Rule Britania!
Britannia rule the waves
Britons never, never, never shall be slaves*
*Except to the Romans, French and many other nations that occupied for decades.
We will have a mighty empire again. The world will know how good our jam is!
Freshly grown in... wait, that can't be right?!?
Actually never noticed how much mountain bike (and bike content in general) is run by Brits.
Why is that.
How difficult is it really to start clipped in? I've been flats for like 4 months or so, keep hearing it benefits hardtails, the idea of being able to muscle the rear over obstacles sounds great. The idea of pitching over a corner I've taken a million times because I couldn't put a foot out though... not so great lol
Oh, you are going to fall at the start. Mostly dumb falls where you forget you are clipped in. But once you get the hand of it, it becomes a second nature. Also, if you are using your feet at any time you are doing it wrong, being clipped in has saved me a considerably a lot more times than the falls it has caused.How difficult is it really to start clipped in? I've been flats for like 4 months or so, keep hearing it benefits hardtails, the idea of being able to muscle the rear over obstacles sounds great. The idea of pitching over a corner I've taken a million times because I couldn't put a foot out though... not so great lol
How difficult is it really to start clipped in? I've been flats for like 4 months or so, keep hearing it benefits hardtails, the idea of being able to muscle the rear over obstacles sounds great. The idea of pitching over a corner I've taken a million times because I couldn't put a foot out though... not so great lol
Is this yours?This bike has a belt drive and shimano internal gearing. I've seen old internal gearing and once saw a belt driven tandem, but this is a brand new commuter bike. Very interesting, well suited for winter riding.
So, I did it! The most grueling climb I have ever done. My results:
Nealy 1 hour slower than last week... but this was on my fixed year with a 48/17 ratio. My knees will hate me tomorrow, :P . And yes, low cadence really do kill power output.
oof, my buddy sells Ibis at his shop and the wait for the ripley and the carbon ripmo has been rough it seemsWhat's the longest you've waited for a new bike after ordering it, Bike Era?
I ordered an Ibis Ripley back in August and it's still not here yet. I'm dying.
Depends on how much you rode on after the spoke broke, but probably a good idea anyway, but I'd imagine any good LBS would say they'd need to true it, here it's about £2 a spoke unless you have something flash and about £10 for the truing
Did an 80km ride yesterday, I was smashing it for the first 60kms and then I bonked really hard and fast and did the last 20kms at a crawl. Next time I'll try taking a gel every hour or so instead of just one at the start of my ride.
That's pretty much dependant on both your pace and your fitness, not to mention how hilly the route is.My two cents on this:
That distance should be sustainable on either a single piece of food or a water bottle with some electrolytes calories. I don't think you need to go with a gel, especially every hour.
That's pretty much dependant on both your pace and your fitness, not to mention how hilly the route is.
Anything sub 2 hours at a reasonably moderate pace should be fine without food, but more than that I'd definitely suggest some sort of calorie intake. Working fasted takes a ton of adaptation... and isn't really advantageous anyway.
i've only ordered a new bike once. and it was on clearance so i got it fairly quickly. all my other bikes, 7 of 'em, i've bought from local classifieds. it has worked out alright for me so far so i'll prob continue like this unless i become hella flushed with money. after all, from an environmental standpoint, reduce demand for production of new bikes, reuse someone else's discards.What's the longest you've waited for a new bike after ordering it, Bike Era?
I ordered an Ibis Ripley back in August and it's still not here yet. I'm dying.
That's pretty much dependant on both your pace and your fitness, not to mention how hilly the route is.
Anything sub 2 hours at a reasonably moderate pace should be fine without food, but more than that I'd definitely suggest some sort of calorie intake. Working fasted takes a ton of adaptation... and isn't really advantageous anyway.
Hm, I'm curious how much you drink (normal tap water), let's say, in an hour? Is there a downside to drink more? I always need a lot of water and I mean a lot, nearly 750ml an hour, my GF drinks way less. In summer time 25 Celsius and upwards temperature.
Shotbloks are delicious. Some of the Gu gels are really good too (Espresso Love and Roctane Sea Salt I could just eat as a treat!),
Rode clipped in down a very familiar trail. Overall I like it with some caveats...
Going uphill is certainly a different felling now, having a full 360 rotation when pedaling makes it easier sure, but needing to make sure you're in sync all the way around is an odd feeling. The amount of control, especially on a hardtail for the rear is unreal though. I really like it, but I absolutely tumbled doing the small dumb stuff like taking a sip of water because I forgot I was clipped in. Only emergency moment I had was almost tumbling going up hill when a rock rolled out from under my front and I scrambled to get out for half a second. No more than usual though, didn't seem as difficult as I had imagined and could really muscle that back around. I like it, cousin sent some footage of us that ride to me (me in the grey). Not at all impressive but feel like I'm doing way better than I used to for being just 3-4 mo into it.