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Training on a commuter bike

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  • 28-03-2008 6:10pm
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    oobydooby
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    Hello. Loads of inspiring post-equinox posts about training and races so thought I'd add a question. Am considering joining a club next Autumn and have a lovely project road bike for the summer:) In the meantime I've been doing spins up the mountains on my Trek T20 (big clunky bike, perfect for touring and commuting around town). Triple cassette, flat handlebars. I keep my bike clean and in good nick. I justified getting some training spins on it to get fit firstly, get used to the mountains again secondly and hopefully to feel the 'boost' when I upgrade to a better bike next year.

    Just wondering, what do the sporty cyclists here train on and is my thinking right that if you train on a mediocre bike that you'll appreciate upgrading to a good bike (and that you'll be training harder to compensate for the heavy bike)??

    Or is it necessary to at least get drops to get used to 'assuming the position';)?


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    cyclopath2001
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    oobydooby wrote: »
    Or is it necessary to at least get drops to get used to 'assuming the position';)?
    In short, yes. Many roadies would have a 'hack' bike that's geometrically identical to their racing bike, but with more robust frame and wheels.


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    Supercell
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    I'd be very interested in this too.

    Any "hack" bike recommendations?
    https://www.loughlinstown.ie/

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    TinyExplosions
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    At the moment I'm training on a single gear Kona Paddy Wagon... so yes, it'll only do you good :)


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    Planet X
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    Well, I did alot of training last year on a flat, Trek 7200, (about 10 yrs old) from Leeson St., to Bray (even though I live in Stillorgan), 32lbs of bike. Used to hammer along the bike tracks to lights.
    Had a race bike, obviously still do, but liked the weight for training.
    Worked wonders.



    It's like cycling up the Sugar Loaf with sandbags over your handlebars.
    It will do you alot of good.
    I used to come home dripping of sweat and the legs were fecked.
    That's what you want.

    Remember coming off the Loughlinstown roundabout manys a night, trying to accelerate to beat the traffic, only to feel the rear wheel give out, scary!


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