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| #221 |  carrihound |
May 28 2007 19:11 |
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jc, thanks for the tips on fit & saddle comfort. i've been riding the liberator pro for years & it definitely has a cut out. i think my current issues are an indication that i need a new one - this one has lots of miles on it. i'll read that piece and see if i can get the back flatter, i'm sure i'm doing something wrong!
only a few miles this weekend - threatening weather & other business has killed riding plans. right now, it's sunny & clear, but thundering... ugh. quite frustrating. |
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| #222 | backtobasics |
May 28 2007 21:18 |
| Hi everyone! I just got back from a short but sweet ride. Only 3 miles but it's been pretty rainy lately and so after a long downpour, I decided to some biking in. I feel so good! | ||
| #223 |  gmule |
May 28 2007 22:40 |
| I went on my first group ride today. 75 miles and it was in the 80's with overcast skys. I was somewhat surprised at my abilty. I ended up riding most of the ride alone. I was faster then most of the riders but not strong enough to keep up with the pace setters. I think that when I lose more weight I will improve my speed. My legs were good I wasn't totaly wiped out when we returned to the starting point. Overall the ride was fun. | ||
| #224 | leinad |
May 28 2007 23:09 |
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Well gang, quite a weekend of riding.
As some of you read I did 133 miles on Saturday, followed that up with a 60 miler yesterday and today did two rides, one in the am with my wife of 66 miles and in the afternoon I needed 41 more to complete the 300 miles so I went back out and did 44 for a day total of 110. Total distance=303!! Very neat to see what you can do, probaly far more if really motivated but, I will not make a habit of this. the back side isn't feeling to bad, and the legs are tired but, all in all feel good. I see a lot of us got out there, even if it was short for some. DAN |
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| #225 | behanna |
May 28 2007 23:56 |
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I got crushed in my crit. I was barely hanging on for the first two laps, and then the pack accelerated for a prime and dropped me like an old shoe. I time-trialed it in solo for the next 8 laps, got lapped on the end o of my 10th and my race was officially over, but out of pride, I still jammed one more lap at race pace. 17.1 miles at 22.2mph average. Before I got dropped, I saw 31mph on the front straight with the pack.
It was, as they say, a reality check. :-) I did an easy 18 miles today on the Butler-Freeport Trail with my wife and son. That was a good time. Another crit tomorrow--there's no training for racing like racing itself! |
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| #226 | bdgolden |
May 29 2007 00:54 |
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Hi all, You guys are scary, 300 mile weekends and 31mph racing, simply amazing. I got out early (7:30) this morning and did a little 20 mile loop. Had plenty of legs left, but hands and butt a little tired. Hopefully my riding technique will improve and all parts will feel better. How do you avg. 17 mph on those long rides? I can hit 17-20 on the flats and up to 25-28 on down slopes, but climbing I am hard pressed to maintain 8-10 on some of the hills ("granny gear is your friend"), so I avg around 12-13mph for the whole ride. Maybe it is a little more hilly on some of my rides, or could be just the old body, lol. Anyway, the road cycling has helped us drop some serious weight so all is good. Regards, Norman |
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| #227 | leinad |
May 29 2007 01:34 |
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behanna, sounds like the first race I every tried, being a rookie figured it safer to hold back until after the first turn so as not to be the newbie that took down the pack. Well by the time a got to the first turn (less than 1/2 mile) there was no pack, they were gone. Did just like you and solod the rest of the way. It does get better, I'm sure as I did you learned a thing or two. Sometimes failure is a great teacher.
bd, You'll get there, we did it just like you when we started out, we all gotta crawl before we can run, right?! The tender behind is probably just the need to ride more and get use to being on the bike ,(hint: don't increase your ride time to fast, sure way to get real sore and lose interest). They say 10% a week is best, I think you can get away with a little more but not to much. The hands though make me wonder about your bike fit, see if your local shop can help you or a friend with some knowledge can look at it for you. I rode that 300 miles and hands where never an issue! The weight lose is a great thing as you said. DAN |
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| #228 | ravenlark |
May 29 2007 03:02 |
| Some of you bike for an insane amount of miles! I was tired after 50k (30 miles)! This weekend, if the weather holds I'll be participating in the Montreal Tour de l'ile (Island Tour). Where they block off streets all over the city for a grand bike race! I can't wait! | ||
| #229 | leinad |
May 29 2007 10:16 |
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Raven, What great fun that wil be! Hope you have some great weather for it! No cars, WOW, that would be a great ride.
DAN |
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| #230 | trhawley |
May 29 2007 14:14 |
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It seems as though the Giro D'Italia is move a little slow this morning, I got a kick out of this comment: "3:05 PM An incredible effort by the peloton ... because it takes real talent to go this slow without tipping over." 3:05 is 8:05 cdt, should be about 2 more hours of racing so hopefully they will pick things up soon but with no break today they don't seem too interested in getting to the finish line. |
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| #231 | nightc1 |
May 29 2007 15:25 |
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Yesterday we went to the inlaws house for the day so I loaded my bike and the one my wife is riding onto our bike carrier and we managed to get in a little ride. First part was around 6.5 miles with my wife riding along with me (which hurt my pace, only 13+mph), then the second part was another 6.5 miles alone and I managed to finish that with around a 15mph pace. It was nice to ride somewhere new for a change. All of it was on the roads, but these are very quite roads since they don't lead anywhere but to peoples houses. So over 13 miles of riding. I also worked a bit saturday to find a possible way to commute to work. It seems do-able... I may start commuting on Thursday's since that's also the day my co-worker friend and I ride bikes. Since the trail we ride on comes close to my house I would only really end up commuting in the morning. I'd budget around 1.5 hours for the commute. That would get me to work a little early but also give me some fudge factor incase of a flat or the ride was just too difficult or something else. Plus i'd be out early enough to miss most of the traffic. |
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| #232 | nilla529 |
May 29 2007 18:15 |
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I rode into work this morning, about 9.8 miles and got here in 32 minutes. I ride from one small town to another so the majority of the ride is on non-stop highways and I had greens at the few traffic lights I did have, so just a slow down to be cautious at the intersections. I feel really good, it's a great way to start the day. Jc: I went online to check out the women's section in Bicycling mag, most of it seemed like lightly veiled advertising but an article comparing women's specific bikes to unisex bikes was pretty interesting. Thanks for the heads up. Night: I hope the commute works out for you. I have discovered it only takes me about 15 minutes longer each way and since it is only 10 miles I ride as hard and fast as I can. My average speed on longer rides has improved I am sure in part because of the sprint to and from work. Happy riding all! |
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| #233 | sunny_wendy |
May 29 2007 22:44 |
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Congrats to everyone on their rides this weekend! I rode from Incline Village, NV to Spooner Summit. It's only about 13 miles, all up hill with Lake Tahoe on your right side. Beautiful scenery but most of the time I was too busy watching the road. It's a 2 lane hilly, windy road and on Memorial Weekend it was consumed by tourist. Next time we'll do a long flat ride through the south shore of Lake Tahoe. deannad70 - to answer your question about references for triathlons. I had a friend give me their copy of Swim Bike Run by Glenn Town and Todd Kearney. It's a good book... a little old. If you want some humor combined with real stories and experiences of one woman's adventures... read Slow Fat Triathlete. I found it funny but also it had some stuff the other books and magazines won't tell you. The best advice you will get will be from the people around you who have done the events before. Practice your transitions at home before the race. I thought those would be easy but in my first tri I ended up with both of them being almost 5 minutes. |
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| #234 | jc343 |
May 29 2007 23:56 |
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gmule: That's sounds like my season last year. We have AA to D classes. I started with the CC but found the pace too slow. I would usually end up with the B riders -- for about 20 miles -- and then I was on my own. But one good way to get better is to ride with people who push you. Keep it up. You did a terrific job on your first club ride. Poze: I am not too familiar with the Women's section of Bicycling.Com for the obvious reason. I have looked thru the Fitness section a little but I don't find a lot of new information there. I like the website and the magazine for current information -- you know Floyd, the Tour de California and some interesting articles about what people are doing. I like Selene Yeager (the Fit Chick) and Chris Carmichael for training tips. I have picked up some ideas for improving my climbing and for off season training. But my rides end up being whatever happens. Like you, I go for intensity on my commutes. Dan: Re your challenge. Last Fall, I was turning in 16 mph rides pretty consistently. So far this year my rides have been in the 14 - 15 mph range. That's a big improvement over what I was doing last Spring but not even close to your challenge. But this may be interesting, on my commute in this morning at 5.4 miles and 24 minutes I was averaging 12.9 mph. Six minutes and a half-mile climb later, I was at 6.4 miles. I finished the ride of 9.4 miles in 40:30. That means that I rode the last 3 miles in 10.5 minutes -- about 17 mph. On the way home, with little traffic, I was able to stay in the 20 to 30 mph on the main road but was only averaging 16.5 mph at 6.5 miles into the ride. I finished the ride 5 miles later at 15 mph. Night: I would like to suggest that you try that commute out on a Saturday or Sunday. Perhaps your wife or your riding buddy could do it with you. It's always helpful to get some familiarity with a course before you have to do it for real. |
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| #235 | behanna |
May 30 2007 03:07 |
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Whee! Great fun at the Tuesday night crits! I didn't get dropped this time. I just stayed glued to someone's wheel the whole time, except for two occassions--one chasing a short-lived break, and one pulling through on a very-short-lived three-man break near the end. Speeds at the end were whipping up to 30-31mph on the back straight, and then the bunch sprint left me for dead. 15-mile race, av. 25.7mph. Total ride, including warmup and cooldown, was 30 miles in 1:32:06, for an overall average of 19.5mph, including 1360 feet of climbing. 1658 calories, said "Bye-bye!" Time to go eat some more! |
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| #236 | gmule |
May 30 2007 03:31 |
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The weather in Denver today.
A strong line of thunderstorms moved across the metro area just after lunchtime today producing pea sized hail and heavy flooding rainfall. Street flooding was a problem at the start of the evening rush due to the heavy rain and hail. The line of severe storms is moving east out onto the plains tonight producing golf ball size hail and tornadoes. Scattered light rain showers are likely in Denver tonight as a powerful cold front moves across the state from the northwest. Cold air associated with this weather system could drop the snow level to 8,500 feet tonight. Snow has been falling all afternoon at the Eisenhower Tunnel. Yes, I made my 15 mile commute in the middle of it. Coming home tonight should be easier. Hail stones are very slippery and they hurt when they hit you in the back and arms. Those electirc hand driers in the rest room dry cycling clothes rather well. My co-workers think I am nuts. ;D Here is a link to some pics from the local news channel. http://www.9news.com/9slideshows/05%5F29%5F07%5FHail%5FStorm /Default.aspx?N=85 |
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| #237 | nightc1 |
May 30 2007 05:03 |
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If I commute it'll be on thursday since that's the day I go riding with my bicyclist co-worker. Then I'd ride with him back to the bike trail for our ride after work which will put me about a mile from my house. So it'll be a big day of bicycling, but I'll only have half of the morning part where I actually have to be on any real roads and I can do it early enough to stay out of most of the traffic. I've read through a huge thread on bikeforums.net about commuting for beginners and so on so I know before I do that I need to get a few supplies. |
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| #238 | leinad |
May 30 2007 10:25 |
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behanna, nice rebound from the other race, held your own on this one! We had a club ride on Monday and although it wasn't a formal race, we turned it into one, those line srpints are insane!!
Gmule, that is nasty looking stuff you dealt with! Love the pics from the news. Looked like a nice winter day, LOL No ride news, doing the recovery thing after all my riding, legs are toast! DAN |
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| #239 | nightc1 |
May 30 2007 14:42 |
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Did some more reading and work on the bike last night. The main thing now that I have the seat at the correct height (or really close) was to raise the stem so the handlebars would be closer to the seat height. This is important if I plan to commute from time to time to work. |
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| #240 | carrihound |
May 30 2007 15:50 |
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OH! i wanted to pass this along to the club. my secret weapon against the weather is,.... i have a great website for checking the weather! not sure how to post it because the link is long & local, but i'll try. you'll have to tinker with it to get to your local info. it shows a customizable hourly weather graph with temp, winds, rain, etc. and satellite images : NOAA (right click to open in a separate window or tab) |
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