got to 40.04 min and max HR of 170 this week, 163 ave

heavyweight, 6ft, and have just been trying to post best time possible. With 10k, it's not a flat out effort, I find it best to keep steady until a flourish at the end, so most would be done at say...

I'm 45, and err, fit enough to row 10km in that time, which I hope will come down to 40 mins in the next few months. The max HR I hit was 162 I think.
5 of the 7 stages are big - 15 is 220km,...

I should just say I ride too, it's just that rowing is often quicker and easier than getting kitted up, even for the turbo. This week I've done a few 10km rows, at around 41-42 mins and average heart...

I've been rowing for a few years, but I'm now six months away from cycling stages 15-21 of the TdF, and wondered if anyone had suggestions as best use of time on the machine.
I've been rowing 10km...

like the comfort of 25s, but assume some time can be saved on 23s.

just as little as possible.
i got 10 days away from the family for JOGLE but can't really get more than that again. Will have to be at conference 2-3 days, so 7-8 days riding preferably.
i'm...

it's only that time and route because of a conference that starts 22/1/12. i'd raise a lot more arriving just as it started.
London - Cannes is the only ride to consider

i'm looking to ride London-Cannes in January next year for charity, to arrive just as a conference is starting.
Does anyone have any pointers on the weather? A certain amount of rain and cold is...

it's now 2 weeks until my JOGLE.
I rode Dunwich Dynamo and a total of 220 miles over 2 days. The tightness in my right calf re-emerged, but i also got (I think) a trapped nerve in my right backside...

confidence and motivation I think are fine, just want to go in to it being the best i can be.
can't take time off work, and can see now I won't get more than 2 days in a row cycling, so I guess my...

I've signed up for a John O'Groats-Land's End ride
(and I think there's still space on this charity ride if you care to join - http://www.jogle2010.org/ )

trouble is, i'm really running out of...

brand new fabric rim tape too

as a postscript, both tubes were fine on a 70mile run yesterday

my over-riding memory of cycling as a child is spending an entire Sunday afternoon fixing a puncture with a bowl of water with my father.
He's 75 tomorrow and I'm cycling 100km to surprise him -...

having had a few punctures recently, I bought new tyres, even fitted kevlar liners as I was getting fed up.
Anyway, 48 hours after pumping my Continental Race 28 tubes to 110psi, I find both are...

looking for a bike to potter about on, just fancy something stylish. Any advances on the Vanmoof I have my eye on?

just noticed the cable for rear wheel gears is slightly frayed right at the bottom of the frame where the cable goes into the frame.
I'll get it changed, but do you reckon it'll snap really soon?...

is it practical or desirable to complete this without a stop?
I'd like to achieve a great time, not sure whether not stopping for a 5-10 minute water/food break is a false economy

2 laps, which turned in to 3 as we had time to lap slower riders
wasn't strictly a race but the sprint at the end definitely was - came 4th - i have the bug :)

13 months after buying first bike, I completed the Kent sportive at weekend in a time to earn me 40th overall and 16th out of 150 in my 40+ group. Quite happy with that.

I put the results in a...

Ignoring tech spec as much as possible, how did you buy in to your brand?

I'm on an Orbea, which was recommended to me, and since found out there are run as a co-operative, which rather appeals to...

it's 80-100km each day. gulp.

I've signed up for this 3 day raid in August, but I'm having difficulty assessing just how fit I need to be and a measure as to what i've let myself in for.

Col du Corbier, Col L'Encrenaz, Col de...

The missus away, chance to find out what it takes to get an unfit 40-year-old up Alpe d'Huez.

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