Conlin

I gave it a bash myself too. The wind was awful on 1st 5 miles

Was looking forward to getting out with the club. Will keep an eye on the board for other rides over the next week or so

I plan to ride, but health warning I am a newbie! 

Paul

Depends on the west ferry times would be about 27 mins through to 22

But it's all about you so don't worry come down ride and gain a PB

Thanks, looking forward to getting involved. I'm in Bish so may give it a go myself on Saturday see how i fair before Tuesday

First timer and will be joining. Ok to come down? What sort of time for 10 miles so I can work out how much slower I'll be!!

Liege Bastogne Liege.

Belgium

End of April.

Very long.

Very hilly.

Cannae wait...

Ah, don't think I'm quite there yet

Also, in terms of hills.

Old Greenock Road up past Gleddoch House, Finlaystone Road up into Kilmacolm, West Glen Road in reverse, turn onto Gallahill Road, which takes you back to Old Greenock Road. And repeat.

7.2 mile loop with 865 ft varied climbing.

I'm in Bishopton so this works perfectly for a lunch run on a 'working' from home day

Sorry guys, I'm a bit wet behind the ears, only been cycling for a year and will joining the club as soon as the weather picks up.

I am doing Glasgow to London in 4 days at the end of April and hill repeats are to mix the training up a bit during the week so its really about building up muscle edurance.

Also LBL?

Any tips on roads/locations to work to do some hill work/repeats? Also as a newbie is this a good work out for cycling, I am just basing this training on running where is it very beneficial.

Are you using mountain bike pedals with a small surface area?

No cleats and spd pedals

Hi, Paul. Welcome to the Wheelers.

 

An alternative to a professional fit is to borrow a set of rollers from someone and spend an afternoon altering your position and videoing each change. I use wee coloured stickers on the seatpost, saddle rails and bars to track the changes. It'll quickly become obvious what looks and feels better, and as Iain says, there's lots of information available online.

 

 

Perhaps a professional fit would produce a better result (plenty of folk look better on a bike than me; few are as reluctant to spend money!) I suppose it all depends on the skill of the fitter.

 

What's happening to your right foot on the road bike and are you using different shoes/pedals when you ride it?

 

All the best,

 

Richard.

Right foot around toe is getting a bit numb, using same shoes as on my CX so bike the only difference

Visualbikefit.com

owner is Drew Wilson an honorary life member of Johnstone Wheelers  and former proffessional cyclist. Mention you are a club member and Drew will see you ok, he can offer much more than a bikefit . He has experience of racing at all levels all over the world.

This looks ideal. I'll contact Drew today.

Right foot getting a bit???

There might be cheaper...a mate knows someone who is doing it for not much..just starting out etc.

Think he's Campsie based though depending where you live.

Ask for Jonathan Allen at Dales. It's all the Specialized BG fit stuff. Measure how flexible you are and no pressure to buy anything from them if they suggest a new stem for example.

That's a good average on your own. You could easily add 2-3mph onto that in a group depending on the route terrain.

If it's only the main bunch heading out, just try to look at the route and see where you could bail out if the run was a 70 miler etc

Oops, right foot getting a bit numb

Hello and welcome

As you say, look out for runs on the forum.

Depending on how long the 40 odd miles takes you would determine what group you give a go first.

On a good day we'll have 3 groups out.

If you don't work Mon - Fri there might be folk available during the week.

 

I had a bike fit at Dales which was about £100 at the time. There wasn't much changed but it gave me peace of mind.

It did take about 3hrs so felt I got my money's worth.

 

There's enough info on the web or through experienced riders that could give you a general starting point with regards to saddle height etc.

I'm averaging 16-17mph, not sure where that puts me

Hello and welcome

As you say, look out for runs on the forum.

Depending on how long the 40 odd miles takes you would determine what group you give a go first.

On a good day we'll have 3 groups out.

If you don't work Mon - Fri there might be folk available during the week.

 

I had a bike fit at Dales which was about £100 at the time. There wasn't much changed but it gave me peace of mind.

It did take about 3hrs so felt I got my money's worth.

 

There's enough info on the web or through experienced riders that could give you a general starting point with regards to saddle height etc.

Thanks all. I have a CX and a new road bike however I have noticed on the road bike my right foot getting a bit. £100 isn't cheap but think I'll get it for peace of mind as you say

Hello to all. New very keen cyclist here. Started last Jan commuting at the start and some weekend rides, got myself up to 40+miles before winter kicked in. 

Now in training for a big challenge with work. Glasgow to London in 4 days. I'm quite comfortable with the training and getting my fitness to that level but need to practice riding in groups. 

So need to join obv

Keep an eye on the forum for weekend runs when weather picks up? Just turn up?

Also I've been told to get a professional bike fit in prep for my training and the challenge. Anywhere local do this? How much and is it worth it?

Ta much