Yet Another Cycling Forum
General Category => The Knowledge => Further and Faster => Topic started by: Martin 14 on 09 December, 2012, 04:51:40 pm
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My training ride today was my first attempt at 100 km on the road, it took me from Gillingham in Medway out to Boxley Hollingbourne and down to Tenterden, returning via Larkfield, Cuxton, and Rochester. For some reason my left hand kept going numb and after stopping the last 20 km seemed to take an age to get going again. Total time 5 Hours 4 mins including stops. Not bad for an old guy on a mountain bike with slicks I thought, its whether the old guy can walk down the stairs in the morning that counts I guess ;D
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Not bad at all! Have you got bar ends on the bike? Might help having a different (road friendly) hand position.
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Not bad at all! Have you got bar ends on the bike? Might help having a different (road friendly) hand position.
I have and that helps in being able to change hand position, but the road bike is now under construction :)
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Riding 100 km during these cold days is a huge achievment, at least for me! I regularly ride 200 to 300 km a day during the long and warm summer days, but when the weather gets cold and rainy, its another story. I seldom find enough will to ride 100 km in december.
Don't worry too much about hand numbness: its always worse during cold weather, and its often problematic during your first long rides. Combining both factors is asking for trouble!
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Many congratulations. I hope to achieve it next year.