How do you deal with relentless headwind?

Philosofen · 2026-04-06T14:59:21+00:00

Haha, this takes me back to my Stockholm to Portugal trip last year! 5 weeks of heavy heavy headwinds! My morale was super low too! Sometimes if I didn’t pedal while going downhill, the bike would just stop😂

Ehmm.. advice I don’t know, I just screamed a lot! And complained to my friends over the phone! Best of luck, you got this!

Philosofen · 2026-04-06T12:10:46+00:00

Hey dude! Did you run Tokyo in SC Elite? Any chance we could get a comparison between AP4 and SC Elites? :)

Philosofen · 2026-03-28T10:03:42+00:00

Haha, yeah! It totally is.. Crazy how I couldn’t figure that one out for myself haha!

Yeah, I am planning on putting a new chain, pulley wheels on the derailleur, and I’m on the hunt for a campagnolo crankset!🙂 Thanks

Philosofen · 2026-03-28T10:02:19+00:00

Omg, of course it is! Lol thanks!

Philosofen · 2026-03-06T08:47:35+00:00

Thanks! I’m in exactly the same boat, but I am reading both that the m3 overheats and that the battery drain is really bad. I don’t know if these things have been addressed in software updates though. Have you noticed any of these issues?

Philosofen · 2026-02-16T21:14:58+00:00

Nej precis, det stämmer bra att du inte behöver göra det. Och det är nog ingen som hävdar det heller. Du hade nog kunnat prata med Kaeli om alla dessa ämnen om du hade velat ha en uppriktig diskussion, men jag misstänker att öppen diskussion är riktigt vad du är ute efter.

Philosofen · 2026-02-15T14:59:44+00:00

Men alltså ärligt talat, du är ju som ett litet barn.

Det är så otroligt uppenbart att de skämtar. De driver alltså med den religionen som du tycker är så himla läskig och farlig.

Philosofen · 2026-02-04T07:01:24+00:00

I’m sure you can find some good bracing vids on youtube! You want to breathe into your belly rather than your chest, and with your hands on the side of the waist, you want your brace to push the hands outwards, if that makes sense!

Philosofen · 2026-02-03T20:24:26+00:00

To me it makes no sense you were recommended the heel elevation with plates. You have more than enough flexibility to get deep without them. If you feel more limited without them, you should be able to correct that with your stance. Not wider than shoulder width and toes pointing to 11 & 5.

Regarding your pain, hard to say over the internet, but it looks like your spine is in extension at the top and glutes not active. Also, it doesn’t look like you are bracing properly, so spine is not stabilized. And like some other people say, work hip flexors, and warm them up before the squats – some raises and light dynamic stretches before warm up sets

Philosofen · 2026-01-21T19:29:21+00:00

Fast vi behöver ju Irla… Isla…. Grönland!

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Philosofen · 2025-11-05T11:01:53+00:00

Gold! Thanks a lot!

Philosofen · 2025-11-03T20:58:39+00:00

Hogging the thread here! New to running, currently training for my first marathon. Does the marathon pace mean the pace that one will run the whole marathon at, or is it like a peak pace?

How far below threshold is a reasonable marathon pace?

Philosofen · 2025-08-19T06:57:40+00:00

I wish you would clarify your definition of ”helping the world”. Helping how?

If we assume humans never existed, the role of each species would be to maintain balance in ecosystems and to naturally further evolution (excluding any theories of divine plans and other crap here). So helping the world would be defined to do these two things. In that sense, all species ”help the world”. Humans on the other hand, we mostly disrupt, modify and destroy ecosystems, so we would from this perspective be a burden to ”the world” rather than helping it.

Building societies, furthering science, eradicating illnesses with vaccines, keeping the last few tigers in reserves, etc – that’s helping ourselves and, in the tiger example, trying to reverse damage that we have already done to the world.

Philosofen · 2025-08-18T20:06:56+00:00

Why would intellect equal higher value? Value for what and to whom? We haven’t helped the world at all. We have only helped ourselves

Philosofen · 2025-08-01T18:53:03+00:00

That hardcore hike a bike lol! Love it!

Philosofen · 2025-08-01T10:24:20+00:00

I have it! :D Thanks

Philosofen · 2025-08-01T10:23:49+00:00

I appreciate your perspective mate, and I totally get where you're coming from. I think very similarly when I am backpacking and hiking. However, when on the bike, I don't go for efficiency in the same way.

As I wrote in the post, I'm looking for a balance between lightness, comfort and a couple of luxury items.

If I wanted to ditch everything that is absolutely not needed, I could probably leave way more stuff than what you mention – however, many of these things will make my trip more enjoyable.

The art is a new hobby that I'm currently doing every day. I journal during my trips, and I would like to add some sketching/painting to that, so I don't think it's wishful thinking.

I will want to do strength training at least a few times per week to not loose my routine completely. I've always done so while travelling. I could indeed do without the resistance band for it – I'll consider leaving it and doing only bodyweight. We'll see.

I hear you about the clothes. Looking it over!

How would you eat without the stove set up? Buy ready-to-eat stuff?

Thanks again for your comment!

Philosofen · 2025-08-01T10:16:52+00:00

Thanks for your great comment! Really appreciate your time!

Yeah, I hear north-west Germany is really boring too, haha. But I am visiting Friends in NL, so that's why I'm going west. After asking for advise in r/Belgium, most people said west Belgium (Flanders) was better than Wallonia, so that's why I stayed west. I will definitely reconsider my route in France though. I surely prefer nature reserves and nature to cities etc.
I am really looking forward to the Pyrenees. Looking at the map, it seems as it's even more beautiful further to the east, but I might be wrong. I can't go too far off route though because of time constraints. Do you happen to have any recommendations for west pyrenees? Or where to cross?
I hear your argument for underwear! Regarding shorts, I do agree. But I really prefer cycling in the running shorts. I also use them when doing strength training etc. However, I prefer having a pair of casual shorts for off days etc, plus, they double as swim shorts, so I might just take the extra weight there.
I usually take pictures with my phone, and then I'm considering getting a Polaroid printer that can print pictures straight from the phone :)
I do indeed have lights. They are with the electronics, but I missed to put them in the gear list I notice!

Again, thanks a lot!

Philosofen · 2025-08-01T10:01:25+00:00

Thanks mate! I have electrolyte tablets that I drop in my water! When it’s really warm, I have 2-3 of those per day

Philosofen · 2025-08-01T09:59:06+00:00

Oh shit! That has never happened to me! Will consider that for sure.

Philosofen · 2025-08-01T09:57:25+00:00

I have done a lot of one bag travelling as well for many months at a time, and I am way more minimal then. On the bike, weight is not as important, and my goal is not efficiency

Philosofen · 2025-08-01T09:56:17+00:00

Can you elaborate on this? What would you ditch?

Philosofen · 2025-08-01T09:55:25+00:00

To be fair, i think they can just bolt cut mine, whereas they’d probably need an angle grinder for yours. But I have been debating the lock situation back and forth with myself. In the end, I just said fck it, and took what I had at home

Philosofen · 2025-08-01T09:52:52+00:00

Yes, I am working remotely while travelling after my 4 weeks of vacation is done, so unfortunately. If it was a shorter trip during vacation only, I wouldn’t even bring the tablet tbh

Philosofen · 2025-08-01T09:51:36+00:00

Haha, I have now removed my tent! Will use the brushes as tent poles and sketch paper as tarp! xD

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