What and Why do you ride?

[Danneaux]

Jawine  goes at this speed all the time she certainly is a flying machine...

Jawine is my Cycling Heroine. I want her knees when she's done using them.

All the best,

Dan. ("knees and nephews", as I say when climbing...)

[JWestland]

"Ow you guys..."

Ah I've been terribly shown up a few times by guys on road bikes, waiting for the first women on road bike to do so Maybe Jags will be waiting in a corner one day on his Bianchi

I need my knees I'm afraid and if a steel lorry gets me...I don't think you can donate knees just yet, only soft bits like heart and so on. Hm second hand joints, would that work?

(Been watching too much Halloween movies)

The pedaling like mad between traffic lights DOES work. It's called interval training. If you're a spinner, you can of course RPM up like mad, if you're a masher go a heavier gear while keeping RPM.

[Andre Jute]

The pedaling like mad between traffic lights DOES work. It's called interval training. If you're a spinner, you can of course RPM up like mad, if you're a masher go a heavier gear while keeping RPM.

The co-op up the road from me is on the end of a short warming-up ride. It's parking lot is partly flat, partly on a slope, so I ride short intervals in there. Get's your respiration rate up amazingly fast but smoothly. On the way home by the direct route there is a little side road with a very steep hill which, warmed up, I often ride up to give myself a few minutes at an elevated respiration rate. A couple of days ago I celebrated the end of the summer by doing it twice.

Intervals are good.

Andre Jute

[RobertL]

I am expecting delivery of an RST next week which will replace my 1986 Diamond Back Ascent, the DB will go to my son in law. My usual ride is about 20 miles each way, 3/4 urban, 1/4 country road. I do longer rides but not that often, but the DB was fine on 250 mile rides, averaging 80 miles/day. I am more of a fair weather rider - having experienced my share of riding in snow and sleet, I take my hat off to all weather daily riders - although the RST was bought in part for a bit more weather capability.

I average a steady 12 mph, with some moderate hills - I fall into the 'unracer' category and am using mainly normal clothes and aiming to arrive without needing a shower! Have reverted to flat pedals and work shoes. Let us not forget that when cycle touring took off the typical outfit was tweed.

[jags]

Man after  my own heart 
post a few pic's of te bike.