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For over 30 years I commuted in my work clothes and steel toe capped boots, I was on clips and straps and used to straighten and rebend the toe clips so I could use them with the boots.
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For over 30 years I commuted in my work clothes and steel toe capped boots, I was on clips and straps and used to straighten and rebend the toe clips so I could use them with the boots.
Tin Pot
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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Hows the breathing , had a tight chest all week from a cold , no PBs of any kind this week .
Racing roadkill
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You need a beard with a small monkey living in it, and a fixie, and a 'where's Wally' outfit. Otherwise, it's just not going to work.
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BTW I'm not growing a beard; I'm just fighting off a bad cold and my face is far too sore to shave...
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Now I can see why 'stretch' material is so important to proper cycling trousers! I didn't expect the restricted movement to take so much out of me. I found I was rocking side to side slightly, as if my seat is too high (it isn't).
Other than that they're fine! It'd be nice to have some Rapha, Swrve or Vulpine ones, but my Burton ones cost me £6 from a charity shop. Once more I spin the wheel of smugness!
What you need is M&Ss fabled cycling chinos. Now discontinued though I think they came up with some sort of follow up - don't know what they are like. Failing that I think you have the right approach using cheaper jeans. I sometimes use cheap thin jeans. Wouldn't want to cycle far in traditional "quality" thicker jeans - as you say, too tiring.
I'm OK. I felt dreadful on Wednesday but much, much better by yesterday morning.
I suppose we cyclists recover quicker than most as we're regularly using our full lung capacity. I broke a rib once and the doc gave me antibiotics; apparently if you're not breathing properly you're prone to chest infections...
I do tend to cough once I arrive at work, I think it's because I've opened up my lungs with all the fresh air on the ride. It doesn't sound too healthy to my colleagues though lol
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I do tend to cough once I arrive at work, I think it's because I've opened up my lungs with all the fresh air on the ride. It doesn't sound too healthy to my colleagues though lol
If its very cold and frosty you can get something called a racers cough, in my case training hard early on frosty mornings many years ago ended up with a case of severe bronchitis and a trip to the doctors.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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Well still coughing up lumps of flem today and lightheaded so im not taking the kids swimming and i hope to be well enough for a ride tomorrow.
RoubaixCube
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No shame in going out there and sunning yourself with a chilled beverage in hand
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
Dress for the destination not the journey. Like wot 'normal' people do when using 'normal' forms of transport.
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?? - if you are on a bike you have to take some sort of account of the journey/prevailing weather conditions on the way surely, even if it means taking some sort of partial change of clothes.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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am commute 2-3 degrees, home commute 20 degrees .
Racing roadkill
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I get this a lot in the winter, I wear a thermal balaclava, when the weather is sub zero. I find it helps.
