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Originally Posted by t2p
(Post 22580940)
we did two different 100 mile rides with some significant climbing ... apparently around 8K + elevation
rural areas - mostly farm country those were my favs we followed routes that at one time were used for organized rides ... (did those also) ... interestingly - 10 years ago or so ? - the organized rides altered the routes and dropped the major climbs https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...05715ded24.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...ddc25f83fb.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...05fab40f29.jpg |
Seems that more and more people are coming back to work in center city. I had to wait in line for several minutes to pay for a paper at the Wawa near my building. Lots of people streaming out of the commuter rail station exit that is closest to three big office towers. The parking garage in our building now fills up many days. I know it's a god thing economically, but I sort of miss the convenience of things like not waiting in lines and navigating crowded sidewalks.
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That was a near thing.
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Yesterday's ride was weird. I felt like I was working fairly hard, and my HR confirms it, but my average speed was really slow - 15.9 mph, the very slowest I'd ever ridden this route. I was riding Mrs. Peel, on which I had just mounted the clincher wheels with Michelin Dynamic Classic tires, instead of the tubular wheels with Conti Giros. I went back and checked the last time I'd ridden this route on Mrs. Peel, and with much the same HR average and max, but with an average speed of 16.7 mph. AND that ride I describes as "Z2 recovery", whereas this one I felt like I was working hard a lot of the time.
So, I swapped the tubular wheels back on for today's ride. We'll see how it goes. I find it hard to believe the tires could make THAT much difference without being flat. |
Originally Posted by datlas
(Post 22580159)
I might be nuts, but my ideal ride is >100 feet per mile. Anything less feels too easy.
Not normal?? |
Originally Posted by phrantic09
(Post 22581044)
Ride faster, will
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
(Post 22581086)
fify :p
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My FIL got an IEEE award last night for being an outstanding Power Engineering Educator. I wonder if anyone thought about a slight change to the name of that one.
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Originally Posted by genejockey
(Post 22581040)
Yesterday's ride was weird. I felt like I was working fairly hard, and my HR confirms it, but my average speed was really slow - 15.9 mph, the very slowest I'd ever ridden this route. I was riding Mrs. Peel, on which I had just mounted the clincher wheels with Michelin Dynamic Classic tires, instead of the tubular wheels with Conti Giros. I went back and checked the last time I'd ridden this route on Mrs. Peel, and with much the same HR average and max, but with an average speed of 16.7 mph. AND that ride I describes as "Z2 recovery", whereas this one I felt like I was working hard a lot of the time.
So, I swapped the tubular wheels back on for today's ride. We'll see how it goes. I find it hard to believe the tires could make THAT much difference without being flat. |
Got a good ride in. The course was rather flat but one must compromise for the good of the group. By ride’s end it was 90 and humid. It was fun but a major sweatfest.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
(Post 22581143)
Heat? Accumulated stress (exercise or other)? Both have significant effects on efficiency.
Could be accumulated exercise stress - I did over 150 miles last week, rode 5 days, versus the usual 130-140, including a longer ride on Sunday. But that was after a week where I rode only 52 miles (vaccine effects + destroyed tire on Sunday ride). My HR as I sit here is still in the mid 40s, which is pretty much normal for me. Anyhow, I'll see how today goes. |
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Spot is feeling it too.
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Originally Posted by genejockey
(Post 22581040)
Yesterday's ride was weird. I felt like I was working fairly hard, and my HR confirms it, but my average speed was really slow - 15.9 mph, the very slowest I'd ever ridden this route. I was riding Mrs. Peel, on which I had just mounted the clincher wheels with Michelin Dynamic Classic tires, instead of the tubular wheels with Conti Giros. I went back and checked the last time I'd ridden this route on Mrs. Peel, and with much the same HR average and max, but with an average speed of 16.7 mph. AND that ride I describes as "Z2 recovery", whereas this one I felt like I was working hard a lot of the time.
So, I swapped the tubular wheels back on for today's ride. We'll see how it goes. I find it hard to believe the tires could make THAT much difference without being flat. |
I'm more of a dog guy, but this cat is pretty good. That said, our young German Shepherd has found out that cats are not to be messed with.
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Originally Posted by Eric F
(Post 22581239)
I'm more of a dog guy, but this cat is pretty good. That said, our young German Shepherd has found out that cats are not to be messed with.
https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...gg&oe=62DE06FC |
I have Amazon Prime here in Mexico. Over the course of the past 6 mos. to a year, Prime deliveries have strung out from two weeks to three. So, while I await my new taillight, I have tied cds to the back of my saddle--one to the saddle and one to the seat bag. A fredly move. Likely that's all I need, for the small amount of traffic I experience. In the past week or so, there have been items on AmazonUSA that aren't on AmazonMexico. But after I find them and look at them on the USA site, they suddenly appear here. They cost more; they always cost more here. But I have a gift card I'm nibbling away at. The jersey* I wanted did not make the move, after three days, so I ordered from the USA site this morning. Shipping time is the same. Once it crosses the border and goes onto the back of a mule, the delivery time stabilizes.
*One reviewer said it compares favorably with his Rapha Core jerseys. It costs $35. As always, Vamos a ver. |
Originally Posted by Eric F
(Post 22581239)
I'm more of a dog guy, but this cat is pretty good. That said, our young German Shepherd has found out that cats are not to be messed with.
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Todays ride probably should have been 20% shorter. First time cramping on the bike - I nearly fell over dismounting in front of my house.
Still fun and a ride I’ve wanted to do for a while. My house to Saluda NC - ended up with 75 miles and 4.6k elevation. Now I’m on the couch with a cat in my lap and zero desire to move. |
Originally Posted by abshipp
(Post 22581298)
Still fun
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Replacement Ray-Ban lenses arrived and installed! It's like new glasses for 1/3 the price! :love:
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Originally Posted by Eric F
(Post 22581239)
I'm more of a dog guy, but this cat is pretty good. That said, our young German Shepherd has found out that cats are not to be messed with.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
(Post 22581358)
Out cats (well, singular "cat" now) knew that the amp was the warm place to snooze when the music was playing - they have a different definition of the hi-fi sweet spot.
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Originally Posted by genejockey
(Post 22581373)
Good reason to avoid those amps with exposed tubes.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
(Post 22581383)
Ha. Yeah. All of the tubes in the system are/were in pre-amps, and all within a chassis, so nothing super hot. The power amp does have a pretty significant Class-A bias, though, and it does get toasty. I would have thought that it'd be too toasty for a cat bed, but the cats disagree.
Cats, though - when my brother and SIL were in their "living in the woods" phase, heating their house with a wood stove using wood he harvested from their 11 acres, he was amazed how close to the stove the cats would sleep. Their fur would get hot to the touch, so much so that he joked about them spontaneously igniting. |
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