Cyclists again!

[Mich the Tester]

I got overtaken on my bike by a bunch of people who are obviously a lot fitter than me.

ftfy

[mudskipper]

Danny MacAskill

Danny Macaskill's latest video - great idea and brilliantly done, but I think I prefer his location ones.

[DaveB]

Danny MacAskill

Danny Macaskill's latest video - great idea and brilliantly done, but I think I prefer his location ones.

Very clever but lacks the natural feel of his previous ones. Having it all set up and designed in advance makes it feel far more, posed isn't the right word, it lacks the flow of the earlier films.

[MarillionFan]

I don't think my tyres are helping. Just been out for two hours and covered 20 miles. 10mph average.

Even on the flat I'm only getting up to 12-14 mph with a slight down hill maximum 19.7 mph. Up hill is a slog.

I noticed that when I got onto a rough Tarmac my tyres which are super thick, wide, deep grooved off road tyres felt like treacle.

What type of tyres should I use?

[mudskipper]

I don't think my tyres are helping. Just been out for two hours and covered 20 miles. 10mph average.

Even on the flat I'm only getting up to 12-14 mph with a slight down hill maximum 19.7 mph. Up hill is a slog.

I noticed that when I got onto a rough Tarmac my tyres which are super thick, wide, deep grooved off road tyres felt like treacle.

What type of tyres should I use?

For riding on road, pump your tyres up to max PSI. Less knobbly tyres will help on road, but not so good off-road. If you're only riding on-road, then get road tyres. If you're doing road and towpaths, get hybrid tyres. But if you want to go play in the woods, keep your knobblies.

But I suspect the big problem is the engine.

[Paddy]

I don't think my tyres are helping. Just been out for two hours and covered 20 miles. 10mph average.

Even on the flat I'm only getting up to 12-14 mph with a slight down hill maximum 19.7 mph. Up hill is a slog.

I noticed that when I got onto a rough Tarmac my tyres which are super thick, wide, deep grooved off road tyres felt like treacle.

What type of tyres should I use?

[DeadEyedJacks]

Power to Weight Ratio

Yep, don't worry about the bike so much as the rider...

road bike weighs 7-12Kilos, rider weighs ten times as much.

Experience, practice and conditioning count for a lot.

As a weekend cyclist, I can complete 25 miles on road bike in under an two hours,
but my brother a live long cyclist can do 50 miles in the same time without effort!

[MarillionFan]

For riding on road, pump your tyres up to max PSI. Less knobbly tyres will help on road, but not so good off-road. If you're only riding on-road, then get road tyres. If you're doing road and towpaths, get hybrid tyres. But if you want to go play in the woods, keep your knobblies.

But I suspect the big problem is the engine.

Done 44 miles so far this week and slowly working up each time. Probably 30 miles the previous two before that.

[mudskipper]

Done 44 miles so far this week and slowly working up each time. Probably 30 miles the previous two before that.

Excellent. Little and often is good.

[doodab]

What type of tyres should I use?

I was going to suggest some hand sewn tubulars but you probably need some steel belted radials.

You should be able to get some slicks or near slicks that fit your wheels. Pump them up good and hard. At speed aerodynamics is a bigger factor, that is where road bikes have a great advantage due to the riders position which reduces frontal area a lot compared to the upright posture of an off road bike.

Uphill weight matters more. Try eating less.