Greg2015
Cruising
- Mar 8, 2015
- 39
- 2
I waited with patience and finally got back out today to test the new fit.
I didn't want to overdo it like last time so I just went out for an hour to see how things felt. I took it somewhat easy, hoping the knee would hold. I ended up doing 40 km. I was spinning at around 90. I actually felt really good on the new set up and had no noticeable knee pain. I plan on tweaking a few things.
I guess the plan will be to up it 25 km each time I go out until I can finally ride the 120. I'm also going to be trying for a gradual increase to race speed, which will be 50-55 km/h for me with a faster spin.
I have a few questions about this last ride.
Are the cleats suppose to give you a little wiggle left and right? I had to position my cleats facing outward a bit due to how my feet set. What I noticed was that my back heel would hit the ultegra circle, near the chain, at times. I never had that before when I set my cleats straight forward. So I'm wondering if your cleats should lock you in absolutely without wiggle.
I'm also wondering about the Assos gel that I bought. I have a set of pearl izumi's and a pair of under armour boxerjacks that are like tight briefs. I put the gel on, then the boxerjacks, then the pearl izumi's. Should I just skip on the boxerjacks? I was worried about the gel messing up the pearl izumi's.
I didn't want to overdo it like last time so I just went out for an hour to see how things felt. I took it somewhat easy, hoping the knee would hold. I ended up doing 40 km. I was spinning at around 90. I actually felt really good on the new set up and had no noticeable knee pain. I plan on tweaking a few things.
I guess the plan will be to up it 25 km each time I go out until I can finally ride the 120. I'm also going to be trying for a gradual increase to race speed, which will be 50-55 km/h for me with a faster spin.
I have a few questions about this last ride.
Are the cleats suppose to give you a little wiggle left and right? I had to position my cleats facing outward a bit due to how my feet set. What I noticed was that my back heel would hit the ultegra circle, near the chain, at times. I never had that before when I set my cleats straight forward. So I'm wondering if your cleats should lock you in absolutely without wiggle.
I'm also wondering about the Assos gel that I bought. I have a set of pearl izumi's and a pair of under armour boxerjacks that are like tight briefs. I put the gel on, then the boxerjacks, then the pearl izumi's. Should I just skip on the boxerjacks? I was worried about the gel messing up the pearl izumi's.