Page 1 of 5
Cycling
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2015 11:44 am
by reddo
Who rides bikes here?
I have a road bike but I'll be honest, have hardly ridden it since I have my fantastic mountain bike. I am lucky, I have Woburn, Rushmere and Chicksands nearby.
Re: Cycling
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 12:30 pm
by rgbrock1
I ride, reddo. I have a Tomasso road bike. Alu frame with titanium fork and seat stays.
This is a stock photo of it.
Re: Cycling
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 2:59 pm
by chksix
My bike. Havn't ridden it in ages due to lack of time. My children are dominating me
Re: Cycling
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2015 3:01 pm
by Sisemen
Unfortunately I can't post a pic of my bike - she's at work
Re: Cycling
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:20 am
by reddo
Oooh a Yeti. Looks like the business.
Re: Cycling
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:23 am
by reddo
This is my road bike.
Re: Cycling
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:27 am
by reddo
My Whyte G-150S and a mate's Ibis Mojo HD
Re: Cycling
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:28 am
by reddo
On the sooty (road bike), the pedals have been changed. They are not those ugly things. I now have touring pedals on it, one side flat for normal shoes, the other side SPD for clipless shoes.
Re: Cycling
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2015 1:06 pm
by rgbrock1
reddo wrote:On the sooty (road bike), the pedals have been changed. They are not those ugly things. I now have touring pedals on it, one side flat for normal shoes, the other side SPD for clipless shoes.
Eh? I've never heard of such pedals. I've only ever seen the flat type, clipless and rat cages but never a combination of any of them. Interesting.
Re: Cycling
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2015 1:07 pm
by 500N
I know a lot of soldiers and ex soldiers who cycle, far less impact on the body.
Re: Cycling
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2015 1:11 pm
by rgbrock1
500N wrote:I know a lot of soldiers and ex soldiers who cycle, far less impact on the body.
Roger that. Before I took up road cycling I used to run outdoors. No, not jog but run. After awhile I could feel the effect it was having on me. Although I still run on the treadmill it's not the same as doing so outdoors: a lot less jarring. But I did learn one thing after many years of road cycling: depending on terrain, cycling can be just as "difficult", if not more so, than running. ("Difficult" as in cardio-wise) And cycling really has not much effect on ones ligaments, joints and other body parts.
Re: Cycling
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2015 1:53 pm
by chksix
RG, I've switchd my pedals to "SPD" as thay are known since I took the picture of my bike above. Once you get the hang of using them you get the effect of having turbo boost up hills etc. 4 legs instead of 2 since you pull the rear pedal upwards.
Re: Cycling
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2015 2:08 pm
by rgbrock1
chksix wrote:RG, I've switchd my pedals to "SPD" as thay are known since I took the picture of my bike above. Once you get the hang of using them you get the effect of having turbo boost up hills etc. 4 legs instead of 2 since you pull the rear pedal upwards.
I have always used Shimano's SPD pedals, no news there. (Aside from one cycling season when I wore Look cleats and the Look-compatible pedals. Didn't like them.) What I was referring to, and which I had never seen nor heard of before, are dual-pedals i.e., one side being SPD and the other side flat for normal-wear shoes.
And as far as a turbo-boost up hills? I tend to stand in the pedals, and slightly rock the bike, when transiting hills so the normal pull-up, shit-scraping motion on the pedals is moot then.
Re: Cycling
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2015 3:47 pm
by reddo
The Shimano A530 pedal is what I have on the road bike.
http://cycle.shimano-eu.com/content/seh ... -a530.htmlOn the MTB I use flats by DMR. Vaults.
http://www.dmrbikes.com/products/pedals/vaultCombined with 510s they are plenty grippy enough for climbing and descending. I love them.
One of the reasons why I returned to biking was that running was just giving my back too much gyp. I was also injuring myself even though I was following all the precautions of warming up, easing into it, good shoes etc plus stretching. Even the physio said so. It was also aggravating my asthma.
I switched to biking and found even with the same work rate (as measured by a heart rate monitor), it was not aggravating the asthma and with the exceptions of very steep climbs, not nearly as much perceived hard work.
Re: Cycling
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2015 3:59 pm
by rgbrock1
reddo wrote:The Shimano A530 pedal is what I have on the road bike.
http://cycle.shimano-eu.com/content/seh ... -a530.htmlOn the MTB I use flats by DMR. Vaults.
http://www.dmrbikes.com/products/pedals/vaultCombined with 510s they are plenty grippy enough for climbing and descending. I love them.
One of the reasons why I returned to biking was that running was just giving my back too much gyp. I was also injuring myself even though I was following all the precautions of warming up, easing into it, good shoes etc plus stretching. Even the physio said so. It was also aggravating my asthma.
I switched to biking and found even with the same work rate (as measured by a heart rate monitor), it was not aggravating the asthma and with the exceptions of very steep climbs, not nearly as much perceived hard work.
I'm with you on all of the above. I've found that lately, even on the treadmill, running is wreaking havoc on my knees. Cycling has never done that. And, a definite yes, as to the same work rate doesn't seem as "difficult" on a bike as it does running.
I use Shimano PD-R540 SPD-SL pedals with Shimano SH51 SPD cleats.
Re: Cycling
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2015 4:59 pm
by reddo
I'll be honest too, I just love tackling some interesting trail and getting it right or even just surviving if it's particularly aggro. It's also a natural HIIT workout.
I used to run a lot when I was younger, quite good at it too (school cross country champ etc) but I have never grinned like I did after riding at Glentress (Spooky wood descent) after going for a jog.
I do like the social aspects of MTB riding. Folks stop and chat etc. Roadies are fine too, they do wave.
Re: Cycling
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2015 5:01 pm
by rgbrock1
reddo wrote:I'll be honest too, I just love tackling some interesting trail and getting it right or even just surviving if it's particularly aggro. It's also a natural HIIT workout.
I used to run a lot when I was younger, quite good at it too (school cross country champ etc) but I have never grinned like I did after riding at Glentress (Spooky wood descent) after going for a jog.
I do like the social aspects of MTB riding. Folks stop and chat etc. Roadies are fine too, they do wave.
At the age of 58, as I am, the idea of bone-jarring excursions riding a bike on some trail isn't all that appealing to me.
For me, there is nothing like the sound of a well-tarred road whistling under the tires.
Re: Cycling
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:04 pm
by reddo
Hey, I'm 50
Re: Cycling
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 1:47 pm
by rgbrock1
reddo wrote:Hey, I'm 50
You young whipper-snapper you.
Re: Cycling
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 4:46 pm
by chksix
And I'm 48 or thereabouts...