I always forget to cycle during 5 hour eating-sessions.
@robertbiaek36783 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂 made my day
@Kimberly_Sparkles3 жыл бұрын
I mean. It’s messy to eat and ride a several course meal.
@garrettlandon3 жыл бұрын
hahaha! laughing pretty good after that comment...brilliant!
@jimpat97733 жыл бұрын
That is funny! Cycling needs more people who are funny.
@dhirajmasandful3 жыл бұрын
Absolute chufff reply. super.
@htdtr3 жыл бұрын
For me it's being a cycling snob. I realised this year I was following all the "rules" and looking down on beginners on cheap or "crappy" bikes and not giving them the time of day. I've stopped caring if my sunglasses are under or over my helmet straps or my bottles are too big. And I've started to enjoy cycling more and have had some great chats with people I wouldn't have otherwise.
@johnnyboy15863 жыл бұрын
So long as your socks are the regulation length 😉
@johnnyboy15863 жыл бұрын
@Parfootery yes sock length.was looking at a vid on the un written laws of the typical road cyclist and there seems to be a sock length standard among other things of what you should and shouldn't wear 😜 it was done with light humor,but they were putting across how roadies have these curtain snobby attitudes
@LukezyM3 жыл бұрын
What about white socks, white shoes?
@johnnyboy15863 жыл бұрын
@@LukezyM it's all got to be colour coordinate of course 😉
@LukezyM3 жыл бұрын
@@johnnyboy1586 I’m not sure if white socks/white shoes combo is for me, plebeian cyclist.. Heard that it’s reserved for big boys(over 10k km/year).😄
@FrankYangMenghe3 жыл бұрын
Shorter, more frequent rides is a lot more motivating than a 5 hour slog on a Sunday. Especially during Winter.
@ozgurinsan3 жыл бұрын
@AG Coarseman peter sagan?
@GneX4Ktb3 жыл бұрын
@AG Coarseman whattt
@GneX4Ktb3 жыл бұрын
@AG Coarseman ur an absolute machine hahah my average ride is 30k 😂
@GneX4Ktb3 жыл бұрын
@AG Coarseman thank you 💪💪💪
@adammillsindustries.3 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah. Sweet spot you can do back to back for a good while before rest break.
@paulsanchez41413 жыл бұрын
Thank you I’m 61 and in good shape , I ride five 20 mile rides a week, and once a month a long one
@larrysouthern50983 жыл бұрын
Im 66 same here...press on..be safe!!!! 😔
@deanwaller10293 жыл бұрын
I'm occasionally guilty of waving on a car that's been behind me for ages. I only do this on straight roads where I can see there's no oncoming traffic, but some drivers get so nervous about overtaking (even with enough space) that they just sit behind you for miles. I'd rather know when they're going to overtake me than have them sitting 2m off my wheel for 10 minutes.
@HERBJ773 жыл бұрын
Consider this ,when im in my car sometimes I protect the cyclists until he or she is in a safer riding spot before I pass due to the cars behind me. Because as a cyclists myself Im aware that some drivers dislike cyclists sharing the roadway
@seanmeager3 жыл бұрын
@@HERBJ77 Consider this.. I often find that people in cars sit behind too long either cos they're too timid to go around or because they are trying support the cyclist. However, this ends up annoying motorists even more and so when they are able to pass they do so much more aggressively believing it to be the cyclists fault they were held up. Unless you're going to wait behind them for their whole ride I'd say it's better to pass when you can. As well meaning it is to sit behind. .
@global_nomad.3 жыл бұрын
agree with the idea of 'controlling' the point at which they pass or encouraging that it is ok to do so. A car following for too long can make me more nervous than one that takes the opportunity (safely), it shows indecision which is often more dangerous. Often on small roads the sightlines you have are a fraction enough further than the car so it allows them a safe overtake where if they had waited to see themselves ,the stretch of road would be insufficient. in the end of the day it is about doing things with knowledge and mindfullness
@HERBJ773 жыл бұрын
@@seanmeager I hear ya and agree my point probably was a lil bit misunderstood i dont do ot on purpose more so with purpose if the situation calls for it
@AndrewBlucher3 жыл бұрын
Motor vehicle drivers encounter many different cyclists with different skill levels. They don't know whether you'll wobble or not, so they can cautious. That's a good thing.
@kalilebron0073 жыл бұрын
Always ask before sitting on a stranger's wheels. It's just rude to ride off of on someone else's hard work and effort. Say hello and ask before doing so. COmmon courtesy
@Cade_Media3 жыл бұрын
Definitely!
@deanwaller10293 жыл бұрын
Even more so now! If I'm breathing hard and going into the wind then someone really shouldn't be hanging 1m off my wheel unless they want a lungful of what I just exhaled.
@thomas4th3 жыл бұрын
Say that to 70% of the all the gear choppers in Richmond Park
@chicodiflora3 жыл бұрын
I agree with you and I always talk to people before sitting on their wheels, but, after talking to people from different places, I understood that this is more of a regional habit. I have a friend living in the US and he says it's perfectly normal to just join someone in his ride without saying anything, as it is in some places here in Brazil as well.
@Kimberly_Sparkles3 жыл бұрын
@@chicodiflora yeah, people in the cycling communities in NYC talk about doing this a lot.
@fixeddice19822 жыл бұрын
Every Ken I've ever met has been knowledgeable, trustable, and likeable. This was a great interview with an incredible coach, way to go!
@Cade_Media2 жыл бұрын
👊
@philthewriter3 жыл бұрын
Some good tips. As a driver I hate cyclists waving me through if I can't see it's safe, "he told me to go" doesn't stand up in court if you've missed something, you may be dead and I'll be behind bars. I'd rather wait until I can see, even though I know it's to try and help.
@highpike3 жыл бұрын
I do the opposite and spend time moving further out to 'tell' the driver I don't want him to pass me. I've had cars tooting at me; not sure what they think when they see the car coming in the opposite direction that I've seen over the hedgerow and saved them an insurance claim
@zic27693 жыл бұрын
“easier to hold 300w" meanwhile me doing 230w yet struggling. sad
@extrospective3 жыл бұрын
Can't forget Ken is a chunky boi haha
@dommy70773 жыл бұрын
@@extrospective if hes chunky i must be a whale 😭😭😭😭
@sueyyness36423 жыл бұрын
Doing anything over 200w is fine. These guys are on bikes that cost 10 grand and up and ride constantly. They are also very lean.
@adumb5353 жыл бұрын
me holding 150W
@jp933093 жыл бұрын
Great advice about driving defensively with cars. I never thought about how being courteous is actually detrimental because you’re giving permission to cars to speed by you and possibly encroach on your already narrow space. Definitely working on this myself.
@MB-up3mh Жыл бұрын
Noticed the same, when I take more space from road edge, they respect me more and don't just overtake millimeters next to me, which is exactly what happens when I'm riding very close to edge.
@michaellangfitt20773 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU so much for the consistency point. My schedule allows for multiple shorter rides and now I have the confirmation that this is good for my training.
@AHURKY3 жыл бұрын
One thing I think you may have forgot, a warm down after your ride. Never just jump off your bike in a rush to put it away. Have 10 mins just cycling very slowly watching your heart rate come down. Oh, and a few stretches after a ride always helps. Great video and very good advice that should make your cycling more enjoyable.
@joseppedaia3673 Жыл бұрын
I always ride especially hard to the end and sprint to the front door. I enjoy it every single time and I hate is every time the day after. But... some people just dont wanna learn :D
@bikelawman3 жыл бұрын
Consistency thing is spot on: Year 1 of becoming a cyclist, I was training to push longer and hit big miles and did it, but it was a real mental and physical beasting. Year 2, my job had changed and I’d started commuting every day, doing a 20mile round trip sometimes 6 days in a row and then on days off during lockdown doing 20 or 30 mile loops, max. Conditioning, and endurance so enhanced in Year 2 that when I went to do a charity thing aiming for 250miles in 36hrs, it was easier in many ways than my first attempt at 100-miles the year before.
@xchopp3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Ride defensively, 1/3 way across the lane where car riders (aka "drivers") can see you -- and forcing them to take you into account -- is spot on. This is maybe just under 1meter from the kerb, depending on the road. Best bit of advice here.
@robmdq3 жыл бұрын
Ok, you've just mentioned (i think) all the reasons because i've left groups and went solo ever since, and no, i am absolutelly not interested in trying new groups after 20+ years of bad experiences with them
@lisette20603 жыл бұрын
Group dynamics is often more of a hassle than a pleasure...
@jameslowe29793 жыл бұрын
I'm happy nowadays going out for the odd hour during the week and the weekend mixed in with longer rides as and when. For me it's more about the fresh air, having a chat and a bit of cake and coffee. Cycling can easily become an obsession and that's when it stops being fun. As the Dutch say 'Da's pas fietsen' It's only cycling!
@cinnamongmc54303 жыл бұрын
James Lowe... I agree. Not everyone is trying to chalk up "bragging rights".
@quietri0t3 жыл бұрын
Wise words 🙌.
@NicolasBeaulieuQc2 жыл бұрын
Human, non-toxic, honest and wholesome ; love it !
@Cade_Media2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nicolas!
@paulmullins46763 жыл бұрын
“Riding more frequently at even short distances is telling your body to get into shape” was brilliant😁
@gja20003 жыл бұрын
Excellent talk overall and especially riding in the gutter. I found that the more into the gutter you ride the more drivers attempt to pass you with oncoming traffic and also tend to be closer to you.
@highpike3 жыл бұрын
plus cars coming out of junctions can't see you
@joebranston63303 жыл бұрын
Great vid, thanks! One thing I would challenge - there is more to long rides than checking your setup is correct, checking you've got your fueling dialled etc. As with long runs, you're training a different energy system, and its essential for building endurance, in my own experience. Particularly if you're considering a gran fondo or other longer distance challenge.
@GALLAGHERCYPRISS3 жыл бұрын
So much real talk in this episode Francis! Ken seems like a real is GC.
@DaxPlusPlus3 жыл бұрын
Bingo - doing longer rides is only really useful for sorting out comfort and fuelling and not training performance.
@lesleypickersgill79353 жыл бұрын
I booked once on a ride in Greece. Lots of factors as to why I'd not eaten enough. I felt shocking 🤢 I was shaking, dizzy, felt sick 🤮 my husband ordered me some chips in a restaurant and forced them down me. I eventually came back round but I will never do that again! Lesson learnt.
@malcontent_13 жыл бұрын
That's a super solid set of tips. Great to hear from Coach Ken after long time 👍
@gregstevenson74013 жыл бұрын
Love Coach Ken! Great post Francis. Communication with drivers is pretty key for everyone. We should be neither intimidated nor bolshie. I don't mind waving someone through on my country lanes provided that I am comfortable that the road is clear ahead and that generally means riding close to the centre on the approach to blind bends. A thumbs up for anyone who waits on the bends or who shows a bit of consideration in town just reinforces their habits.
@mummafier3 жыл бұрын
I was riding on the gutter. Crashed and had the worst road rash of my life. Stopped riding for years from the PTSD. That was a great tip!
@heisenbergkierkegaard39823 жыл бұрын
Great advice. I've been doing 30km 5-6 days a week every morning for the last 3 months. I notice that I can last longer than my friends (they only ride once a week with on longer distances and rest for days) when we're out for 100km ride. A significant part of it are rough roads and uphill. It's also under the heat of the afternoon sun here in the Philippines. I tell you, it's really hot here this dry season. Daily short rides help :)
@andy1991213 жыл бұрын
There is a benefit though to long endurance sessions. I was reading about a coach that used to prescribe high instensity short frequent sessions and found his subjects were making little improvement year on year. Switch to a mix of long low instensity and small amount of short high intensity and his subjects made more gain. According to their vo2 max tests it stimulated a higher vo2 max. Theres a danger that from this video people may think they can sack off the long rides and the training volume, there’s absolutely a benefit to doing both.
@kelvinbrinham65263 жыл бұрын
think i have the opposite problem, eating constantly from 30 min in
@eolle433 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! I am going to take the "avoid the gutter" advice very seriously. My skin if finally returning from a recent incident from trying to be a "respectful" bike rider.
@Cade_Media3 жыл бұрын
Glad you're on the mend!
@FlyingFun.3 жыл бұрын
Solid tips, I'll add my 2 pence worth. Dont take it too seriously remember to have fun. Be friendly to none serious cyclists, I'm a fairly fit cyclist but dont always want to ride hard etc and often get cut up by groups of riders who ride past me when its not safe putting us both in danger which is kind of hypocritical when we complain about car drivers doing it to us.
@rogerhartley44563 жыл бұрын
Great content. Thanks. Would love to hear more from Ken, he speaks a lot of sense!
@alfrancis27203 жыл бұрын
Thank you for beating boredom during quarantine. Ride safe and take care always!
@michaelhayward75723 жыл бұрын
Just discovered this channel yesterday. Imho it is the best YT bicycle channel i have seen and i've been binge watching since. Regards, Lifelong motorcyclist who has just got back into cycling since i was a kid aged 60. Bought the wrong bike, a hardtail mtb, when i should have bought a hybrid or flat bar road bike. Started at 3 x 15kms pw Upped it to 24 x3, then 30 x 3, currently at 32-35 kms x 3, mon-wed-fri, ie 100 kms per week. Loving it, and lost 7 kgs since Xmas. Great fun too, regards from NE Thailand.
@Cade_Media3 жыл бұрын
thanks Michael!
@justdelron3 жыл бұрын
Just stumbled across this, what a brilliant video! Have been riding for years but amazingly hadn't thought about several of these. The point about consistency was a real wake up given exactly how I plan my rides. Think it stems from marathon training habits, obsessing over the long run being the thing that gets you through. Never comment on these things but this deserved it. Well done mate, really nicely made vid.
@howardsladen30653 жыл бұрын
No thrills video with good information, if only we had more of this on KZfaq!
@MrNunye3 жыл бұрын
A good and simple no bullshit vid. Thanks dude.
@ShinSuri3 жыл бұрын
Excellent vid, so glad I signed up with coach Ken/Dan. Since May to now I managed to go from 11 miles in an hour to 20 on the trainer. Not bad for an old bloke... Lol. Completely agree on the 5x1 hour rides rather than 1 long one. Kind regards Shin
@y2kenb3 жыл бұрын
Nice one shin! Keep up the good work. You’re doing an awesome job and are a great example to anyone wanting to get faster on the bike
@chiefrocker123 жыл бұрын
As a seasonad rider, all these habits are well known and understood, even well practiced, but we are bad at following our own advise. Thanks gents for the reminder. Absolutely spot on. Need to eat more on my rides. KCCO in covid times all.
@DaxPlusPlus3 жыл бұрын
Great chat - always like the training style tips\discussions. Also talking of free wheeling and upping the pace unnecessarily, one useful warning sign of riding too hard on the front out on a group ride, assuming you've all agreed to ride at a reasonable pace rather than a chain gang, is if the people behind you have all stopped talking then your going too fast. No need to look round, just listen.
@simon.voggeneder3 жыл бұрын
Number one hits home. Two weeks ago I tried to do my long ride without consuming calories. It was 2 1/2 hours of occasionally hard riding. First I thought that it went surprisingly well. A hour later, after showering, I started feeling freezing cold and sick to my stomach, just terrible. Luckily it went away after a few hours but it teached me that it‘s not a good idea to empty the tank this hard. I always try to take sugar water and muesli bars with me for rides longer than 90 minutes. The ride a week later took three hours and with proper fueling I felt really good and could push until the very end.
@lisette20603 жыл бұрын
Pretty crazy set up..🙈 Look into different sources of sugar/energy. Plain stuff as white bread, Ham, honey and raisins provides fast and useful energy on the road.
@alancampbell11613 жыл бұрын
There is one long ride I look forward to every year (210 Km), and almost all my training year round consists of MTB rides in hilly terrain of about an hour each usually four or five times a week. This works better for me than long road bike rides, although I do a few just to keep the bum in tune with the road bike saddle. Every so often I do a fairly punishing series of hills (MTB), taking close to three hours, and if I didn't eat and hydrate on these rides, finishing would be out of the question. With this regime I find I can slot in a five or six hour ride with no trouble when the opportunity arises. So what you're saying makes perfect sense. This kind of riding keeps me fit and well in my mid seventies, and I look forward to keeping at it for a while yet.
@clubmate123 жыл бұрын
Five 1-hour rides > One 5-hour ride. This is quite obvious and also easy to say, but much harder to do, because each ride has a big overhead (even bigger in cycling compared to other sports): you need to find a 1-hour break from your work or your day routine, possibly syncronize with friends 5 times, get dressed, shower when you come back, clean the bike, etc...
@y2kenb3 жыл бұрын
Yeah fair comment. I’d say the logistics probably balance out though. 5hr ride needs more route planning and food/drink prep than a 1hr ride. Also if you’ve got a good turbo set up you could get a good 50-55mins of ride time in an hour. That’s if you don’t mind getting back to your office a bit sweaty!
@clubmate123 жыл бұрын
@@y2kenb That's a fair counterpoint too. My personal balance is somewhere in the middle: 1 or 2 long rides in the weekend, 1 short ride and 1 turbo session mid-week.
@JoshuaTootell Жыл бұрын
I ride almost completely solo, and wash my bikes maybe once every few months. 50,000 kilometers on my roadie, and I ride 20 hours a week. You don't need to polish your bike every ride and not every ride needs to be a social event. Haven't showered in a few days myself either, not that showering is that time consuming. Getting dressed takes 2 minutes. I commute daily (1+ hour each way) plus extra credit.
@Refosco-DOC3 жыл бұрын
More often, before longer, before quicker.... it’s been my recipe for improving my running. And I stick with it on the bike.
@thebikerei3 жыл бұрын
as everybody says: eat enough while riding. for my experience this will also make you recover much faster (in my case up to 300% plus)
@willfenley7603 жыл бұрын
nah not half wheeling is so hard, the anxiety of being on the front with everyone behind thinking you're slow is the WORST
@Notinserviceij3 жыл бұрын
Don't be so self conscious, if you are slow they will eventually overtake you
@highpike3 жыл бұрын
...and in reality some of the bunch will be glad the pace has slowed up a bit. I always try to make sure I'm not on the front immediately after one of the younger quicker riders, then going to the front is easier.
@theparalexview7853 жыл бұрын
Good point on waving drivers through. I do that sometimes, but only when the road ahead is clear for a safe pass but the driver behind me is hesitating. Otherwise I let the driver decide when or whether to pass. Usually works out okay. Sometimes the driver behind seems to want to play the role of running interference for me, which seems like a nice gesture but can annoy other following drivers.
@kevinthomson63243 жыл бұрын
Im always guilty of riding in the gutter. I know it’s actually more dangerous because now the cars can almost pass without moving over. So more often than than not they do pass without giving a proper amount of space. This then subconsciously makes me ride closer to the edge sometimes actually coming off the pavement and onto the soft shoulder which can be very dangerous depending on how loose the gravel is and how deep the drop is when trying to get back onto the road. Really need to break that habit before it breaks me
@elogenishi.5343 жыл бұрын
thanks for #3 consistent riding! Great advice, really helpful.
@mikebell44683 жыл бұрын
Great video Francis, thanks! The half wheeling made me laugh, we're all guilty.
@CycoWarriorx3 жыл бұрын
This was an enjoyable discussion... especially No. 5... sooooo damn true... including the "slow down"... 😆🍻
@jamesmulholland39763 жыл бұрын
more of these type of videos would be much appreciated Francis. Keep up the good work!
@prince0272 жыл бұрын
Gutter riding is not safe for road bikes specially in the city streets for several reasons - sometimes there are wide cracks between the gutter and asphalt where your slim tire gets stuck and you lose control, sometime the inlet grates are too wide to catch your slim tires, gutter usually have steeper slopes and may make you lose control when wet, there might be trashes and sharp items that may puncture your tires. Only time I wave a car to go before me when I'm on a Stop controlled intersection.
@levisaligue20353 жыл бұрын
I never thought half wheeling is a bad habit, thanks for the information.
@clobber663 жыл бұрын
Inconsistent riding that definitely makes sense, before doing a long ride I always make sure I’ve done at least 3 short rides.
@Rose.Of.Hizaki Жыл бұрын
Old video - but if there are any new DD riders. Drafting other riders is one of the most essential things to do next to eating/drinking if youre not an experienced long distance or particularly strong rider. Start the ride early, find riders that match your pace and basically have them pull you as long as they can/are willing to. Drafting stronger riders. Just be polite and dont sit too tight on their wheel and be aware of people around you as accidents can and do happen. I say start the ride early because the moment you run out of people to draft and youre on your own in the middle of nowhere will make the ride 1000000% harder as by that time youre in the dead of night, in the middle of nowhere on some country road somewhere, completely exhausted and fighting to stay awake and motivated.
@symbiantscycling3 жыл бұрын
My mates are all smaller than me, so when I'm sitting on the wheel I'm still in the wind 🤣
@18dbofgain3 жыл бұрын
The kid I normally ride with is 61kg and 5' 4'' tall.... he is as much use as a chocolate fireguard to shield me. at 6' and 79kg.... so i feel your pain....
@18dbofgain3 жыл бұрын
@AG Coarseman I wish I was
@rbstretch1003 жыл бұрын
Yeah at 6'6" and 88kg everyone wants me at the front for some reason and then i don't get much of a rest when i drop back.
@stuartpotter49233 жыл бұрын
Loving coach Ken! Nice clear and friendly, as well as useful, advice.
@elmerrichardson64133 жыл бұрын
This is why I view this channel frequently. Eating is by far my worst habit, because once I established that I could ride certain distances without eating I did just what Ken said: "I think I can make it". I take food and a full water bottle, but would eat very little during the ride. I'm glad he shared this and I'm going to commit to eating thru out my ride from now on.
@markjthomson3 жыл бұрын
Point 1, just because you can doesn't mean you should! I found that on endurance rides.
@kalijasin3 жыл бұрын
This was good advice. Thanks 😊
@nigelstanley36743 жыл бұрын
Enlightening as ever. Thanks Francis
@callisoncaffrey Жыл бұрын
I finished my ride two days ago, I have eaten the day before and nothing since. You do you of course.
@northerngiant29152 жыл бұрын
"You don't binge the rest of the day" . . . SOLD! This is my struggle lately, I don't balance my calories throughout the day and then I just try to cram them all in at the end, which makes sleeping so much tougher.
@whodoesnt2712 жыл бұрын
I usually ride a bit too close to the gutter when was a newbie on bicycle and one time a car doing 80kph almost swipe me for overtaking too close to me. Lesson learned.
@jaycollins67923 жыл бұрын
Nice to see Ken again. Great video
@roymichael8513 жыл бұрын
Great advice, I'm new to cycling and now subscribe to your channel.....great vids.
@rboydphotography3 жыл бұрын
never had a big 5 hour ride yet. came close at 7hours out but only 4 hours on the bike. but I ride 10+ times a week most weeks :D 5 30minutes rides at high effort cause of needing to rush to work, 5+rides over 1hour as I can detour and be a bit more casual on the way home. always ride alone so no risk of half wheeling. I do forget to bring snacks with me because my destination will always have something I can eat and it isn't far away enough to take 1.5hours riding on empty.
@arraiacc3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the cycling education. I didn't know about #4, I'm 100% guilty of this. Thank you for the safety tips!!
@chrismccarter68753 жыл бұрын
Best place on the road to ride is where the cars curb side wheel is, smoothest part of the road (especially on UK roads), and least debris as car tyres have removed thorns etc
@Cade_Media3 жыл бұрын
and usually far enough away from the curb that if you need to take evasive action, you can!
@jamiebriggs74693 жыл бұрын
More Coach Ken! This was great
@adammillsindustries.3 жыл бұрын
I hate it when people say eating is cheating and say the cafe stop will cool them down.
@MilanSmore3 жыл бұрын
Plz find different people to ride with
@MJarthur953 жыл бұрын
Well might have to change my training strategy since I only 120 - 180KM rides but don’t see any progression anymore 😅 Great video again! Keep it up!
@JamieSmith-fz2mz3 жыл бұрын
All good points. My addition of bad habits would be: neglecting the physics of turning the bike. Learn what counter-steering is, how it works, and how it applies to every aspect of direction change.
@JoshuaTootell Жыл бұрын
I can't ever remember hearing "counter steering" from cyclists.
@JamieSmith-fz2mz Жыл бұрын
@@JoshuaTootell I can tell by how they muscle the bike in the turns.
@frazergoodwin49453 жыл бұрын
Not sure that if I ever managed to ride for several minutes at 400Watts I'd think it was a bad habit, half wheel or not...
@madyogi6164 Жыл бұрын
We all did it! I still take 4-6 hour rides (100-180 km long) with just a single bottle of water or whatever to drink. But make at least a single stop for food/drink. It's good to have some snacks with you. In the past, after reaching home, first thing I did was simply walking for like 10-15 minutes, then sit and eat like a pig. Even though I'm skinny thin, appetite was enormous! Bananas, some bread, cheese, bits of sweet, cold beer or coke. Whatever to pack myself with sugar and calories fast!
@SimonOsamoh2 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel, I’m a Brit living in America love all your knowledge thanks for sharing its very useful.
@Cade_Media2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Simon!
@jacobchambers38563 жыл бұрын
Half wheeling has to be one of the most annoying things ever...but i’ve always acted like it’s no big deal whenever someone is trying to do it to me hahaha.
@unclespliff_productions3 жыл бұрын
great points about eating while riding
@mikefletcher65953 жыл бұрын
Waving thru is absolutely ok but obviously only if it's 100% safe to wave them thru. As the cyclist in front you have better vision, better hearing and in many ways control. It also is a courtesy thing, it keeps traffic flowing and I'd sooner they overtook me at a point i'm happy with. I will put my had up and stop people overtaking me because I can hear/see a car coming, we have to work together, all road users in all forms. The worst thing is when a car comes up behind a cyclist/s and they just keep looking back and mumbling as if to say why isn't this idiot overtaking me. Well guess what, they don't have the vision and the hearing of you, you're on a bendy road and it's not easy to see ahead from that low down car. Work together, be courteous, don't alienate drivers by not being cooperative
@matthewbloor92632 жыл бұрын
A few zwift training sessions in the week followed by long ride at the weekends on the road in the summer suits me just fine. December - February just isn't appealing.
@gw73923 жыл бұрын
It’s so easy to CASTELLI aside good advice, I’ve got so much ENVE about how much he knows, I really like the way you set up your CAMS Francis. Good advice here got to take it all in in STAGES, he’s like the NUNN of cycling. Lockdown 2.0 comment.
@y2kenb3 жыл бұрын
Sponseurs
@jonwilliams83663 жыл бұрын
Really good vid Francis .... thanks Coach Ken speaks the truth
@LayeredworldАй бұрын
Really helpful. I wish I had a training coach!
@18dbofgain3 жыл бұрын
I ride in the gutter to stick it to people in crosswinds.... I ride with people that are always pushing the pace on half wheeling so I now just drop out the back to annoy them.... Soon stops it
@kennymcallister25233 жыл бұрын
Great informative video as always thanks guys 🏃♂️🚴♂️👍
@essex__rider3 жыл бұрын
I like this guy! 👍
@WheelersAtLarge3 жыл бұрын
This is one of those videos when I realise they're not meant for me 😂
@ElrocStone Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ken, I ride 5x1hour rides a week and I have been worried that I was doing it wrong!
@Timtimzi3 жыл бұрын
Just found this channel. Man I love these cycling vlogs.
@Cicadawee3 жыл бұрын
Very True, Eat, Finish the ride and recover faster and Then bike Strong again.
@abritandhisbikeinpoland68023 жыл бұрын
Even though I'm from Bristol, and live in Poland, it didn't escape my notice you were above Barnstable gliding club, I was hoping for some glider action, never mind!
@Cade_Media3 жыл бұрын
Next time full interview while gliding home
@abritandhisbikeinpoland68023 жыл бұрын
@@Cade_Media 😅
@nanthilrodriguez Жыл бұрын
The difficulty for me is that I actually enjoy riding for the longer rides... I want to do the longer rides, those are the ones I enjoy. The shorter ones feel like so much effort, getting into all that kit and check all my equipment just to ride for 1 hour and 15 miles or so... when I could get all checked out and ride for the whole day.
@katmai7777 Жыл бұрын
I am driver and I am cyclist. Totally agreed with "defensive cycling" style. Don't forget that you haven't got seatbelts on your bike.
@thatoneguy98563 жыл бұрын
Good topic ! This is what most people dont talk about. Glad u bring this up
@gnuftter71153 жыл бұрын
Not eating enough while riding is a often accuring thing i see on group rides. How about fueling before a ride? A nice point to hear from Ken👍
@jangyman3 жыл бұрын
I find riding a full meter from the curb to be a little much ...but I get it ....I try to stay within a meter, unless I need to round a deep-set drain cover.
@rafaeldegiacomoaraujo87783 жыл бұрын
Toe warmers with 3/4 is a bad habit. Nice video :)
@Cade_Media3 жыл бұрын
No rules!
@y2kenb3 жыл бұрын
How very dare you 😂
@rafaeldegiacomoaraujo87783 жыл бұрын
@@y2kenb :D
@djbayr9516 Жыл бұрын
I've definitely waved people through and I'll be more cautious of that going forward.
@SchmitzJeanNoel Жыл бұрын
Never get hungry during an interview ! Eat small but often :)