Thursday, July 12, 2012

The legs are in a world of hurt at the moment, and will be for a while,
The commute is only 68km to work and 66 back, I don't know how this works as I take exactly the same route both ways.

After placing Strava on my smartphone, it gives me the kind of information that lets me know how much i suck on the road bike.

It def needs a tune, I need a tune, thank god for epson salts they seem to work.
I need to start of slowly then put the pressure down training wise,.
I need a new helmet, knicks and some new music to listen to.

Anyway next week will be a big week as I now know what I'm in for, slowly
1% at a time.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

New Road bike has arrived


So I splashed out a little cash and bought myself, a $1000 roadie, its nothing flash but comes with Shimano 105 gear as standard which is great as the groupset alone is $800.
The seat is uncomfortable at the moment, the gears and brakes are way way way over there.
Sure the bike is heavier than anticipated but that's only going to make me stronger I guess. At the moment I've only ridden the short way to work which is 15km and hilly, Getting used to gears is a little strange as I am used to heaving the single-speed to work. I have to adjust the cables as they haven't stretched properly and the front derailleur is rubbing in certain ratios.
There is room for weight loss, I'm saving for a new mountain bike and car, so I will have to replace things as they wear out.

Hopefully, I will remember to take pics of the lookout at West Head when I get there.