Turbo Man's Fitness Blog: Bee Stings and Gear Ratios

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'It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.' Theodore Roosevelt 23 April 1910

Wednesday 9 June 2010

Bee Stings and Gear Ratios

The good news is that the after effects of the bee sting are now subsiding. It's become quite itchy but the swelling has gone down a lot and it's not so uncomfortable when sitting down. Hopefully, in another day or so my leg will be back to normal.

Looking ahead now, I have borrowed a cassette for this weekend's Magnificat. With 2800m of climbing in the 200km I wanted to have the option of spinning a smaller gear, and when a friend offered to loan me a Dura-Ace 12-25 cassette for the weekend it was a no-brainer. Coupled with my compact chainset using 50-34 rings this will provide me with a very low gear, and when that is linked to my vastly improved bike position following the bike-fit session the other week, I am confident that the hills will not be an issue. The weather forecast remains good so I'm hoping it will be a really enjoyable day.

All the best

1 comment:

Cavegirl said...: 50-34 and 12-25 you should have no excuses! I'm riding end to end with a gear no lower than that and I'm totally puny!; 10 June 2010 at 14:33