If FEMA had the bicycles, would it fund Hustler's manlet bib?
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Speaking of that area, I'm going to try and schedule a work trip to southern NM during the Tour of the Gila.
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If I didn't have the bills from the broken arm I'd be on something more expensive, the $9k out of pocket changed things a bit. However, after riding ~10 bicycles, some more than others, there is a very short list of frames that I'll ever replace this CAAD10 with. It may have saved me money in the long-run.
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My first Tuesday night WC ride of the year is tomorrow and I really hope the dude with the bull-horn who announced "You are not Lance Armstrong!" or "Lance Armstrong does drugs!" is still there in his yard, waiting on us.
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Officially "training". Did an hour of intervals just to get back into it.
Did 590kcal in 50 minutes on the trainer. Its not the same as real roads I know, but Im feeling pretty good about it for ~5months off spinning. I believe that's about 200w avg for the hour with some serious breaks to catch my breath LOL.
Feeling weak compared to the strava bros on here.
On another note: Im in desperate need of real cycling shoes. I was wasting a lot of energy flexing the **** out of my normal gym shoes.
Did 590kcal in 50 minutes on the trainer. Its not the same as real roads I know, but Im feeling pretty good about it for ~5months off spinning. I believe that's about 200w avg for the hour with some serious breaks to catch my breath LOL.
Feeling weak compared to the strava bros on here.
On another note: Im in desperate need of real cycling shoes. I was wasting a lot of energy flexing the **** out of my normal gym shoes.
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Do I need to be more formally training to make progress, or can I just keep doing what I'm doing which is "trying to hang on to the fast group"?
Also, last night's ride was fast and I'm really obsessed with the road surface and catching cracks. It's kind of to the point where riding in a group isn't much fun. I'm kind of feeling like the broken arm has really tainted cycling for me and it's not much fun now.
Also, last night's ride was fast and I'm really obsessed with the road surface and catching cracks. It's kind of to the point where riding in a group isn't much fun. I'm kind of feeling like the broken arm has really tainted cycling for me and it's not much fun now.
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Dilemma.
Selling my steel bike and I think I tossed the stock **** derailleur so im likely going to sell it with the ultegra 6600RD.
Being that Im not going to have a shimano RD, I can get a sram lever/shifter or shimano.
Seems like budget wise I would be considering Rival lever/RD or 105 lever/RD.
OPTIONS!
Selling my steel bike and I think I tossed the stock **** derailleur so im likely going to sell it with the ultegra 6600RD.
Being that Im not going to have a shimano RD, I can get a sram lever/shifter or shimano.
Seems like budget wise I would be considering Rival lever/RD or 105 lever/RD.
OPTIONS!
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the ultegra derailleur that's on the bike was a $20 used purchase. Its not a huge loss, but would force me to get something else.
I will chat with the kid when he comes to buy the bike. Im not going to do anything until its gone. Hes coming on Friday.
I will chat with the kid when he comes to buy the bike. Im not going to do anything until its gone. Hes coming on Friday.