I had free access to a Estrella Damm beer tap, but I didn’t notice the ‘sin alcol’ sticker and did my best to empty the barrel and was wonder why I wasn’t getting pi$$ed. 😳

Get longer bolts for you bottle cages on the fame and you can fit a pump and a cage. Mud is good for you, you won’t need to buy any Yakult 😉

Shimano.

I hate Avids, the fronts are good but I’ve found the rears have been shocking. I’ve had Ultimate 7’s and Elixar. Maybe with some braided hoses would make it better.

I started all my solo rides when I was 11 but that was 1981 so there was less traffic to worry about. I went out on my road bike recently and for the first time I didn’t feel happy or safe. I have ridden in London, Edinburgh, Paris, Milan and been fine but in this last year I’ve been to too many friends funerals and that was always playing on my mind. I’m finding it harder to motivate myself to ride my bike on road and off road.

I’m not trying to scaremonger, it’s just how I feel right now.

Think of it like Tubes(PC) vs Tubeless(Mac) argument. 😉

Any trees on the course? I’m having an issue with them, a magnetic issue. I’ve also got the same problem on the golf course.

What does your job entail? That might be the deciding factor. I run Mac in my company but I also have a cheap PC laptop for when I visit client site and need to run either Visio or MS Project.

In a moment of madness I entered the 12hr solo……….. I may need a push

Was restrained after giving a pint of blood last night, maybe tonight

Have screenwriters run out of ideas that they have to remake an average film.

Technically not bike kit but it was used on a bike trip. I bought some walking kit and a ski jacket from an Outdoor shop and when I got home and checked the receipt the lass on the checkout hadn’t charged me for the £350 Northface Jacket, but she’d removed all the security tags.

A water bottle breaks up the dirty air flow created by your legs and pedals.

I was riding the track at the time, so Kilo Sprint, Points Race, Scratch Race, Madison and Team Sprint.

Most research on creatine has focused on short-term creatine loading and its effect on high-intensity performance capacity. Some studies have investigated the effect of prolonged creatine use during strength training. However, studies on the effects of prolonged creatine supplementation are lacking. In the present study, we have assessed the effects of both creatine loading and prolonged supplementation on muscle creatine content, body composition, muscle and whole-body oxidative capacity, substrate utilization during submaximal exercise, and on repeated supramaximal sprint, as well as endurance-type time-trial performance on a cycle ergometer. Twenty subjects ingested creatine or a placebo during a 5-day loading period (20 g.day(-1)) after which supplementation was continued for up to 6 weeks (2 g.day(-1)). Creatine loading increased muscle free creatine, creatine phosphate (CrP) and total creatine content ( P <0.05). The subsequent use of a 2 g.day(-1) maintenance dose, as suggested by an American College of Sports Medicine Roundtable, resulted in a decline in both the elevated CrP and total creatine content and maintenance of the free creatine concentration. Both short- and long-term creatine supplementation improved performance during repeated supramaximal sprints on a cycle ergometer. However, whole-body and muscle oxidative capacity, substrate utilization and time-trial performance were not affected. The increase in body mass following creatine loading was maintained after 6 weeks of continued supplementation and accounted for by a corresponding increase in fat-free mass. This study provides definite evidence that prolonged creatine supplementation in humans does not increase muscle or whole-body oxidative capacity and, as such, does not influence substrate utilization or performance during endurance cycling exercise. In addition, our findings suggest that prolonged creatine ingestion induces an increase in fat-free mass.

I was using it in 1992 when it first appeared, it was meant to speed up the process of ADP to ATP. I never liked using it.

Once you’ve had Mac, you’ll never go back

Wall 2 at Afan is 56km and 1015m of climbing, I did it in 3:30.

MTT
It’s of little to no benefit in cycling.

You want to tell BC that. We had to preload of 1grm per kg body weight three times a day for the first week then on to 1grm per kg body weight once a day for the next three weeks followed by a week off and start again. So I was taken 65grm three times a day.

The key to understanding creatine supplementation is to appreciate that it only helps with certain activities. A basic review of what creatine is, and how it is used in the body will help you understand how supplementation might be beneficial. First, the basics. Muscle cells generate mechanical work from an energy liberating chemical reaction — ATP is split into ADP and P (phosphate). ATP can be used by muscle cells very quickly, but there is only an extremely limited supply — usually only enough for a few seconds of high intensity work. When the ATP is gone, work stops. Fortunately, the body has several ways to convert ADP back to ATP. The fastest method is to move the phosphate group off of phosphocreatine and onto ADP. This yields ATP — which is immediately available for muscular work — and creatine. There is enough phosphocreatine to keep ATP levels up for several more seconds. So at this point we’ve moved from 2 – 3 seconds of all-out work (ATP) to almost 10 seconds (ATP + creatine). The body can recharge creatine back to phosphocreatine, but this takes time (approximately 30 – 60 seconds). This ATP + creatine system makes up the fastest component of the anaerobic system, and is most used by power athletes. A good example is trench warfare in football (i.e., 6 seconds of all out force, followed by 45 seconds of standing around)

moto x riders and the routes were just plain rubbish.

where were you riding?

It was on the Beacon Red, I’ve also had it on the Crickhowell Loop.

I hated using it, it made me bad tempered. I prefer to get my creatine by eating lots of steak.

I’ve got some maps of the routes in BB, I’ll try and scan them in (but I”m giving blood tonight………) I hated the BB because of all the moto x riders and the routes were just plain rubbish.

I change my jobs/career every couple of years so I don’t get bored. I might become a journalist next, it seems that any clown can do it 😉

anthony.stirratATgmail.com

I also had a Jamis and an RTS 1 I think, can’t remember the make it was a full suss and I had to replace the elastomers in the forks

As long as the BCD is the same then yes

Can we all meet on the same island, it would be a hell of a c0cktail party.

Email me the questions that you want asking, I’ve got a friend that works for the Gunners and he might be able to find out some answers. I think my address is in my profile.

I was running 2005 XT cranks and race face fitted without a problem. It was the small and middle ring I replaced. Shimano rings seem to be made of cheese.

Get some race face ones, they’re far better and longer lasting than Sh!tmano

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Me playing in a TT (of sorts)

A bottle of gin made my uvula swell up nearly choking me.

Now that morning was a worry.

Drink the contents and leave the bottle 😉

Gin and it’s got to be either Hendricks or Genevers gin

I had a Raleigh Technium(the white one) in the late 80’s, I had a 12-23 cassette on it along with a 10cm Cinelli 1a stem and spesh Ground controls on it. I won my first MTB race around a forest near Dalkieth on it.

That good then 🙁 I think I’ll stick with Fox from now on.

I’ve got a few 😉 just not in TT’s

18:26 is my PB, I did that back in the day before aero bars but I had a disc. I rode at a decent level back then, now I’m just fat and unfit 🙁

samuri

The worst bit comes when I have to make changes on equipment based in America so it has to be done their evening time which means logging on at 3-4 in the morning.

SO STOP COMPLAINING! [;-)]

Been there, Done that and chucked in the towel

(retired Sys Admin, Oracle DBA) now a Project Manager on the side while I make chocolates. I’ve just made some Brandy, Cointreau and Lime Truffles with a hint of fresh mint.

Aim to ride at 25mph, I’ve done a few sub 20min 10’s. Keep your cadence around the 95-105rpm and when your legs start hurting just keep pressing on the pedals.

Rohan, you can zipp off one a knee length. Also some Araldite and a self tapper screw you can fit a SPD plate and go riding 😉 Just use some Yacht varnish to seal the cast.

I saw ACDC recently and they were fantastic, well worth seeing if you can get tickets for Ibrox or Wembley

Wear track mitts when using crutches, it stops getting blisters on your hands