouldn't use it anymore |
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 15-04-2014 20:18
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viking90 wrote:
thanks for the answers Aquarius,ianrussell & rjc_43.
I seems that I will go with a bike with Shimano 105 groupset.
But that´s with a alimunium frame but with a carbon fork.
Is it a huge different between just carbon fork or all carbon frame?
I know many people feel 105 represents the sweet spot between price, performance and durability. I'll leave it to others to comment on carbon as my new aluminium frame is still a revelation to me having knocked nearly 5kg off my old brick of a hybrid |
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 15-04-2014 20:39
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Shonak wrote:
So today I was feeling like I ride like Philippe Gilbert. Dynamic, forceful, beautiful in some way. That was a great feel. Of course, not even close to the same kind of speed, but just the way I sat on the bike and stuff like that. It's weird because I usually feel more like Mancebo and Froome (friends and dad say it looks more like a Wiggins-style of riding though). Do you guys can relate your style of riding to a Pro?
I think I look as awkward and choppy as Dan Martin but naturally without any of the brutal effectiveness. |
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 15-04-2014 20:59
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Shonak wrote:
Do you guys can relate your style of riding to a Pro?
Haven't really thought of that really. I'm similar to Purito in stature and I too love the big mountain passes, but I haven't raced enough on punchy terrain to see if I'm as explosive - I highly doubt as I'm not a great sprinter.
I weigh 59kg and I'm 167cm tall, so not exactly one for the cobbles. Although, due to my MTBing background, I'm pretty strong overall. I can put in big efforts on the flats, I'm good on short steep climbs and my personal favourites are long mountain passes. I've got a canny ability that I ride at my own pace and sometimes get dropped, but due to pace changes I ride myself back onto the group while at all times staying at a (relatively) comfortable pace. I can however also follow accelerations on climbs quite well.
I'm predominantly a small climber, but I'm a 'strong' rider over all terrains (including TT) as well (if you get what I mean by strong). I haven't had a chance to ride cobbles, but I won't be good due to my small size. I also suck in crosswinds.
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 15-04-2014 21:00
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ianrussell wrote:
viking90 wrote:
thanks for the answers Aquarius,ianrussell & rjc_43.
I seems that I will go with a bike with Shimano 105 groupset.
But that´s with a alimunium frame but with a carbon fork.
Is it a huge different between just carbon fork or all carbon frame?
I know many people feel 105 represents the sweet spot between price, performance and durability. I'll leave it to others to comment on carbon as my new aluminium frame is still a revelation to me having knocked nearly 5kg off my old brick of a hybrid
It's all relative. A step from an all aluminium frame and fork to a carbon fork will be a noticeable great change, likewise the next step to all carbon.
Just the change from an older frame and fork to a newer one should be a noticeable difference too - weight will have decreased, geometry improved for better handling, etc.
At the end of the day, you have to be happy with how much you spend and how much you're going to use whatever it is you buy. 105 is a great groupset for the price, and going carbon forks will provide an adequate amount of comfort for the majority of roads (I wouldn't advised trying to do Paris-Roubaix on an alu frame though... that'd be uncomfortable).
Carbon frames once crashed and snapped are indeed a write-off, but just a little crash, or small amount of damage (perhaps just one chainstay almost snapped through) can, nowadays, be repaired fully by guys like HQ Fibre in the UK (in other words, some chap and a shed) for a price.
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| jph27 |
Posted on 15-04-2014 21:12
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aidanvn13 wrote:
Shonak wrote:
Do you guys can relate your style of riding to a Pro?
Haven't really thought of that really. I'm similar to Purito in stature and I too love the big mountain passes, but I haven't raced enough on punchy terrain to see if I'm as explosive - I highly doubt as I'm not a great sprinter.
I weigh 59kg and I'm 167cm tall, so not exactly one for the cobbles. Although, due to my MTBing background, I'm pretty strong overall. I can put in big efforts on the flats, I'm good on short steep climbs and my personal favourites are long mountain passes. I've got a canny ability that I ride at my own pace and sometimes get dropped, but due to pace changes I ride myself back onto the group while at all times staying at a (relatively) comfortable pace. I can however also follow accelerations on climbs quite well.
I'm predominantly a small climber, but I'm a 'strong' rider over all terrains (including TT) as well (if you get what I mean by strong). I haven't had a chance to ride cobbles, but I won't be good due to my small size. I also suck in crosswinds.
See this is the difference between a good MTBer and a decidedly average one like myself on the road
I'm very similar - a bit taller (174cm, 60kg) but lack the power on the flat, in fact I'm no faster there than on most short shallow climbs. Plus no big mountain passes for me, just lots of rolling hills with some nice short, steep ones. Can sprint and do 100km over rolling terrain pretty easily so the stamina is there, but I go at the same speed for long efforts as I tend to on 30km ones.
I am curious though to how I'd go with proper training and sustained riding though, doubt I'd be winning anything but I might be able to not get dropped in every race. Shame I keep getting injured, though I'd still probably be crap.
In conclusion, I'm most like no pro's whatsoever. Unless you count Andy Schleck's motivation as being similar |
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