Mountain Bike

[G-Mac 181]

Well after all my searching i had a run in this loved it and bought it, Felt Q720 27spd

all the important stuff is there Shimano, Deore, Rock Shox so i'm well chuffed

[G-Mac 181]

Going out on sunday with the guys, looking forward to it , it wont be clean for long though lol

[andyjudge]

i know lol i think you do for going up the hill so not to lose to much energy then release it for the fun bit!!

has anyone tried these drinks and bars you can get that release energy do they work? also any gain from using proper bike shoes?

Yes indeed Proper Shoes & Shimano SPD pedals make one hell of a difference, learn to use them on grass first though, lots of comedy moments to be had

Andy

[mark1234]

right then all you experts whats this for? it came with the bike but they didn't tell me

Edited March 20, 2010 by mark@cotswolds

[notsosmall]

This thread gave me the motivation to get my bike out the shed and give it a good clean ready to use

Ive got a Specialized-Hardrock thats spent most of the last few years in the shed and hardly used

[Phil MC]

right then all you experts whats this for? it came with the bike but they didn't tell me

I'm sure that's a blank for inserting between your hydraulic brake pads when the wheel/disc isn't fitted to the bike.

I take it the bike came without it's wheels on?

Nice bikes the Felts. When I was doing triathlon I was close to buying an all singing-all dancing Felt time trial road bike.

Hope you enjoy your off-roading, and as said previously, it's of great benefit to get a set of spuds

[mark1234]

it was all built up in the shop but i spose they could have come off the bike and fitted in the shop, not sure why it says rotation on it though

Edited March 20, 2010 by mark@cotswolds

[G-Mac 181]

Nice bikes the Felts. When I was doing triathlon I was close to buying an all singing-all dancing Felt time trial road bike.

Hope you enjoy your off-roading, and as said previously, it's of great benefit to get a set of spuds

Looking forward to it Phil see how the Felt performs, early start tomiorrow, the only thing is the wife is not too chuffed when i come home cos i'm boggin lol, i say to her could be worse could be rat ar*ed every weekend and chasin women, i'm just out on my bike with my bro and mates,

Gaz

[G-Mac 181]

Had a great day today and the new bike was brill, plenty muck about it lol, so the felt gets the big thumbs up from me

[pmacFTO]

I started using Runkeeper to track my cycle to work...knocked 10 mins off by pumping the tyres up to rock hard and locking front suspension

The GPS is a bit dodgy on that App but it's pretty cool and gives you something to aim for in beating your times etc. Thanks for posting it up

Clicky

Edited March 24, 2010 by pmacFTO

[G-Mac 181]

Nice work guys might look into this myself

[mark1234]

tried the runkeeper on the trial day and it seems ok to me if a little power hungry and i find it quite interesting when you log on on line and it shows you the elevation and speed and the map of where you went. all in i think it's quite a good app just got to get a dahon biologic iphone mount now so i can see the iphone when i'm on the move!

[labpedro]

The runkeeper app is great, however the GPS issue is well documented on the forum on the runkeeper site. I think they did something as an update which has made the gps dodgy. everyone says it was fine before Version 2 and i cant believe runkeeper are ignoring the issue. What I have found though is that you need to turn the app on and leave it for a minute or 2 inline of site ofthe satellites, so outside I suppose. Once its got the green gps, click the start activity and turn the screen off, otherwise it will eat the battery something chronic. All in all though, for free its ace, and no need to buy the product which is a bit bizarre, but hey ho. If they sorted out the GPS issue I would actually buy the full thing.

I do like the graph at the bottom of the page showing height, speed etc...really good idea of where you need to push (like the 7.6 mph split on your ride pmac )

good ride though, and good average speed...mines down at about 10.45, but i have noticed a marked improvement in times to and from work etc

[pmacFTO]

Here's the ride home - was tough tonight and my knee was twinging AND there was a bloody headwind all the way

http://bit.ly/dy4Ktt

I did sit outside the work till it got a signal and it was perfect - just checked the route and it's fine - also when it has the GPS signal you get the speed info. I also turned off the Wireless and 3G which may have helped.

I can only get better at the journey Quite enjoying the challenge and keeping track of the ride I can see where I need to improve

Edited March 25, 2010 by pmacFTO

[mark1234]

http://bit.ly/9QlTxS Edited March 25, 2010 by mark@cotswolds

[mark1234]

think you can buy a kit of ebay to bleed them

[mark1234]

saw something on his desk with your name on it today mentioning a refurb but i'll remind him tomorrow

[mark1234]

yep no excuses now, my car insurance runs out on april the 1st so from then on i'll be on the bike to and from work already got caught in the rain on tuesday night! absolutly soaked but i didn't care for some reason.

[mark1234]

lol i leave at about 6:45am and yes that hill is a pig!

[labpedro]

I've created a monster mentioning runkeeper

if they could only iron out the tiny niggles it would be a 10/10 app

[labpedro]

hardest ride by far today......loads of headwind and rain = very slow pace indeed :P

Edited March 28, 2010 by labpedro

[pmacFTO]

Some ride there I am hoping to take our Retriever out as she is working stock and can run for hours - just need a bike rack for the wagon first so we can go somewhere in the countryside. Is that on a MTB or road bike labpedro?

I have just bought a connecting bar so I can hook up the kids bikes We had one before which was just a bike with no front wheel which is fine but I want them to be able to cycle on their own then when they get tired we can just hook them on to us.

Anyway, anyone know of any good gel saddle covers? The specialized seat is a tad sharp! hehe - maximum comfort required! I Have slightly padded shorts but I want even comfier.

Edited March 28, 2010 by pmacFTO

[labpedro]

That's on my rockhopper mountain bike with the same tyres on as when bought. What I'm doing is using the nobblies to give me a lot of resistance then swapping them for smoother tyres in a month or two for the London to Brighton so I'll find it easier

[mark1234]

changing the tyres on mine i've gone for the schwalbe marathon supreme although i'm not sure if i'll notice any difference or not, every one says you can but i think it might just be a placebo effect.

[labpedro]

well, just had another run out and have decided I really need to get smooth tyres on mine rather than the MTB ones I've got on now, as the rolling resistance is very noticeable on the downhill sections when my mate just freewheeled away from me

heres the route anyway on the runkeeper website http://rnkpr.com/a4pwz7

I did want to cry on the first hill as its a short sharp incline that I hate...dont mind the longer steady inclines if i'm honest

Any recommendations on tyres? been looking on wiggle and the ones i am looking at are the Continental Ultra Gatorskin MTB Tyre (http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Continen...yre/5360021704/) so has anyone used these themselves?

Edited April 10, 2010 by labpedro