I guess we are riding bikes very differently then.

I honestly don’t understand how this is even still a debate for some people.

Back in the day I used to puncture all the time (DH bikes and regular MTBs. It was a regular occurrence. Virtually every time I went riding I or one of my mates would pinch flat or get something stuck in the tube.

I used to guide in the Alps too and guests were always getting pinch flats.

Now that’s a thing of the past. I ride super rocky and rough trails every time I ride (with low PSI) and I cant remember the last time I or any friend had a puncture that sealant couldn’t deal with.

EXO+ front and DD rear tyres with no inserts work a treat for what I ride (use Exo+ on the rear too depending on weather/conditions)

Its an absolute no brainer for me….

The only punctures that I have had in recent memory have all been on my road bike which despite being set up for tubeless, I still use tubes in (through sheer laziness of not getting tubeless tyres yet). As soon as they wear out I am making the switch.

I have a selection of Oakleys that I use for MTB and Road Cycling. Jawbreakers and Sutro models mostly with Prizm trail and road lenses.

I have one dodgy eye that doesn’t work quite properly so I am highly protective of the good one and am happy to invest in good quality eyewear that is effective in terms of optics and impact protection.

I look after the glasses by cleaning them properly and storing them in their bag/case after each use. As a result I tend to get 3 or 4 years use out of each pair no bother – even longer with the road ones as they don’t get so covered in filth.

I also have other casual Oakleys (Holbrooks etc) that I use for daily wear – literally every day, even in winter (my eye doesn’t dilate so even slightly bright weather causes me to have to shut my eye). Again these get looked after so last a very long time.

I look after them, they look after me.

I am digging the new colours very much – two tops promptly ordered!

Not the stupid 3/4 sleeves ones though – that’s not a good look on anyone.

So. Much. Misinformation.

Every nutrition/diet thread goes this way. It’s no wonder people get confused.

The op asked about acute weight loss during exercise. This has been explained accurately above.

The rest about Ketosis etc. Nonsense and irrelevant.

I despair.

In addition to dropping water weight you will also burn carbohydrate that is stored in the liver and muscles (glycogen) during exercise – you can store around 600-800ish grams in both combined so depending on the length and intensity of the exercise you can drop that amount of weight and easily a couple of KG of water.

You don’t just sweat out the moisture/water, some evaporates and you breath out some too.

Lance was quite a long time ago…

Scolty deffo worth checking out if you have the time – loads of great trails.

It would be good to see him up against a fresh Bernal and Roglic etc.

Prior to making up your mind it would be interesting to look at his times up these climbs in the context of other previous recent performances – not just against those he is currently racing.

As I understand it his times up some of the key climbs have not been hugely faster than previous years etc.

I did see an article discussing this somewhere with examples – I will try and find it.

His TT performance was impressive.

I am inclined to believe he is clean – he is tested to the max and wasn’t even born when the dark days of doping were going on so it seems unfair to be so cynical.

You likely won’t even get 4 29er wheels in an average boot with adults in the back too, let alone the rest of the bikes.

I had a BMW 3 series touring (estate) and just managed to get two road bikes, a 29er and baggage for 2 adults in the back with seats down.

No way I would have fitted two people in the back, two bikes and baggage as well.

Some form of bike rack with a small car is your answer…

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High Fidelity
Kill bill

I just got a Thule Upride as my new bike didn’t work with my old 598 (the shock gets in the way of where the clamp needs to go).

The Upride clamps the front wheel by the tyre and secures the rear wheel as per usual. No frame contact at all. It works an absolute treat. Fits my road bike (which I never put on the roof before as I didn’t want to clamp the wafer thin frame) and my silly long hardtail and full sus bikes.

Is nae cheap but it’s rock solid.

England vs Italy will definitely make for an exciting final.

Don’t see diving being an issue at all in the final 😬

#karmaisabitch

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Denmark were robbed. England probably deserved to win but that was a poor way to go about it.

What’s the point of VAR again? That dive was shameful. Denmark don’t deserve to go out on that.

Nothing wrong with simple carbs and sugar after exercise if your priority is recovering and growing stronger.

Also nothing wrong with simple carbs and sugar if consumed as part of a balanced diet.

But we’ve had this argument on here plenty recently so let’s not 😆

At that age I agree with the “just eat lots of real food” principle. My suggestion re the food diary was purely because of the veggie diet which “could” perhaps result in not eating enough of some essential stuff.

Perhaps they just need to eat a bit more total food on lifting/training days. Would probs benefit from some extra carbs to recover too following training, not just protein – particularly if they’re crashing post -lifting. A big bottle of chocolate milk is a good post exercise drink (and veggie but not vegan – not sure if this matters). Lots of fast acting carbs to replenish blood sugars and muscle glycogen, and protein to repair and rebuild.

If they’re training 5 days per week including S&C work (so taking it seriously) its worth keeping a food diary for a few weeks and working out their typical macro nutrient intake to make sure that they’re getting enough of everything.

Veggie diet is totally fine but it can be tricky to get sufficient protein for strength/power performance and recovery. One can of tuna a week is not going to achieve much if rest of the weekly/daily diet is lacking. Consistency is key.

I’ve never used pea protein but used whey and casein for years and whilst it’s not replacement for real food it’s a useful supplement to have when required.

Do they have access to a qualified S&C coach or suchlike who can advise?

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Absolutely no way I would be letting that slide. I would be raising it with the neighbour politely and calmly and asking them how they would like to proceed to rectify.

If they are not apologetic, mortified and similarly keen to resolve they are not worth having a relationship with.

If it was me and my tradesman had damaged my neighbours Car I would be doing everything I could to sort it (and would be very pissed off with my tradesman – who is the one who really needs to sort this out).

Ah got you! Of course. Sorry, not ever used such a helmet. Thanks

What is a chin bar?

I fall off my bike nearly early week. 🤷🏼

I Wouldn’t dwell on it too much. These things happen. But definitely keep your helmet on when riding off road.

Get them powder coated?

See it almost every week around town.

Good calories and bad calories…. lol.

Different foods have different energy and nutritional densities/profiles but a calorie is a calorie.

I don’t think framing foods as good or bad is necessarily helpful (with perhaps the exception of transfats). Most foods are fine in moderation. Sometimes refined carbs are exactly what you need and we have been eating. Flour or products with flour are not all bad.

Time restricted eating, or intermittent fasting is just another way of limiting the amount you eat (calories consumed) during the day.

If you just want to drop some bodyfat you don’t really need to to get too hung up on blood glucose levels. Stick to the basics of a consistent, solid balanced diet with a slight deficit for a sustained period of time. It does take a long time to see real change if you have a bit of weight to drop.

If you want a quick easy and to the point explanation of this with simple tables to Calculate carbs per ride, try this:

https://renaissanceperiodization.com/rp-diet-for-endurance

There’s some free blog articles on that site as well but that book is 49 pages of simple calculative fact including weight loss advice, it’s very good.

Agreed – the Renaissance Periodization resources are all very good. Many of their coaches/staff are worthwhile following on social media (if that’s your thing) to help filter out all the lifestyle/diet zealotry and straight up nonsense that is so prevalent online.

I hadn’t seen their Endurance e-book ( I have several of their strength/hypertrophy books and diet templates/books) and that’s a bargain so I am away to get it – cheers.

Also – If you do serious prolonged endurance exercise efforts you will need even more carbs – c. 70g to 90g per hour.

I recommend getting a solid science based book like “The complete guide to sports nutrition” by Anita Bean. It’s accessible and one of the ones I used to use with my introductory students.

Good luck by the way

To lose weight you must be in a calorie deficit. Fact.

There are many different ways to achieve a calorie deficit. Keto is one way of restricting calories that works for some people but it’s not a magic bullet and by no means the only solution. I hate low carb. It doesn’t work for me.

You can achieve a calorie deficit through diet alone or in combination with exercise. The more exercise you do the more you will need to eat to fuel and recover. We all know exercise is good for you so the days you do exercise you do need to eat more – it’s a fine balance that’s hard to wing.

It is perfectly possible to achieve a calorie deficit whilst eating a normal balanced diet. There is no need to restrict specific food, categories of food or whole macronutrients. I dropped 12 kg early this year and I ate loads of carbs during the process – biscuits, bagels, fruit, cereal bars etc. (to fuel exercise) Sugar is not inherently bad but it’s very easy to eat a bit too much.

It is important to understand how much food you need for your lifestyle. There are lots of online tools to help you calculate your daily requirements- based on things like the Harris-Benedict equation. .

Once you know your daily requirements

Work out your (rough) daily calorie requirement and aim for a 500kcal deficit for sustainable weight loss. More than this for too long and you risk burning muscle mass too (a bit). Depending on what I do my daily intake can vary by 1500kcal (even during periods of weight loss).

As a guide each day aim for 0.8 to 1g of protein per lb of body weight, 0.5g to 2g of carbs per lb of body weight depending on exercise intensity, and top up the rest of calories with healthy fats (1g of fat = 9kcal).

As others have mentioned using something like MyFitnessPal and tracking your meals and drinks (all of them) is a great way to develop an understanding of what and how much you are putting in your body. It’s so easy to overeat even when eating healthy foods. Liquid calories can be a killer too and add up if not kept in check.

It’s a bit of a faff but it works. Once you’ve done it a while and you get a sense of portions you can chill out with the weighing.

Eating less and moving more sounds like common sense but it’s actually quite hard to do it consistently and sufficiently systematically to ensure desired body composition change.

In my experience you need to take a bit more of a deliberate approach to ensure long term results, and if necessary be prepared to break some long term habits.

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Drumtochy Forest and if you don’t mind a short drive over Cairn o Mount – Glen Dye, Glen Tanar, Aboyne and Scolty hill near Banchory.

All are “relatively” close to Edzell but not perhaps in the immediate vicinity.

As mentioned above I would suggest Aboyne or Ballater in the NE – access to Donside and Deeside – some fantastic quiet (and less quiet) roads and climbs.

Also another vote for Pitlochry area – load of great routes round the various local lochs and glens and can access Deeside too.

Don’t get involved. Just politely decline.

I am really just waiting for the RCC trail wear… 😬

What is the point of 3/4 length sleeves? They just look stupid.

I like Rapha kit for road riding and some of this stuff is quite nice but I don’t feel hugely inspired to actually buy any – might get some short sleeve tops to try out but they don’t appear much different from their gravel range.

Bit underwhelmed given the development lead time.

Cut for warranty replacement I’d imagine. Prove the old frame is definitely destroyed

The Rapha Pro Team kit, and particularly the Aero kit has quite long sleeves – but it ain’t cheap…like £145 a jersey so unless you can find some uber deals I guess this info is useless

Yeah mine started doing this too so got rid of them. I don’t bother with inserts now and don’t miss them.

I was cycling those very roads last week (dodging rain showers). They are cracking roads to drive and ride. Beautiful views too particularly as you approach Schiehallion towards Tummel Bridge.

They were extremely quiet the days we were riding there and round Loch Rannoch etc.

I had a 2008 335d m sport touring and it was a great car. Very fast and handled well but it was a firm ride (this did not concern me).

It was Fast but boring in a way most large engined diesels are.

It was very low maintenance for me too. Went through the rear tyres quite quickly but all my cars seem to do that 😬

Also had a 2017 330d m sport touring which wasn’t a great deal slower but had significantly better fuel economy (which is generally important to diesel drivers.

Both great cars for munching the miles.

I wouldn’t bother with x drive , they sit higher and just feel a bit lifeless.

As others have highlighted they’re not the biggest cars inside in terms of rear legroom but with the seats down the touring has a good amount of useable space. Two bike bags with all the trimmings nae bother.