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| felix_29 |
Posted on 07-03-2012 16:56
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I'll also go to university this year so i only ride for fun until i'm done with school. I should be able to get a good form in late spring when i only have some exams left but i guess i'll do more moutainbike races than road races. The typical road race is on a flat, short circuit with more than 100 riders which does not suit me at all. MTB races with some climbs and without too technical parts should be perfect (i'm 1,88m and only 65kg).
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| Il Grillo |
Posted on 25-03-2012 13:27
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Il Grillo wrote:
Today i have ended my outdoor training, getting to cold here, everything below 10 degree is not fun anymore for me, when its just for the fun. Because i have knee issues i dont race i just cycle for the pure fun of it!
As my knee was little better this year i upped my mileage from 6100 km with an average of 26,75 km/h (in 8 month) last year to 7900 with an average 27,78 km/h this year since April 1st. My top month being June with 1908 km, had a bit of an off month in July for several reasons. Most fun month was september and ocotber because of lots of biking in the nearby forest. Clocked a total of 95300hm this year. The 100000hm is a good goal for 2012 
Pretty happy with it. Now i will just do bit of indoor training and the daily way to work and in the city, but thats not included in my statistics.
How was your training year?
So started to cycle again 1 1/2 week ago. Due to my knee problems i worked really really hard on my back muscular in the winter, which really seems to pay off. Came as light out of the winter as never before (70-72kg), dont eat chocolate anymore. Usually had 10-15kg more at this point of the year (Jan Ullrich syndrome  ). I am motivated for the training year |
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 26-03-2012 17:41
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I got into cycling about 18 months ago and have been riding a hybrid on increasingly longer and difficult routes for lesiure/fitness. I especially enjoy a few challenging hills along the way and, while the south east of England isn't the most mountainous, I can find enough to test me.
I could actually do with some advice as, unfortunately my hybrid is out of commission. I've been considering making the move to a road bike and given the cost of the current repair (roughly £60) I'm thinking now may be a good time to make the move.
I'm considering either an entry level Boardman Road Race or a Specialized Allez as my first dip into road bikes. Any thoughts on this or alternatives greatly appreciated, thanks. |
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| titleist82 |
Posted on 04-04-2012 08:46
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this morning colombia-coldeportes team car passed me while i was cycling to the office with my bike-sharing bike in the center of Milan!
hadn't had the time to raise my arm asking for a bottle! |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 09-04-2012 18:27
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I suppose we have the experts on cycling equipment in this thread, so here's a thing for you to judge:
I'm once again thinking about buying my first proper road bike. I always wanted one, but a race bike is not really something you just go buy. That being said, I stumbled upon what seems to be a very great offer, and this time might be the one where I finally buy 
... unless it's a sucky bike, and that's now up to you to tell me.
I believe the one I have found is similar to the one on this site: https://www.evanscycles.com/products/c...8#features |
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| ponka00 |
Posted on 09-04-2012 18:41
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It is a very nice entry bike. If you want it, go for it |
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 09-04-2012 19:09
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I would add a caveat to ponka's post. Only get it if you aren't going to feel pressured into buying something new in a few months by your riding buddies. Because if that is the case then you should at least get 10 speed instead of 9. If you get 10 speed (like 105) then you won't have as many compatability problems if you do try to upgrade. If you will be content with 9 speed for a good long time then go for it.
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 09-04-2012 19:23
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A few thoughts about that bike :
It comes without pedals, so you'll have to invest in pedals + cleats (+ shoes), no idea how many Danish crowns that costs, but that'd cost you 200+ € if you used those. 
9,1 kg for a bike, without pedals, is relatively heavy (that'd have been awesome 15 years ago though). But weight is not an issue if you're not a great cyclist (no offence) or don't do competition with serious climbing in them, which should be your case in Danemark.
Then many things come to my mind, but are mostly a matter of taste :
- It's equiped in Shimano, I prefer Campagnolo, but they're even I'd say
- It's not even 100 % Shimano, it has FSA bits here and there, I like it better when everything comes from the same place, but that doesn't matter much
- It has a compact. I like big rings better, seems more serious, or more like the big boys. But that doesn't change efficiency that much.
- Aluminium frame + carbon fork ? That's what I have (well, I have a carbon + aluminium frame, actually), what you need, etc. All sub-top bikes are like that.
- Beware of aluminium though, a couple of years ago, people didn't know how to weld it properly, so the welding was a bit ugly. I couldn't zoom the picture for some reason, so I couldn't check it. One of my mates had a Cannondale as well, with that ugly welding. Check it out before you buy.
- Cannondale ? They've kept the big diagonal tube it seems. It's a matter of taste, it doesn't add or spoil efficiency.
- Not much to say about the wheels, I don't know the brands, nor for the rims neither for the hubs. I couldn't find if it's ring bearing hubs or ball bearing ones. The first ones are better, if you ask.
- Schwalbe tires ? Check out the above discussion. You should consider buying another pair of tires before even buying the bike.
Not much else to say, it's hard to judge quality without knowing the price.
I'd say it's worth about 1 500 €, perhaps less, hardly much more.
edit : like Levi said : 9 speed, though more than enough at first sight, might lead to some compatibility problems in the future. 10 is the standard nowadays, 11 will become standard in a couple of years, most likely (high end products already have 11 speeds).
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| felix_29 |
Posted on 09-04-2012 20:21
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Bikes seem to be expensive in France, here you get a bike with Shimano Ultegra and Mavic Ksyrium Equipe wheels for 1500€. I wouldn´t pay more than 900€ for a bike similar to the one the link shows.
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| jph27 |
Posted on 09-04-2012 20:24
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I recommend a Trek 1.2, 2012 model cot me around £600, Aluminium frame and Carbon fork, really nice bike and pretty good build quality as well. That Cannondale looks alright though. |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 09-04-2012 20:49
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A Trek 1.2 costs around 700 £ in Denmark. In comparison, the Cannondale (2011 model) costs a little bit less than 450 £.
Edited by CrueTrue on 09-04-2012 20:49
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 09-04-2012 21:30
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felix_29 wrote:
Bikes seem to be expensive in France, here you get a bike with Shimano Ultegra and Mavic Ksyrium Equipe wheels for 1500€. I wouldn´t pay more than 900€ for a bike similar to the one the link shows.
Yeah, it seems to be more expensive than in some other countries, but then again I lacked details to estimate properly what that bike was worth.
And to illustrate : last Christmas I stepped into the bike shop where I bought my current bike 5 years ago, and asked what kind of bike I'd get for the same sum nowadays. It's unlikely that I'd manage to get a full carbon + aluminium frame with ring bearings hubs, and Campy Centaur equipment. I paid 1 600 € for that 5 years ago, I'd have to pay something around 2 000 nowadays. Even with the inflation, that's a significant increase.
When it's minor stuff and that I'm not in a hurry, I try to buy from webshops like bobshop.de . |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 10-04-2012 17:04
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Ended up not buying it. It was a part of an opening sale in a new bike shop close to me, offer was only valid today. Since I have been at work all day, it wasn't really possible to get it anyway (well, if I really, really wanted it, I'm sure I could have got someone to pick it up for me ).
I still believe it was by far the best deal I have seen so far, but I'm someone who likes to think things through a hundred times before doing something. So whenever I do buy, it won't be a 24-hour-offer like this one
Thanks for the great advice, though.
Edited by CrueTrue on 10-04-2012 17:05
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| jph27 |
Posted on 16-04-2012 20:22
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Went out tonight, did 15 minutes at an average of just over 32 km/h, which although not on a hilly route there was plenty of up and down. Plus I didn't feel too bad afterwards. At my age (15) what sort of speed should I be aiming for over shorter and longer distances? |
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| Absintlover |
Posted on 16-04-2012 20:31
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jph27 wrote:
Went out tonight, did 15 minutes at an average of just over 32 km/h, which although not on a hilly route there was plenty of up and down. Plus I didn't feel too bad afterwards. At my age (15) what sort of speed should I be aiming for over shorter and longer distances?
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 16-04-2012 20:53
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jph27 wrote:
Went out tonight, did 15 minutes at an average of just over 32 km/h, which although not on a hilly route there was plenty of up and down. Plus I didn't feel too bad afterwards. At my age (15) what sort of speed should I be aiming for over shorter and longer distances?
I don't think any coach would suggest a certain average speed to maintain for any set distance. The only time average speed would really matter is for time trialling.
At the age of 15, your training should be focused on both getting ready to compete at a National Junior level (if you are so inclined to start taking the steps towards elite level cycling) as well as trying to get results at an Youth A (U16) level with circuits. In which case you should be training for 45 minutes circuit race pace, which isn't any slower than 3rd cat level, and probably is harder as there are fewer riders and more aggressive riding. So basically, if you were to go out and train at time trial pace for a 15 minute bout, you should probably be aiming for 35-38kph.
For 2-3 hour rides, if you can average 28kph you're on track in my mind. 30kph and you are on par with someone who can compete with 2nd/1st cat riders - ie Junior level.
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 16-04-2012 21:30
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So, I am not a cyclist, I am a runner.
My route from my home to my athletics track is 5.8 KM, and is mainly flat with a nasty bridge after 2.5 KM.
I clocked my time (no wind, no rain, cloudy, no traffic lights) and it was 7'30 min (I am not lying).
My bike is a Trek San Francisco. https://www.trekbikes.com/nl/nl/bikes/...speed_blx/
Should I start cycling?
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 16-04-2012 21:30
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Back in the very old days when I was that age (a strange thought came to my mind whilst riding my bike tonight : I'm now closer to the veterans than the juniors), races for the 15-16 y.o. category were usually between 55 and 80 km. The later only for championships or classics.
Race pace was somewhere around 38-40 km/h, and although I did very little solo training, the group trainings were usually around 32 km/h average. A solo ride, would be around 28-30, I reckon.
That doesn't mean much though, what really matters is the kind of training you do. Plus time trialling all the ride is stupid (sorry), you should respect a warm up period and a cool down one as well. |
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 16-04-2012 21:41
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I haven't been on the bike in over two weeks, doesn't put me in good stead to finding my climbing form, but this week I intend to do 2-3 hours on a loop which includes 2 hills with one being climbed twice, if I don't manage it then I have something to work towards. It's a nice route but it's just finding the motivation to go out in the cold and cloudy/raining weather, that is my biggest problem. The only ride I have done ( the last time I was on the bike before easter) was when we had the mini heatwave here in the UK. Fair weather rider. Buy me a villa in Spain anyday 
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 16-04-2012 22:05
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fcancellara wrote:
So, I am not a cyclist, I am a runner.
My route from my home to my athletics track is 5.8 KM, and is mainly flat with a nasty bridge after 2.5 KM.
I clocked my time (no wind, no rain, cloudy, no traffic lights) and it was 7'30 min (I am not lying).
My bike is a Trek San Francisco. https://www.trekbikes.com/nl/nl/bikes/...speed_blx/
Should I start cycling?
I would join a club if I were you, that's a good time.
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