Rides 2013 — add yours

[Andybg]

Having a sweet tooth is one of the great benefits of cycling. Can almost get away with eating what you want

Andy

[jags]

yeah but only when your cycling 

[Andre Jute]

+1 for the sweet tooth.

Andre Jute

[Andybg]

Thats the problem of not being able to get out on the bike. Not only a diminished capacity for food but an increase in oppertuinty to snack.

I am looking on the bright side. 8kg of reserves must be atleast 2000km in the tank ready for the road

lol

Andy

[Danneaux]

Hi all!

With regard to riding and weight gain/loss...

I find I consistently lose about 1lb/.45kg per day while on-tour till my usual 172lb/78kg stabilizes at about 155-160lb/70-73kg. My 2013 tour will likely take 4-5 weeks, so by the end of Week Two I should be at my usual "touring weight". It seems to be a combination of things -- riding with a loaded bike every day in really strenuous conditions, a change in food, and more sleep. I usually sleep about 4 hours each night, varying from 2-6; on tour that goes to 8 and stays there (9PM to 5AM). Also, I find the longer I'm on-tour, the more my appetite declines and I tend to eat less overall, despite the exercise. Being away from snacks helps, as does the added intake of just water instead of other drinks that sometimes have a sugary content.

So, if you want to lose weight, Dr. Danneaux prescribes a nice, extended tour in demanding conditions!

All the best,

Dan.

[jags]

Funny you should say that Dan when ever i do get away on tour i find i cant eat as much even though i cover big enough miles, i find a bowl of soup does me fine although i do drink lots of tea/coffee but other than that i eat very little.
when i'm home i can't stop snacking the wife told me just now that biscuits and cake are no longer she said my belly was way to big.
don't you just love women  

[JWestland]

I bet she has your best interests at heart...that or the food bill got out of hand 

[jags]

she has fair play to her, every time now i want to use her credit card i can just tell her the amount of money i'm saving her not eating snacks.

[rualexander]

Best diet for me was when I lost a stone (14lbs/6.5kg) touring in India in 1995 for ten weeks. And I was only ill for a few days at the start!

[peter jenkins]

There's a fine line between boredom and hunger.

I don't eat a lot if I'm riding, particularly Audax rides or touring, but I can snack all day at work.

[jags]

lovely sunny day here in ireland so i'm off out to do some snacking on my sherpa .

[JWestland]

Usual 15 Mile roundtrip today.

Cold and sunny here too...better than yesterday got blown all over the road, well I didn't walking it was.

Winter tires back on...heavy like mad but very stable when cornering. The XTC seems to be better on higher tires.

[jags]

Got a super 30 miles in done a lot of climbing well long drags really.
fairly windy  but lovely and sunny great day to be alive day
the last 10 miles i put on Jeff Waynes War of the Worlds at full vol and nailed it all the way home ,ah life in the auld dog yet.

going out to the shed now to try and fit my new dynamo wheel this should be fun (NOT)

anto

[JWestland]

Ah dyno wheels not so bad, at least I got mine on OK.

It's getting the fiddly wires through the connectors that's the fun bit 

[Cambirder]

I've done quite a few rides of between 40 & 60 km so far this year but I am trying to complete a Randonneur Round the Year series of rides which, as I missed getting in a 200km ride in early January when the weather was benign, I ended up riding one in on the 22nd which was rather on the dodgy side. Most minor roads round here were totally off limits so I had to pick a route that stuck mainly to A and B roads and rode a double loop from home making sure I was never more than 20km from home or a railway station. Only real problem was getting in and out of my own street which was like a skating rink.

This Sunday will hopefully complete the series with a ride from Bedford into the Cotswolds and back.