Health & Family Bike riding

If you consider the wheels that Wheeler is a good buy even if groupset is an older model.
I don't even own one and I am stripping the parts off for a custom frame build.

 

You should look at one of these recumbents....ICE Trice T...they can go fast with the right "engine"...
Almost 10 yrs old, 81 gears, +30,000km
No sore bums or wrists + you get to see everything without a stiff neck...

 

Is that @Gockie's uncycle with training wheels on the front?

 

I do around 140km per week on one of these with gator skin road tyres commuting most days to work. What I liked about it was the 105 group set, the disc brakes and the alloy frame.

TCX SLR 2 (2018) | Men Cyclocross bike | Giant Bicycles Australia

Can handle 30km/h pretty easily, but I may upgrade to a pure road bike in the future, would prefer a bigger front sprocket and road wheels + thinner tyres and a carbon frame.

TCR Advanced 2 Disc (2019) | Men Race bike | Giant Bicycles Australia

After having a previous carbon bike frame crack, what I love about Giant is the lifetime frame warranty, plus my local bike shop is Giant and they're great guys.

 

We did the Sydney M7 yesterday (well 3/4 of it, me on unicycle and Mrs 2dogs on 2 wheels) and met such a variety bikes and riders. From a guy with an $8k bike that he proudly rode a whole 30km on, to another who was at least 150 kg but still rode the whole cycle path (and more maybe), to a couple of guys on 3 wheeled, arm peddled machines. I assume they can't use their legs but they sure could go some distance and get some speed, not so good on hills however. It was good to see people on a stranger rides than my unicycle.

There is no one bike (or unicycle/tricycle) rider or type of gear and really just getting out there is good enough.

I'm always amazed at what people will spend to save 1 kg of bike, but maybe not think about the difference their much their own weight will make. No criticisms here, just interesting behavior.

 

Here's a cycling effort....
Four men on unicycles only team to finish gruelling 240 km Yukon relay after blizzard

 

Better still, take a leaf out of @Gockie's book, lose 4-5 kg by getting rid of half of the bike frame, one wheel, brakes & gears.

 

@TwoDogs is quite the unicyclist.... He does distances people usually do on 2 wheels on 1 regularly.

 

Though I would just tack on to this thread instead of starting a new one...

I had been slacking off with my cycling, but started a new job in August and very conveniently it is an ~11km commute to work. I have been going in to the office 3 days a week, pretty much just for the commute. It has been great to get back in to some regular cycling.

Anyway, I have been doing the Great Cycle Challenge in October the last few years, and as part of that, last weekend I rode the Fernleigh Track (Newcastle) all day (well, for 10hrs, anyway). Managed to rack up 200.1km, which is by far my longest ride ever! Pretty damn happy with the effort, and actually surprised at my recovery. I rode to work mon+tue, and was indeed slow and fatigued, but thats to be expected I guess!

I rode my gravel bike, but at least put some slick tyres on it. I had been thinking about getting a "proper" road bike, but I enjoy the gravel bike so much I dont think I'll bother.

 

Awesome effort mate. That is a huge ride. Anything else planned?

 

Its funny, I had not really though much beyond that ride, and even for that I didnt really expect to make it to the 200km. I've ridden 100miles before, and figured I could crawl to that if I needed to, but Id had a bit of manflu (confirmed not Covid!) during the week and had barely left the house, so was a little concerned about my endurance.

I'll continue with my commutes, and do some longer detours to work on 2 of those days, and look to pick up some extra rides on the weekends. Last day of October is a Saturday, and while i don't think a full day out on the bike will be tolerated by the family (my wifes birthday that week!) perhaps I should at the very least target 100 miles for the last day!

 

That's a fairly cost effective way to get a decent bike and running gear. I am not a fan of the current SRAM stuff - but it seems to hit a better price point for bike builders. I am also not a fan of the local Specialized dealer unfortunately.

A mate has just ordered a Canyon Neuron CF9. Very good bang for buck by the looks of things. I will be very interested to see it in the flesh.

I'd like a new mtb, but it really cannot be justified. I really like my Yeti SB95, just wish it was able to carry a bottle inside the triangle #firstworldproblems . And besides, I'm riding my gravel bike way more anyway...

Cheers,
Inertia.