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11-15-20, 05:47 PM
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11-15-20, 05:57 PM
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So it is
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After reading and hearing that spending too much tome in Zone 3 and 4 is not the best use of time on the bike, I set out to do a Zone 2 ride today, which it turns out I mostly did. I had to grit my teeth a couple times, spinning up some rises I usually hammer up, and being passed by guys riding at the pace I'd normally ride. Ended up with 58% of my time in Z2, with another 5% in Z1.
And somehow, still got a handful of PRs. I just can't lose for winning!
I also fell in love with the Bianchi again. New Zipp handlebars, new Fulcrum wheelset, new Centaur crankset, and running 28s instead of the 25s I've always run - it was like a whole new bike! Even flatting 2 1/2 miles from home couldn't ruin my day. Turns out that the little Lezyne Road Drive minipump can actually get a 28mm tire up to a useful pressure within a reasonable interval!
Weird thing about the new wheels, though - they're replacing the Fulcrum Racing 5s that came with the bike back in 2006. Those had THE LOUDEST freewheel! Like a swarm of angry Murder Hornets! The new wheels - also Fulcrum Racing 5s, but the 2020 model are SILENT. The bike is literally louder when pedaling than when coasting. It's eerie.
And somehow, still got a handful of PRs. I just can't lose for winning!
I also fell in love with the Bianchi again. New Zipp handlebars, new Fulcrum wheelset, new Centaur crankset, and running 28s instead of the 25s I've always run - it was like a whole new bike! Even flatting 2 1/2 miles from home couldn't ruin my day. Turns out that the little Lezyne Road Drive minipump can actually get a 28mm tire up to a useful pressure within a reasonable interval!
Weird thing about the new wheels, though - they're replacing the Fulcrum Racing 5s that came with the bike back in 2006. Those had THE LOUDEST freewheel! Like a swarm of angry Murder Hornets! The new wheels - also Fulcrum Racing 5s, but the 2020 model are SILENT. The bike is literally louder when pedaling than when coasting. It's eerie.
11-15-20, 06:01 PM
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shaken, not stirred.
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I noticed that I had one segment with a top-3 PR today. Wondering how I could have possibly done that, I clicked on the segment... which is when I noticed that the Local Legend has ridden the segment 176 times in the last 90 days. One hundred, seventy freakin' six times. And that's after taking 5 of the last 7 weeks off! Woof.
I looked at his ride history and he seems to be a COVID cyclist, with no rides this year prior to late April. Out of his 74 rides this year, all but 5 are laps around the same little lake that's 2.75 miles around. I ride to stay sane, but that would drive me crazy.
I looked at his ride history and he seems to be a COVID cyclist, with no rides this year prior to late April. Out of his 74 rides this year, all but 5 are laps around the same little lake that's 2.75 miles around. I ride to stay sane, but that would drive me crazy.
Mind you probably 95% of my rides are on exactly the same 6.2km of roads. All the time. going backwards and forwards. I call it commuting. It doesn't get boring: riding past three schools during morning drop off is enough to keep me alert.
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11-15-20, 06:05 PM
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I went to the club #1 Sunday hammerfest today for the first time in a while. There was a B group today which is very unusual this year. Of course, I don't have enough sense to stay with the B group and chased the faster group for several miles and realized how tired I was from yesterday's wind ride. I finally dropped off and took a shortcut to the coffee stop. It was good to see some people I have not seen much this year.
Whoever said that should get flogged with an al dente spaghetti noodle. Or spaghetti squash depending on how you roll.
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11-15-20, 06:07 PM
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I don't eat a lot of beef but I love a chicken fried steak. Also love milanesa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oTm...ature=emb_logo
11-15-20, 06:11 PM
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11-15-20, 06:19 PM
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Today I did a dozen laps of the Veloway, and I'm also thinking of COTA nights. But yes, I do have multiple total routes. And if I had your playground available, I'd definitely take advantage. Really happy the bike infrastructure props got funded over the election, so we'll have a big gravel network built. And it will connect from the Veloway all the way down to the small towns south of us. Assuming we stay here.
11-15-20, 06:20 PM
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11-15-20, 06:24 PM
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So, you are saying to keep 'em separated so they can come out and play?
Sounds reasonable.
@Velo Vol. from 1990's so in your wheelhouse?
11-15-20, 06:26 PM
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11-15-20, 06:28 PM
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When we moved into this house, we discovered the yard was almost twice as big as the manicured lawn. The back half was overgrown with volunteer plum trees and ivy. In fact it was so creepy that we did a 'haunted forest' for the kids at Halloween the first couple years. We took stabs at it, including renting a herd of goats one time. (You know how they say "A kid'll eat Ivy, too"? It's a lie. They ate literally every other green thing in the yard before they finally started eating ivy.)
We finally had to accept that it had gotten away from us. So we had the guy who redid our front yard come in to clean up the back yard. I no longer feel bad about not cleaning it up myself, because we've FILLED 1 20' x 6' debris box, and are on our way to filling a 15' x 6' one. Holy crow!
Now I have a big, blank canvas and no idea what to paint on it! Mrs. GeneJockey is thinking "edible landscape", and I'm thinking a FEW citrus trees, maybe a fig, maybe some apples. We'll see.
We finally had to accept that it had gotten away from us. So we had the guy who redid our front yard come in to clean up the back yard. I no longer feel bad about not cleaning it up myself, because we've FILLED 1 20' x 6' debris box, and are on our way to filling a 15' x 6' one. Holy crow!
Now I have a big, blank canvas and no idea what to paint on it! Mrs. GeneJockey is thinking "edible landscape", and I'm thinking a FEW citrus trees, maybe a fig, maybe some apples. We'll see.
11-15-20, 06:30 PM
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11-15-20, 06:31 PM
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What a finish in Arizona!!! 
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11-15-20, 06:31 PM
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11-15-20, 06:31 PM
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https://youtu.be/9XmSyEoX9Gg
So, you are saying to keep 'em separated so they can come out and play?
Sounds reasonable.
@Velo Vol. from 1990's so in your wheelhouse?
So, you are saying to keep 'em separated so they can come out and play?
Sounds reasonable.
@Velo Vol. from 1990's so in your wheelhouse?
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11-15-20, 06:32 PM
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11-15-20, 06:37 PM
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11-15-20, 06:38 PM
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11-15-20, 06:40 PM
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11-15-20, 06:53 PM
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11-15-20, 06:58 PM
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11-15-20, 07:06 PM
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11-15-20, 07:08 PM
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vvvvv
Note present tense.
Note present tense.
11-15-20, 07:11 PM
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11-15-20, 07:13 PM
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Did some upper body work today - inflating a donut tire with the floor pump. I did 3 sets of 20 psi.
Maybe I can get in 5 chinups on the first set Tuesday...
Maybe I can get in 5 chinups on the first set Tuesday...