as a complete cycling novice i'm looking for a bit of advice. For reasons not entirely clear, other than the idea a good challenge I've agreed to ride the length of the UK with a couple of friends next year.
i'm in my mid 30s & haven't owned a bike since school, i have a reasonable level of general fitness but so far cycle training has involved a few sessions on a bike in the gym - 30km in an hour seems ok, not sure how i repeat that for 7 hours a day yet?
The plan is to run self sufficient with minimum kit & complete in about 9 days
so I've done a little bit of reading up & had more or less picked a bike based on price range & available size
Trek 1.2 C H2 2013 Road Bike
But, the more i read the more confused i get, so some specific questions, which may indeed elicit conflicting advice
- compact or triple chain set?
- road bike or touring bike?
- what have i not even thought about?
maybe in the end it doesn't it really matter, just get the miles under the belt before i start..
Would appreciate any thoughts or advice
i'm in my mid 30s & haven't owned a bike since school, i have a reasonable level of general fitness but so far cycle training has involved a few sessions on a bike in the gym - 30km in an hour seems ok, not sure how i repeat that for 7 hours a day yet?
The plan is to run self sufficient with minimum kit & complete in about 9 days
so I've done a little bit of reading up & had more or less picked a bike based on price range & available size
Trek 1.2 C H2 2013 Road Bike
But, the more i read the more confused i get, so some specific questions, which may indeed elicit conflicting advice
- compact or triple chain set?
- road bike or touring bike?
- what have i not even thought about?
maybe in the end it doesn't it really matter, just get the miles under the belt before i start..
Would appreciate any thoughts or advice