Southern California - So Cal needs a long thread "What's Up?" type thread!

You're not normal.

And you are a good judge of that!?

:p

Jim, have a good morning riding too, assuming that's why you're up. :)

yes, on my way out now, had to do a spot of work stuff...glad I got that out of my system.

mornin! Nice to be up early enough to greet Jim and Joy for a change (without being in London)

and good morning to you, too, m.e. :)

Good mornig all!!!

Good morning!

I took today off to ride with my bro-in-law, drive him around to look at bikes, and pick up my parents from the airport. Going to be a busy day. :D

morning!

Heya, everyone!

:beer:

You're not normal.

what's the fun in being normal?

Catching Up:

Mateo44: Fails at internets...never received his cornbread stuffing recipe email...had to go with some crap from Bon Apetit (http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/102481). It has four forks, though...so I can be a little confident that the peeps won't ralph it up all over the fancy, decorative Indian corn centerpiece.

Drunken Louts: Hooray! The Brewery Ride is once again in the works. Hooray Beer.

Tiffanie: Wants everybody to accommodate HER! Typical of a whip-wielding D.

ME: Hates Christmas. My favorite song is "O come all ye faithful"... I sing it at the top of my lungs at least three times a day.

ZipTie and TehK: Charlie Brown's Christmas album has got nothing (NOTHING! I say) On Alvin and the Chipmunk's Christmas album.

Jschen: I don't think PGSWWFY means what you think it means.

Jschen: Tracie never minded Dan kissing Jeff before...

Chucklehead: If I'm reading it right...enjoys getting his nipples pinched in a death grip.

Jschen: I'll add one more to your list. Can you hammer a 6" spike through a board with your...uh...

Jsigone: Done fried his gol'durn finger on some newfangled 'lectricity.

Extort: Reminded the class that the only way that Happytime can lose weight is by shedding clothes. I, for one, want to subscribe to Extort's newsletter and pay the $12.95 subscription fee. I like his ideas.

Happytime: Once again, if you're fat, then the rest of us 'fluffy ones' are now disgusting Jabba the Hutt eclipsers.

Spingineer: Hello.

WTF? PM me your email and I'll resend.

Too late...sorry...already bought the stuff.

But, Christmas is coming up...and who says you can only have stuffing on holidays? Not me.

Did you check your SPAM folder?

I don't have a spam folder. I receive email notifications from BF all the time...


UR DOING IT RONG>


PM on the way.

Uh oh. I think I know what I did. :roflmao:

You tried to email me, but instead changed the oil in your car?!

I do that all the time. Common mistake.

LOL

pissler.

Let's just say a different Paul will enjoy a true holiday miracle -- a great cornbread dressing recipe appearing out of nowhere!

Morning. I took today off. I think I'll ride my road bike for the first time since South Bay Fun Ride.

good morning all!!! turkey n ham tomorrow!!!

Took a light spin. Leg is healing, slowly. :o

CR quotient was very low today. Managed two coffee stops in 13 miles, only one CR around to talk to. Nice S-Works Tarmac!

Took a light spin. Leg is healing, slowly. :o


Sounds like you'll be good to go for Baldy Lite!

Sounds like you'll be good to go for Baldy Lite!

I wish! I'm going to be a bit more conservatively and build back up slowly. Long base miles in December and hopefully, I can start hammering those mountains starting January.

(Dan gives me really good advice. Maybe I should start listening to him!) :rolleyes:

Extort, Dave, Magicant and Drew,
What are you boys doing up that early? Did any of you ride (Phil, were you commuting? :()

I just had the best workout. Tread Climber, 30 minutes, Jump Rope, 10 minutes, weights, upper body, 40 minutes with lunges.

I feel pumped. :D

Took a light spin. Leg is healing, slowly. :o

CR quotient was very low today. Managed two coffee stops in 13 miles, only one CR around to talk to. Nice S-Works Tarmac!

how did you get hurt?

how did you get hurt?

She used the wrong safe word and I...

Oh, wait. No, wrong injury. Never mind.

how did you get hurt?

15-20% hill repeats + running + bad cleat position + no rest.... D'Oh!

too much float in your cleats? Once I switched over to the black fixed cleats with no float, all my knee probs went away. They is a lil float for tolerance but nothing like the 8-10* float before. Try it out, make sure you spend the time marking where you cleats were and adjust them throughout smaller rides.

15-20% hill repeats + running + bad cleat position + no rest.... D'Oh!

Ms Happy, you got me thinking. I overextend my abilities all the time but it always results in sore muscles not tendon or ligament issues. I do have tendon and ligament issues when I twist a joint or something but not just cycling excessively steep hills. It leads me to think that my tendons and ligaments are stronger (relatively speaking) than my muscles. I do nothing specifically to make the tendons and ligaments stronger but that is all I can conclude.

Your leg muscles must be so strong that it exceeds the capacity of your tendons and ligaments,

Is there something that can be done about that? Is there such thing as tendon exercises or is it genetics?

Extort, Dave, Magicant and Drew,
What are you boys doing up that early? Did any of you ride (Phil, were you commuting? :()

I am now having the alarm clock wake me up daily at 5:30AM... so that I can leave by 6:20... to be at work by 7:30...
;puke: (hoping for a cool smiley here)

I am now having the alarm clock wake me up daily at 5:30AM... so that I can leave by 6:20... to be at work by 7:30...
;puke: (hoping for a cool smiley here)

I don't have the smiley to help you out with, but I hear you...PUKE! Just a stepping stone, Phil. OR....you could move up here, you know?

OR....you could move up here, you know?

I would not mind moving, but not for this job...

I would not mind moving, but not for this job...

Is that still SCE? In Rosemead? I went there a few times for DB2 issues, perhaps 15 years ago.

Your leg muscles must be so strong that it exceeds the capacity of your tendons and ligaments,



Could be. I had a back injury years ago when my core couldn't support my legs. At that time I was pressing more than 200 lbs. over 3 sets. My back when out at 240 lbs.

Extort, Dave, Magicant and Drew,
What are you boys doing up that early? Did any of you ride (Phil, were you commuting? :()
Nope, no riding - just in the office early to get some stuff done before the weekend.

Could be. I had a back injury years ago when my core couldn't support my legs. At that time I was pressing over 200 lbs. over 3 sets. My back when out at 240 lbs.
Not that I needed the confirmation, but those are some hardcore legs on an eensy weensy frame.

I have thunder thighs. Leftover from my more hardcore weight training days.

My upper body wasn't as strong. I couldn't bench my own weight, for example.

Could be. I had a back injury years ago when my core couldn't support my legs. At that time I was pressing more than 200 lbs. over 3 sets. My back went out at 240 lbs.

Very interesting. I don't know what the answer is though.

Well, I do on the weightlifting, stop doing 240 lbs. (god, I am a genius)

I think on the climbing, it is ideal to have the muscles fatigue first. Not only do you get immediate feedback, the healing is in hours, not weeks. But I don't think you get much choice on the matter.

I have thunder thighs. Leftover from my more hardcore weight training days.
My upper body wasn't as strong. I couldn't bench my own weight, for example.

I think most have their genetic highs and lows. It is unfortunate that the rest of your body cannot keep up with your thunder thighs.

Well, I do on the weightlifting, stop doing 240 lbs. (god, I am a genius)



:roflmao:

Hell no way can I go close to 200 now. 30-year-old knees are much more resiliant than 40-year-old ones!

My limiter is my back. If I catch it early enough, I can generally ride in a few days. If I tough it out, I am off the bike for 8 weeks or more.

Catching Up:

Tiffanie: Wants everybody to accommodate HER! Typical of a whip-wielding D.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/121/265638499_744f705348_o.jpg

I have thunder thighs. Leftover from my more hardcore weight training days.
.

I'm going to *****slap you if you keep the thunder-thighing, fatbagging crap up. You have slim, muscular legs, Joy. :mad:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/121/265638499_744f705348_o.jpg

:beer: I love that pic, Tiff. Truly one of the classic BF shots! :)

Today's feast at work... extending beyond the kitchen and into my work area! Anyone hungry? Come on over! :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/ptbryant/share/work1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/ptbryant/share/work2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/ptbryant/share/work3.jpg

Dang.

That an assload of food.




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Bye all, leaving for today! Out through the weekend, so, I may or may not pop back in. Don't wait up for me.

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody.

missed the ferry by seconds this morning...but...i did get a PB with an average speed of 19.3 with 1k of climbing in 12 miles...rough time...i almost cried when i saw the ferry leaving the pier after i put soooooo much effort into catching it.

how is everyone doing today...Mo..what did i miss.

::: looking at tiff's pics :::


::: looking at my sad lean cuisine :::


::: looking at tiff's pics :::


::: looking at my sad lean cuisine :::


:cry:

Catching Up:

Mateo44: Fails at internets...never received his cornbread stuffing recipe email...had to go with some crap from Bon Apetit (http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/102481). It has four forks, though...so I can be a little confident that the peeps won't ralph it up all over the fancy, decorative Indian corn centerpiece.

Drunken Louts: Hooray! The Brewery Ride is once again in the works. Hooray Beer.

Tiffanie: Wants everybody to accommodate HER! Typical of a whip-wielding D.

ME: Hates Christmas. My favorite song is "O come all ye faithful"... I sing it at the top of my lungs at least three times a day.

ZipTie and TehK: Charlie Brown's Christmas album has got nothing (NOTHING! I say) On Alvin and the Chipmunk's Christmas album.

Jschen: I don't think PGSWWFY means what you think it means.

Jschen: Tracie never minded Dan kissing Jeff before...

Chucklehead: If I'm reading it right...enjoys getting his nipples pinched in a death grip.

Jschen: I'll add one more to your list. Can you hammer a 6" spike through a board with your...uh...

Jsigone: Done fried his gol'durn finger on some newfangled 'lectricity.

Extort: Reminded the class that the only way that Happytime can lose weight is by shedding clothes. I, for one, want to subscribe to Extort's newsletter and pay the $12.95 subscription fee. I like his ideas.

Happytime: Once again, if you're fat, then the rest of us 'fluffy ones' are now disgusting Jabba the Hutt eclipsers.

Spingineer: Hello.


:beer:

Happy Thanksgiving Paul!

You too, Joy.

that looks like a GOOD lunch!!!