Hippie has a new ride

[bigboi146]

Woah that's super light... Went to answer the phone and rode right off the side. lol. You should have listed don't get cocky under the tips you gave me, which work very well btw. Thanks.

[rchippie]

Originally Posted by bigboi146

Woah that's super light... Went to answer the phone and rode right off the side. lol. You should have listed don't get cocky under the tips you gave me, which work very well btw. Thanks.

Your welcome on the tips. My bad for not reminding you not to get cocky . Riding off the rollers is fairly common when getting started, .

Panda

I started getting a cold today so i did not ride.

Linc Thank's
No i still have a little belly , but it is disappearing. I know weigh 202, i use to weigh 217 before i started riding. I am trying to eat a little better, but nothing special. I am trying to watch the calories on the labels when i buy stuff.

[bigboi146]

Originally Posted by pinkpanda3310

I take it you didn't fall then?

I didn't I was in my hallway between the wall and the banister so i just grabbed on to the banister.

Originally Posted by lincpimp

Guessing all of you guys who are serious riders must be in pretty good shape. Do you follow a decent diet and do other sorts of stretching and strength training? Just curious, as biking is a physically demanding past time!

I used to be pretty big when i started riding, 315, then I just fell in love with it. I don't really follow a specific diet but i should. Now I'm about 260 and falling slowly but surely. I gotta work on that diet thing

Originally Posted by rchippie

Thank's
I weighed them at the shop, with out Tires, Rim strips, or skewers. They weighed 1525 grams. There was about a 4 or 5 oz difference between them & my spoked wheels. Just because you haven't fallen yet, don't get cocky .

Wow that's about 500 grams lighter than mines. Did you notice a huge difference when switching to lighter wheels?

Your welcome on the tips. My bad for not reminding you not to get cocky . Riding off the rollers is fairly common when getting started.

Yeah definitely, I'm in absolute love with them right now. I spent about an hour on them today pretty noisy. I think i just have to get use to it.

[rchippie]

The biggest difference i noticed is how much more a cross wind effects me. I also felt they would held there speed better, both on power & coasting. The ride is definitely smoother.

[bigboi146]

Quick update: Loving the rollers. Just put in an hour today. I think I'm going to change my gearing. I'm at 42/16 right now, about 71 gear inches. I feel like my cadence is really high and the resistance is to low so I'm going to change to 46 and keep the 16 tooth cog to give me 77 gear inches.

[rchippie]

Originally Posted by bigboi146

Quick update: Loving the rollers. Just put in an hour today. I think I'm going to change my gearing. I'm at 42/16 right now, about 71 gear inches. I feel like my cadence is really high and the resistance is to low so I'm going to change to 46 and keep the 16 tooth cog to give me 77 gear inches.

That's good. For resistance you can take a rolled up towel & put it under the RR roller. This is what they told me to do on the cycling forums i go to. You hook it under the feet at the rear of the rollers so it wont move. Then you would stuff some of it under one of the rollers until you get enough resistance. I would assume you use the drum that is in between the other drum. If you try this let me know how you like it.

[bigboi146]

Will do tomorrow morning I'll let you know since it seems more simple than changing my gearing.

[pinkpanda3310]

Having a big day today. Rode this morning (the usual 40+ km) averaged over 28km/h (best yet) and made it home in time to go to the gym with the missus, went to a small do at a friends house, now just waiting for midnight

Had a handful of rides in the last 2 weeks, it's been good

I had a funny thought while riding today. To keep the stroke smooth I was playing a game in my head. I just pretended I was a proffessional sprinter, I was just running with a restraint (feet clipped in pedals) and of course the ground just streamed past like I was at full speed

I think I am starting to get more feel for the rythem of riding. Before it was just cruise and wait for someone or go as close as I could get to flat out with out running out of puff too soon.

Question- do you find you sweat more when on rollers/trainer?

[bigboi146]

The rollers make me sweat more than any other activity i do right now. I think its because your riding without any wind to cool you down.

[rchippie]

I rode 22 miles today. I plan on ridding tomorrow, I'm not sure how far i will go.

[bigboi146]

When I get on my bike I never know how far I'm going I just ride. NYC is my playground!

[pinkpanda3310]

Originally Posted by bigboi146

When I get on my bike I never know how far I'm going I just ride. NYC is my playground!

That must be a nice feeling. I used to be a little bit like that in my early 20's, to the point where I might ride in circles

I rode again this morning. Having a cycle and gym the other day must've knocked me about 'cause today I was only just keeping up with dad. He could see I was struggling and we stopped for a drink about 2/3's the way.

I've been a little dissapointed that my weight hasn't changed since I started riding I must've hit that middle aged point where it becomes really hard to lose weight

[rchippie]

I rode 40 miles on Saturday. I had a head wind on the way back ugg . I weighed my self yesterday. I'm down to Two hundred pounds.

[pinkpanda3310]

Dad's LBS is closing down. The owner fooled around on his missus and got caught so she is taking him to the cleaners. He is now selling up his shops and scrambling to liquidate. So there are some bargains at the moment. There was a $10k bike going for $4.5k!

Of course Dad beat to it. We didn't get bikes though He got himself some stuff and me a good helmet (blue and silver 777), a basic computer and some blue walled tires. When I got there I got myself a headlight, a tail light, a jersey, socks and some lube. The biggest saving was on the light - $119 was $270. I spent $240 and the docket said I saved $201.

I really wanted the computer and really needed the helmet. The helmet I was using was an elcheapo with the lining ripped out, completely the wrong size and IRRC I found it somewhere. I'll get myself a pair of bike shorts when I go to pick up my bike from it's first (and free) service.

I was also thinking of making up a battery pack for the light out of 18650 li-ion or A123 cells. Anyone done something like this or have advice?

I did 40km on sunday morning and 20km this morning. I need to keep it as regular as possible because dad is riding everyday and I can notice the difference, I don't lead as much as I used to

Pink wanna check for some stuff at the lbs for me?

Im looking for a Giro Saros, Livestrong collection (its white black and yellow), not the Livestrong edition which is Matte black and yellow.