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Forum: Road Cycling
09-19-24, 08:18 PM
Replies: 5,594
Views: 136,434
Posted By MoAlpha

Correct in the legal sense and certain kinds of...

Correct in the legal sense and certain kinds of people do get very snotty, but not something I’d want to do in a place like this or SF, especially as part of the racing community.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-19-24, 07:42 PM
Replies: 5,594
Views: 136,434
Posted By MoAlpha

Never a good idea to hit the committee boat at a...

Never a good idea to hit the committee boat at a start…especially when you don’t have to. Inexcusable, wooden, stupidity all around on that 99 and not so much as a wave of apology and or an “everyone...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-18-24, 07:36 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 434
Posted By MoAlpha

I find that fungal swamp butt, the type one might...

I find that fungal swamp butt, the type one might get on a warm, wet, five-day ocean race, is best treated with ketoconazole ointment.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-18-24, 02:04 PM
Replies: 5,594
Views: 136,434
Posted By MoAlpha

Screw the Watts and minutes! It's all about the...

Screw the Watts and minutes! It's all about the riding experience.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-17-24, 08:35 AM
Replies: 5,594
Views: 136,434
Posted By MoAlpha

Love that song!

Love that song!
Forum: Road Cycling
09-17-24, 08:32 AM
Replies: 5,594
Views: 136,434
Posted By MoAlpha

Guy needs to be talked to at a minimum. I got a...

Guy needs to be talked to at a minimum. I got a stern lecture for yelling (a lot) at a motorist while wearing team kit. The lady nearly killed me with an aggro move, but it was still right.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-17-24, 08:26 AM
Replies: 5,594
Views: 136,434
Posted By MoAlpha

Pound sand.

Pound sand.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-17-24, 07:45 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 353
Posted By MoAlpha

I know that. In fact, some of my own work was...

I know that. In fact, some of my own work was briefly mentioned in the Annals of Improbable Research, another venture from the same people. We had reported therapeutic effects from transcranial...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-17-24, 04:49 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 693
Posted By MoAlpha

Not a healthy looking pair of legs.

Not a healthy looking pair of legs.
Forum: Pills and Ills
09-16-24, 07:28 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 518
Posted By MoAlpha

The recommendation for antibiotic prophylaxis for...

The recommendation for antibiotic prophylaxis for dental procedures with artificial joints and other orthopedic hardware varies with the surgeon and, like so much in surgery, is based on very little...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-16-24, 07:12 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 353
Posted By MoAlpha

About those blue zones…

https://theconversation.com/the-data-on-extreme-human-ageing-is-rotten-from-the-inside-out-ig-nobel-winner-saul-justin-newman-239023
Forum: Road Cycling
09-16-24, 05:26 PM
Replies: 5,594
Views: 136,434
Posted By MoAlpha

So, at the cost of three perfect cruising days...

So, at the cost of three perfect cruising days and some spendy OEM parts, I fixed the problem with the heat exchanger on the diesel. Then, we ran the engine with some de-salting stuff in the cooling...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-16-24, 08:14 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 8,768
Posted By MoAlpha

Not surprising, however, since the way to break a...

Not surprising, however, since the way to break a cramp is to apply force to the tendon stretch receptors, which produces inhibition in the spinal cord.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-16-24, 08:09 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 992
Posted By MoAlpha

Someone who presents as an expert here wrote that...

Someone who presents as an expert here wrote that the factory lube on chains was a wax. Whatever it is, the worst chain wear I ever experienced since I began tracking such things was on two chains...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-15-24, 05:22 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,029
Posted By MoAlpha

My last serious problem was circa 1990. A group...

My last serious problem was circa 1990. A group of suburban teens in a car ran me into a curb after yelling and trying to punch me from the car. I rolled off the bike and they got out and started...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-15-24, 02:05 PM
Replies: 5,594
Views: 136,434
Posted By MoAlpha

Too expensive for winterizing water tanks.

Too expensive for winterizing water tanks.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-14-24, 07:22 PM
Replies: 5,594
Views: 136,434
Posted By MoAlpha

I am a hack of all trades.

I am a hack of all trades.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-14-24, 06:59 PM
Replies: 5,594
Views: 136,434
Posted By MoAlpha

Mine aren’t great either, unfortunately.

Mine aren’t great either, unfortunately.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-14-24, 06:11 PM
Replies: 5,594
Views: 136,434
Posted By MoAlpha

Okay! I’ll look for some.

Okay! I’ll look for some.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-14-24, 06:11 PM
Replies: 5,594
Views: 136,434
Posted By MoAlpha

Obvious heat exchanger issue, but due either to a...

Obvious heat exchanger issue, but due either to a clogged exhaust elbow or a failure of one of the rubber end caps. I took it apart today and the seawater port on the elbow looks fine and the hose...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-14-24, 04:52 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,029
Posted By MoAlpha

Welcome to cycling in the USA. If it’s any...

Welcome to cycling in the USA. If it’s any comfort, this kind of thing was much more common 40-50 years ago. I can’t even count the number of times I was hit with stuff or run off the road...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-14-24, 04:14 PM
Replies: 5,594
Views: 136,434
Posted By MoAlpha

Hey, motor heads: For reasons not worth going...

Hey, motor heads: For reasons not worth going into, the coolant in my boat diesel was essentially replaced with Chesapeake Bay and left for a week to steep. Today, I flushed the system with tap...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-11-24, 07:16 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,076
Posted By MoAlpha

Bravo!

Bravo!
Forum: Training & Nutrition
09-11-24, 03:27 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,840
Posted By MoAlpha

I certainly take your point about the treatment...

I certainly take your point about the treatment looking arbitrary and not fully generalizable to much of the training universe. However, this is not like comparing standard dosages of two drugs. The...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-11-24, 11:24 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,575
Posted By MoAlpha

Ah, you're right! All those Watts are for...

Ah, you're right! All those Watts are for trimming.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
09-11-24, 10:59 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,840
Posted By MoAlpha

Yup. Pretty good as exercise trials go and a LOT...

Yup. Pretty good as exercise trials go and a LOT can happen to training-naive participants in 5 weeks!
Forum: Road Cycling
09-11-24, 10:55 AM
Replies: 5,594
Views: 136,434
Posted By MoAlpha

Very sad. He was smart and funny and obviously...

Very sad. He was smart and funny and obviously human. We shared some background too.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-11-24, 09:30 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,575
Posted By MoAlpha

Good article, but they seem to have missed the...

Good article, but they seem to have missed the part about the hydraulic rams that raise and lower the foils on every evolution. The winches have a pretty easy job on a boat so fast that the the wind...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-11-24, 07:15 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 434
Posted By MoAlpha

This will certainly work, but there are very...

This will certainly work, but there are very effective water soluble skin lubes that shower off and won't stain chamois etc. So-called chamois cream is in this category. Any sporting goods outlet...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-11-24, 07:09 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,267
Posted By MoAlpha

I haven't owned a Campagnolo group since the...

I haven't owned a Campagnolo group since the downtube shifter days, but those Shimano groups all led the cables straight out the side of the lever body, not 90º around a little pulley and under the...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-09-24, 10:03 AM
Replies: 5,594
Views: 136,434
Posted By MoAlpha

Yup. Wonderful weather representing a massive...

Yup. Wonderful weather representing a massive blob of high pressure stalled out over the Mid-Atlantic and suppressing every bit of breeze for the entire first week of a planned two week cruise. I'm...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-08-24, 04:52 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 629
Posted By MoAlpha

Do you really think I think someone is going to...

Do you really think I think someone is going to change my gears?
Forum: Road Cycling
09-07-24, 04:23 PM
Replies: 5,594
Views: 136,434
Posted By MoAlpha

Holy **** and **** Tito!

Holy **** and **** Tito!
Forum: Road Cycling
09-07-24, 04:19 PM
Replies: 5,594
Views: 136,434
Posted By MoAlpha

Especially unfair given the behavior that was on...

Especially unfair given the behavior that was on display there earlier this year.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-07-24, 03:20 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,575
Posted By MoAlpha

Kidding of course. However, as you probably...

Kidding of course. However, as you probably know, sailing does have lots of handicapping systems to normalize performance across diverse fleets. Would that this were possible for the cis-trans...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-07-24, 10:41 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,575
Posted By MoAlpha

So, the idea of mixed fleet club races at 40 kts...

So, the idea of mixed fleet club races at 40 kts doesn’t excite you?
Forum: Road Cycling
09-06-24, 01:42 PM
Replies: 5,594
Views: 136,434
Posted By MoAlpha

NWD ...

NWD

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Some day I will lern how to take pichers
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-06-24, 08:07 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,575
Posted By MoAlpha

Traditional grinders were just driving the...

Traditional grinders were just driving the winches mechanically. On the foiling boats, human power is used to pump hydraulic fluid. On the AC50s raced in the last Cup in 2017, the boats I can...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-05-24, 07:40 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,013
Posted By MoAlpha

Precision. I assume they are measuring HRV and...

Precision. I assume they are measuring HRV and maybe even things like DFA alpha 1 during very high pulse rates. The change in light absorption which the optical systems read lacks the high frequency...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-05-24, 06:32 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 629
Posted By MoAlpha

ETube app says there's a fix, but requires some...

ETube app says there's a fix, but requires some sort of wired arrangement to update the wireless lever firmware. I'm going to take my chances for the time being.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-04-24, 07:11 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 7,868
Posted By MoAlpha

They fit the lactate readings to some sort of...

They fit the lactate readings to some sort of sigmoid function and then used an algorithm that looked at higher derivatives or something and put out ranges, rather than hard numbers. It wasn’t...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-04-24, 12:00 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 7,868
Posted By MoAlpha

Yeah, those must diverge some from VO2max because...

Yeah, those must diverge some from VO2max because efficiency has a biomechanical component and both are substantially affected by metabolic adaptation to exercise. However, if those numbers are...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-03-24, 04:02 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 7,868
Posted By MoAlpha

Indeed, unless we're talking about a 3 min dig to...

Indeed, unless we're talking about a 3 min dig to drop the Moloch hamovis.

What other markers were you referring to? From what I've seen, most clinical measures of CRF are just ways of...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
09-03-24, 10:08 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,418
Posted By MoAlpha

There is definitely a performance decrement with...

There is definitely a performance decrement with dehydration, although there seems to be some uncertainty about how much fluid loss is required to produce it. I have certainly felt it myself and...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-02-24, 01:13 PM
Replies: 5,594
Views: 136,434
Posted By MoAlpha

Those things taste okay, but the consistency is...

Those things taste okay, but the consistency is just too much for me. I’d rather eat uni. I have heard that many/most wild pawpaws grow in the remnants of native agricultural plots.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
09-02-24, 12:05 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,418
Posted By MoAlpha

Yes, humans are well adapted to water...

Yes, humans are well adapted to water deprivation, having evolved running around the savannah and sweating like pigs.

Hypernatremia is the right term, in that serum Na is usually high in acute...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-01-24, 09:50 AM
Replies: 5,594
Views: 136,434
Posted By MoAlpha

Wide angle distortion. Note the shape of the...

Wide angle distortion. Note the shape of the front wheel.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-01-24, 09:31 AM
Replies: 5,594
Views: 136,434
Posted By MoAlpha

No. I have a short torso. The reach on that bike...

No. I have a short torso. The reach on that bike is not actually long.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-01-24, 04:31 AM
Replies: 5,594
Views: 136,434
Posted By MoAlpha

Teensy little frame, totally pro. I need the...

Teensy little frame, totally pro. I need the 120mm stem. Thanks!
Forum: Road Cycling
08-31-24, 06:33 PM
Replies: 5,594
Views: 136,434
Posted By MoAlpha

I would love a ride on an AC75, but that is...

I would love a ride on an AC75, but that is definitely the worst job on the boat.
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