New Posts For Thread: Any clycling enthuiasts out therehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30400207/any-clycling-enthuiasts-out-thereI want to get a racing bicycle to help keep fit. Not thinking of joining a club or becoming a serious enthusiast. Just plan on going out for a spin around the country side a few mornings a week. I want to get a nice retro racer and initially I was thWell of course that all sounds very scientific but in fact is not reality. I'm not sliding forwards and having to keep pushing back.If it were a more pronounced slope you might have a point, but it's only enough to take some pressure off my bits (myhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30400207/any-clycling-enthuiasts-out-there?post_id=542645687#542645687Well of course that all sounds very scientific but in fact is not reality. I'm not sliding forwards and having to keep pushing back.If it were a more pronounced slope you might have a point, but it's only enough to take some pressure off my bits (mySat, 13 Dec 2014 02:48:05 -0600I bought some of those gel cycle shorts but don't have a bikehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30400207/any-clycling-enthuiasts-out-there?post_id=542640497#542640497I bought some of those gel cycle shorts but don't have a bikeFri, 12 Dec 2014 14:00:06 -0600The strange saddle angle could partly explain the falling off. A forward sloping saddle pushes too much of your weight onto the bars and the pedals (and leaves too little where it should be - on the saddle). With the pedals supporting weight it willhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30400207/any-clycling-enthuiasts-out-there?post_id=542636229#542636229The strange saddle angle could partly explain the falling off. A forward sloping saddle pushes too much of your weight onto the bars and the pedals (and leaves too little where it should be - on the saddle). With the pedals supporting weight it willFri, 12 Dec 2014 08:47:02 -0600Actually I need new pedals as these are designed as only appropriate with toe clips.Had to take the clips off in the Summer, having fallen off twice due to not being able to get out of them quickly enough.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30400207/any-clycling-enthuiasts-out-there?post_id=542635297#542635297Actually I need new pedals as these are designed as only appropriate with toe clips.Had to take the clips off in the Summer, having fallen off twice due to not being able to get out of them quickly enough.Fri, 12 Dec 2014 07:28:22 -0600Bix, the saddle is like that for a good reason, which is that otherwise all my dangly bits go to sleep!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30400207/any-clycling-enthuiasts-out-there?post_id=542635243#542635243Bix, the saddle is like that for a good reason, which is that otherwise all my dangly bits go to sleep!Fri, 12 Dec 2014 07:21:23 -0600AuntyNice bike but please adjust that saddle so it's horizontal. You may then need to move it back a cm or so.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30400207/any-clycling-enthuiasts-out-there?post_id=542634277#542634277AuntyNice bike but please adjust that saddle so it's horizontal. You may then need to move it back a cm or so.Fri, 12 Dec 2014 05:34:56 -0600I'd have to second Ken's post paddle. Usually it is Wiggle or Ribble I think who come up with a comparable spec bike to PlanetX but sometimes one or other comes up with something a bit special and that is a hell of a lot of bike for the money. I racehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30400207/any-clycling-enthuiasts-out-there?post_id=542634027#542634027I'd have to second Ken's post paddle. Usually it is Wiggle or Ribble I think who come up with a comparable spec bike to PlanetX but sometimes one or other comes up with something a bit special and that is a hell of a lot of bike for the money. I raceFri, 12 Dec 2014 04:45:30 -0600Yeah I know. I was only joking, as people need different pedals, to suit their riding style.This my ride......Not an expensive bike but looks fantastic, and it is an all out road bike (not a hybrid) and the flat bars are much more comfortable,and sehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30400207/any-clycling-enthuiasts-out-there?post_id=542633955#542633955Yeah I know. I was only joking, as people need different pedals, to suit their riding style.This my ride......Not an expensive bike but looks fantastic, and it is an all out road bike (not a hybrid) and the flat bars are much more comfortable,and seFri, 12 Dec 2014 04:24:37 -0600you buy the pedals separately.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30400207/any-clycling-enthuiasts-out-there?post_id=542633521#542633521you buy the pedals separately.Fri, 12 Dec 2014 02:30:42 -0600Ah right, yes, one should also invest in a pair of pedals. Or some wooden spoons if the budget doesn't permit.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30400207/any-clycling-enthuiasts-out-there?post_id=542633417#542633417Ah right, yes, one should also invest in a pair of pedals. Or some wooden spoons if the budget doesn't permit.Fri, 12 Dec 2014 02:20:33 -0600