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Forum: Road Cycling
04-30-08, 04:36 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 18,726
Posted By ratebeer

http://www.spiraloz.com/unrelated/standards4wn.jpg

http://www.spiraloz.com/unrelated/standards4wn.jpg
Forum: Road Cycling
04-30-08, 03:46 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 18,726
Posted By ratebeer

Achel FTW.

Achel FTW.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-30-08, 03:43 PM
Replies: 305
Views: 30,335
Posted By ratebeer

How did this get bumped?

How did this get bumped?
Forum: Road Cycling
04-30-08, 02:22 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,020
Posted By ratebeer

Contrary to popular opinion your carbon bike...

Contrary to popular opinion your carbon bike won't instantly vaporize after it rolls over a rough patch. Get a Cervélo R3 if you're spooked. It's been tested at Paris-Roubaix a few times and should...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-01-08, 11:41 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 619
Posted By ratebeer

Are email notices, the web site and flyers in...

Are email notices, the web site and flyers in bike shops a bad idea?
Forum: Road Cycling
04-01-08, 11:28 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,674
Posted By ratebeer

Ha! Nice! Fell for it!

Ha! Nice! Fell for it!
Forum: Road Cycling
04-01-08, 11:28 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,674
Posted By ratebeer

Congrats on the new ride! Maybe it was just...

Congrats on the new ride! Maybe it was just demoralizing to the rest of the team that you were killing them on the steelie?
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-01-08, 11:13 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 619
Posted By ratebeer

Running A Nonsanctioned Race: Tips? Advice?

For the last year, some friends and I have been holding regular non-sanctioned individual time trials. Just a few people show up and we get a clock on them and post results to our web site.

The...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-02-08, 12:34 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,923
Posted By ratebeer

pcad wisdom. I start my 41st lap around the...

pcad wisdom.

I start my 41st lap around the sun in March this year. 41st. It takes the edge off of saying I'm turning 40.
Forum: Road Cycling
12-05-07, 04:09 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,832
Posted By ratebeer

Yeah the Crank Bros will be good until my pedals...

Yeah the Crank Bros will be good until my pedals and shoes come in. I'm 186 now and pulling 1350 watts tops. That's not super big and way smaller than pros in terms of torque. The soles on my...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-04-07, 07:56 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,832
Posted By ratebeer

Crap you're right. Shoes are stripped out!

Crap you're right. Shoes are stripped out!
Forum: Road Cycling
12-04-07, 07:55 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,832
Posted By ratebeer

BTW, I wish I could but I'm not any heavier --...

BTW, I wish I could but I'm not any heavier -- actually lighter -- now that I've started drinking the winter brews. I did come back from Minneapolis Saturday where the locals threw a world class...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-04-07, 06:47 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,832
Posted By ratebeer

I do enjoy a clean drive train and I usually...

I do enjoy a clean drive train and I usually clean it thoroughly every week though I have been known to go a month by substituting an on the go routine -- just using some pedros in the driveway on my...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-04-07, 06:08 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,832
Posted By ratebeer

I've got some keo carbons on the way. I expect to...

I've got some keo carbons on the way. I expect to be a lot happier.

I never had any problem with the Eggbeaters -- ZILCH, ZERO -- but didn't trust them for sprinting. I'll ride those while I...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-04-07, 05:02 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,832
Posted By ratebeer

For me personally, cleats/pedals shouldn't be all...

For me personally, cleats/pedals shouldn't be all about protecting them, coddling them, checking them daily and replacing them more than once a year. They shouldn't explode on you if their bum isn't...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-04-07, 04:45 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,832
Posted By ratebeer

Sold! Speedplay Zeros.

Sold! Speedplay Zeros.
Forum: Road Cycling
12-04-07, 04:26 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,832
Posted By ratebeer

Whatever. I've never had so much trouble...

Whatever.

I've never had so much trouble with any other brand of pedals ever. And I've never had a long sour relationship with a pedal end in catastrophic failure.
Forum: Road Cycling
12-04-07, 04:13 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,832
Posted By ratebeer

OK, that's it! SpeedPlay is now my second...

OK, that's it! SpeedPlay is now my second favorite brand next to iBike.

http://aycu39.webshots.com/image/37678/2000427420343777126_rs.jpg

I guess I should be glad that it's raining today and...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
12-02-07, 02:26 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 4,242
Posted By ratebeer

drum roll please!

drum roll please!
Forum: Road Cycling
11-26-07, 06:00 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 3,345
Posted By ratebeer

Try this. ...

Try this.
(http://bicycleuniverse.info/eqp/theft.html)
Also do this:

1. Keep an eye on Craigslist and the local used bike shops.
2. Take out an ad in the local paper that says "WE BUY USED...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-26-07, 01:56 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 909
Posted By ratebeer

Selle SMP saddles?

Anyone have (or had) a Selle SMP saddle? Do/did you like it? I'm a nose rider down in the TT position a lot and looking for a saddle solution.
Forum: Road Cycling
11-26-07, 01:25 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 339
Posted By ratebeer

I've been aw2ay. Has waterrockets gotten his PT?

I've been aw2ay. Has waterrockets gotten his PT?
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-26-07, 01:11 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,252
Posted By ratebeer

It's because Mugatu's a d*ck! He tried to...

It's because Mugatu's a d*ck! He tried to brainwash Derek into killing the claymation dude.
Forum: Road Cycling
11-26-07, 01:07 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 339
Posted By ratebeer

Should Christmas come early?

I was holding out on a new saddle and pedals for Christmas. But more importantly, you all probably have some holiday purchases in mind. Are you going to buy them and use them early or are you...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-26-07, 02:30 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 9,791
Posted By ratebeer

http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/a/ab/L...

http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/a/ab/LordOfTheBlings.jpg
Forum: Road Cycling
11-25-07, 07:59 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,832
Posted By ratebeer

It takes on average about 5 minutes for a shop...

It takes on average about 5 minutes for a shop mechanic to do it. And then another five minutes to position and tighten the cleat and then replace the screws. Plus a half hour *****in' about it on...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-25-07, 07:26 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,832
Posted By ratebeer

Cleat keeps coming loose. Who to blame?

My left cleat keeps coming loose. This is huge pain in the butt because I have Speedplays, which require removing four screws just to get at the screws that go into the shoe. This happens about every...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-05-07, 03:43 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 951
Posted By ratebeer

It's a personal decision. Certainly, great...

It's a personal decision. Certainly, great cycling training has happened without these gadgets, as they did not exist commercially before 1989. The power meter is an excellent tool and HRMs are now...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-05-07, 01:48 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,104
Posted By ratebeer

Stimulants were the choice of Eddie Merckx.

Stimulants were the choice of Eddie Merckx.
Forum: Road Cycling
11-05-07, 01:42 PM
Replies: 174
Views: 8,649
Posted By ratebeer

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Sorry I left the...

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Sorry I left the question mark off the rhetorical question. Bad habit of mine.
Forum: Road Cycling
11-05-07, 11:28 AM
Replies: 174
Views: 8,649
Posted By ratebeer

Is it faster though. If your wheel is...

Is it faster though.

If your wheel is bouncing all over the place then you're going to have increased rolling resistance and diminished power transfer.
Forum: Road Cycling
11-05-07, 11:16 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 9,791
Posted By ratebeer

On the note of endurance athletes and build,...

On the note of endurance athletes and build, another sad surprise about Ryan Shay dying in the Olympic trials was his monster physique. I sure hope he was clean. I have never seen a 10,000 meters...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-05-07, 11:09 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 9,791
Posted By ratebeer

How does Boonen have no "cyclists' tan"??? I...

How does Boonen have no "cyclists' tan"??? I looked like a police car without a jersey on.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-05-07, 03:12 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,028
Posted By ratebeer

The Bontraqer is cheaper than the Arundel and has...

The Bontraqer is cheaper than the Arundel and has the little dimples.

Cervélos are stiffer, stronger, made by engineers with advanced knowledge of aerodynamics (unlike the other makers you...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-05-07, 03:05 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,291
Posted By ratebeer

We just got tee shirts. ...

We just got tee shirts.

http://www.chicosbailbonds.com/images/shirt_big.gif
Forum: Road Cycling
11-05-07, 02:58 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 9,791
Posted By ratebeer

Andy Schleck has got my back

These mean dudes are ready to throw down...
http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/photos/races07/curacao07/curacao07-pose.jpg

More proof that calves don't propel bicycles.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-05-07, 02:55 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,610
Posted By ratebeer

* Generally, the higher your LT, the higher your...

* Generally, the higher your LT, the higher your optimal cadence
* Higher than "normal" cadence relies aerobic power
* Lower than "normal" cadence relies more on muscular power
* Lower cadences...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-29-07, 01:51 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,958
Posted By ratebeer

Seriously. That's not funny doc.

Seriously.

That's not funny doc.
Forum: Road Cycling
10-29-07, 01:46 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,459
Posted By ratebeer

A "spare C note" - WTF?! Who carries $100 cash...

A "spare C note" - WTF?! Who carries $100 cash around on their bike?!

Stick your ATM card in there.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-29-07, 01:36 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,530
Posted By ratebeer

When I was there in the Schanzenviertel their...

When I was there in the Schanzenviertel their football team banner was the jolly roger and they were sponsored by Jack Daniels. The hooligans had radio equipped generals, practiced maneuvers and...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-29-07, 01:24 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,958
Posted By ratebeer

It's a wicked 57 here. It's harder to hide from...

It's a wicked 57 here. It's harder to hide from pain and stiffness. I wasn't budgeting to increase stretching time. Wasn't thinking I'd be taking this much ibuprofen and aspirin or have to warm up so...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-25-07, 05:59 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,245
Posted By ratebeer

ok, I got my pcad for the day. Compulsive,...

ok, I got my pcad for the day.

Compulsive, slightly self-obsessed, nasty about his Eastern philosophy and otherwise a gentle, smart, compassionate and weenieish guy. ...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-25-07, 05:29 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 24,025
Posted By ratebeer

I'm sure The Cypress is going to be thrilled to...

I'm sure The Cypress is going to be thrilled to hear that.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-25-07, 03:09 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 24,025
Posted By ratebeer

You can cheat by doing your speed max with your...

You can cheat by doing your speed max with your TT gear and with a self leadout. Yep, pointy helmets and deep dish front wheels help over 35.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-22-07, 08:08 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,149
Posted By ratebeer

rechargeable powertap batteries?

I'm going through a battery every two weeks. I can get them cheap but am concerned about the hazardous waste I'm producing. Does anyone have a source for rechargeable powertap batteries and a...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-18-07, 11:53 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 6,149
Posted By ratebeer

Have you ever been to a Turkish prison?

Have you ever been to a Turkish prison?
Forum: Road Cycling
10-18-07, 10:52 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 579
Posted By ratebeer

Very very generally * Position (how you...

Very very generally

* Position (how you pedal, how low you are, how flat you are, how tucked your head is, hand position)
* Front wheel
* Helmet
* rear wheel, frame, water bottles
Forum: Road Cycling
10-17-07, 06:08 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 777
Posted By ratebeer

+48 million dog

+48 million dog
Forum: Road Cycling
10-16-07, 02:28 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 3,934
Posted By ratebeer

It will be a new kind of fiber, maybe related to...

It will be a new kind of fiber, maybe related to what we now call "carbon fiber" that will have more amazing properties and hopefully not melt or explode.
Forum: Road Cycling
10-15-07, 06:15 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 4,676
Posted By ratebeer

Read Listening To Prozac by Peter Brown. ...

Read Listening To Prozac by Peter Brown.

One often meaningful explanation involves thinking of a monkey troop. There's an alpha male monkey living large that mates with all the females. There are...
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