John G
LE
Just a thought, but I couldn't help wondering if it'd be an idea to have a stickied cycling thread.
At the moment there's a stickied thread on cycling shoes (really 'toe clips vs clip-ins') which is a bit outdated as I don't know anyone who uses toe clips for anything anymore (road/tri/mtb/commute) and I thought they died out years ago except for a dedicated few, while there's an excellent thread on cycle commuting which has become far more general (mtb's, gearing, costs, etc) which is slipping down the forum despite some excellent and interesting posts from some obviously very well informed and experienced cyclists from all fields (road/ tri/ trail/ hybrid/ commute/ fatties/ gravel, etc) as well as from some who, like me, are just into 'cycling' rather than 'cyclists' per se.
I'm suggesting a 'cycling' thread rather than a 'cyclists' one as cyclists have to be the biggest gear heads on the planet, with many simply into the latest fad (anyone remember biopace gears?) rather than actually into cycling, while on the other hand I'm sure there are many who, like me, have simply drifted into more and more cycling and less and less running as injuries and age have taken their toll.
FWIW I've got a range of injury issues (knees, hips, back, etc) which now effectively prevent any running so I've no option but to cycle to retain any sort of health and fitness and I'm sure there must be many others here in exactly the same position, but most of the advice readily available is about the type of cycling to take up and the type of bike (fattie, hybrid, touring, etc), all of which have pros and cons, when the most important point by far isn't style but seat angles - sounds technical, but it's the only thing that, once you know what to look for, actually makes all the difference.
I've had to give up all my very nice (and very pricey) specialist bikes, including from sponsors like Raleigh, handbuilts from Colnago and Swallow (8k, 30 years ago!) and others, and I now ride an upgraded Trek Navigator for an hour or so a day as it's got a very relaxed seat tube angle of 73 but is still relatively 'normal' (if heavy), but I may be getting a rather more outlandish crank forward/ semi-recumbent Giant Revive, as I've noticed one in my local bike shop for a ridiculously low price (about 100 pounds) as I don't think they've any idea what it is.
So ... dedicated cycling thread, anyone?
At the moment there's a stickied thread on cycling shoes (really 'toe clips vs clip-ins') which is a bit outdated as I don't know anyone who uses toe clips for anything anymore (road/tri/mtb/commute) and I thought they died out years ago except for a dedicated few, while there's an excellent thread on cycle commuting which has become far more general (mtb's, gearing, costs, etc) which is slipping down the forum despite some excellent and interesting posts from some obviously very well informed and experienced cyclists from all fields (road/ tri/ trail/ hybrid/ commute/ fatties/ gravel, etc) as well as from some who, like me, are just into 'cycling' rather than 'cyclists' per se.
I'm suggesting a 'cycling' thread rather than a 'cyclists' one as cyclists have to be the biggest gear heads on the planet, with many simply into the latest fad (anyone remember biopace gears?) rather than actually into cycling, while on the other hand I'm sure there are many who, like me, have simply drifted into more and more cycling and less and less running as injuries and age have taken their toll.
FWIW I've got a range of injury issues (knees, hips, back, etc) which now effectively prevent any running so I've no option but to cycle to retain any sort of health and fitness and I'm sure there must be many others here in exactly the same position, but most of the advice readily available is about the type of cycling to take up and the type of bike (fattie, hybrid, touring, etc), all of which have pros and cons, when the most important point by far isn't style but seat angles - sounds technical, but it's the only thing that, once you know what to look for, actually makes all the difference.
I've had to give up all my very nice (and very pricey) specialist bikes, including from sponsors like Raleigh, handbuilts from Colnago and Swallow (8k, 30 years ago!) and others, and I now ride an upgraded Trek Navigator for an hour or so a day as it's got a very relaxed seat tube angle of 73 but is still relatively 'normal' (if heavy), but I may be getting a rather more outlandish crank forward/ semi-recumbent Giant Revive, as I've noticed one in my local bike shop for a ridiculously low price (about 100 pounds) as I don't think they've any idea what it is.
So ... dedicated cycling thread, anyone?