|   skipping chain and deteriorating muscles | chirp
May 18, 2002 9:42 AM | | 1. My chain has beem skipping when it is in the middle ring of my LX crankset. I will be pedaling with some force and it will skip hard into the granny ring. I have already been thrown off the bike twice and cut my knee one of the times. The chain doesnt skip in the big ring or granny ring. I have tried playing around with the barrel adjuster on the rear derailler with no success. I have also checked for a stiff link in the chain and found nothing. My front derailler is not rubbing the chain at all and is not out of alignment. The teeth in my middle ring are not worn or bent either. I have no clue to why it is skipping. Any other ideas?
2. I take a 30 mile ride about three to four times a week on the road and take 10 mile road rides and mountain bike rides on other days. I usually take about two days off each week. My biking friend tells me that to much riding can deteriorate my muscles. He thinks I ride to much and I dont take enough rest days. I have noticed that my legs are quite thin, but I continuosly get faster on the bike. Should I take more rest days or continue my normal training routine?
Thanks for the help |
| Whatever happened to fun? | anonymous coward
May 18, 2002 9:52 AM | | I dunno. I've been reading all these watch what you eat, watch when you ride, how you ride, how far you ride, how hard you ride, etc. I'm a complete newbie, but isn't riding supposed to just be fun? I mean I know some people might get their kicks by getting all competitive and showing off in races and stuff, but really! I mean did you ever ask anything like this when you were riding your big wheel? Did you ever have more fun on a bike than on your big wheel? :-)
(Now I suppose in the extreme one could do real damage to one's body by riding too much, but I think your doctor is probably capable of providing a much better answer than the "internet".) |
| Whatever happened to fun? | chirp
May 18, 2002 9:56 AM | | I have fun while I train. Grinding up hills, 50 mph descents, drafting cars, group mountain bike rides, races... That is my idea of fun. Why do you think I ride so much? |
| re: skipping chain and deteriorating muscles | Larry
May 18, 2002 11:16 AM | | 1. The rear derailleur may be just worn. Rather than have a bike shop tweak it....go to pricepoint.com and get a new one, rather cheap. Also, spin your crankset and make sure your middle chain-ring is tracking straight(not bent), and that all the teeth are sharp and straight.
2. Ride as hard and frequent as you can. It will make you a stronger rider. Eat accordingly and you will be fine. Listen to your body....if your mind or body is run down, stay home and chill. |
| re: skipping chain and deteriorating muscles | Radar MCM #35
May 19, 2002 4:08 PM | | If you're constantly improving and don't often feel tired on your bike, you have nothing to worry about. do you use a heart rate monitor or cyclocomputer so you have some judge of your progress? Miles and hours per week on your bike is all relative, a complete beginner might overtrain when they ride 5 hours a week, and yet a 10-12 hour week can be a recovery week for me if it's mostly low heart rate rides. It sounds like you're riding around 100 miles or so a week...that's no problem for an experienced cyclist. I'm a junior racer, I was doing that when I was 12...I'm almost ready to move up to expert now and I'm riding 140-200 miles a week. anyways, good luck with the riding!
Radar MCM #35 |
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