First we get some surgery
lose the kids and our identities

New Order, Power, Corruption & Lies

Substance is a compilation so I don’t count that

-10 for Leftism. I just don’t think it’s aged well and have removed pretty much all of it from my iPod.

Space? They were on Magic FM the other day and exactly as shite as I remembered. Whiney scousers without even the wit of The Wombats 😉

95 Turner Burner

Oh hang on…

With red Judy DH forms and a matching red Hope Big Un + disc brake. Downhill weapon BITD

+1 MTFU

I am frankly embarrassed to be tainted by association of happening to ride an MTB with the people going “ooh it’s steeper than it looks”

fat rider

River crossings in races. My first ever race was the BMBF nationals at Broxa forest near Scarborough. Can’t remember the year, but there were around 3 crossings a lap. weather was apalling, there were even North Face igloo tents on the hills for you to take refuge in if you had a problem. I think some guy was even fetched down off the hills with Hypothermia after trying to fix a flat. Proper racing.

92 I think. Never mind the river crossings that MX track was brutal.

6% is superb, do you find that easy enough to maintain

I do now that I don’t eat simple carbs!

Could someone with a BMI of 25 ever actually be skinny??

Yes. My BMI is over 23, but my body fat is just over 6%. That’s according to the USMC formulae which is “as accurate as skin fold testing with calipers, but with a lower standard error of estimation”.

Someone with more muscle mass could easily hit BMI of 25, carrying no more fat than I do, and looking skinny.

US Marines body fat calculator based on meadurement if neck, waist, thighs, forearms is pretty accurate, based on thousands of actual measurements. Any decent implementation presents your value as a range within its known tolerances.

Karimor polartec 100 base layer

I’d rather listen to Adele weighs more than many of the bands mentioned above.

If the answer to my question to OP was no, then for artist I’d choose PJ Harvey. .

So where are all the boring bastards who made Adele a best seller then?

Can we listen to anything involving an artist, ie all his bands and collaborations?

Artist: Joshua M Homme

Band: Motörhead

Since eating a higher protein/lower, more complex carb diet I’ve had less trouble with ectopic beats.

@dangerous beans – I think you’ll find god handed out milk and honey.

autocorrect

dammit

Which is why I am annoyed at myself for being so open on a public forum, at the end of the day my comments may do more harm than good, which is deeply upsetting.

Tom. Don’t apologise. you ate confirming a suspicion some of us have had from listening to our bodies and food cravings for a while. Keeping a food diary and spotting patterns (drink 2 cans of Coje as emergency fuel – overheat for the next two days) ties up with a lot of what you ate saying.

essential fats, or essential amino acids

I always thought that ^^^ plus vitamins (the clue is in the name) was it.

Vegetarians can help but eat carbs to get all the essential amino acids due to mix of grains/pulses required. Unless you just eat Soy

I may well do the half Ironman without breakfast. Not sure it’s necessary as I can’t see glycogen being depleted while I’m asleep

Can you tell that to all the pro-wannabes leaving gel wrapper litter on a racecourse during a one hour short course XC race 😉

the main meals of the day are, in order, breakfast, dinner, and tea

if that makes me a northern thicko I can live with that 🙂

I used to be coached and eat plenty of carbs “for fuel” I did OK – Sports class for XC, but just outside UK top 10 at 24hour solo. Managing weight was a problem.

Now I am not coached, and I have changed my eating regime.

I eat a low GI breakfast, mixed carb/protein/fat lunch – typically tuna/pasta/mayo, or sushi & rice. these are the only simple carbs I eat. I don’t eat carbs after dinner (the midday meal to avoid north/south confusion). I have cut out all sugary snacks, instead eating nuts or fruit.

Result? My energy levels feel better than ever. My endurance is better, and I can ride farther, faster. I don’t get bloat from carbs during long rides. My top speed is also better. And my weight is stable not all over the place.

If I get cravings they tend to be for high protein foods or high fat savoury foods. I never crave sweet or starchy things. If I do eat simple sugars Ive noticed it screws my appetite for the next two days, making me feel hungry even though I don’t need the calories.

I don’t think this is actually new stuff. Re-reading coaching books from the 80s for roadies long race snacks would quite often have a much higher protein content than the scientifically prepared expensive supplements of today.

I don’t think one solution suits all, and what works for me may not work for others.

I tend to concur with Tom and samebutlighter on this topic.

DT78 – it’s not about your times, it’s about your weight. How has that changed?

Not being argumentative, genuinely interested and seeking more information and context.

I have only kick started weight loss by adding more L3 and L4 to my riding.

For comparison, two “proper” wheels

Even this rode better than the wheels it came with.

I liked the rolling abilities and tail end comfort of a big rear wheel and the steering and wheelie ability of a small front wheel.

So m, for instance, riding up steps I could lift the front, but the rear would just follow.

Gary Fisher Rig worked better IMO with 29 rear and 26 front so it actually steered

Hardtail FTW at Mayhem.

Especially in a team that wants to go fast. Would an Ellsworth even last 6 hours?

Don’t take you heart rate above L2 (fat burning zone).

“fat burning zone” is a myth for lazy lard-arses who can’t be doing with working up a sweat. L2 doesn’t burn fat, it uses glycogen from your liver, just very very slowly.

Dissenters – MTFU

Sideways merino long sleeved top. Both of them

Yes.

4 hours battery life while listening to music.

I keep my routes visible to my friends only not the great unwashed.

<3

being adressed by the right name or title is the least of my worries.

especially if remembering it in the first place might be a bigger worry

tomglass20 – Member
where can i buy a good fake ?

-1 for condoning counterfeits, even implicitly

Thomson Demonstrates Why You Should Watch Out for Counterfeit Parts

how long after getting a PA would you wait before jumping it? just gentle rides for the first couple of weeks? would protection help?

Just shy of 100 miles today on Cheesy eggy bacon bread and a bowl of porridge, honey, bananas and seeds.

And two cans of cherry coke.

@thomthumb. You do know a certain amount of fat is needed in your diet?

Ages

Find matching kit. find all tools for bike, road or mountain. select todays shoes. find camera if MTBing. check whether legs need a top up shave. shave. put on bib shorts. remove bib shorts for dump brought on by adrenalin. put on bib shirts again. fill pockets with tools. select music on iPod. kill wifi and brightness on iPhone. get bike out of shed. lube chain. check tyres. fill bottles. out of the house. start music. start tracking app. roll.

You presumably think the drops is more aero

No, I think the drops is less comfy.

It’s possible to get a flatter back and more aero position on the hoods, and, IMO, the hoods are more comfy

With the rise of the BRIC economies JLR are working very hard on reliability due to necessity of using their vehicles where the nearest service centre could be well over 500 miles away.

135k is barely run in.

All Discos should have a tow ball. fact. just get a tow ball mounted rack.

The man that came up with the Gaia idea supports Nuclear Power. Lots of high up Greenpeace types eventually become supporters.

Objective, rational risk assessment instead of scaremongering generally accepts it is a solution to our carbon fuel addiction.

STW editorial policy on this topic is not objective.

IMO it’s far more aero to stay on the hoods and drop your elbows, or rest your forearms on the tops, however both are less comfy/controllable than the drops.

Glad you said IMO

OP – do a proper TT and aim for better than 24 minutes at most. Under 20 is good.