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10-31-22, 12:15 PM
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Maybe some water ingress thing? My Wahoo Elemnt has a little spot under one of the buttons where heavy rain can get into the unit, and the screen goes completely wonky and is unreadable, but after a few days sitting in the sun/bag full of rice it's now been resurrected 3 times and works perfectly. Maybe I'll just learn my lesson and never ride in the rain again.
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10-31-22, 12:17 PM
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I don't know about others, but I have to replace the actual strap for my HR chest unit maybe once a year, the sweat degrades them so much that the plastic stuff under the center of your chest starts to break apart and the sensor no longer gives a reading, could be time for a new strap. Luckily they're cheap on Amazon.
10-31-22, 12:28 PM
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Funny thing though, as I’m getting around the area I have not seen a single cyclist. Of course I just know there’s got to be some somewhere. I’ll take a look for those trails, and also hunt down the nearest serious cyclist lbs.
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10-31-22, 12:51 PM
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Well it looks like the other side of the river should not expect to see me. lol
Funny thing though, as I’m getting around the area I have not seen a single cyclist. Of course I just know there’s got to be some somewhere. I’ll take a look for those trails, and also hunt down the nearest serious cyclist lbs.
Funny thing though, as I’m getting around the area I have not seen a single cyclist. Of course I just know there’s got to be some somewhere. I’ll take a look for those trails, and also hunt down the nearest serious cyclist lbs.
CK is a good shop and has been open for something like 110 years. I got my first 4 bikes from them and would continue to use them if they weren’t so far away
10-31-22, 01:05 PM
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Back from Mallorca, had no idea y'all are still looking at that Strava group but happy to take the first and only KOM of my life. I'm not built for going uphill, but man there are a lot of uphills where I was staying. We were in Soller, which is nestled in a valley in the middle of the Serra de Tramuntana, and there are basically 3 roads that get you out of town. All 3 were 6+ mile climbs with 2k+ elevation gain, so I spent a lot of time in the lowest gear on that bike slogging away. No coincidence I had almost 10 hours riding last week but did less mileage than when I rode 6.5 hours a couple weeks before in mostly flat Richmond.
Anyway, if you haven't been, Mallorca is absolutely worth the hype as a cycling destination. It's probably the most beautiful place with the best climate I've ever visited, the roads are absolutely unbelievably good, you can do a ton of other activities beyond cycling (SUP, hiking, kayaking, laying on a beach ripping Estrellas, whatever), the food is stellar, exchange rate is currently favorable, airbnbs are plentiful and cheap, etc etc etc. Cannot recommend going there highly enough. There are also bike shops with rental road bikes on just about every block in every town on that island, and thousands upon thousands of riders on the roads, especially the utterly stunning Ma-10 from Pollenca to Sa Calobra. I think my new ambition is to be able to budget enough to go back there every year, it's pretty much heaven.
Anyway, if you haven't been, Mallorca is absolutely worth the hype as a cycling destination. It's probably the most beautiful place with the best climate I've ever visited, the roads are absolutely unbelievably good, you can do a ton of other activities beyond cycling (SUP, hiking, kayaking, laying on a beach ripping Estrellas, whatever), the food is stellar, exchange rate is currently favorable, airbnbs are plentiful and cheap, etc etc etc. Cannot recommend going there highly enough. There are also bike shops with rental road bikes on just about every block in every town on that island, and thousands upon thousands of riders on the roads, especially the utterly stunning Ma-10 from Pollenca to Sa Calobra. I think my new ambition is to be able to budget enough to go back there every year, it's pretty much heaven.
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10-31-22, 01:10 PM
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Or "fire the parts cannon at it".
10-31-22, 01:19 PM
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10-31-22, 02:03 PM
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10-31-22, 02:08 PM
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10-31-22, 02:12 PM
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Going to be a wet game tonight. Wonder if they’ll eventually call it.
10-31-22, 02:17 PM
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10-31-22, 02:32 PM
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Has anyone ever had that their real wheel come off the ground while sprinting?
Just did one super effort, really wanted to break 1,000 watts. Still havnt done it that I know of. Went full throttle up a hill and my rear wheel started coming off the ground and my front wheel was coming off the ground at the opposite time. Felt really weird.
No I did not break 1000 watts.
Just did one super effort, really wanted to break 1,000 watts. Still havnt done it that I know of. Went full throttle up a hill and my rear wheel started coming off the ground and my front wheel was coming off the ground at the opposite time. Felt really weird.
No I did not break 1000 watts.
10-31-22, 02:33 PM
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There’s Downtube on Washington Ave near the park, Savile Road in Delmar (not far) and CK on Central Ave up by Colonie Center.
CK is a good shop and has been open for something like 110 years. I got my first 4 bikes from them and would continue to use them if they weren’t so far away
CK is a good shop and has been open for something like 110 years. I got my first 4 bikes from them and would continue to use them if they weren’t so far away
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10-31-22, 02:59 PM
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Has anyone ever had that their real wheel come off the ground while sprinting?
Just did one super effort, really wanted to break 1,000 watts. Still havnt done it that I know of. Went full throttle up a hill and my rear wheel started coming off the ground and my front wheel was coming off the ground at the opposite time. Felt really weird.
No I did not break 1000 watts.
Just did one super effort, really wanted to break 1,000 watts. Still havnt done it that I know of. Went full throttle up a hill and my rear wheel started coming off the ground and my front wheel was coming off the ground at the opposite time. Felt really weird.
No I did not break 1000 watts.
Experiment with your gearing. Some people are better at higher rpm, some lower. Max power can be trained to improve, just like a lot of other things, but having a body type that favors short max power efforts is helpful. Some people are built better for it than others. Even at 54 years old, I can still generate 1000+W in a short sprint. I've seen 1200+ a few times on Zwift, but I'm not 100% of the accuracy of my trainer at the high end.
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10-31-22, 02:59 PM
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10-31-22, 03:07 PM
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That's what I was thinking. Especially if you're at really high cadence and trying to pull up while pushing down.
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10-31-22, 03:23 PM
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10-31-22, 03:40 PM
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16.7 km off road, with 106 meters of climbing. KOM here I come.
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10-31-22, 03:57 PM
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Two weeks ago I was struggling to get coffee down; my digestive tract wouldn't accept it. The doc put me on a twenty day regimen of Omeprazole and Bromuro de Pinaverio once a day, before breakfast. Ten days in I'm not only drinking coffee but I also feel ten years younger. Going for ten more years through the final ten days.
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10-31-22, 04:48 PM
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10-31-22, 05:03 PM
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10-31-22, 05:15 PM
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For the upcoming winter break from college, my 18yo daughter had been intending to make the 2 day drive from Eugene, OR to So Cal with a friend. The friend part has fallen through, and my kid was pretty anxious about traveling that far by herself - especially with the overnight stop. I offered to fly to Eugene and make the drive with her. She couldn't have taken me up on my offer any faster. I'm excited. My daughter and I do the road trip thing together pretty well - lots of laughter, loud music, and snacks.
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10-31-22, 06:06 PM
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10-31-22, 06:19 PM
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10-31-22, 06:54 PM
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I bought too much candy, kids aren't showing up in mass like the old days.
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