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LeeM
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12th Mar 12 at 15:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Oh I nearly bought one of those, gears on the frame put me off though
Tom G
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12th Mar 12 at 15:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It is a bit weird that, I'll go out on it tomorrow morning and see how i like it.
Tom G
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14th Mar 12 at 10:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Went for my first ride last night, ended up just over 9 miles on the road. My legs we're burning! Think i was pedalling it too high of a gear? Anyone else have this problem? It took me just under 40 minutes to do the 9 miles which included an odd stop.

The route i taken had some long hills, around 2% i think, but the route to work had 4% hill
Tom G
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16th Mar 12 at 08:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fuck this commuting shit, hope it gets easier?
AlunJ
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16th Mar 12 at 08:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You're better to ride in a lower gear at a high cadence, save the big gears for the pros for now, I knackered my knees up doing that. 9miles in 40mins isn't half bad for a beginner. On a good day before I became fat I could do about 15 in 50mins. It doesn't get easier, you just go faster
Tom G
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16th Mar 12 at 09:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My commute is 8 miles door to door, but some are the hills are 4% last about 250m

[Edited on 16-03-2012 by Tom G]
Tom G
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16th Mar 12 at 09:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Im thinking about taking a longer flatter route home!
AlunJ
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16th Mar 12 at 11:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I hate hills, yet I want to be a climber
FlaFFy_91
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16th Mar 12 at 12:19   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hills are the worste. And as alun said. Whilste your starting out and your bodys getting used to it. Dont go into the highest gear. It doesnt seem natural but it will help you speed up a bit and it will save your legs from death haha, gears on the frame = horrible! Hate useing gears on the frame. Properly dangerous too
Tom G
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16th Mar 12 at 12:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah my gears are on the frame

literally stayed in Low gears 1-5 al the trip

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