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Forum: Road Cycling
05-16-24, 11:59 AM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

Type R is too gaudy for my taste. Get an Si! ...

Type R is too gaudy for my taste. Get an Si! You can probably get a used one for pretty cheap, unless you're aiming to go for new. Civics last forever.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-16-24, 09:45 AM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

Very happy to see the Giro results today! A very...

Very happy to see the Giro results today! A very deserved win. Great to see him back on the top step after some hard years. He's a real champion.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-15-24, 12:41 PM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

I am also a member of team hangry. Liz had...

I am also a member of team hangry. Liz had commented a long time ago (when dating) that she kept snacks in her car in case I was moody.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-14-24, 08:01 PM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

I think it's a throttle e-bike. Not quite sure...

I think it's a throttle e-bike. Not quite sure how they work TBH. When he attacks us, its 30-35 MPH
Forum: Road Cycling
05-14-24, 07:42 PM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

^ a classic

^
a classic
05-14-24, 06:58 PM
Replies: 17,852
Views: 1,510,207
Posted By TMonk

Joined the Tuesday morning Fiesta Island ride...

Joined the Tuesday morning Fiesta Island ride today, best ride in San Diego IMO. Quality riders just riding real hard. It's a paceline ride that is punctuated by 30s - 2 min ebike attacks from a...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-14-24, 06:57 PM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

Joined the Tuesday morning Fiesta Island ride...

Joined the Tuesday morning Fiesta Island ride today, best ride in San Diego IMO. Quality riders just riding real hard. It's a paceline ride that is punctuated by 30s - 2 min ebike attacks from a...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-14-24, 06:45 PM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

Microsoft d365. At my first gig we had Oracle and...

Microsoft d365. At my first gig we had Oracle and everything worked so well, but it was also a manufacturing environment. We're too R&D for this to make sense.



Well, it did give me an excuse...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-14-24, 06:42 PM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

ooh ya the RS is hot. When I was considering a...

ooh ya the RS is hot. When I was considering a hot hatch, I like the ST, jived more with my budget at the time
Forum: Road Cycling
05-14-24, 05:02 PM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

One of my lab techs didn't finish his routine PM...

One of my lab techs didn't finish his routine PM on one of our critical instruments - an ICP mass spectrometer. So, I get to go in the lab and get my hands dirty :). Good, bc if I thought about ERPs...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-14-24, 04:37 PM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

Getting pulled into some meetings for...

Getting pulled into some meetings for implementing an ERP (enterprise resource planning) software suite for my department. It's a discrete manufacturing complete one-stop-shop that takes care of raw...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-13-24, 05:49 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 537
Posted By TMonk

My performance is better in the mid to late...

My performance is better in the mid to late morning than the early morning, but hey my work and family commitments dictate that I need to train early. Gotta work with the cards in your hand. You're...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-13-24, 10:36 AM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

Padres game was quite nice. Gorgeous out, low...

Padres game was quite nice. Gorgeous out, low 70s and lightly breezy. Parked ~1.5 miles away above downtown and walked in to avoid the post game traffic and parking fees. And we won! We scored...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-12-24, 09:37 PM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

I have a mid compact (so I think 36t?) and a 30t...

I have a mid compact (so I think 36t?) and a 30t on the outside of my 12sp Ultegra cassette on the TCR. There are times when I wish I would have one extra click when things are really steep and I...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-12-24, 07:52 PM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

​​​​​ RMOT ...

​​​​​


RMOT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGoDaYjdfSg
Forum: Road Cycling
05-12-24, 07:50 PM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

Did the SDMBA Archipelago "Arch" ride annual...

Did the SDMBA Archipelago "Arch" ride annual event yesterday. 45 miles, 4,500' elevation, hundreds of riders. I started in the middle (roughly) of the 6:30 to 7:30 AM start window, and it's a...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-12-24, 12:38 PM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

MIL just asked to stay at our house a couple...

MIL just asked to stay at our house a couple nights while Liz and baby are in Amsterdam with family. Guess she had some business in town. I managed to get her out of here by only 10 minutes after...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-10-24, 02:50 PM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

I went to my college graduation but it was weird...

I went to my college graduation but it was weird for a couple reasons. First, I was pretty hungover, the cycling team had their semester-end "tour de franzia", where we would get drunk on box wine...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-10-24, 12:27 PM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

That looks like San Diego weather! Slightly...

That looks like San Diego weather! Slightly colder at night though. Bet you can't say that often! Man, I bet you're stoked right now huh?
Forum: Road Cycling
05-10-24, 11:12 AM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

Also, my Grateful Dead binge is waning for sure,...

Also, my Grateful Dead binge is waning for sure, but the vibes are still flowin'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6kT4pItzj0
Forum: Road Cycling
05-10-24, 11:06 AM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

Black Market is sweet. Really everything from...

Black Market is sweet. Really everything from Mysterious Traveller through Mr. Gone is pretty good. I go through phases where I'll listen to each of those albums successively.

Now I have the...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-10-24, 10:05 AM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

I know it's a longshot, but I really hope Cav can...

I know it's a longshot, but I really hope Cav can get another sprint win at the TdF!!!
Forum: Road Cycling
05-10-24, 10:04 AM
Replies: 239
Views: 9,407
Posted By TMonk

tie dye, woah man. Keep the 41 weird amirite???

tie dye, woah man. Keep the 41 weird amirite???
Forum: Road Cycling
05-10-24, 09:49 AM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

Perhaps this the arrival of the fabled #dadwatts...

Perhaps this the arrival of the fabled #dadwatts

My volume is down 33 - 50%, but my power is not really that far off from my best. Def. a higher fraction of intensity in my total volume as a...
05-10-24, 09:35 AM
Replies: 17,852
Views: 1,510,207
Posted By TMonk

VO2 max intervals this morning, "just because". ...

VO2 max intervals this morning, "just because". Seems weird since I'm not training for anything specific this year, and well, they're hard. I think I just wanted to test myself and see how I...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-10-24, 09:34 AM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

VO2 max intervals this morning, "just because"....

VO2 max intervals this morning, "just because". Seems weird since I'm not training for anything specific this year, and well, they're hard. I think I just wanted to test myself and see how I...
05-10-24, 06:57 AM
Replies: 17,852
Views: 1,510,207
Posted By TMonk

bampilot06 have you compared your outdoor power...

bampilot06 have you compared your outdoor power meter with the trainer simultaneously? There is a chance that your trainer reads lower, and that you are actually going harder indoors. But at any...
05-09-24, 06:45 PM
Replies: 17,852
Views: 1,510,207
Posted By TMonk

You use the same power meter indoors as out?

You use the same power meter indoors as out?
Forum: Road Cycling
05-09-24, 03:03 PM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

note to self: don't piss off Doug :twitchy:

note to self: don't piss off Doug :twitchy:
05-09-24, 02:12 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 168
Posted By TMonk

You always need to save something in the tank for...

You always need to save something in the tank for catching on to riders passing you and for some mental awareness. Unless you're going all-in on a sprint or winning move in the final lap(s), you...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-09-24, 11:48 AM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

im gonna tell Jakob you said that

im gonna tell Jakob you said that
Forum: Road Cycling
05-09-24, 11:48 AM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

the coiling kind of BOA, you know like a snake. ...

the coiling kind of BOA, you know like a snake. so yeah, the constrictor one
Forum: Road Cycling
05-09-24, 09:06 AM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

Just replaced a smashed BOA dial on my MTB shoes....

Just replaced a smashed BOA dial on my MTB shoes. It's actually the second time I've replaced the dial, and I was cheap and used the same lace each time. This time was.... difficult, doing the...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-09-24, 09:04 AM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

Ya for sure, he's a sensation

Ya for sure, he's a sensation
Forum: Road Cycling
05-08-24, 11:02 PM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

Does anyone else get running videos in their...

Does anyone else get running videos in their feed? This guy is remarkable

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxGlDk4ExI4&t=395s
Forum: Road Cycling
05-08-24, 10:32 PM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

Is terrymorse the Strava Local Legend of Mt...

Is terrymorse the Strava Local Legend of Mt Hamilton yet?
Forum: Road Cycling
05-08-24, 10:31 PM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

Music night at my place tonight. Guitar player...

Music night at my place tonight. Guitar player brought over a fantastic Cabernet Franc from the Sierra Foothills, funky, rustic, dusty. Only 15 bucks too! What a buy.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-08-24, 02:13 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,866
Posted By TMonk

XLC makes a pretty lighweight and affordable 1...

XLC makes a pretty lighweight and affordable 1 1/4" stem. Been a Giant fanboy for a while, on my second TCR, but ya I agree that the lack of options in stems are annoying. Not many options, where...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-08-24, 02:03 PM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

I had no idea they made recorders that big lol. ...

I had no idea they made recorders that big lol. Is it still the same finger action to play "hot cross buns"?
Forum: Road Cycling
05-08-24, 01:27 PM
Replies: 239
Views: 9,407
Posted By TMonk

What do you mean "any more"? I've been a...

What do you mean "any more"? I've been a competitive cyclist for 17 years and things have been way overpriced IMO the whole time
Forum: Road Cycling
05-08-24, 09:42 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,218
Posted By TMonk

^ This sort of matches my experience. My TTs...

^
This sort of matches my experience. My TTs are mostly on smooth courses and the random Flo deep front that I have matches very nicely with a 25c Corsa Speed. I'm a 27-28 MPH ITT kinda guy and...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-08-24, 09:28 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,218
Posted By TMonk

As others have alluded to, the rim and tire width...

As others have alluded to, the rim and tire width pairing is more important than the absolute width of the tire. First, consider the wheels that you may own, since that would dictate things. If you...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-08-24, 09:23 AM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

With as much time as I spend on it, I should look...

With as much time as I spend on it, I should look into what I need to run Zwift in 4k on my PC. I think my video card can handle it so it's prob not a huge investment
Forum: Road Cycling
05-08-24, 09:22 AM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

bampilot06 can you download apps to that big TV...

bampilot06 can you download apps to that big TV or try screen mirroring with the iPad? That would be so much better. I think a larger screen improves the quality of any indoor virtual riding...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-08-24, 09:16 AM
Replies: 239
Views: 9,407
Posted By TMonk

I see more spendy kits at spendy events, fondos,...

I see more spendy kits at spendy events, fondos, gravel, that sort of thing. USAC road events tend to have riders on generic kit, club kit at 3/4/5 level and team issue stuff at elite or elite...
05-08-24, 09:12 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 438
Posted By TMonk

threads merged

threads merged
Forum: Road Cycling
05-07-24, 09:09 PM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

Hope all is as well as it can be w/ you and...

Hope all is as well as it can be w/ you and family while you're away from home working BAM
Forum: Road Cycling
05-07-24, 09:08 PM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

Tomorrow I take Liz and baby to the airport so...

Tomorrow I take Liz and baby to the airport so they can leave me for two weeks. They are going to Amsterdam (along with a sister and her little one) so the four of them can enjoy the markets and the...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-07-24, 09:03 PM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

queue Filter. Or this tasty John Mayer ...

queue Filter. Or this tasty John Mayer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUwynJ-WHGo
Forum: Road Cycling
05-07-24, 11:52 AM
Replies: 2,803
Views: 61,808
Posted By TMonk

Zwift going up from 15 to 20 bucks/month. I'm on...

Zwift going up from 15 to 20 bucks/month. I'm on it so much these days that I feel like it will still be a good value for me. Should come out to around 50 cents per ride.
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