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02-19-24, 06:50 PM
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02-19-24, 06:52 PM
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My favourite cycling-by-a-stadium occurrence was rolling through the Glass House (Veterans Memorial Arena) parking lot the night before a monster truck show. That's when I learned they put skinny tractor tyre/wheel assemblies on monster trucks for transport in conventional semi trailers. It was pretty rad watching Gravedigger back out of a trailer.
Cut through the same parking lot when the circus was in town. Also pretty interesting.
Cut through the same parking lot when the circus was in town. Also pretty interesting.
02-19-24, 06:53 PM
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Hmmm. I have also heard comments that during the Pandemic, when people were riding trainers rather than on the road, as well as not doing group rides, people were massively fit, but had lost a lot of skills and this meant a lot of crashes in races.
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02-19-24, 06:55 PM
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02-19-24, 06:56 PM
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02-19-24, 06:56 PM
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I'm the Treasurer for our club. Did my two years as president as a placeholder when the original president stepped down due to cancer. Once he passed, I said enough. It's hard enough to race and stay on top of that as well.
Course, if they only knew my mathing was a-kin to Jethro-Math, they may rethink it.
Course, if they only knew my mathing was a-kin to Jethro-Math, they may rethink it.
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02-19-24, 06:58 PM
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I don't recall signing a waiver to ride with Pen Velo, though when I actually joined the club it was probably part of it, and they don't mention waivers on their site. OTOH, Alto Velo requires a signed waiver on file to ride with them, member or not.
IIRC, Larry was complaining about being asked about a waiver when he tried to join an Alto Velo ride. So he showed them by shadowing the ride without actually joining.
IIRC, Larry was complaining about being asked about a waiver when he tried to join an Alto Velo ride. So he showed them by shadowing the ride without actually joining.
Often, I signed waivers, Rocket Tr*s*nr*t*r.
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02-19-24, 06:59 PM
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02-19-24, 07:07 PM
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when I fell yesterday I felt a sharp pain in my ribs area. I kept going and didn’t really feel it during the rest of the ride. Now it hurts randomly when I breath, but I also feel pain in my back, adjacent to where my rib pain was. Certain movements make the pain in the back really sharp, and sometimes when I take deep breaths I feel the pain in my back too. No visible bruising. Thoughts?
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02-19-24, 07:19 PM
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I see Alto Velo kit all the time, but I think they're more Palo Alto area, whereas Pen Velo is more San Mateo area, so whereas Pen Velo's ride start at Canada and 92 (about 4 miles from here by car, or 7 by bike), Alto Velo's start 15 miles away in Palo Alto. Hell, I used to ride from home to do the Pen Velo rides. It just adds 15 miles to the total distance!
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02-19-24, 07:24 PM
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Same goes for the Noon Ride. No leader, just show up at 12:00 and ride. A little over an hour of riding hard.
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02-19-24, 07:41 PM
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Maybe one of our resident lawyers could explain waivers but I always figured that they offered little protection. When I was young and argumentative, I would line out things discreetly on ride/race waivers and initial the changes. The people at registration tables almost never paid any attention. I think I only got caught once signing up for a race.
Often, I signed waivers, Rocket Tr*s*nr*t*r.
Often, I signed waivers, Rocket Tr*s*nr*t*r.
A member sued another member when he pulled a bonehead move and caused the plaintiff to crash and break his collar bone, etc. In that case there was a judgement awarded and neither of them ever rode with the club again.
02-19-24, 07:45 PM
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02-19-24, 07:46 PM
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02-19-24, 08:12 PM
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02-19-24, 08:22 PM
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yes. yes there is. ODIs are the sweet spot. Just long enough for a decent game of cricket. Not so long that you fall asleep waiting for a result.
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02-19-24, 08:30 PM
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02-19-24, 08:35 PM
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That pin lineup is woefully out of date though and I'm pretty sure the address is incorrect also
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when I fell yesterday I felt a sharp pain in my ribs area. I kept going and didn’t really feel it during the rest of the ride. Now it hurts randomly when I breath, but I also feel pain in my back, adjacent to where my rib pain was. Certain movements make the pain in the back really sharp, and sometimes when I take deep breaths I feel the pain in my back too. No visible bruising. Thoughts?
02-19-24, 08:50 PM
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02-19-24, 09:04 PM
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02-19-24, 09:23 PM
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As for how tough..."Expect to climb Old La Honda in 21 minutes or less."
That's 3.1 miles of 7.4% average gradient in 21 minutes. Bike Calculator says to do that, I'd have to put out 333 w for 21 minutes.
As for how long, a quick perusal of their recent rides indicates they're often in excess of 70 miles. The distance and amount of climbing sounds like you, but I don't know about the pace.
That's 3.1 miles of 7.4% average gradient in 21 minutes. Bike Calculator says to do that, I'd have to put out 333 w for 21 minutes.
As for how long, a quick perusal of their recent rides indicates they're often in excess of 70 miles. The distance and amount of climbing sounds like you, but I don't know about the pace.
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02-19-24, 09:28 PM
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So I named it "Pinball Wizard", or Wizard for short.
Turns out it was the flange on the pump handle of my Zefal HPx striking the underside of the top tube. Titanium rings like that. I now stuff something spongey in the gap so it doesn't do that.
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02-19-24, 09:31 PM
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Having read a bit on their website about the A ride, I suspect I'd get dropped leaving the parking lot.
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