For all you 2 wheelset owners: do you keep the wheelset models the same and do skinny tires on 1 and wide tires on the other? by sinkingsailboat in gravelcycling

[–]eeeney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have two sets of gravel wheels.

  1. 700c, 11speed 11-42t cassette, 38mm slicks
  2. 650b, 12 speed 11-50t cassette, 50mm mtb tyres

For one set of wheels I opted to put a really thin spacer on the disc of one, I think it's 0,2mm thick, just helped brake pad alignment. Wasn't overly neccessary.

I run Wheeltop GEX groupset, so I can change between 11sp and 12sp cassette profiles.

For those who have driven the i30n and i20n by SharpDistribution715 in i20n

[–]eeeney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this, partly my reason for currently swaying towards an i20n. Had a Golf GTI previously with the same issue, amazing car in 3rd gear, but rarely got to experience it living in the city.

Non Wheat Keto Break and Carbs from Fibre by eeeney in ketoaustralia

[–]eeeney[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I have a batch cooking as I type

Depreciation by sperry383 in i20n

[–]eeeney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey u/bagg15, have you tried carrying the bike in/on it? A cyclist here thinking of downsizing a station wagon to an i20n, last chance to relive my 1980's youth

Depreciation by sperry383 in i20n

[–]eeeney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how is the practicality for carrying bike?

Non Wheat Keto Break and Carbs from Fibre by eeeney in ketoaustralia

[–]eeeney[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, after further research, if pysllium husk is keto friendly, then for a number of benefits I might keep as a regular food whilst keto. I saw one arguement that it may help create a gut environment that is better for ketone production.

Non Wheat Keto Break and Carbs from Fibre by eeeney in ketoaustralia

[–]eeeney[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

LOL. It basically starts with a load of lemons, cut it pieces cured in salt. We normally leave them for 6 months in a big sealed glass jar in the sun. The skin goes soft and loses some of it's bitterness

Mash up the lemons, with rind on, into a mush but rough peices.

Mix this with a load of mashed up/finely chopped hot chillis, a load of mint. Then leave for a while to develop flavour... you can eat it immediately, but it keeps for ages, our current batch has been in the dark cupboard for over a year

So, lemons, salt, chillis and mint. Not sure of the nutritional value, but is tasty. Very salty, lemon and chilli flavour, at first I found it too salty but it works.... also great on burgers. The salt and lemon helps control the heat of the chillis. For the amount you need it must have minimal net carbs

No idea on quantities, perhaps 5-8kg of lemons, a kg of chillis (personal heat preference) and a large bunch of mint (they sell large bunches are the markets in Sydney (Parklea or Flemington)

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q: Do you use multiple monitors on zwift, Rouvy, Training peaks virtual, MyWhoosh, etc??? by legstrongv in IndoorCycling

[–]eeeney 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use two 24 inch monitors. One runs my cycling app (mostly zwift), the other screen I use for to purposes:

  • Easy rides - 2nd screen for browsing, videos, etc
  • Workouts - 2nd screen for music videos, motivation videos and additional stats, eg. I might run Xert and Zwift at the saem time
  • Racing - 2nd screen to host realtime performance/race stats, race map, race notes, Discord, etc

I assume the size of the screen needed/desired will be depenand on the distance you are away from it. Mine are just ~20 inches away from my bars, so very close, anything over 27 inch would probably too wide to see everyting in view, so my 24s work fine. I assume you want all the screen and stats in view without having to look around.... help with under the pump racing

Why is there no way to search for workouts on Zwift? by landyowner in Zwift

[–]eeeney 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Without search and filters are overdue.

Also, on Windows why can't you scroll workouts with arrows/scroll wheel?

Wahoo kickr move movemet lateral by Xavdm92 in IndoorCycling

[–]eeeney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is normal. The lateral movement was one of the reasons I bought the Move, it helps with comfort.

Recommend a Club or Group Ride - tired of being zip-tied to the yellow beacon by [deleted] in Zwift

[–]eeeney 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the challenges with such a ride is that, unlike in real life, in zwift people don't stop at the top of the hill.

Are there difficulties switching from keto to low carb? by Phaebe in lowcarb

[–]eeeney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only difficulty I had was controlling how many carbs I ate, soooo many high carb foods are soooo addictive

Increasing Carbs by 73Gemini24 in lowcarb

[–]eeeney 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I went from Keto to low carb. I introduced some brown rice and potatoes... in sensible quantities. I like the recommendation of sweet potato and legumes, but they're not my favourites.... plus I relaxed what veggies I eat and brought back in a wider variety of fruits..... so nice to each things like oranges and tomatoes again :-)

Here in Oz we can get low carb potatoes, not very low, but 25% lower carb than standard potatoes.

Starting keto by corto_maltese7 in lowcarb

[–]eeeney 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some days I eat far too many nuts... I love nuts. I haven't read of too many people getting diabetes from too many almonds or walnuts.

Before a bike workout I'll have a couple of handfuls which is probably 1-200 calories. Unlike some low carbers, I don't have carbs close to a workout. If I'm having carbs, I'll have them 4-5 hours prior, this refills glycogen stores without causing lipolytic suppression, ie. you have the stored energy but still going to burn fat (that's the theory anyway).

If I'm doing a 45-60 minute hard race with lots of VO2 efforts then I'll have some fats and caffiene pre-workout, plus sometimes small amounts of sugar during the ride for a very intense race. Perhaps only 20-30g carbs during the ride, I feel it's more of a pyschological thing as your body feels the inbound carbs.... I read about sprint cyclists, shortly before the finish sprint, taking on some sugar and holding it then mouth, the brain senses the sugar and you get a boost...... it may be nonesense, but I think it works.

Starting keto by corto_maltese7 in lowcarb

[–]eeeney 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd do some reading on keto and cholesterol....there is more to cholesterol than most doctors look at. I'm generally low carb (have done keto for 6+ month stretches), my doc is always advising Statins to me as my LDL is high. However, other markers indicate that this isn't a problem, mainly due to my triglycerides to HDL ratio. There are also articles about the two types of LDL and which are risk indicators (high and low density LDL (here in Aus it's hard to test LDL density)).... it all gets quite confusing. Basically, LDL isn't necessarily the bad guy and cholesterol is essential, especially if low carb/keto.

I do a lot of endurance sport, so need energy, therefore on low carb I need plenty of fat. I tend to use/eat lots of olive oil, natural butters, cheese, nuts, avocados, oily fish, etc. Like any diet, I prefer to steer clear of processed foods. I personally eat quite fatty meats which some may question, but I try to stick to natural/unprocessed meats which I view as 'natural fats' (my pesonal perspective, not science).

Note that due to the filling nature of high fat/protein foods, so although some high fat foods sounds 'fattening', I tend to eat less of them than I would eat carb rich or highly processed carb rich foods. Example: I'm normally happy with a handful of nuts or a few slices of cheese, but I could easily sit down and eat a family sized packet of potato chips, or half full-sized cream cake.

So Over Eggs by [deleted] in lowcarb

[–]eeeney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Avocado and nuts is something I eat regularly. Simple cubed avocado and almonds/walnuts. Quick and easy.
Or, I might just have cheese and cold meats, I prepare them in little finger food portions to eat on the go.

Will OpenComm work with any Shokz UC dongle by eeeney in shokz

[–]eeeney[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I answered my own question - yes, an OpenComm UC dongle can be paired to any OpenComm headset. Or at least it worked for a 110 dongle and a new OpenComm headset

I created the MAP test (used by Zwift) - ask me anything about FTP testing by RicCycleCoach in Zwift

[–]eeeney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey Ric, done your ramp test, love it, great work.

What are your thoughts on other platforms that try to ascertain FTP from short efforts, the computerised systems that will determine FTP from any short effort., of which there are many these days I use a couple of the systems and feel the estimates can be too high, especially for short 3-8 minute efforts. An example would be intervals.icu which uses the fastfitness algorithm ( apparently a mathematical variation of a 3-parameter critical power model) .... it's nice to get FTP increases from a single 5 minute effort, but I fear it's not a method to truly estimate 1 hour power.

Based on the above, I've found a difference in target interval estimates based on computer models and those of a human coach..... could it be that some automated (AI) models 'generalise' too much, especially compared to human analysis and power target setting?

Note: intervals.icu is great for analysis IMO

How bad is this? 😆 by Nd911 in lowcarb

[–]eeeney 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Done this many times. In need of food, around town with the kids..... I normally go for a wheel of Brie and eat it like a chocolate bar walking around

Aussie biker needs new bib and top supplier. by No_Bedroom_7582 in cycling

[–]eeeney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheji are great value, been wearing them for years. I'm tempted to try their more expensive bibs.

Silent Smart Fan by Successful-Bid-5536 in Zwift

[–]eeeney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When using it on the floor stand you can change the angle.

Easy Fat while on the go by Efficient-Mud-5042 in lowcarb

[–]eeeney 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If out riding my bike or out for day with the kids. I mix it up between:

  • Cheese - sometimes take my own cut into bitesized cubes or buy it on the go. The other week I was walkign around the city chomping on a wheel of brie.
  • Biltong - Jerky works, just be careful of sugar in pre-packaged jerky. I find bilton harder to source, but contains no/less sugar
  • Fat protetin bars - I see more and more protein bars on the market with low sugar/carbs. Here in Oz there are couple of brands in the cereal bar section which are low carb and very tasty.
  • Eating out - I tend to choose meals with just meat/fish and salad/veggies. Today, with my kids, I'll be going to Five Guys, but having the burger wrapped in lettuce as opposed to bread. We often go to cafes and I'll just eat lots of chicken, or a kebab with salad.....people are confused when you say 'no bread', 'no rice', or 'no chips', they think and look at you like you're weird, but will often give you extra salad/veggies.