Cycling

PostRe: Cycling by **JNR** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 11:32 pm

Yeah I've got a turbo trainer but it's the time for it, I'm that pushed.

Sadly it isn't a dogma, wish it was! It's a 2010 FP2, entry level full carbon tarted up with a few bits.

PostRe: Cycling by **Slartibartfast** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 8:24 pm

BRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Things have definitely got a bit chillier. Gloves and a buff now needed on the cycle to work.

PostRe: Cycling by **Lotus** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 11:13 pm

Hi chaps, I'm looking for a good hybrid bike, so...

1) is there such a thing as a good hybrid bike
2) can anyone recommend one

Been looking at something like this, for example: http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/Giant-escap ... free-goods

PostRe: Cycling by **Yoshimi** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 8:56 am

Lotus wrote:Hi chaps, I'm looking for a good hybrid bike, so...

1) is there such a thing as a good hybrid bike
2) can anyone recommend one

Been looking at something like this, for example: http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/Giant-escap ... free-goods

A lot of people will tell you a hybrid is no good at one thing or another. I have a road bike and a mountain bike, and a hybrid would be no use in replacing either. However I also have a Boardman Hybrid Comp which I use for commuting. This is where they work best. I find Disc brakes and flat bars far better for the stop/starting of city cycling. Yet it's much lighter and faster than using a mountain bike.

I'd recommend the Boardman's. They're well spec'ed, fairly light, and well made.

PostRe: Cycling by **Lotus** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 9:23 am

I see, thanks for that. Let's say I was going to attempt a 60 mile ride, having done very little cycling in recent years. Would attempting it on a hybrid be significantly more difficult than on a road bike? I'm trying to balance cost, how much I'll use it after the aforementioned ride, and how much it'll help/hinder me during it.

PostRe: Cycling by **TigaSefi** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 9:56 am

60 miles on a hybrid is do-able for sure.

PostRe: Cycling by **Lotus** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 5:32 pm

So I'm looking at this now instead: http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_888017_langId_-1_categoryId_165710

Thoughts?

Thinking about it realistically, I can't see myself really taking a bike on any kind of tracks or trails, but if I can find some decent roads, I'd love to get out and do 30/40 miles on a reasonably regular basis.

PostRe: Cycling by **Moggy** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 8:15 pm

Lotus wrote:I see, thanks for that. Let's say I was going to attempt a 60 mile ride, having done very little cycling in recent years. Would attempting it on a hybrid be significantly more difficult than on a road bike? I'm trying to balance cost, how much I'll use it after the aforementioned ride, and how much it'll help/hinder me during it.

I am massively unfit but managed a 30 mile bike ride on a single speed hybrid last summer. It hurt on the way back but if I can manage 30 miles with no gears, a reasonably fit person ought to manage 60. :lol:

PostRe: Cycling by **Lotus** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 8:18 pm

How hilly was it though? That's one thing I'm dreading in the 60 mile one if I go through with it. :dread:

PostRe: Cycling by **Moggy** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 8:23 pm

Lotus wrote:How hilly was it though? That's one thing I'm dreading in the 60 mile one if I go through with it.

Not very hilly. I did the Bristol to Bath cycle path. It kills me getting out of Bristol (not steep, just a long hill) and after that it is ok. The lack of gears kicked in on the way back though. :dread:

I will be going out more when the weather improves and am hoping to get myself in shape and go a lot further!

PostRe: Cycling by **Yoshimi** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:37 pm

Lotus wrote:So I'm looking at this now instead: http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_888017_langId_-1_categoryId_165710

Thoughts?

Thinking about it realistically, I can't see myself really taking a bike on any kind of tracks or trails, but if I can find some decent roads, I'd love to get out and do 30/40 miles on a reasonably regular basis.

If that's your budget, go for this instead. It's got carbon forks, better components and got some good reviews.

PostRe: Cycling by **Lotus** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:44 pm

Thanks for that, looks good. I'll look a bit more into that model. Good that I can go to a Decathlon shop and check it out in the flesh.

PostRe: Cycling by **Fargo** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 12:12 am

Anyone here looking to do the UK round of the enduro world series? entries ares open tomorrow.

PostRe: Cycling by **TigaSefi** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 1:27 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-26336618 :lol:

What the strawberry float is happening to the world when we believe an app completely ? strawberry floatin' moron!

PostRe: Cycling by **Moggy** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 7:42 am

TigaSefi wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-26336618

What the strawberry float is happening to the world when we believe an app completely ? strawberry floatin' moron!

I saw that story yesterday. :lol:

While I might trust satnav to give me directions, I find it unbelievable that anybody could be stupid enough to follow it onto the M25. :lol:

PostRe: Cycling by **TigaSefi** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 1:21 pm

If you are in the south east like me and you wish to do a sportive in May, this is apparently is a very nice one. http://www.action.org.uk/castle_ride_100

i have entered the super long version at 104 miles :slol:

PostRe: Cycling by **Slartibartfast** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 9:54 pm

Blimey, just finished a (sort of) leisurely cruise through this blog about an American family who, eventually, gave up all their cars & travelled using only cargo bikes (but ended up with a whole fleet, including Bromptons, tandems etc) in Seattle. Also, they completed a massive Canada to Mexico West Coast cycle tour all with their two young-ish children.

It caught my attention, when I was hunting out Brompton nuggets, because it encapsulates cycling as a utility, rather than as a sport or exercise, which it is too often seen as in Anglo countries. In most of Northern Europe a bike is just something to get around on, rather than a specific pursuit. That appeals to me as since I was young I've always used bikes mainly as a means to get around, rather than trying to go as fast as possible or as far as possible. I own a few items of cycling clothes, but I've definitely resisted 'the look' and the really dedicated hardware, like clipless pedals, because they preclude cycling as just a means of transportation that will fit easily into everything else that I do.

As someone who is fundamentally an environmentalist - although a very hard nosed realistic one - I think getting cycling as a utilitarian means of transportation is vital for the long term health of our urban environments. People are too lazy, too scared and too stupid to realise that they can just jump on a bike and zip around far more easily than public or private vehicles.

Anyway, this is the blog: http://carfreedays.com/

Edit - oh yeah, my bike got nicked a few weeks ago. strawberry floating LONDON strawberry floaters

PostRe: Cycling by **TigaSefi** » Thu Mar 20, 2014 11:27 am

I am currently planning for a California to New York bike ride next year.

This is the Welsh Dragon Ride I am doing in June: http://connect.garmin.com/course/embed/5457584

:dread:

PostRe: Cycling by **Moggy** » Thu Mar 20, 2014 11:33 am

TigaSefi wrote:I am currently planning for a California to New York bike ride next year.

I have always wanted to drive across America but that’s a hell of a lot different to cycling it! Good luck!

PostRe: Cycling by **TigaSefi** » Thu Mar 20, 2014 11:43 am

Moggy wrote:
TigaSefi wrote:I am currently planning for a California to New York bike ride next year.

I have always wanted to drive across America but that’s a hell of a lot different to cycling it! Good luck!

I am completely inspired by a few other cyclists that have done it. Also I met a lot of cyclists during my holiday last year in the US that have been riding for 6 weeks and covered over 3,000 miles themselves. It's do-able and I'll have to take a 7 weeks sabbatical off work. Super excited to be planning it.

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