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I choose https://pedaled.com/
I choose https://pedaled.com/#!/products/natsu-summer-bibshort/navy
Hi xade43 and welcome,
Hi xade43 and welcome,
There’s no simple right or wrong answer here I’m afraid.
1) You’ll be a small or a medium in most bikes. I’m just over five and half foot and depending on the bike or the person selling me the bike I’m a small or a medium also. I can fit both and opt for a smaller frame as I like a racier postion. Frankly it’s far more complicated than your height, but as long as you’re averagely proportioned it’s a good starting point.
2) You probably should ‘focus’ on a road bike for ‘riding not racing’ which means that you’ll be in a slightly more stable position and your body won’t be bent over quite as far as it would be on a pure race bike. (To the untrained eye, both a race and ride bike look the same, the difference is only usually a few degrees angle of this frame tube or that). Bear this in mind when you’re on the hunt. All decent bike brands sell both types.
3) On your hybrid bike you’re pretty much in a sit up and beg position (think dutch style bikes). Any bike at your local club will feel like an alien position to you if you were to ride one.
4) All you should do is SET A BUDGET (more really is better in the short, medium and long term). Go and sit on some bikes in your local shop. Visit more than one shop, to get more than one person’s opinion on sizing. Most local bike shops let you have a test ride to see what you think before buying.
Hi jordan_dnsc – look no
Hi jordan_dnsc – look no further, the BTWIN Triban 520 series bike is the best ‘new’ bike for the cash in my humble opinion. Available from decathlon shops all over Europe and online also, go along, test the sizes out and splash the cash.
Or go second hand, facebook pages are full of decent second hand bikes at that money, this may be a minefield though if you’re new to cycling.
Or search ebay for a second hand Giant Defy – there are millions of them out there, people buy them to go cycling on, hardly use them and sell them two years later for a fraction of the price.
Vote for Campy’s or Shimano
Vote for Campy’s or Shimano over here, just search for the best discounts…
http://www.bikebargains.co.uk/components/wheels/
Ultegras with 30% off on there.
A squirt of pledge (wood
A squirt of pledge (wood polish) worked for me a while ago.. into where the rails meet the seat part (it was a tip passed to me by another cyclist for the same issue.
If it’s got to come out, it
If it’s got to come out, it comes out, generally out of my nose.. I do try and wait until I’m on the back of the group.. however I think I’m sort of getting used to being snot/spittle’d on.. I think at least once per ride is about normal, obviously I ride with animals, but frankly when I’m on the limit, I couldn’t care less.
Social rides are far more considered, lots of waiting about to get into position before expelling said mucus.
I do have a pet hate for anyone on a bike seen spitting or snotting round town though, that’s just uncouth.
Pro-cycling, commercially,
Pro-cycling, commercially, really is very stupid and shortsighted isnt’ it.
Yep, it’s a big day out that
Yep, it’s a big day out that’s for sure. Quite unlike anything I’ve ever done before or since. We went as a three and spent the whole day enjoying it, stopping at every feed or drink stop, taking pics and laughing at the sights, I think I would like to go and test myself on it proper, one day now I have an clue what’s it’s all about, however it’s just a bit special, just when you think you’ve seen the most amazing scenery something new comes along.. speeding down a mountain for mile after mile overtaking, thinking you’re doing on the limit only to get overtaken like you’re standing still by Italian after Italian all laughing and chatting as they do it.
We stayed at the top of Alpe d’huez and went up and down a couple of times, it’s just pretty awesome, I’m sure there are harder longer, bigger badder gran fondo’s out there but I think for me climbing both Alpe d’huez and Galibier (being recognisable from TV) was a big tick in the box.
Here’s a lovely rideout from
Here’s a lovely rideout from Leamington Spa through the very beautiful wilds of Warwickshire to my very favourite cafe (The Straw Kitchen) in Whichford, Nr. Shipston-on-Stour.
A rolling 1000 meters of climbing 55 mile ride. Used as a road.cc rideout a year or so ago and used it again last Saturday for a beginners intermediate ride, it really is a cracking route here – https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/15649633
For me I try and eat
For me I try and eat something before I go out for a ride, but it depends on what type of ride as to what I eat.. typically I wake up and drink a bidon of water with the intention of a quick wee before I leave, if I’ve an hour before I have to start peddling, I’ll eat granola or muesli with milk (any longer and I’ll make myself porridge with honey), if I’ve only fifteen mins I’ll grab a cereal bar (I’m quite partial to the 50p Banana ‘Hike’ bars from Aldi at the moment), anything under 30/40 miles I’ll just take water and maybe down a gel midway if it’s really pacey, above that I use Zero tabs to add back in some of the salts and stuff you sweat out, long fast rides I’ll pack haribo, couple of gels, maybe some figs rolls or a hike bar, for long social rides, I’ll pack sandwiches individually wrapped in greaseproof paper, peanut butter is always easy.
ClubSmed wrote:
It’s probably obvious but: No alcohol the night before makes a massive amount of difference. Even just the one drink has a noticeable effect.I think that’s a personal thing, whilst I don’t drink a lot, I can’t say that having a drink or three effects my cycling detrimentally the following day.
Everything in moderation.
People who stand out riding a
People who stand out riding a bike on the continent, are usually people from Britain wearing muted colours with no logo’s or writing on.
Mario Cipollini is serving his fifteenth term in office as the King of fashion on the roads of Europe and everyone wears brown or white shorts in France. Three years ago, six thousand bakers from the Bourgogne region walked out on strike when Ag2r La Monde announced they were muting their their harlequin print design to incorperate just the odd harlequin instead of all over pattern.
I think that bobby dazzler of a Galibier jersey will be laughed at for not being yellow enough, inside tip – pack small blocks of cheese in your pockets to hurl in any detractors direction, works for me every time.
The licence requirements for the World CHampionships are detailed here:http://www.albi2017cycling.eu/en/node/155
You don’t have to have a Racing licence- I think a “Cycling for all” licence in BC terms is a Ride membership?
There is no way around this, you need to cough up to ‘British Cycling’ for the following:
1) RACE Membership level which allows you to purchase an optional ‘full race licence’
2) FULL RACE LICENECE
3) couple of quid for admin fees on check out.
It’s a bit outrageous really, if you brought this at the beginning of the year it was something like £81 for me I remember although I believe you get money off buying it halfway through the year. You can see why the CTC (now Cycling UK) got all upset a few years ago as BC nicked all their members.
Personally to get me into the race cat at ToC I brought an LVRC membership and race licence at a barry bargain £14 for the year, although it won’t serve me outside of Blighty.
It felt like a race to me,
It felt like a race to me, saw so much proper ruthless riding for three and a bit hours!
No chill = race.
£300.
£300.