That's good going Jim! Good to see you back on the road to recovery. How was it feel without the neck brace on – must be so much better/easier.
http://enduro-mtb.com/en/video-martyn-ashton-electric-chair-2015/
Amazing, looking forward to the next vid now (I'm sure you all saw the Back on Track vid?View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX_hn3Xf90g
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new snippet on the link aboveI watched that a little while ago. Inspiring.
new snippet on the link above
are these the ones you're meaning?It could also be your socks but very much more likely be any one of Tim's suggestions.
If you are on a road bike then the £70 carbon soled Decathlon shoes are very highly rated. I'm using Shimano R107s at about the same price which are wide and have a good sized toe box which helps me by not crushing my toes - often a cause of pins and needles for me. I do get the same issue as you if I over tighten though so I'd try to eliminate with your current shoes anything that can be easily fixed or you might find the same issues with £70, or £270 shoes....
are these the ones you're meaning?
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/700-carbon-road-cycling-shoes-black-red-id_8315399.html
First ride on my new (second hand) road bike tomorrow. Has anyone else made the change from MTB to road bike and thought "how the hell are those skinny tyres going to cope?" Hoping for a puncture free ride as I need to pick up a new pump that fits a presta valve at some point [emoji47]
Just weighing up whether to enter this charity bike ride.
http://www.wakefieldhospice.org/Events/The-Wakefield-Hospice-Sportive-The-Dark-Peak
I'd be going on the "hard" route which is 48 miles and just over 4000 of elevation. I looked at the "Extreme" but knowing the Strines roads very well, they would be too tough for me!
I'm going to ponder it over the next few weeks and see ifI can get some training rides in as well as badgering my friend to ride with me. It'd certainly give me something to focus on.
First ride on my new (second hand) road bike tomorrow. Has anyone else made the change from MTB to road bike and thought "how the hell are those skinny tyres going to cope?" Hoping for a puncture free ride as I need to pick up a new pump that fits a presta valve at some point [emoji47]
This bike makes both the road and occasional off-road trip an absolute breeze. It is a great bike, can highly recommend.
So can I...
CAADX_0-5.jpg by The Big Yin, on Flickr
I'ts now got a Fizik Aliante Saddle on there to replace the awful Cannondale own brand one which broke in the middle of the "hull" at around 800km, and the creaky POS fsa gossamer was removed and binned in favour of an Ultegra 6750 so that I can swap the stages pewermeter onto it from the Dolan for the winter season when the Dolan gets wrapped up in cotton wool and avoids the salt on the roads.
Excuse the "cyclists garden" (i.e. whenever it's fit to waste time gardening, it's good weather to ride the bike...
To be fair when it came to the climb my speed dropped to a mere 5mph and I am not ashamed to admit that at a few points I dropped into the granny gear. For me though it was about climbing the pass in one shot no matter how slow.
I'm loving the Cube, glad I bought it.
Plan on changing the wheels at next year for a set of Campagnolo Zondas and the change the triple set for a compact double.
Should allow me to work harder when granny isn't there and also shave some weight into the bargain.
The good thing about the cube pelotons is the frames are all the same (except paint scheme) its just the components that change.