Where my bike riders at? Just bought a new single speed/fixie

[Stir Fry]

So you saying use higher gear's? I'll try this tomorrow I bet I'm not gonna be able to do 5 miles

There's also the option of finding the happy medium, don't mash your legs so hard that it turns you off from riding, but don't try to spinning so fast that you're barely moving. They say the most efficient cadence is 90rpm, but i prefer high 70's/low 80s and can hold a decent 18mph distance with ease these days. For reference, an 80rpm spin is just slightly faster than one rotation per second. Get up to a comfortable speed and try to find the the lowest gear that you can maintain it with. You should feel just enough resistance that even though you're spinning quickly, you could go faster in the same gear if you were just to spin a little more.

At the end of the day, everyone has their own philosophy, so just find the way that encourages you to ride the most regardless if what youbread online. I'm not even totally sold on what's regarded as the most efficient spin speed as i like to ride with a little resistance myself.

 

[Wildin]

So you saying use higher gear's? I'll try this tomorrow I bet I'm not gonna be able to do 5 miles

Yes and no.

As you get some miles under your wheels definitely gradually move up to higher gears.

Right now just ride whatever is comfortable for you. Don't worry about high gears that are going to tax your legs or spinning, just ride comfortably until you can go 15-20 miles and feel comfortable.

As you ride comfortably, switching gears should eventually become second nature depending how many inclines and declines you hit. I always switch to a higher gear and hit declines fast, mainly because the trail I ride has multiple overpasses that cars drive over. So as i ride under the overpasses it goes into a decline then as I come out it inclines. So for my situation as I power into my declines, my speed gets fast 22-23mph then when I hit the incline I have enough speed to continue to pedal and pull myself out.

As you get comfortable there will be times when you ride out of the saddle (stand up and pedal), and you'll push your own limits at your own pace. You might crank up the gear and ride out of the saddle for 10 pumps, or 10 seconds, 20 seconds, 30 seconds, full on sprint.

It all takes time. Just focus on riding as much as you can as long as it's fun, don't be afraid to rest too or take days off. Don't get discouraged by people that zoom by you. Trust me, I've been 60 miles deep. Riding for 4+ hours and I can tell someone just pulled there bike off of their car and hit the trail, they are all fresh and refreshed. They go zooming by like . They don't know how long I've been riding that day. But I've also been that guy, just jumped on the trail full of energy, zooming by someone, when realistically they could be 50+ miles deep. Just ride your ride.

 

[LordLyons]

Why you stop?

rode it to the ground. front deraileur, front brake, and back tire axle fukked up

 

[Wildin]

Today's ride was brutal. But I'm not eating enough after rides to get enough fuel to ride again the next day. I had to use one of my emergency gels. I made it though.

We will see what tomorrow's ride brings.

 

[Hijo de luna]

Got dropped from the fast group today. Cramps wouldn't leave me alone. shyt was hilly and windy.

 

[Morethan1]

@nikkahs B. Wildin and @Hijo de luna what's yall height and current weight? No homo

Yall burn a awful lot of calories

 

[FaTaL]

Got dropped from the fast group today. Cramps wouldn't leave me alone. shyt was hilly and windy.

52 miles a regular thing for you?

 

[Hijo de luna]

@nikkahs B. Wildin and @Hijo de luna what's yall height and current weight? No homo

Yall burn a awful lot of calories

I'm 6ft 165 lbs, fairly slim.

 

[Hijo de luna]

52 miles a regular thing for you?

Yeah, the mileage isn't a problem for me. The fast pace with the wind and hills is what wears me down. I average about 130 miles per week.

 

[Hijo de luna]

52 miles a regular thing for you?

Yeah, the mileage isn't a problem for me. The fast pace with the wind and hills is what wears me down. I average about 130 miles per week.

 

[Wildin]

@nikkahs B. Wildin and @Hijo de luna what's yall height and current weight? No homo

Yall burn a awful lot of calories

My weight fluctuates. Depending on how I'm eating and riding.

When I'm doing long rides like 40, 50+ miles Im as light as possible which is about 140, but I'm 5'8. A lot of my weight is just muscle.

Now that I'm practicing for the one punch man challenge. (100 push-ups, 100 squats, 100 situps and a 10k run or 20 mile bike ride everyday) my weight is up and it needs to be. I have to eat enough to sustain working out tough every single day. I just don't eat trash. So a lot of oatmeal, a lot of salmon, chicken, broccoli. Right now I'm like 157.

 

[Wildin]

People think it’s sweet watching them boys at Red Hook killing it, but riding in one is a whole different level. There’s a young brother who rides out of Brooklyn who’s a beast. Had a major accident in a crit and fractured his skull. There’s a doc about it on YouTube called The Scar I think. I saw that shyt and was like

Let me stay in my damn lane on Zwift.
Good luck to you bruh. Cycling is the best way to good long term health.

Yep, and for that very reason I've decided I won't be taking this too seriously. I'm not killing myself for $100 and bragging rights. I used to despise riding on the indoor trainer, bought a fan and now I prefer indoor over outdoor. Trying to decide between Zwift and Trainer Road.

Aight so I'm going to be setting up to zwift tomorrow or Thursday.

I copped an iPad air for $100.

Itll be my first and hopefully only apple device. I might get the hdmi dongle for the big screen.

I've got my mag trainer, my cadence sensor. When it's all said and done I should just pair the cadence sensor to the zwift app and start riding right?

 

[Wildin]

@Jean toomer

Im got zwift set up. It's not bad thus far. I just got it fully set up and calibrated. Tomorrow morning I'm going to do a 20MI ride and see how it fares compared to the 20MI rides I do outside.

If it's good I'll end up paying if not maybe I can sell this iPad.

It's pretty sweet thus far but I've only rode less than a a mile or two while calibrating it.

The good part is it has me using my mag trainer which I forgot how much I love. I can use my second bike and my second set of speed/cadence sensors which actually have an app that show the power/rpm and speed/distance. I could just use that app and do my rides on that whether indyoor or outdoor. I never used it outdoor cause I used a computer to track the stats and imported the data elsewhere but now their app has it all in one. Of course it doesn't have digital riding but it's legit.

 

[Wildin]

@Hijo de luna

Im still undecided on swift. I have 12 free miles to ride on it before I have to decide whether to buy it for a month or not.

I don't know how to feel.

My trainer is calibrated with it. I just need to focus my attention to cadence/power. On the road I focus on speed/time.

I know I can ride about 15-16mph and finish 20mi in 1h20 or so. Obviously. Zwift focuses on power so...

 

[1970s HeRon Flow]

Haven't rode my bike in weeks

My girl just moved into her luxury high rise apartment right by the sea so I been staying here the last 2 weeks, feeling like a boss wen she leaves to work and I walk around like it's my place

I just been going running along the ports and run paths, plus using her buildings gym to work out daily