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I approve.
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One of the most serious cyclists I know has been riding custom Seven bikes for many years. He just got a new Emonda and says it’s the best bike he’s ever had. I think he is about my size, so I may want to look into a little exchange trial, just for fun.
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Heh, yeah. I've never thought of myself as a heavy sweater, but I think it's mostly because the tech fabrics do such a good job of wicking and evaporation. On particularly hot and humid days (sometimes in MN but more common in VA) though, once I get off the bike and no longer have air continually flowing over me, rivulets just start flowing.
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Appreciate you letting us know that.
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Speaking of being wet (), I sat in with a different group last night and got absolutely drenched at the end (my shoes are still drying out and I need to drain my wheels ).
One of the guys that I ride with also rides with this group, so I tagged along. It was billed, by my buddy, as a ride with some pretty hard efforts but, evidently, some of the strongest riders were absent, spectating some race or another in France.
I pushed on stretches where I was told that they pushed and I chased any and all wheels that tried to go off the front. With three days off the bike, my legs were pretty fresh and, besides, I was wearing my flash maroon bibs - you can't show up in something flamboyant like that and loaf off.
I think that a few of the guys were happy to have me there and really enjoyed the effort, but I got the feeling that others may not have been as thrilled. I think that some were hoping for/anticipating an easier ride with some of their high-strung mates on vacation. Oh well, I guess I see if I get invited back
One of the guys that I ride with also rides with this group, so I tagged along. It was billed, by my buddy, as a ride with some pretty hard efforts but, evidently, some of the strongest riders were absent, spectating some race or another in France.
I pushed on stretches where I was told that they pushed and I chased any and all wheels that tried to go off the front. With three days off the bike, my legs were pretty fresh and, besides, I was wearing my flash maroon bibs - you can't show up in something flamboyant like that and loaf off.
I think that a few of the guys were happy to have me there and really enjoyed the effort, but I got the feeling that others may not have been as thrilled. I think that some were hoping for/anticipating an easier ride with some of their high-strung mates on vacation. Oh well, I guess I see if I get invited back
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Trek saved another cyclist’s soul.
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Heh, yeah. I've never thought of myself as a heavy sweater, but I think it's mostly because the tech fabrics do such a good job of wicking and evaporation. On particularly hot and humid days (sometimes in MN but more common in VA) though, once I get off the bike and no longer have air continually flowing over me, rivulets just start flowing.
oh, and I still feel like ****- trying to push last night was a terrible idea.
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I hear ya. Some days I have that dragging feeling and it's hard to tell if I need to rest or if I need to push. Sometimes you guess wrong.
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I rode my usual 22 yesterday. Ready for a longer one soon. Since my COVID fatigue went away, I don't really know my limit, given enough time. I likely wouldn't try a century in this weather, but I might be able to do it
Given enough time.
Given enough time.
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I seldom weigh myself, just out of curiosity. I think that if I had been 100% over the cold last night, I could have put out a much higher average wattage, I’m guessing 20% or so.
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Stupid lucky guess.
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Got home around midnight last night. First thing I do is typically get my cycling stuff ready, grab a kit, check the tires, charge anything I think may die.
I get all that done, and go upstairs and my wife is still awake. She’s had a cold for about a week now, nothing bad, more of an annoyance. She refuses to take anything because she’s pregnant. Last night she sounded awful. I made the decision to stay home this morning and put her on bed rest. Easier said then done, I’ve had to escort her back to bed atleast 5 times and it’s only 10 am. She keeps trying to do something.
Have a meeting for work this morning, and at 2:30 we go see the high risk pregnancy doctor. Praying she sees normalcy.
Hoping to get a few miles in tonight, calling for rain but the chances keep getting predicted to be smaller and smaller. Tomorrow i’ll try and ride in the morning and then I have to go back to Charlotte. If I land on time and traffic isn’t nuts there’s another ride I want to try out. Seems to be A pace, will be interesting, especially if I get a ride in tomorrow morning first.
I get all that done, and go upstairs and my wife is still awake. She’s had a cold for about a week now, nothing bad, more of an annoyance. She refuses to take anything because she’s pregnant. Last night she sounded awful. I made the decision to stay home this morning and put her on bed rest. Easier said then done, I’ve had to escort her back to bed atleast 5 times and it’s only 10 am. She keeps trying to do something.
Have a meeting for work this morning, and at 2:30 we go see the high risk pregnancy doctor. Praying she sees normalcy.
Hoping to get a few miles in tonight, calling for rain but the chances keep getting predicted to be smaller and smaller. Tomorrow i’ll try and ride in the morning and then I have to go back to Charlotte. If I land on time and traffic isn’t nuts there’s another ride I want to try out. Seems to be A pace, will be interesting, especially if I get a ride in tomorrow morning first.
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(Almost)time for the weekly massage!
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I blame my training.
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Very long top tubes on those FYI. I think 61cm on the 63cm frames.
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Heh, yeah. I've never thought of myself as a heavy sweater, but I think it's mostly because the tech fabrics do such a good job of wicking and evaporation. On particularly hot and humid days (sometimes in MN but more common in VA) though, once I get off the bike and no longer have air continually flowing over me, rivulets just start flowing.
Speaking of, guess who’s KOM at the moment
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Probably too big for me. If it was single speed I would really consider it. I don’t need another bike where a new group set is in the near future.
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What is this "need" ****?
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Abshipp, my last captain just bought a plane to “put around the patten in”.
So i’m thinking a 152, cub, citabria, cherokee.
Nope.
So i’m thinking a 152, cub, citabria, cherokee.
Nope.