Hard Ride
NWLondoner
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I finally managed to get back out on my bike today.
Thankfully the rain just stopped before i went out but the raods were very wet so i managed to see how much grip my new tyres would give. I can now see the difference between 38c and 23c tyres. On my old bike 38c i could go over manholes with no problems. Not so with 23c, the rear wheel keeps slding out and tries to join the front wheel :shock:
Anyway my damn GPS was playing up today so i could not follow my preplanned route nor my distance covered. This meant i rode too far and as such my ride home was very bad. My legs were gone. NO energy or strength whatsoever, also riding into a NW wind with some gusts ALL the way home did not help.
When i hooked up my GPS to my PC it said total distance 26.18 Miles, which is my furthest so far. I can usually comfortably ride for 20-22 miles with no problems.
Is it best to just increase slightly my distance each week by maybe 5-10% to get comfortable with going further or just get used to the 26 miles :?:
Thankfully the rain just stopped before i went out but the raods were very wet so i managed to see how much grip my new tyres would give. I can now see the difference between 38c and 23c tyres. On my old bike 38c i could go over manholes with no problems. Not so with 23c, the rear wheel keeps slding out and tries to join the front wheel :shock:
Anyway my damn GPS was playing up today so i could not follow my preplanned route nor my distance covered. This meant i rode too far and as such my ride home was very bad. My legs were gone. NO energy or strength whatsoever, also riding into a NW wind with some gusts ALL the way home did not help.
When i hooked up my GPS to my PC it said total distance 26.18 Miles, which is my furthest so far. I can usually comfortably ride for 20-22 miles with no problems.
Is it best to just increase slightly my distance each week by maybe 5-10% to get comfortable with going further or just get used to the 26 miles :?:
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Cold and wet and windy here today: 32 miles was enough for me!
If for next outing weather a little more pleasant, why not aim at 25 (after all you've done a bit more in nasty conditions)? And repeat a few times. And then increase gradually (say +2 miles x3; then 30 x4......until you get to whatever distance/time you wish to achieve).
AND pat yourself on the back for going out at all today! Judging by turnout for CTC Easy/Local Authority Rural Ride I went on, not many folk did (we were the grand total of THREE!).d.j.
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New tyres need scrubbing in, and are usually a bit skitty in the wet at first due to manufacturing chemicals on the tyre.
Wet drain covers are lethal......
Plus 5-10% is fine on increasing your rides0 -
I was planning to do another ride on Sunday morning but after the ride i decided against it. Thankfully i did because as 6.30 this morning (my normal ride time) it was snowing very heavy.
Can't wait until next Saturday for my next ride0 -
fossyant wrote:New tyres need scrubbing in, and are usually a bit skitty in the wet at first due to manufacturing chemicals on the tyre.
Wet drain covers are lethal......
Plus 5-10% is fine on increasing your rides
It's not the drain cover that bother me as i ride about 60 cm from the kerb. Its the LARGE utility covers that are almost 1 mtr wide by 2 mtrs long. They seem to be everywhere these days. You just cannot avoid them, unless you swerve in and out all the time.
I finally got my saddle height set right as well so my position was just perfect 8)0
