Today's Bike Ride

[ZootHornRollo]

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

ah now that I don't know, I shall let you know after the event ...

how far is it actually?

[wheezing donkey]

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....

Hanneke, try positioning the rollers in an internal doorway, such that you can stick out your elbows against the door frame:thumbup: As your confidence grows, you just relax your elbows inwards and down; BUT be ready to swing them out again!

[Hanneke]

Zoot, one lap of RP is about 7 miles...

I don't have a doorframe to do that in Donkey, I live in a converted chapel and it is all open plan!

Hanneke, try positioning the rollers in an internal doorway, such that you can stick out your elbows against the door frame:thumbup: As your confidence grows, you just relax your elbows inwards and down; BUT be ready to swing them out again!

[daz h]

Just position your rollers near the wall. You will crack it after a couple of rides.
I have mine next to my big tool box in the shed. Just put my bid on on that and crack on. Always have the I pod on.
If your falling off hann your probably being a bit fierce with the bars. Don't grip to hard and no sudden movement.

It's possible to ride no hands when you really master it. I quite often rest my elbows on the bars and pedal that way.
It is just literally like riding a bike when you have mastered it.

[Hanneke]

Not falling off Daz and not holding the bars, so can't be fierce with the bars Just that when your tyres are flat, there is so much resistance, the rollers don't roll and you ride streight off LOL

I had undressed for bed, then decided to put the rollers together, then found that the only bike I could use was the old bike with virtually flat tyres and the pump was in the car, being, well, undressed, I CBA to get dressed to get the pump out as it was cold, wet and windy out... So tried regardless! That is why coach type person wanted me to turn the webcam on LOL

[ratfink]

your open plan house sounds nice!went to the park this aft practising riding at small stream, jumping off to step over the stream and getting back on - all at very low speed so far!

[Hanneke]

That is the way us girlies do it Ratfink

A youth coach told me a funny one the other day... when he teaches the kids cornering, around cones, the girls start slowly and go around and think ok, I can do that a little faster... increasing the speed everytime, until they can't go faster without crashing.

An average boy approaches it quite differently: he goes into it at warp speed and crashes... slows down a little, crashes, until he has reached a speed where he can safely corner without crashing

[ratfink]

thanks hanneke - i know what you mean!

[Hanneke]

I am f***ed

My knee locked up yesterday on the track and riding fixed high up on the banking with lost of other riders meant I could not get off... and had to keep turning the knee round... Very painful... Consulted a handily present sports therapist who was also riding that session and he thought it was cartilege debris in the jjoint going in the worng place... so I got back on for the next exercise and halfway in it locked up again. That was that for me then... iced it last night and ibuprofen so it is feeling a little less tender today but think it is patella femoral syndrome or maltracking patella or, well, oractically, the patella is worn and gone a bit ragged and isn't moving exactly as it should, causing trouble

Rest, ice, ibuprofen, stretching and backwards running if that doens't sort it, it may need to be tidied up inside Think my cycliong days are over now as well as my running days damn damn damn!!!

[ratfink]

oh no! hope its just inflammation rather than too much damage. xx