Any of you Tossers ride a pushbike?

Twotter said:
My cheapo mountain bike has flat pedals and quite a few times my trainers have slipped off the pedal when I've been bimbling along the local lanes. Not life threatening nor any broken bones but certainly a few cuts and bruises.

Some weeks back I got my first road bike and it has Shimano SPD-SL pedals. Clipping in and out was initially a bit odd, but I've got used to it after a ride or two. I like the feeling of security when I'm pedalling :thumb2
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Good quality mountain bike pedals have pins which lock into the groves on the soles of your cycling shoes, preventing the sort of thing you mention:

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My feet never slide around while using these, even during my most aggressive rides on pretty demanding trails.

On faster flowing, less technical trails, I use Crankbrothers clipless pedals, which are widely regarded as the easiest of all pedal designs to clip in and out of. I have on occasion used them even on my road bike:

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Ronno said:
I think I might do that after watching folk timbering off bikes at traffic lights on youtube. :eek:

What pedals would you recommend? :thumb2
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One of each. Flatty on the foot you always put down at the lights and clip-in on the other one. Best of both worlds! :aidan
 
Did about 20 miles today up and down the Tissington Trail in Derbyshire.

It's an old railway track and rises about 650 feet over 9 miles. If you start at the bottom (Ashbourne), you don't notice the ascent and the ride back down becomes a real joy!

:)
 
picked my new bike up on saturday :D

giant defy advanced 2. decided to go for the small frame but with a longer handlebar fixing tube just so i'm not too upright. it is the most comfortable bike i have ever ridden and i feel really relaxed on it. :thumb2

got it from alf james cycles gresford who are really good at what they do and gave me lots of advice and time. big recommend for them :thumb2

i also splashed out on a garmin edge 500 computer with heart rate strap and what a piece of kit that is. the data that it records which can be uploaded to garmin connect or strava where it can be displayed is amazing.

rode the bike home from the shop by an indirect route of 34 miles taking in part of the tour of britain route and i have to say i loved it and i am still getting on ok. with the spd cleats :thumb2

really relishing next weekends midnight ride from manchester to blackpool now.
 

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UturnTony said:
picked my new bike up on saturday :D

giant defy advanced 2. decided to go for the small frame but with a longer handlebar fixing tube just so i'm not too upright. it is the most comfortable bike i have ever ridden and i feel really relaxed on it. :thumb2

got it from alf james cycles gresford who are really good at what they do and gave me lots of advice and time. big recommend for them :thumb2

i also splashed out on a garmin edge 500 computer with heart rate strap and what a piece of kit that is. the data that it records which can be uploaded to garmin connect or strava where it can be displayed is amazing.

rode the bike home from the shop by an indirect route of 34 miles taking in part of the tour of britain route and i have to say i loved it and i am still getting on ok. with the spd cleats :thumb2

really relishing next weekends midnight ride from manchester to blackpool now.
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Nice bike, Tony, but how do you ride it with one leg?:aidan
 
I've been out for only my second ride yesterday. The new pedals were a great improvement for me. I rode 13kms (according to Strava) and that included a few quite steep hills. I was home in 51 mins but the ride home into a strong head wind was a bit of a challenge. I was fairly fecked.

My plan next time is to go quite a bit further but stick to flatter terrain.
 
UturnTony said:
picked my new bike up on saturday :D

giant defy advanced 2. decided to go for the small frame but with a longer handlebar fixing tube just so i'm not too upright. it is the most comfortable bike i have ever ridden and i feel really relaxed on it. :thumb2

got it from alf james cycles gresford who are really good at what they do and gave me lots of advice and time. big recommend for them :thumb2

i also splashed out on a garmin edge 500 computer with heart rate strap and what a piece of kit that is. the data that it records which can be uploaded to garmin connect or strava where it can be displayed is amazing.

rode the bike home from the shop by an indirect route of 34 miles taking in part of the tour of britain route and i have to say i loved it and i am still getting on ok. with the spd cleats :thumb2

really relishing next weekends midnight ride from manchester to blackpool now.
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Tony - lookin good :thumb

Couple of observations though - ditch the plastic disc behind the rear cassette - it's a dead giveaway you're a noob and looks crap.
You will prob need to get a 2nd bottle cage for long runs.
Lose a couple of spacers on the head tube as it looks crap and will give u a better position
Edge 510 was the one to go for - livetracking etc. 500 is so last year darling :D
 
V4 TRV said:
Tony - lookin good :thumb

Couple of observations though - ditch the plastic disc behind the rear cassette - it's a dead giveaway you're a noob and looks crap.
You will prob need to get a 2nd bottle cage for long runs.
Lose a couple of spacers on the head tube as it looks crap and will give u a better position
Edge 510 was the one to go for - livetracking etc. 500 is so last year darling :D
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cheers :thumb2

plastic disc, ok. consider it gone :thumb2

2nd. bottle, will do :thumb2

spacers? well it does feel very comfortable at the moment but, it wont do any harm to try it out :thumb2

edge 510 ? i agree, but, i got a really good deal on the 500 and i'd spent enough already and in fact will be spending more this week on clobber and now another bottle and cage :blast
 
I made my first 30 mile + non-stop ride yesterday. Sore ass today :D

I have also ordered lights from Lumicycle so I can keep going throughout winter and loads of kit and other stuff coming from Wiggle for winter riding - shorly I should have shares in Wiggle by now :D I have pretty much spent the same on kit and other stuff than I paid for the bike :blast My weightloss continues though which is all good and my endurance is getting better all the time.
 
I went for a short ride (25 miles) this afternoon and part of my route was on last Saturday's Tour of Britain route. For all the Strava lovers... there are a good few people who will have lost their KOMs as a result of the peleton cruising on through.:D
 
Went out for only my third ride after work today. According to Strava, I did 21.3 kms in 1 hr 05 mins with an average speed of 19.5 kms and an elevation of 170 metres

I'm well chuffed although I appreciate that it's kiddie stuff compaired to some of the distances some of the guys on here are covering. It's a start though and I really enjoyed it. Hopefully, I can only get fitter and better and my distances will improve greatly. I've already set some goals for myself albeit I'm pissed off that nights will soon be much darker and I'll be limited to weekend rides. I wish to feck I'd discovered this much earlier :beerjug:
 
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