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Advise I’ve seen has been to remain seated and don’t fucking stop cos you aren’t starting again if you do.

Standing helps in short bursts but it’s ultimately counterproductive and odds are the top of the hill you can see isn’t the top of the hill…
 
Artaxerxes said:
Advise I’ve seen has been to remain seated and don’t fucking stop cos you aren’t starting again if you do.

Standing helps in short bursts but it’s ultimately counterproductive and odds are the top of the hill you can see isn’t the top of the hill…
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Yeah, I thought that if your saddle is in the right place then standing up doesn't offer much, and wastes energy on the wobble

Makes the dismount a bit easier if you get to a fail point maybe
 
I got some great advice on here about hill climbing last year.

From about here:
Cid said:
Slow and steady all the way, sat down 99% of the time, easy gear. If you're breathing hard, you're going too hard. That said if you feel like you're overstressing your knees or something, hop off.
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weepiper said:
This. Don't try and beast up the hill standing up, this way lies a rocketing heart rate and climbing off. Sit in a nice low gear and just grind up slowly. It really helps if you concentrate on your breathing too, try to keep it slow and deep.
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MBV said:
I'm part way through the new netflix doc on the TdF and it's making me want to pick cycling up again. Just not looking forward to the first ride back and pain.
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Just take it easy. People have a tendency to ramp shit up in a daft way and end up injuring themselves. Build up to it, maybe do 3 days a week easy rides, then 4, then drop in a hard day etc. But if you have sore legs, if you don't feel any energy starting a ride etc, skip it. I mean obviously you can push yourself at some point, but leave it until you have a decent feel for where you are, what you're capable of etc. Couple of months in.

Find it's a lot better for confidence too. Jump straight back into that climb that was easy last year, and you'll just feel like shit.
 
Cid said:
Just take it easy. People have a tendency to ramp shit up in a daft way and end up injuring themselves. Build up to it, maybe do 3 days a week easy rides, then 4, then drop in a hard day etc. But if you have sore legs, if you don't feel any energy starting a ride etc, skip it. I mean obviously you can push yourself at some point, but leave it until you have a decent feel for where you are, what you're capable of etc. Couple of months in.

Find it's a lot better for confidence too. Jump straight back into that climb that was easy last year, and you'll just feel like shit.
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Thanks Cid. Plan is to do a 30 min flattish ride and build up from there.
 
spitfire said:
Discounted entry for London to Brighton (the smaller one) until tomorrow, save £50.

I only went and signed up again. :facepalm: :D
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Was on the route this morning, actually passed the van putting up the signs for tomorrow’s BHF one. Weather forecast has improved , not all rain!

Nb it’s not like ride 100 there are a few traffic lights enforced.
 
spitfire said:
I need new gloves, just regular fingerless road bike gloves. Anyone got any favourites that aren't too expensive?
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I‘ve literally just ordered a pair of these:

dhb Aeron Mitt | Wiggle

Buy your dhb Aeron Mitt from our Gloves range at Wiggle. £15.00. Free delivery available.
www.wiggle.com www.wiggle.com

No idea if they’re any good, but they are on offer, which is what drives most of my cycling purchases :D
 
Does anyone else suffer from poor sleep after longer rides? I did 130 miles yesterday. Got back about 6, had dinner and chilled and by half ten was starting to doze on the sofa so went to bed but then was awake for hours before eventually falling asleep only to wake up 2 hours later. This happens quite often when I've done a big one and it's REALLY irritating! I wonder why it happens? Any ideas?
 
braindancer said:
Does anyone else suffer from poor sleep after longer rides? I did 130 miles yesterday. Got back about 6, had dinner and chilled and by half ten was starting to doze on the sofa so went to bed but then was awake for hours before eventually falling asleep only to wake up 2 hours later. This happens quite often when I've done a big one and it's REALLY irritating! I wonder why it happens? Any ideas?
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Yep. I've noticed this too. Nothing like 130 miles but long for me. I thought exercise was meant to help with sleep but it feels like you can do too much!
 
braindancer said:
Does anyone else suffer from poor sleep after longer rides? I did 130 miles yesterday. Got back about 6, had dinner and chilled and by half ten was starting to doze on the sofa so went to bed but then was awake for hours before eventually falling asleep only to wake up 2 hours later. This happens quite often when I've done a big one and it's REALLY irritating! I wonder why it happens? Any ideas?
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Yea I've had this happen a lot. Something to do with Cortisol production and post ride dehydration. Have a cold shower after your ride and get your electrolytes in. I started having juice with salt in after long rides and it improved my sleep considerably.
 
Part 2 said:
Yea I've had this happen a lot. Something to do with Cortisol production and post ride dehydration. Have a cold shower after your ride and get your electrolytes in. I started having juice with salt in after long rides and it improved my sleep considerably.
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Good tip. I've always thought that dehydration is probably a factor - I've really tried to drink more while riding but I probably don't drink enough still. I always used to sink a few beers after rides, and that probably didn't help (but man they tasted so good), but I don't drink any more though but the problem persists.... Salted juice sounds lovely - I'll try that next time! And electrolyte tabs would probably be sensible - I don't use those enough either.

I love big bike adventures but not sleeping afterwards is grim and leaves me feeling really depleted the next day - and actually I still feel pretty wasted today. Next time I'll really try and sort out my hydration and see if that makes a difference....
 
Yeah it sounds like dehydration. As mentioned it's not just water that you need, the easiest way to get it right is to use drinks tablets in your bottle but you might find having some salty peanuts or a bacon roll while out on your ride works for you. Salt salt salt though in hot weather because you're sweating it out and you need to replace it.
 
Orang Utan said:
If you crash into a stationary car with your bike, are you legally obliged to pay for the body work? A mate did this yesterday and I was surprised that he was paying for the paint job. He didn’t say if the owner was present, but I’d have scarpered if they weren’t there and just apologised and cycled away if they were in the car, assuming their insurance would cover it. But apparently that’s frowned upon. I’ve never scratched or damaged a car by accident, so I haven’t given it much thought before.
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Wtf?
You damage someone's car, you obviously have a moral duty to remedy that.
Wtf is wrong with you?
 
nick said:
Nah - you damage it, it's on you to rectify the situation
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Not a trivial scratch though. I’ve never accidentally ridden into a stationary car, mind. The times I’ve hit a car on my bike, it’s not been my fault. And the driver has in all but one case, not bothered to stop to find out if I was ok, despite being off my bike and on the ground.
 
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