RideLondon - Surrey 100 anyone?

[EltonFrog]

I concur with @Nomadski. He is wise beyond his years.

 

[theguru]

Silly question do we still have to the excel centre to get our time chip??

 

[philinmerthyr]

Silly question do we still have to the excel centre to get our time chip??

Yes. We need to take the form that came with the last magazine to register.

 

[theguru]

thanks

 

[Nomadski]

RideLondon are offering a free 20 minute pedal assessment session on a Watt Bike. Dont need to bring special clothing, shoes will be provided. It will monitor and display your pedal stroke and they will make suggestions to get some extra free power out of the energy you are using anyway.

Its a light session so no need to worry about getting hot! You will need to book a time for whatever day you plan to be at the Excel for registration. Places are limited and when gone are gone!

http://www.prudentialridelondon.co....dential_RideLondon_Cycling_Show_s1_p16430.htm

http://wattbike.com/uk/wattbike/prudential_ridelondon

 

[philinmerthyr]

I had a watt bike assessment when I had my bike fit. It was excellent. The graph demonstrated the fact that I was pushing down only on the pedals showing a figure of 8. After a couple of adjustments to my cleats and thinking about the pedal stroke the graph became sausage shaped and my efficiency improved significantly.

It also showed that I favoured my left leg. Every few rides I spend some time thinking about my pedal stroke and over time it has become more natural to spin the pedals. If you get a chance to do this I recommend it especially as it is free

I booked my session at 2:40 on Saturday. Hopefully my pedalling technique it's better now than it was.

 

[EltonFrog]

RideLondon are offering a free 20 minute pedal assessment session on a Watt Bike. Dont need to bring special clothing, shoes will be provided. It will monitor and display your pedal stroke and they will make suggestions to get some extra free power out of the energy you are using anyway.

Its a light session so no need to worry about getting hot! You will need to book a time for whatever day you plan to be at the Excel for registration. Places are limited and when gone are gone!

http://www.prudentialridelondon.co....dential_RideLondon_Cycling_Show_s1_p16430.htm

http://wattbike.com/uk/wattbike/prudential_ridelondon

Thanks for this, I did not know about it. I have booked a slot for Thursday.

 

[themosquitoking]

RideLondon are offering a free 20 minute pedal assessment session on a Watt Bike. Dont need to bring special clothing, shoes will be provided. It will monitor and display your pedal stroke and they will make suggestions to get some extra free power out of the energy you are using anyway.

Its a light session so no need to worry about getting hot! You will need to book a time for whatever day you plan to be at the Excel for registration. Places are limited and when gone are gone!

http://www.prudentialridelondon.co....dential_RideLondon_Cycling_Show_s1_p16430.htm

http://wattbike.com/uk/wattbike/prudential_ridelondon

This seems like a good offer but personally i would be reluctant to change my riding position too much a day or two before such a big ride.

 

[Phoenix Lincs]

Thanks for this, 14.40 on Saturday

 

[EltonFrog]

This seems like a good offer but personally i would be reluctant to change my riding position too much a day or two before such a big ride.

This is a good point, I shan't change anything for the day, but it would be good to know what improvements I could make for the future.

 

[Phoenix Lincs]

This seems like a good offer but personally i would be reluctant to change my riding position too much a day or two before such a big ride.

IMO they won't be suggesting changing set up or anything structural the day before an event but I'd be interested to see whether my 'pulling up' practising has been worthwhile, or if I need to push harder with my right leg or something similar

 

[philinmerthyr]

Thanks for this, 14.40 on Saturday

I've got a 14:40 slot as well. It was the latest time. I hope I get there in time though. I'll be the one who looks like he should be playing rugby rather than on a bike. If you see me introduce yourself, it would be good to meet.

 

[EltonFrog]

Is anyone going on the Thursday?

 

[themosquitoking]

IMO they won't be suggesting changing set up or anything structural the day before an event but I'd be interested to see whether my 'pulling up' practising has been worthwhile, or if I need to push harder with my right leg or something similar

Push harder with both legs, it'll make hell of a difference.

 

[Nomadski]

This seems like a good offer but personally i would be reluctant to change my riding position too much a day or two before such a big ride.

I think its more about pedaling technique, rather than riding position. Ive actually cancelled my planned bike fit with Specialized as it is too close to RL.

This however is worth doing, you get a print out of your pedal stroke, compared to what it should be.

Im booked in on Friday at 1pm.