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Very interesting video, thank you.

100%. The plan is to burn fat via eating less, and virtually no carbs. I've been a carb junky too long. Interestingly I suffer from allergic asthma which is mostly under preventative control by once daily inhaler. After almost eliminating carbs my breathing feels way better after just over a week.

Sorry not picking a fight with you but I didn't mention calorie counting at all.....to the contrary, I love calories to much....

I started last week Thursday and riding in strict Z2 -Z 2.5 on the odd climb and after 5 rides I can feel an improvement ie I don't feel completely bonked during riding

Are Ketone strips of any value in assessing fat adaptation? (in the event of not having access to the blood test etc equipment)?

Yip, body fat content way too high. As per post, I have experimented with IF an had encouraging results. The issue was that I didn't stick to it long term and it got lost in trying to do higher intensity stuff and fuelling for that.... I eat less total calories as I do not eat any extra in the remaining 2 meals. My understanding of IF AND fasted (low intensity ides) is that it forces your body to adapt to burning fat as a source of fuel. I am typically an all or nothing guy. 26 years ago I quit smoking when I started cycling. Over the years I tried to cut back but after 19 years of smoking, cold turkey was what got me to the goal. Same with calories, I love food, am a self taight chef/cook and after cycling its a love of mine and I find it very hard to get by by limiting quantities all the time, I rather don't do a meal at all.....

In the past I've experimented with fasted rides and 18:6 fasting and had encouraging results. I'm 61 years old and ride 4 times a week. I've been trying to lose weight and over the last 5 years have dropped from 125kg to around 100 then up to 113 and now after a couple of weeks, back at just under 110. Where I've become derailed previously (I think) is trying to lose weight and train, doing longer rides on weekends and the odd set of HIT on a weekdays, so I've decided to scrap that and focus on weight loss ONLY. As if I can lose around 15kg the climbing ability and fitness will be easier to achieve. To do this I've started doing 18:6 fasting, skipping breakfast and eating again at 12:00, for the last week, and riding 4 days, fasted at Z2 for 2 hours Tue, Thur and weekends. My question is, can and should I fast 18:6 every day or should I have breakfast now and then? I manage to get to 12:00 without too much hunger ... My nemesis used to be carbs and in particular bread, pasta etc. Most days I might eat a wrap with one of my meals or 2 slices of toast very seldom, going with a much higher protein and somewhat higher on fat - I'm going to look at reducing fat content going forward....

Yip. Once you get Stiction of the material, you get Friction.....or something like that and it helps braking performance. It applies to racing car brakes with carbon discs as well.

Thank you all who contributed. As per above, I've been gifted a set of Spez ones, hope they solve the problem. Safe rides

I weighed less 11 years ago and having ridden much less over the last 3 years, post some prostrate cancer, I am now in my 60's so I am after a very slightly bigger shoe......half sizes are not always available and sizes vary slightly in either width or length e.g. older Spez were known to be narrow - ask me I have a pair.....

My Lakes are a 44 and fit 99% ok. Lots of arch support and maybe a tiny bit short but they are reaching the end of the road. They are 11 years old, I've done a carbon repair on one sole when a car parked on my toes after he hit me from a side road - I kid you not. I've twice had to glue all three soles on one shoe together and they are basically a bunch of kangaroo hide and carbon loosely held in formation by contact adhesive, but I love them.

Tomik has very kindly sent me some Spez soles.....shows what special people tread the halls of the Hub. Thank you;

PlanB if kind offerfrom @Tomik doesn't work. Thank you for comments

I see the Spez ones are R650...ouch

Thanks. Are the Dischem (not their bottom of range) type any good?

Hi I've battled a bit with pins n needles on my roadbike after an hour. My size 44 shoes are quite snug so I bought a pair of 45 from a hubber and they just feel very big. It seems sizes vary a bit by brand? I've considered trying inner soles to tighten things up - does anyone have experience using inner soles? Buying new shoes right now isn't an option.....

Many will say that a PF BB properly installed is good but I'm not sure....

I converted my Cannondale Supersix Evo to the Wheels Manufacturing thread together similar to the above. The issue I encountered I'd that they use thin o rings where the ends fit into the frame and then the cream is back. I replace them but also adds very thin o ring where the flat part faces against the frame. That gives me 6 months of silence....

This +1. I've found if my saddle is istoo high I've got weight supported by my legs, resulting in a sore ass Also, as someone mentioned above, if you haven't ridden in a while or are new, in our groups experience it takes 4 to6 weeks. Good luck!

Well done! I get a recurring creak on my Cannondale Supersix Evo (roadbike). I use a Wheels Manufacturing thread together BB with Shimano 10 speed cranks. The BB has a thin o ring each side on the portion that goes into the frame but I have added a very thin one on each side as I think it creaks where the faces of the BB contacts the frame. The rust could be from washing and underlubed in the build process? I've had a Rockshox fork underoiled from new and Enduro bearings with less than adequate grease in from new. Good luck!

Not sure about how your through axleworks but if you have, clean and grease dropout contact points. Also make sure RF pivot and joints are lubed. On my MTB with eagle GX and oval ring my RD clutch creaked. Also good idea to make sure it's clean between cleat and shoe, copperslip cleat bolts and bit of dry chain lube on pedal contact points and pedals clean and lubed. If necessary open ordals and clean and regrease. I've chased many creaks and groans over the years. Once I found it was my helmet inner bumping and creaking over certain bumps. Good luck

Ah cool. My brother went to MV and was happy with the fitting so we'll do the same. Thank you

Cool. I think that's where we're going. I thought Ruan also operated at Melo as the pricing/layout on the interweb is exactly the same?

And the Decathlon was on my list I think I'm going to go for the Marvel one and keep it for when my latest Wahoo stops working.

Thank you, I will check them all out. 👍💪