AlunJ
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Someone buy me this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bradley-Wiggins-2012-Pinarello-Dogma-2-Bike-/190709800006?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item2c67309c46#ht_500wt_1218
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AlunJ
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quote:
Originally posted by PhilC
Bought my first road bike today...
http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/product/cubepelotonproracingroadbike2012.aspx?&id=17918
Picked it up from the Bury branch. Very impressed so far.
I've test ridden one of those, not a bad bike
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AlunJ
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Considering building up a new fixed gear to commute on but can't find a tidy frame cheap, best seems to be a dolan precursa for £200 or seen a dogma replica on ebay for £306 for a new roadie build but bloke has fuck all feedback so it'll probably fall apart 
[Edited on 05-08-2012 by AlunJ]
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Chrissy
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Just a frame you're after? Planet X/On one seem to have cheap frames.
[Edited on 05-08-2012 by Chrissy]
>>>> Chris <<<<
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AlunJ
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Yeah I have looked at those but to get the forks, headset, seatpost and bottom bracket will bring it up plus I need a chainset as the one I have won't come off the broken frame
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Cole
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Well bit the bullet and went and got me a bike today weighed it up and went for a mtb over the road bike due to the fact i have a lot of freinds that ride trails etc as i live within a mile of the south downs it made sense.
This is what i decided on in the end http://www.decathlon.co.uk/rockrider-53-2012-id_8206682.html
I had read the reviews on bike radar and they had rated it higher than the equivalent specialized which was £200 more than this.
So got it home tonight and took it for a ride only did 4 miles which consisted of a 2 mile point to point of which the last half mile is all incline and a very very steep one at that i used to be able to ride it all in one hit (18yrs ago and 6 stone lighter lol). Eventually i would like this to turn into an approx 8 mile loop of which half is road and half cross country.
One other thing i was totally fucked when i got home what do you guys do to recover?
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AlunJ
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Decent nights sleep and a rest day to recover really if you're that fucked
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Cole
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oh i was i havent ridden a bike in 15yrs lol going to need a lot of seat time to get over that i reckon .What do you take with you for a drink on rides is water best or would an energy drink oir sugary drink be best. Oh and ive decided to some padded shorts are going to be needed lol
[Edited on 05-08-2012 by Cole]
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AlunJ
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I always take a bottle of water, over 8miles you shouldn't really need it though but always good to have. Haha padded shorts are a must
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AlunJ
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absolutely loving this http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40044&t=12868529 I have the frame... it's a start right...
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monkeytwizzel
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben J
So......
Who's been out this year? I guess the MTB guys have?
I attempted to go for a ride on Saturday, went outside, pumped up tyres then realised it was silly cold so jacked it in.
Only been out on my road bike twice since I got it! It scares me tbh
I went out for a ride on my gsxr600srad 9 weeks ago and spent 4 weeks in hospital with a shattered knee,broken thema,broken shoulder,internal bleeding,bruised lung,basicly nearly dead. was air lifted to hospital because of the bleeding which they fed me 15 pints of blood for,but on the mend and am walking
Still love bikes tho and to all you bikers on corsasport watch out for vauxhall vivaro,s as they f*cking hurt,ride safe friends.
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Russ
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is 15 miles each way too far to cycle to and from work?
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mwg
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quote:
Originally posted by Russ
is 15 miles each way too far to cycle to and from work?
Depends how much cycling you do! It's the same distance to my work and when I've done it it's taken me about 45-50 minutes.
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Russ
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i do no cycling, i dont have a bike. but doing 150 miles a week just to and from work, would be good to save myself some money, google reckons it costs me £5.58 a day in fuel (plus vehicle wear)
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AlunJ
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Depending on bike/fitness easy done in just over an hour, with fitness and a road bike 50mins ish, possibly quicker. It's 15miles to my work but not sure I could be arsed to do it every morning and back home
[Edited on 06-08-2012 by AlunJ]
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Cole
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Alun I'm still hanging lol my work is 15 miles e/w I couldn't be arsed to to do it every day. Today I'm going to attempt 8 miles of flat Xc see how I get on only some very small hills today
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AlunJ
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get a dose of man the fuck up down you  amazingly I can climb pretty quickly on my mountain bike but I'm shit on road
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Jamie Walby
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I wish I lived far enough from work to cycle. only half a mile so just walk. Not worth getting my bike out.
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AlunJ
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I would do it but I find it a pain in the ass when I wear a suit and theres no lockers or anywhere to get changed/showered in work, fucking gay. Used to ride in on nights but then you could get away with looking like a scruff
[Edited on 06-08-2012 by AlunJ]
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Cole
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Well went and done 6 miles Xc tonight and feel fine rest day tomorrow then I'm going to do a 14 mile flat ride down a place called the cuckoo trail near me the whole ride there and back is a total of 28 miles so that's the target for the end of the month
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Jamie Walby
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Nice one! You using Strava to track these rides Cole?
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Cole
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I will do once I get a new phone or save up a bit for a garmin what's the cheapest one they do is it the 200
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PhilC
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quote:
Originally posted by AlunJ
quote:
Originally posted by PhilC
Bought my first road bike today...
http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/product/cubepelotonproracingroadbike2012.aspx?&id=17918
Picked it up from the Bury branch. Very impressed so far.
I've test ridden one of those, not a bad bike
I actually wanted the model below it, but I couldn't find one in my size. The race model was a bit too expensive. Got a load a freebies thrown in too. R540 pedals, R087 shoes etc.
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Cole
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Are there any other options other than the garmin/phone which can be used with strava
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Simon
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You can get cheaper dedicated GPS things off ebay, like this http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/navin-minihomer-mini-review-16-gps-and-strava-content
Then just upload the file to strava
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