Originally Posted by MoAlpha

Incel take.

Of course, you couldn't pay me to watch a SB half time show.

Originally Posted by big john

Some idiot pundit said the show was "sexual anarchy" and shouldn't be allowed on television. This from a guy who is only 28. I wonder if these dufuses just say the most extreme things they can think of just to get attention.

Originally Posted by Velo Vol

The only halftime that would make everyone happy would be to have Knoxville Community Band perform.

Originally Posted by genejockey

I mentioned last week that I had signed up for the free trial of Wahoo's SYSTM training app, because I was curious about their whole '4DP' approach which makes more sense to me than using just FTP. So I thought I might do the Full Frontal test. I watched some videos about it this weekend. Now I'm not so sure. The recommendation to have a "Sick Bucket" handy is more than a little off-putting. Plus, you know, I'm 64 years old, fer chrissakes. When professional athletes say, "It's the hardest thing I've ever done! I'll never, ever do it again!", it does make it seem kind of ... dangerous? More than that, though, is the realization that, since I've never even TRIED to do a 5 minute all-out effort, let alone that, then a 20 minute all-out effort after that, and a 1 minute all-out effort after THAT, perhaps I should consider walking before I try to fly.*

BUT one thing I saw is that SYSTM has a warmup workout that's supposed to rev you up for the test. I'm thinking maybe I'll do that warmup and then the Half Monty again.

My other observation is about YouTube, and it's that no matter the subject, YouTube lives up to Sturgeon's Law, that "90% of everything is crap." I see SO MANY poorly done, unengaging videos, on every subject I look into. 20 minutes of talking to a camera about a SPORT, without any video of what you're talking about? Why would ANYONE think that's good videography?

*I also would observe that chickening out is also the sort of thing that says something about one's motivation and personality.

Originally Posted by datlas

Mine too. Apparently the hospital took newborn pics back in 1965 in B&W. I think my folks still have that pic.

Originally Posted by indyfabz

Consider yourself lucky. For me, it was acts like RUN-DMC, which I saw live during my college years.

Originally Posted by datlas

I will admit to being quite old and/or outta touch. The last Rap song I really liked was this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kjeWGQ175g

Originally Posted by MoAlpha

Incel take.

Of course, you couldn't pay me to watch a SB half time show.

Originally Posted by WhyFi

The Full Frontal is certainly in the conversation of the most difficult trainer rides that I've ever done. That said, I think that it was really worthwhile as a baseline and I'd definitely do it again if I were to re-up with Sufferfest/System.

Originally Posted by Trsnrtr

A friend of mine used to say that if your baby pictures are in color, you can’t claim to be old.

Originally Posted by genejockey

I think the aero frame and wheels might make a difference in the sprint in a crit, as well as when attacking for strategic/psychological reasons, but yeah - it shouldn't make much difference in a bunch. It's almost talismanic, though, for me. I choose a different bike for different rides, even though I'm not really paying attention to time or setting PRs, just because I can.

Originally Posted by indyfabz

I am on may parents' dining room table. Family doctor made a house call to examine me a day or two after I was brought home. I have an 8"x10" print of it at home that I know I scanned. Just have to find it.

We saw Dr. Whitney for many years. He had a practice in an office below his house on Walnut around 58th.

Originally Posted by genejockey

Yeah, that's the thing. I'm undecided on that, because I'm not sure what my goals are in cycling. I want to be able to faster for longer, and climb better, but that's pretty vague. I'm not going to race IRL, and outside of a few crits and even fewer longer races, I'm not looking to become and eSports champion. I have largely accepted that among serious cyclists I am somewhere below mediocre.

I do think structured workouts, and more structured training is probably more beneficial than just more "Modified Merckx". I just need a better understanding of which ones will most benefit my weaknesses.

Originally Posted by Mojo31

If I laid $1 million on your table, you'd give up that 30 minutes of your life. Even if there was a quiz at the end.

Originally Posted by WhyFi

Yeah, and there's the question of whether you want to concentrate on shoring up your weaknesses or whether you want to bolster your strengths. So many ways to skin a cat ride a bike.

Originally Posted by MoAlpha

Of course, you couldn't pay me to watch a SB half time show.

Originally Posted by Mojo31

If I laid $1 million on your table, you'd give up that 30 minutes of your life. Even if there was a quiz at the end.

Originally Posted by genejockey

And that's the great thing! I was listening to something on the radio today about personality, including intro- vs extroversion, and I thought about how great it is that I can do my solitary rides to my heart's content and not mind riding alone, while more sociable folks, can do group rides, and we're all having a blast in our own ways. Similarly, you can be a racer and constantly competing against others, or you can just compete against yourself, or you can go out for a dawdle when the wildflowers are blooming just for grins.

Originally Posted by datlas

I will admit to being quite old and/or outta touch. The last Rap song I really liked was this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kjeWGQ175g

Originally Posted by WhyFi

Yup. And you can change your mind any time you want. In 2020, I was all about solo long distance. In 2021, I really wanted to bury my teammates in the sprints.

Originally Posted by genejockey

I have noticed that years of riding on my own have made me a lousy ride leader for group rides, though. Half the time I look around and they're 100 yards behind, and the other half they're right on my wheel. Let's just say I don't tend to set a stable pace.

Originally Posted by indyfabz

Considered my many to be the one of the best rap songs ever.

"Stabbed that man right in his heart...."

Several years ago, the group member know as Kidd Creole (the short guy in the photo, real name Nathaniel Glover) was charged with murder after he stabbed a homeless man to death during an altercation. Glover is not to be confused with August Darnell, front man of Kid Creole & the Coconuts.

Originally Posted by WhyFi

Oh, 'been there. I've had to do quite a bit of apologizing when joining group rides after thousands of miles of solo riding. Sometimes it's pace, sometimes it's line, sometimes it's neglecting to call out a hazard, etc.

Originally Posted by datlas

I recall seeing Kid Creole and the Coconuts on SNL in high school, maybe 1980??