anyone on here cycle/mountainbike?
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Blimey, less than 10 minutes and I've made a puddle on the floor

That explains the towel then

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

http://www.tena.co.uk/

Anyone on here use heart rate monitors and training zones?

I bought one a few weeks ago because I started getting chest pains after a hard session. Now riding a lot slower to stay safe :(

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

I,ve just got one, not tried it out yet though,

Not sure if they are a blessing or a curse :(

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

I would say a blessing, a bit less exercise is better than an early death mate!

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

Ive hada heart rate monitor watch a while,from what ive read/been told by a friend whos a pro runner, dependant on the work out your going for (finess / fat burning etc etc) the heart rate should be within a certain percentage of your maximum rate. My watch from decathlon beeps when i enter the zone and tells me if i go past the range. all good stuff.

just something i googled..

http://www.brianmac.co.uk/hrm1.htm


On a side note. do many people on here do any charity work on the bike? im not really a big bike rider but am thinking of competing in some charity riding events to raise some money for a certain charity. something decent though where you need to push yourself. A friend of mine has mentioned riding around the peak district?

picked up my boardman hybrid comp last night. weird having a bike with such skinny tyres.

gotta order a waterproof jacket this weekend and next week i think i'll attempt the 15 miles journey home one eve

on a different subject I saw an Osymetric cain wheel the other day and was like... WTF is that!

Edited by Paul S on 23rd Oct, 2012.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

Couple more here (just wanted to share this picture really):

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

yep, I spotted it on an article about wiggo's bike...

actually makes sense if you look at how they work, meant to be good for a 10% improvment.

Surely those odd shaped chainwheels are nothing that new? I had a mountain bike with Biopace oval chainwheels about 15 years ago.

your right, I'd never seen them before,

this is another varient on the idea, bit of a different profile compared to the biopace,

apparently eliptical ones date back to the turn of the century (ast)

I have to say from memories of that bike they really did bloody work, going up hills etc really was that bit easier.

It's an evolution of the Biospace idea.

If you look in detail, they are different for each leg effort over TDC. So a longer radius when the right leg is at TDC if the rider has a stronger right leg.

Evens out the torque applied at the rear wheel.

Tricky to change gear though. Wiggins dropped the chain as he went onto the small ring as he approach a climb in the Romandie time trial this year. He just stood by the bike and waited for the mechanic to jump out the car and give him the spare bike. He was still quicker than anyone else.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

sounds ideal for mine with the sturmey....

might get the file out!

chap I cycle with ( read nearly die trying to follow...) was in barcelona for a weeks biking, did 33,000ft of climbing.... fuck that..

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

yeah, he does love his bikes....

So, correct me if I'm wrong, I should hammer the turbo until I pass out. If I go higher than my MHR, I can up the rates in the zone calcs?

Sounds like a good idea....... not :)

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

I know Paul loves a bit of tech to read so....

http://www.trainsharpcyclecoaching.co.uk/i...etric-study.pdf

I better get this 4-axis CNC mill conversion finished :)

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."