Put a seat on it - Cycling Thread

[sammydog]

One for the local mountain bike riders.

I've just taken the first steps to forming the Glenrock Trail Alliance as an affiliated club with MTBA. the incorporation forms were lodged today. I'm told this could take up to 6 weeks to process, then we can affiliate with MTBA.

This should lead to giving people more input into the trail works we do, as well as beefing up the social side of the Glenrock riding scene.

There is more info at our;

Website - http://glenrocktrailalliance.com
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Glenr...19993101415616

If you ride Glenrock, feel free to get involved.

[The Dunster]

One for the local mountain bike riders.

I've just taken the first steps to forming the Glenrock Trail Alliance as an affiliated club with MTBA. the incorporation forms were lodged today. I'm told this could take up to 6 weeks to process, then we can affiliate with MTBA.

This should lead to giving people more input into the trail works we do, as well as beefing up the social side of the Glenrock riding scene.

There is more info at our;

Website - http://glenrocktrailalliance.com
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Glenr...19993101415616

If you ride Glenrock, feel free to get involved.

The volunteers do a wonderful job in maintaining and building the trails but unfortunately the number of dickheads that ride Glenrock when the trails are wet has made it almost impossible for the volunteers to stay on top of things.

As such I haven't ridden Glenrock on a regular basis for 18 months or so.

Hence, Locking people out when the trails are wet would be about the only thing I would suggest.

If the affiliation into the MTBA can help keep Glenrock viable then it will be a good move.

[sammydog]

We have been talking a lot with NPWS about wet weather riding. We are in the process of putting in trail closure signage at the major entry points. From there it is trying to instil a culture change on riders that riding in the wet isn't cool. This weekend will see the trails get smashed, its wet but the sun will be out.

It is hard when you put heaps of time into trail work, only to have a wet weekend with a full carpark of riders. I think if we can get people involved in the club, a change in the wet weather riding may slowly happen.

[pv4]

Colombian womens cycling team jerseys:



http://www.news.com.au/sport/more-sp...-1227058781996

[lquiquer]

Colombian womens cycling team jerseys:



http://www.news.com.au/sport/more-sp...-1227058781996

Please don't show Middleby, he might get ideas

[furns]

Finally decided to dust off the old bike and get back into riding.
Need to purchase some shorts and shirts, any online recommendations people have used before?

Am also tossing up keeping my old school bike computer, or buying a new setup that links up with my phone. Has anyone used their phone as the cycling computer?

[sammydog]

Stupid question, but road or mtb?

[furns]

Mtb but it's primarily going to be used on cycleways

[GazFish35]

I use mapmyride on my phone...... I just need to get a stronger attachment so its more secure than being in my pocket, I want to get a "quadlock" but cnat seem to save the coin for it.

[sammydog]

As far as cycling computers go, I use a Garmin as my computer and everything gets downloaded to Strava and Garmin Connect. On the mtb everything is tracked off the GPS on the garmin, on the roadie I have speed and cadence sensors thrown in. I don't use the heart rate monitor, I can feel when I am about to explode.

In terms of clothes, it really depends what you want to spend and what quality you want. On the mtb I wear mtb shorts with knicks or bibs under them. A lot of my stuff is handmade in sydney by these guys http://www.eleven.cc Its not cheap shit you get off a dodgy website, but you really do get what you pay for. I have a few pairs of knicks that have been going for ever, still look and feel new.

My tip though, don't skimp on the bibs/knicks. You will pay....if you don't pay.

[q-money]

As far as cycling computers go, I use a Garmin as my computer and everything gets downloaded to Strava and Garmin Connect. On the mtb everything is tracked off the GPS on the garmin, on the roadie I have speed and cadence sensors thrown in. I don't use the heart rate monitor, I can feel when I am about to explode.

In terms of clothes, it really depends what you want to spend and what quality you want. On the mtb I wear mtb shorts with knicks or bibs under them. A lot of my stuff is handmade in sydney by these guys http://www.eleven.cc Its not cheap shit you get off a dodgy website, but you really do get what you pay for. I have a few pairs of knicks that have been going for ever, still look and feel new.

My tip though, don't skimp on the bibs/knicks. You will pay....if you don't pay.

agree, never buy cheap knicks

i just stick the old phone in the back pocket if i'm going for a ride i want to log, strava is pretty great

get a roadie furns, come over to the creepy lycra side

[The Dunster]

Levis 511, Vans, and a t-shirt.

[The Dunster]

Paris Roubaix is on again Sunday 12/4/2015.

Kristoff and Vanmarcke are the most fancied in the betting.

A lot of talk about Wiggins but I'd be shocked if he could hold it together on the cobble stones against the specialists

http://www.letour.com/indexPRX_us.html

[q-money]

if it stays dry wiggo can just put the hammer down, he can out TT any bloke in the peleton on his day and if he stays with the front group on the run to roubaix after the last sector he would be very hard to beat as there's not many that can go with him

kristoff will be marked super hard but he is a massive talent and in top form

if it's wet i'd have a good look at lars boom at $19.00

pozzato at 51.00 is a decent punt

[The Dunster]

I'd like to see them tested by some rain. It sorted the men from the boys at the TDF.

[q-money]

what a cracker stage that was, how good was nibali as well, didn't look out of place at all

[The Dunster]

Chris Froome on the other hand has very limited bike handling skills and that day he was completely found out. Boring as bat shit to watch until he crashed.

Riders like Nibali and Cancellara are the ones I'd like to be able to ride like.

[q-money]

I actually really hope wiggo is up there tbh, his pressers have been great and if he is up there at the pointy end it will make for great theatre as he is a beast when let loose.

No rain forecast on Sunday so will be a drag race for the big boys

[q-money]

richie porte leading sky after winning volta a catalunya, paris-nice and trentino this year and paying 21

worth a punt there for sure

[q-money]

how good was rohan dennis

"went out too hard...came home harder"

fearsome