Bike Forums

Go Back  Bike Forums > Search Forums
Reload this Page >

Search Results

Register
FAQ
Calendar
Today's Posts
Search
Vendor Directory
Notices
 
Page 1 of 20
1
2
3
11
Last »
Search: Posts Made By: cooleric1234
Showing results 1 to 50 of 1000
Search took 0.73 seconds.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-16-12, 12:39 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,609
Posted By cooleric1234

Thanks. I'm usually against holistic approaches...

Thanks. I'm usually against holistic approaches and prefer to see the science but I'm so demoralized that I'll try just about anything now. Haven't quite got to the point of using magnets but who...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-16-12, 12:37 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,609
Posted By cooleric1234

Interesting, that could be true with the left...

Interesting, that could be true with the left side, not sure what to do about that but it's a good possible "out of the box" thought. Regarding the platforms, that's also a good idea and why I don't...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-12-12, 09:16 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,609
Posted By cooleric1234

Thanks for following up. This week I was on...

Thanks for following up. This week I was on travel and I tried to do that exercise as much as I could. First of all, I have a question. I was extending my knee all the way, and THEN contracting hard...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-05-12, 11:21 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,609
Posted By cooleric1234

Thanks, I saw that site recently. But, to be...

Thanks, I saw that site recently. But, to be honest, there are a couple of problems. One of my issues with this injury (injuries if you consider both knees) is there is an over-abundance of...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-05-12, 04:08 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,609
Posted By cooleric1234

Thanks so much. I've PM'ed you with some other...

Thanks so much. I've PM'ed you with some other questions. She did check for some muscle imbalances. She had me do one leg squats and noticed I was a bit wobbly (but I had my runner wife do the same...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-05-12, 07:37 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,609
Posted By cooleric1234

I'm 34 and I don't believe it's osteoarthritis....

I'm 34 and I don't believe it's osteoarthritis. Unless I'm mistaken that IS one thing that should show up on x-rays and it didn't.

Thanks for the idea about the insoles and shoes. So far I've...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-04-12, 05:07 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,609
Posted By cooleric1234

Thanks guys. I think you're right. I don't know...

Thanks guys. I think you're right. I don't know what I expect at this point, if there is a standard approach I've tried it. I guess it's time to broaden the search.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-04-12, 11:26 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,764
Posted By cooleric1234

Sounds about like my experience anytime I do...

Sounds about like my experience anytime I do something new on the bike (or home, for that matter). After a few times though you learn some of the gotchas and become more efficient.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-04-12, 10:47 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,609
Posted By cooleric1234

Help me diagnose my knee problems!

Last year I started getting a pain in my right knee while riding. A bit of history, I've suffered from obvious iliotibial band syndrome in my left knee for a few years while hiking or running, but...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
02-12-12, 09:33 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 380
Posted By cooleric1234

2011 Mavis Aksiums

I'm looking at getting a set of 2011 Aksiums (http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/19889-365_MAVAK0-3-Parts-75-Wheelsets/Mavic-Aksium-Wheelset-2011.htm). There was at least one change in the 2012 year...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-09-12, 03:41 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,838
Posted By cooleric1234

I thought I'd read that the newer (2011? 2012?)...

I thought I'd read that the newer (2011? 2012?) Aksiums have serious durability issues? Am I wrong? I know the previous models were notorious for being strong but I seem to remember accounts of the...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-21-11, 12:43 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,701
Posted By cooleric1234

You can look up what the standard configuration...

You can look up what the standard configuration is on the Cannondale website. Even better you can count the teeth on your cog yourself. It takes some searching but they also usually stamp in the...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-19-11, 11:12 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,701
Posted By cooleric1234

I love my CAAD9-1 frame. The FSA crank and 7900...

I love my CAAD9-1 frame. The FSA crank and 7900 Dura-Ace, on the other hand, have been finicky and generally not the level of shifting I would expect. I know, I know, get a better mechanic. Still,...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-13-11, 12:20 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 3,091
Posted By cooleric1234

I've always heard this rule of thumb as well. The...

I've always heard this rule of thumb as well. The thought being that that's all a normal person's body can absorb and use in the given time frame. I wonder, however, how that applies in cases like...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-05-11, 10:03 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 6,103
Posted By cooleric1234

For the love of everything bike related please...

For the love of everything bike related please put some black or white bar tape on that thing. If you leave that tape you don't deserve this bike. No, it's not a personal opinion or a matter of...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-03-11, 10:44 PM
Replies: 195
Views: 12,407
Posted By cooleric1234

As an engineer myself I would say that by the...

As an engineer myself I would say that by the amount of times he said I don't know he's bordering on being an outright scientist, maybe even a physicist. Us engineers prefer "it depends."
Forum: Road Cycling
09-03-11, 10:43 PM
Replies: 195
Views: 12,407
Posted By cooleric1234

Don't feed the wildlife.

Don't feed the wildlife.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-03-11, 06:36 AM
Replies: 10,425
Views: 3,361,476
Posted By cooleric1234

As good as the CAAD bikes are I don't think...

As good as the CAAD bikes are I don't think anyone here will tell you that an aluminum bike with Shimano 105 is too much bike for anyone. Of course it's possible to go cheaper but that's a pretty...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-02-11, 01:11 PM
Replies: 10,425
Views: 3,361,476
Posted By cooleric1234

I don't know, the CAAD10 wasn't in stores last...

I don't know, the CAAD10 wasn't in stores last year and I was just looking for deals on a CAAD9 because I had heard good things. If I were going for it today I'd probably get a CAAD10 because I don't...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-02-11, 12:04 PM
Replies: 10,425
Views: 3,361,476
Posted By cooleric1234

Wow, your area must be different than mine. I had...

Wow, your area must be different than mine. I had to call across the whole Denver front range area in September last year to find any CAAD9 still in stock in my size.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-02-11, 11:52 AM
Replies: 10,425
Views: 3,361,476
Posted By cooleric1234

Where are you buying a CAAD9? Used on craigslist...

Where are you buying a CAAD9? Used on craigslist or something?
Forum: Road Cycling
08-19-11, 07:32 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,702
Posted By cooleric1234

I drank the kool-aid and thought I needed a BB30...

I drank the kool-aid and thought I needed a BB30 bike. After I bought one I realized I couldn't tell a lick of difference to my riding experience (the new frame and components by far outweigh and...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-17-11, 08:05 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 3,809
Posted By cooleric1234

Al Gore must be rolling in his grave. What's this...

Al Gore must be rolling in his grave. What's this you say, he's still alive?
Forum: Road Cycling
08-15-11, 10:24 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 7,639
Posted By cooleric1234

As someone else said here for me it was/is an...

As someone else said here for me it was/is an overuse injury. I went and hiked a 14er all of the sudden. I was in fine shape cardio-wise, but the ITBS started killing on the way down.

There is a...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-15-11, 06:42 PM
Replies: 160
Views: 11,122
Posted By cooleric1234

Yes, I can see you're torn up. I'm not calling...

Yes, I can see you're torn up. I'm not calling you a liar or trying to hurt anyone. Obviously this is a topic of heated debate. I'm just saying it would be beneficial to everyone to stick to the...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-15-11, 02:18 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 7,538
Posted By cooleric1234

And my community is more deserving of my money...

And my community is more deserving of my money than another community?
Forum: Road Cycling
08-15-11, 09:39 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 11,122
Posted By cooleric1234

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority
Forum: Road Cycling
08-15-11, 07:26 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,433
Posted By cooleric1234

Thanks for the tip. They look very much like the...

Thanks for the tip. They look very much like the FSA Omega Compact I show above. I'll probably try the FSA's first as they are less than half the price. Looks like the FSA's might also have slightly...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-15-11, 07:12 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,433
Posted By cooleric1234

I should say that having the handlebars tilted up...

I should say that having the handlebars tilted up like that was comfortable just because of the way it felt in my hands. It wasn't that it made me less stretched or any back or neck issues out or...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-14-11, 09:45 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,433
Posted By cooleric1234

Thanks, that looks exactly like the way I'd run...

Thanks, that looks exactly like the way I'd run the Rotundos. I think I might try the FSA Omega Compacts first, but if that doesn't work maybe I'll give the Rotundos a try in that configuration. This...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-14-11, 09:17 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,433
Posted By cooleric1234

Okay, so poor choice of words on my part. Yes,...

Okay, so poor choice of words on my part. Yes, comfortable is what I'm after.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-14-11, 08:28 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,433
Posted By cooleric1234

The levers are adjustable, they're 7900 levers....

The levers are adjustable, they're 7900 levers. Kind of looks fugly adjusting them in but if that's what it takes...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-14-11, 08:08 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,433
Posted By cooleric1234

I actually like the ergo feature quite a bit. It...

I actually like the ergo feature quite a bit. It fits nicely in the palm of the hand. The bike came with Control Tech One bars that don't have that and I felt all the pressure was on the two ends of...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-14-11, 07:43 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,433
Posted By cooleric1234

Huh?

Huh?
Forum: Road Cycling
08-14-11, 07:16 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,433
Posted By cooleric1234

You mean like this? That's what I finally settled...

You mean like this? That's what I finally settled on. I only took it for a ride around the block, so it's hard to tell, but it seems like a decent compromise. But, as a compromise, it's also not...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-14-11, 06:37 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,433
Posted By cooleric1234

FWIW I'm not trolling. Before I took the bars to...

FWIW I'm not trolling. Before I took the bars to the shop I had a bit more of a traditional position of the shifters on the hoods. Kind of like the second picture but tilted up a little more. It...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-14-11, 05:37 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,433
Posted By cooleric1234

My Ideal Handlebar Doesn't Exist?

I just did a long ride a week ago and the shop totally changed the placement of the shifter on the bike right before the ride. At any rate, I ride mostly on the hoods and I had to tilt the handlebar...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-12-11, 02:39 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,786
Posted By cooleric1234

I'm 6'5" and fit a CAAD9 60 cm quite comfortably....

I'm 6'5" and fit a CAAD9 60 cm quite comfortably. 63 is too big for me. Notice that the reach is about the same on the 63, just more seat setback.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-10-11, 10:29 PM
Replies: 10,425
Views: 3,361,476
Posted By cooleric1234

Noticed the same thing on Copper Triangle with my...

Noticed the same thing on Copper Triangle with my CAAD9. I'm 10 pounds lighter than my buddy and his bike is heavier and he was pedaling away while I was sitting up coasting.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-10-11, 10:22 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 7,538
Posted By cooleric1234

All the people who talk about all the great shops...

All the people who talk about all the great shops in Colorado are neglecting one point...if you happen to live on the Southeast side of Aurora there's not much. There's the Treads mentioned in the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-08-11, 07:48 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,295
Posted By cooleric1234

I think it's just me but I've had not so great...

I think it's just me but I've had not so great experiences with KMC chains.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-08-11, 07:37 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,295
Posted By cooleric1234

Yes, but which ones work with these new Shimano...

Yes, but which ones work with these new Shimano directional chains? I've done some searching and so far come up empty. The guy at the shop said officially Shimano can't endorse the Wipperman working...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-08-11, 06:55 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,295
Posted By cooleric1234

Nope, no partially installed pin. Just a single...

Nope, no partially installed pin. Just a single pin. I know, cheap isn't it? Who knows, maybe there was a QC problem and I got unlucky or something.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-08-11, 06:44 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,295
Posted By cooleric1234

Have you bought the newer chains? I bought a 6700...

Have you bought the newer chains? I bought a 6700 chain and it only came with one pin. Sucks too because I went to put it in and I must have been slightly mis-aligned because the pin broke before it...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-07-11, 08:59 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 5,468
Posted By cooleric1234

Something just looks wrong with form fitting...

Something just looks wrong with form fitting lycra shorts that all of the sudden "bulge" out at the point of hairy legs.

This is really weird but the reason I shave is because I was cursed with...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-07-11, 08:50 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 37,964
Posted By cooleric1234

Maybe they've fixed it but there was a time that...

Maybe they've fixed it but there was a time that that was incredibly buggy and didn't return nearly as much as it should have.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-07-11, 08:08 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,295
Posted By cooleric1234

And why am I the only one who doesn't seem to...

And why am I the only one who doesn't seem to know what's going on? I can't find those three line reinforced pins anywhere online. People must buy Shimano chains, do they just not bother with spare...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-07-11, 06:21 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,295
Posted By cooleric1234

I'm talking about Shimano 10 speed chains here,...

I'm talking about Shimano 10 speed chains here, so it's not like I'm trying to mix different widths. I'm just wondering about the pins working in the 6700 10 speed chains if they work in the 6600...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-07-11, 04:24 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,262
Posted By cooleric1234

Depends on the ride. Yesterday I did the Copper...

Depends on the ride. Yesterday I did the Copper Triangle here in Colorado. It's 80 miles, 5,900 feet of climbing, and no easier options. It benefited the Davis Phinney Foundation, started by the...
Forum: Mountain - Plains
08-07-11, 03:57 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,289
Posted By cooleric1234

So I did the ride fine yesterday. I rode with a...

So I did the ride fine yesterday. I rode with a couple of friends who weren't as strong and we stayed together until Vail pass. We took some good time at the rest stops (skipped the first one) so I...
Showing results 1 to 50 of 1000
 
Page 1 of 20
1
2
3
11
Last »


 
Forum Jump

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.