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My Bike shop decided to get some custom Jerseys made up and they were really nice so decided to get one. I just happened to be in the shop when they arrived so ended up modelling the red one!
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Cool looking jerseys.0
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tonybalony01 wrote: »Cool looking jerseys.
They are planning on doing limited runs of a different design each time maybe once or twice a year. The actual Jerseys themselves are also really nice along with the rest of the range.
LeCol is the Brand. Owned by Yanto Barker of the ONE pro Cycling team.0 -
I got a sweat catcher for when I am on my trainer during the winter...I know I know, big spender.0
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I got a sweat catcher for when I am on my trainer during the winter...I know I know, big spender.
What did you get? This is a point of curiosity for me because, being a bald guy, keeping sweat out of my eyes is a serious pain. Especially on the trainer. I've tried all kinds of things with limited success. The current solution is to keep a stack of old-school '80s tennis-style Wilson headbands next to the trainer. I picked up a stack of them at Target and I just swap to a dry one mid-ride as required.0 -
tonybalony01 wrote: »Cool looking jerseys.
They are planning on doing limited runs of a different design each time maybe once or twice a year. The actual Jerseys themselves are also really nice along with the rest of the range.
They are cool jerseys... but the price I saw on the website was £120 each.
£120 for a shirt! That's way, waaaay, beyond what I consider a reasonable price, though judging from the articles in the bike comics, I appear to be a throwback, given that £100+ shirts and leggings are frequently described as budget options
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£120 for a shirt! That's way, waaaay, beyond what I consider a reasonable price, though judging from the articles in the bike comics, I appear to be a throwback, given that £100+ shirts and leggings are frequently described as budget options
I wandered into the Rapha shop in Shoreditch in London at the weekend - you'd need a 2nd mortgage to get a set of their riding clothes. Nice kit though!
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Rapha = Overpriced fixie w@nker wear
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I got a sweat catcher for when I am on my trainer during the winter...I know I know, big spender.
What did you get? This is a point of curiosity for me because, being a bald guy, keeping sweat out of my eyes is a serious pain. Especially on the trainer. I've tried all kinds of things with limited success. The current solution is to keep a stack of old-school '80s tennis-style Wilson headbands next to the trainer. I picked up a stack of them at Target and I just swap to a dry one mid-ride as required.
@ntnunk Enjoy... https://amazon.com/Blackburn-Bicycle-Protector-Indoor-Trainers/dp/B000EPIEG8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481300707&sr=8-1&keywords=sweat+catcher+bicycle1 -
My first ever bits of club kit arrived today. Looking forward to using them on the club run on Sunday:
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just collected a nice bright red Castelli Perfetto L/S jersey from the post-office.
they've altered the sizing in the past couple of years - my original Mk1 Gabba from 4 years or so ago is a good size larger than the Perfetto - which is actually quite nice - as the Gabba was a little generous, and the perfetto is just tight enough to encourage me to step away from the mince pies this Christmas...
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Added some Five Ten Freerider shoes and Bontrager Line Pro pedals. Sweet.
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new mugs...
DSCF2925.jpg by The Big Yin, on Flickr
DSCF2926.jpg by The Big Yin, on Flickr
DSCF2927.jpg by The Big Yin, on Flickr
DSCF2928.jpg by The Big Yin, on Flickr
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Something for my Caffeine Habit - new "workshop mug"...
(kept getting some stupid *kitten* message about "needing to be approved"... WTF is all that about - it's not as if this is exactly my first *kitten* post in this sodding thread...)
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Decided to give a power meter a try so a 4iiii Precision arrived today and is now fitted to my Roubaix. Hopefully give it a go tomorrow.0
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Enjoying having the power meter fitted - I've got the Garmin displaying power which is quite useful for managing effort on climbs. I've not had a chance to do a proper FTP test but I have done a couple of 1 hour rides, pushing quite hard, and that's giving averages in around the 220-230W range (weighted average 235-240W) so it looks like I'm in the 2.5W/kg range. Suspect it's going to be easier to improve that by losing weight than it is by increasing my power output!0
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cowbellsandcoffee wrote: »Added some Five Ten Freerider shoes and Bontrager Line Pro pedals. Sweet.
Just looking at those pedals makes my shins hurt.
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I'm about 20 years too old for those shoes and those pedals!0
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Picked up a turbo trainer today - one of the Tacx Flow smart trainers that Halfords are knocking out for £189.99 at the moment. Did the short FTP test on Zwift using it - definitely need to put a fan into the room I'm using!1
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Picked up a turbo trainer today - one of the Tacx Flow smart trainers that Halfords are knocking out for £189.99 at the moment. Did the short FTP test on Zwift using it - definitely need to put a fan into the room I'm using!
I would love to have a smart trainer. Keep hoping I will find a good deal on one here in Canada but they don't seem to go on sale, at least not that I have found so far.0 -
Enjoying having the power meter fitted - I've got the Garmin displaying power which is quite useful for managing effort on climbs. I've not had a chance to do a proper FTP test but I have done a couple of 1 hour rides, pushing quite hard, and that's giving averages in around the 220-230W range (weighted average 235-240W) so it looks like I'm in the 2.5W/kg range. Suspect it's going to be easier to improve that by losing weight than it is by increasing my power output!
I've got the very same one on route to me now. Really looking forward to having that extra data available during and after for analysis.0 -
Decided to give a power meter a try so a 4iiii Precision arrived today and is now fitted to my Roubaix. Hopefully give it a go tomorrow.
I've been very happy with my 4iiii meter - decided to get one for the 'cross bike, as swapping the Stages meter from one bike to another was getting to be a PITA, and, once you get used to having proper power data, you really want it from all the bikes you ride regularly (or at least, all the ones you ride "in anger" - i.e. train on) - there's no way i'd bother with one on the MTB for example, but for the cross and roadbikes, it's pretty much a "gotta have" now!
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I've ordered a couple of books on training with power however so far I have found having the power data available for pacing on the climbs and even on flat sections. On the 2nd ride I did with it I set PR's on 19 of the 23 Strava segments I went through.1
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classic books on power meter training are
"the power meter handbook" - Joe Friel - ISBN 978-1-934030-95-0
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"Training and Racing with a Power Meter (2nd Edition) - Hunter Allen, Andrew Coggan. - ISBN 978-1-934030-55-4
the Second one is pretty much "the bible" for powermeter use... but it's not a particularly "easy read" IMO - didn't worry me too much as I'm the kind of weirdo that reads scientific papers and technical manuals for fun, but if you're expecting something lighter, then the first is a bit more something you can dip in and out of... Still pretty techie though.
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