Road Biking - it's also a lot of fun!

**beachbum** · June 1st, 2007 11:15 PM

ha ha ha! malamang.

tutal naman napapagusapan na ang road biking, ok lang ba na magshare ng tips:

ako may tip. invest in a good cycling glove. we are only attached in a bike to only 5 small points. your butt, your two hands and your twol legs. most of the weight and road vibrations specially for stiff road bikes, goes to your butt, that's why there's a need for a good cycling shorts.

the next weight bearing points are your hands because of the crouching position of the road bike. so you need a good pair of gloves.

gloves also helps if you might fall down. you can avoid a lot of road rash by falling with a gloved hand.

**boybi** · June 2nd, 2007 07:41 AM

Yup, even in mountain biking, a good gloves makes a LOT of difference!

**wren** · June 2nd, 2007 03:36 PM

i just bought my first road biking outfit today. lycra shorts (yup, spandex

), jersey (they're tight too...you could tell if im an innie or an outie

), and some socks. the materials are light and great at wicking moisture so you stay dry.

i just did a 30 mile ride the other day and you guys are right. tight fitting clothes are a must for aerodymics purposes. i wore my mountain biking outfit and they were flapping all over the place, which is bad news especially going against a strong head wind. as for the gloves, i hate wearing 'em, especially on hot days, but they do help a lot.

road bikes are some of the most efficient machines out there, and you're defeating their purpose by wearing baggy clothes. lesson learned.

**miLes** · June 4th, 2007 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by FXT

i just bought my first road biking outfit today. lycra shorts (yup, spandex

), jersey (they're tight too...you could tell if im an innie or an outie

), and some socks. the materials are light and great at wicking moisture so you stay dry.

i just did a 30 mile ride the other day and you guys are right. tight fitting clothes are a must for aerodymics purposes. i wore my mountain biking outfit and they were flapping all over the place, which is bad news especially going against a strong head wind. as for the gloves, i hate wearing 'em, especially on hot days, but they do help a lot.

road bikes are some of the most efficient machines out there, and you're defeating their purpose by wearing baggy clothes. lesson learned.

ok post kana ng picture

btw road riders are prone to being infertile, prolong cycling hinders blood flow to the penis and also excessive long endurance training...balak ku pa naman mag300km ride di na siguro

**wren** · June 9th, 2007 12:28 AM

Originally Posted by miLes

ok post kana ng picture

btw road riders are prone to being infertile, prolong cycling hinders blood flow to the penis and also excessive long endurance training...balak ku pa naman mag300km ride di na siguro

pictures will be posted...in due time.

what, really?!

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di naman siguro apply sa kin yan, i only ride 16 miles a day to work and fro, plus the occasional 30-40 mile trek. i've been steadily increasing my distance though, by ten-mile increments until i reach my goal of 100 miles.

**the_wildthing** · June 9th, 2007 12:43 AM

Originally Posted by FXT

i will, once i figure out google maps. what if i just take pictures of my route? ok na ba yun?

You can post pictures and tie them to the location on Google Maps. Though I haven't tried it myself. Hehehe. Nangangati na rin ako for a bike. Isip ako kung 2nd hand or bnew. At kung san ko itatago na hindi hassle. Apartment lang kasi kami.

**wren** · June 9th, 2007 01:09 AM

Originally Posted by the_wildthing

You can post pictures and tie them to the location on Google Maps. Though I haven't tried it myself. Hehehe. Nangangati na rin ako for a bike. Isip ako kung 2nd hand or bnew. At kung san ko itatago na hindi hassle. Apartment lang kasi kami.

better yet, here's a video. sorry medyo maingay.

http://www.singletracks.com/mountain...8e0411702e0ab3

bili ka na bro, it doesn't take up much room.

then you and your family can visit us up here. i could show you the trails personally.

**boybi** · June 10th, 2007 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by miLes

ok post kana ng picture

btw road riders are prone to being infertile, prolong cycling hinders blood flow to the penis and also excessive long endurance training...balak ku pa naman mag300km ride di na siguro

How about mountain biking? Mas matagtag ang MTB kesa road bike di ba? Hindi ba mas prone pa ang MTB sa infertility? Anyway, biruan nga naming mga may anak na sa mga binatang kasama namin sa biking, hindi na namin problema ang ma-baog

**miLes** · June 14th, 2007 05:35 PM

Originally Posted by boybi

How about mountain biking? Mas matagtag ang MTB kesa road bike di ba? Hindi ba mas prone pa ang MTB sa infertility? Anyway, biruan nga naming mga may anak na sa mga binatang kasama namin sa biking, hindi na namin problema ang ma-baog

nope, mas matagtag talaga road, laki ng difference maskina hardtail gamit ku, you have to inflate roadbike tires at 90psi kasi, otherwise mabilis tumama yung rim sa lubak, i had trouble peeing nga after my first 3hr ride sa roadbike kaya i use it for training lang talaga...i invested in a good seat panaman costs me 6k

so instead of changing saddles, my brother bought me a cushion cover for my seat tapos palit aku ng anatomic cycling shorts kasi heavier padding than the trifemme

**wren** · June 27th, 2007 01:14 PM

here are a couple of pics from the american river trail. it's 35 miles of paved and uninterrupted trail. sorry, wala pa close up. di pa comfortable sa lycra cycling outfits.