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03-27-24, 07:56 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 264
Posted By Phatman

I've got a 2021 Crux which is the same frame as a...

I've got a 2021 Crux which is the same frame as a 2018. I'm also 6'2". I would not get a 61, the 58cm I have is almost too big as is.

Its a great bike though, I'd say the only shortcomings on...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-19-24, 02:34 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 167
Posted By Phatman

I've not ridden on Reem's Creek Rd, but the rest...

I've not ridden on Reem's Creek Rd, but the rest of that loop is fine, depending on the time of day. Asheville is pretty dead before 10am, so if you hit it before then you'll be okay.
03-18-24, 02:55 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 25,423
Posted By Phatman

Posting in this thread because I've got some work...

Posting in this thread because I've got some work to do. I'm a fairly tall 6'2" guy that's naturally muscle-y and was sitting at 192 and 9.2% BF last summer. I wanted to do some 'cross racing for...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-18-24, 02:26 PM
Replies: 2,317
Views: 346,218
Posted By Phatman

Haha, yeah one day I'll finish this ******g...

Haha, yeah one day I'll finish this ******g garage.

As for the bar tape, I thought that all black would be boring, which is why I went camo. It has black in the splotches so I thought that...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-18-24, 01:50 PM
Replies: 2,317
Views: 346,218
Posted By Phatman

Aright guys, time for my flogging. What do you...

Aright guys, time for my flogging. What do you think?
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Forum: Road Cycling
03-18-24, 09:05 AM
Replies: 2,317
Views: 346,218
Posted By Phatman

DUDE YES. I'm not huge on actually riding...

DUDE YES.

I'm not huge on actually riding old steel bikes, but man I like looking at them and that thing is spot on.

How often do you ride this thing?
Forum: Road Cycling
03-18-24, 09:03 AM
Replies: 2,317
Views: 346,218
Posted By Phatman

This is a stem flip away from greatness. ...

This is a stem flip away from greatness.

These bikes are so awesome, I remember when they first came on the market around ~2006ish, I remember thinking they were FUTURE BIKES! I'm impressed that...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-13-24, 09:33 AM
Replies: 2,317
Views: 346,218
Posted By Phatman

Ah, man that's weird. For the 9 speed...

Ah, man that's weird.

For the 9 speed Shimano stuff, my target is to have the levers vertical. That puts the hood sloping up, which seems uncomfortable, but somehow it works on those old school...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-13-24, 08:43 AM
Replies: 2,317
Views: 346,218
Posted By Phatman

Man, there's a bunch of weird bar/hood position...

Man, there's a bunch of weird bar/hood position combinations on these bikes.

The black Emonda:
-Bars need to be rotated down a pinch, and the shifters need to move up a bit on the bend to keep...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-22-24, 09:04 AM
Replies: 2,317
Views: 346,218
Posted By Phatman

Put some lower profile wheels on the Crux, she’s...

Put some lower profile wheels on the Crux, she’s lookin FOINE now. At least IMO. Yes, I know she’s dirty, but she’s a groad bike and groad is dirty business.

Hot or Not?
...
02-11-24, 06:33 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 599
Posted By Phatman

Lol, they don’t pick and choose. It’s the same...

Lol, they don’t pick and choose. It’s the same frame, just with S-Works on the downtube. That’s the reason I got the one with the cheapest group on it in 2020, it was pretty much the same price as...
09-11-23, 10:17 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,288
Posted By Phatman

I'm definitely a high volume kind of racer, but...

I'm definitely a high volume kind of racer, but probably not for the normal reasons. For me, the chill 3-5 hour Z2 rides are something I really enjoy, and I find that a lot of training plans for low...
05-25-23, 07:20 AM
Replies: 17,752
Views: 1,439,650
Posted By Phatman

Haha, its funny how that works. I've found that...

Haha, its funny how that works. I've found that being consistent with any type of plan at all is better than the best plan implemented inconsistently.

I think that my issue with a lot of the...
05-09-23, 06:54 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,303
Posted By Phatman

Nah, its to keep Doge's kid from being a pro. ...

Nah, its to keep Doge's kid from being a pro. #cheating

Kidding aside, why are kids racing with adults? Why do we care if a high schooler has the legs to go pro? If he's good, why can't he just...
05-05-23, 06:36 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,117
Posted By Phatman

Those Whiskey Spano bars mentioned upthread...

Those Whiskey Spano bars mentioned upthread actually look pretty attractive to me, even though I haven't had much success with flared bars. The big issue I had with mine is that the lever ended up...
05-01-23, 07:54 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,117
Posted By Phatman

Nothing wrong with disliking flared bars. I know...

Nothing wrong with disliking flared bars. I know a lot people like them but I'm not a fan either. For me, I just wasn't happy with my lever reach in the drops. People are different, which is why...
04-28-23, 06:24 AM
Replies: 17,752
Views: 1,439,650
Posted By Phatman

Interesting. Maybe I should've just finished it...

Interesting. Maybe I should've just finished it at 100 RPE, power be damned. I do think that half of the point of doing intervals is to get you used to the pain, so I guess even if I'm not...
04-27-23, 08:37 AM
Replies: 17,752
Views: 1,439,650
Posted By Phatman

So do you guys have an SOP for when you "fail" a...

So do you guys have an SOP for when you "fail" a workout?

I had a 4x8 interval set planned yesterday and 6 minutes into the second interval I looked down and I was doing 212W at 100 RPE, which...
03-09-23, 01:09 PM
Replies: 17,752
Views: 1,439,650
Posted By Phatman

So there's a flat and straight section of road...

So there's a flat and straight section of road about 500 meters long at the entrance to our subdivision and people are really crappy about speeding on it, so one of my neighbors put up one of those...
01-30-23, 07:11 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,907
Posted By Phatman

Ack! Bummer that your shifter but the dust. I...

Ack! Bummer that your shifter but the dust. I wonder if my Apex shifter is getting there, it’s not returning all the way when I hit the brakes. Did yours do this before it failed?

...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-23-23, 12:47 PM
Replies: 2,317
Views: 346,218
Posted By Phatman

Good to know about the Enve brake track--the...

Good to know about the Enve brake track--the carbon rim brake wheels I used circa 2015 were terrifying dry or wet. And I live in the mountains and I'm 195-200 pounds, so heat buildup is a big...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-23-23, 10:11 AM
Replies: 2,317
Views: 346,218
Posted By Phatman

Hot Bike. A couple things I wouldn't do/use on...

Hot Bike. A couple things I wouldn't do/use on my own bike, (rim brakes and carbon clinchers, those bars look ouch with those super tight and vertical drops, and man I've had one of those seats and...
01-18-23, 07:49 PM
Replies: 17,752
Views: 1,439,650
Posted By Phatman

I totally thought this was a pregnancy test when...

I totally thought this was a pregnancy test when I first looked at it.

I’d go easy if I were you, no need to unnecessarily f*ck yourself over, covid is no joke.
01-18-23, 02:14 PM
Replies: 5,445
Views: 3,873,273
Posted By Phatman

I put on some Farsports carbon wheels, I’m...

I put on some Farsports carbon wheels, I’m officially a huge fan of wide internal width. Seriously, I can run 10 psi less without any wiggle, improve grip and ride quality with no rolling resistance...
01-12-23, 01:52 PM
Replies: 5,445
Views: 3,873,273
Posted By Phatman

Hot damn that's a lot of spacers. Is that a...

Hot damn that's a lot of spacers. Is that a carbon steerer tube?
Forum: Road Cycling
01-11-23, 03:56 PM
Replies: 2,317
Views: 346,218
Posted By Phatman

So, I got a CAAD8 full bike a couple months ago...

So, I got a CAAD8 full bike a couple months ago for $200, and it came with 9-speed Shimano hoods. 9-speed Shimano is what my first road "modern" bike had on it back in 2002, so it felt like home,...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-11-23, 12:54 PM
Replies: 2,317
Views: 346,218
Posted By Phatman

The shifters are at a weird location on the...

The shifters are at a weird location on the handlebar, looks uncomfortable. Its weird though, the mismatched frame and fork don't really take away from it much. Kinda gives it a "race appliance"...
Forum: Commuting
09-26-22, 08:17 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 6,993
Posted By Phatman

Normal credit card rates are in the high teens...

Normal credit card rates are in the high teens and $3000 at 19% APR for 5 years is $4669. Its not THAT unusual, but that doesn't mean it isn't crazy. Compound interest is a ***** if you're on the...
08-31-22, 07:52 AM
Replies: 17,752
Views: 1,439,650
Posted By Phatman

Yeah, going to play it safe with this one, going...

Yeah, going to play it safe with this one, going to leave the bike on the rack until I'm symptom free. With that said, RHR is back to normal now, low 50s instead of the 75(!) it was on Saturday and...
08-30-22, 03:06 PM
Replies: 17,752
Views: 1,439,650
Posted By Phatman

Well add me to the Covid club. Kinda sucks since...

Well add me to the Covid club. Kinda sucks since I was sick with regular colds for a lot of July and August.

The thing that surprised me is how fast Covid kicked in--I had a great interval...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-30-22, 07:59 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 821
Posted By Phatman

Good to know. I tend to kill rear hubs on my...

Good to know. I tend to kill rear hubs on my mountain and gravel bikes for some reason so I went for DT350's on the latest wheelset I got for the graveller. I was very tempted by the Bitex's...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-29-22, 06:21 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 821
Posted By Phatman

very good, will look into mavics![/QUOTE] ...

very good, will look into mavics![/QUOTE]

For what its worth, I've used Mavic Open Pros for a long time. They're great rims that are durable with good braking, but these days they're a little...
08-24-22, 07:04 AM
Replies: 17,752
Views: 1,439,650
Posted By Phatman

For what its worth, I've only found group rides...

For what its worth, I've only found group rides useful for the extreme ends of the intensity spectrum. They're great for long, chill Z2 rides for building base and not getting bored, and a hammer...
08-22-22, 08:49 AM
Replies: 17,752
Views: 1,439,650
Posted By Phatman

sounds like all of those things would contribute...

sounds like all of those things would contribute to higher resting HR. I wouldn't worry about too much. Wait a while before stringing two big days back to back, and don't be afraid to see high z1 AP....
Forum: Road Cycling
08-19-22, 01:53 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 272
Posted By Phatman

I had a 2014 CAAD10 and I was able to run 28’s on...

I had a 2014 CAAD10 and I was able to run 28’s on it. I then got cocky and tried to put a set of Michelin 28s on that measured something like 30mm, and those rubbed the chainstay. That was with...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-19-22, 01:43 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,513
Posted By Phatman

I actually really like the setup on the new Allez...

I actually really like the setup on the new Allez Sprint, where the cables are like sortof hidden but not really. I just don’t like how the Allez frame weighs twice as much as the TCR’s frame and...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-19-22, 07:32 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,513
Posted By Phatman

Ah, okay. We're similar sizes. I mostly wanted to...

Ah, okay. We're similar sizes. I mostly wanted to make sure that I wasn't pushing any limits with the seatpost length.

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Enh, the ISP does add cost though, they're ~$1000 more. And while...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-18-22, 02:37 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,513
Posted By Phatman

Giant TCR riders, exposed seatpost?

I'm considering a TCR Advanced Pro, waffling between the 1 and 2 builds. Anyways, from a stack/reach/front center perspective, I'd ride a M/L, but that makes for about 250mm of seatpost exposed (790...
08-18-22, 08:22 AM
Replies: 17,752
Views: 1,439,650
Posted By Phatman

Yeah, I always thought it was BS too, but it does...

Yeah, I always thought it was BS too, but it does get pretty steep. I feel like hill repeats on a bicycle are silly anyways, its not like with running where you use different muscle groups climbing...
08-17-22, 12:03 PM
Replies: 17,752
Views: 1,439,650
Posted By Phatman

Good ol' Lystra! I used to ride out there from NC...

Good ol' Lystra! I used to ride out there from NC State, taking E. Chatham and Green Level to get there, back when Cary was an itty bitty baby town. Nowadays I'm pretty sure you'd die riding those...
08-11-22, 08:55 AM
Replies: 17,752
Views: 1,439,650
Posted By Phatman

Not sure if this makes you feel better, but just...

Not sure if this makes you feel better, but just regular colds have been wreaking havoc on my household and my ability to gather up some semblance of fitness before cyclocross season. We had a one...
06-23-22, 01:02 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,442
Posted By Phatman

I'll have to read more about critical power. I'd...

I'll have to read more about critical power. I'd say that I'm basically in the "not particularly deep" category though. I'm a 35 year old father of two with a full time job, so I'm lucky to get 5...
06-22-22, 02:37 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,442
Posted By Phatman

Best Wattage for X time vs interval wattage for X time?

So I've never really paid attention to the power curve on Strava, I mainly just scroll right past it. However, I was scoping it out the other day and noticed that my 8 minute best power for the last...
06-14-22, 12:07 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 890
Posted By Phatman

I'm not sure if this is helpful or not, but I...

I'm not sure if this is helpful or not, but I find that on the gravel bike, I tend to ride bigger gears with a lower cadence (70-80 instead of 85-90ish) because it tends to make bumpy roads more...
06-01-22, 02:12 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 847
Posted By Phatman

The spring is just there to prevent the pads from...

The spring is just there to prevent the pads from rattling in the caliper. If they were allowed to move freely on the retainer pin, they'd buzz the rotor every time you moved the bike side to side...
05-27-22, 06:41 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,015
Posted By Phatman

I've found this to be true also. I've got a ~30...

I've found this to be true also. I've got a ~30 minute climb near my house on gravel, and I've compared my power output vs similar paved climbs and its always ~20-30 watts lower, I'm thinking its...
05-25-22, 10:46 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 7,853
Posted By Phatman

You're oversimplifying though, there's so much...

You're oversimplifying though, there's so much that goes into steering and handling besides HTA. Wheelbase, BB drop, FORK OFFSET, tire size/design, etc etc all factor in. My 72.5* HTA Crux feels...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-20-22, 07:37 AM
Replies: 10,407
Views: 3,331,817
Posted By Phatman

Man, so I’m realizing that I never posted any...

Man, so I’m realizing that I never posted any pics of my old CAADs from back in the day.

First up is my CAAD8–I loved this thing. I won my first race on it and had it for 8 years, from 2006 to...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-11-22, 02:46 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 3,065
Posted By Phatman

I've got a pair of Roka's as my normal glasses,...

I've got a pair of Roka's as my normal glasses, they're ******g awesome. Definitely the best glasses I've ever worn, I never have to push them up my nose, they stay put like a set of...
04-05-22, 06:31 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 54,467
Posted By Phatman

I only did the scientific "heft in hand" weight...

I only did the scientific "heft in hand" weight method. Maybe a pound? The old fork was a carbon blade/steel steerer that was probably at least a pound or so heavier than the all carbon columbus...
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