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LaVuelta Challenge Entries for Rider 304 Team 1 Stage Date Distance Time Ascent Ride Log URL ========================================================= 1 23/08 72km 4h 37m 0s 1036m http://www.strava.com/activities/185920367 & http://www.strava.com/activities/185920294 2 24/08 0 3 25/08 0 4 26/08 0 5 27/08 20.6km 1h 05m 0s…
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I'll go in for 304 please, as the super domestique in the mountains. :p TBY Edit - Confirmed
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Well done guys. :) Just realised I think I might have been pretty close in second for "vertical ascent". Well done phytogurl.
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TdF Challenge Entries for Rider 314 Team 2 Stage Date Distance Time Ascent Ride Log URL ========================================================= 1 05/07 46.4 km - 4h 06m 30s - 1241m http://www.strava.com/activities/162761970 2 06/07 80km - 5h 08m 46s - 1125m http://www.strava.com/activities/162761935 &…
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"Size" in this sense is meaningless. I ride 3 "medium" mountain bikes. 2 are 18" and the other is 19" yet the effective reach is within 5mm on all of them. Geometry is more important than "size". Having said that, I'm 5'9" and would probably start looking at around the 54cm mark for a road/cx bike but that would only be a…
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My plan is: Friday Start at my mates house in South Halifax around 1pm 40k ride up through Halifax to a pub near Baildon A Pint or two while we wait for others to arrive 5k ride up ont’ Moor to bivi down for the night Saturday Drop down into Ilkley for breakfast and find a spot to watch from Peloton ~ 12:24 40k ride over…
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I'm in. I'll go with 314 if OK? TBY - #314, Done
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"Elapsed time" on Strava is the same as "Time" on Connect. Yes there is an 8 second discrepancy in your numbers but they are the same "measure"
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Fingers crossed my knee holds. I combined the lists so far for team 1.
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TBH this is just more bike company marketing bull**** to try to justify to customers why they should buy new stuff when their old stuff is actually totally fine. There is no absolute best. There is just what you like for what you do. I like my 29er for some stuff, I like my 26er for other stuff. One is not better than the…
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http://www.pinkbike.com/news/introducing-20switchinch-26-to-275-conversion-kit.html
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http://www.pinkbike.com/news/exclusive-first-look-prototype-enduro-sash-2014.html
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Fitocracy for me.
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Shimano do some wide fit in some of their styles. In my experience Shimano shoes tend to be narrow though so the wide ones could just be normal?
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What I would do with 4 hours over a week. 3 x HIT session - 15 mins warm up, 5 x 1min on/off max effort/rest, 10min warm down That's so thats 1 hour 45 done. During warm ups I would do peddle drills like one legged peddling. It will help you warm up and improve technique. 1 x MTB ride at 2hours 15min. Do whatever the route…
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Currently I'm doing 2 HIT sessions a week: 20min warm up 5x1 min on 1min off max intervals, 15min warm down. I'm finding this extremely beneficial in generally keeping my heart rate and breathing more under control when doing hard but not MAX efforts when riding, especially when climbing. Means I can climb faster for…
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I think it's worth talking about hubs and rims separately but I build my own so I have the luxury of choosing exactly what I want and saving the cost of the build labour. Hubs If you have the budget go for the DT Swiss240. If you don't then the DT Swiss350 are very good also, that's what I have myself. They have the same…
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Oh just realised that I actually have a Roma Maxima entry as well, even if it was just a quick recovery ride. :) 12.5 miles http://www.strava.com/activities/119139087 TBY Edit - 20.2km Logged, Pre/In-Ride Coffee 0pt, Rome Related Photo 0pt, Prior Civilization 0pt Post Ride Drink 0pt, food 0pt - Total Bonuses 0pts (and…
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Strade-Bianche entry. 105miles, 4,964ft climbed. http://www.strava.com/activities/118776482 Lunch Almost home: TBY Edit - 169.2km Logged, Unmetalled road Bonus 0pt, Eroica Bike 0pt, Recovery Chianti 0pt - Total Bonuses 0pts
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This was my list at the start of the year. These are all mountain bike routes/events/races. There ‘n’ Back (DONE) Cannock Chase Winter Classic Two Ton ‘O Gravel (200 miles) Erlestoke Twelve (12 hour) Insomnia (12 hour) Manx 100 (100 miles) TORQ in your SLEEP (12 hour) Isle of Man End-to-End Dusk till dawn (12 hour) Hell of…
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My new race bike in unsupported racing/bikepacking mode.
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November and December I was hardcoring it in the gym, doing 5x5 twice a week and 5x15 twice a week mostly on legs (squat, leg extensions, leg curls, calf raises). Thats right 4 leg sessions a week which killed my legs for sure and I didn't really do any riding but I put 29mm on my thigh measurement in 6-7 weeks. Been doing…
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Not first or the last for Spesh. Stumptown http://bikeportland.org/2006/01/31/specialized-mountain-cycle-disagree-on-stumptown-864 Volagi http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/01/news/an-expensive-dollar-volagi-owes-specialized-1_203443 Epic…
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Three, all mountain bikes. Orange Five - The fun bike to bull doze through the rough stuff (140mm alu full suss) Orange P7 - This is somewhere between the other 2 (140mm steel hardtail) On One Lurcher - My race bike for the real mile munching. (100mm carbon hardtail) When discussing why you need more than one bike, remind…
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I'll ride in all weathers but that we keep even me at home. :(
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Firstly forget rollers, just ride outside. Sure the weather may be bad but go ride anyway. It's always better riding than not riding. As a general rule I'll always start a ride 1 layer light. When I leave the house my goal is to feel cold, this way by the time I'm riding I should be at a comfortable temperature. Don't…
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One from yesterday.
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Vaseline, everyone's favourite lube. Everyone has a favourite lube right?
