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Cycling
Sept 10, 2021 5:01:13 GMT
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Post by zerps on Sept 10, 2021 5:01:13 GMT
Apparently if I get my e-bike delimited it’ll do 50mph 😂
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Post by tuum on Sept 10, 2021 6:01:01 GMT
Is anyone watching the Tour of Britain. Two great finishes the last couple of days. The one on the top of Great Orme was a belter. You could tell it knackered world class cyclists. I remember comments made during the Tour de Yorkshire by experienced UK cyclists saying that the hills of the UK always surprise world class cyclists. There are no 20km 6% grades like you get elsewhere but it is just the relentless nature of uncategorised climbs of 1-2km in length with short sharp grades of 15-20% in places. I am particularly looking forward to today. Carlisle to Gateshead. I did the C2C last year and went up Hartside and through Alton and Allenhead. Bleak but memorable. At the end of each day I used to look at the map for the following day and count how many streams and little rivers we would cross because that was always an indication of how many valleys you had to climb out of. You should try the C2C in a day sportive. One of the best days on a bike. I am not that strong as a rider. I have a mild heart condition that I have to manage. Nothing serious and it can be fixed but no point in over-exerting too much. I can probably manage 80km a day here in Thailand, maybe 120km in the UK of relatively flat road cycling. I have a light weight gravel bike because I like to explore any paths that I come across. I am happy cycling up dead ends. I also like to cycle on my own at my own pace. Others I have ridden with would not be happy stopping every hour for 10mins.They just want to plough on. I have a friend who is a speed freak. He just fell off his road bike in Phuket at 70kph going down a steep hill... broke his pelvis. He is 60yrs old. He should know better the daft git!
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Sept 10, 2021 6:18:15 GMT
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Post by tuum on Sept 10, 2021 6:18:15 GMT
Another reason for my poor cycling performance is that 15yrs ago I tore my quadriped muscles (specifically the rectus femoris) in my left leg quite badly. After the initial excruciating, searing pain it wasn't too bad so I slept on it and didn't bother to go the hospital. As a result the muscle did not knit back together very well. Now I reckon my left thigh is about 20% weaker than my right thigh. Very noticeable when trying to cycle up steep hills particularly towards the end of a ride.
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Post by Saul Krakinov on Sept 25, 2021 22:29:04 GMT
Talking of steep climbs. At the end of the Great Orme stage it was interesting to see how many pro cyclists struggled as they turned onto the road that took them up the Great Orme. The first part of this ascent is 20% with little lead in. You saw one cyclist in front practically stop dead. Within 5 secs he had dropped back 30 places. I don't know if his legs had completely gone or he found himself in the wrong gear but it was sobering to watch. I did that climb a couple of years back while on holiday. An absolutely brutal climb but happy to have got up it in one go and in one piece
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Post by misterken on Sept 26, 2021 1:35:03 GMT
Good cycling community here in Savannah GA. We meet down town each Saturday and cycle about 60-80 miles as a group of between 80 and 100. The route down to Daytona is also good for a bit further, all flat , no hills here, but a lot of wind. I ‘ve taken longer trips and the cycling out west is really good if you like climbing , particularly Utah and Colorado, nearer to home Tennessee has really good road routes ( I gave up on mountain biking a few years back). Cycled India , China , most of South East Asia years back and east coast of Australia. Of all the places I’ve cycled , I found North Oz the hardest, endless roads , no one on them, and head wind wind wherever you go ( know that’s can’t be true but it seemed like that.) Still nothing like hitting a road in the morning with a tailwind
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Post by 3putts on Sept 26, 2021 8:45:57 GMT
You should try the C2C in a day sportive. One of the best days on a bike. I am not that strong as a rider. I have a mild heart condition that I have to manage. Nothing serious and it can be fixed but no point in over-exerting too much. I can probably manage 80km a day here in Thailand, maybe 120km in the UK of relatively flat road cycling. I have a light weight gravel bike because I like to explore any paths that I come across. I am happy cycling up dead ends. I also like to cycle on my own at my own pace. Others I have ridden with would not be happy stopping every hour for 10mins.They just want to plough on. I have a friend who is a speed freak. He just fell off his road bike in Phuket at 70kph going down a steep hill... broke his pelvis. He is 60yrs old. He should know better the daft git! 80k a day in that heat? When I was in Pattaya I used to cycle from pratamak to the end of jomtien beach about 20k round trip used to take me an hour and I would be breathless and knackered at the end of it,but then again I weigh 15 stone. I plan to do do more when I return hopefully to lake maprachan I’m guessing that will take me 3 hours,might need a drink at the end of it lol
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Post by tuum on Sept 26, 2021 12:15:39 GMT
I am not that strong as a rider. I have a mild heart condition that I have to manage. Nothing serious and it can be fixed but no point in over-exerting too much. I can probably manage 80km a day here in Thailand, maybe 120km in the UK of relatively flat road cycling. I have a light weight gravel bike because I like to explore any paths that I come across. I am happy cycling up dead ends. I also like to cycle on my own at my own pace. Others I have ridden with would not be happy stopping every hour for 10mins.They just want to plough on. I have a friend who is a speed freak. He just fell off his road bike in Phuket at 70kph going down a steep hill... broke his pelvis. He is 60yrs old. He should know better the daft git! 80k a day in that heat? When I was in Pattaya I used to cycle from pratamak to the end of jomtien beach about 20k round trip used to take me an hour and I would be breathless and knackered at the end of it,but then again I weigh 15 stone. I plan to do do more when I return hopefully to lake maprachan I’m guessing that will take me 3 hours,might need a drink at the end of it lol You sound like you are at my fitness level. Send me a PM if you want to share a ride when you are over here. I am 6'1" and about 17 stone. I plod along at 15km/h average speed. I don't chase personal best or Strava segments. I just explore back roads and dirt paths. I stop frequently at 7-11's for drinks and snacks. A 50-60km bike ride will take me about 3hrs of cycling and 1hr of rest stops. I run out to Lake Map Phrachan from Central Pattaya about 1x week. With one circuit of the lake it is 30km and takes about 2hrs with a quick 5-10min break. I don't cycle a full day in Thailand for the reasons you have identified. Cycling in 35 deg heat is tiring if there is no wind or cloud cover to cool you down. So I tend to limit my rides to 4hrs max. Normally, this would take me to the south side of Phoenix GC or Nong Nooch, to the North it takes me to just short of Sriracha. Last month I cycled the back roads to south of Phoenix GC and pushed on towards Rayong but I ran out of time so cut it short to get back to Pattaya before 6.30pm - about 75km overall. That is the most I have done in Thailand this year. I am very wary of heat stroke.
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Sept 26, 2021 13:31:07 GMT
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Post by 3putts on Sept 26, 2021 13:31:07 GMT
Yes will deffo be in touch I want to push myself a little harder if I have a weakness I tend to push myself too hard therefore I tire myself out. Not sure when I will be coming back hopefully November I hope they relax things a bit as I don't want to do the asq again
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Post by Boothen on Jul 19, 2022 14:58:47 GMT
Did a slow 20k today. Never again, was like riding in a fucking sauna.
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