Today's Bike Ride

[daz h]

I can do more climbs seating, yes I can do some standing all the way but you use more energy and get tired faster. Anyone can flash up the hills standing and kill themselves but why. Take your time, sit down , keep your cadence up and don't grip to tight.
You kinda get used to your limit on hills but the key to faster hills is simply drop weight.
You won't be like a 54kg Spanish climber overnight but dropping weight is huge. Now that I'm back to just over 60 kilos I can climb properly again.
Personally I like to climb hills seating in training because I always know I have a fair bit in hand if I need to stand on the pedals. If I'm doing a harder ride I will stand towards the top of the hill and push it then. That gives you a bit of strength training if your like. But generally seating is more efficient and your shaved legs look better.


You are shaving your legs grouse yes

[Hanneke]

I have cycling to report! Went out this morning, in the sunshine, with floods having flushed away most of the snow from the lanes

First time in two months or so... but as the consultant said I could not really do any more damage to the knee, I went out... Initially it was very painful the first coupld of times I loaded the knee on a slight uphill, then it all eased off and settled and went from an 8/10 on the painscale to a 1/10... And the rest of the day the knee has felt better than it has done in months!!!

Have been offered physio by a friend too to see if that can help... while I am waiting for my op...

In the meantime, building things up again. It was great to be out, even though it was an easy potter on the crosser. I like to take the crosser, plenty of gears to be able t spin up hills, so I don't have to load the knee so much...

[Hanneke]

Now I best put a bottle cage on the crosser, as I am taking it on the easy clubrun tomorrow and will want to be carrying a drink

[daz h]

Very well done hanneke, have a good un tomorrow.

[Toffer]

Good stuff Hann, clear proof that cycling is good for you:wink:
42 miles of undulating stomping today at about 18. Sun out tomorrow, hills I reckon:thumbup::thumbup:

[monkeynut]

Yesterday was a nice bit of Fellbiking after work on the old Alan crosser
went over Pendle from the nick via Ogden clough/paved track and back along the ridge past the carns to the bottom of the road and back up to the nick
its an old route I used to do along time ago
lots more fun that on the road :w00t:

[(notsomuchofa)Fellrunner]

Great news Hann, hope you continue to get mended .

Sneaky 50ish this morning, 25 on my own & 25 or so with club. Roads were a bit sketchy to begin with, but it was starting to look like a superb day for a ride. I had to cut it short & get home for family stuff. Shall make sure I have permission to stay out another couple of hours next time.

There was a right "readers wives" selection of winter bikes among the club bikes . One fixie, a couple with 35mm tyres, an 80's mtb conversion. Only one big gay bear on a carbon frame.

Have fun out there.

[dominion]

20 miles for me today, first time out on the bike for a while. Also another first when I hit a patch of thick ice and watched the bike go from under me leaving me sliding along the ice for a good few metres. Didn't much enjoy the 10 miles back after that. :thunbdown:

[Stagger]

You kinda get used to your limit on hills but the key to faster hills is simply drop weight.

You won't be like a 54kg Spanish climber overnight but dropping weight is huge. Now that I'm back to just over 60 kilos I can climb properly again.


You are shaving your legs grouse yes

Same idea for running Daz, but you make a very good point about stopping seated and spinning the legs. Will try it next time out.

Glad your back Han, well done.

[Hanneke]

Well, did my 50ish miles with the 'slow group' today, with a coffestop halfway. We averaged about 17/18 mph on a fairly flat route, I was glad with tyhe crosser as it made me quite 'solid' on the road as it were...

No falls on ice in our group, but our medium group had a few come down, one fractured hip and shoulder It was treacherous out on a bike in S Wales this morning, lots of falls! :-O