Mountain Biking

[RedVEVO]

This my Rig, a 56cm Cinelli, full Campy 12 with Garmin power pedals and head unit.20200331_093101.jpeg

You seem to have a lot of bottled up anger for someone of such small stature.

You know nothing about cycling and are a dumb arse.

A proffesional racing cyclist will always ride a slighty smaller frame cause it's much easier to handle in a sprint situation. It is also lighter and stiffer on climbs .

The frame I have is what's called a compact frame. If you look at the seat hight you will see how much seat extension is used. The top tube is the most important factor when sizing a frame it is not the seat tube as that can be adjusted via the seat post .

A size 56cm compact is for guys will a hight of 5ft 8in to 6ft 2in. I am 6ft at 165lbw.

So stop being an ingorant arse and learn something about road bike sizing.

And tell him a professional bike is $15,000 to $25,000 or more ..

[zoom rader]

This my Rig, a 56cm Cinelli, full Campy 12 with Garmin power pedals and head unit.20200331_093101.jpeg

You seem to have a lot of bottled up anger for someone of such small stature.

You know nothing about cycling and are a dumb arse.

A proffesional racing cyclist will always ride a slighty smaller frame cause it's much easier to handle in a sprint situation. It is also lighter and stiffer on climbs .

The frame I have is what's called a compact frame. If you look at the seat hight you will see how much seat extension is used. The top tube is the most important factor when sizing a frame it is not the seat tube as that can be adjusted via the seat post .

A size 56cm compact is for guys will a hight of 5ft 8in to 6ft 2in. I am 6ft at 165lbw.

So stop being an ingorant arse and learn something about road bike sizing.

And tell him a professional bike is $15,000 to $25,000 or more ..

If dumb arse took the time to understand bike sizing he would have not made his jack arse statement. Iots of folk riding the wrong size and end up with all sorts of pain like back ,neck, shoulder and knee.

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I ride a 56 cause I am 6ft , i can also ride a 58cm but a 56 gives more control and it's lighter.

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This my Rig, a 56cm Cinelli, full Campy 12 with Garmin power pedals and head unit.20200331_093101.jpeg

You seem to have a lot of bottled up anger for someone of such small stature.

You know nothing about cycling and are a dumb arse.

A proffesional racing cyclist will always ride a slighty smaller frame cause it's much easier to handle in a sprint situation. It is also lighter and stiffer on climbs .

The frame I have is what's called a compact frame. If you look at the seat hight you will see how much seat extension is used. The top tube is the most important factor when sizing a frame it is not the seat tube as that can be adjusted via the seat post .

A size 56cm compact is for guys will a hight of 5ft 8in to 6ft 2in. I am 6ft at 165lbw.

So stop being an ingorant arse and learn something about road bike sizing.

And tell him a professional bike is $15,000 to $25,000 or more ..

If dumb arse took the time to understand bike sizing he would have not made his jack arse statement. Iots of folk riding the wrong size and end up with all sorts of pain like back ,neck, shoulder and knee.

bike+size+3.jpg.cf.jpeg

I ride a 56 cause I am 6ft , i can also ride a 58cm but a 56 gives more control and it's lighter.

I am still not getting any new info. Except that redvevo is no longer banned.

[VexXx Dogg]

athough I'm seeing cyclists on the road, I am taking the isolation seriously and keeping my ass inside.

I've been going nuts, and my workouts have been reduced to calisthenics/cardio in the yard.
Good burn, but not the same.
Wanna build a zwift setup for home - looking for a smart trainer, but gawddamn that like gold at the moment.
How y'all makng out?

[zoom rader]

^^^ I do 1 hr a day and 2hrs Sat and Sun. I cycle by myself. I absolutely hate riding indoors. When ever I feel like going out i go. It could be 6am, mid day and most times around 4pm

[VexXx Dogg]

^^^ I do 1 hr a day and 2hrs Sat and Sun. I cycle by myself. I absolutely hate riding indoors. When ever I feel like going out i go. It could be 6am, mid day and most times around 4pm

I don't like the indoor thing either, but it's a good backup plan for the dog days like this.

[pugboy]

I have not ridden outdoors in over a year
I prefer focused stuff so I do mainly specific workouts and zwift makes that easy
aircon, music, jump on in the morning for an hour or so and then straight in the shower, no time wasted.

a good smart trainer is a world of difference, no comparison to wheel on type.

weekend I do a long group ride on a sunday usually 50-60miles but it is not easy to focus for over 2 hours
with ZERO coasting/rolling, them fellas pedal continuously and last few weeks they gone crazy, doing 100milers now
I stick with the 60miles esp as it starts 10am so I want to be done for lunch.
most of those guys are serious racers or ex-racers so this long ride is a base easy ride for them, no ego trip.

lot of locals have jumped on the zwift bandwagon as expected, the chaguaramas ego boys looking to start doing their own races too.

[zoom rader]

I have not ridden outdoors in over a year
I prefer focused stuff so I do mainly specific workouts and zwift makes that easy
aircon, music, jump on in the morning for an hour or so and then straight in the shower, no time wasted.

a good smart trainer is a world of difference, no comparison to wheel on type.

weekend I do a long group ride on a sunday usually 50-60miles but it is not easy to focus for over 2 hours
with ZERO coasting/rolling, them fellas pedal continuously and last few weeks they gone crazy, doing 100milers now
I stick with the 60miles esp as it starts 10am so I want to be done for lunch.
most of those guys are serious racers or ex-racers so this long ride is a base easy ride for them, no ego trip.

lot of locals have jumped on the zwift bandwagon as expected, the chaguaramas ego boys looking to start doing their own races too.

You with Corky ole boys?

[pugboy]

nah, I not that old lol

I used to ride with fitness center gym owner group on a Saturday with the police escort but not in over a year.
too many egos and well it became obvious that some of them fellas does visit doctors....

when you see a man who was average and does not race or doing any serious extra training suddenly could pull the entire pack
from grande to beetham at 25-29mph you does then wonder what really going on

I have not ridden outdoors in over a year
I prefer focused stuff so I do mainly specific workouts and zwift makes that easy
aircon, music, jump on in the morning for an hour or so and then straight in the shower, no time wasted.

a good smart trainer is a world of difference, no comparison to wheel on type.

weekend I do a long group ride on a sunday usually 50-60miles but it is not easy to focus for over 2 hours
with ZERO coasting/rolling, them fellas pedal continuously and last few weeks they gone crazy, doing 100milers now
I stick with the 60miles esp as it starts 10am so I want to be done for lunch.
most of those guys are serious racers or ex-racers so this long ride is a base easy ride for them, no ego trip.

lot of locals have jumped on the zwift bandwagon as expected, the chaguaramas ego boys looking to start doing their own races too.

You with Corky ole boys?

[zoom rader]

nah, I not that old lol

I used to ride with fitness center gym owner group on a Saturday with the police escort but not in over a year.
too many egos and well it became obvious that some of them fellas does visit doctors....

when you see a man who was average and does not race or doing any serious extra training suddenly could pull the entire pack
from grande to beetham at 25-29mph you does then wonder what really going on

I have not ridden outdoors in over a year
I prefer focused stuff so I do mainly specific workouts and zwift makes that easy
aircon, music, jump on in the morning for an hour or so and then straight in the shower, no time wasted.

a good smart trainer is a world of difference, no comparison to wheel on type.

weekend I do a long group ride on a sunday usually 50-60miles but it is not easy to focus for over 2 hours
with ZERO coasting/rolling, them fellas pedal continuously and last few weeks they gone crazy, doing 100milers now
I stick with the 60miles esp as it starts 10am so I want to be done for lunch.
most of those guys are serious racers or ex-racers so this long ride is a base easy ride for them, no ego trip.

lot of locals have jumped on the zwift bandwagon as expected, the chaguaramas ego boys looking to start doing their own races too.

You with Corky ole boys?

Those guys are not on anything serious, they are just fit to ride at "One pace" give them a few intervals or jerky rides and they will quickly get dropped. They are normally good at riding on the flats but cant repeat efforts, climb or Sprint. They are very scared to race. I have been on rides with these clowns and see it all before.

Very few folks know about doping and Local doctors don't have a clue about the real stuff.

[VexXx Dogg]

nah, I not that old lol

I used to ride with fitness center gym owner group on a Saturday with the police escort but not in over a year.
too many egos and well it became obvious that some of them fellas does visit doctors....

when you see a man who was average and does not race or doing any serious extra training suddenly could pull the entire pack
from grande to beetham at 25-29mph you does then wonder what really going on

I have not ridden outdoors in over a year
I prefer focused stuff so I do mainly specific workouts and zwift makes that easy
aircon, music, jump on in the morning for an hour or so and then straight in the shower, no time wasted.

a good smart trainer is a world of difference, no comparison to wheel on type.

weekend I do a long group ride on a sunday usually 50-60miles but it is not easy to focus for over 2 hours
with ZERO coasting/rolling, them fellas pedal continuously and last few weeks they gone crazy, doing 100milers now
I stick with the 60miles esp as it starts 10am so I want to be done for lunch.
most of those guys are serious racers or ex-racers so this long ride is a base easy ride for them, no ego trip.

lot of locals have jumped on the zwift bandwagon as expected, the chaguaramas ego boys looking to start doing their own races too.

You with Corky ole boys?

Those guys are not on anything serious, they are just fit to ride at "One pace" give them a few intervals or jerky rides and they will quickly get dropped. They are normally good at riding on the flats but cant repeat efforts, climb or Sprint. They are very scared to race. I have been on rides with these clowns and see it all before.

Very few folks know about doping and Local doctors don't have a clue about the real stuff.

I thought doping was popular with them gym rat. I can't believe men would dope for recreational cycling tho. Too much ego.

That's why i like moving with myself, or occasionally the central spokes group rides. Nice guys there.

[zoom rader]

nah, I not that old lol

I used to ride with fitness center gym owner group on a Saturday with the police escort but not in over a year.
too many egos and well it became obvious that some of them fellas does visit doctors....

when you see a man who was average and does not race or doing any serious extra training suddenly could pull the entire pack
from grande to beetham at 25-29mph you does then wonder what really going on

I have not ridden outdoors in over a year
I prefer focused stuff so I do mainly specific workouts and zwift makes that easy
aircon, music, jump on in the morning for an hour or so and then straight in the shower, no time wasted.

a good smart trainer is a world of difference, no comparison to wheel on type.

weekend I do a long group ride on a sunday usually 50-60miles but it is not easy to focus for over 2 hours
with ZERO coasting/rolling, them fellas pedal continuously and last few weeks they gone crazy, doing 100milers now
I stick with the 60miles esp as it starts 10am so I want to be done for lunch.
most of those guys are serious racers or ex-racers so this long ride is a base easy ride for them, no ego trip.

lot of locals have jumped on the zwift bandwagon as expected, the chaguaramas ego boys looking to start doing their own races too.

You with Corky ole boys?

Those guys are not on anything serious, they are just fit to ride at "One pace" give them a few intervals or jerky rides and they will quickly get dropped. They are normally good at riding on the flats but cant repeat efforts, climb or Sprint. They are very scared to race. I have been on rides with these clowns and see it all before.

Very few folks know about doping and Local doctors don't have a clue about the real stuff.

I thought doping was popular with them gym rat. I can't believe men would dope for recreational cycling tho. Too much ego.

That's why i like moving with myself, or occasionally the central spokes group rides. Nice guys there.

Gym doping and cycling doping is not the same.

Cycling doping is all about oxygen uptake and the number of red blood cells you have. Road cyclist are skinny guys weighing 150lbw. Bulk on a cyclist is not good for road racing

Very very few guys know about increasing red blood cells and how to dope for it

[maj. tom]

A biology teacher/national sports coach in high school told the class how they donate blood and store it in a blood bank about a month before a big race and then pump it back in just before the race to get an oxygen boost with red blood cells. I didn't know if that was ever true or if it would be safe because of the large increase in blood pressure. Is there any truth to that story?

[pugboy]

The pro dopers drug of choice is epo, which is usually used for premature babies as well as jehovah witnesses instead of blood transfusion since their religion does not allow that.
Epo is not cheap or easy to get, I believe it has to be refrigerated too.

The recreational dopers I know of go to a doc and take a Testosterone test and then take testosterone to boost it up to the high limit of the normal range.
They also take prednisone for recovery, it is a corticosteroid and also on the banned list.
Those two drugs will mainly help the recovery and ability to do efforts over and over.

Epo is the true nitrous button.

[zoom rader]

The pro dopers drug of choice is epo, which is usually used for premature babies as well as jehovah witnesses instead of blood transfusion since their religion does not allow that.
Epo is not cheap or easy to get, I believe it has to be refrigerated too.

The recreational dopers I know of go to a doc and take a Testosterone test and then take testosterone to boost it up to the high limit of the normal range.
They also take prednisone for recovery, it is a corticosteroid and also on the banned list.
Those two drugs will mainly help the recovery and ability to do efforts over and over.

Epo is the true nitrous button.

Testosterone does not really help in cycling. All it does is to help you recover faster.

Remember if you dont train to your fullest in the right way no amount of EPO will help you or testosterone

Lance took EPO but he trained harder than the rest. Lance was slighty above average without doping, which means he was still good. The EPO only helped him to withstand attacks and ride a little harder than the rest.

What you need to remember is that nearly all the Tour de France riders was also on EPO, so it was a kind of level playing field. If you did not take EPO you have no chance in a top 10 overall position

[zoom rader]

A biology teacher/national sports coach in high school told the class how they donate blood and store it in a blood bank about a month before a big race and then pump it back in just before the race to get an oxygen boost with red blood cells. I didn't know if that was ever true or if it would be safe because of the large increase in blood pressure. Is there any truth to that story?

Well it kinda true, but here is how they do it.

1. Train hard to fullest to your max potential.

2. Run a course of EPO administration, it takes about 4 to 6 weeks to raise your hemocrit level to 50%. A normal human has a level around 40%, a,racing cyclist has it at 38%. You can't go over 50% , if you do you will not allowed to race and face some serious blood testing.

3. When your hemocrit level gets to 50%, it's fully charged. You then have to pump out a portion of your blood. You will have to store the blood for later use .

4. When your race is ready you infuse the blood back in your body the night before and you ready to race.

5. As soon as the race is over they will have to use a masking agent to hide the EP0. It is very difficult now as all EPO manufacturers now have to use a marker that will show up in drug testing.

That's how they do it. They will use small amounts of testosterone at night to help recover, agian they can't go over a certain limit otherwise it's serious drug testing.

[zoom rader]

Wiggins, Froome and Grent Thomas where also on some serious drugs.

Lance did a podcast and spilled the beans on them , especially Grent Thomas where Lance proved it was not possible for Thomas to be producing excessive power levels up Alp dulez.

Cycling is still a dirty sport and its all backed by big bussiness

[jm3]

roadie talk in here now. just always ego and competitiveness.

[zoom rader]

Pug

What's your Ftp now ?

You rode for heatwave right?

[De Dragon]

Finally took out the old Fuji Nevada and did a 20.5 mile flat road ride. Was roasted towards the end, but I started out too late and the sun messed me up.

[VexXx Dogg]

Finally took out the old Fuji Nevada and did a 20.5 mile flat road ride. Was roasted towards the end, but I started out too late and the sun messed me up.

Every mile on a bike is a good mile

Keep at it.
Don't forget to check your gear if the bike parked for a while. Don't want any surprises too far from home

[zoom rader]

Finally took out the old Fuji Nevada and did a 20.5 mile flat road ride. Was roasted towards the end, but I started out too late and the sun messed me up.

Keep using low gears and just spin. Don't be huffing and puffing on the bike , its should be an easy ride .

Don't use mileage as an indictor, use time. Cause a 1 hr ride this week might mean you rode for 10 miles, but as you improve in a month or two that 1 hr ride will see you doing 15 miles .

Aim for 4 rides a week doing 1 to 1.5hr rides and if you can a good 2 hrs rides on weekends .

Just spin and build your aerobic engine .

If you have a power meter or heart rate monitor that will be the gold to help you improve

[VexXx Dogg]

Finally took out the old Fuji Nevada and did a 20.5 mile flat road ride. Was roasted towards the end, but I started out too late and the sun messed me up.

Keep using low gears and just spin. Don't be huffing and puffing on the bike , its should be an easy ride .

Don't use mileage as an indictor, use time. Cause a 1 hr ride this week might mean you rode for 10 miles, but as you improve in a month or two that 1 hr ride will see you doing 15 miles .

Aim for 4 rides a week doing 1 to 1.5hr rides and if you can a good 2 hrs rides on weekends .

Just spin and build your aerobic engine .

If you have a power meter or heart rate monitor that will be the gold to help you improve

I wish someone taught me that strategy when I started. I used to hammer the tallest gear I could push. I still sometimes fall back into that without realizing it. You can tell by the lactic acid burn for no good reason.

I need to figure out how to increase my lactate threshhold. I lost some conditioning between during the first lockdown, then i changed bikes so my baseline is off. I guess I learn by doing

[zoom rader]

Finally took out the old Fuji Nevada and did a 20.5 mile flat road ride. Was roasted towards the end, but I started out too late and the sun messed me up.

Keep using low gears and just spin. Don't be huffing and puffing on the bike , its should be an easy ride .

Don't use mileage as an indictor, use time. Cause a 1 hr ride this week might mean you rode for 10 miles, but as you improve in a month or two that 1 hr ride will see you doing 15 miles .

Aim for 4 rides a week doing 1 to 1.5hr rides and if you can a good 2 hrs rides on weekends .

Just spin and build your aerobic engine .

If you have a power meter or heart rate monitor that will be the gold to help you improve

I wish someone taught me that strategy when I started. I used to hammer the tallest gear I could push. I still sometimes fall back into that without realizing it. You can tell by the lactic acid burn for no good reason.

I need to figure out how to increase my lactate threshhold. I lost some conditioning between during the first lockdown, then i changed bikes so my baseline is off. I guess I learn by doing

First you need to build a large volume of low intensity riding at least 4 rides a week 1 to 4 hrs at an EASY pace.

After about 2 months, then you do 4 x 8min all out intervals for twice a week for about a month or so. Push and feel the burn but make sure you last the full 8 min. Then fully recover for about 5 mins and repeat untill you do all 4.

Inbetween those interval days you will need a recovery ride for about 1 hr at a super easy pace.

Spinning is the key to cycling, look at any tour de France riders and they all spin at 90 rpm.

Lance Armstrong was know for spining at 110 rpm whiled dropped up , off the dope he could do 100rpm easy.

[De Dragon]

Finally took out the old Fuji Nevada and did a 20.5 mile flat road ride. Was roasted towards the end, but I started out too late and the sun messed me up.

Keep using low gears and just spin. Don't be huffing and puffing on the bike , its should be an easy ride .

Don't use mileage as an indictor, use time. Cause a 1 hr ride this week might mean you rode for 10 miles, but as you improve in a month or two that 1 hr ride will see you doing 15 miles .

Aim for 4 rides a week doing 1 to 1.5hr rides and if you can a good 2 hrs rides on weekends .

Just spin and build your aerobic engine .

If you have a power meter or heart rate monitor that will be the gold to help you improve

Good advice zoom, but I can't really do the spin/trainer thing. I like to see things when I ride Also the ride was 1 hr 40 mins, moderate pace. On a mountain bike after a few months, I don't think it was a bad re-start.

[zoom rader]

Finally took out the old Fuji Nevada and did a 20.5 mile flat road ride. Was roasted towards the end, but I started out too late and the sun messed me up.

Keep using low gears and just spin. Don't be huffing and puffing on the bike , its should be an easy ride .

Don't use mileage as an indictor, use time. Cause a 1 hr ride this week might mean you rode for 10 miles, but as you improve in a month or two that 1 hr ride will see you doing 15 miles .

Aim for 4 rides a week doing 1 to 1.5hr rides and if you can a good 2 hrs rides on weekends .

Just spin and build your aerobic engine .

If you have a power meter or heart rate monitor that will be the gold to help you improve

Good advice zoom, but I can't really do the spin/trainer thing. I like to see things when I ride Also the ride was 1 hr 40 mins, moderate pace. On a mountain bike after a few months, I don't think it was a bad re-start.

I am not a fan of home trainers and only use them to warm up when I did track racing.

The road is the best place to train cause you need the wind, and road conditions.

Always train on rough roads as it builds you .

Even an hour a day builds up

[Fireflyrain7]

Good day tuners looking for a lil advice as to mountain bikes as i dont know much. Im looking for a good used bike with in the budget of around 4k for daily use,dont pound my to much as to the budget, i really dont know about bike prices other than it have some real costly ones . its to ride to the gym and back, any advice appreciated

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

Good day tuners looking for a lil advice as to mountain bikes as i dont know much. Im looking for a good used bike with in the budget of around 4k for daily use,dont pound my to much as to the budget, i really dont know about bike prices other than it have some real costly ones . its to ride to the gym and back, any advice appreciated

Bike Inn has Fuji Nevada bikes for around that price. Decent quality for the price with cable disc brakes and front suspension.

[zoom rader]

Good day tuners looking for a lil advice as to mountain bikes as i dont know much. Im looking for a good used bike with in the budget of around 4k for daily use,dont pound my to much as to the budget, i really dont know about bike prices other than it have some real costly ones . its to ride to the gym and back, any advice appreciated

Bike Inn has Fuji Nevada bikes for around that price. Decent quality for the price with cable disc brakes and front suspension.

Make sure the bike fits your body postion.

Ask the bike mechicanic to size a frame for you and let him set the seat height for you

[Fireflyrain7]

Good day tuners looking for a lil advice as to mountain bikes as i dont know much. Im looking for a good used bike with in the budget of around 4k for daily use,dont pound my to much as to the budget, i really dont know about bike prices other than it have some real costly ones . its to ride to the gym and back, any advice appreciated

Bike Inn has Fuji Nevada bikes for around that price. Decent quality for the price with cable disc brakes and front suspension.

Make sure the bike fits your body postion.

Ask the bike mechicanic to size a frame for you and let him set the seat height for you

Cool thanks will check bike in, im 6' 3" to so would have never thought about sizing the bike for my height, thanks fellas for the advice,