The All Things Cycling Thread

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Beautiful outside. Busting out the road bike for the first time this year. A bit windy and I've already run 30 minutes of stairs this morning...

 

[Velo Vol]

Still no box from Ribble. It came in a package instead.

This time (unlike my previous UK orders) they had a customs declaration on the outside where it lists the value of the contents.

Doesn't that make it more likely for theft?

 

[Velo Vol]

and I've already run 30 minutes of stairs this morning...

wut

 

[VOLatile]

Still no box from Ribble. It came in a package instead.

This time (unlike my previous UK orders) they had a customs declaration on the outside where it lists the value of the contents.

Doesn't that make it more likely for theft?

Probably, yes, but it also means it should arrive faster because it would be less likely to get held up in customs.

15 miles. Wet. Windy.

 

[Velo Vol]

I imagine the criminal underworld would be all over my cassette and handlebar tape.

 

[VOLatile]

Less miles than I wanted today, but I was on my bike so there's that...

 

[Velo Vol]

70F out.

Time to ride.

 

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Not feeling the greatest today and it's supposed to snow again tonight. Suppose I'll grab a bike and go for a cruise around town tonight, just playing around until the rain/snow starts to fly.

 

[Velo Vol]

Worked up a sweat out there!

Supposed to rain tomorrow and turn cold.

Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.

 

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Worked up a sweat out there!

Supposed to rain tomorrow and turn cold.

Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.

Yeah, temp just dropped about 20 degrees since my last post... what the hell.

 

[Velo Vol]

And you keep sending your crummy weather here . . .

 

[VOLatile]

And you keep sending your crummy weather here . . .

And someone out west keeps sending it here. I'm not the root cause... haha

 

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Looks like my first race of 2014 will be on Sunday. Should be 40 miles of wet gravel goodness.

 

[tri_vol]

25 miles yesterday. perfect weather

 

[Velo Vol]

Sad.

 

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36 mile gravel race. I finished 6th. Cold, windy... miserable.

 

[Velo Vol]

miserable

You had me at gravel.

 

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You had me at gravel.

I love gravel.

 

[Velo Vol]

I don't know if I could last five miles on gravel.

 

[Aavoxx]

Bike. Soon.

What gear do I need, boys and girls? I think I'm buying a hybrid.

 

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Bike. Soon.

What gear do I need, boys and girls? I think I'm buying a hybrid.

Why a hybrid? They're a jack-of-all-trades, master of none. Get a specific bike for the type of riding you want to do. Get bike, bike shorts, helmet, gloves.

 

[Velo Vol]

If you're going to get hit, this is the way to go (at 0:22).

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/v/bg4nPT_RrBk[/youtube]

 

[Aavoxx]

Why a hybrid? They're a jack-of-all-trades, master of none. Get a specific bike for the type of riding you want to do. Get bike, bike shorts, helmet, gloves.

I'm going to be doing some road biking and mountain biking. So...

 

[VOLatile]

I'm going to be doing some road biking and mountain biking. So...

Hm... a hybrid bike doesn't really handle mountain bike trails at all. Light dirt or gravel paths are fine, but off road stuff no. And they're relatively sliw compared to a road bike. Maybe try a cyclocross bike. They're more of a road bike that can handle trail duty. I use mine on local singletrack without any issues, but it does take a little more skill than a mountain bike with suspension.

Another option would be to get a 29er mountain bike with a fork that locks out. Have two sets of tires, one for trails and one for road use.

 

[Velo Vol]

Once you get run over by a truck you won't need to worry about mountain biking.