Morning guys,
up to 10 days ago I was training 6 days a week, got to a reasonable 16mph average bike speed and could swim 400 meters in about 9 minutes. I then had a break of five days due to long trip to France (in van). On Tuesday morning went out for a run but a sharp quad pain prevented me from going to Long. Scared but the prospect of injury the next day a clocked 4.5 mile run (easy) and on Friday almost back to normal (10k run in about 50 min).
I am about to do a brick session + a swim later. Is it going to be too much? Will I have lost my fitness (I had a week in Paris last weeks during those three runs due to work thus didn't eat as healthy as usual).
I would like to upgrade my gears to a two front rings system with the gears change coming out the aero bars and just have the breaks on the handle bars:ncan anyone suggest what to go for please? I have a against defy 4 with aluminium frame.
Many thanks in advance for your help
Plinsky
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Have you got clip on tri bars? That's as far as it's worth going with a road bike - a full integrated tri bar set up will make it far less useable for training and if your average is only 16mph you have a lot of scope for big training gains.
Popsider, thank you. That's really helpful. I will spend my money on getting the bike fully serviced instead (I don't have time). Anyone knows a reputable bike shop in clevedon / Bristol? Is halfords a waste of money?
Many thanks
plinsky
Halfrauds wouldn't know a bike if it ran over them. I'm not from Brizzle but I know BikeScience have a shop there.
Thanks The Engineer... I shall look into it.
Popsider: is it worth me upgrading my gears? I have three front rings and thinking of getting a two front ring system?
Thank you
Three rings give you lots of gears. Changing them will give you fewer and save a fraction of weight. Maybe consider when you are averaging 18+
until then you may find you need the little ring on steep stuff.
m..eface, thank you. I shall save my money again and just get the bike serviced.
thank you
The triple gives you lower gears.
Thanks cougie, I understand. I just need to they the bike serviced
I'm only a little bit quicker. The sages above all speak very wise words, and these folks are truly wise owls. Keep the bike as a stock item, maybe buy clip on tri bars, but certainly get two things sorted:
- a regular bike service.
- lots more cycling. Keep building up your long distance session. The further you go, and the more you trash your legs, the better they respond.
Thanks Blisters, I shall do that
Cougie: I can do a little (brakes and that's it actually) but I am not sure what else I would need to check and how... I would love to learn thou...
Evans do free courses if there is one near you.
Brakes and gears are good things to learn. Something like a bottom bracket can wait. Learning to true a wheel is useful, building one from scratch is less so.