ls01

Nice recovery ride yesterday that I just realized didn't post to Strava? Hmm here we go again.
Think I had around 50 showings over the weekend, possibly more. I wasn't there for the entire time. Agent will call me later to discuss the offers. We called highest/best @ 10am today. She already indicated we have a couple good offers and one young fella told me that his offer would be cash. Within 7 days of acceptance. What a weird ,weird market....
So now of course the target area for the purchase has kinda dried up, lol. I'm not panicing.....yet.....

I have put the wheels I rebuilt with the spokes and hubs from the 50mm pair that failed last year on Contador. Had to open the brakes up a substantial amount. I am hoping I can find a happy medium using the quick release and the barrel adjusters to make switching easier. These new rims are 25mm wide for better aerodynamics with 25mm tires.... or it was what I could buy to replace the junk rims that failed that ticked all the boxes.
I am going to give them a go on Tuesday night with the Michelin pro4 endurance tyres I bought last year. They feel pretty good maybe a short test hop tonight after work if I can squeeze it in. I am excited to try them out.

ls01

Also, I am getting ready to have to punch a new hole in my belts. I have lost a substantial amount of girth since November . 5 holes in the belt and I'm not done yet. I need to shed another 20 or so. Although I haven't gotten on a scale since I broke into the 230's. I'll wait till I get where I want to be then see what I weigh. I feel pretty good today, and yesterday I rode for an extended period in the drops! Can't do that with a big Ole belly lol. Well you can you just can't breath while doing it.

WhyFi

You were in Smash Mouth?

MoAlpha

He finds no literature evidence in favor of icing and offers some fairly plausible speculation why ice might be unhelpful for acute injuries.

WhyFi

I got a scare yesterday. Jumped on the scale for the first time since getting back from the trip and weighed in 6-7lbs higher than before we left

I have to assume that it's increased water retention due to the ****tier diet on the road. Seeing as I rode 200 miles while away and was active with yard work, I think that I would have had to consumed an average of ~7000 cal/day in order to have legitimately gotten 6-7lbs fatter.

bampilot06

you did eat the WHOLE pizza... just saying.

WhyFi

It was a small(ish) pizza!

But I would have had to do that and worse for the majority of my meals while there.

bampilot06

fitness reached 64 last week. Will be interesting what it drops to next week. I only have 2 days off over a 10 day period.

rjones28 

Mojo31

One can never leave a slice behind. It's just not right.

Eric F 

Just a bunch of 40-somthings enthusiastically playing rock-and-roll music to a crowd of tens of people in a city park.

seedsbelize 

I wouldn't want to go up or down that hill.
Speed isn't my thing.

seedsbelize 

I had been attempting 20 miles every other day. Then the weather turned hot. So now I'm shooting for a much more easily accomplished goal of ten every day. It shows promise. Being out after mid day will be the rare occurrence over the coming six months. I never thought I would live to see the day that I'm happy with ten miles on a bike.

big john

It's only 5-7%, not super steep anywhere on the route. When descending you can control your speed with your brakes. If you don't want to go fast you don't have to.

My arms and upper body get tired on the long, rough sections where hard braking is needed, though. I just stop and stretch a bit.

big john

Here is another pic of the lower section of the first climb. The surface is in great shape and it's really a fun descent.

Eric F 

Which road is that?

LesterOfPuppets

Wow, talk about front row seats

WhyFi

They fast.

big john

Hwy 39. AKA San Gabriel Cyn.

genejockey 

Can't find 'em on Ebay, though. I can find 52/42 all day long, from multiple groupsets. And of course, Sante being Sante, the chain rings for it aren't just plain aluminum. No, they've got a pattern in gray printed on them. I think I can make do with the 52/42 and 13-24 for now, especially since I have so many other choices! No need to take the Circuit into the mountains, especially with the single pivot brakes. They're not awful, but they're not disks. They're not even dual pivots.

genejockey 

Congrats! I, too, am looking for smaller belts. After New Years, and not regaining any of the weight I'd lost, I finally broke down and bought 'skinny pants' - just one size smaller, but I started out straining the larger size but unwilling to go to the next size up! Anyhow, now those are loose in the waist. But tight in the thighs and calves!

I've been riding in the drops more - the afternoon winds from the NNW have started - and now it's not my gut that my thighs hit. It's my lowest rib!

genejockey 

Okay, A slice, sure. But if there are TWO slices, you have breakfast! Mmmmmmmmmm..... Cold pizza for breakfast......

genejockey 

Puppet Show
and
Spinal Tap

"What? We were supposed to get top billing!"

Eric F 

Nice. It's been a very long time since I've been north of East Fork on 39.

genejockey 

Doesn't look so bad. Looks like a lot of sweepers, and there are nice open sight lines. My usual descent is through Redwood forest and the sightlines are pretty short.