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Forum: Road Cycling
05-25-10, 07:22 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 7,472
Posted By elader

Wait, wait, I've got it - Reverse Cowgirl. ...

Wait, wait, I've got it -

Reverse Cowgirl.

I own this thread.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-25-10, 07:19 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 5,613
Posted By elader

I'm fat, but working on it. I go fast downhill...

I'm fat, but working on it. I go fast downhill and slow uphill. Maybe it was me? If you would just carry a back pack with 30 pounds of salami in it, I am sure I would do better to keep up on the...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-24-10, 07:13 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 7,472
Posted By elader

Recycled carbon? Red China?

Recycled carbon?

Red China?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-14-10, 06:32 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 647
Posted By elader

you will have to shorten your chain and seriously...

you will have to shorten your chain and seriously move the front derailleur. I did this and learned all about adjusting front DA derailleur in the process. :lol:
Forum: Road Cycling
05-08-10, 07:48 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,903
Posted By elader

Best laugh I had all day, thanks.

Best laugh I had all day, thanks.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-05-10, 07:35 PM
Replies: 213
Views: 15,332
Posted By elader

severe sleep apnea - I stop breathing once per...

severe sleep apnea - I stop breathing once per minute all night long and get zero REM sleep. That is, unless I wear my handy dandy CPAP mask.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-18-10, 05:39 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 459
Posted By elader

new STI cable and housing fit old 7 spd rsx STI?

Hi All,

Need to help my neighbor work on her bike. Will a new Shimano STI cable and housing fit on a 7 speed RSX STI lever?
Forum: Road Cycling
04-02-10, 06:39 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,224
Posted By elader

every motorcycle ad on CL says to take a test...

every motorcycle ad on CL says to take a test ride you have to leave a 100% deposit. Makes sense for bikes too I think.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-02-10, 06:34 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 565
Posted By elader

is that 17 miles?? round trip of 34? Is it...

is that 17 miles?? round trip of 34?

Is it really hilly? I am sure your 2009 Felt F3L carbon rival knows the way. What could your buddy do for you anyway besides help you change a flat? Bring...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-16-10, 08:05 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 5,046
Posted By elader

more like waiting for food... ...

more like waiting for food...
http://elader.smugmug.com/Family/Family-Main-Pictures/IMG0725/428566913_Lh2qa-L.jpg...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-11-10, 07:15 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 317
Posted By elader

Great CL Post "buy this bike so I don't kill myself"

from DC area CL - pretty funny - yeah I want to buy your CF bike that you crashed at high speed. Altough if he really fell over at a stop light, it might be a pretty good deal..

Blue, Carbon Road...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-08-10, 05:21 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,111
Posted By elader

denture tablets

denture tablets
Forum: Road Cycling
03-08-10, 04:27 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,993
Posted By elader

I was riding along on Sunday and was approaching...

I was riding along on Sunday and was approaching a guy standing on the side of the road with his bike, kinda looking in the woods in a dazed sort of way. I asked if he was OK as I got closer. He...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-08-10, 04:23 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 3,271
Posted By elader

When I am driving, I wave to every car that's...

When I am driving, I wave to every car that's going the other way. :thumb:

Come to think of it, in my career, I wave to everyone on the other side who are going up whilst I am going down...:cry:
Forum: Road Cycling
03-03-10, 08:21 PM
Replies: 177
Views: 11,964
Posted By elader

11 rocks ...

11 rocks

http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/underwire/2009/06/spinaltap_11.jpg
Forum: Road Cycling
03-03-10, 07:00 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,141
Posted By elader

cup non fat cottage cheese, light english muffin ...

cup non fat cottage cheese, light english muffin

firehouse turkey small sub no cheese, baked chips

spin class at the gym then..

'low fat' pad thai at home

but i am fat so don't go by me...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-22-10, 05:24 PM
Replies: 27,209
Views: 18,416,620
Posted By elader

is that chain really long? just looks like an odd...

is that chain really long? just looks like an odd distance tween top and bottom
Forum: Road Cycling
12-14-09, 09:30 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 3,413
Posted By elader

I hit 43 on every ride - a short steep downhill...

I hit 43 on every ride - a short steep downhill right before home. Fastest was 57 mph on a terrifying bit of road in Austin Texas called Spicewood Springs Road - dead ends at a light on a highway...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-04-09, 09:26 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 3,353
Posted By elader

with bing 20% cashback at walmart, the 305 with...

with bing 20% cashback at walmart, the 305 with cadence AND HR sensor is 253-20% = $203 with free shipping
Forum: Northeast
11-23-09, 08:53 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 804
Posted By elader

http://stores.justridingalong.biz Travis...

http://stores.justridingalong.biz

Travis built up my friend's Colnago/campy. He does really nice work. He will even pick up and deliver. He has worked on my Treks and my Felt and done really nice...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-19-09, 10:36 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,430
Posted By elader

careful, he looks kind of horny. :love:

careful, he looks kind of horny. :love:
Forum: Road Cycling
11-17-09, 08:02 PM
Replies: 27,209
Views: 18,416,620
Posted By elader

re: It seems I'm a week late in posting this, but...

re: It seems I'm a week late in posting this, but those are some great pics. I posted pics of my bike (same bike as your first photo), but the pics didn't quite do it justice. Black tires with white...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-17-09, 07:53 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,159
Posted By elader

spinning

I started spinning a month ago. It's certainly easy enough to tell the spinners from the cyclists. Some of them are amazingly aerobic and can spin at ridiculously high cadence. They can spin at like...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-17-09, 12:37 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,313
Posted By elader

Why would you buy it and THEN ask for advice?...

Why would you buy it and THEN ask for advice? Seems like a build up of quite mixed components. Dura Ace derailleurs and Sora shifters? 7 speed hub in back means a pricey upgrade if you ever want to...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-12-09, 08:20 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 4,331
Posted By elader

trek dumped the funny low count spoked wheelset?...

trek dumped the funny low count spoked wheelset? Those look darn traditional. and an alloy stem on a dura ace madone?
Forum: Road Cycling
11-12-09, 08:16 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,424
Posted By elader

I just got those delivered today. :lol:

I just got those delivered today. :lol:
Forum: Road Cycling
11-12-09, 02:28 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 7,497
Posted By elader

one tall water bottle with one scoop of cytomax...

one tall water bottle with one scoop of cytomax per hour. I think that's 100 calories oer hour. I like it better than water and gatorade. But when its hot its kind of nauseating.
Forum: Road Cycling
11-12-09, 02:24 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 6,848
Posted By elader

I would imagine that the more local shops that...

I would imagine that the more local shops that carry a brand, the more freds buy them. Poseurs are more difficult to predict since they know to look for the 'elite' names stickered onto on those $350...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-08-09, 07:54 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,272
Posted By elader

wait till he sits on the saddle again and...

wait till he sits on the saddle again and realizes it's his ASS that really hurts.
Forum: Road Cycling
11-08-09, 07:53 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,955
Posted By elader

I got passed by a middle aged woman on a...

I got passed by a middle aged woman on a mountain bike in Crocs today. Thankfully she was going the other direction. But it still was humiliating.
Forum: Road Cycling
11-08-09, 08:46 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,264
Posted By elader

My wife is certain I have reached the 'enough is...

My wife is certain I have reached the 'enough is enough' point. Every time a package arrives I get the 'for the love of god, what did you buy NOW' line.
Forum: Road Cycling
11-08-09, 08:44 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,536
Posted By elader

went riding with my next door neighbors, whom I...

went riding with my next door neighbors, whom I just assisted in buying their first 'new-old' road bikes. Couple of weeks ago, they ran the Marine Core Marathon. Stephen ran it in 3'20". They seemed...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-07-09, 08:45 AM
Replies: 27,209
Views: 18,416,620
Posted By elader

Stripped the Felt F2C bike. The top tube was too...

Stripped the Felt F2C bike. The top tube was too long for my old back. Moved everything but the crank and seatpost and stem to this new (old stock) Trek madone 6.5. Carbon seatpost, cages, 2009...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-06-09, 02:50 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,788
Posted By elader

you have never heard of Raleigh? It's in North...

you have never heard of Raleigh? It's in North Carolina.
Forum: Road Cycling
11-01-09, 11:00 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 3,426
Posted By elader

sounds OK, but still I cringed when you said that.

sounds OK, but still I cringed when you said that.
Forum: Road Cycling
11-01-09, 11:00 AM
Replies: 172
Views: 7,906
Posted By elader

http://www.wearagun.com/designs/thumbnails/ABhonk....

http://www.wearagun.com/designs/thumbnails/ABhonk.jpg
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-01-09, 10:56 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,922
Posted By elader

maybe on a sticker on the bottom of the BB?

maybe on a sticker on the bottom of the BB?
Forum: Road Cycling
10-31-09, 09:15 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,920
Posted By elader

one square of ex-lax each morning.

one square of ex-lax each morning.
Forum: Road Cycling
10-31-09, 05:04 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 4,754
Posted By elader

I hate you. Truly I do. Beautiful place, nice...

I hate you. Truly I do. Beautiful place, nice pics. Thanks!
Forum: Road Cycling
10-31-09, 05:03 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,022
Posted By elader

match the cassette to the wheels? what? Get...

match the cassette to the wheels? what?

Get a 6600 cassette and chain. But the 12-27 is fine and dandy. If you have to buy an 11-27 it'll be fine. The 28 might bump the derailleur pulley.
Forum: Road Cycling
10-31-09, 05:00 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,013
Posted By elader

I have a 2006 madone 5.2/ultegra and a 2007...

I have a 2006 madone 5.2/ultegra and a 2007 Madone 6.5 Dura Ace. Its wet and messy out. Guess which one got ridden 35 miles today?

wife can't tell them apart - they are both the same boring...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-30-09, 09:48 AM
Replies: 407
Views: 24,758
Posted By elader

Can you imagine the same conversation about two...

Can you imagine the same conversation about two cars? "So, what you are saying is that if Mrs. Jones had slammed on her brakes instantly when Dr. Bill had jammed on his, theoretically she had enough...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-29-09, 09:39 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 392
Posted By elader

yeah mine is not doing that quite right. Maybe I...

yeah mine is not doing that quite right. Maybe I just should follow the shimano instructions, huh?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-29-09, 07:45 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 392
Posted By elader

shifting DA7800 to large ring - 2 clicks?

so I think it's the upper screw, right? One click into the big ring but in the 'trimmed position. second click into the 'outer' position.

Doesn't seem right, right? One big click from small ring...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-29-09, 02:00 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 11,885
Posted By elader

how about dogtags from petsmart ??

how about dogtags from petsmart ??
Forum: Road Cycling
10-29-09, 01:59 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,616
Posted By elader

maybe they are afraid of all the leaves on the...

maybe they are afraid of all the leaves on the road surface. Used to scare the **** out of me when I skated.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-27-09, 07:40 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 14,939
Posted By elader

as the stem is adjustable, loosen the bolt and...

as the stem is adjustable, loosen the bolt and tilt it up. Ten loosen the bolts holding the handlebar and rotate the brakes back down so you don't lok silly.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-27-09, 06:33 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 737
Posted By elader

tried that

So I did it the math way and the wrap way and the math way came out longer and to be safe, I went with that. ... and that's how i ended up with the cog hitting the pulley. Broke the chain, did the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-27-09, 05:01 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 737
Posted By elader

OK, measured big ring to big ring, clipped out...

OK, measured big ring to big ring, clipped out two links and it's fine now. You guys are the greatest.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-27-09, 10:17 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 737
Posted By elader

shortening chain

so which should be the be all-end all method for shortening the chain length? I would rather measure twice and cut once than try a whack-a-mole approach.

math? cogs and distance tween axle and bb?...
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