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You realise that you are "not doing the programme" right? Well not strictly at least. SS is a beginner weight training programme designed to pack on as much useful muscle mass in the shortest time possible - in the most simple way.

This involves more than a bit of gluttony. Focusing so hard on staying lean and restricting diet will kill the longeivity of the "programme" and the easy novice strength gains you can get by simply eating enough.

I did it a couple years back, went from 64kg to 80kg and everyone kept telling me it was amazing how much weight I had LOST!!!

I did not restrict my diet in anyway though.

I went from 70kg to 84kg, but was getting a little chunky at the same time. I more than doubled my squat, and it seemed to rid me of the back pain I was suffering from as well - which was awesome.

I got to a point where I was happy with the size and strength, but not with the added blubber you get from eating a family sized pack of peanut m&ms for breakfast. Because I am too lazy to research another program (this one is basic, easy to remember and works) I have just stuck with it after starting leangains.

I still have most of the bits for sale. If I try to post pics, it gets sent to the mods and doesn't show up, so I will post without pics for now. If you are interested in anything, dibs then pm and I will send you the link to the pics.

Silver Shimano M520 double sided SPD pedals - £7
31.8mm Specialized Langster Drop bars - £10
Charge Slice Bullhorn bars - £10
Charge stem - £5
Planet X Lighweight 31.8mm stem - £7
White Specialized Alias 143 Saddle - £10
Zefal locking quick release rear skewer - £10
Ciussi Inox Steel cage - £10
Specialized Langster front brake - £5
Tektro brake levers - new and unused - £10
Shimano R075 in size 45 - £40
Shimano R086 in size 43 - £45

Has anyone here lost a 56cm 2009 Condor Pista?

I posted a frame on gumtree, asking for swaps for a steel frame, and this odd guy called and tried to sell me it - a complete bike and wasn't interested in my frame at all.

He wanted £400 for a complete bike, which seems a little too cheap, and didn't know all that much about it.

Also said that he wasn't going to post it online which was a little odd

This is quite an interesting read on fat loss and cycling

http://m.active.com/cycling/Articles/Why_fast_pedaling_makes_cyclists_more_efficient.htm

Tl;dr: pedalling faster burns more fat

I'm just doing weights - following "Starting Strength" by Mark Riptoe.

I haven't lost any weight as I am following the recomposition plan, where you have 20% more calories than you should on training days, and 20% less on non-training days, so you stay the same weight, but put on muscle at the same time as loosing fat.

If you were interested in loosing weight, you could opt for a +10%/-20% split

I've been following the leangains intermittent fasting program for the last 2 weeks, and it's working really well so far.

I've been combining it with 200mg of caffeine 3 times a day - which may not sound like that much, but I don't drink tea/coffee or coke, so the first day, my last pill was at 6pm, and I was still wide awake at 3.30am

Intermittent fasting is eating for 8 hours, not eating for 16 - you can pick your own window, so I do 2pm to 10pm.

I also cycle carbs, so on the days I'm doing resistance training, I eat high carbs, and on the non training days its low carbs, high fat (protein stays the same)

Hi mate

I have a 2008 Condor Italia frame for sale, carbon forks and back end

£150 - headset included

http://i.imgur.com/s0xTT.jpg

Little confused as to where my original thread has gone...

Anyway - I've got a few more bits for sale, as well as some of the original stuff as some guys have undibbed.

The list is as follows:

Silver Shimno M520s - £7
http://i.imgur.com/4N3oz.jpg

Shimano R086 Shoes in size 43 - £45
http://i.imgur.com/mld7U.jpg

Shimano R075 Shoes in size 45, only worn a handful of time - £40
http://i.imgur.com/Pcwux.jpg

31.8mm Oversized drop bars off of a Specialized Langster - £10
http://i.imgur.com/zHdTJ.jpg

Deda Big Piega 31.8mm Oversized drop bars - £10
http://i.imgur.com/mgyDf.jpg

Planet X Lightweight Oversized 31.8mm stem - £10
http://i.imgur.com/szzkI.jpg

Charge Slice 25.4mm Bullhorn Bars - £10
http://i.imgur.com/MSMfU.jpg

Charge 25.4mm stem - £5
http://i.imgur.com/G2UXX.jpg

Ciussi Inox Bottle Cage - £7
http://i.imgur.com/jdVoV.jpg

New stuff as below:

Specialized Alias 143 - £10
http://i.imgur.com/sgBr9.jpg

Fulcrum Racing 7 wheels - cassette not included - £70
http://i.imgur.com/XQEhh.jpg

Zippo Lighter - £7
http://i.imgur.com/5PydN.jpg

Sorry mate - its a poor mans blackberry without 3G...

I'm off to my little brother's wedding in 3 weeks time, so its time to have a bit of a clearout so I have some extra spending money out there!

Everything can be picked up from SW20 in or from Croydon.

Bits and pieces are as follows:

Shimano R075 Road Shoes. Size 45 which is around about a UK 10. They are too big for me, and I have only worn them twice. There isn't a single scuff or scratch on them, and they come with the cleats - which are again in spotless condition - £40

http://i.imgur.com/Pcwux.jpg

Shimano R086 Road Shoes. Size 43 - which is a UK 8.5. I wore these on and off for around 3 months, so they have some signs of wear on them as shown in the photos below, but are still in fantastic condition - £50

http://i.imgur.com/mld7U.jpg

Original Drop Bars from Specialized Langster. No dents, never dropped, but there are some rust spots which need polishing out - SOLD

http://i.imgur.com/zHdTJ.jpg

White Gold Finger RHS brake lever. Bought off a forum member, but never got round to fixing it on - just hoping for my money back - SOLD

http://i.imgur.com/xmXs2.jpg

Original RHS Brake Lever for Specialized Langster - £5

http://i.imgur.com/94M4R.jpg

Charge Plug Stem - £5

http://i.imgur.com/G2UXX.jpg

Charge slice bullhorn bars - SOLD

http://i.imgur.com/MSMfU.jpg

Planet X lightweight oversized stem - £10

http://i.imgur.com/szzkI.jpg

Deda Big Piega oversize bars, good condition except for the obligatory marks from the stem - £10

http://i.imgur.com/mgyDf.jpg

"Lock & Roll" Zefal Anti Theft skewer for rear wheel (won't suit horizontal dropouts). This is a cool skewer, where once locked, you can't unlock it unless you tilt the bike past 180 degrees - SOLD

http://i.imgur.com/Djr8z.jpg

Charge Plug pedals including toe clips - SOLD

http://i.imgur.com/CyM8h.jpg

Shimano M520 SPD Pedals - silver - £7

http://i.imgur.com/CyM8h.jpg

Shimano M520 SPD Pedals - black - SOLD

http://i.imgur.com/3uI6t.jpg

Shimano SM PD22 Platforms for SPD Pedals - SOLD

http://i.imgur.com/nnGj7.jpg

Brand new shiny Tektro brake levers - £10

http://i.imgur.com/soGBB.jpg

Ciussi Inox Steel Bottle Cage - £7

http://i.imgur.com/jdVoV.jpg

And now for some slightly OT items:
White Unlocked Blackberry Curve, I have the receipt for this lying around somewhere which you are more than welcome to, it comes with the case in the picture. Missus used it for about 3 months, then decided she wanted a touch screen phone, so has been sitting in a draw for a few months now - I powered it up and it works fine - SOLD

http://i.imgur.com/p5bgn.jpg

Wireless mouse and mini dongle thingy - I got this free with a laptop bag I bought - £5

http://i.imgur.com/YVI7X.jpg

Armani Jumper in XXL, but fits more like an XL

http://i.imgur.com/0j9mt.jpg

Sinclair A-Bike - a bit of a silly impulse buy on my part, minimal use, max weight of 85kg - £90

http://i.imgur.com/HSUuy.jpg

That is an epic story!

Good to hear you got back ok, and the biscuit came in handy!

I polished up the Condor, and it came out really well! Those baby wipes really shifted the dirt.

I've put a few coats of varnish on the scuffs on the carbon, and now don't have the heart to sell it! I'll keep the langster as fixed, and will convert the Condor to SS, complete with chain tensioner

SOLD

Thanks for your interest guys - the groupset has now been sold

Hi all

I recently bought a second hand bike, with a view to make it into my new fixed gear bike, using parts from my old langster.

It's currently got a Shimano 105 Double Groupset from 2008 on it, and I don't have all of the tools to remove everything myself, so the groupset is for sale provided you can remove the bottom bracket and all the tricky bits yourself.

A few scuffs here and there, but overall, pretty decent nick for its age.

39/53 on the front, front and rear brakes (both 105s), all the cables etc, although the cable for the front derailleur is a little frayed, 10 speed Shimano 105 STIs levers, bottom bracket

If anyone is interested I will post pics later on

£120 - I live in SW20

Hi mate

I'd be quite interested in this. Would there be any chance I could see this today sometime?

Cheers

Oops!

Yep - that's the one

Now I'll run off and check that thread...

I found this quite amusing - it's a video of a bloke getting fined for not cycling in the cycle lane:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzE-IMaegzQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

I found this quite amusing - it's a video of a bloke getting fined for not cycling in the cycle lane:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzE-IMaegzQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Can these be fitted with spd cleats?

I'm a little confused as you said toe clips or strap use only

Good way to loose weight and look good in a short space of time:

When you wake up in the morning, don't eat anything. Drink some water then go for a ride - 20 to 30 mins max, nothing too strenuous, you need to sweat a bit.

Straight after you finish with the cardio, eat! Something with protein in it - Protein shake or eggs, maybe some meat and some carbs. Starchy carbs (rice, potatos, pasta) and processed sugars are your enemies for the next 4 weeks.

Lift heavy weights - this will limit muscle loss. Check out stronglifts.com for a good beginners routine which will preserve muscle while you are busy not eating anything.

No carbs after 8pm - none at all. If you feel hungry and want something sweet then go for a jog. Then reward yourself with chewing gum.

He was making out that £300 was a bargain - paid over £1k for it originally but I wasn't sure due to all the damage. There is nothing comparable on eBay or gumtree to compare it to so I thought I'd ask the experts

I'll try to haggle and let u know how it goes!

Awesome advise!

What were your thoughts on the Bianchi? Is a scratched up 2008 bike worth £300?

Dibs on the lights-pm to follow

Sooo...after a couple of bad hill starts coupled with badly fitting cleats, I've started to get pain under my right knee cap.

One of my buddies has offered me his bianchi nirone 7 campag-veloce with more scratches and scrapes than most peoples beaters for the princely sum of £300!

The paintwork is in truely horrible condition with some of the scratches going to the paint, but it still rides well and has carbon forks, seat post and stem.

Should I go for it in order to give me knees a break? I've just done some vote counting at the elections, and will hopefully gettin paid around £300 so I thought this might be a good buy.

What would your thought be?

Thanks

I'm trying to trackstand at the moment after getting spds

I improved the amount of time I could trackstand by using the front brake as well

I practice on grass as it makes the track stand a little easier, and if (read: when) I fall over, it doesn't hurt as much...

2nd dibs on the mavics - pm sent!