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Addiction LXXVIII

Old 07-04-20, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Making coffee is like the third thing I do in the morning.
Do I want to know the first two things?
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
Do I want to know the first two things?
1. Walk Benson
2. Feed Benson
3. Make Coffee

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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Is the water from a drip bottle?
You think these are available in a size that fits a bike bottle holder?


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Originally Posted by LAJ
You must be new here.
Here or hear?
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Originally Posted by big john
Here or hear?
Eh?
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Old 07-04-20, 07:14 PM
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We had a nice ride, just 2 of us. My friend got a new used bike, a Domane, and she's happy with it but had a little trouble on the (many) climbs. She blamed the heat but it didn't seem too bad to me. I did take a nap after the ride.

She also sold 2 of her bikes and her granddaughter's bike for asking price and quickly.
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
Do I want to know the first two things?
Well, if making coffee is the third thing, it's the fourth and fifth that are pretty easy guesses.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Well, if making coffee is the third thing, it's the fourth and fifth that are pretty easy guesses.
4. Check email.
5. Update database of economic indicators.
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Old 07-04-20, 07:23 PM
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A question for the group. Google let me down. I have a cheapo two burner hotplate. One burner is fine, but the other burns with a yellow flame, and so can't be used. I'm pretty sure I'm using butane. Do I want to let more outside air in, or less?
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Originally Posted by rjones28
4. Check email.
5. Update database of economic indicators.
Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinkin'.
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Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinkin'.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
5. Update database of economic indicators.
Be more specific.
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Originally Posted by big john
...but had a little trouble on the (many) climbs...
This reminded me that I wanted to check on my stats from a little hill the other day. With the climbing talk, I decided to just sit and spin as up said hill to see how it would go. Well, the numbers are in...

Climbing blows, man - y'all are cracked.

The hill averaged 8%, fairly steady. I spun at ~90rpm in my lowest ratio (34/25) and ~120% of ftp got me a whopping 9mph, so not too much of a cooling breeze on a hot day. Changing out my gearing could obviously get me under ftp and spare my knees, but then I'd be moving even more slowly, which is the bit that bugs me the most. Yeah, that hill that datlas talked about - 8% for 8 miles - no, I wouldn't have so much fun grinding away at that for an hour. Yeesh.
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Eh, I guess I can live with this:

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Eh, I guess I can live with this:


did you bring your bike?
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Be more specific.
The specifics vary from day to day.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
This reminded me that I wanted to check on my stats from a little hill the other day. With the climbing talk, I decided to just sit and spin as up said hill to see how it would go. Well, the numbers are in...

Climbing blows, man - y'all are cracked.

The hill averaged 8%, fairly steady. I spun at ~90rpm in my lowest ratio (34/25) and ~120% of ftp got me a whopping 9mph, so not too much of a cooling breeze on a hot day. Changing out my gearing could obviously get me under ftp and spare my knees, but then I'd be moving even more slowly, which is the bit that bugs me the most. Yeah, that hill that datlas talked about - 8% for 8 miles - no, I wouldn't have so much fun grinding away at that for an hour. Yeesh.
While I was working I generally did about 300,000 feet per year in roughly 6000 miles. Not that much compared to some of my friends.

The worst is a hot climb with a slight tailwind. You just bake.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
4. Check email.
5. Update database of economic indicators.
leading economic indicators?
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Originally Posted by rjones28
The specifics vary from day to day.
What will you update on Monday?
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Originally Posted by big john
While I was working I generally did about 300,000 feet per year in roughly 6000 miles. Not that much compared to some of my friends.

The worst is a hot climb with a slight tailwind. You just bake.
my mind is baffled by this. Does the tail wind help you up the hill at all?
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
leading economic indicators?
I track many series.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
What will you update on Monday?
Pretty quiet on Monday. Non-manufacturing index from the Institute for Supply Management and the daily TSA daily traveler number.
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Also, I work at the bike shop on Monday.
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Pretty quiet on Monday. Non-manufacturing index from the Institute for Supply Management and the daily TSA daily traveler number.
seems to be stuck right around 600,000....
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
my mind is baffled by this. Does the tail wind help you up the hill at all?
It might a little, but when it makes your apparent wind 0 kts on a hot day, it's just brutal.
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