Zwift Race - Replaced with Pretzel setting new KOMs
WOTR setup and first rounds
10 mins WOD post workout Overhead
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Monday, December 09, 2019
Sunday, December 08, 2019
Tired but good TT
Bit tired yesterday even more so today.
But still managed a good Zwift ride yesterday, coming 6th overall.
But still managed a good Zwift ride yesterday, coming 6th overall.
Saturday, December 07, 2019
Beer and Bajjis - new ATB
Awesome ride yesterday, worked off the beer and bhajis consumed at Banjo with a 3000m VAM ride. Hit target in 2:40 averaging 268W a new all time best, 12W higher than ever managed prior to turning 60....
Friday, December 06, 2019
15 years of Banjo - birth of Newbury velo
Quite by coincidence after recalling buying my first bike from Banjo I went to an event there last night to launch Newbury Velo only to find out it was also a celebration of Banjo's 15th birthday.
Event was rammed and pretty inspiring. Joined up and hope it goes well.
Event was rammed and pretty inspiring. Joined up and hope it goes well.
Thursday, December 05, 2019
Mr M's bike
Buying the Roubaix was one of the best decisions I ever made. It got me round France and far beyond...
The Giant MTB perished however, the M in the UK stands for Mud and I got sick of spending more time cleaning the bike than riding it.
24/3/2006
A couple of months ago I had a bit of a scare on while riding my trusty old Kellogs Raleigh. It started making strange sounds and when I stopped to check I found part of the frame had rusted through and it was literally falling to pieces. Since I was 15 miles from home I had a bit of a scary journey back as my bike self destructed. Anyway I made it home but left me with an urgent need to buy a new bike that I would use for the ride itself. (I plan to mount the old Raleigh on my wall as an object d'art).
I went into my local bike store and after trying a few different models I settled for a Specialized Roubaix Expert
http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?spid=13023
I chose this bike because my plan is to travel very light so I did not want a heavy touring model with a lot of luggage carrying capacity. This particular machine is perfect for my needs because it is specifically aimed at long distance fast rides over difficult road surfaces. (The name implies this as the "Paris-Roubaix" is a classic bike race that has been ridden for over 100 years, being especially famous for part of the route being over cobbles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris-Roubaix).
It has a carbon fibre frame with dimensions that allow you to ride more upright than on a full racing bike. This means you lose a bit of aerodynamic efficiency but get a much more comfortable ride, especially if have a dodgy back like I do. Being carbon fibre means it is nice and light but also more forgiving than aluminium (and it won't rust like my old Raleigh!!). So far it has lived up to its claims, the longest ride I have done was over 5 hours in cold/wind and had no aches or pains the day after (touch wood it will stay that way.....).
The upright position also helps with climbing of which I expect to do a lot. To help further with this I did make one change to the standard bike spec. In place of the factory 2 cog 50x36 chain-ring I have a 3 cog 52X39X30 ring (with the supplied 12-27 rear cassette). I chose this because I would much rather have extra gears that I do not need rather than the other way round, especially if I find this half way up an Alp.
Also having extra low gears gives you more options in terms of how to tackle climbs, especially the long ones you get in France that do not exist here in the UK. No less an authority than Lance Armstrong advocates turning low gears at high revs when going uphill, which makes me feel a lot less girly when I move down to the smallest cog and spin my way to the top rather than grunt it.
My "other" bike which I used for trail riding is a Giant TCR. Main reason for choosing this was that it had hydraulic disc brakes. If you ride in a lot of mud like I do these are something that once you have them you will never buy a bike without, believe me.
The Giant MTB perished however, the M in the UK stands for Mud and I got sick of spending more time cleaning the bike than riding it.
24/3/2006
A couple of months ago I had a bit of a scare on while riding my trusty old Kellogs Raleigh. It started making strange sounds and when I stopped to check I found part of the frame had rusted through and it was literally falling to pieces. Since I was 15 miles from home I had a bit of a scary journey back as my bike self destructed. Anyway I made it home but left me with an urgent need to buy a new bike that I would use for the ride itself. (I plan to mount the old Raleigh on my wall as an object d'art).
I went into my local bike store and after trying a few different models I settled for a Specialized Roubaix Expert
http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?spid=13023
I chose this bike because my plan is to travel very light so I did not want a heavy touring model with a lot of luggage carrying capacity. This particular machine is perfect for my needs because it is specifically aimed at long distance fast rides over difficult road surfaces. (The name implies this as the "Paris-Roubaix" is a classic bike race that has been ridden for over 100 years, being especially famous for part of the route being over cobbles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris-Roubaix).
It has a carbon fibre frame with dimensions that allow you to ride more upright than on a full racing bike. This means you lose a bit of aerodynamic efficiency but get a much more comfortable ride, especially if have a dodgy back like I do. Being carbon fibre means it is nice and light but also more forgiving than aluminium (and it won't rust like my old Raleigh!!). So far it has lived up to its claims, the longest ride I have done was over 5 hours in cold/wind and had no aches or pains the day after (touch wood it will stay that way.....).
The upright position also helps with climbing of which I expect to do a lot. To help further with this I did make one change to the standard bike spec. In place of the factory 2 cog 50x36 chain-ring I have a 3 cog 52X39X30 ring (with the supplied 12-27 rear cassette). I chose this because I would much rather have extra gears that I do not need rather than the other way round, especially if I find this half way up an Alp.
Also having extra low gears gives you more options in terms of how to tackle climbs, especially the long ones you get in France that do not exist here in the UK. No less an authority than Lance Armstrong advocates turning low gears at high revs when going uphill, which makes me feel a lot less girly when I move down to the smallest cog and spin my way to the top rather than grunt it.
My "other" bike which I used for trail riding is a Giant TCR. Main reason for choosing this was that it had hydraulic disc brakes. If you ride in a lot of mud like I do these are something that once you have them you will never buy a bike without, believe me.
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