Today's Bike Ride

[daz h]

Oh and i hope all you bikies are doing your maintenence

cleats and pedals especially
remove your pedals quite often and re grease and remove your cleats and a little oil or vaseline in your threads on your shoes.
Otherwise you may end up having to drill out the studs which can be costly on expensive cycling shoes.

[emmilou]

Oh and i hope all you bikies are doing your maintenence

cleats and pedals especially
remove your pedals quite often and re grease and remove your cleats and a little oil or vaseline in your threads on your shoes.
Otherwise you may end up having to drill out the studs which can be costly on expensive cycling shoes.

Or just an excuse for new shoes?!

talking of which I need some and saw a bloke in those sparkly Sidi ones I had my eye on last week, the kids'll be okay on bread and water for a while eh?

[stevefoster]

Mine have grown healthily for years on bread on water.............only at weekend mind.
Personally think your spoiling yours
I also let them eat old trainers/cycling shoes as a treat

[daz h]

Or just an excuse for new shoes?!

talking of which I need some and saw a bloke in those sparkly Sidi ones I had my eye on last week, the kids'll be okay on bread and water for a while eh?

not at all
And i only spend about 40 quid on cycling shoes for that reason.

[Ady In Accy]

Try cyclocross, there is a Yorkshire summer series that should be not far for you to travel. You can use a mountain bike. Normally between 50 and 80 of us do the over 14 race.

http://www.yorkshirecyclocross.org.u...lts_index.html

Will have a look at that AS. Have got a cyclocross bike back together in working order, could just do with some SPD's and shoes to go with them but keep running out of money! I do enjoy the road bike and road races but it was my intention to look at the CX scene this sumer as well.

[Antisocial]

Will have a look at that AS. Have got a cyclocross bike back together in working order, could just do with some SPD's and shoes to go with them but keep running out of money! I do enjoy the road bike and road races but it was my intention to look at the CX scene this sumer as well.

If you have an MTB just swap pedals over. Look forward to seeing you atr a race.

[Al Fowler]

Oh and i hope all you bikies are doing your maintenence

cleats and pedals especially
remove your pedals quite often and re grease and remove your cleats and a little oil or vaseline in your threads on your shoes.
Otherwise you may end up having to drill out the studs which can be costly on expensive cycling shoes.

I know its like asking how longs a piece of string, but how long do cleats usually last?
I guess alot of it depends on how many traffic lights you have near you and how well you can balance still clipped in at a junction/turning.

[daz h]

I know its like asking how longs a piece of string, but how long do cleats usually last?
I guess alot of it depends on how many traffic lights you have near you and how well you can balance still clipped in at a junction/turning.

I change mine once a year AL
But i tend to lean on cars at the traffic lights etc or balance
Dont normally unclip

[Al Fowler]

I change mine once a year AL
But i tend to lean on cars at the traffic lights etc or balance
Dont normally unclip

I think once ive been out alot more i'll grow in convidence to balance without unclipping, ive been too consious of balancing and then suddenly needing to unclip for whatever reason and not getting out in time and hitting the deck.

Do the cars mind you leaning on them?
Ive tried grabbing hold of the traffic lights or barriers if there are any and that seems to useful.


I also have a theory, bikes are faster at acceleration 0-15mph than cars maybe? Ive got away faster than every car so far anyway.

[Ady In Accy]

Practice yer track stands!