Bicycle ERA |OT| This Is Why

Psychotext · May 19, 2019

Finally managed to get out for a quick local loop. First time in nearly 9 months. Christ I hate what's happened to my life since I bought this shitty house. :(

Need to find more technical terrain though. Was a fun little ride, but it's not going to help me prepare for Whistler.

TarpitCarnivore · May 19, 2019

Damn, turns out he broke his collar bone in 2 places and needs surgery.

Psychotext said:
Finally managed to get out for a quick local loop. First time in nearly 9 months. Christ I hate what's happened to my life since I bought this shitty house. :(

Need to find more technical terrain though. Was a fun little ride, but it's not going to help me prepare for Whistler.

Still having problems with it, sorry man.

Psychotext · May 19, 2019

Yeah, it's just become a joke now. They're here again on Tuesday to rip a bunch of flooring up.

On the bright side, my garage only has a little work left to do, but it's all taking up headspace. :(

T8SC · May 19, 2019

Priorities, you gotta do what you gotta do, cycling can wait, it'll still be here when you're ready to get back out. :-)

Psychotext · May 19, 2019

Alas, my skills very much wont be.

TarpitCarnivore · May 19, 2019

Skills are overrated though

T8SC · May 19, 2019

Psychotext said:
Alas, my skills very much wont be.

If it's natural ability, it won't leave.

bawjaws · May 19, 2019

T8SC said:
If it's natural ability, it won't leave.

Yep, it's just like riding a...

Sorry, I'll get my coat.

Psychotext · May 19, 2019

That's not how downhill style mountain biking works sadly.

Psychotext · May 19, 2019

Old vid, but lol, nutters...

III-V · May 19, 2019

FondsNL said:
I actually tried to plan it a bit but messed up so badly along the way :D

I ate porridge and an omelette for breakfast.
Banana and some juice.

Took some gels and three cliffbars for the ride and thought I'd stop for a sandwhich at a gas stop somewhere.
At some point I was already 130k in so I figured "hell, I'll tough it out till I get home".
Next time I'll definitely take a break somewhere halfway to fill up.
I did the entire thing in the saddle now without stops :'D

Well done

Sqrt · May 19, 2019

Psychotext said:
Old vid, but lol, nutters...

Those are electric bikes, though :S

Sqrt · May 19, 2019

Considering the wind, is this an improvement?

Psychotext · May 20, 2019

Lonely1 said:
Those are electric bikes, though :S

Doesn't change anything. You'd still have to be pretty nuts to try cycling up that.

TarpitCarnivore · May 20, 2019

Lonely1 said:
Those are electric bikes, though :S

E-bikes can only help so much. You still need great balance to go up that

Psychotext · May 20, 2019

Adorable...

FondsNL · May 20, 2019

Psychotext said:
Adorable...

I now feel to compelled to buy one of those for my daughter.

Psychotext · May 20, 2019

Bah, I've just realised that I had the dates wrong for next year's Leadville race. Means I now wont be doing it until 2021!

Facism · May 21, 2019

tried Strava for the first time and it autopaused 10 seconds into a 25 mile route lol.

Psychotext · May 21, 2019

I always turn that stuff off. I just don't see the use in it.

bawjaws · May 21, 2019

Can be moderately useful if you're commuting and spend a lot of time stationary and you want to focus on total time moving rather than overall time. My commute is about 30-35 minutes total but I can easily spend four or five minutes sitting still.

Facism · May 21, 2019

i wouldn't have minded if it resumed after the pause. As is, that 25 mile route was actually a 10 second 10 metre route lol.

Psychotext · May 21, 2019

Strava will show you both numbers anyway, as will a Garmin if you're using that for a data source.

Facism · May 21, 2019

Psychotext said:
Strava will show you both numbers anyway, as will a Garmin if you're using that for a data source.

I've never really been too fussed about it in the past, but I'm looking to start documenting rides and routes so I can see changes to my fitness and competency in hard numbers. I may eventually have questions about apps and equipment to those ends, if bike era doesn't mind?

TarpitCarnivore · May 21, 2019

Facism said:
I've never really been too fussed about it in the past, but I'm looking to start documenting rides and routes so I can see changes to my fitness and competency in hard numbers. I may eventually have questions about apps and equipment to those ends, if bike era doesn't mind?

Ask away

bawjaws · May 21, 2019

Psychotext said:
Strava will show you both numbers anyway, as will a Garmin if you're using that for a data source.

Yeah, my Bolt does it automatically. The Strava auto-pause setting is only really useful if you're using your phone to record activities, as otherwise it doesn't know to pause when you stop and your average speed takes a tumble!

Teggy · May 21, 2019

Went for a 30 minute walk with my dogs this evening and survived woo

Psychotext · May 21, 2019

Daedardus · May 22, 2019

Ordered the new Garmin 830 yesterday, was shipped immediately but the shipping company delayed delivery to tomorrow, ugh. But can't wait to try it out this weekend!

Psychotext · May 22, 2019

Reminds me, I need to see if anyone has done a proper battery test on one yet.

Frontieruk · May 22, 2019

Psychotext said:
Reminds me, I need to see if anyone has done a proper battery test on one yet.

Didn't dc rainmaker do one yet?

T8SC · May 22, 2019

Had a nice few days with the weather so been putting a few miles in, including last nights time trial.

Monday

Tuesday Time Trial, a bit windy but not as bad as today.

Today, absolutely battered by the wind. Tried to do a flatter 100 (Than last week) and ended up with a 60 mile headwind. I'm sticking to hills from now on.

I'll probably upgrade to a 830/1030 when the battery on my current 810 starts to fade so much that it won't record a decent length ride.

Daedardus · May 22, 2019

Frontieruk said:
Didn't dc rainmaker do one yet?

Yeah he had the review up last month already. Overall within expectations, about 20 hours of cycling, and it is compatible with the 1030 battery pack IIRC. They switched to a more power conservative gps chip that's slightly less accurate but allowed a faster cpu. Not sure if you've ever need more, seems reasonable enough to charge at home frequently and if you're doing 20+ hours rides the battery on your heart will die faster I fear.

Psychotext · May 22, 2019

Not mine... which is the issue I've had for years. :(

If it can actually get 20 though, like, actually on the map screen when routing, then I'm a guaranteed sale.

phazedplasma · May 22, 2019

booked whistler tickets wooooooooo

Psychotext · May 22, 2019

I'm there in 3 weeks... bricking it a bit. lol

phazedplasma · May 22, 2019

Psychotext said:
I'm there in 3 weeks... bricking it a bit. lol

You'll have fun, there is so much to ride outside of the park too.

Im going after crankworkx so itll be destroyed lol

Psychotext · May 22, 2019

Yeah, I didn't want to go when it was too busy. Not that it's ever really quiet.

FondsNL · May 23, 2019

T8SC said:
Tuesday Time Trial, a bit windy but not as bad as today.

*Calculates stuff to match a normal measurement system...* FUCK ME that's beastmode!

T8SC · May 23, 2019

FondsNL said:
*Calculates stuff to match a normal measurement system...* FUCK ME that's beastmode!

Cheers mate. It was a shame the wind had picked up during the late afternoon/early evening. Just shows than an "estimated wattage" doesn't take weather conditions into account as that should be a lot higher based on others' who used power meters on the night.

Just got back from a quick blast around the block, gonna go to the gym shortly, need to do some core work.

Psychotext · May 23, 2019

There's been times I'd have liked to have had a power meter... or a wind speed indicator!

AusGeno · May 24, 2019

I had such an awesome ride today. Got away from my usual neighbourhood routes and really got to stretch my legs on some long bits of road. Weather was perfect, playlist was banging, road was quiet, view was great, it was all just fun as hell. One of the best rides I've ever had. For me, this is why.

FondsNL · May 24, 2019

AusGeno said:
I had such an awesome ride today. Got away from my usual neighbourhood routes and really got to stretch my legs on some long bits of road. Weather was perfect, playlist was banging, road was quiet, view was great, it was all just fun as hell. One of the best rides I've ever had. For me, this is why.

I saw the pictures on Strava. It is indeed what riding is all about.
You have no idea how jealous I am of the weather you have there in such a beautiful location.

Guess it depends on what youre used to though.

T8SC · May 24, 2019

AusGeno said:
I had such an awesome ride today. Got away from my usual neighbourhood routes and really got to stretch my legs on some long bits of road. Weather was perfect, playlist was banging, road was quiet, view was great, it was all just fun as hell. One of the best rides I've ever had. For me, this is why.

Sounds like you had a great ride out, that's what it's all about. Not seen all the pics but the one above looks awesome. I'm meant to be going out tomorrow but each time I check the forecast, the rain is getting earlier & earlier, so at this rate it's gonna be a no-go. Definitely not the weather you're having.

Psychotext · May 24, 2019

Fairly big off at Bikepark Wales. Went off one of the bigger dropoffs with my fork locked out... like a MASSIVE TWAT.

Hit the landing and bike basically just rotated over the front wheel. Bars twisted and scratched up (carbon, so might need to replace), but thankfully everything else seems OK.

Body armour mostly worked, but my elbow pad slipped as I slid so now I have a hole in my forearm. Will need to replace that pad if I can (it's part of a bigger armour set) as the fabric got all ripped up. Destroyed my jersey too but the armour underneath it stopped me getting shredded too.

Annoying as I was making good progress, and it was completely avoidable.

TarpitCarnivore · May 24, 2019

Jeebus man. Hope you heal up

Psychotext · May 24, 2019

Cheers, I'm not too bad. Hobbling around a bit as my thigh took a pretty good hit at the same time.

Sqrt · May 24, 2019

Hamstring injuries blow... What can I do!?

Sqrt · May 24, 2019

Psychotext said:
Fairly big off at Bikepark Wales. Went off one of the bigger dropoffs with my fork locked out... like a MASSIVE TWAT.

Hit the landing and bike basically just rotated over the front wheel. Bars twisted and scratched up (carbon, so might need to replace), but thankfully everything else seems OK.

Body armour mostly worked, but my elbow pad slipped as I slid so now I have a hole in my forearm. Will need to replace that pad if I can (it's part of a bigger armour set) as the fabric got all ripped up. Destroyed my jersey too but the armour underneath it stopped me getting shredded too.

Annoying as I was making good progress, and it was completely avoidable.

Do you have that on video? :S

TarpitCarnivore · May 24, 2019

Lonely1 said:
Hamstring injuries blow... What can I do!?

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