I thought the demographic preference of amateur cyclists had changed a lot compared prior to 2 decades before. During the early days of my cycling , its always about what is Marco Pantani is wearing and riding or even Lance Armstrong. You wanna get the same kit and bicycle and try to look as close as possible to those pro cyclists while nowadays, amateur cyclists tend to be more individual from my opinion. At least around my cycling circle (if i still have any), nobody wanna look like Pogacar, Vingegaard or Geraint Thomas. They just ride whatever they feel like and they dress just how they want it. Probably pro cycling is not exciting as it was before

This post has been edited by rads78: Aug 17 2022, 11:10 AM

I think previously most cyclists are more hardcore, they just love cycling as a sport, are fans of pros, ride harder (even drafting behind lorries). lots of new cyclists join as a way to get more exercise in, not into the racing scene, half of new cyclists ride with their spouses too. that said with training tools like power meters and indoor training apps like zwift being more common, the fast riders are becoming even faster than before. but even more hardcore riders who are fans of pros know the difference between their 250w ftp and pros 400w ftp, too embarrassed to wear pro kit nowadays lol.

I get my daily dose of pro cycling news from your IG stories hahahahahaha. cycling news, cycling tips now all need to subscribe, damn sad

1764

1764 huh? yup definitely not many options other than pro kits. all korek kotak putih bikepro.

Can always wear team jersey if you support the team, just like getting football club jersey. Some jersey are nice design hence worth considering as well.

Yerr... 😳
Wear this sure kena lipot 😅

This jersey nobody will lipot one...

how does it looks on fat belly?

🤣🤣🤣

If I wore that, major sosial media activists will have my photo posted & will kena kecam 99 😂
Btw.... Very the geli la. Got see titik one. But will be very fitting on young fella like you though. You will be instant hit with fansi of thousands of likes.

Pantani & Mario Cipollini are the reason why I like cycling

guys, tell me your gym routine. does it affect your performance?

squats and lots of squats

I mainly do body weight exercises + a kettlebell workout, not really for performance but more for functional strength.

pull ups, push ups & kettlebell swings & goblet squat. 3-5x a week depends on mood

I do 2 times a week deadlift and squats ( total weight around 60kg) 3x a week ( monday, wed and thurs) and notice my average power has increased after a month . Usual average around 150 watts over 3 hours and since my new routine have increase to 180 watts. I can feel my Dow stroke is a little bit more powerful over the same hill and my up stroke is a little bit easier

Will stick to this routine

hi i have a t700 full carbon RB , with full shimano Sora groupsets.
thinking of upgrading to carbon wheelset.

from your opinions is it worth upgrading ? im doing solo 30-40kM ride per session, 3-4 times per week. (not planning to join groups due to time constrain)

Or just get a new bike that already comes with carbon wheelset.
https://shopee.com.my/ALCOTT-ROAD-BIKE-ASCA...7f-f01f75356adc

wat is the reason u wan to upgrade to carbon ws?