alex_cycles
Veteran
- Location
- Oxfordshire
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JuhaL
Guru
Considered ceramic bearings until Hamblin, said they weren't worth the money
Plus it suits my deep pockets
About week ago I replaced bottom bracket to my trainer bike as well. Old one was Ceramicspeed so I decided to stay that brand with new BB as well. Indoor training is very tough for drivetrain and especially BB. Ceramicspeed maybe it's waste of money but I like how smooth it is.
JuhaL
Guru
I use instant oatmeal, it's handy when time is limited. 90sec in microwave and delicious porridge is ready.
Peter Salt
Bittersweet
- Location
- Yorkshire, UK
I add sugar to almost everything, even things that already have added sugar 
I add sugar to almost everything, even things that already have added sugar
That's because you're young, us oldies have to worry about diabetes,
I add sugar to almost everything, even things that already have added sugar
Me too .. just think, in 20 years time, you could look like me.
You lucky sod. You'll be fighting the girls off 🤣🤣
I've moved to adding salt to porridge. I don't often eat it these days. My eating strategy for long training rides is start fasted from the night before, eat carbs(anything) after an hour to 1hr30.
Keep eating small portions till ride is finished. Swap to protein whey isolate immediately after riding.
You know the rest OMAD and all that good stuff 🤣
alex_cycles
Veteran
- Location
- Oxfordshire
Granola for breakfast.
I'm racing up the Alpe at 1430. I've just had a 3 egg omelette with cheddar and stilton. Two bits of toast and now 50g of chocolate with my after lunch coffee.
I'll have a bottle with 50:50 OJ/water with some salt and sugar added and a bottle of water for during the ride. I have BelVita biscuits close to hand, reachable from my Zwifting rig, but rarely bother. I use them on long outdoor rides though, along with nuts and raisins.
Peter Salt
Bittersweet
- Location
- Yorkshire, UK
All ready for last stage 
steverob
Guru
- Location
- Buckinghamshire
Having a rough weekend. Started with a cold on Wednesday (not a surprise as my wife had it earlier in the week) but it hasn’t really developed - still got the sore throat and the lethargic feeling, but it hasn’t progressed into the constant coughing and blowing of the nose that it usually would by now.
So my plans for an outdoor 80km this morning got downgraded to a 50km ride, which then became an indoor 50km when I couldn’t rouse myself off the sofa in time to go out.
Scheduled to do two laps of the Muckle Yin course and felt I was doing okay, but as I got dropped at the end of the first lap my legs lost interest in pushing and I ended up quitting the event to instead do a couple of reverse laps of the Glasgow crit course (the lumpy segment is odd from this direction). All in all only 30km done when I’d planned so much more.
Hopefully this cold will either develop or go away before Thursday so I can give the Splitters race a decent go.
So my plans for an outdoor 80km this morning got downgraded to a 50km ride, which then became an indoor 50km when I couldn’t rouse myself off the sofa in time to go out.
Scheduled to do two laps of the Muckle Yin course and felt I was doing okay, but as I got dropped at the end of the first lap my legs lost interest in pushing and I ended up quitting the event to instead do a couple of reverse laps of the Glasgow crit course (the lumpy segment is odd from this direction). All in all only 30km done when I’d planned so much more.
Hopefully this cold will either develop or go away before Thursday so I can give the Splitters race a decent go.
