Thread: Cyclists Anonymous

Originally Posted by Bonbon

Have anybody used brooks saddle? I put one this season, haven't tried more than few hundred kilometers but I loved them. They are heavy but comfortable

Originally Posted by gugi

I recently decided I've gotta do better and get some exercise in my life. So, today I went out for a real bike ride on the roads around town (well real for me). It was 15miles and half of it was very uphill, so I feel very good

Here's the bike - an old GT and behind is the bike-shaped-object I have after my Trek was stolen:

15 miles and half of it very uphill .......... you're already in pretty good shape, knowing where you reside.

I try to commute a few times a week to work on my bike. The ride one way is 16.9 miles one way so I can get a little over 33 miles out of a trip. The fortunate thing is that I can ride all but 1.5 miles of that on a bike trail. I have a rack on the back that I carry my laptop in one bag and I carry my cloths for the day in the other bag. Since it was once a railroad grade the ups and down are at a minimum.

The only big hill I have (big relative to the area) is on a side trail I take in the last 4 miles which is good because my bags add about an extra 20 pounds to the bike. I have a new Garmin that now keeps track of everything - seen below.

My bike is a Specialized Allez from around 2003 or 2004 - with more miles than I can remember.

Some very nice bikes Gents.

As mentioned in the Today's Workout Thread, I basically have re-built my On-One Scandal.
It was a parts special that I had lying around when I built it up to 1x9 quite a few years ago but I've now replaced the rims, brakes and the drivetrain to a 1x10. I grabbed the drivetrain from my Trail bike which hasn't been used in ages. So it's basically a "new" bike.

I'll take some photos soon.

I got up this morning and nipped out for a quick 10k. It was lovely, but the best part was, im in aviemore and the scenery is stunning.

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Riding home from work yesterday, sun was at my back on the bike trail. A little warm but hey - I was on my bike - what could be better? I have Ortlieb bags and carry my computer on the right side of the bike and my clothes on the other side.

I picked up the new Shimano SLX 1x11 this morning and am going to fit it to the On-One.
At least I'll be able to use my trail bike again.

My new freebie clunker for work. I think i am the 3rd owner of this $80 bike.
It needed new rear brakes, i had some pads but the bolts weren't long enough so I improvised:

It turns out that the old pads that had studs are the same thread so now they are wing bolts ☺. I just peeled off most of the old pad and bent the steel support.
Good enough for my needs.

Put a pair of shimano clipless pedals on my bike the other week and bought some muddyfox MTB shoes. They definitely make a difference especially climbing hills.

Also got a pannier rack. So tomorrow i should get out and try my fully laden commute run for time.

Geek

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Originally Posted by TheGeek

Put a pair of shimano clipless pedals on my bike the other week and bought some muddyfox MTB shoes. They definitely make a difference especially climbing hills.

Also got a pannier rack. So tomorrow i should get out and try my fully laden commute run for time.

Geek

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just make sure that you are 100% confident with the clip in/out - out especially if you are riding on the road. it gets scary pretty quickly if you cant get a foot down if needed.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

just make sure that you are 100% confident with the clip in/out - out especially if you are riding on the road. it gets scary pretty quickly if you cant get a foot down if needed.

Pulled up to a stop sign once and was day dreaming and forgot to unclip. Hit the ground - jumped up and the first thing I did was look around to make sure no one saw me.