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CycLeagues Cycling Challenges for June
June has a pretty exciting set of challenges coming up for those interested: June 1st to June 30th Place seedings for a new multi-tiered promotion/relegation League starting July 1st. Also June 1st to September 30th Summer Championship .... and June Team challenge Carnivores v Vegetarians ... weird one I know but just for…
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June CycLeagues Cycling Challenges
June has a pretty exciting set of challenges coming up for those interested: June 1st to June 30th Place seedings for a new multi-tiered promotion/relegation League starting July 1st. Also June 1st to September 30th Summer Championship .... and June Team challenge Carnivores v Vegetarians ... weird one I know but just for…
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CycLeagues Cycling Summer Challenge
Cycling challenge to find a Summer Champion! Only requirements are a bike, being on Strava (join this club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/CycLeagues), as this is where I fetch the activities from and Facebook which we use for banter and updates (https://www.facebook.com/groups/118072208643394/) Challenge Dates: 1st June to…
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LeJog - The Scenic Route
Planning a Scenic variation of Lands End to John o'Groats in September, 1100 miles over 8 days (possibly with a rest day chucked in depending on weather), I've stuck together a full route and would love any advice any of you may have on doing something like this, especially with the route.…
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2015/2016 MFP Winter Challenge - Ride Logging Thread
Starts on the 1st November and finishes on the 29th February. Example logging would be: Date / In or Out / Total Calories for day / Link(s) to proof / Bonus points (if any) i.e: 01/11/2015 - Out - 1275 cal - https://www.strava.com/activities/420538428 02/11/2015 - In - 1082 cal - https://www.strava.com/activities/416551669…
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Anyone Zwifting this coming Winter?
In preparation for the less fun months of 'god forbid' indoor training I've downloaded Zwift, quite surprised how well the graphics look on a 4 year old mac book pro but its pretty decent, ordered a dongle for the kickr to connect to the mac which comes tomorrow, anyone else got plans to try this out, could be an…
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Long distance multiple day road touring bike suggestions.
Toying with the idea of getting a specific bike for long distance road based touring, thinking triple, disc brakes, light n fast as possible but durable to handle the distance and a little luggage over the back wheel, maybe titanium is the way to go, don't really need fat tyres which touring bikes seem to have as I'll be…
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LEJOG - Lands End to John O'Groats
Looking at getting fit enough to do a bucket list challenge for next year and well what better then a LEJOG. Started planning some routes, I've noticed a lot of the routes I've seen for the first couple of days are quite inland for my liking, see http://www.landsend-to-johnogroats.co.uk/ for example, however I'm trying to…
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Turbo trainer - Tacx or Kickr?
Previously I was looking at getting a Trax : http://www.tacx.com/ but this looks good with its various apps and ability to race Strava segments: http://eu.wahoofitness.com/devices/kickr.html The Kickr can race strava segments with geovideos too, lots of apps to use with it, nice wheel off design and works with ipad/iphone…
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Carbon bike for £700 - too good to be true?
A mate of mine found this Ventura CP50 700c Carbon Pro Road Bike, seems too good to be true at that price http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3324518.htm Crap shop but curious to get peoples opinions on it.
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Tricross wheels/tyre impact
I currently ride a Specialized Tricross (http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/cyclo-cross/product/review-specialized-bicycles-tricross-sport-09-33640) Its done me quite well over the past 18 months but since pimping the pedals to be clip-less I've been wondering what else I can do to push a bit more speed out of it…
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Garmin
Hi All, Nottingham lad here, just found this group, hoping to find some like minded people, feel free to add me on this if you are. Anyone on Garmin Connect? you can add me on: http://connect.garmin.com/profile/JasonSSavage Aiming for 500 miles this month (combined exercises 350 for cycling) and upping it for next month,…
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Garmin Connect and Cyclists
Looking to add some cycling buddies on this, any budding cyclists out there with a Garmin?, you can add me on Garmin Connect: http://connect.garmin.com/profile/JasonSSavage
