Random Thought Thread, aka The RTT (**possible spoilers**)
07-09-14, 10:04 AM
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So you passed the IQ test? They'll get you next time.
07-09-14, 10:08 AM
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sig looks like someone wrote 72775
sig looks like someone wrote 72775
07-09-14, 10:12 AM
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07-09-14, 10:17 AM
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But this is enough to bring me up to speed.
07-09-14, 10:24 AM
Making a kilometer blurry
07-09-14, 10:30 AM
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I was. Nice.
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"...during the Lance years, being fit became the No. 1 thing. Totally the only thing. It’s a big part of what we do, but fitness is not the only thing. There’s skills, there’s tactics … there’s all kinds of stuff..." Tim Johnson
"...during the Lance years, being fit became the No. 1 thing. Totally the only thing. It’s a big part of what we do, but fitness is not the only thing. There’s skills, there’s tactics … there’s all kinds of stuff..." Tim Johnson
07-09-14, 10:54 AM
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I crashed... cross bike, overcooked a sharp turn on an off camber gravel descent and washed out. I had floated a bit on the previous two turns and finally just lost it. The only way to know where the edge of the envelope is, is to cross over it, I guess. Shredded my forearm pretty good, gravelly road rash on hip and shin. No broken bones or broken bike parts.
I ride the cross bike a bunch on gravel carriage roads with some singletrack mixed in. I like a big tire but I need something with more bite than the Kenda Happy Mediums I've been running. Any recommendations for a relatively fast but not file-tread cross tire that comes in the 36-40c range?
I ride the cross bike a bunch on gravel carriage roads with some singletrack mixed in. I like a big tire but I need something with more bite than the Kenda Happy Mediums I've been running. Any recommendations for a relatively fast but not file-tread cross tire that comes in the 36-40c range?
07-09-14, 10:55 AM
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Huh, I didn't know they notified you if your results were clear. That's cool. Does he write "the man who finally got Lance" after his name as part of his signature?
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07-09-14, 11:04 AM
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no, not after his signature, but i've been running around yelling i'm the most tested athlete in mabra
07-09-14, 11:32 AM
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Truth. If I have something recorded to watch later, it's work sites only for me.
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07-09-14, 12:02 PM
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07-09-14, 12:12 PM
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I watched the Bahati youtube video of the recent Crit and then looked him up, seems like he is a pro Crit racer, if that is even a full time job. Could someone with that skill set race in the tours in Europe or is his endurance/power only good for an hour and not for a week long, 700 mile race?
07-09-14, 12:22 PM
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I watched the Bahati youtube video of the recent Crit and then looked him up, seems like he is a pro Crit racer, if that is even a full time job. Could someone with that skill set race in the tours in Europe or is his endurance/power only good for an hour and not for a week long, 700 mile race?
Is it really so long ago that Bahati was a household name* in domestic crit racing? Anyway, the demands of crit racing are not the same as Euro road and stage racing, but that doesn't mean there aren't guys who can be good at both. Generally not in the same season, though.*As much as any domestic bike racer can be a household name, I mean
07-09-14, 12:22 PM
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Subbbbbbbbbyyyy!!!
07-09-14, 12:27 PM
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nevermind
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Not sure who that is - is it because I ask these types of questions unironically?
07-09-14, 12:39 PM
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Conti makes the Cyclo X-King in a 42. Gonna try that out!
(I race on Michelin Mud 32s, but most of my cross riding is on carriage roads / fire roads / singletrack where bigger is most definitely better.)
07-09-14, 12:50 PM
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Is it really so long ago that Bahati was a household name* in domestic crit racing? Anyway, the demands of crit racing are not the same as Euro road and stage racing, but that doesn't mean there aren't guys who can be good at both. Generally not in the same season, though.*As much as any domestic bike racer can be a household name, I mean
07-09-14, 01:19 PM
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The guys who are winning 5 hour pro races in america seem to be guys who are winning 5 hour pro races in Europe.
07-09-14, 01:45 PM
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Wow, I just looked up pro salary ranges and it's pretty much just above the poverty line. I know they do it because they love it, but that's some serious dedication.