Have to admit when I get a bit older ( wtf am I talking about, I’m 66 now ! ) I’ll probably get an eMTB , old age and my bionic left knee injury…. Shattered left tibia platform, courtesy of a wayward Aprilia RSV1000r in 2004, will probably start giving me problems eventually,and I’ll have to give in and go electric rather than sit on my arse and vegetate . I’ll most likely go for an eMTB and just end up putting the road bike on a turbo trainer at home, I’m getting pretty tired of dicing with death with blind, stupid car drivers that think it’s okay to miss you by a couple of inches when they’re doing 80 mph down a back lane ! That’s what I enjoy about these bikeways in Aus, you can ride for miles…relaxed, knowing that you’re not going to get buzzed by a car
Very pleased with Stonehenge my LBS in Salisbury. Yesterday they fixed and serviced my Cervelo Aspero, it’s done just over 3,000 miles. I had recently changed the chain and front pads myself so they were good. New BB bearings, rear hub bearings, bar tape and service £139. Dropped it off at 0900, collected it at 1500. Will be out later today after the worst of the rain has cleared.
my "Oxygen" from Norfolk* cost around £300 once repaired and I wouldn't even swop it for this ^ as I already know I wouldn't get any more enjoyment out of it having tried a few - I might prefer front suspension but that's about it. * i've done 600 miles + on it now.
Was out on the MTB tonight, absolutely freezing. Tried to find a balance between fast enough to keep warm and not too fast as to freeze my face off. Stopped for a wild wee and my Todger temperature gauge was reading an accurate -3
It's snow and ice round here. Snow is good fun but ice puts me on the turbo. Off road is ok but I've untreated tarmac to get through to get off road and it's lethal. Heavy snow tonight though, if it keeps up then I could be out on the mtb in the morning, we'll see. There's always the mind numbing turbo to go at, mp3 and the specials usually get me through.
Had the last couple of days on the Wattbike in the shed, do any of you use apps for turbo sessions? I use Fulgaz which is basically a video of someones ride, which on smart trainers increases and decreases the effort according to the terrain. I can manage about 2 hours with it after which I get a bit bored. 518 miles so far with my ride every day in Jan challenge.
I've been a Sufferfest user for a few years, they sold out to Wahoo and it's never been the same, so much so that I've given up for a bit. Now looking for recommendations too, Swift maybe...dunno.
I can barely last 15 minutes, zwift is interactive with other users isn’t it. I have a mate who’s on it a lot takes it mega serious, was even known to make his clients wait until he’d finished a race before he’d deal with them. That’s about all I know about such things.
I only use the turbo to keep me spinning. Gets me sweating and turns legs to jelly. I'd much rather get out though. I can manage an hour then my head goes, i can peddle for hours in the outdoors and love every minute. Turbo serves when conditions dictate it. One pal uses zwift and seems to be getting more and more addicted to it, at the expense of actually putting outdoor miles on. I'd rather be outside though, which is the real joy of cycling.
used to use it a lot, nothing better at making you work hard than a banging sound track and a Tyranasuarus Rex chasing you.
I’ve always enjoyed pedalling a bike but this bike will be kept 540m above sea level in Spain. Trying to cycle from the coast up a 540m climb would most likely kill me, literally. I need to build up my strength and stamina. I’m sure you understand where I’m coming from. Cycling on the flat along the coast is a piece of cake, I’d do that easy on a normal bike but this bike has to be e-assisted. The roads and tracks go way higher, in fact the gravel tacks go higher than 1400m, that’s higher than Ben Nevis! I’ll need plenty of assistance and a long period of building up to it in order to avoid coming down in a body bag. I really could do with an assisted road bike with skinny tyres and dropped bars and an e-mountain bike. In England I’ve got a nice Carbon framed Ribble (unassisted) that my son gave me. That works a treat for those conditions. I’ve decided what I want now, the question is how much to put into it. You can’t take it with you though and the clock is ticking down.
Chris, very impressive that you have a bike with its own Oxygen tank. I’ll probably need one of those.
