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They had this on in the Beagle recently.

NYE Consumption;

First Chop x Shindigger- Pip
To Ol x Buxton- Carnage
Quantum- SK3
Mad Hatter- Toxteth IPA
Runaway- IPA
Runaway- Pale Ale

Designers have really been thinking outside of the box with that one!

The concept of this goes straight to anti, but the actual execution has a deserved place in the porn thread. Impressive work.

I definitely overeat post race and training but probably undereat during, definitely suffered more than I should have done in a few races because of it. Have to make sure I eat at set times (1 gel a lap or similar) or I just forget, even when I do eat it generally ends up mainly on my jersey and face.

I know weight loss should be gradual, is there any research into the maximum amount I should attempt to lose per week without jeopardising my health/power.

I have got fat in the lead up to christmas, scales saying 81kg+ atm, shitter.

Went our for a fairly big ride on Sat, scales pre ride said 81.2kg, post ride 78.8kg. Anyone know if this is normal? Is it possibly a sign i should be drinking more when riding?

Tebay is amazing, always stop on the way too/from races up that way. The pies are amazing.

Last night

Mikkeler x To oL- Underall Polaris- Nice citrusy IPA, would have expected something a bit more interesting from the collab though

Siren x Magic Rock x Beavertown- Rule of Thirds- Similar citrusy IPA- Nicer than the above, but still nothing mind-blowing

Summerwine- Beagle Pale- Always good, easy drinking pale

Size? Are cranks seized?

Or having a rest?

Racing in Dec? Are people just desperate to get points to move up/stay up?

I'm currently commuting daily, so 2 hours a day generally at Zone 2. Then a longer weekend ride of 4/5 hours again at Zone 2. Rest on Sunday.

I'm going to start upping the ride tempo on my ride home and do 2 x 10 minute sweet zone sessions on Monday, Weds and Friday.

May start intoducing some turbo work as i need to improve my sprinting.

Gonna have to build fairly early as my first goal is the Chorley GP on 4th April. 18 weeks away.

After ballsing about with plenty of other lights, i plumped for some Exposures. Joystick front, flare on my helmet and flare rear do me well for semi lit commutes. Build quality seems impeccable.

Or just find a HGV to draft

Race 1- I was the sucker closing things down
Race 2- Crashed, misjudged a descent when on the front
Race 3- Got in the early break which got reeled in, made a move on the final climb and took 3rd to move up to 3rd cat

Took me another 5/6 races to get my 2nd

(willy waved)

The point I was going to make is that before this I spent a year commuting 60km everyday, and doing a chaingang twice a week. Racing will bring your game up, but you need to have a pretty good game beforehand.

I'm not sure i'd encourage anyone to get involved with 4th Cat only races unless you are fairly confident you can move up quickly. Crashes are inevitable at any level, but just seem extremely prevalent at 4th.

10 races is almost a whole season, sitting in is dull

Do you laandaan types just have circuit racing? No interesting road races in the centre or nearish?

Amen

Total Bro-science but i like it, so i am adopting

That's written with knowledge of races in the NW btw. London may pan out completely differently.

Depends where you are racing? But get off the front if you can. Likelihood is that the people capable of progressing will come across with you, and then the bunch behind will give up. Also, less likely to crash and die.

If you aren't strong enough to get off the front, keep your wits about you, and sharpen your elbows, and possibly reinforce your collarbones, for the sprint.

Unfortunately, rebuilding a collarbone takes a bit longer

Anyone find that the pizza dough is probably better 3/4 days down the line? One of the joys of weekend pizzas, is additional weekday ones.

socks!

Ah I do that as well, mainly on my commute mind, pretty sure CTT wouldn't be happy with my drafting tactics

There will always be crashes, just make sure you are strong enough to hang around at the front, rather than off the back.

Though saying that, early last season, i was 3rd/4th wheel, the 2 front riders bumped shoulders and went down. I bounced over one set of legs and somehow stayed upright. Absolute carnage entailed behind.

Lezyne Micro read, when charging just shows solid green, and now won't switch on. Have tried the oyster card reset, any other suggestions?