Yup u r the early bird get the early parking...
I start at 7 so that I can ride when the roads are visibly clear

Also reason y I ride weekdays also...
Do u wana join me tmr 7am? Namwah pères n back.. Short ride

This post has been edited by benbeaninc: Dec 13 2021, 08:19 PM

Only 20kmh avg can join ah?

3400m elevation... Crazy...

I hope ur power qualifies 😬

Then again... Power numbers means nth in my book without know another factor...

fun ride je... Dunit compare horse power kan...
Strong one's will pull, weak one's will follow...

Start together end together... Asalkan safety first...

Follow the one guy at Genting Perez with turquoise colored jersey, bib, bike and socks. Even if you start at 8:00AM also guarantee you can finish before 12:00PM

That s abit extreme considering it is a hilly route
Unless no rest for meal n refill....

Actually i dont use any power meter or heart rate..
Used to use ibike newton b4 stages existed.. then broke 2 stages left sided.. 1 is still with amino doctor guy that repairs broken PM's..

Ya if club group rides always safety first.. had been thru quite alot of nerve wrecking experiences and witness high speed collisions. Look out for each other now. Now cyclist kena kecam kawkaw its on us to lead by example

This post has been edited by geno: Dec 13 2021, 09:17 PM

my pm also with amino hehe

You never reveal your SAER race result by riding in a big group most of the time?

Or you go Melaka and back logging 35kph….IIRC haha

You very popular for a reason, power GP rider

U meant geno kan...
I santai rider je

Used to ride when night time for past 7 years even not used the brightest headlamp. Chill ride when beginning to save some energy for return trip.

Weekday is my working days, I only can ride when weekend for long trip.

I start work at 10am so I can squeeze a short session in between

Meanwhile I m just lazy to place a light on my bike 😜

headlamp is compulsory anyhow for safety.
Even motorcycle also used to turn on headlamp for the past15-20 years?
I even will carry a spare torch light + mini power bank along for emergency purpose for this Saturday.

If expecting for longer ride, you should expecting to carry more stuffs along with you. This quite logic.
If not ready to carry more stuffs, then means no ready for long ride. Unless you got support car follow behind you then different story.

look on my strava picture, my bag size even much bigger than saddle.
some others cyclist may much bigger than me even.

This post has been edited by gkl83: Dec 14 2021, 09:02 AM

i usually short ride (40km) je...
of cos when needed i will put in a bike light ...

for a 100km lets say 30km/hr (as a standard), it will takes approx 3:30hr - 4hr without having a break...
logically speaking, if we plan our time correctly, we can be in within day light at all time.

definition of a "longer ride" is very subjective geh,
example, if u ride audex style, then yes bring more is always better.
But for 100km ride which is i think is still within acceptable distance, carrying a minimal is sufficient.

i m using tubeless, hence i can choose not to bring any tubes, if shit happens, grab is my only option. cos i do not wana spend 1hr in a mess, rather grab.
i only carry a multitool just to realign my disc brakes if needed.

think of on another way,
possible if u reduce some saddle bag weight u can reach avg of 31km/hr

This post has been edited by benbeaninc: Dec 14 2021, 10:03 AM

u wont know shxt will happened next.
I experienced tyre puncture for 2 times for less than 50km ride only. I even carry emergency patching in case all spare tubes used.
I am the kind to avoid take grab if possible, who know the areas you went to have no GSM / 4G network at all at certain corners.

#tubeless has its perks
well of cos none of us wana hail a grab to spoil all the fun in cycling, but when shxt happens, it happens.

that why i always ride will full loads as usual and 2x water bottles if possible even for short ride. I don't focus ride fast but instead ride safe.
who know used to ride without loads, light weight and suddenly cannot take the pace for long ride bcos extra loads.

unless u heading for unknown destinations, it is always good to bring more.
a planned trip enable us to ride efficiently.

usually it would just takes 2-5km to get used to the bike condition.

heavier weight will definitely slows down the pace logically.

I managed to hit 30km/h average speed with old road bike before heavy rain pour
Solo, No Stop, No Water for 50km. this the way how I load myself.

full carbon road bike, full ultegra groupset, 3 months old
30.1km/h
https://www.strava.com/activities/6339937316

full alloy road bike,full tiagra groupset, 7 years old
30.1km/h (before thru heavy rain), 29.2km/h (after thru heavy rain when last 5km)
https://www.strava.com/activities/6382544422

So I would say, is depend on yourself whether can ride faster or not, your bicycle wont help you improve significantly.
Hence, I always swap between alloy bike and carbon bike, so that i know how far I improved day to day.

This post has been edited by gkl83: Dec 14 2021, 11:09 PM