Did you ride today?

Bobvin said:
Dan, to you again I bow down. Riding in the rain means you are a BADASS! Nice work.
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Thanks Bob but it has nothing to do with being a bad ass, I just want to ride :)

If I don't ride in the rain I don't ride, ask Mark Jones. The only other alternative is the trainer but after 4 months of it I can't stand even looking at it. My choice is simple, ride in the rain young man. That being said I usually do group rides, nothing better than friends stepping on your ego to get you going.
 
Bobvin said:
Kept my watts at an average 218 for an hour. If you take a couple rests those average watts drop like flys, so you really gotta get on it to keep the avg high.
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Is that your threshold Bob? I hover at 235-250 watts for 25 minutes, I suspect my hour figure should be in the same ballpark.

Very nice number by the way.
 
Mark Jones said:
Did I ride today?

Yes, Finally. the fair-weather boy got out on his bike.
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Good job Mike, keep it up! Nice to see you gave that bike a workout. Speaking of which, if you're ever in need of someone to break in your bike do not hesitate to send it east to me. :)

Weather was just lovely in Montreal today. Tomorrow will just get better apparently.
 
RedSectorA said:
Is that your threshold Bob? I hover at 235-250 watts for 25 minutes, I suspect my hour figure should be in the same ballpark.

Very nice number by the way.
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Thanks Dan. I really don't have anything to compare to as I've not trained to watts before. 200+ starts to feel like work, 250 and I'm in a nice tempo, 300 I can't sustain for too long, maybe 5-10 minutes. I'm just getting back in a wee bit of form, so I will get the watts/hr up when I'm taking fewer rests.

I wonder what my number would have been last year on my big two-hour climb @ 8% grade, or my time trial number? Watts are interesting to train to, you know right quick when you improve your technique.

And have you seen the pedals with meters built in--now you can know if one of your legs is taking the day off:roflmao:.
 
Today I finally replaced my Michelin Pro 4 Service Course tires with a pair of Conti Grand Prix 4000S. The difference is night and day. The Conti's feel fast and nimble. The Pro 4's felt like I was riding in quick sand. The Pro 4's are sticky and have great corner grip but the rolling resistance is too high. Michelin should have kept the faster Pro 3's that the 4's replaced.
 
My knees were a bit sore from the last few weeks of hilly rides, so did a flat'ish ride of 37 miles today. Still managed to climb 1300' though. Gorgeous day for a ride today...:)
 
Good on ya Allen. I spent the better part of the day driving my pressure washer. Not as much fun as you had on your bike fur shure! :-)

Our new place has an amazing hardscape driveway of some kind of fancy paver stones, supposed to be "greener" than average (I know, I live in Portland now, so I'm supposed to care about this kind of thing! I was "green" when it wasn't hip, now I couldn't give a crap.) Anyway, prior owner never kept it up, so each joint has grown in with Pacific Northwet moss. And its a HUGE driveway. Four hours on the pressure washer got me about 10-15% done.

But... getting it done will earn me MAJOR points with wifey, and considering I'm going to be in NYC in a couple weeks without her, stocking up some points is a good idea.

Too bad traveling with a bike is so hard, we could get in a ride!
 
Mechnutt said:
Today I finally replaced my Michelin Pro 4 Service Course tires with a pair of Conti Grand Prix 4000S. The difference is night and day. The Conti's feel fast and nimble. The Pro 4's felt like I was riding in quick sand. The Pro 4's are sticky and have great corner grip but the rolling resistance is too high. Michelin should have kept the faster Pro 3's that the 4's replaced.
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Glad you like the Conti's. I use their tires on my Mtn. and 'Cross bike and not just because they make great tires but also for their top-notch customer service. A little background... My son and I went on a mountain bike trip out west back in 2010. He had a spectacular wipe-out, somehow went right between a huge rock and a tree, lucky boy, and ended up stretching the casing on his Conti tire. It looked as though the inner tube popped out and was all ballooned out but it was actually the tire. Lucky that I'm OCD about carrying a small arsenal of supplies in my backpack and had a spare tire with me. Once we got back from the trip I contacted Conti, told them of our blow-out and asked them if they wanted the tire back for R&D purposes. I wasn't expecting a replacement at all due to it being a crash and really wasn't the fault of the tire. The CSR got my address and sent me a new tire. He also kept me informed of what had happened to the tire. He didn't need to do any of this. Since then I have been a loyal Conti user and advocate.


socfan12 said:
My knees were a bit sore from the last few weeks of hilly rides, so did a flat'ish ride of 37 miles today. Still managed to climb 1300' though. Gorgeous day for a ride today...:)
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Did a "flat" ride with "only" 1300' of altitude. You're killin' me Allen! We've had downpours earlier this week with early morning temps around 32º. :mad: Tomorrow looks to be nice finally with highs near 60º and only 10-15 mph winds. I'm planning on a nice loooooong ride.
 
Well I left later than expected today so my long ride only amounted to 20 miles. It was a beautiful 60º day, of course there was a steady 15mph wind, and I was able to try out a couple new things that arrived recently. My goal this summer is to ride 100 miles per week. Easier said than done but not impossible. I used my new Castelli Free long-sleeved jersey and it worked out great. Almost a little too hot but what a great jersey. I just love the away their clothes fit. I also tried out some Assos chamois creme. Dan has been singing it's praises so I used some credits I had and bought a jar. Great stuff!!! Not too greasy, not too cooling, just perfect in every way. I thought the jar was going to be a little bigger but silly me, it's Assos! :) I would recommend it to any and all riders. Thanks Dan!
 
Hey Doug,

Good ride! I hate windy days, and it always feels like a headwind even when it's really not.:weird:

I use the Assos chamois creme as well. Mostly in winter for some reason as I haven't had the need for it in the spring/summer. I guess my windstopper pants really are little humidors and the extra sweat buildup causes me some chafing. The Assos chamois creme really helps with that. Good stuff and highly recommended as well!

I wore my Castelli Free jersey this weekend. It started out low to mid 50s and I was a bit chilly at the start, but felt perfect after warming up. Castelli rules!!!!:woot:
 
socfan12 said:
Hey Doug,

Good ride! I hate windy days, and it always feels like a headwind even when it's really not.:weird:

I use the Assos chamois creme as well. Mostly in winter for some reason as I haven't had the need for it in the spring/summer. I guess my windstopper pants really are little humidors and the extra sweat buildup causes me some chafing. The Assos chamois creme really helps with that. Good stuff and highly recommended as well!

I wore my Castelli Free jersey this weekend. It started out low to mid 50s and I was a bit chilly at the start, but felt perfect after warming up. Castelli rules!!!!:woot:
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I had been using Paceline chamois butt'r. I used the regular and the eurostyle which has the cooling factor. The eurostyle is actually too much of a good thing. The Assos is just perfect. One of these days I will open my wallet a bit further and spring for some of their bibs.
I love Castelli stuff! Thanks for giving me the heads-up on the jersey sale. Man that was a great price! :woot:
 
dlb2 said:
I also tried out some Assos chamois creme. Dan has been singing it's praises so I used some credits I had and bought a jar. Great stuff!!! Not too greasy, not too cooling, just perfect in every way. I thought the jar was going to be a little bigger but silly me, it's Assos! :) I would recommend it to any and all riders. Thanks Dan!
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No problem and I am glad you liked it Doug, I'm always a bit concerned when I recommend something but I never had any negative comments about Assos except the fact that they are pricy.
 
dlb2 said:
I had been using Paceline chamois butt'r. I used the regular and the eurostyle which has the cooling factor. The eurostyle is actually too much of a good thing. The Assos is just perfect. One of these days I will open my wallet a bit further and spring for some of their bibs.
I love Castelli stuff! Thanks for giving me the heads-up on the jersey sale. Man that was a great price! :woot:
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Cool, glad you liked the jersey. Did you also get the Castelli Free jacket as well?
 
I've tried some of the fancy creams, but always come back to BagBalm; been using it my whole bike-riding life. A large tin is less than $10, lasts about 10 years ;)
 
I got 30 miles in today. It was a beautiful sunny day with some fog rolling in off the lake earlier in the morning. When I left it was almost 70º and as I headed east, away from the lake it was close to 85º! I had to peel off my knee warmers and the cap from under my helmet to try and stay cool. Once I headed back to the west and came to within a half mile of the lake again it got down to 64º (I had to put my cap back on and roll down my long sleeves), the fog was just hanging in the air. It was like some crazy Jurassic Park setting. I was riding along an apple orchard and all the trees have their blossoms on them now. There was a flatbed truck parked by the side of the road with about twenty bee crates on it. There must have been thousands of bees flying around that orchard today pollinating the trees. It was very cool to see.
 
Nice Doug... The kind of day we all live to ride for. The nuances and the stumbled upon scenes...
 
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