Road Bike Racing - Congrats, DrPete, on your new baby!

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Now...Dr. Pete just needs a matching front wheel, and he'll be golden :D

And a white garage door

Well...he has a white door....I guess that's a start.

Now...Dr. Pete just needs a matching front wheel, and he'll be golden :D

I might just do that at some point, considering that an RR1.1/240s front wheel is 80 grams lighter than the Fulcrum... Then I'll have the nicest "spare wheels" in the entire van. :D

I might just do that at some point, considering that an RR1.1/240s front wheel is 80 grams lighter than the Fulcrum... Then I'll have the nicest "spare wheels" in the entire van. :D

Hey that's the front wheel that I have!

Your baby is beautiful, with a full head of carbon hair!

I was concrned.hasn't been nearly 9 months IIRC.

I was concrned.hasn't been nearly 9 months IIRC.

I was wondering how many people would start thinking I had a shotgun wedding... :D

The level of Dr. Pete bike schwag is starting to make my back hurt MORE than it already does.

The only possible remedy is more bike schwag for ME.

Don't you agree Dr. Pete? By the way, my name is also Peter. God the irony is friggin killing me.

Not really. When I get an actual life, I'll come here to post so you know. Wait, maybe not.

The level of Dr. Pete bike schwag is starting to make my back hurt MORE than it already does.

The only possible remedy is more bike schwag for ME.

Don't you agree Dr. Pete? By the way, my name is also Peter. God the irony is friggin killing me.

Not really. When I get an actual life, I'll come here to post so you know. Wait, maybe not.

I've run out of ideas. It's perfect. Now I just have to train hard and race the hell out of it. :D

I was wondering how many people would start thinking I had a shotgun wedding... :D

Hey, you can have a baby in one month if you get nine women pregnant.

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Did the baby do something wrong? Why is it sitting in the corner?

Dude,

I have heard of people nixing the seat bag thing, but hanging a doorknob under there?:D

-D

Nice! Too bad they don't make PT cyclocomputers in red.

I've run out of ideas. It's perfect. Now I just have to train hard and race the hell out of it. :D

Carbon Taos?

Dude,

I have heard of people nixing the seat bag thing, but hanging a doorknob under there?:D

-D

Here's your sack. You have to provide your own doorknobs.

I've run out of ideas. It's perfect. Now I just have to train hard and race the hell out of it. :D

Some Zipp 404's would look really nice on it.

Some Zipp 404's would look really nice on it.

...Much better on the bike than on my credit card. :D

There's always the next tax return :D

There's always the next tax return :D

Amen! The Army always seems to withold too much no matter what I do, so that might be a good schwag opportunity. Yay, team discount! :D

Did the baby do something wrong? Why is it sitting in the corner?

NOBODY puts Baby in the corner...!:p




(Did I just quote Dirty Dancing? I'm so gay...)

Congratulations Dr Pete on your new arrival. With the new arrival comes added responsibility. You have to show your new addition a lot of love and attention. There is always the possibility that your wife will feel a little jealous of the new addition and experience a little initial depression. Just remember to show them equal affection. :rolleyes:

Now that my kids are out of the house I too am thinking of adopting from the Cycle-ops nursery. I think it would bring me great joy! :D

this drove me over the edge. i just went out and bought my own baby errr powertap

this drove me over the edge. i just went out and bought my own baby errr powertap

Welcome to the dark side

this drove me over the edge. i just went out and bought my own baby errr powertap

I'm not ever riding with you again. You'll kick my ass.

--Steve

hahaha i dont know about that. i think id still be trying to catch up to you guys if you didnt wait for me.

Congratulations Dr Pete on your new arrival. With the new arrival comes added responsibility. You have to show your new addition a lot of love and attention. There is always the possibility that your wife will feel a little jealous of the new addition and experience a little initial depression. Just remember to show them equal affection. :rolleyes:

Now that my kids are out of the house I too am thinking of adopting from the Cycle-ops nursery. I think it would bring me great joy! :D

Honestly, of all the pretty schwag on that bike, the most valuable additions to actually making it faster have been:

1. A real training plan (trainingpeaks.com)
2. Power Meter (first Polar, then PowerTap)
3. WKO+

The rest is nice, but pure bling by comparison.

Honestly, of all the pretty schwag on that bike, the most valuable additions to actually making it faster have been:

1. A real training plan (trainingpeaks.com)
2. Power Meter (first Polar, then PowerTap)
3. WKO+

The rest is nice, but pure bling by comparison.

ah hah...the secret to DrPete is out. It is not the Pinarello, the beautiful new, (understanding) wife, the years of academia or genetic ability. Now that I know the secrets I too may be able to join the ranks of the road rash warriors.

Regardless, I still like the schawg and the power tap!

I've run out of ideas. It's perfect. Now I just have to train hard and race the hell out of it. :D

Or said another way, now the rider needs to race up to the bike.

:D

If your bike's nice than a professional's...just watch out for the hip slinging yea hoos that want to put your nice bike into the curb...;)

NOBODY puts Baby in the corner...!:p

(Did I just quote Dirty Dancing? I'm so gay...)


No no - you're just 'sensitive'

(that or you know how to keep the ladyfriend happy)

Or said another way, now the rider needs to race up to the bike.

Exactly.


If your bike's nice than a professional's...just watch out for the hip slinging yea hoos that want to put your nice bike into the curb...;)

Yeah, that would suck. BAD.

If your bike's nice than a professional's...just watch out for the hip slinging yea hoos that want to put your nice bike into the curb...;)

I plan on using this as leverage if we are ever in a successful two man break. :D

I plan on using this as leverage if we are ever in a successful two man break. :D

Yeah, it could be like that scene from "American Flyers" when "the Cannibal" is riding David Sommers near the edge of the cliff...:eek: :D

BTW...trivia bit about this movie...the girl who played the hitchhiker that later became David's girlfriend is Alexandra Paul who later did the Ironman....and a lot of other stuff...like Baywatch...

Yeah, baby...

American Flyers...

Well, I did my first ride last night on the trainer, and my first impression of the PT SL is very, very good. The power readings are very consistent and much smoother across different gears than the polar, but all in all I'm surprised at how consistent the polar was.

As an added bonus, I threw in a couple quick sprints and the PT gave me a couple hundred bonus watts! Where the Polar never caught a 10- or 15-second sprint, I was actually able to hit 1197 watts max and 1141 for my 5-second power! Woohoo! I'll have to see what those numbers do out on the road, but I'm sure glad I was producing more power than what my Polar was saying in those efforts...

The vitals-- I was supposed to ride a rolling course and do long climbs at CP12 and short ones at CP1, so I jacked the front wheel up and went for it. Looks like I succeeded based on VI...

Duration: 1:07:37 Work: 818kJ

TSS 100.4 (0.944)
Norm. Power 284
VI 1.41
Max 1197W, Avg. 202W

Can't wait to get on the road... although it's snowing today, so it might be another trainer ride tonight...

this snow better not cancel the weekend races again

this snow better not cancel the weekend races again

Nah, supposed to be 50's and sunny all weekend.

It's actually snowing here in NYC....weird.

Now...Dr. Pete just needs a matching front wheel, and he'll be golden :D

A powertap front wheel? Now you're just talkin' crazy!

:roflmao:

A powertap front wheel? Now you're just talkin' crazy!

Double the watts, man!

--Steve

>>The rest is nice, but pure bling by comparison.<<

Wait. What's wrong with bicycle bling? This is BIKE FORUMS, not the movie '300'. I thought the whole friggin POINT was the friggin bling.

And if it's not, stop with all the 8 x 10 glosssy color photos of PowerTap hubs, Zipp wheels and FSA K wing bars already.

But you never will, will you you hopeless pathetic gear-obsessed Amex wielding WEENIES??? You can Friel youselves until your VO2 Max is better than Indurain's and you'll still be incurable, terminal, interminable GEAR GLUTTONS.

And Dr. Pete, you are at the top of the Gear Geek Heap. I would be if business was better this year, but it's not so far, so I have to live vicariously through YOU. But the year is young my little weenies, the year is young.

My Zipps await.

>>The rest is nice, but pure bling by comparison.<<

Wait. What's wrong with bicycle bling? This is BIKE FORUMS, not the movie '300'. I thought the whole friggin POINT was the friggin bling.

And if it's not, stop with all the 8 x 10 glosssy color photos of PowerTap hubs, Zipp wheels and FSA K wing bars already.

But you never will, will you you hopeless pathetic gear-obsessed Amex wielding WEENIES??? You can Friel youselves until your VO2 Max is better than Indurain's and you'll still be incurable, terminal, interminable GEAR GLUTTONS.

And Dr. Pete, you are at the top of the Gear Geek Heap. I would be if business was better this year, but it's not so far, so I have to live vicariously through YOU. But the year is young my little weenies, the year is young.

My Zipps await.

No CRI / System six upgrade weenie?

No CRI / System six upgrade weenie?

Cannondale doesn't do 'upgrades' and I don't like their new component mix offering at all.

Nope, I'm very happy with my Six13. I'm investing in a set of Zipp 404's later this year. They'll make me faster than any other piece of gear I can possibly buy. And they'll transfer to my NEXT road bike. You know the 2009 Cannondale Seven14 with TWELVE SPEED Dura Ace that weighs less than the NEW UCI weight limit of 14 lbs.

It never ends. Particularly if you hang around this stupid place, which for idiots like me is like a drug flophouse for a crack ho.

And Dr. Pete, you are at the top of the Gear Geek Heap. I would be if business was better this year, but it's not so far, so I have to live vicariously through YOU. But the year is young my little weenies, the year is young.

I did check with the wife just in case, and she said she definitely prefers cycling over smoking crack. So there. :p

I did check with the wife just in case, and she said she definitely prefers cycling over smoking crack. So there. :p

But crack is cheaper.

A powertap front wheel? Now you're just talkin' crazy!

:roflmao:

You laughed, and CycleOps listened. For a truly matching wheelset with your PT SL...
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But crack is cheaper.

And not as addictive!

my new baby came home yesterday. it sure does look weird with two different wheels

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