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Forum: Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
11-05-10, 12:59 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 612
Posted By keep on trekkin

Sent you a PM. I had two gel bottles with me,...

Sent you a PM. I had two gel bottles with me, could've lent you one! That was my only disappointment with the feed stations, and an extremely minor one at that, which was the very limited flavor...
Forum: Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
11-05-10, 12:50 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,061
Posted By keep on trekkin

Good job! I was there as well, and also camping,...

Good job! I was there as well, and also camping, at Furnace Creek campground. It was my first century. I went out at 740, finished about 4:50, and that can of Coke at the finish was so incredibly...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-05-10, 11:40 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 6,873
Posted By keep on trekkin

Learned a lot in this thread. I'm running Campy,...

Learned a lot in this thread. I'm running Campy, a 53/39 and 12-25 [may be 11-25, can't recall]. Looking to get a bit lower gearing for climbing here in the Tetons. I see a 13-28 cassette available,...
Forum: Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
11-05-10, 10:24 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 612
Posted By keep on trekkin

Thanks for the insights. Brought my own, worked...

Thanks for the insights. Brought my own, worked out fine. First aid was at 17mi, went with 4scoop Perpetuem + 1scoop HEED, finished in 9:15, about 8:30 riding time. Little slower than I wanted, but...
Forum: Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
10-12-10, 12:05 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 612
Posted By keep on trekkin

feed available before the start on supported century/doubles?

Specifically the death valley fall century. The spacing for the first aid station at ~17mi is perfect for me to switch to 2-hour perpetuem bottles, but my system in training rides has been a double...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-07-10, 10:15 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 980
Posted By keep on trekkin

Well played sir. Turn 50 in march, this was my...

Well played sir. Turn 50 in march, this was my first summer back on bikes. Weighed 271 last Thanksgiving, now 226 and still dropping. Did an 85 mile organized ride in August, and a 90 miler last...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-04-10, 08:41 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,462
Posted By keep on trekkin

you guys sure break a lot of stuff! :eek:

you guys sure break a lot of stuff! :eek:
Forum: Road Cycling
10-04-10, 07:29 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 3,008
Posted By keep on trekkin

x2. Sounds like you came close to a very...

x2.

Sounds like you came close to a very different outcome. Time to hammer that recovery! Good luck-
Forum: Road Cycling
10-01-10, 03:26 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,869
Posted By keep on trekkin

Good luck! Thanks for the great race reports too....

Good luck! Thanks for the great race reports too. Enjoy the piece through Death Valley, even though it will be dark, i'll be there in a month for the century/double.

Forecast is for hot, sounds...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-30-10, 09:03 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,429
Posted By keep on trekkin

Read on the Hammer site that eating a bit of fat...

Read on the Hammer site that eating a bit of fat both keeps the hunger pangs away and triggers your body to start burning it's fat stores.

I've only done an 85 and a half dozen 60+, but am going...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-28-10, 11:45 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 5,858
Posted By keep on trekkin

I've got little experience with both, but just...

I've got little experience with both, but just went from an old Trek triple to a newer Campy Record standard double. I was crosschaining the crap out of it the first ride or two until i figured out...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-28-10, 11:15 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 725
Posted By keep on trekkin

Thanks as well. Is this the case for all...

Thanks as well.

Is this the case for all cassettes, Shimano and Campy?
Forum: Road Cycling
09-28-10, 10:11 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 813
Posted By keep on trekkin

i'd replace the weight training with core and...

i'd replace the weight training with core and yoga. But that's just me.
Forum: Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
09-27-10, 03:15 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,032
Posted By keep on trekkin

Good luck in the 508!!!!! I'm heading to Death...

Good luck in the 508!!!!! I'm heading to Death Valley for the fall century in a month, hope to do the double next year, and hopefully the 508 in 2012! [Actually, going to talk to Chris about doing a...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-27-10, 01:55 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 934
Posted By keep on trekkin

What saddle is similar to a Avocet Touring II?

It's always felt as comfortable as I feel a saddle can be. I've never had any chafing or hot spots. After the few 6-7 hour rides i've done, I have certainly been happy to get off of it, but kinda...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-27-10, 01:22 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 7,165
Posted By keep on trekkin

Good stuff, thanks. Particularly like the 'or...

Good stuff, thanks. Particularly like the 'or given to a new rider' part! :)

If this is too much of a threaddrift feel free to ignore, but, apart from really keeping an eye on the truing, what...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-27-10, 12:51 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 7,165
Posted By keep on trekkin

Thanks- Didn't notice any carbon on the hubs,...

Thanks- Didn't notice any carbon on the hubs, they have a plate riveted over the valve stem hole that i've not seen before, but again i'm pretty new to this stuff. Yep, the way he was talking i'm not...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-27-10, 11:27 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 7,165
Posted By keep on trekkin

This is a very illuminating thread. Maybe i can...

This is a very illuminating thread. Maybe i can just toss my question in to the mix, as the answers [thanks in advance] may help others as they start down the wheel road.

So Saturday i blew up my...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-21-10, 09:32 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,310
Posted By keep on trekkin

I may have an extra brand new 24 five-hole...

I may have an extra brand new 24 five-hole chainring at the house, i'll check tonight. Yours cheap if it will work, and i'm just down in jackson so shouldn't take long to ship. Don't have the 50...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
09-20-10, 10:55 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,910
Posted By keep on trekkin

Tried the melon HEED in the first two hour bottle...

Tried the melon HEED in the first two hour bottle Saturday, two packets of melon. Didn't think it was too bad, drank about 3/4 of it, then added two scoops of Perpetuem and filled it back up, which...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-17-10, 12:27 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,888
Posted By keep on trekkin

I'm taking the ancient Avocet Touring II off of...

I'm taking the ancient Avocet Touring II off of my old Trek tonight to put on the new-to-me carbon bike, and take off the selle italia Flite that's on there. I may try to find an old Selle Italia...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-17-10, 10:35 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,581
Posted By keep on trekkin

I see the River Mountains loop trail is now...

I see the River Mountains loop trail is now building the last three mile section, is there an easy road route around that section? Can you then do the whole loop? Thanks!
Forum: Road Cycling
09-14-10, 09:53 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,858
Posted By keep on trekkin

Like others have said, well done, despite not...

Like others have said, well done, despite not giving yourself many advantages from better nutrition. I'm no expert, but have been extremely satisfied, and have never bonked [yet] using Hammer...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-14-10, 08:29 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 827
Posted By keep on trekkin

That is the first thing i learned from this forum...

That is the first thing i learned from this forum several months ago, and it has served me very, very well. It's turned into one of my 'riding mantras', when things start getting tough....'spin more,...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-14-10, 08:18 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 4,468
Posted By keep on trekkin

This was what i was arguing with myself about...

This was what i was arguing with myself about last night, or going to a much wider cassette. Argument's not over yet, but i think i'm winning.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-14-10, 08:12 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,159
Posted By keep on trekkin

Re-reading the OP, i don't see that he mentions...

Re-reading the OP, i don't see that he mentions spin 'classes' at the gym at all. It's a class at the LBS, then he's thinking of just working out on the spin bike at the gym after that.

I hate...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-13-10, 03:21 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,572
Posted By keep on trekkin

Congrats! I just had a beer at sidewinder's...

Congrats! I just had a beer at sidewinder's yesterday with another [unless your initials are SH] local who finished sub-10. Guessing you got some nutrition advice from one of the LBS's. Hoback has...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-13-10, 01:27 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,581
Posted By keep on trekkin

Great thread/pics! I'm heading your way in six...

Great thread/pics! I'm heading your way in six weeks for the Jimmy Buffett show, and Death Valley Century [Furnace Creek to Scotty's Castle and back]. Will be re-reading this thread before i leave to...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
09-07-10, 02:54 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 456
Posted By keep on trekkin

Thinking of crossing out my old Trek...

Have a '77 Trek 504, that i've been really enjoying on the road. However, a full carbon/full campy bike just presented itself at a ridiculous price, so I'm jumping on it. Just before that appeared, I...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-07-10, 12:05 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,478
Posted By keep on trekkin

Yoga's great. Good suggestion to try a couple...

Yoga's great. Good suggestion to try a couple classes at first, and then periodically, as doing the poses wrong can hurt ya more than help ya. I bought Baron Baptiste's book Journey into Power and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-02-10, 02:23 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 14,267
Posted By keep on trekkin

I like the way you think. Picking this up next...

I like the way you think. Picking this up next weekend. Stoked! He thinks it's a 98. Any insights are welcome!168014http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=168014
Forum: Training & Nutrition
08-30-10, 02:36 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,409
Posted By keep on trekkin

Just did my first organized bike event Saturday,...

Just did my first organized bike event Saturday, an 85 over rolling terrain at 6200'. 12mph average, previous longest rides were 60m @ 10mph ave. Pretty thrilled with the results, particularly...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-23-10, 10:43 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,538
Posted By keep on trekkin

thanks, previous owner used black shrink tubing...

thanks, previous owner used black shrink tubing on one, works fine but i'd prefer NOS...
Forum: Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
07-22-10, 08:49 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,610
Posted By keep on trekkin

It was cooler after i was past the herd of 150 or...

It was cooler after i was past the herd of 150 or so bison on and along the road in the Tetons. Could hear a couple of them breathing and snorting. Had a couple cars moving through to use as cover,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-12-10, 02:55 PM
Replies: 21,739
Views: 3,074,811
Posted By keep on trekkin

Just found this thread, and will try to take a...

Just found this thread, and will try to take a camera or at least get a few iPhone pics next time. Thinking this ride is going to turn into a regular weekend run, it's around 59 miles.

I'm lucky...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-12-10, 01:17 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 10,515
Posted By keep on trekkin

Let's see, 58 miles yesterday on the '77 Trek...

Let's see, 58 miles yesterday on the '77 Trek 504, that's...91, drat! I'm sure i'll beat that later this summer, then a true [108 mile] century in late October on it! :)
Forum: Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
07-12-10, 10:42 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,830
Posted By keep on trekkin

did yesterdays 100k with a steady stream of...

did yesterdays 100k with a steady stream of water, cup o' coffee and 3/4 choc chip cookie after the first hour, balance an hour later, half snickers hour later, other half half hour later, then a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-12-10, 09:20 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,732
Posted By keep on trekkin

My '77 Trek 504 has zero braze-ons.

My '77 Trek 504 has zero braze-ons.
Forum: Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
06-25-10, 11:47 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,000
Posted By keep on trekkin

which pretty much summarizes why clipless pedals...

which pretty much summarizes why clipless pedals got so popular, as it forced shoe manufacturers to pay more attention to the shoe part.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-10, 09:46 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,616
Posted By keep on trekkin

Had that bike for the paper route in the...

Had that bike for the paper route in the mid-70's. It was great until I had my head down pedaling hard to get home in a rainstorm and ran it straight into a parked car.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
06-02-10, 10:12 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,337
Posted By keep on trekkin

Bingo. SR Apex crank. RD is a Cyclone, no GT...

Bingo. SR Apex crank. RD is a Cyclone, no GT shown, but i think i read something that indicated that early GT's weren't marked as such. FD is a Suntour AG Tech.

Really don't think it's an 80's...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
06-01-10, 09:35 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,337
Posted By keep on trekkin

Good eye. Campy rear, Shimano front. And thanks a...

Good eye. Campy rear, Shimano front. And thanks a TON for that 022 website, had not seen it. Nice bike! Mine certainly got the low end of braze-ons. Front and rear for racks, but nothing in between...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
06-01-10, 07:59 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,337
Posted By keep on trekkin

Thanks to your insights took a closer work...

Thanks to your insights took a closer work tonight. Two stickers on the seat tube were what led me to believe it's original Imron. Emailed the bike shop in the lower pic, got a response saying yes,...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
06-01-10, 04:04 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,337
Posted By keep on trekkin

Good catch. Not sure why i think it hasn't, there...

Good catch. Not sure why i think it hasn't, there may be an Ishiwata sticker on the seat tube just below the top tube joint, or i might be dreaming it. There is definitely an Ishiwata sticker on the...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
06-01-10, 12:34 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,337
Posted By keep on trekkin

Thanks for the info. Yes, i've scoured every inch...

Thanks for the info. Yes, i've scoured every inch of the vintage trek site, it is certainly a great resource. I used their 'serial number decoder' to get as close as I can on year, but the 'year'...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
05-31-10, 09:33 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,337
Posted By keep on trekkin

'76 or '77 Trek TX504?

I've done a fair bit of searching in this thread and forum, but haven't read a lot of chatter about this vintage. While I'm not planning on selling, as it rides so well, I am a bit curious of it's...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-10, 09:06 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 954
Posted By keep on trekkin

Just put Vittoria Zaffiro 1 1/8" on my 77 TX504,...

Just put Vittoria Zaffiro 1 1/8" on my 77 TX504, and other than blowing the bead off because i pumped it up to 100 instead of 80, they're great. [and that happened in the living room, not on the...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
05-31-10, 03:17 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,550
Posted By keep on trekkin

Quoted for truth. I'm down almost 30 in 7...

Quoted for truth.

I'm down almost 30 in 7 months. For me the keys have been upping the exercise, also a variety. I'm working out with a trainer once a week, and getting another hour or so 2-3...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-30-10, 10:04 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,926
Posted By keep on trekkin

Well done sir! A beaut! For contrast and to...

Well done sir! A beaut!

For contrast and to illustrate how much you did, here's the 77 512:

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And, errrr, what happened to the Avocet saddle? :D
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-29-10, 02:33 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 20,887
Posted By keep on trekkin

Not the deal of the century, or even year, but...

Not the deal of the century, or even year, but i'm pretty happy with my Trek TX500, from '76 or '77, that ran me $100 and included a trainer. I've put a basic tune, tires and bar tape on so far,...
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