/drt/ - Daily Ride Thread

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>>1002409
2 Sunday's ago, probably my strongest effort ever. Been riding less than a year

>>1002413
>100 miles
>1,220 feet elevation gain

If your average wasn't at least 18 mph then you've done nothing special

>>1002415
You can figure out my average doing a bit of simple math, friend.

Also such is life in NJ

>>1002416
congratulations on your effort- however, it really isn't all that much to comparatively boast about, considering how flat the terrain was. Keep going though, you'll be improving if you keep to your ambitions

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here for my (You)s

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My mini effort at a -0.5 grade

>>1002423
what setup do you use? did you spend hundreds of $ on a garmin?

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My computer is getting some wild ass readings in the mountains.

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>>1002428
I use a Garmin Edge 500 bundle, it was a very good investment all things considered since it is as pliable for tracking running performance as it is for cycling

>>1002430
how does it sense power? dont you have to buy special cranks seperatly?

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>>1002409
Took the Raleigh out on a few different terrains today. I love not having to worry about offroading it because the shop trues the wheels for free. Yeah, I can true them myself, but why would I if they do it for me at not cost?

Didn't my phone with me so no pics of the ride itself. I really should buy a computer because I have no idea how far or fast I'm going.

>>1002441
I switched my Ultegra compact crankset for a P2M Rotor 3D with Q-Rings (in the picture) for added memes, so far it has been working marvelously

>>1002444
hows the q-rings btw? and the BMC? thinking about maybe getting a time machine in the future.

>>1002443
>offroading
>fenders

>>1002450
Yeah I have to deal with it going ZZZZZZZZ in there until I get home and scrape it out

>>1002447
Rotor states that it takes 10 hours of riding to get used to them, but honestly after 20 minutes the difference was indiscernible. And the BMC is fantastic, wonderful bike and stiff as hell due in part to its unorthodox geometry

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Pretty good day, did a lot of jobs from the southern part of the city to the north and back

>>1002456
and performance wise? for the chainrings

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this is as hilly as I can make it around here. Theres a certain charm about short hills, you never quite get to be in a rhythm like on longer climbs. If you encounter hill you just try to keep your speed up, otherwise you feel slow. You basically end up gunning it up every incline you come across. Its tons of fun to ride in general, just so dynamic.

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I havent had a lot of time to ride lately and have really felt myself slow down... also I gained 10 lbs this month and more excuses ect... was nice to have a few days to recover from a long ride and I havent done this much climbing in a few months.

>>1002458
Worth the price despite the pain in the ass it was to adjust my front derailleur, especially since I got a really good deal for them brand new

>be commuting back from work on normal pants because some cunt had stolen, most likely by mistake, my bibs from the drying rack
>catch a kid riding a small MTB
>move to left to pass him
>he suddenly does a 90 degree turn and stops in the middle of the road sideways
>panic.webm
>slam my brakes and try to go round him
>almost manage to avoid collision but hit his rear wheel
>his wheel tacoes badly and makes his bike unrideable
>he drops his phone and it cracks
>somehow manage to unclip before falling down
>look for damage on my bike
>seems to be fine since I hit him straight on and was riding with rock solid cx wheels
>yell profanities and to look around before doing that ever again at him
>continue because not my fault and can't be bothered to deal with it, he'll most likely learn a lesson because his bike and phone got busted
>not 2 minutes have passed and go to pass a group of kids that are stationary
>leave plenty of room and go to the opposite edge of the road
>one of them suddenly moves his bike and goes sideways right in front of me
>doyouwishtofuckingdie.png
>slam the brakes again and do a spectacular stoppie coming to halt right before the kid
>yell more profanities and abuse at kids
>kids are visibly scared
>continue riding and get home without more incidents

Pokemon go is fucking cancer and needs to die. Hopefully my bibs are waiting for me at work tomorrow.

>>1002409
Fuck e-bikers passing closely at 60+ km/h. Also fuck e-bikers going 20km/h making it a hard decision if I should pass.

>>1002497
the 25kph ebikers are the worst. Most of them have their saddle all the way down and are at like 30rpm cadence, and they really have no control over their bikes at all. Doesnt help that most them are deaf. I am always afraid to pass.

>>1002497
how are they going 60 km? im pretty sure thats illegal in most places, where i am from they can only go 32 km/h max

>>1002495
Did you check if your steerer is slightly bent? Maybe the headtube? On frontal collitions those are the parts that take the most damage, unlike wheels.
Doesn't sound like it was too bad of a crash to warrant any damage though

>>1002518
Yeah checked everything in the front end and there doesn't seem to be any damage. I managed to almost come to a stop before hitting him and his wheel gave up so the stop wasn't instant. He was on some department store MTB and I was on a solid alu cx bike.

>>1002516
I ride at about 27km/h cruising and they just blow past me everytime. It's on my regular commute route and I run across him everyday. It's only illegal in my area to ride it on pathways, not on the road.

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>on unfamiliar trails about 10 miles from home
>putting along, stopping at features, finding a line and going for it
>wild mountainfred blows past me on a carbon hardtail 29er
>RACEMEFAGGOTIDAREYOU.exe
>start charging the trail
>steep section that transitions into a man-made switchback wallride on 3-foot posts
>hit it sketchy
>fall right the fuck off it
>more technical singletrack near a riverbank
>steep rock garden that heads straight to the edge of the bank and turns hard left onto a 2-foot wide footbridge over a narrow ravine
>yolo
>overshoot the turn, OTB 5 foot down the bank into a small tree
>mountainfred nowhere in sight
>realize he's probably not even on this section at all
>realize i forgot to pack isopropyl alcohol and shit to clean all these cuts
i am a retard

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My first time going 105km. Building up my base miles ,last longest ride was 48km so base miles seem to be paying off.
https://www.strava.com/activities/701424093

>>1002733
Good shit dude, I'm also on my way to doing my first 100km+ ride.

>>1002643
Seems to me the only fred in this story is you

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>>1002733
good stuff, m8.

How much food do you guys end up eating? and do you do any breaks along the way on long trips? i want to go from toronto to lake simcoe and back, its about maybe 125 km total.

>>1002802
I asked this question in another thread, here's the response >>1002402

What's a good daily target for somebody just starting out? 10, 15 or 20 km?

>>1002811
Try to do 10km on your first ride just to get used to it, then try to do a daily of 20-25km, and on the weekend go ham and do something like 50-80km.

Took me about 3 months to get past 60km due to me babying myself and sticking to only 30km because muh excuses, so it's up to you and how hard you push yourself.

>>1002813
>Try to do 10km on your first ride just to get used to it, then try to do a daily of 20-25km, and on the weekend go ham and do something like 50-80km.
>Took me about 3 months to get past 60km due to me babying myself and sticking to only 30km because muh excuses, so it's up to you and how hard you push yourself.

Hmm sounds like a good plan. I've already done a few 50+ km ride, one to the next town over (a local historical site and tourist trap) and one along a historic canal.

They were fun, but to do them more regularly I think need some better equipment.

>>1002820
Right now I'm trying to git gud and be able to do 30km in an hour or under, just because I don't have that much free time because of work.

>but to do them more regularly I think need some better equipment.
Just do it dude, I'm riding a shitty bike that is maybe 2 sizes too big for me. It's better to at least try than to stay comfortable until you get around to getting better equipment.

How much does the cardio from running carry over to cycling? i can do a 30 min 5k

>>1002832
Pretty good at least the other way round. It'll probably take some time to get used to pedaling but after that you should be good. I absolutely hate running and hardly do any of it but can still run a 5k in well under 20 minutes.

>>1002841
jeez a 20 min 5k, you must be skelly as fuck.

>>1002811
I was told that you are bexlst doing 3 rides a week. 2 of them short and fast and one long and steady. So maybe try doing 2 10km as quick as you can, then go for 20-30km on a weekend day. Slowly build up distance of all of them prioritising average speed on shorter ones and distance on the long one.

>>1002843
I'm not even that skelly desu. 72 kg at 183 cm.

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fun sunday morning ride

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she was a big hill

descent was probably the best 20 minutes I ever had, tons of hairpins and little traffic.

Went out to the hills for the first time in months, and also the first time with a power meter. 80 km w/ 800m eleveation. Snapped up a couple of local KOMs on the way simply because the wind was strong.

Tried to see if I could hold >250 W on the climb and kind of blew myself up. Garmin ended up giving me a new best 20m power, 220.
>barely 3 W/kg
Dunno if I've just never had watts or my form has deteriorated that much.

Also not sure if I need to go back to my old saddle with a cutout or just try more angle adjustment on the current one, it's killing my taint after a bit more than an hour.

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Saturday's ride from a few days ago. 27.2 miles, 5,018 feet. I was going for a vertical mile but got a late start and ran out of sunlight.

I'm sick of this world, you niggas have fucking mountains and hills meanwhile I'm stuck with flat lands for a 500 km radius.

>>1002857
nice, i wish there was something like this near my home but the first "mountains" are at 30/40km.

Whats the best app to record my rides?

>>1003222
It starts with "S" and ends in "A"
[spoiler] Sports Tracker by Nokia [/spoiler]

Gonna go for a damp cool ride this afternoon in the city. Rained about an inch the past few days, so gravel is out of the question until the weekend. At least I won't need sunscreen today.

>>1002457
avg 22.3 km/h. Copenhagen trafic stops must be a bitch. does your strava not pause when your holding still?

also "vi skal hente en tur i lufthavnen klokken 8" what the fuck man? that makes no grammatical sense in danish, what so ever.

Og jeg burde vide det, jeg bor i Århus.

I was riding my commuter as usual yesterday with my lock strapped to my rack with bungee cords. I was pretty sure it was secure but the hook caught the spokes and there was a violent snap. The hook was broken when it came around, stopped by the rack stays. It was an industrial strength cord so it took a lot of force to untangle. The only industrial strength part of it is the actual cord, the hooks had a largely plastic core with only an mm of steel.

>>1003253
I use autopause at 8 km/h, anything below that is walking pace. Inner city drags it down a lot, and also traffic stops.

Vi er ment som firmaet jeg arbejder for, og når man "henter en tur" er det ment som i at man henter whatever man skal have med på den tur som kunden har bestilt.

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lol, seeing all those 100km rides..first time using an app to record my rides and started riding "seriously" a week ago. Took it easy becausr my ass was still sore from yesterday lmao

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>>1002423
Everyone knows only W/kg matters.

>>1002415
>>1002416
>>1002420
Pretty sure I hold the record for flattest terrain.
Pic related, 43.6km with 37m of elevation gain. Average gradient of 0.08%.
East Anglia wtf.

Back in 2012 when I was a slow cunt.

>>1003282
Curitiba? Nice to see other br fags on n.

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Here's a pic from my ride yesterday

Just 10 miles to get to the shops, and 10 miles back

I'd like to get back into proper riding but I converted this bike to a single speed so I need to convert it back.

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>>1003550

Fucking iPhone

>>1003552
>dat tire

How do you like riding an IRL meme bike?

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>>1003552
Those handlebars don't look very straight

>>1003555

I like it just fine

I bought the tyre in 2012 because the old one was fucked. The rear tyre I replaced earlier, and that's just a plain black Continental GatorSkin.

My bike is unique, like my personality. I'm a bikekin and I go by the pronouns bike and bikeself.

>>1003556

Yeah they are slightly off but the stem is frozen (corroded) into place. Oh well. The bike only cost me £100 and it's lasted six years so far.

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>>1003558
This Shit right here. I've gotten a seized steel seat post out of a steel frame that's been rusted together for longer than I've been alive

>>1003148
just pedal faster anon.

Last week I realized that Strava's privacy zone is only applied at the start and end of a ride. I used that behavior to fill in the roads within my privacy zone on my heatmap today. Ride outside the privacy zone, come back ride all the roads in the privacy zone, then ride out of the privacy zone again before going back home.

>>1003531
Hello there
Yes, curitiba. You?

>>1003626
Recife! Quite a long way away haha.

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>>1002409
this was my ride today

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It was pouring today and was absolutely miserable with only short bibs and jersey. It was fuckin 18C and sunny when I left but went down to 8C, started raining halfway.

Anyone rec me a phone app?

What are you guys using to track?

>>1003723
strava
then join forever shinkansen

>>1003728
is it free? cant check right now

>>1003728
not him but woah 500 people, are these all /n/ users?

>>1003729
Yes. You can pay to get various extra features if you want though.
>>1003733
No idea, not like you can actually restrict club membership without going full autist and restricting invites.

>>1003734
how do you guys even use strava, i find it a hassle to turn on every time, and what if im doing commutes and spending a few minutes at a store, does it auto pause?

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>>1003699
Nice, man!

post bike? ;_; Wanted to see what a /br/fag's bike looks like

>my good ole cheap bike

>>1003734
does it eat up data?

>>1003735
I think you can set it to pause below a certain speed.
>>1003738
Probably depends if you use assisted GPS, but I wouldn't think so.
I've never actually used the strava app (use a garmin) so if anyone knows please chime in.

>>1003735
It autopauses by default. Also I just turn it on when I plan on riding over 20km or so, no need to record every little 5km trip to the store

>>1003738
i dont know about straiva, but I started using Sports Tracker yesterday, used it for 1hour with GPS and it ate only 1MB

>>1003738
You can use Strava with data off, works with GPS only

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>>1003720
>tfw descending in the early morning when you only have summer jerseys

>>1002423
Yeah, this data is likely shit. Show your weight and why the fuck are you at 72 rpm unless you are riding mountains? You're a strava nut, nothing more.

>>1002423
And why in gods fucking name have you got your FTP at 400 watts? Makes the data even shittier because you would be able to hold 400 watts for an hour if that's your real FTP. Maximum noob. Fucking hell.

>>1003570

Interesting. I could try that. Thanks anon.

First off though I need to re-install the rear mech and shifters that I took off the bike to convert it into a single speed (muh aesthetics - but now I'm older and want to go on proper rides again). And I need to fix the brakes. Then I'll get to the stem.

>>1004019
Hopefully your stem isn't this stubborn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GRbdnTRH-4

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Haven't rode MTB since my teen years, but I'm in my GF's hometown and she was busy all day so I rented pic related to check out the XC trails here, which have a good reputation.

>Start off on the marked trails, getting a feel for the bike and warming up
>Begin to feel confident handling the bike, having fun
>See some cheeky unmarked trails on the other side of the river
>Decide to go for it
>Trails are really fun, but clearly seldom ridden
>Get bretty deep, single track becomes very narrow
>Eventually come to a more open area clearly used for bush parties, lots of trash and broken glass
>Begin to wonder if I'm trespassing
>Hear gruff old man's voice from somewhere in the woods
>"For fucks sakes... Go get him boy"
>Hear dog barrelling through the woods
>Do a 360 and bike away
>I go full Jenny Rissveds and fly through the trails back where I came
>Cross the river back to the marked side safely, ride around for a bit more
>Get home and check Strava, I somehow have three Top 5 segments
>I can't even do that on the road

Overall, a good time. Would rent again

>>1004068

See, that's why I gave up when I tried before. They can be insanely difficult to get loose to the point where you have to cut them out, like he did.

It's not off by much so I'll probably just leave it really. I tried freeing it when I first got the bike, back in 2010, but it doesn't really bother me anymore.

Dunno maybe I'll try with penetrating oil one day but that clearly didn't work for him. Mine's well and truly stuck and it probably would require cutting it out.

>>1004110
>>Get home and check Strava, I somehow have three Top 5 segments

Fucking kek. Nice work.

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Strava interestingly doesn't exclude my Garmin stoppages at red lights, so my averages are all skewed downwards. I think I did well considering I ran a 10k yesterday at right below a 7 min/mile pace

>live in a massive city with thousands of cyclists and cycling becoming incredibly popular
>will never actually get a KOM unless I drive out three hours in any direction and sprint

oh well

>>1003936
How is it shit, genuine question
>weight
Between 58 and 58.5 kg 5'9, pursuing skelly gains

Also, my cadence is and remains habitually shit so you are correct; I am trying to correct this, but I tend to grind gears when out of the saddle, which offsets my attempts at higher cadence while sitting

>>1003937
I had not noticed this until a few days ago, and have corrected it to a 270 W FTP setting (an estimate; I live in Atlanta and there is no nearby consistently flat or slightly uphill, uninterrupted stretch of road to conduct a proper FTP evaluation ). However, I believe that 270W is an accurate estimate based off of recent sustained power outputs (in fact it might be a minute amount higher) such as the 254W average held over two hours seen here:
>>1004159

>>1004159
how does that work that your max average 20 minute power is below your average power?

>>1004164
pay no mind to that guy, he's just a fat faggot who is below 3 w/kg

he posted his strava before and he was doing like 13 mph averages

>>1004167
I got pissed at the volume of red lights I was getting caught in, so I believe that high successive accelerations thereafter skewed the data upwards; I seldom went uninterrupted for more than 20 minute intervals because, again, I went out during Rush Hour in Atlanta on a Friday afternoon/evening (so: highly trafficked, dense roads). The Strava data readout did not omit all of my stoppage time, therefore my averages across the board dropped precipitously, however my mileage increased by two miles.

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>>1003736
Hahah same here, I have a cheap Caloi 10 that I got a few months ago, sadly I was swindled by the seller and it's not my correct size.
Can't wait to sell it and get a new bike at the end of the year as a christmas gift to myself.

tfw no brazil meetup ;_;

>>1004258
>that bar setup
I think i just threw up a little.

guy asking about strava from the yesterday here

Used it twice now and its really good fun.It's also helped me find good sprint sections as well and im already pushing my self alot harder after 3 rides.I can see how people get hooked.really handy app

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who /flat/ here?

>>1004319
There's /flat/ and then there's /dutch flat/

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>>1004319
Pretty flat here, but there is a valley system where I can do some climbing.

>>1004319

So flat D:

how much food should i bring for a 120 km ride? when i did a 75km ride i just brought a banana and a zero cal electrolyte drink plus water and ended up feeling like shit.

>>1004458
3-4 bananas maybe some sort of gel. your body can't absorb all those carbs at once so don't eat it in one sitting. Before you ride eat some carbs preferably rice or pasta.
2 bottles, one with pure water one with sugar water (guess you can add one of those tablets in there if u wish)
try and drink one bottle per hour use a high cadence as it will fatigue you less

moron here, can someone explain to me the difference between zero-average and non-zero average data recording, and the advantages/disadvantages of either method? I've read a lot of disparaging info thereabout for either and am no closer to understanding

>>1004467
Zero-average doesn't add in dead time, for example if you stop pedalling on a descent then your average cadence won't go down.

I don't know the pros/cons.

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>>1004258
Nice place

Yeah, I want to switch my bike aswell..got that one about 5~7 years ago but it is a total meme, I mainly ride in plain streets (pic related), that bike is way to much 'mountain bike-ish', too heavy...can't wait to get a road bike..

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I made a thing

>>1004474
Whatever you do, avoid Caloi. If you don't want to waste too much money, you can get a Vicinitech Space Pro frame and then get the rest on mercadolivre.

If you got money, get a Specialized Allez E5 (the bike I'm going to get), best bang for the buck even though is R$4700 ;___;

>>1004293
I know, me too.

>>1004483
Shiet, 4700 is alot, but well, if you stop to think. its an investment for years, so its probably best to get something good that will bring joy and will function properly for a long time

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I seem to be carrying large items every other week. Gotta learn how to carry bulky shit.

>>1004503
Is that a bottle battery wired up to a headlamp or something?

>>1004503
that's fucking stupid, put that shit on your backpack or get a real cargo bike.

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>>1004504
It's an airhorn reservoir
>>1004510
I have 3bikes and it wouldnt make sense to get another one which takes up space. Rental home and the bedroom is my garage. Two bikes are stored outside.

Also what's in the box: schwalbe professional bike tires. This shit is fucking heavy, they weigh almost as much as rims?

>>1004481
I like your elephant, anon.

>>1004496
Yeah it is a lot but even if you were to buy a cheap frame, it would come close to that.

Like a Space Pro frame is about 800 reais and but after a group kit like claris, wheels/tires and everything, it would probably come to 3000 reais.
Might as well get an actual good frame that isn't some chinese crap and then invest on that later.

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my ride today

>>1004566
>miles
>fahrenheit
>feet

kys

>>1004573
>living in a third world shithole
KEK

>>1004575
>living in a third world shithole
But dat free healthcare tho.

>>1004319
Bitch please.
>>1003285
44km, 37m elevation

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How many of you participate in Cat6 racing? There's just a really strong urge for me to pass anyone not in kit. I typically stay behind a full kit rider until I can properly gauge his abilities and make the decision to pass or not.

Had this guy with some silly flappy track pants on a fairly nice MTB going at a fair speed. I was wearing some (tight) jeans and decided to push and ended up being all sweaty on a date.

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>>1004595
33km, 12m nigga

>>1004692
I find it very hard to not Sanic everytime I ride my bike, even if I'm just commuting. Idgaf if I get all sweaty, I'm getting to where I'm going faster.

>>1004739
same here, luckily my commute is only 2km. I do sometimes go for a nice 'comfy' ride on my townbike when I dont feel like getting dressed for roadbiking, and it always gets out of hand and my clothes get soaked and filthy.

>>1004692
>>1004739
I used to be like this, now I'm chill as fuck

>>1004742
Mee too.

I still maintain a fair speed at most times, but I'm always glad when someone passes me. Especially if they are fat, I'm so used to going faster than everyone so it's a nice change whenever some fatso passes me at sanic speed.

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>>1003285
This is my best, touring in The Netherlands. This was riding from Utrecht to Amsterdam.

>>1004738
That's brilliant. Do you plan your rides on a route planner before, I assume?

Did any of you guys see bacon at the paralympics ?

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>>1004811
Yes. I found myself fucking around with a route builder trying to make funny shapes, and then decided to just put them in my navi and ride them.

Suprisingly fun, especially when it gets technical and you have to focus on not fucking it up, while also trying to set a decent pace. And its nice to go to places you wouldnt normally ride. One of these days I will make a huge 200km penis and it will be magnificent.

Did 120 km yesterday in this ungodly heat.
Needed to down 6 bottles of water too. Good thing my neighbourhoods have where to refill. Also, two ""protein bars"" and a fistful of raisins really do work.
Only ~30 km this evening because I got really sick of the heat.

Will do better next weekend.
Cheers.

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My second longest ride so far, actually felt quite good at the end. Ignore the average speed, for the first half hour we were going about 5mph uphill trying not to drop this girl who showed up for the ride. She finally realized that a 55 mile ride was not a good idea.

Tomorrow it is only supposed to get up to 6 °C. After that back to clear skies and reasonable temperatures. Too much rain this week has made the dirt roads unrideable, gravel roads dried out pretty fast.

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longest ride so far, i brought i cliff bar and a zero cal electrolyte drink, I felt like shit.

>>1004996
as you should.. you need to eat more carbs on your ride anon. some anon quoted me about 30-45g of cabs every 45minutes so you dont bonk. This is a little much for me and I eat a banana about once an hour. Those little gel packets work pretty good too and they are light eight to carry, but kind of expensive. I also drink a bottle of water every 1.5 hours.... then again I have lost up to 9 lbs on a single 7 hour ride

>>1004996
Took me a long time to figure out how to keep myself fueled on longer rides. At my typical exertion level I can go about 2.5 hours before things suddenly go downhill, exhaustion, stiffness and soreness. Having waited until I reached that point before eating, I found it takes about 45 minutes for that food to kick in. So with those two durations I've come up with my rule of thumb of eating after the first 1.5 hours and every hour after that. Usually around 300 calories. Eating at regular intervals would likely be better, but I usually just end up slamming a 350 calorie bottle of vanilla ensure in 2 gulps.

For brevets where we stop for a meal I try to eat something just before we stop. Otherwise the ride resumes without any energy available since it will be another 30-40 minutes before the meal is sufficiently digested.

>>1005023
Thats about the same with me, 2.5 hours and I feel fine without eating, after that I start running low on energy

And even if I don't feel bad after 2.5 hours it doesn't mean I'm not biking as hard as I could've if I ate earlier, if its like a 3 hour ride I start eating on the bike after 30-45 minutes and every 30 minutes after

calories doesn't really matter, its the carbohydrate you need, rule of thumb is 1g of carb per 1kg of body weight per minute. I'm 56kg so I eat 56g of carb per hour, which is like 1 clifbar and half a water bottle of energy drink per hour.

Or something like 20g of carb every 25-30 minutes which is like 1 small gel.

>>1005023
also different foods digest differently

maltodextrin as a source of glycogen is in your system extremely quickly, in about 10 minutes

Yesterday
>Rolling about 30mph down a descent
>Car waiting to do a u-turn
>Someone pulls around them
>Pulls in front of me and hits their brakes
>Have to slam my breaks (lucky I have discs)
>Come so close to car I could have touched it

Seriously fuck people man, I saw where they lived and was half tempted to go slash their tires but not gonna risk my security clearence or legal trouble over some shit skin hawaiian.

Today
>Went up an extremely steep climb I wasn't sure I could do, twice
>Explored new routes out of my comfort zone
>Pushed myself to the max (sprints) even when I though I had nothing left

Today was a good fucking ride. Only been riding around three months and I can't wait to see what I can accomplish further.

Yesterday I did about 60 miles in 3 and a half hours. I was kind of slow desu and took to many brakes. I got passed by an old man and it felt bad.

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Hit a hidden gravel patch on mile 66 and did a superman when the bike disappeared out from under me. Damn that last 20 miles sucked.

>>1005083
>and did a superman
bruh don't do meme stuff especially not on gravel

>>1005105

Huh. I just meant I wound up sprawled out flat with road rash on my face and knees, a chipped tooth, and a sternum that looks like it got smacked by a 2x4.

The bike got it easy, a little scuff on the shiny bit between the shifters and hoods and my brand new saddle.

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Does anyone else feel profound sadness and depression when going out in the woods?

I started feeling this quiete recently and can't enjoy cycling there anymore.

>>1005715
Why would being innawoods make you sad?
If anything, it makes me happy, unless it's littered with trash or infested by city lemmings that feel the need to "be one with nature" on the weekend so they they drive their murdercages to the edge of the forest, blast shitty music out of open car doors, set up BBQs and bonfires and leave a ton of garbage behind.

>>1005750

I don't know anymore. I guess it's like a sad reminder that soon there will be very little clean woods left.

>all these stava attention whores thinking they are hot shit for riding on flats
>all these imperial stone age posts

Pls /n/ stop being so casual this not your shitbook profile page.

>>1005784
Great post

>>1004749
>calls 45km over dead-flat ground "touring"

For fucks sake

>>1005812
I was on holiday there for 4 days cycling to a different city each day. what would you call it?

A bit cool and windy. I wore my Sugoi Hydrolite rain jacket as a windbreaker. It works well as an extra layer around the 6 - 12 °C zone. Breathes fairly well.

Decided the dirt roads had dried enough to give them a go today. Seemed mostly good with some tacky spots. The dried parts where surface cracks formed was hella slow, knocking 4 kph off my speed. But about 3/4 into the ride I came across a road that was still too wet, something that is difficult to tell until its too late. Tires pulled strips of clay off the ground like rolling a snowman and fenders packed up until the wheels stopped moving. Had to pull both wheels off to clean out the mud which had the consistency of modelling clay.

Between the wind and the high rolling resistance of the dirt roads I knocked my planning ride down from 110 to 90 km.

>>1005832
I'm not that guy but touring is generally longer and more endurance based, it sounds as if you had a nice trip though.

>>1005832
That's hardly a ride at all. 45km and I don't even cross half my city.

>>1005871
>>1005852
Altogether I rode 400km. Not exactly super endurance but I'd only been riding for 6 months at the time. Where I'm from a holiday where you cycle to different places is called a cycle tour, I don't think there's a minimum distance requirement. Didn't expect you guys to get all bent out of shape.

>>1005877
Just canadian where another town is almost 200km away with nothing in between

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>>1004481
>>1004738
Outstanding, I created a thing as well, Not sure what it is but it's something

Got nicked for running a stop sign today

Fuck tha police

>>1005981

Hahhaa, what a dummy! Atleast slow down and/or trackstand before proceeding to the intersection.

>>1005982
i'm a dumbshit who thought it was clear. I basically ride like there's an idaho stop law even though my state doesnt have it.

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What do you think about this?

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>>1006026
Pic related

>>1006026
>>1006027
Looks wonderful m8

>>1005937
you could probably get away with calling it a deepsea creature

>>1006026
Looks relentless, I wish I had hills like that nearby

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>>1003116
Rode back up the ridge again for a sunset ride.

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110 km gravel / dirt ride today. Wind in the 20 kph range again. Thought I was going to get a break from the wind tomorrow, but nope instead of the previously forecast 10 kph its up to 25 gusting to 35.

Got ran off a dirt road by an inattentive farmer in a sprayer. Wasn't giving me much space then just as he got close, started veering directly into my path. Pulled back hard just as I rolled off into the ditch. Those dirt roads are only about 1.5 lanes wide so I'm usually ready for something dumb to happen when encountering traffic.

Saw a harem of deer early in the ride.

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>>1004258
How is it? Did you upgrade anything? I could only find bad reviews on pedal.com.br (the 70/80s model is good tho)

>>1004483
>Vicinitech Space Pro
>over R$ 900 just for the bike frame
Why do I have to be such a nobike poorfag?

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>>1003736
>>1004258
>>1004483
>>1006305
Is there any "affordable" bike available in our country that looks like the Trek 7.2/7.3? I wanna buy a hybrid/urban/fitness that supports fenders but doesn't look retarded.

The Senses Activ was released this year, does it look good to you? http://sensebike.com.br/activ/

Having 28c tires are great. There's a hill in my place that bottoms out to a relatively chunky gravel parking lot. Those roadies slamming on their brakes and struggling to get to the other of the side of the lot and I'm just mashing my way across it.

>>1006305
I can't really compare or say how it is, because it's the only speed bike I've ever ridden in my life. It's also a size too big for me, so it does get uncomfortable.
But overall, the bike has a very cheap feel to it pretty much everywhere. The brakes are shit and the gear system is outdated, it's also a 7 speed, so the gear changes are huuuuge.

The only redeeming factor is the price and the color scheme, but that's about it to be honest.

>Vicinitech Space Pro
>over R$ 900 just for the bike frame
Yeah, sadly speeds are more expensive here, especially with the dollar where it is now. Although I've found some seller on mercadolivre selling that frame for R$ 789.
But I mean, where do you live? if you live down south, I bet it's real easy to get an used bike on olx or something, there's also forums on pedal.com.br

Whatever you do, don't buy TSW speed frames. There's some reviews on pedal of the frame cracking.

>>1006312
>affordable
What's affordable to you?

The Soul 1R1 is one of the cheapest, yet good bikes you can buy. The design is real simple and doesn't look stupid.
http://biketechfloripaonline.com.br/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=1729

Soul also makes a hybrid, that is the "Soul Urbana ST001"
http://biketechfloripaonline.com.br/index.php?route=product/product&path=20&product_id=1797

Those are probably the cheapest "good quality" pre-built bikes here, after that it's the Specialized Allez E5 and Trek Serie 1.2/1.3 at R$ 4700

>The Senses Activ
Idk much about Senses because their cheapest Speed is like R$ 12,000 so I never bothered to check up on them.

>>1006305
>>1006407
Oh and I didn't upgrade anything, I'm not gonna put money into this shitbucket haha.

>>1006293
>deer
those are pronghorn antelope, just fyi

>>1006410
>those are pronghorn antelope, just fyi
naaa those are caribous

>>1006411
>naaa those are caribous
they look like zebus to me

is 250-350km a week a lot of riding? My commute is around 50km a day

>>1006415
It's a decent distance

>>1006411
Thought they looked off, lol. Didn't even know we had antelope around here.

>>1006415
thats allot, whats your commute? i have never heard of people commuting 50km a day on this board.

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>>1006407
>The Soul 1R1 is one of the cheapest, yet good bikes you can buy. The design is real simple and doesn't look stupid.
>http://biketechfloripaonline.com.br/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=1729
>Soul also makes a hybrid, that is the "Soul Urbana ST001"
>http://biketechfloripaonline.com.br/index.php?route=product/product&path=20&product_id=1797
Thanks for the tips, those look great!

>>1006561
At a decent clip it's a good hour each way and you often hear people talk about that much or longer in their cages. Obviously needs a decent amount of fitness, but it's not an absurd amount.

>>1006293
Forecast showed lower wind this morning, so I set off on the 120 km route I thought I'd have to skip. The wind was surprisingly cooperative despite the forecast being wrong. I got a decent push the first 30 km, then a reasonable but increasing headwind for 27 km, a continuing to increase side wind for a short section. Then a tailwind twice as strong as forecast for 28 km. And finished up with 30 kph side wind that was just a hair behind me, better than in front.

I've been stretching out my snack breaks the past couple of rides. First one 2 hours in, 1.25 hours later for the second. And not having a 3rd if I think I'll be home within 2.5 hours of the second snack. It has worked well but could leave me short of energy if I misjudge how much longer left to ride due to wind / gravel conditions.

>>1006792
just eat while you ride anon. I do 2 bananas, 2-3 gel packs, and a 20oz gatorade in the back of my jersey. this holds me for 4-5 hours.. I do usually have to refill on water though towards the end.

>>1006806
ive been eating less and less while riding, I noticed the power of glycogen and how I can basically ride hard for 3 hours without eating. After that I just eat a cheap muesli bar every hour and thats fine.

Of course you have to eat well after each ride to make sure the next day your glycogen levels are up again. Dont ride in the evening and just go to bed after, you will be zombie the next day

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Went for some /flat/ to celebrate the weekend. Straight out of work without eating anything extra, im very tired and hungry now.

>>1006795
Hey BR how was the Paralympics?

How the fuck do you guys get to bike so much at such high speeds? I live in Vancouver and it's hell.

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When I rode by these guys they came running out to see me popping through bushes. Quite unusual for the animals I encounter. When passing cattle I usually cause a mini-stampede. And horses eye me like a korean convenience store owner, watching black youth.

One on the right looks to be getting ready to hock a loogie. When I rode off they followed me to the end of the pen.

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The 12x zoom on my camera appears to be of limited use for objects far away. The atmospheric distortion made this look kind of like a painting.

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I ate a lot of dust today. Ended up on gravel roads where semis were hauling dirt and grain several times.

>>1007292
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuwYXTvcfWs

Biking a popular hobby there?

>>1007304
Probably not. There are maybe 7 - 8 houses in that hamlet. 45 km to the east there is a much larger place where cycling is quite popular.

I know the guy who made that video, he's made hundreds of them. There is an annual 7 day supported cycling tour here. The distance is about 90 km a day but it take him at least 12 hours to cover it because he goes into every small town along the way to record video.

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>>1007294
A new rail line to a potash mine is being constructed here. There is a valley 5 km north of this spot, and they are punching a hole in every hill along the way to create a nice smooth grade for the train. At that spot the rail bed is 30 feet below the road, so presumably a bridge will get added at some point.

That rail project got in my way a few weeks ago. Where there was once a road is now a quarry. The valley the tracks will pass through is flat, wide and flood prone, so they are moving a massive amount of dirt to build a path to the other side.

Just noticed the rail company has videos of that line: http://www.cpr.ca/en/community/belleplaine/construction-schedule spot where I took the photo is the crossroad at 9:55 of the November 2015 video.

>>1005083
I would stay in the hospital as long as possible if I were you senpai. Hope you have a speedy and painless recovery

> Left work 5:30 on a Friday, downtown Seattle
> Riding north on Dexter at Mercer St.
> On my folding bike
> Cages block the box and sidewalk
> Old dude in front of me stares like this doesn't happen everyday
> He proceeds slowly, drifting the left and stays left without speeding up
> Want to catch the lights, so I pass to the right and go on my way
> Ride with the pack up the hill
> Near the top of Dexter, dude catches up and shouts "Whydga pass on the right?"
> Ignore him.
> Dude squeezes in on my right, I can feel his pedals hitting my right pannier
> He tries to shoulder me, but I lean into him and hold my line
> He shouts more, and I keep holding my line
> It's Friday, I'm on my way to get groceries, I don't need this
> Let him pass.

I get that I upset him, but he was far enough left in a buffered bike lane that it was safest to pass on the right.

You never know who'll go full rage mode.

>>1007398
Should have shown your patriotism and pulled a gun on him desu

trainfag casual here

you foamers all use strava, yeah?

>>1007292
>>1007294
>>1007329
the pictures look fantastic but I cant help but think that riding in those big open environments is incredibly boring

>>1007492
w-w-why? It's not like you'll wait for us near the level crossing and then run us over... right?

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>>1007492
Fuck.

>tfw 3 big intersections on my ride force me to stop for like 2 min to wait to cross

>>1007527
thats not very fast

>>1007544
I kind of like that, I tend not to take brakes because it ruins my rhythm but when Im forced to it always feels nice and relaxing.

>>1007544
I just practice my track stand lel

I fucked my fucking rim fuck!

I landed a jump short on a curb on my commuter and the rim got dented to shit. I'm surprised the tire didn't expole, it got cracks though, might have to change that also.

Is building a new wheel difficult or should I just bring it to LBS and have them fix it?

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Short scenic ride, then mall and grocery store on my new commuter.
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>>1007554
Yeah, I haven't really done any exercise other than walking since the end of last year. Also doesn't help that I am using a shitty cheapo 'mountain' bike, same model as pic but with tires that have more cracks than fucking pavement


Do cheap, decent, road bikes exist? I'm too casual to know anything about this, I just visit /n/ for the train threads

>>1007567
theres some good roadbikes in the 700-900 euro range, they have good parts and decent frames. You dont really want to go cheaper than that

>>1007513
I've gotten bored with riding the highways and don't do it much anymore unless the gravel roads are too wet.

I've discovered that the terrain to the north east is much more interesting. Rolling hills that trap a lot of water, so there are many trees. I even found a few shady lanes fulling enclosed with trees on both sides. Plenty of moose tracks, but I haven't come across one yet. Moose can be funny, a few times a year one manages to make it all the way to downtown without getting noticed.

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>>1007571
lel, mooses seem scary 2bh. All I have ever encountered here in the neverlands is deers and wild boars. One time a huge deer actually jumped over the cycling path right in front of me, I heard a lot of rustling in the bushes next to me and I thought what the fuck is that. Next thing this huge fucker with glorious antlers probably tried to jump over me but luckily he was right in front of me, it was centimeters.

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Did my usual afternoon road ride on my XC bike. It says I burned about 400 calories more than usual.

>>1007620
There was a raccoon with at least two broken legs on the bike path today. He was trying to drag himself onto the grass by one of his front legs. If I was anywhere close to a town or had a cellphone, I would've called animal control. What do you do when encountering an injured wild animal?

>>1007699
Why no cellphone?

>>1007622
>400 calories
Wow, how much is that? Like a thimble of Coca-Cola?

>>1002423
>FTP setting: 400W
>Max 20 min power: 263 W
>Avg HR: 162 BPM

Fix your FTP setting, there's a 0% chance you can do 400W for an hour.

>>1007699
Poor doggo :(

>>1007702
I don't own a cellphone

>>1003148
Where are you? Chicagoland area is shit, I'd love to move to the UP so I can have hills and a big enough house for a low enough price where I can work on bikes and have room for woodworking.

>>1007699

If you've got a gun, kill it. It's the most humane option at that point.

>>1007778
>gun
Do you even grams

>>1007829
a .380 pocket pistol weighs like 300grams, you'll lose more in sweat than that

>>1007778
stomping hard on its skull or severing the spinal cord can do it

>>1007868
Do I look like a nigger?

Humane methods please, senpai. A few bullets through the brain will kill things reliably. Curb-stomping won't.

>>1007870
it's pretty reliable and painless if you do it correctly. most trappers/hunters just snap necks to finish off small size game. either that or the animal suffers

at any rate it's not very smart to be so far out of town without a phone. a shitty prepaid flip is good enough for situations like the anon encountered

>>1007870
If you don't have a gun and can't just ring it's neck then you don't have much choice other than use your foot or a big rock - that or leave it.

>>1007704

No idea, but that's almost 3 bottles of beer. Pretty significant for the only change being the bike.

Its supposed to be windy today so I'll take the opportunity for a rest day. 11 days and 760 km since my last non-riding day.

I'm getting pretty close to covering the last of the gravel roads within a reasonable distance from home. As it is I have to go about 30 km to reach a road I have not been down. The northeast is tricky for route planning since I have to check the satellite view after planning a route because numerous roads have water covered sections and were subsequently abandoned over the years.

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Tfw still a slow turtle

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Tried climbing with my rigid 90s mountain bike. Had to eat a whole pizza afterwards

>tfw too lazy to fix slow leak which takes 3 days to deflate
Hate changing flats. I just pump it up every 2 days

>>1008185
1.3 meters, hell I'm taller than that!

>>1008196
Had one of those that suddenly got worse during a ride. After pumping it up for the 3rd time I gave in and changed it.

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Skeggs!

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>>1008217

>>1005715
>Does anyone else feel profound sadness and depression?

Ftfy, and yes, everyone does.

>>1008196
Just dump some stans in your tube, reinflate it and ride.

>>1008185
de donde eres? que subiste?

>>1008172
nice top speed though

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>>1008274
Thanks, hills are nice haha.

From today, trying to get my average speed up but headwinds both ways makes it difficult.

>tfw at class
>Friends want to hang out afterwards
>Just want to go ride
I don't like socializing. I just like riding, doing homework, and vidya.

>>1008422
Iktf anon, wanted to do a long 4 hour ride yesterday but couldn't because of plans with the gf.

>tfw the thought of breaking up with her so I can ride more actually pleases me

>>1008267
Ciudad De México. Los
Dinamos

If I'm a relatively new cyclist, is it outrageous to try and climb half a mile in elevation a day, every day?
I want to get that Strava badge.

>>1008442
How relatively is relatively? But I'm gonna say it's unlikely.

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My powermeter finally arrived. Did a little ride with giving it beans up some small hills, and a nice flat 30 minute threshold bit in between. I am pleasantly surprised, Strava always estimates my threshold rides at 200watts.

>>1008502
Is that stravistix or something?

>>1008442
As long as you take it easy, no. I guess it would also depend on how long and steep the climbs are. I climb almost half a mile, almost every day, over ~30km or so. It's definitely doable, but give yourself at least one rest day every week

>>1008507
its trainingpeaks, but thanks for eminding me of that strava extension, Ive been intending to get it on this crappy laptop.

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My legs felt fantastic today after yesterday's day off. Wind was forecast to be at least 30 kph, so I reduced my planned route to 80 km. West wind started at 20 gusting to 35 km/h and worked its way up to 30 gusting to 50 km/h. The majority of my route was north / south so I had the wind straight on my side most of the time. This made dealing with the wind surprisingly easy aside from having the bike constantly tilted sideways about 10 degrees.

Aside from the wind I love riding this time of year. Today it was 21 °C with low humidity so it felt great. September / October end up being two of my highest mileage months. Tomorrow is supposed to be calm, which will be nice. 40 mm of rain forecast for the weekend, so that could kill dirt riding for the better part of a week.

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>segment flagged by freds
>won't register on my ride data

Fat people ruining everything again

>harvest season means gf works such long hours barely see her anymore
>just found out she won't be home tonight again
>already had started dinner
It's currently 92 degrees and I want to learn to love climbing.
Am I gonna die out there, my /n/egros?

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Just my usual cycle, nothing special

Anyone going for the 9000 elevation trophy for the month iv got 6000 to do in 10 days , only been using stava for less then 2 weeks

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I took to powermeter up some small hills for the first time and noticed how impossible it is to try and keep a constant power over hills.

My brain seems to take my sense of speed and then create some kind of limit on the power I can put out. Even hitting 250watts on a slight downhill was very difficult, and this was not due to spinning out or technical roads or anything, it was a wide open road and I had enough gears. Then, as soon as the road went up a bit again and I started to slow down, there was 400 watts without even trying to put down extra power. Its quite interesting, and I actually got much more tired than I usually do on this ride because I ended up pushing on downhills and flats where I usually wont.

>>1008899
why you not hitting up them mountains m8

>>1008923
check this out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFqOsVrvQlY

>>1008924
Once i get in better shape, don't wanna go to them and then give up 1/4 of the way int

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Forced to make another detour from my planned route due to road on map no longer existing. But the extra distance gave me a nice total distance for the year.

stupid question, but can anyone tell me what is the purpose of the wider crank? For example, the 34t is the smaller part, which I always use, but what does the 50t for?

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>>1009000
check'd

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Today's quick ride after work.

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>>1009073
you're ready for the Big Kahuna

>>1009011
to go fast

>>1009011
It's for people who are better at cycling than you

>>1009011
to go >30kph

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I was the only one in the group to keep up with a local team captain who showed up to the ride. I pushed myself harder than I thought possible.

>>1009078
I've done that route. Not as fast as you, but yeah. That stretch of 1 is beautiful.

>>1009078
>>1009233

also a fellow santa cruz /n/ user, we should ride sometime. I need more friends who are faster than me.

>>1006561
One way is about 45 minutes. I don't have a car, so my other option is to take public transit but that can get really expensive, and is extremely slow. I reckon I save at least an 2 hours a day by riding to work.

>>1009255
25km in 45 minutes? are you sure about that? thats a speed i would expect someone on a good road bike with full kit to have. Strava proof or you are talking BS.

>>1009080
>>1009112

Thanks, lads

>>1009082
Fuck you, but thanks for the advice.

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I like these overgrown roads that get just enough traffic to keep them smooth. Before I got to this spot I had 3 km of rough dirt where a tractor went down the road when it was wet then it dried.

Only 91 km away from a new annual distance PR. Might be able to get that in tomorrow depending which forecast is correct.

Upwards of 4 inches of rain forecast between Friday and Sunday. This time of year it can take a very long time for the dirt / gravel roads to dry out after that much rain. Might give me the opportunity to do a 190 km paved route that's been in my route list for 3 years.

>>1009353
Also felt frayed cable poking out of my bar-end shifter. This is will be the second time replacing it this year. 7,300 km since the last time, which is a bit better than average as I usually get around 6,000 km out of them. With 8,100 km ytd on my touring bike its getting a lot more attention than my other bikes this year. Not far away from the 3rd chain of the year either.

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Today my father told me that I have to go to the village with my bike to pick some fruits tomorrow. I never take breakfast, so I hope I don't die in the road, it will be almost 90km, I think I can handle it if I don't go really fast.

Ride off a cliff to kill yourself every day forever

>>1009241
I'm from the North Bay and don't ride road anymore. I go down to ride the campus and Demo sometimes though, the mountain biking in Santa Cruz is WAY better than the road, you should trade your road machine in for something squishy

>>1009388
bored on a Wednesday night? I see you posting depressing quotes on several threads now.

>>1009398

Exterminate yourself

>>1009401
:^)

Should I expect #gains if I ride on average 3 miles during the week, but ten times as much on weekends? I ride hard during those short commutes tho

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tfw compass tyres don't come in a box so you can't add them to the tower

>>1009423
A little, but not as much as if you did more volume in the week as well.

>>1009423

no matter how fast you are you'll never be able to escape the crippling darkness that pursues us all

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Went a little jaunt with a friend of mine today. I fucking love fall riding so much.

NIGGER FUCKING SHIT FUUUUCK
GOD DAMMIT FUCK SHIT
I CRASHED RIGHT AS I GOT HOME. AS I WAS STOPPING HOW THE FUCK FUCK. NOW MY HANDLEBARS ARE BENT FUCK SHIT AHHHH

>>1009397
I tried MTB, but it wasn't for me. Closest I'd get is doubletrack and fire road type stuff.

>>1009467
beautiful, where is this?

>>1009438
That's deep yo

>>1009496
>point at him and laugh

>>1005076
Progress is progress, no matter how slow.
Just don't stop progressing, mate.

>>1005715
Some people feel this when being left alone with nothing but their own thoughts for company. Many a first time bike tourist can attest to that. Being alone and away from any external distractions(flashing lights, music, tv, traffic noise, chatter) can be jarring.
Meditation can help you get used to it if you're still set on biking innawoods. That or bring a friend.
>>1005750
Fuck, I hate that. I've been camping and I see fuckers that just bring a mobile house/RV and just sit inside and watch tv. That's not camping, that's just changing your yard.

>>1009567
>>1005715

I feel the opposite in the woods... safe and serene. But I grew up playing in the woods

To me I feel peaceful knowing there aren't many people around and being around living things, organic shapes, and green/brown colors is natural and good

I destroyed myself lads.

I was cycling quite a lot, about 400km a week, all at high pace because intervalling is gay as fuck. Now im suddenly working full time and I ride straight after work, usually about 3 hours/ 100km because that is what I can do before it gets dark. Then I would get home and be too tired to eat properly, then that a few days in a row and I feel like I have literally no energy now. Probably too much of a calorie deficit, and I pretty much eat as much as I can. Fuck

Today's ride was a bit of a gravel slog, 107 km with an avg speed of just under 20 kph. Every turn brought me to another recently graded road with loose gravel. Combined with the headwind I spent a lot of time at 14-15 km/h.
It took my legs about 1.5 hours to loosen up. Got a few nice downwind runs on decent roads towards the end.

Probably nothing more than a short ride over the next few days due to heavy rain rolling in overnight.

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Today's ride was actually pretty good, I woke up at 4:30 am and went for a ride, no car in sight, it was amazing. I should do this more often. I'm also finally kicking the headwind's ass, even at a tougher gear than before.
It feels amazing to see just how much faster I can ride against them now and not feel tired afterwards.

>plug in GPS unit
>Garmin Connect says I burned 1250 calories for today's ride
>Strava states I've burned 1,700 for the same ride

Why is there such a disparity between the two?

>>1009687
Have you considered you might have been chronically overtraining?

>>1009829
You won't get an accurate calorie measure unless you use a powah meter.

>>1009840
I have both a properly-calibrated P2M Power meter and a Garmin 500 cadence + HR Monitor, and yet the disparity persists

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>Go to the island.
>Was going to stop at a park.
>Got to the other side of the island.
>Look at Strava.
>It stop recording at Île Sainte-Hélène.

Fffffffuuuuuuu ...

>>1009840
If you are cutting weight with mfp or something just assume the lowest is more correct

>>1009502
Northern Utah

>>1007715
How do you watch porn in public?

>2 lanes
>riding behind a taxi
>construction, road narrows to one lane
>car coming from other direction
>they're both unsure who goes first
>everything slows down, I'm really close behind the taxi
>suddenly, the taxi reverses into me
>expect the taxi driver to either be really sorry or start screaming at me
>dude doesn't even care
>"well, a bike is smaller than a car, I didn't see you"
>"you need to be careful (if I reverse in the middle of the street) and avoid me (with your bike reverse gear) next time"
>"watch my blinkers (which he didn't turn on)"

If I had raged, it would've achieved nothing and the guy couldn't care less if he endangered me with his 2 tonnes of steel.

I'm thinking of just buying stink bombs and throwing them inside the cars of such people then riding away...

Went out for an hour after the rain stopped. A light rain started up again half-way through the ride but it wasn't unpleasant. Coming back my glasses fogged over repeatedly, reminding me of what I can expect of my winter riding. The rain knocked a good portion of the remaining leaves down.

Rain all day tomorrow so a road trip to the indoor driving range with my brother for one of the 3 - 4 baskets of balls I hit in a year.

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>>1009840
>Have you considered you might have been chronically overtraining?

Yes, but I have been riding 300-400km at high intensity every week for pretty much exactly a year now, and I feel great on the bike minus some off days. If I feel good is it really overtraining? I mean wont I feel significant fatigue?

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I didn't realize there was a category above 1 in strava. That shit sucked.

>>1010364
>1300m over 65km
>HC

eh

looks like a really scenic route though

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>>1010364
>tfw only climbed a big hill once

It wasnt pleasant but I want to do it again, but the flatlands dont give me any opportunity to.

>tfw 60rpm in my smallest gear
It was absolute suffering

>>1010369
The HC segment is on the bottom. 1107m over 13.8km.

>>1010370

Come by Northern Italy. Endless mountain passes.

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>plan quick 90min ride
>get lost
>have to climb gravel roads

REEEEEE

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Rode up my local mountain again today. I think there are others but this one is the easiest to get to and it's comfy.

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>>1010392
Inner Mongolia. There are shitloads of mountains here but I've just been attacking the nearest one every week, trying to get some of my old form back. I was way out of shape when I started.

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>>1010393
That's metres, not feet. The city is in a wide basin surrounded by mountains on three sides. It's easy to find something to climb but only if you leave the city, the city itself is a complete flatland. I treat the 16km to the mountain as a warm up.

>>1010393
Do you live there?

>>1010399
>Do you live there?
Yes, well I do now.

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>>1009438
I made depression my bitch. All my sadness slowly turns into anger, which as is turns out is a pretty Damn good motivator.

>>1009687
That's called starving.

>>1009687
>be too tired to eat properly
>I pretty much eat as much as I can

Which is it?

Start by eating much bigger lunches I guess, lots of carbs.
Take gels and use them, 1 every 45mins like they say. They make a huge difference to stamina.
Try and take a few bananas?

See if that makes a difference.

Also, not that I want to get into /fit/ memes but you probably really need protein after your century and if you can't make a full meal or grab a burger/pie then premake protein shakes and leave them in the fridge, you can just shake them up and drink them when you get home.

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How do I get more speed? More practice as is, more sprinting, practicing in a slightly higher gear?
And what should I eat now that I'm showered?

>>1010512
>How do I get more speed? More practice as is, more sprinting, practicing in a slightly higher gear?
Interval training? Train in spinning in a lower gear? Just guessing here.

Obviously you need protein and some vitamins, eat steamed vegetables and meat.

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Good ride, I had a pretty strong headwind at the start of the ride but otherwise it was pretty cool, I was even still able to wear short/short clothing at the end of September, which is pretty unusual.
Also getting used to my new Evade helmet, it's not as hot as i thought it would be

>>1010512
>eat 1h before starting
>something sugary and carbohydraty, like oats with milk, honey and a banana
>push down on the pedals until your legs suffer, then do it a bit more
>hunch low and areo
>do it a few times
>avg. speed should go up to at least 18-20mph

Up to this speed, you don't need anything other than an OTS, a good breakfast, some muscles and the ability to withstand pain.
Then maybe start considering intervals, spinning and other "special" practice techniques.

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>when you stop for coffee at gf's parents on the way

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third day in a row of riding so i took it easy today; hit some parking garages and cruised the city

Should I avoid riding when ive got a cold? Im feeling a bit slow in the head and my throat hurts, but I do feel like riding. Will it just weaken me to death or will it not make too much of a difference?

>>1011121
You probably won't die but if you do go obviously a good idea to take it pretty easy and slow.

>>1011121
Light exercise never hurts if you're sick. Just stay warm and hydrated.