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Old 04-16-14, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by tetonrider
french insurance company is attempting to deny my claim against them for a case where their insured driver admitted 100% fault in hitting me. they gave me the runaround for a long time (which i expect, but i jumped through all their hoops), but what set me off was when they lied to me about french law.

retained a french attorney as a matter of principle -- lying to me goes beyond acceptable business practice.

they could have cut me a small check right away. in a way, i am lucky that they delayed as some of my injuries took a while to materialize (e.g., lower back pain that developed over 6 weeks and is now something i deal with every single day).

they're presently arguing with my lawyer but i need to spend more time collecting statements, getting info from my doctor, etc.

the funny thing is that all it was ever about is my actual medical bills + damage to my bike/gear -- a relatively small amount and nothing damages for a lifetime of pain that i may face.

just venting as i have spent a lot of time on getting the documents over the past months, and now i still have to put more time into it. part of the game, i guess.
Tell them to stop being poseurs. That you know at heart they're nothing but cheese eating surrender monkeys like the rest of their countrymen and they should just get on with it and roll over already. You need to assert your dominance over them and teach them their natural place. 'Merica, **** yeah.
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Old 04-16-14, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Ygduf
To be fair, he has a degree in chemistry and worked in pharmaceuticals.

nttawwt
I had exactly the same thought.
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Originally Posted by tetonrider
oh, yes--this is absolutely true for cycling and endurance sports. if you dope and then can train harder for months and years one is forever ahead of where they would have been. (part of the reason why i think that doping violations should be lifetime bans--i know that is extreme and a few minor cases may get too harsh a penalty.)

i was curious how it works out on the body-building side. obviously, one gets bigger muscles so i assume it still transfers. kind of wondering about peak strength for those one-off lifts RK was quoting (vs aerobic efforts).
I think there is something to this if you were truly in a 'wild west' situation where you could dope 'till your heart's content, but they really can't. They've got to do the micro-dosing thing. They're taking their test. numbers from 200 to 250 or something like that. It's not like the West Side Barbell guys that are on 5 grams of Test a week.

By having a bit better recovery than the next guy, you'll be able to train a bit harder and put in slightly more mileage over the long term. That will help the mitochondria development and capillary density, but I think measuring that type of gain is going to be very difficult.
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Old 04-16-14, 11:26 AM
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umm, another dead SRM, though i think it's just the batteries. i've used it in cold weather and for daily commute, and i think it really doesn't like those type of conditions when i leave it in 30F cold for upwards of 10 hours.

back to Colorado Springs it goes. At least i have a back-up SRM i can use in the mean time , though since the FD on my road bike is currently frozen (stripped bolt), this, too, will take effort...
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Old 04-16-14, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by echappist
umm, another dead SRM, though i think it's just the batteries. i've used it in cold weather and for daily commute, and i think it really doesn't like those type of conditions when i leave it in 30F cold for upwards of 10 hours.

back to Colorado Springs it goes. At least i have a back-up SRM i can use in the mean time , though since the FD on my road bike is currently frozen (stripped bolt), this, too, will take effort...
other than the bike on my rollers, i leave 4 other bikes with SRMs in my uninsulated garage in wyoming all winter. it's often below freezing in there (when it is sub-zero outside for weeks).

30F isn't a big deal and should not drain the batteries.

sounds like something else weird. report back to us when you figure it out.
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Originally Posted by Fat Boy
I think there is something to this if you were truly in a 'wild west' situation where you could dope 'till your heart's content, but they really can't. They've got to do the micro-dosing thing. They're taking their test. numbers from 200 to 250 or something like that. It's not like the West Side Barbell guys that are on 5 grams of Test a week.

By having a bit better recovery than the next guy, you'll be able to train a bit harder and put in slightly more mileage over the long term. That will help the mitochondria development and capillary density, but I think measuring that type of gain is going to be very difficult.
I used to take at least that with a myriad of others at the same time
I would fill a 5cc syringe at least twice a week.
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Old 04-16-14, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by tetonrider
other than the bike on my rollers, i leave 4 other bikes with SRMs in my uninsulated garage in wyoming all winter. it's often below freezing in there (when it is sub-zero outside for weeks).

30F isn't a big deal and should not drain the batteries.

sounds like something else weird. report back to us when you figure it out.
i'm afraid that it could be the rain, as i rode in the rain for about 1hr 45min yesterday. But the offset was stable (~390 Hz for the entire ride). Afterwards i left it in my trunk as opposed to bringing it up with me to into my apartment. Will def keep everyone updated on this
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Thinking about starting the hunt for a new rain bike, ditching my current aluminum CX bike for something a little more confortable that won't beat me up. Something like a Roubaix that i can but fenders on and ride when it's nasty. I'm having trouble thinking of other similar frames. Any recommendations?
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Old 04-16-14, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by echappist
i'm afraid that it could be the rain, as i rode in the rain for about 1hr 45min yesterday. But the offset was stable (~390 Hz for the entire ride). Afterwards i left it in my trunk as opposed to bringing it up with me to into my apartment. Will def keep everyone updated on this

you check your offset more than any man alive
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Northeasterners - anyone have any thoughts on whether the Quabbin RR is a good idea to do? I last raced it back in 2009, when it was a USAC event. I liked it then (though I had no fitness and got dropped with 20 miles to go), but what I've heard about the massive field sizes and crashes in the last couple of years has me a bit worried about doing it this year. I'd like to race it, but it does concern me a bit.
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Old 04-16-14, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by gsteinb
you check your offset more than any man alive
i think that honor belongs to tetonrider
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Old 04-16-14, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by echappist
i'm afraid that it could be the rain, as i rode in the rain for about 1hr 45min yesterday. But the offset was stable (~390 Hz for the entire ride). Afterwards i left it in my trunk as opposed to bringing it up with me to into my apartment. Will def keep everyone updated on this
could be anything, of course, but rain shouldn't cause a problem. that system is sealed better than any other. unless there were some other issue, rain alone would not cause the problem.

post up when they diagnose it.
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Old 04-16-14, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by echappist
i think that honor belongs to tetonrider
nope--before and after each ride is all i need. the units i own now read the same offset + or - 1 unit after every ride, even if i bring them from inside at 70F and ride at 35F outside. i don't test offset that frequently unless i am breaking in a new unit and want to prove it is good...or if i have reason to suspect a problem.

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Old 04-16-14, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by tetonrider
nope--before and after each ride is all i need. the units i own now read the same offset + or - 1 unit after every ride, even if i bring them from inside at 70F and ride at 35F outside. i don't test offset that frequently unless i am breaking in a new unit and want to prove it is good...or if i have reason to suspect a problem.

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He has a Pride Crown?
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Old 04-16-14, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by echappist
i think that honor belongs to tetonrider
That's what happens when you have as many SRMs as Katusha.
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Last week, one of you posted a link to a website that had ranks and upgrade points for all USAC riders that was not usacycling.org. What was that site?

I have not found it bouncing back through the pages. Thanks,
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Last week, one of you posted a link to a website that had ranks and upgrade points for all USAC riders that was not usacycling.org. What was that site?

I have not found it bouncing back through the pages. Thanks,
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Wow! That's a great site!
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Originally Posted by grolby
Northeasterners - anyone have any thoughts on whether the Quabbin RR is a good idea to do? I last raced it back in 2009, when it was a USAC event. I liked it then (though I had no fitness and got dropped with 20 miles to go), but what I've heard about the massive field sizes and crashes in the last couple of years has me a bit worried about doing it this year. I'd like to race it, but it does concern me a bit.
It's same race, if you liked it then you will like it now. I have no idea why they dropped the USAC sanction.
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During my race 3/4 last week, last lap, a guy attacked just before a sweeping 180-degree bend about 600m from the finish. He turned to look at his gap, and went out of the turn at high speed and crashed hard. The details are not coming together quickly, but he broke his spine and severed part of his spinal cord, and is just starting to get feeling back in his legs. They think he hit a tree (which I don't see as possible, because I think there are race care barriers in the way).

Sad news. Scary stuff. LA visited him in the ICU, which is generous of him.
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Thinking about on the bike efficiency and the energy costs of hips square and stable, or not? When your're sitting and making big power, are your hips still or do they move a bit?

Bikefitters usually say, stable hips. Saddle height is basically the highest hip-stable position the rider can maintain. Right?

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Couldn't find anything on efficiency. It looks like everyone naturally sways, with women swaying more than men (duh), and that as fatigue sets in the amount of sway increases (although that may not be a bad thing).

Thorax and pelvis kinematics change during ... [Int J Sports Med. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI
Biodynamics. Influence of gender, power... [Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2007] - PubMed - NCBI

Came across this while searching... must be hard doing that kind of research. haha
The bar sinister: does handlebar level damage the ... [J Sex Med. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI
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Originally Posted by waterrockets
During my race 3/4 last week, last lap, a guy attacked just before a sweeping 180-degree bend about 600m from the finish. He turned to look at his gap, and went out of the turn at high speed and crashed hard. The details are not coming together quickly, but he broke his spine and severed part of his spinal cord, and is just starting to get feeling back in his legs. They think he hit a tree (which I don't see as possible, because I think there are race care barriers in the way).

Sad news. Scary stuff. LA visited him in the ICU, which is generous of him.
I read about that on Facebook! I don't know him but he races around here so I have friends who do.
Here's the picture of him with Lance and a fundraising page:
https://fundly.com/nate-for-the-win?...fbshare_donate
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Originally Posted by globecanvas
It's same race, if you liked it then you will like it now. I have no idea why they dropped the USAC sanction.
Insurance. You have to know the promoter to understand. Since it's a pirate race, USAC field sizes do not apply. There's really not a sketchy part of the course, so if your fields were sketchy, it wasn't the roads. However, I will tell you this, Route 202N from Belchertown to New Salem is a friggin' disaster this year. Ho Chi Minh trail type of disaster. Huge sections of torn up pavement that take up almost the whole lane. If there will be sketchiness, that's where it will be. I haven't seen the back side of the course, Rt. 122S and the small roads coming out of Harwick, but we had a rough winter up here and it won't be smooth.
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