5 cents please (**possible spoilers**)
01-24-12, 12:16 PM
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So, last Friday, I was riding 1.5 hours kinda mellowish endurance whatever just spinning out my legs. It was freezing-ass cold, but I had my bike at work, so I rode up to Central Park from Union Square, and when I got there I turned on my Garmin and stopped to calibrate my Quarq. I wasn't paying much attention to anything, and thought I'd just do it quickly since it was so cold, and I left my foot on the pedal. The number was higher than it usually is, but within the normal range, so I figured it was just due to the cold.
I started riding at 150w and within 2 or 3 minutes was gasping for air. "Oh ****, I totally killed myself with that test last night, I've had too much of a calorie deficit lately, it's too cold, I'm having an asthma attack, everything is wrong, I have to stop." I figured I'd give it to 10 minutes and then see, and if I was still suffering so bad I would just pull the plug because something was seriously wrong. I was hurting so bad to push 150w, whereas I'm usually having to hold myself back to stay at that power. My legs were burning, I was totally out of breath, wheezing, struggling. I was about to go home but I figured **** it, I would just try re-calibrating and give it a few more minutes. This time I did it properly, the number was where it usually was, and I was rolling along at 170w without a second thought. Huge relief. D'oh.
I started riding at 150w and within 2 or 3 minutes was gasping for air. "Oh ****, I totally killed myself with that test last night, I've had too much of a calorie deficit lately, it's too cold, I'm having an asthma attack, everything is wrong, I have to stop." I figured I'd give it to 10 minutes and then see, and if I was still suffering so bad I would just pull the plug because something was seriously wrong. I was hurting so bad to push 150w, whereas I'm usually having to hold myself back to stay at that power. My legs were burning, I was totally out of breath, wheezing, struggling. I was about to go home but I figured **** it, I would just try re-calibrating and give it a few more minutes. This time I did it properly, the number was where it usually was, and I was rolling along at 170w without a second thought. Huge relief. D'oh.
01-24-12, 12:19 PM
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GA, you've given me an evil idea.
01-24-12, 12:32 PM
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So, last Friday, I was riding 1.5 hours kinda mellowish endurance whatever just spinning out my legs. It was freezing-ass cold, but I had my bike at work, so I rode up to Central Park from Union Square, and when I got there I turned on my Garmin and stopped to calibrate my Quarq. I wasn't paying much attention to anything, and thought I'd just do it quickly since it was so cold, and I left my foot on the pedal. The number was higher than it usually is, but within the normal range, so I figured it was just due to the cold.
I started riding at 150w and within 2 or 3 minutes was gasping for air. "Oh ****, I totally killed myself with that test last night, I've had too much of a calorie deficit lately, it's too cold, I'm having an asthma attack, everything is wrong, I have to stop." I figured I'd give it to 10 minutes and then see, and if I was still suffering so bad I would just pull the plug because something was seriously wrong. I was hurting so bad to push 150w, whereas I'm usually having to hold myself back to stay at that power. My legs were burning, I was totally out of breath, wheezing, struggling. I was about to go home but I figured **** it, I would just try re-calibrating and give it a few more minutes. This time I did it properly, the number was where it usually was, and I was rolling along at 170w without a second thought. Huge relief. D'oh.
I started riding at 150w and within 2 or 3 minutes was gasping for air. "Oh ****, I totally killed myself with that test last night, I've had too much of a calorie deficit lately, it's too cold, I'm having an asthma attack, everything is wrong, I have to stop." I figured I'd give it to 10 minutes and then see, and if I was still suffering so bad I would just pull the plug because something was seriously wrong. I was hurting so bad to push 150w, whereas I'm usually having to hold myself back to stay at that power. My legs were burning, I was totally out of breath, wheezing, struggling. I was about to go home but I figured **** it, I would just try re-calibrating and give it a few more minutes. This time I did it properly, the number was where it usually was, and I was rolling along at 170w without a second thought. Huge relief. D'oh.
01-24-12, 01:01 PM
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A friend of mine (that gary races with/knows) has some really awesome anatomy drawings. I guess that's what you do in your free time when you graduate with a studio art degree and go to medical school and bike race in your free time.
01-24-12, 03:05 PM
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I'm using a diet app on my phone. It seems to really help me stay in control.
Until recently, I've never had a problem dieting. I could do it easily. It's tougher now. A lot tougher.
Oh look, Double-Stuffed Oreos.
Until recently, I've never had a problem dieting. I could do it easily. It's tougher now. A lot tougher.
Oh look, Double-Stuffed Oreos.
01-24-12, 03:07 PM
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01-24-12, 03:27 PM
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Didn't I say something about abnormal people around these parts?
01-24-12, 03:41 PM
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I have finally finished doing laundry.
My wife was out of the country for three weeks for work and came home yesterday with nearly three-weeks worth of dirty clothes.
This would not have been so bad had the washing machine not broken on Sunday - leaving me with a huge pile of wet dirty towels that were used to clean up the mess and a pile of my own unwashed clothes.
The new washer arrived today and has already had six loads run through it.
My wife was out of the country for three weeks for work and came home yesterday with nearly three-weeks worth of dirty clothes.
This would not have been so bad had the washing machine not broken on Sunday - leaving me with a huge pile of wet dirty towels that were used to clean up the mess and a pile of my own unwashed clothes.
The new washer arrived today and has already had six loads run through it.
01-24-12, 03:42 PM
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Which app are you using? I need to start eating better.
01-24-12, 03:45 PM
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it's amazing that everyone didn't weigh 400 pounds before smart phones came out
01-24-12, 03:48 PM
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I have finally finished doing laundry.
My wife was out of the country for three weeks for work and came home yesterday with nearly three-weeks worth of dirty clothes.
This would not have been so bad had the washing machine not broken on Sunday - leaving me with a huge pile of wet dirty towels that were used to clean up the mess and a pile of my own unwashed clothes.
The new washer arrived today and has already had six loads run through it.
My wife was out of the country for three weeks for work and came home yesterday with nearly three-weeks worth of dirty clothes.
This would not have been so bad had the washing machine not broken on Sunday - leaving me with a huge pile of wet dirty towels that were used to clean up the mess and a pile of my own unwashed clothes.
The new washer arrived today and has already had six loads run through it.
01-24-12, 03:48 PM
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01-24-12, 04:13 PM
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My scale-up was succesfull!
Time to go make one more batch of 5nm Au instead of 3 more.
Time to go make one more batch of 5nm Au instead of 3 more.
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i suppose I could have posted that in the geek status thread. oops.
back to work.
back to work.
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01-24-12, 04:14 PM
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Which app are you using? Mine doesn't hand out Double-Stuff Oreos....it must be broken.
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01-24-12, 04:17 PM
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Double Excellent....
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01-24-12, 05:05 PM
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hehe x2
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01-24-12, 05:17 PM
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meh, it's pretty dilute.
it gets expensive when I process multiple batches through the filtration loop and do the final QC. It sells for $40/mL on our online store, and when these batches are combined and filtered it should net me about 350mL. All in a couple days of work.
it gets expensive when I process multiple batches through the filtration loop and do the final QC. It sells for $40/mL on our online store, and when these batches are combined and filtered it should net me about 350mL. All in a couple days of work.
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01-24-12, 05:49 PM
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Has anyone here played around with projecteuler? Really fun, if you like programming. It gives me something to do at work. Has a bunch of math problems that need to be programmed. Lots of prime number theory, large number stuff, interesting.
I guess that could also go in the geek thread...
I guess that could also go in the geek thread...
01-24-12, 07:01 PM
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The plastic is easily molded/modified with these and heat guns/hacksaws/etc... Once they go on, they won't move unless you really bash them w/ a trunk/car.door/etc
Designed by Planetbike in Portland, they are the business.
Shoe covers - the Castelli ones are good, but pricy. I personally buy Endura ones, even though I have access to super cheap Castelli ones, they are my go-to bits.
The PRO ones look good, but I don't have 1st hand experience with them.
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01-24-12, 07:35 PM
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anybody got an extra 7800 left brifter laying around?
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01-24-12, 11:57 PM
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Too bad I dont have a pink cross bike ... and I rainbow jersey 
