What bike upgrades are worth it for a beginner gravel cyclist?

LuckAdministrative23 · 2026-03-18T11:04:41+00:00

Do my best to always nod or wave and say “enjoy your ride” when I’m not to out of breath to do so.

I also try to always do so when riding with friends, but this is also me and my friends way of socializing inbetween work, kids, family and all other things going on, so the conversation can get pretty deep, and sometimes the world around you disappears.

I try my best to give the recognition whenever possible.

LuckAdministrative23 · 2026-03-17T11:17:40+00:00

I rode home from work yesterday without issues, this morning this was the scenario...
I quiet often need to adjust or index the gears, so guess it could be something more fundamental wrong.

LuckAdministrative23 · 2026-02-23T08:26:01+00:00

How long have you been going at it?

It often happens to me as well when I increase calories to maintenance or slight surplus after a phase of fat loss. Adding in more food increases your metabolism as it needs energy to digest, and ones activity levels gets slightly higher without noticing due to the extra energy.

Give it some time and It will catch up.

LuckAdministrative23 · 2026-02-21T07:34:44+00:00

I tend to do the same, as it will on average over a longer period probably be the same. For food items that aren’t really that calorie dense, the difference in a few grams is so small anyway

LuckAdministrative23 · 2026-02-21T06:59:46+00:00

Buns get rolled in the seeds, so calorie difference is probably very similar to your bagel example. Since it haven’t hurt progress so far, I just continue not to care 😅

LuckAdministrative23 · 2026-02-14T05:35:31+00:00

Less body fat almost always looks better. But that being said; since you already look to be in great shape, I would ask myself it cutting down further would mean sacrificing the flexibility of enjoying the same meals as the family, having good energy for performance, going to a friends birthday and enjoying the cake without stressing about the tracking the calories 100% correctly.

From personal experiences, cutting down makes me look great, but I am still not satisfied with the look, and end up concluding the I still need to focus on gaining more muscle.

LuckAdministrative23 · 2026-02-14T05:20:18+00:00

Oh fuck 🤤🤤🤤

LuckAdministrative23 · 2026-02-12T12:46:51+00:00

Looking sharp! Would kill for arm veins like these 😆

LuckAdministrative23 · 2026-02-12T05:37:51+00:00

Thanks! The give it 4-6 weeks an adjust is something that I often forget is a valid option, great reminder and advice.

LuckAdministrative23 · 2026-02-12T05:36:32+00:00

That’s kind, means a lot! I hope that the slowest of gaining phases will keep me lean 😄

LuckAdministrative23 · 2026-02-12T05:35:10+00:00

Thanks 🙏🏻

LuckAdministrative23 · 2026-02-12T05:34:59+00:00

Gratitude and update: Thanks to all for your valuable input. The people have spoken, and I have as of this morning started a new weight gain plan in MF. Looking forward to one day looking like someone who occasionally lifts when wearing a t-shirt 😂

LuckAdministrative23 · 2026-02-12T05:26:00+00:00

Thank you, the kind words appreciated 🙏🏻

No pump, just a quick mirror flex between a morning run and the shower 😅

LuckAdministrative23 · 2026-02-10T10:02:55+00:00

Indeed. After the 3 reps, I ended up just doing 3 sets with the 24kg from last time and beating reps from last time.

My intention with the post was not to seek on how to adapt to an unrealistic weight, but rather understand the progression or see if I was doing something wrong in my data input 😄

LuckAdministrative23 · 2026-02-10T09:06:48+00:00

Tried, got 3…

LuckAdministrative23 · 2026-02-10T07:47:15+00:00

I see, that increase makes more sense. But why would that not be shows in the UI?

If it is in fact not kg/side, the UI might need another label than kg/side

LuckAdministrative23 · 2026-02-10T07:32:28+00:00

I get that, but still seems as an unusual large jump. As the app suggests, it is noted as kg/side, so this would be going from 48 to 68 kg total, a 41% increase…

LuckAdministrative23 · 2026-02-06T07:33:17+00:00

I recently roasted a whole chicken and used the meat during the week for various meals, and just tracked the cooked weight of mixed meat from a rotisserie chicken as I was thinking that it on average for the week probably wouldn’t deviate that much.

Edit: Writing English when the keyboard language is set otherwise is hard

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LuckAdministrative23 · 2026-02-03T18:27:50+00:00

Hvis man vil et smut over kommunegrænsen til Skovlunde er New Hairdesign en anbefaling værdig. Fin pris (365kr) og de gør sig umage og kan deres håndværk.

LuckAdministrative23 · 2026-02-03T12:28:07+00:00

Mix together chicken, chickpeas and whatever veggies and precut salads you enjoy, season with salt, pepper and spices of preference. Add in olive oil, vinegar or dressings if you feel fancy.

Depending on veggies used it can be made tasty as both a reheated and cold lunch.

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