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Old 07-09-12, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by TMonk
do it up crash!

haven't seen you out much
yeah, i think i tore a tendon in my knee...doctors are trying to figure it out, my knee is extremely unstable but doesn't hurt a lot when riding..only after or walking up stairs.
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Originally Posted by Crash716
yeah, i think i tore a tendon in my knee...doctors are trying to figure it out, my knee is extremely unstable but doesn't hurt a lot when riding..only after or walking up stairs.
What about when trying to get a promotion? Bwahahahahaha
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Old 07-09-12, 10:41 AM
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yeah...no chance on that promotion...zero.zero percent chances this year...total bummer. and i get a .04 pay raise this year..things are looking up
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Old 07-09-12, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Crash716
yeah...no chance on that promotion...zero.zero percent chances this year...total bummer. and i get a .04 pay raise this year..things are looking up
Practice makes perfect though your knees may not be able to take it
Good to see you got a few days in on the bike last week though
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I'm another Gatorade drinker. The powdered stuff has no HFCS, it lets you control the dilution, it's cheap in the big container, and it tastes good. (I also use Bag Balm as a chamois cream, but that's the subject of a different thread.)
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Originally Posted by caloso
I'm another Gatorade drinker. The powdered stuff has no HFCS, it lets you control the dilution, it's cheap in the big container, and it tastes good. (I also use Bag Balm as a chamois cream, but that's the subject of a different thread.)
I am a Gatorader and Bag Balmer as well. Cheap, lasts a long time, but works about the same as everything else.
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2:15 Saturday, 3 hours Sunday. Mostly endurance, with a little tempo and a few digs here and there to test out the breathing. So far so awesome.

The heat was rough Sunday afternoon and I exploded spectacularly about 2:30 into the ride. Luckily my spoke got the hint and took that opportunity to snap in half, so I got a nice little rest at the shop before heading home.
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Old 07-09-12, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Flatballer
Why not? It works, it's cheap in powdered form. It's probably the most studied drink on the planet. Should I be using some overpriced cycling specific thing?
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I'm another Gatorade drinker. The powdered stuff has no HFCS, it lets you control the dilution, it's cheap in the big container, and it tastes good. (I also use Bag Balm as a chamois cream, but that's the subject of a different thread.)
Yeah I guess I was thinking of the stuff you buy in gas stations, that has so much sugar. The powdered stuff sounds legit, haven't tried it.
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Originally Posted by Crash716
Back on the bike..if i ride tomorrow it will be the first time i've ridden 3 days in a row in over 3 months..I rode 5 times in June, 8 times in may..

Pretty much starting base over again.
Gained 15lbs too...good stuff. We'll call the next month a case study
Did you buy another bike?
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Originally Posted by Creatre
I am a Gatorader and Bag Balmer as well. Cheap, lasts a long time, but works about the same as everything else.
I would never admit to being a Bag Bomber myself...
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I was a bag balm user, now I must have a leather ass because I've ditched all chamois cream and have no issues...
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Originally Posted by rbart4506
I was a bag balm user, now I must have a leather ass because I've ditched all chamois cream and have no issues...
Never used chamois cream in my life, apparently I have a very calloused vagina....
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And you say you're big boned...
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Comeback day 1: Broke a spoke on the way home…didn't have my multi-tool to open the back break enough so I got to ride 26 miles with a rubbing brake..into a 15kts crosswind..needless to say the legs are toast.

why do i ride again?
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training ride tonight with team bro.... descending the steep hard local climb, team bro overcooked and hit a guardrail at 40 and jens voigt'd his face pretty bad.

hes in good spirits. was makin me take pics of him in the ER. but hes currently getting like 50 stitches in his face and his bike is demolished. broke his hand too, i guess.
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they kept asking him to self report his pain, 1-10, and he kept sayin "oh its like a 5" and the nurses were all shocked.

cyclists.

hard as nails.
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insult to injury he CRUSHED the climb, and strava didnt record it.

i was on track to crush it, up 10 seconds on my PR the whole way up until about 2min from the top my speed fell off a cliff. weirdly i didnt feel bad or anything, i just tanked.
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Originally Posted by rbart4506
And you say you're big boned...
Like Lady Gaga said:
"I have a poon and a peter"
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I'm backsliding. I'm starting to Strava some of my rides again. It all started on vacation when I did about 10 miles in the Keys on US 1 just because I thought that it was funny and I wanted some of my team mates to know what an awesome vacation I was having.

As long as I don't give a $h1t about segments I will be fine. Caring about Strava segments is counter-productive and Fred-ly.

Anyway, today was a pretty easy 35 mile ride in the heat of the day. It was supposed to be Zone 2 and I ride by feel and not PM. A couple of times I rode too hard for a while and then had to back off to get back on the training track.
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Originally Posted by mollusk
I'm backsliding. I'm starting to Strava some of my rides again. It all started on vacation when I did about 10 miles in the Keys on US 1 just because I thought that it was funny and I wanted some of my team mates to know what an awesome vacation I was having.

As long as I don't give a $h1t about segments I will be fine. Caring about Strava segments is counter-productive and Fred-ly.

Anyway, today was a pretty easy 35 mile ride in the heat of the day. It was supposed to be Zone 2 and I ride by feel and not PM. A couple of times I rode too hard for a while and then had to back off to get back on the training track.
I do use Strava (not under my name) but do not Strava hunt - I, much like you, go by feel and then when I get back from a ride I will upload to see, for comparison how i fair against other p/1/2 in the area BUT I am not specifically going for KOM.
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I use Strava almost more as social networking than anything else. Cool to see what everyone is doing during the week for training. And every once in a while I will nab a KOM and it's cool to see how my times stack up even if I'm not at the top.

1hr easy ride on tap for today for me.
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Originally Posted by rkwaki
I do use Strava (not under my name) but do not Strava hunt - I, much like you, go by feel and then when I get back from a ride I will upload to see, for comparison how i fair against other p/1/2 in the area BUT I am not specifically going for KOM.
I don't care how I "do" relative to anybody when solo training. I'll look at my Strava output to see if I did what I was supposed to do for that day.

Dozens of times over the years I passed Phil Gaimon while training when I was on a hard day and he was on an easy day. No way am I anywhere near his level as a bike racer now or even when I was young.
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Originally Posted by mollusk
I don't care how I "do" relative to anybody when solo training. I'll look at my Strava output to see if I did what I was supposed to do for that day.

Dozens of times over the years I passed Phil Gaimon while training when I was on a hard day and he was on an easy day. No way am I anywhere near his level as a bike racer now or even when I was young.
We do have a lot of segment hunters here and some pretty strong riders, by looking at their times when hunting versus my times while training allows me to see where I stand, for comparison purposes only, as I get back into shape. I find this especially helpful when looking at climbs as I am not a climber, still fair pretty well though.
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Originally Posted by rkwaki
We do have a lot of segment hunters here and some pretty strong riders, by looking at their times when hunting versus my times while training allows me to see where I stand, for comparison purposes only, as I get back into shape. I find this especially helpful when looking at climbs as I am not a climber, still fair pretty well though.
Dude,

You are getting sucked into the death spiral of Strava. It is virtual MUP racing. Don't do it!!!! If you must Strava, you must not give a $h1t. Otherwise you will end up doing your training rides for Strava kudos instead of doing your training rides to make yourself stronger.

I can't believe that a nobody like me has to tell you this.
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Originally Posted by mattm
Yeah I guess I was thinking of the stuff you buy in gas stations, that has so much sugar. The powdered stuff sounds legit, haven't tried it.
I'm another one that uses G2 powder, one bottle up front and a bottle with water on the seat tube. The blue stuff, Glacial Freeze or somesuch.
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