Hippie has a new ride

[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.

[pinkpanda3310]

I'll have a look but where are you? You do realize I'm in Perth Australia.

[rchippie]

I rode 80 miles this weekend, 45 on Saturday & 35 on Sunday. How Bright is the lite ?.

[pinkpanda3310]

Sorry agarabaghi no giro saros in store. I did chased it up a bit more and got educated. Maybe of no interest to you (especially cause no deal) but anyway I learnt the giro saros is a helmet and the livestrong stuff is Lance Armstrongs brand which is 99% Trek as he is part owner (or something) and occasionally other brands get a look in with accessories. All the trek and livestrong stuff is distributed by (or licensed to??) BikeForce Australia who tell me that particular helmet is not available in australia as it does not meet Autralian Standard requirements.

Hippie the light is similar to a focused torch. I will get out some torches tonight to make the comparison. I haven't had the chance to use it on the bike yet. I commented to Dad and his riding partner about the price of some nimh's and a globe incased in plastic They both paid $300 or more

[pinkpanda3310]

On doing the comparison the Cygolite IS brighter than your average torch and not as focused as I thought. Here are some pics, the lights are in order left to right in each picture. Plus I am not sure if the big red had full battery power.