acer910 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 the local trails are under construction because they decided to not postpone a race so there was a hundred plus mtb riders hauling ass on trails that were under 6 inches of water... so basically i have knowhere to ride. and ive been looking at trainers, just to keep me in shape until the trails reopen. sette makes one for 70 bucks. anybody use trainers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KM4RT Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I got a Cycleops Jetfluid pro trainer recently. Its a lot more than $70 though. But its pretty awesome. Being winter here I use it a fair bit, great for intervals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 so i was thinking about getting some of those pedals that you slip your feet into, do they come in one universal size or specific sizes..?also can you recommend some cheap beginner style ones.. Did you mean the kind that you "click" into? If so, there's no "universal", every brand of clipless pedal is slightly different, but there's two general categories - road and mountain bike. Road basically means bigger platform but harder to walk in the shoe, and usually a single sided pedal that you can only clip into one way. MTB basically means smaller platform but easier to walk, and the pedal can usually be clipped into from more than one direction, so easier to get into. Since you're a beginner you'll probably want some mountain bike style clipless pedals and soes. Google Time ATAC. For shoes, anything that fits you. Go to your local bike shop and try stuff on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Yo for those who ride SPD-SLs... how much walking can the cleat tolerate? Do you use cleat covers regularly? And what tension do you like yours dialed in at? I put mine about midway on the dial and it's way harder to pull out than on my Time ATACs but that'll be a good thing on the track... and plenty of trackies like to have them dialed all the way and with jerry-rigged leather straps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaten By Wolves Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 univega, unsure as to what exact model/year it is but it looks a lot like the red one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a/s/l? Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Had my first crash today. Was going around 15-20mph around a sharp turn into a parking lot. I couldn't slow down/cut fast enough and I smashed into one of those tall ass curbs, flew off the handle bars, and landed decently on some grass. That grass saved me, I would of been fucked without it. Shredded tire and tube. Walked it to bike shop (across the street) and had to buy new tube/tire and i needed a co2 adapter and a tire tool. $75 later, I am ready for riding tommorrow and ready for any flats. A link to a tire changing tutorial shall be appreciated. And, when I ride it's either <2 miles or more than 18. I'm not in that good of shape. Anything you better riders recommend diet/exercise/pacing/stretching wise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KM4RT Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Rubbish...Tension on mine is pretty tight probably 80%, personal preference. I use the yellow cleats with 6dg float. I found that waking isnt an issue. Some wear is visible, but havent had to replace them. So not bothering with covers. Wear on the shoe heel is worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 a/s/l... diet, exercise, pacing and stretching wise I would just start off easy with it all and slowly work more time into your routine. Diet isn't a huge deal unless you plan on being serious about either racing or just riding a lot. If by exercise you mean other exercise beside cycling... there's not much else that will enhance your strength/endurance on the bike other than yoga. Yeah, yoga. Cycling is very core related if you think about it and yoga strengthens your core while also helping you stretch completely. Which leads to stretching... do it after every ride. You know, Lance and Chris Carmichael put out this book several years ago that helps a beginner rider get into racing. I forget what it's called but it's a great book for a newbie getting a bit serious about his riding. Talks about tactics, training regimine, stretching, diet and a ton of other things. Highly recommended. As for pacing... always start out your rides with a decent warm-up for at least twenty minutes. By this I mean a slow steady pace that doesn't raise your heart rate too much. After that slowly pick up the pace to a tempo that is a work-out but is easy to hold. The longer you can hold that tempo the better off you'll be weeks down the road. Each time you ride try to hold the tempo longer. No need to go any faster or anything... just try to hold it longer. Really, there's a ton of info out there that can better help you than I can. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a/s/l? Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Thanks Joker. Fuck I wish I was like a foot taller...My Dad is getting back into these serious rides (travels to Europe, Austria, etc) so he scooped up a new Ridley Noah. Frame: http://www.competitivecyclist.com/za/CCY?PAGE=BRAND_PRICING&BRAND.ID=454 And then he got basically the nicest shifters, seat, etc. It ways like 13lbs, no joke. All carbon fiber too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomentIsNow Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Your dad is fucking loaded if he can buy an all CF bike that's loaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a/s/l? Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Or one of his really good friends is fucking loaded bought the bike, didn't like color after putting 7 MILES on it and sold it to him for $2500. That is srs win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
some dude Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Not mine. But I wish it was. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a/s/l? Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 it looks nice? what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-walk Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Rubbish...Tension on mine is pretty tight probably 80%, personal preference. I use the yellow cleats with 6dg float. I found that waking isnt an issue. Some wear is visible, but havent had to replace them. So not bothering with covers. Wear on the shoe heel is worse. I'll agree with this. Walking isn't an issue at all for me. Wear on the cleats is minimal, but I suppose I don't do too much walking in them. I keep my tension, to give a percentage I'd say 50% but I ride a ton in high traffic areas and having to stop a lot I like to have them easy to clip out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaes Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 been using the same spd cleats for a year, I work in them every day. Expect the cleat bolts to wear down to the point that you need to use a gator bit to get them out if you need to switch (or just buy new shoes) the metal the cleats are made of is real hard and they function fine after serious wear edit: Im not riding fixed on them so I can't speak for the retention/stopping power after a year when they act as your "brakes" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaes Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 someone buy this awesome bike please and thank you http://richmond.craigslist.org/bik/1279112429.html will entertain reasonable offers and ship professionally packed, buyer pays. Cannot believe no ones made an offer yet. Bout to put it on ebay for $1100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 been using the same spd cleats for a year, I work in them every day. Expect the cleat bolts to wear down to the point that you need to use a gator bit to get them out if you need to switch (or just buy new shoes) the metal the cleats are made of is real hard and they function fine after serious wear edit: Im not riding fixed on them so I can't speak for the retention/stopping power after a year when they act as your "brakes" I'll probably just keep using Time ATACs or Toshi Doubles/MKS pedals for fixed. The SPDs will just be for racing track and road, and doing road rides on sunny days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I got a Cycleops Jetfluid pro trainer recently. Its a lot more than $70 though. But its pretty awesome. Being winter here I use it a fair bit, great for intervals. do you have to have rear skewers to make it work? i had a bad experience with skewers and i find just keeping a wrench in my bag is easier so im probably the only rider who doesnt have a single skewer on his bike (not even the seat clamp) if they do then im just going to rig up two wide cylinders and put both of them on a axel, run it through some bearing and make a chock for my front wheel and just use that. im running a single speed cyclocross setup so i wont be able to get any resistance through shifting and i havent come up with any other ideas yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KM4RT Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 The skewer is just something for the trainer to hold on to. As long as the nuts on your bike fit properly into the trainer part you should be fine. Though you might be voiding the warranty on the bike and trainer. Also most trainers come with a sturdy steel type skewer, so you can replace the light expensive one on your bike and dont wreck it. You should be ok with singlespeed, but you dont have the ability to adjust resistance. You may need to change your gear ratio for a better feel. Considered rollers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Man, Cadel Evans is probably my least favorite pro. Bradley Wiggins on the other hand, f-yeah! Dude is killing the mountains. Lance's solo bridge to the break group today was fucking baller... dude passed Vandvelde like a rocket, said "catch my back wheel? nah fuck that!" on his way up. Watching these mountain stages makes me want to become a better climber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecarwreck Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 see schleck's double-take on lance, too? the old "where the fuck?!" look... and wiggins, ftw... dude's all cool in interviews, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thismachinekills Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 no-name used risers until my nitto rb-021s come in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a/s/l? Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Way to turn a nice road bike into a piece of shit fixie you hipster. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R@ndomH3ro Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Way to turn a nice road bike into a piece of shit fixie you hipster. :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydoses Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 does that bike get used even, or does it just sit in your apt as a conversation piece? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 The skewer is just something for the trainer to hold on to. As long as the nuts on your bike fit properly into the trainer part you should be fine. Though you might be voiding the warranty on the bike and trainer. Also most trainers come with a sturdy steel type skewer, so you can replace the light expensive one on your bike and dont wreck it. You should be ok with singlespeed, but you dont have the ability to adjust resistance. You may need to change your gear ratio for a better feel. Considered rollers? whats the different between rollers and trainers? im thuroughly confused on that matter... but good news, i may be able to get this guys triathalon bike for dirt dirt dirt cheap, maybe even free. ive odne work on his house and he did something to his back so he cant run and he only bought the bike for triathalons, he hates biking. but im going over ot his house to do some more work and HOPEFULLY come home on a tri bike.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Way to turn a nice road bike into a piece of shit fixie you hipster. not a road bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecarwreck Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 rollers trainer rollers are more difficult to learn but way more fun and challenging, especially if you're housebound by weather. intervals are easier on trainers but it just doesn't feel right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZANZABAR Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 boredom besets me like a pack of wild hounds on a bloody fox, so i gathered up some bike parts and made this monstrosity huffy frame.... yes mosh crank and pedals crap road bike fork and neck bmx cruiser handlebars scraper rims made from aluminum flashing, about 6 bucks and 2 hours work fun in the sun 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a/s/l? Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 24'd. Great effort dude. And I want some shoes/pedals for my bike. Dad said to get some MTB pedals and shoes, easier to learn/more comfy. If someone could link me to a pair that are pretty good....... Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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