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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
(Post 22262399)
Nobody likes Zwift.
when I get the trainer set up I am going to let my wife decide the platform. Zwift, rouvy, or wahoo system. What ever she picks decides my fate. |
Originally Posted by bampilot06
(Post 22262412)
when I get the trainer set up I am going to let my wife decide the platform.
Zwift, rouvy, or wahoo system. What ever she picks decides my fate. |
Originally Posted by MoAlpha
(Post 22262399)
Nobody likes Zwift.
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Originally Posted by Eric F
(Post 22262418)
I like Zwift more than I like riding alone in the dark IRL.
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I have what many consider to be a high stress occupation in a field that has more than its share of drug and alcohol dependency. Most of my work involves monetary amounts that are far more than my malpractice coverage, so there is always the pressure of not screwing up and stress that goes with it. Couple that with client expectations for turn around and other things, and it can pile up. Fortunately, it is not the type of stress that is personally demoralizing.
The one thing that I've learned is that if there is any time when it's important to keep up your fitness, exercise and diet, it is when you are stressed. While that is the time when it is easiest to skip the exercise, it is also the time to push to get more. It also helps to vary things and not just rely on one form of exercise. It also helps to waste time on the internets. ;) |
Originally Posted by indyfabz
(Post 22262420)
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
(Post 22262428)
It also helps to waste time on the internets. ;)
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
(Post 22262424)
Me too, or not being able to grab the brakes with cold-paralyzed hands, but it's all relative, isn't it?
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
(Post 22262391)
I definitely have some psychological burn out. 10 months of an incredibly high stress environment has worn me out mentally and physically. Today is my last day at current job and I’m not even reveling in it because I feel like **** (C19 negative though). Wife and I have a mini trip next week in the Catskills for a couple of days then it’s on to better and bigger things a week from Monday. |
Originally Posted by MoAlpha
(Post 22262382)
a.m. group rides in rush hour traffic (nope), and work.
After a year of not doing the weekend club rides I am more sensitive to traffic and don't want to do routes I have done for years. I've spent more time on the bike path than I ever thought I would and I want to do more dirt riding, too. A friend says he might sell me one of his gravel bikes and that sounds like a way to avoid cars, too. Maybe I'll take the mtb out this afternoon and cruise around the hills. |
Originally Posted by big john
(Post 22262376)
A guy buzzed me really close on a wide 4 lane road. I caught up at a light and said "You could have given me a little more room" and the female passenger started rolling up the window as the driver launched into a tirade of obscenities. The light turned green and he took off, still screaming at me and turning his head and he almost drove into a street vendor parked at the curb. She must have warned him he was about to run someone over. Hey, I tried to be nice and it almost got someone hurt.
Another time a punk-ass kid blasted us with "rolling coal" from his diesel.My friend, who will fight anyone, anytime, chased after the truck and when a red light blocked the road, the truck turned right to escape and almost ran over some kids in the crosswalk. They actually had to scatter to avoid being hit by the coward. |
Made it through another morning of grinding by hand. The little lady even ground the second batch. I need to lube the spindle because it squeaks a bit. I'm surprised these things are about $100 new. I should check eBay and see what a 1970ish one with patina goes for.
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Originally Posted by sbxx1985
(Post 22262473)
I don't chase people down any more. More problem than it's worth.
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I don't ever approach cars or even gesture at them. Just want to stay as far away from them as I can since typically two things will happen: (i) the occupants will be aggressive and you don't know what they will do, or (ii) the occupants will be scared, go into defense mode, and you don't know what they will do. Too many guns in cars, among other things, around here to take those chances.
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
(Post 22262484)
I don't ever approach cars or even gesture at them. Just want to stay as far away from them as I can since typically two things will happen: (i) the occupants will be aggressive and you don't know what they will do, or (ii) the occupants will be scared, go into defense mode, and you don't know what they will do. Too many guns in cars, among other things, around here to take those chances.
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After some fits and starts, my first smart trainer ride is complete.
It's weird. I find erg to be very counterintuitive and the erg downward spiral sucks. I'll give it a little more time to get used to it for threshold-ish stuff, but I have doubts that I'll ever warm to it for sprinty stuff. |
Originally Posted by WhyFi
(Post 22262500)
After some fits and starts, my first smart trainer ride is complete.
It's weird. I find erg to be very counterintuitive and the erg downward spiral sucks. I'll give it a little more time to get used to it for threshold-ish stuff, but I have doubts that I'll ever warm to it for sprinty stuff. |
When catching up with drivers that have endangered me, I find that they're typically very receptive to feedback and are grateful for the learning experience.
Ha ha - j/k. |
Originally Posted by datlas
(Post 22262503)
Erg mode is merciless. Avoid.
Do you just ride in slope mode or something? That's the closest to what a good dumb trainer does, right? Resistance increases as wheel speed increases? |
Originally Posted by MoAlpha
(Post 22262416)
They all suck balls after a while. Zwift, at least, allows some social interaction. My wife uses Rouvy. If I were simply interested in scenery, I'd use Trainer Road.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
(Post 22262477)
I must be slow because I rarely catch up to naughty drivers. :foo:
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
(Post 22262510)
When catching up with drivers that have endangered me, I find that they're typically very receptive to feedback and are grateful for the learning experience.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
(Post 22262526)
You should visit a big city's downtown sometime. Drivers generally can't get a half mile down the road before hitting a red light.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
(Post 22262530)
No lights here in the boondocks, obv.
It's even tough in some big cities. Salt Lake City for instance doesn't have many areas where cars have to stop/go constantly. |
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