Transitioning to road bike
08-17-18, 07:21 PM
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If its a tailored 32 inseam, i don't know what to tell you then. Some kids wear 32 length yet they're no more then a 28.
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nopes you can see it in one of the pictures above, it's the white/black one behind my new bike. It says 44cm on the tube and the guy fitted him for it. I was there and I remember cause at the time it was the most money we ever spent on a bike cause it cost 900 dollars.
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There's a group ride tomorrow morning, and I was so cocky in the middle of the ride today that I thought I could do that 50-miler and turn around and do a 40-mile group ride tomorrow. But after how this one ended and how I feel at the moment, I will be postponing my group ride debut.
But I'll get there.
08-18-18, 01:18 AM
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I took the plunge this week and bought a road bike. Thanks for all those who gave feedback on my deliberations about doing this a while back. Very glad that I did.
On the greenway that I frequent, I could complete 50 miles at 13 mph on the hybrid.
Today, on the new road bike, I covered the first 25 miles in 15 mph and maintained that speed through 40 miles.
So I'm thrilled that it did what I hoped - got me to a speed that will make group rides realistic. I think I can go even faster than 15 mph in a pack and entirely on pavement (the greenway is dirt for about 12 of those 50 miles). Plus, the greenway forces me to stop a half-dozen times for traffic.
Now for the sobering part - I bonked the final 10 miles today. It was partly heat and dehydration, but I think it was mainly not being used to the road bike, which takes a bigger toll on my arms and neck muscles, and to some extent might be working my legs slightly differently.
Is that to be expected? That I need a little more time for my body to adjust to the different posture?
Or am I just making an excuse for running out of gas?
Here's the bike, fwiw. Very happy with it. Just something to get me in the game of group riding on the roads.
On the greenway that I frequent, I could complete 50 miles at 13 mph on the hybrid.
Today, on the new road bike, I covered the first 25 miles in 15 mph and maintained that speed through 40 miles.
So I'm thrilled that it did what I hoped - got me to a speed that will make group rides realistic. I think I can go even faster than 15 mph in a pack and entirely on pavement (the greenway is dirt for about 12 of those 50 miles). Plus, the greenway forces me to stop a half-dozen times for traffic.
Now for the sobering part - I bonked the final 10 miles today. It was partly heat and dehydration, but I think it was mainly not being used to the road bike, which takes a bigger toll on my arms and neck muscles, and to some extent might be working my legs slightly differently.
Is that to be expected? That I need a little more time for my body to adjust to the different posture?
Or am I just making an excuse for running out of gas?
Here's the bike, fwiw. Very happy with it. Just something to get me in the game of group riding on the roads.
08-18-18, 05:26 PM
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This doesn't make any sense. I wear pants with 32 inseam, sometimes even 30. My bike is 54 cm and there is a plenty of space to top tube left...
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I like shorter test rides w new gear. but I can see wanting to ring it out
08-18-18, 06:58 PM
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I've always tried to make it a short test ride, but it turns into full tilt riding from the pure adrenaline of a new ratio combo.
then i regerts (intentionally spelt) it the follow rest day... But then hop back on for more action.
Vicious cycle with cycling... I swear i dont have an addiction!
then i regerts (intentionally spelt) it the follow rest day... But then hop back on for more action.
Vicious cycle with cycling... I swear i dont have an addiction!
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Maybe so. I think also the fact that I went late morning instead of my usual late afternoon, meaning I hadn't eaten or drank as much the previous 10 hours as usual. And it was pretty hot, 90 and humid at the finish.
There's a group ride tomorrow morning, and I was so cocky in the middle of the ride today that I thought I could do that 50-miler and turn around and do a 40-mile group ride tomorrow. But after how this one ended and how I feel at the moment, I will be postponing my group ride debut.
But I'll get there.
There's a group ride tomorrow morning, and I was so cocky in the middle of the ride today that I thought I could do that 50-miler and turn around and do a 40-mile group ride tomorrow. But after how this one ended and how I feel at the moment, I will be postponing my group ride debut.
But I'll get there.
08-21-18, 07:29 AM
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I don't know the specific definition of a fasted ride, but I'm sure I was not as 'pre-nourished' as I normally am as someone who generally always rides in the afternoon after having had both breakfast and lunch and a pre-ride snack.
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And to follow up on this, I did my first group ride yesterday w/ the new bike. I'm actually visiting Athens, Ga., this week (I live in North Carolina). Found a 25-mile group ride online and just showed up. It was four of us, and I thoroughly enjoyed it and appreciate the two 'veterans' of the group who showed the other two of us the ropes and made us feel very welcome. It was a 15-17 mph group, and I was able to hang in there. No way I could've done that on my hybrid, so it validated my decision to splurge on the road bike. Very eager to get out on another group ride. Lot of fun. New world to me.
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My definition for a fasted ride is waking up and immediately going out for a ride without eating anything, except drinking some water before and during the ride. I usually do fasted rides but only limit them to 30 minutes, since that's all the time I have in the morning. I eat when I get back home.
08-21-18, 07:45 AM
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My definition for a fasted ride is waking up and immediately going out for a ride without eating anything, except drinking some water before and during the ride. I usually do fasted rides but only limit them to 30 minutes, since that's all the time I have in the morning. I eat when I get back home.
08-21-18, 07:59 AM
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From upright JRA, to Road Bike?
Lots of Toe touches, (spine flexibility) sit ups, (core strength)
and push ups (arm strength)..
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and push ups (arm strength)..
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08-22-18, 10:28 AM
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It's not that I intentionally aim to do a fasted ride, it is just that I cannot exercise right after eating breakfast. So I end up doing my workouts before eating breakfast.
Based on articles I've read before, not everyone recommends doing fasted workouts everyday, especially if you aim to push yourself during the workout. Link below has a little more info on it. There was also a book I read last year that mentioned a specific benefit with doing fasted workouts, but I cannot remember the details. I'll try to dig up that info. At the end of the day, getting a workout done is better than not working out at all.
https://www.mensjournal.com/food-dri...atest-science/
And to bring it back to topic on bikes, I think we can say for sure that you did not bonk just because you transitioned to a road bike. It most likely was a combination of things that other people and you yourself already mentioned. Not enough food/fluids, humid riding conditions and a certain eagerness to push more on a new road bike.
Based on articles I've read before, not everyone recommends doing fasted workouts everyday, especially if you aim to push yourself during the workout. Link below has a little more info on it. There was also a book I read last year that mentioned a specific benefit with doing fasted workouts, but I cannot remember the details. I'll try to dig up that info. At the end of the day, getting a workout done is better than not working out at all.
https://www.mensjournal.com/food-dri...atest-science/
And to bring it back to topic on bikes, I think we can say for sure that you did not bonk just because you transitioned to a road bike. It most likely was a combination of things that other people and you yourself already mentioned. Not enough food/fluids, humid riding conditions and a certain eagerness to push more on a new road bike.
08-22-18, 11:00 AM
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How is 25 miles the halfway mark of an out and back 40 mile ride?
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These are kind of easier going bikes you were probably pushing a little too hard for the geometry. I have found myself to get sorest
when riding too intensely on more relaxed style of bikes. Id recommend to drop handlebars/ raise seat if you want to ride at racier pace. Or maybe just dial it back a little bit and enjoy the ride!
when riding too intensely on more relaxed style of bikes. Id recommend to drop handlebars/ raise seat if you want to ride at racier pace. Or maybe just dial it back a little bit and enjoy the ride!
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08-30-18, 04:32 PM
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Something's not right, probably the 5'10" part.
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Fasted rides
Normally your body burns glucose for energy. The glucose typically comes from carbs. When your ride fasted your carb stores are depleted prior to the ride so your body converts fat into fatty acids which it uses for fuel.
Fasted rides can help you lose weight but it primarily helps train your body to burn fat for fuel and become more efficient at turning all food into energy. At least that is the theory. I’m not sure how effective this is but some pro riders swear by it.
But it you never want to push it especially if you aren’t used to it. One of the biggest dangers is that you can become very light headed if your brain isn’t getting enough fuel. Our brains function mostly from glucose derived energy. If your body can’t produce enough fatty acids because it’s not used to jumping into a ketosis state you can pass out.
Fasted rides can help you lose weight but it primarily helps train your body to burn fat for fuel and become more efficient at turning all food into energy. At least that is the theory. I’m not sure how effective this is but some pro riders swear by it.
But it you never want to push it especially if you aren’t used to it. One of the biggest dangers is that you can become very light headed if your brain isn’t getting enough fuel. Our brains function mostly from glucose derived energy. If your body can’t produce enough fatty acids because it’s not used to jumping into a ketosis state you can pass out.
