Did you ride today?

Mark Jones said:
That's what my other bike looks like, I don't ride this thing until the spring roads are cleared of all the salt etc...
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Oh it's one of those FWB.:) Don't have one like that I beat the crap out of all my bikes, the only one that's having an easy time is my TT bike and that for obvious reasons.
 
RedSectorA said:
Forgot to ask, you like DI2?
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When my buddy got the first gen I thought what a silly gimmick, that is until I tried it. So yes I love it, have had both 7970 and 9070, they are both great.

My main bike definitely gets dirty, I just don't ride it on salty roads. I always wait for the April showers to wash away the salt.
 
Mark Jones said:
When my buddy got the first gen I thought what a silly gimmick, that is until I tried it. So yes I love it, have had both 7970 and 9070, they are both great.

My main bike definitely gets dirty, I just don't ride it on salty roads. I always wait for the April showers to wash away the salt.
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My Colnago World Cup I ride in the fall and winter for cyclocross training and races. My Cannondale Supersix I ride the rest of the time, road, dirt roads, mud, races, etc.... Actually it's that bike I'm using on my avatar, it was about one month old, temperature of 6C and it was raining cat and dogs and there were some gravel roads which had been washed out due to the rain.

It's ok to pamper a bike, to each is own, I just see them as tools. Very well maintained mechanically but I don't stop a training ride due to weather.
 
Dan, I'm bowing down dude. I don't stop a ride for crap weather, but I sure don't start one.

Rule #9// If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Fair-weather riding is a luxury reserved for Sunday afternoons and wide boulevards. Those who ride in foul weather – be it cold, wet, or inordinately hot – are members of a special club of riders who, on the morning of a big ride, pull back the curtain to check the weather and, upon seeing rain falling from the skies, allow a wry smile to spread across their face. This is a rider who loves the work.

Mark, sweet Parlee. Nice on the DI2. I have 7970 and it is all they say it is and a good deal more. Still, its the Indian, not the arrow. A young fella on an old steel frame circa '80s cleaned my clock the other day. Reminded me how much training lies ahead so that I can once again 'represent. You're at Elevengear -> Roadwear -> Poseur
 
You know the wind is strong when:

- Can't hold a straight line and can't pass 30 kph in a headwind
- When you are riding at 40 kph with the wind behind you back, little effort to keep the speed and there is complete silence except for gears grinding :cool:

Lovely day for a ride today with temps hovering at about 12-15C, it's about time!
 
I'm going out tonight for the Hares & Hounds. Its a fun way to get some hard efforts. Let the hares out in front for a time, then try to catch them before the next waypoint. Temps in Portland today mid-70s °F. (~24 for those °C friends in the great white north!)
Warmer tomorrow and Thursday too! :bananasplit:
 
Bobvin said:
I'm going out tonight for the Hares & Hounds. Its a fun way to get some hard efforts. Let the hares out in front for a time, then try to catch them before the next waypoint. Temps in Portland today mid-70s °F. (~24 for those °C friends in the great white north!)
Warmer tomorrow and Thursday too! :bananasplit:
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That sounds like fun!
 
RedSectorA said:
You know the wind is strong when:

- Can't hold a straight line and can't pass 30 kph in a headwind
- When you are riding at 40 kph with the wind behind you back, little effort to keep the speed and there is complete silence except for gears grinding :cool:

Lovely day for a ride today with temps hovering at about 12-15C, it's about time!
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There's nothing like having a nice tailwind after heading into it for half the ride.
 
socfan12 said:
Bobvin said:
I'm going out tonight for the Hares & Hounds. Its a fun way to get some hard efforts. Let the hares out in front for a time, then try to catch them before the next waypoint. Temps in Portland today mid-70s °F. (~24 for those °C friends in the great white north!)
Warmer tomorrow and Thursday too! :bananasplit:
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That sounds like fun!
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Did pretty much that with the kids yesterday, that's a good intensity workout. Only problem is when you can't bridge the gap and killing yourself in the process, been there done that.

Would exchange your weather for mine Bob, enjoy!
 
I read a great article today.

"Cycling is the new golf".

What a great way for entrepreneurs to talk and get fit at the same time. Yes, You do a huge walk golfing but you finish with a steak and a half a dozen drinks and then drive home.
 
Mark Jones said:
I read a great article today.

"Cycling is the new golf".

What a great way for entrepreneurs to talk and get fit at the same time. Yes, You do a huge walk golfing but you finish with a steak and a half a dozen drinks and then drive home.
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I find that cycling attract quite a huge number of entrepreneurs, people that are not afraid to put their asses on the line. Kind of fun to see them interact, there are alot of big egos out there :weird:
 
Mark Jones said:
What a great way for entrepreneurs to talk and get fit at the same time. Yes, You do a huge walk golfing but you finish with a steak and a half a dozen drinks and then drive home.
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I was so wasted Tuesday night after chasing the hares for 1.5 hours I couldn't eat for two hours after. But I did enjoy some trace mineral replacement (Guinness). Not as disciplined as a spinning workout to heart rate or watts, but early season I sure found I ran out of heartbeats before I ran out of road (several times). Ugh!
 
Bobvin said:
I was so wasted Tuesday night after chasing the hares for 1.5 hours I couldn't eat for two hours after. But I did enjoy some trace mineral replacement (Guinness). Not as disciplined as a spinning workout to heart rate or watts, but early season I sure found I ran out of heartbeats before I ran out of road (several times). Ugh!
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Welcome to my world Bob, welcome to my world! :snicker:
 
Nothing like hard efforts to maximum heart rate to push the boundaries. Much easier to do on the road than on a spinning bike. Now I just need to do some on-the-road tabatas (20 second max effort, 10 second rest, 20 more at max, etc. — repeat if you can up to 8 times.) We've got some nice straight, flat farm-to-market roads near here that'll be perfect for those efforts.

My legs are aware of what I'm typing and already they're protesting! (And my heart keeps whispering nap, take a nap, a nap sounds gooooood!)
 
Bobvin said:
My legs are aware of what I'm typing and already they're protesting! (And my heart keeps whispering nap, take a nap, a nap sounds gooooood!)
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Isn't that the truth! But as they say "what doesn't kill you makes you better". But sometimes death doesn't look that bad.
 
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