I'm still getting used to the power meter I'm now using on my mountain bikes and moved it to my spare parts XC bike for a ride last night. The only real thing it's been telling me so far (other than how puny I am!) is that it's a lot harder to average a decent power output on a mountain bike ride than on a road bike. On the ride last night I pushed reasonably hard (156 average HR with a roughly equal mix of Z3 and Z4) but only averaged 184W, where as a similar level of ride on a road bike recently (based on HR and how hard it felt) averaged 235W. It might be as much due to gearing as anything else i.e. not only does the MTB not have the gearing for putting power in on downhill bits but it also has lower gears meaning you can spin rather than grunt up the climbs. I had quite a few PR's on the ride as well, so I don't think it was just me having an off night.
I visited an old railway tunnel (now on a national cycle route) that's been painted up inside my a variety of artists (including my brother in law) and I've been meaning to go and have a look at for a while - it's very cool.
I would join British Cycling, you get to support grass routes cycling & get excellent 3rd party insurance. A friend of mine had a really bad smash involving a car & the BC legal team have been excellent & he has received a significant payout.Do any of you guys have dedicated bicycle insurance? Considering I've been knocked off my bike more times than I can count since I started cycling to, from and during work, I really should get myself some insurance. But where to start, that's the question.
I would join British Cycling, you get to support grass routes cycling & get excellent 3rd party insurance. A friend of mine had a really bad smash involving a car & the BC legal team have been excellent & he has received a significant payout.
Yes, I think I have bronze (if it still called that) but I used to do a bit of racing. Edit, just followed the link & commute is perfect for you. Not sure what I have now, it just renews each year.Excellent. It seems there are four choices of membership, I presume the one I want is commute?
https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/m...MIlte6mbX36gIVArDtCh3xjggqEAAYASAAEgJI6_D_BwE
Yes, I think I have bronze (if it still called that) but I used to do a bit of racing. Edit, just followed the link & commute is perfect for you. Not sure what I have now, it just renews each year.
The discounts at Halfords can also be quite useful.
Do any of you guys have dedicated bicycle insurance? Considering I've been knocked off my bike more times than I can count since I started cycling to, from and during work, I really should get myself some insurance. But where to start, that's the question.
I would join British Cycling, you get to support grass routes cycling & get excellent 3rd party insurance. A friend of mine had a really bad smash involving a car & the BC legal team have been excellent & he has received a significant payout.
when I looked up it was a full grown deer.