the build continues
standard BB7s, existing kinesis CX wheels, (for now) new front mech needed
just need to move brake/gear levers, cable it up, adjust disk brakes, add bar tape, put a chain on…..
oh and cut the steerer tube 🙂
first ride on Sunday 🙂 I hope I like it
w/c 12th Jan
total 12hrs, 127k !!!
1* turbo
Commutes – 4 (28-39k)
Long Ride – 5 hrs spin / roller session – its still cold!
had drinks at work on wednesday, new frame was delivered on Thursday,, so aborted training to unpack it 🙂
Weekend was still cold, so did another mamoth spin / roller session. They are quite hard, (riding home from the gym after 4 hrs was tough – legs were a little fried)
better than nothing though
Continue reading training week 13/40 – I really love indoor training
tri position – excellent,
road position – not very good, (too far forward, too much weight on hands)
tri position – good,
road position – very good – new saddle, new tri bars, new stem, saddle down a bit
I can’t really see the difference but it feels very different, and better
w/c 5th Jan
total 20hrs, 291k
2* turbo
Commutes – 8 (28-39k)
Long Ride – 5 hrs spin / roller session – it was cold!
New year – back on it….
2 runs,
and I swam !!!!
Weekend was a bit cold, and I am on support for work, so hit the gym and did back to back spin sessions, riding through the hour in the middle. Then got out, but got a call after 30 mins so headed home and jumped on the rollers for an hour until my arse complained.
better than nothing
Continue reading training week 11/40 – I love indoor training
I expect to beat all these in 2015 – The tcr sort of alters your perceptions of normal.
total 13 hrs, 341k
1 * turbo
Commutes – 4 (28-39k)
Long Ride – 4 hr 115k ride on new years day
Xmas week, and welcome January
Continue reading I hate Christmas – training week 10/40
total 11 hrs, 190k
1 * turbo
Commutes – 6 (28-39k)
Long Ride – none 😦
total 16 hrs, 360k
0 * turbos 😦
Commutes – 4 (28k)
Long Ride – easy ride 3 hr ride on saturday with the missus
long 7.5 hr ride on Sunday – 190k. nice weather so made the most of it. I feel slow but its winter so not pushing it
Continue reading xmas has started – training has stopped 🙂 training week 8/40
Big thing last week was getting a bike fit done on my prospective bike. I went along to Freespeed in West London.
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