Tank Slap - Motorcycle Forum

D6Nutz wrote:

Perkles wrote:

Cav wrote:I just thought I'd look at my health and environmental benefits of cycling to work...

6 burgers.

That's how much more I can eat. Happy days!

get on strava and see how your improving its very good for that

I pay for the premium subscription and you get the "Fitness and freshness chart". It gives you a score and chart of your fitness over up to 2 years.

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yes and me I think its worth paying for ,I go by my average speed thats how I tell where any big improvements are

CycleScheme Certificate applied for - I'm settled on this: https://www.evanscycles.com/pinnacle-la ... e-EV342346

It isn't a good looking bike but it's a bargain bike for Shimano 105 Groupset (minus the chainring). Threaded BB, which after Perks pointed out he prefers them, I did some searching and realised this comes highly recommended!.

Okay so a lot of components are heavy or non-aero but for a first timer it's still going to be awesome. The most important thing for me is smooth gearing as it is a pet-peeve of mine from my dodgy old MTB. I've got that box ticked with 105.

Now I just have to wait for the certificate to come through to raise the order

Then it's time to don the lycra and became a w@nker like the rest of them

Cav wrote:CycleScheme Certificate applied for - I'm settled on this: https://www.evanscycles.com/pinnacle-la ... e-EV342346

It isn't a good looking bike but it's a bargain bike for Shimano 105 Groupset (minus the chainring). Threaded BB, which after Perks pointed out he prefers them, I did some searching and realised this comes highly recommended!.

Okay so a lot of components are heavy or non-aero but for a first timer it's still going to be awesome. The most important thing for me is smooth gearing as it is a pet-peeve of mine from my dodgy old MTB. I've got that box ticked with 105.

Now I just have to wait for the certificate to come through to raise the order

Then it's time to don the lycra and became a w@nker like the rest of them

aero makes no noticeable difference to mere mortals who ride below 23 mph avg so dont get hung up on that
Your to young to be a mamil

Fair enough although I was thinking more about the wheels.. those effects will likely be felt at lower speeds.

Haha.. even so, in my current state I'm not a looker

Having said THAT I did lose 8.5lbs this week on the first week of my diet. I aim to keep this going til Christmas and hopefully lost 3 of the 4 stone I need to lose. Cycling will certainly help (if I get the bike in 202 which may be a task in itself).

Exercise & diet is all it is.
That bike doesn't look bad at all...it's clean-looking, and it's black....the Lance Armstrong crowd tend towards more garish colours.
You're not going to feel any drag from the wheels. Especially not if you're carrying around a few dozen soon-to-be-lost pounds. Aero wheels at best can drop your time over a given distance, but it's not something you can actually feel, unless if maybe you were running a rear disc (and getting blown around).