"Pre-race warm-up varies depending on the type of race. My TT warm-up routine is very specific, where my warm-up for graded road races is a bit more random....bit of light spinning, small sprints, go up an incline if possible....usually the…"
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Tour Down Under Predictions
Started this discussion. Last reply by MARK FERGUSON (SPARTACUS) Jan 18. 9 Replies 0 Likes
With Adelaide's biggest cycling spectacle about to begin, who do you think will win?????My predictions - Andre Greipel for the crit on Sunday, Philippe Gilbert for overall honours in the TDUContinue
Volunteer request
Started this discussion. Last reply by VeloAvenger Nov 30, 2012. 44 Replies 2 Likes
The PACC time trial series will be starting very soon......pretty much everything has been organised and is ready to go, pending approval from SAPOL.However, we are on the hunt for a few volunteers…Continue
Polar power meter
Started this discussion. Last reply by Steve OConnor Nov 14, 2012. 52 Replies 1 Like
Not too sure how long this one has been out, but I know Polar and Look have been developing it for some time (I was first told about it back in Dec 2010!)…Continue
Tags: Powertap, Polar, Quark, power meters, training
SIDI shoes
Started this discussion. Last reply by Matt Jones Oct 31, 2012. 46 Replies 0 Likes
I am thinking about replacing my current road shoes, which are beginning to look and feel a bit worn after 4 years of use.Does anybody out there have much experience with SIDI shoes? I have read…Continue
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Darren S. commented on Darren S.'s group AC Time Trialists"Better late than never.....State TT champs were held on the 5th of May, both Elite and Masters grades. Conditions were a bit different, as the wind was blowing in the opposite direction to normal! This resulted in a head wind on the way out, but a…"
Darren S. replied to Bec's discussion Power Metre"Bec, hold on to your money and wait for the Garmin Vector to be released"
Darren S. commented on Darren S.'s group AC Time Trialists"Got a gold licence? Its time to enter this!"
Darren S. replied to Alasdair McLellan's discussion SRAM Red 22 - Fight!"I thought the regular argument was restricted to Shimano and Campagnolo.......how are we supposed to debate groupsets if you are suddenly including SRAM? You don't fight fair!"
Darren S. replied to durian rider's discussion Tips for climbing better?"If you rode up corkscrew 10, 20 or 30 seconds slower than your PB, you don't need a power meter to tell you that you were putting out less power. However, if your average HR for a slower ride was lower than on your PB, you would know you…"
Darren S. replied to durian rider's discussion Tips for climbing better?"How does a power meter let one know they are running low on sleep, water and sugar? A power meter lets one know they aren't producing as much power as normal, it gives no explanation as to why they are not producing that power........unless of…"
"I picked up a brand new with tags skinsuit off Gumtree for $50, it still had the price on the tag of $235, its probably a half size too small but as the my weight keeps dropping it should be perfect in a couple more months, Nice win.
Now for an aero…"
Nick Sharpley commented on Darren S.'s group AC Time Trialists"No catch! This is what you should really pay for cycling clothes. Not the insidious prices through normal channels. Bear in mind these are from China, postage takes a while. I've been buying gear from these sorts of…"
"Gemma, I am in Southernvets and they dont have any unfortunately, would I need to be in PACC to order one of theirs if they had one?
I had a look Nick, gee they are cheap, whats the catch?"
Nick Sharpley commented on Darren S.'s group AC Time Trialists"Paul, try this:
http://www.bikewear724.com/
Section titled "Jump Suits".
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Felt B12
Fixie on occasion
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- Weekends, Commute, Other
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A ride down memory lane
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 15:00 5 Comments 2 Likes
Last Friday night after work, as the weather was particularly pleasant and my mood wasn't conducive to being at home, I decided it would be a good idea to go for a nice, casual bike ride. Rather than my usual sprint down to the beach or up Waterfall Gully, I decided to take a ride down memory lane.
My first real foray into regularly riding a bike came about 12 years ago. Yes, I did a bit of spinning around the BMX track as a youngster; and during high school I would jump on my…
Continue Two days of suffering - my introduction to racing
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 20:38 21 Comments 10 Likes
For the past 10 or so years, I have been riding a road bike. Initially it started out as smallish rides of 20-30km, then hills were introduced. Longer rides then started to feature on my schedule, along with a bit more frequent riding during the week. A couple of years ago, the challenge of the Bike SA rides (Coast to Coast, Grand Slam series, Amy's Ride) caught my attention and have given them all a shot or two. Obviously, over the course of time, my cycling adventures have slowly…
Continue Sometimes, you just have to take a break
Posted on April 10, 2011 at 22:01 9 Comments 3 Likes
After reading Peter's post about his "holiday from cycling", I felt compelled to share one of my reasons for my own small break from the bike every now and then.
For a few different reasons, I have not been able to ride this weekend. Coming down with the flu has not helped and the weather has not exactly been conducive to going for a good spin, but regardless of these issues, I may have struggled a little bit if I was on the saddle anyway.
As some of you may know, I have a…
Continue Quick and easy banana cake
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 21:29 6 Comments 4 Likes
This is the recipe I use for making banana cake on a fairly regular basis. Its extremely easy and gives good results, which makes it perfect for us guys who are a bit fearful of treading into the kitchen to have a stab at baking!
You will need these ingredients:
125g of butter
3/4 cup caster sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla essence (the real stuff, not the imitation junk)
2 mashed bananas (preferably over-ripe. The blacker the better)
1.5 cups…
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- At 22:35 on June 2, 2011,
Gus K said… - Ha, no worries. I read an article the day or so later about getting faster, increasing average speed and it said track standing is one way to do it!
- At 0:53 on May 16, 2011, Gus K said…
Nice track standing in the turn lane to Gorge Rd Saturday! You should teach that in a skills class,.. I've love to be able to do it.
- At 16:08 on April 26, 2011,
Bec said… - Hey Darren thankyou so much for today it definately helped me a lot... I also loaded up a little video of your demo at the end :-)
- At 23:16 on April 12, 2011, Bec said…
- Hey Darren was it you I saw whizzing by through Henley this eve about 5.30pm?
Hope your feeling better now
- At 11:47 on November 10, 2010, Gus K said…
- HI Mate, Great event! I've tarted up the image to go with it and promod on the main page.
You might want to add a 2nd meeting point like Marden etc so others can jump aboard from there.
I went down it this morning... God it's steep, especially the lower sections. Needless to say your challenge is waaaaaaay above me. Perhaps next time!
Cheers
Angus
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