Today's Bike Ride

[Hanneke]

Thanks Daz... I may just ride my new rollers in stead!

Finally unpacked them and put them together Tuesday night... and tried them but... on the old bike with REALLY soft tyres, so comedy moment as I got onto the bike on the rollers and rode steright off them into the sitting room... I had the thing set up in the kitchen so that I could hol onto the worksurface...

I tehn pumped up the tyres (pump was in the car so cba initially to get dressed and get it) and tried again... My coach type person was on MSN and wanted me to turn on the webcam lol, just as well I didn't because I had to hop off the things sideways and ride into the sitting room again in order to not crash!

Not sure what happened, but when I tried a few weeks ago at a friends, I was riding them unaided within minutes!!!

Got to try again....

[ratfink]

daz - 2 hours on rollers sounds so hard!!

hann - good luck! (your underlying base will be pretty sound after the consistency of training you had int he run up to your injury - doesn't make it not hard work getting back in to it though)

i am also worried about riding in a group/ melee - think i'll just hang out at the back and get lapped

[Hanneke]

I was thinking about hanging out at the back, which must be safer getting lapped, for sure

[nikalas]

Thanks Daz... I may just ride my new rollers in stead!

Finally unpacked them and put them together Tuesday night... and tried them but... on the old bike with REALLY soft tyres, so comedy moment as I got onto the bike on the rollers and rode steright off them into the sitting room... I had the thing set up in the kitchen so that I could hol onto the worksurface...

I tehn pumped up the tyres (pump was in the car so cba initially to get dressed and get it) and tried again... My coach type person was on MSN and wanted me to turn on the webcam lol, just as well I didn't because I had to hop off the things sideways and ride into the sitting room again in order to not crash!

Not sure what happened, but when I tried a few weeks ago at a friends, I was riding them unaided within minutes!!!

Got to try again....

Quickest way to get the balance is to ask someone round to lightly assist by holding the handlebars. The problem with leaning on a worktop or doorframe is it puts you in an off balance position to start with.

[Hanneke]

I realised that That is why I went off the side!

First time I went on, at my friends, that is exactly what happened... He held onto the handlebars, then when I was going fine he let go but just stood behind me to grab me if and when needed, and it wasn't needed...

Will have another go and will just have to start pedalling and let go of the worksurface right away I think...

Quickest way to get the balance is to ask someone round to lightly assist by holding the handlebars. The problem with leaning on a worktop or doorframe is it puts you in an off balance position to start with.

[idler]

Cross is ace, with a not dissimilar vibe you get at a short fell race (he says as a vet of one 3P and one NW League the other week!). There's a good spread of abilities too, so you're racing in your own enclave of similar folk. Finding myself multi-sport loyalty challenged now. Keen to do more cx but lots of clashes with cross-country season. Which is also ace.

[ZootHornRollo]

am going out for my first bike ride 'in anger' ever tomorrow morning - three circuits of Richmond Park with a good mate who's been into his road cycling for ages

bit worried he's going to leave me standing ...

[nikalas]

am going out for my first bike ride 'in anger' ever tomorrow morning - three circuits of Richmond Park with a good mate who's been into his road cycling for ages

bit worried he's going to leave me standing ...

Richmond Park circuits.... that brings back memories. Which way are you planning on going? I always preferred clockwise.

[Hanneke]

Ah, I actually prefer anti-clockwise...

Richmond Park circuits.... that brings back memories. Which way are you planning on going? I always preferred clockwise.

[Hanneke]

Velodrome for me later... I probably will feel wobbly again as it is hard work... Can't seem to get back into things at the moment, but will drag myself out there