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Angus Young

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Getting out of breath riding around the park is a sign you're not putting enough fuel in before a ride.

No. It's more than likely a sign that he's out of condition and hasn't done any serious exercise for a long time. Sure, his weird obsession with, and misguided attitude to diet won't help, but I think he's simply out of condition.

cooldad

Angus Young wrote:

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Getting out of breath riding around the park is a sign you're not putting enough fuel in before a ride.

No. It's more than likely a sign that he's out of condition and hasn't done any serious exercise for a long time. Sure, his weird obsession with, and misguided attitude to diet won't help, but I think he's simply out of condition.

But it was mainly uphill. I'm guessing his local park was designed by M.C.Escher.

Angus Young

cooldad wrote:

Angus Young wrote:

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Getting out of breath riding around the park is a sign you're not putting enough fuel in before a ride.

No. It's more than likely a sign that he's out of condition and hasn't done any serious exercise for a long time. Sure, his weird obsession with, and misguided attitude to diet won't help, but I think he's simply out of condition.

But it was mainly uphill. I'm guessing his local park was designed by M.C.Escher.

I was at Llandegla yesterday. I think that might have been designed by Escher.

rockmonkeysc

Angus Young wrote:

cooldad wrote:

Angus Young wrote:

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Getting out of breath riding around the park is a sign you're not putting enough fuel in before a ride.

No. It's more than likely a sign that he's out of condition and hasn't done any serious exercise for a long time. Sure, his weird obsession with, and misguided attitude to diet won't help, but I think he's simply out of condition.

But it was mainly uphill. I'm guessing his local park was designed by M.C.Escher.

I was at Llandegla yesterday. I think that might have been designed by Escher.

Did you ride the black trail? That was the most disappointing trail I have ridden and it is definitely mostly uphill.

Angus Young

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Did you ride the black trail? That was the most disappointing trail I have ridden and it is definitely mostly uphill.

I'm not sure I'm up to riding blacks yet. I did the blue twice. I'd intended to do the blue and red but on my second run there was a bit of a bun fight where the red and blue split so I just peeled off and on my way down the blue again. It was just a flying visit as we returned from North Wales and my other half and daughter were waiting at the cafe, so I didn't want to keep them waiting.

What's up with gradings? On Thursday on our way down to Wales I did BPW again and there's no way you can compare the blue at Llandegla to the blues at BPW. They seem worlds apart. I enjoyed it, though, as you can get up a good head of steam, but there's no challenge. Wished I'd have waited now and done the red. But, watching some vids today, even that doesn't seem as interesting/challenging as the blues at BPW. How can grades be so inconsistent?

Very boring and taxing climb on the way up, too.

rockmonkeysc

I thought the black at Llandegla was less challenging than the reds at Bikepark Wales, Forest of Dean or Grizedale.
Bikepark Wales I think has it about right, a black trail should be testing and have the potential to bite back if you make mistakes or don't commit. You should be able to expect black trails to be the ones to test more experienced riders skills and not be suitable for anyone to have a go at them.
I only know one double black trail and that scares me, mistakes will end in hospital.

cooldad

There doesn't seem to be much consistency. A red in Scotland might be similar to a black in Wales and like nothing we have down south.

The way I look at it is a red is probably a bit harder than a blue but basically all rideable/rollable. A black will probably have something like a drop without a chicken run. Or a scary steep bit.

Angus Young

I like the blues at BPW. There's enough going on that you have to work a little but at the same time you can get a good flow going and get a head of steam up. They flow really nicely.

rockmonkeysc

Angus Young wrote:

I like the blues at BPW. There's enough going on that you have to work a little but at the same time you can get a good flow going and get a head of steam up. They flow really nicely.

I agree, they are great fun and they keep you entertained as your skills improve. There's a step down jump in the woods on Sixtapod which is surprisingly big when you hit it hard, I can't match his style but I have followed a mate over it while he was pulling huge moto whips. I have never seen that before on a blue but a beginner could ride it and not even realise it's a jump.

Cody

Thanks, all advice is appreciated.

I was fasting today, opened my fast today at 4.35pm with a Twix chocolate and a Green spinach juice. I could have done without the Twix chocolate bar as when I fast I usually have a soup to end the fast. My fast started at 6.30am, so basically it was no food or water sun up till sun down and I had some Shredded Wheat to start the morning at 6.30am. I quite enjoyed the fast, I don't feel hungry at the moment, however I'm going out tonight with staff colleagues and some friends for a meal shortly. I've already made my mind up as to what I am going to eat because we're going to one of the regular places we know, Akbars Restaurant in Thornbury. Just going to order myself a masala fish with salad and chips and then have half a naan and some mixed veg and daal curry. I'm resisting meat for 29 days, and have been doing so for past couple of months, you're probabbly wondering why. It's part of my spiritual life to not eat too much meat. However I do like meat and want to eat it, just not as often as you would.

As those vids suggest and as some of you suggested I plan to do 30 mins of cycling 5 mornings a week. I've started a week ago but not 5 mornings, just couple of times a week late evenings after work. But I don't like riding at that time.

I think watching those vids help a lot. So does the advice you give. It's a shame I can't really put things together and put it to some really good use. I'd want to speak to a nutritionist but if he/she tells me to eat more than 2-3 meals a day then I guess I'll have to stick to my own diet which I kinda prefer. Difficult really!

Back shortly.

Angus Young

Your approach to eating is idiotic.

Cody

cooldad suggested some lights to me, CatEye Nima but I don't know if they're reputable? can anyone shed some light on this, thanks. I'll place an order tonight or tomorrow morning if I'm happy with the feedback. I will be getting up early tomorrow morning as usual for my prayer at 6am, then will try to get out of house for a 30 minute ride. Looking forward to it

Cody

This is all I could find on the Nima lights >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ0YlzWvPi0

Cody

I've ordered a set, might need to buy some batteries for it though as it says in the listing no batteries included. Can't go wrong for the price either, £10, not bad.

paul.skibum

Cateye make perfectly adequate commuter style road lights - I don't know specifically the Nima. They will almost certainly need batteries unless they can be powered by His light alone. I doubt it. No matter how little you eat.

I saw an "interesting" program today about how visions of angels and God and so on in dreams and to individuals is "thought" by "experts in the field" to be evidence of aliens guiding human development since time immemorial. It was obviously garbage and unsupported by any actual evidence. But then I thought, these people who believe in aliens guiding mans development are actually no more or less deluded than someone who believes in a divine being. It's just god by a different name.

I still couldn't believe this program some how got made and shown on television though, any more than I can believe Songs of Praise gets weekly air time.

cooldad

paul.skibum wrote:

Cateye make perfectly adequate commuter style road lights - I don't know specifically the Nima. They will almost certainly need batteries unless they can be powered by His light alone. I doubt it. No matter how little you eat.

I bought the set I linked to. Said no batteries, so I bought some. They came with batteries - officially as the instructions (which I read, being partially gay) tell you how to remove the plastic film between the two batteries to complete the circuit.
So presumably the listing is wrong, as I said in my post a few random pages ago. But no harm in having spare batteries - the only cost a few £s.
Fine for commuting lights to be seen. I also use a Cree torch for really dark country lanes etc.

cooldad

paul.skibum wrote:

I still couldn't believe this program some how got made and shown on television though, any more than I can believe Songs of Praise gets weekly air time.

Count yourself lucky. If some people had their way it would be 24/7

neilus

thought some of you might enjoy this - RIP Hitch, you were f'ing awesome:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQox1hQrABQ

Cody

Hi, I'm fasting again today. I didn't go for a bike ride this morning, I only just had some water and then closed my fast. I went out last night with staff and I had lot to eat, but instead of the Veg curry I opted for a veg pasta bake. I didn't really enjoy it though, was full of cheese and more cheese. I've ordered them Nima lights, I hope they are really good lights but they don't look as if they've got side view visibility which is quite a must nowadays. But for £10 I can't argue. What's this cree torch your on about, link please?

Also, can anyone recommend a reasonably priced fleece to wear through Autumn, Winter and Spring. I've seen some cyclists wear them but I'm not sure where to buy them from or what type to buy, I'm preferrably wanting something thin just so I can wear my jacket over it or on some days just the fleece itself.

Angus Young

neilus wrote:

thought some of you might enjoy this - RIP Hitch, you were f'ing awesome:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQox1hQrABQ

Not the best clip of Hitchens as, unusually, he's a little confused (unfair, even) in setting up his punchline. Here he wants to use a scientific timescale for human existence but the biblical timescale for God's intervention. Talk of 97 thousand years of non intervention is a very poorly constructed argument (given that anyone who believes in God's intervention wouldn't acknowledge that figure) and I'm surprised that didn't leap off the page when he was writing his piece.

cooldad

Cody wrote:

Blah blah I eat stuff...
I've ordered them Nima lights, I hope they are really good lights but they don't look as if they've got side view visibility which is quite a must nowadays. But for £10 I can't argue. What's this cree torch your on about, link please?

They do and fill your boots.

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Antm81

Cody wrote:

Also, can anyone recommend a reasonably priced fleece to wear through Autumn, Winter and Spring. I've seen some cyclists wear them but I'm not sure where to buy them from or what type to buy, I'm preferrably wanting something thin just so I can wear my jacket over it or on some days just the fleece itself.

If I was you id forget the fleece and go for a base layer instead, they're designed to keep you warm but draw moisture away from your body. I use them during the winter at work and for things like running. Fleeces don't work too well when you are doing anything active in my opinion, apart from making you sweat. I like the Helly Hansen Lifa base layers, they work well and are good quality. Not sure on price but I'm sure I've never paid more than £20 for one although my latest one is 5 years old now.

Places like Aldi are good for cycling clothing on a budget, it's not top brand stuff but functional, you just need to keep an eye on when they'll have it in.

Cody

Antm81 wrote:

Cody wrote:

Also, can anyone recommend a reasonably priced fleece to wear through Autumn, Winter and Spring. I've seen some cyclists wear them but I'm not sure where to buy them from or what type to buy, I'm preferrably wanting something thin just so I can wear my jacket over it or on some days just the fleece itself.

If I was you id forget the fleece and go for a base layer instead, they're designed to keep you warm but draw moisture away from your body. I use them during the winter at work and for things like running. Fleeces don't work too well when you are doing anything active in my opinion, apart from making you sweat.

I currently wear one of these >> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WINE-casual-M ... 3a9a5461df

it's 9 years old and use to wear it in 2005 when I use to cycle from my old house to new house on a Carrera Kraken which I only had for 1 year as it was borrowed and gave it back to my cousin. I couldn't afford a bike back then. It does the job and keeps me warm, I don't sweat in it and it's quite thin but I wouldn't say it's breathable, only about 40% but I have outgrown it slightly, the sleeves are a little short. I was thinking of ordering another one for cycling or maybe not. I wanted a fleece because of the fact that a lot of cyclists wear them and if they were that bad for long distance commuting, why would they wear it, especially in winter?

I'm not keen on a base layer, I've worn them before when I use to play some football on weekends they stick to my skin aand are a really tight fit, I don't think it's for me. But I'm not dismissing it, I'll go to a bike shop this weekend theres one in Saltaire called AllTerrain Cycles and I'll check them out and get some advice off them.

I want one of these, doesn't have to be same brand but, don't know where to get one from. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiQGFX_RlW4

Cody

cooldad wrote:

Cody wrote:

Blah blah I eat stuff...
I've ordered them Nima lights, I hope they are really good lights but they don't look as if they've got side view visibility which is quite a must nowadays. But for £10 I can't argue. What's this cree torch your on about, link please?

They do and fill your boots.

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Thanks, will give it a read later. Very weak at moment and I'm off to bed.

Cody

Can someone show me how to upload pictures, I took some pics of my bike on a nice day in park. Just want to share them on here.

Angus Young

Cody wrote:

Very weak at moment and I'm off to bed.

Now there's a surprise. You should try eating.

cooldad

Cody wrote:

Can someone show me how to upload pictures, I took some pics of my bike on a nice day in park. Just want to share them on here.

Easy, upload to a hosting site, copy the image link and post with img tag.

Here's your bike



And you riding

RevellRider

Cody wrote:

I currently wear one of these >> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WINE-casual-M ... 3a9a5461df

I wouldn't wear that, with it being cotton based it holds on to your sweat and makes you colder in winter and prevents sweat from escaping in summer, making you hotter.

If you don't like compression fit base layers have a look at merino wool ones. Planet X one seem to be highly rated - http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CLOOMBL120 ... ayer-120gm

Cody

Thanks cooldad, I'll give it a go tonight. Just read my prayer, not going for a ride this morning as I'm recovering from a 2 day fast, just feel a little weak. Those lights should be arriving today I'm assuming.

Cody

RevellRider wrote:

Cody wrote:

I currently wear one of these >> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WINE-casual-M ... 3a9a5461df

If you don't like compression fit base layers have a look at merino wool ones. Planet X one seem to be highly rated - http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CLOOMBL120 ... ayer-120gm

I do prefer a full sleeve, but, if I wear that, then what am I suppose to wear on top? I've got a shell jacket in yellow and I can't just wear that on top of a base layer, or can i?