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Have you been out today on a Perm or DIY?
Ivo:
Restarted DIY-ing after the lockdown induced shoulder issues of this spring.
The 2nd lockdown overhere resulted in very quiet roads for a late finish of a DIY 200 to Sankt Tönis. Since my grandfather grew up in the Viersen area I've probably ridden over a few roads he cycled on about 100 years ago.
jimmea:
Yesterday, An out and back with Roberto, using his "get it done route" https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=117129.0 An early start to catch the first ferry over the water and on to nice smooth rolling roads down to Lochgilphead and back.
Grey and cold all day and I suffered in the early part with cramp in the thighs again, especially on the long draggy uphill bits. Recently fitted a cadence sensor and got an av of 75RPM so will need to try and get it higher I think. Felt a bit better after the turn so made good time back, Heavy drizzle from Inverary back to the ferry was the only low point in the day. It does make a good get it done route due to the good quality of the roads and no navigation, very little climbing too which suits me fine.
https://ridewithgps.com/trips/57854243
L CC:
--- Quote from: WCTD on 19 October, 2020, 09:34:47 am --- Recently fitted a cadence sensor and got an av of 75RPM so will need to try and get it higher I think.
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There are differing opinions on that..
https://www.bicycling.com/news/a26305270/high-cadence-cycling-not-increase-speed/
jimmea:
--- Quote from: fboab on 19 October, 2020, 11:44:15 am ---
--- Quote from: WCTD on 19 October, 2020, 09:34:47 am --- Recently fitted a cadence sensor and got an av of 75RPM so will need to try and get it higher I think.
--- End quote ---
There are differing opinions on that..
https://www.bicycling.com/news/a26305270/high-cadence-cycling-not-increase-speed/
--- End quote ---
Yes but I'm not interested in the speed just trying to use my legs a bit better, I always think I'm pushing to hard a gear and end up sore and suffer badly from cramp in the legs.
LittleWheelsandBig:
Yesterday, a DIY 400, accompanying HK round her DIY 300 to Cambridge and back with an added early morning 100km loop to Reading. The 300 loop was based on a defunct compulsory route brevet but without enough updating for advisory routing and increases in traffic. Day started nicely but the rain kept intensifying through the afternoon till past midnight and the headwind for the near-200km to the finish didn't ease up at night. There were a number of flooded roads after sunset, some with passing vehicles providing an all-over body wash.
Frankly I don't know why I am bothering to work so hard to finish a crappy local 400 perm. For a foreign brevet or a 1200, it is worth putting in some real effort to finish but something meaningless like this doesn't actually bring a lot of joy. Pretty much any fun was over by midway and it was just a slog to the end capped off with two separate punctures in rain and darkness. The first with 40km to go and the last just after midnight and only 5km from home.
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