Senaste innehållet av JonathanR

A bit aggressive and ageist, don't you think? All I have said is that a) I want everyone to have fun and be safe, and b) that there needs to be a better understanding with slower riders that a vakt motorcycle means fast group, so please don't take up the entire lane, and check before moving out...

You do get used to the older style SRAM shifters, but the new ones (which are the only ones I would recommend) are much, much better. Great if you have big hands, and they also have the new braking technology for "one finger braking" . I have older Rival on my gravel bike and new Force on my...

If the new generation of Endurace SLX feels too aggressive/long, why not consider the previous generation? They are still superb bikes - quick, comfortable and with big tire clearance. A lot cheaper too. I would encourage you to consider SRAM over Shimano as well. I personally find the...

We get it really hot here in Småland. Only one village away from Målilla (high temperature record for Sweden). I had 2 hrs at 26-30c and 2hrs at 30-32c today. It wasn't good.

Alldeles för varmt idag. Jag hatar när det är så här varmt, men jag behöver verkligen vänja mig vid det. Skönt att få ett nytt 3-minuters effektpersomål på 599w, men det finns en hel del mer där inne om jag kan göra det i en backe utan en platt sträcka i mitten. Att inte svettas som en galning...

I like that idea. You want these measures to be idiot-proof, because no one is thinking at 100% when doing a ride as long as VR.

I think the idea of the escort motorcycles having text on the back of them to warn slower cyclists is very good. For the record, I was riding in the IMFC sub 7:30. As others have noted, a well behaved and disciplined team. One of the other issues with riding a sub-group (especially one of the...

I don't disagree. We had a team pass us in Gränna quite wrecklessly. They had set off 4 minutes after us, and we'd been asked by our escort motorcyclist to take it easy on the cobbles in Gränna, Hjo and Askersund. So we did. Then, this other team decided to squeeze past us at high effort...

I think for most people, 158g an hour is too much for VR. I'm 101kg and averaged just under 280w - I did 140g an hour on the bike. My stomach held, but I could feel that it was under pressure at the end. I didn't feel amazing the next day, I'll admit.

I appreciate that we maybe have different views. My first concern and priority is that everyone is safe and everyone has a good time. I have done VR as a fika ride, and it's excellent fun! The issue is that sometimes, you have really slow groups taking up the entire road. Right up to the...

Last year I made the mistake of putting carbs in every bottle and with it being very hot, I struggled with dehydration. All I (and almost everyone else) wanted was pure water. So this year, I kept them separate and put an extra pure water bottle at each depot. It worked really well. I've...

Two bottles on the bike, correct. One with water, one with carbs. At the first and second depots, replace both bottles with fresh ones and drink an extra half a bottle of water too.

I agree to a point, but my experience of riding with the sub-groups is that the discipline is high and they behave predictably. From my perspective, it's quite easy to fix. Make it clear to anyone riding VR that if an escort motorbike passes them, that a faster group is about to pass them too...

Haha! No, not quite. Mixed with water and drunk :D

There is no need for anyone to be rude to one another, but there needs to be a better understanding from the "tourist" cyclists about what to do when a fast group is approaching. All the sub groups have escort motorbikes. If you're a slower cyclist and a motorbike passes you with lights...