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padding …. lots of padding ….
don’t look at the top!!! – get into a rhythm that you can sustain, and just keep grinding away. I was always taught to stick my ass to the seat as this conserves your legs energy and allows you to ‘endure’ for longer (well at least to the top anyhow!!!)
i use spd clips and have 3 different pairs of shoes
Specialized Defroster – keeps my feet warm and dry in the winter – have been a really boon over this winter. they are quite bulky though. https://www.specialized.com/gb/gb/117599
Shimano Mt34 – absolute cracking pair of spd shoes – very much like a comfortable trainer but with the added bonus of being light and breathable. took these on trip to Peru last year – very durable riding shoes. http://www.jensonusa.com/Shimano-SH-MT34-SPD-MTB-Shoes
Shimano XM7 – these are my hiking / riding shoes – so if I’m going to be going up a mountain and doing some hiking as well, then these are the perfect choice – alway carry the spd covers and then they are also waterproof. Vibram soles for excellent traction. http://www.shimano-lifestylegear.com/gl/fw/products/tour/016sh_xm7.php
Once you go clipless you never go back 🙂
i use a Garmin EDGE 1000 to track my rides, seamless integration with Strava and my iPhone. I also have a 20,000 charging pack and i have a solar backpack which i use on longer rides.
this is the backpack – allows me to trickle charge the charging pack during the day, then i can use the charger to power up my devices overnight
https://www.amazon.co.uk/EnerPlex-Packr-Rucksack-integrated-Charger/dp/B00IWQH34K
nothing today – but tomorrow is clean the bike, clean rotors and brakes (i hate squeaky brakes!!!) and then clean and lube the chain / chainset – all ready for tomorrow nights ride 🙂 (where it will be back to being filthy dirty again :))
mine was a purple Hooger booger blaster
Sold it to my brother in law who still has itI’m following a training plan from british cycling (modified) – so my week is as follows:
- rest Monday
- light 10 miles Tuesday (train to HR zone 2)
- rest wednesday
- outside ride on Thursday 10-15 miles – (not to HR zone)
- rest Friday
- club ride on Saturday (pretty hard 20-25 miles)
- light recovery ride on sunday (to hr zone 1-2)
rest days i am doing some roller exercises, and will be doing swimming on a Friday evening. After a couple of weeks i will be upping my distances- plan will get me to 100 miles in 8-12 weeks (ready for some sportive in the UK and then a MTB trip in may/june).
I was finding i wasn’t loosing as much weight as i wanted, because i was always going hell-for-leather on the trails, but curtailing the efforts into a structured plan will also get me in the ‘fat burning zone’
Thanks fort eh reply Aaron!
I don’t get on with road bikes – don’t like the drop bars, and feel very uncomfortable / unsafe on one! Also turbo isn’t a option for me – as its just too boring 🙁
My current bike isn’t really setup for endurance rides – am considering one of these to travel along the canals / footpaths etc
http://www.specializedconceptstore.co.uk/product/5294/2017-crosstrail-expert-carbon/
im not gay – but i am a happy biker!!!
good luck in your search – or just ride it baby!!!
I would feel like i cheated if i rode one up the trail. Part of the impetus for me to get my arse up the hill is the payoff on the down …
I think E-Bikes would loose that for me.
hi jim,
yes I’ve been looking at your blog for your trip – looks epic!!! – I’ve jet to decided my destination.
i confess to be a person who doesn’t like to go home with a ass-crack or face full of mud so i always have a rear guard and a front guard protecting me from the shit off the road/trail.
was a YAY – now a NAY! – just get in my way …. great for long rides to give different hand positions, not so great for nettles and blackberry bushes (in the UK :))
£50 excess
hi Jeff, i imagine that that scenario would be covered, the theft bit has 3 conditions – (in possession, in locked building or secured to non-moveable object) – thats the only condition on there.
this is from the policy document:
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</div>thanks for the replies. Im looking to ‘do’ a trail centre for 4-5 days, then move on to another one.
Ideally i would like to get some tutoring to improve my skills, then do some trails – downhill and also some guided trails would be good. this would be over a week or so’s time (depending on the number of activities i could find to do), then move on to another base for a different experience the next week or so.
was thinking of a combination of Whistler then onto a trail centre near Seattle.
or maybe
Denver / colorado springs then into Utah
I’m based in the UK and use http://www.tsb.co.uk for my bike insurance. it only cost £67 to cover my bike for a year. (upto £3500 value of bike). this is worldwide cover, so whenever i take my bike away with me its covered!
normal conditions- like theft isn’t covered unless its in your possession, chained up to a non-moveable object or in a locked building. also give £2million of public liability insurance.
did you put any sealant fluid in the tyre? – if not then it will deflate very quickly …. you will probably need more than 50psi to seal it though
