Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) - Work With Me You Bunch of Sissies!

So my first day of the weekend and it's raining! Planned on riding my mtb up the dirt mtn but stupid rain!:mad:...So I decided to do my lil workout. Nothing too fabulous, just a lil routine I do when I think I need to do a little muscle revitlizing. When I do it, my abs feel just a little better on the bike and my arms feel like I could rip the handlebars off. Don't know why I would want to but if I ever need to, I can!:D

Been doing it again for a couple of weeks just trying to motivate the mind. I do it at any time, no plans, just takes a few minutes. Maybe 15 today at the most and my body feels pumped now. I'll do it daily at any time. Today, right out of bed. Didn't comb my hair, still in my pajamas just to show you don't need to get ready. Actually I sleep nekkid but I don't think you want to see those workout pics!:p

First I find some dumbells, nothing heavy. 25 lb'ers for "curls" and "tri extensions", 10 lb'ers for "side lateral raises". Of course some floor abs!

What I do, curl 10 reps, do 10 tri extensions, then 10 lateral raises all one right after another without a rest between sets. 1-2-3 nice steady even pace. Then straight to the floor. 10 nice steady "crunches" followed immediately with 10 leg extensions (pull the knees to the chest then extend with toes straight out, then return). View pic!


Curl, tri extensions, then side lateral raises. 1-2-3 all 3 sets of 10 in a row with no rest between then straight to the floor for the abs (crunches and leg extensions).

Same old stupid exercises, nothing fancy. Just want to see how many will do it!

If you can't do 10 reps, do 5. IF not 5, then do 2 dammit, just do it!:p

curl-tri ext-side laterals
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Leg extensions
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Nothing tough. Just a started kit, maintenance routine or something to warm up the day. 15 mintues and I feel like I did something.......Stupid rain!:(

If you don't do it, or sumthin' similar, let me hear it. I got a million of them too!:roflmao2:

So you use rain as an excuse to keep you off of the bike??? I'll use ice or heavy snow as an excuse... but rain??? Just get on the bike and ride! You can do the dumbell workout in addition to your ride. If rain kept people off of bikes in this part of the country, there would be no market for bicycles.

So you use rain as an excuse to keep you off of the bike??? I'll use ice or heavy snow as an excuse... but rain??? Just get on the bike and ride! You can do the dumbell workout in addition to your ride. If rain kept people off of bikes in this part of the country, there would be no market for bicycles.


They close the mtn trails when it rains.:eek: Should I climb and lift my mtb over the fence? Will the ranger man get upset?:p

They close the mtn trails when it rains.:eek: Should I climb and lift my mtb over the fence? Will the ranger man get upset?:p

Up here they don't close the trails, the bike paths, the roads, the sidewalks, the parks, or the schools for rain. You can pretty much go out and ride anytime you want... the cops won't bother you... even if it's dark.

A little dirt and mud on your face, a big fat black strip up your back from the spray of your back tire, sweat running off your forehead... it might even justify a shower after your workout. Or don't shower... you'll look like a real mountain biker or cyclocross dude... it'll be cool.

Instead, I put in an hour, 45 on the trainer. Simulated a lot of climbing (big gears, crank up the resistance). Watched the '06 Vuelta, disk 1. Hard ride. I bonked about 30 minutes after and ended up eating an early lunch. I didn't eat enough b'fast.

Up here they don't close the trails, the bike paths, the roads, the sidewalks, the parks, or the schools for rain. You can pretty much go out and ride anytime you want... the cops won't bother you... even if it's dark.

I guess I'd have to know how many miles you post a year. If it's more than 5,000-7,300 then you've got the right to be a smarty. If not, then maybe I'm better for the bike market than you are considering my wife does atleast 3,000-4000 too!;)

Actuallywe do 40-60 road miles on Sat and Sunday. Fridays are just bonus climbing days for me without the wife.

A little rain pic for ya! With a litle break at the underpass to wipe off the shades!:D
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I guess I'd have to know how many miles you post a year. If it's more than 5,000-7,300 then you've got the right to be a smarty. If not, then maybe I'm better for the bike market than you are considering my wife does atleast 3,000-4000 too!;)

You think I'm being a smarty by encouraging you to ride your bike in the rain? I'm sorry. As far as miles go... I don't really keep track. Here, let me think about it...

75 miles a week commuting
100-150 miles per week fitness/social rides
1000 miles per year with events

So, I dunno... but it seems like a minimum of 10,000 a year (nothing to brag about - if I was a real fanatic it would have to be at least double that - but you asked for the "sissies" to work with you - that'd be me.) It's just bicycling, it's fun, I like it... I look for excuses to get on my bike, not stay off of it. I have an indoor trainer too... I hate it, but I'll use it if there is ice or lots of snow outside (not too often in this area.)

I guess I'd have to know how many miles you post a year. If it's more than 5,000-7,300 then you've got the right to be a smarty. If not, then maybe I'm better for the bike market than you are considering my wife does atleast 3,000-4000 too!;)

Actuallywe do 40-60 road miles on Sat and Sunday. Fridays are just bonus climbing days for me without the wife.

A little rain pic for ya! With a litle break at the underpass to wipe off the shades!:D


It looks like a pretty light rain there. I'd say if there wasn't alot of lightning out there you sir are the sissy :p

If the mtb paths are close go do some urban assault. Climb/descend some stairways. Hop some curbs maybe roll over some little miata who passed you a little close by. Go get em! :thumb:

You can't tell but the river is full of water in the rain pic. Usually dry. Not my fault we don't get much rain here. Tough as it gets is 12,000 ft climbs and 40 mph winds!:D

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I just checked the weather in Upland, CA. It's 56 degrees and overcast! It sounds like mid-May in Olympia, WA! That's most excellent riding weather for me. But... I'm sure I have much lower standards than most.

I just checked the weather in Upland, CA. It's 56 degrees and overcast! It sounds like mid-May in Olympia, WA! That's most excellent riding weather for me. But... I'm sure I have much lower standards than most.


I think it's more like you don't have a choice and I do! Sorry! Why ride my roadie in the rain risking the chance of bearing damage when I can wait one more day and have a nice dry ride. If not, I'll ride my mtb with knobbie tires for a 40 miler.

Better find another weather channel cause this isn't overcast, it's wet!:p

Doing upper body exercises is a known cause of muscular hypertrophy, which is bad for cyclists. It's all about your power to weight ratio and adding muscles in your upper body adds weight but not power. Also your body has to oxygenate those muscles during exercise which reduces over all performance.

Michael Rasmussen is probably the best climber in the world and would have won the 2007 Tour De France had his team not fired him for vacationing in Italy instead of Mexico. Rasmussen has the perfect body for cycling:

http://www.professionalcycling.info/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/rasmussen.jpg

Up here they don't close the trails, the bike paths, the roads, the sidewalks, the parks, or the schools for rain. You can pretty much go out and ride anytime you want... the cops won't bother you... even if it's dark.


It's a little different downhere. You must pay to park on the side of a mtn road. Get fined if you ride at night without lights and fined if you're caught in the wilderness parks when it's closed. I wear ankle straps at night ,two headlights and a tialight so no problems at night except that I work till 1:30 am.

Beans, I do some similar exercises but have been focusing on my core (I keep injuring my back, it needs strengthening). I'll do a set of ball crunches, a set of planks (push up position w. feet on the ball), a set of reverse planks (feet on the ball, back on the floor, no arms allowed), and a set of 'supermans' (stomach on ball, opposite arm and leg raised). During any exercise I've found it very important to have my core tightened up (to limit injury)... especially anything involving upper body lifting.

BTW, my trainer would want you to bring your elbows in during your tri extensions. I have the same problem as you (flexibility prevents elbows from being in toward the body). I've been working on stretching twice a day but it's been difficult to keep up...

Rasmussen has the perfect body for cycling:

So do all the other guys that get busted for drugs after winning the TDF! You couldn't pay me to do that to myself, even if it meant winning the TDF! That's straight out of Auschwitz. (prolly didn't spell it correctly).

I think it's more like you don't have a choice and I do! Sorry! Why ride my roadie in the rain risking the chance of bearing damage when I can wait one more day and have a nice dry ride. If not, I'll ride my mtb with knobbie tires for a 40 miler.

Better find another weather channel cause this isn't overcast, it's wet!:p

you're right... you're right. I'm jealous. I've got a few more months before I see 50's... and they'll most likely be wet 50's at that. I have a touring bike with fenders for wet rides. I don't really care to take the roadie out in the rain either... but I would, if I didn't have a choice (bearing damage or not, I'd risk it.) Anyway, good luck to you on your workout. I'll think about it on my 32 degree ride home from work in the dark.

BTW, my trainer would want you to bring your elbows in during your tri extensions. I have the same problem as you (flexibility prevents elbows from being in toward the body). I've been working on stretching twice a day but it's been difficult to keep up...

Great, sounds like you practice proper technique and form. I usually do my extensions laying flat on my back, dumbells to forehead to hold my elbows in. Just can't seem to get it right standing. But did the extensions standing for the pics. Plus it's tough to hold them still for the camera timer!:p

I figured someone would point out the lousy elbow position. You win!:p

So I decided to do my lil workout.
Same old stupid exercises, nothing fancy. Just want to see how many will do it!

If you can't do 10 reps, do 5. IF not 5, then do 2 dammit, just do it!:p

15 mintues and I feel like I did something.......Stupid rain!:(

rain here also

having physical therapy for my shoulder (stupid middle aged shoulder! pah!) has reminded me how good I feel after exercise.
Did a couple of modified pushups yesterday (can't do regular ones still), and some rotator cuff exercises. Some yoga-type stretches and a few pilates things. Stretched everything out today. I feel good!

Doing upper body exercises is a known cause of muscular hypertrophy, which is bad for cyclists. It's all about your power to weight ratio and adding muscles in your upper body adds weight but not power. Also your body has to oxygenate those muscles during exercise which reduces over all performance.

Michael Rasmussen is probably the best climber in the world and would have won the 2007 Tour De France had his team not fired him for vacationing in Italy instead of Mexico. Rasmussen has the perfect body for cycling:

http://www.professionalcycling.info/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/rasmussen.jpg

That's a highly specialized body there I don't think I want to copy. You have to get off the bike sometime... and then what?

That's a highly specialized body there I don't think I want to copy. You have to get off the bike sometime... and then what?

Then what? He'll get fat just like the rest of us.

rain here also

having physical therapy for my shoulder (stupid middle aged shoulder! pah!) has reminded me how good I feel after exercise.
Did a couple of modified pushups yesterday (can't do regular ones still), and some rotator cuff exercises. Some yoga-type stretches and a few pilates things. Stretched everything out today. I feel good!

Middle aged? Hehehe! There were a couple of exercises that I just couldn't do evenwhne I was young. One was those stupid cable machines (lat pulldowns). I tired heavy weight and felt something pull under the pit. Tried it again after years, still same result. I could do vey light weight but felt more like stretching.

Also the leg press on old sytle universal machines. Always seemed to pull a back muscle. Not with modern squat mcahine, hip sleds, always those old but goodies!:p

Speaking of stretching, GOOD STUFF! When I'd pull a back muscle, I'd kick my leg up on a counter/table, then stretch slowly. Seemed the pull was gone within a day or two. I likey!:D..I don't think I'd last long in a yoga class. Tried some aerobic classes. Although I could do the workout, I had a a hard time concentrating. And that's back when leg warmers were popular!:D

I think it's more like you don't have a choice and I do!

That's pretty much it up here. This week it's been rain-free, but we've been hit with constant fog instead. 29 degree nights and freezing fog overnight, lovely humid stagnant 40 degree fog for the afternoon ride home.

Freezing fog is an unusual one; not sure if you get that in California. It's cold enough to snow, but instead there's fog that freezes to everything. The road, the trees, my bike, my beard, etc.

If we decided not to ride outside until the weather was nice (and there are plenty of people who do this up here) we'd only be outside from May to August. The big difference is the kind of rain we get, vs. the kind of rain down there. We (typically) don't get the torrential 5 hour downpour rains like California gets. Instead, we'll get a half inch of rain per day... for 20 straight days without a break.
I don't have a problem with riding in the rain every day for 3 weeks when it's a light mist or moderate drizzle. If it was that heavy, pelting California rain I'd have second thoughts about going out in it.

According to wunderground.com (weather underground) Upland, CA had a "trace" of measurable rain today, and .02 inches for the "month-to-date." I'm just not going to call that a "California torrential 5 hour downpour." Per, wunderground.com it's still 53.7 degrees at 9:00 pm. And according to weather.com it's 57 degrees at 9:00 pm.

So yeah, sounds pretty damn cold and really, really wet today???

Tomorrow doesn't look too much better in Upland, CA... 58 degrees for the high/ 50 degrees for the low... and a 30 percent chance of precipitation. I dunno, I can guarantee that I'd be out on my bike. I'll be riding my bike tomorrow at 10:00 am when it is forecast to be 31 degrees with a 20 percent chance of precipitation... and I'll love it!

this thread is starting to smell....like machismo...you he men you

Not only have we had to deal with fog and freezing fog...anytime a drop of water hits the windshied the morons around here forget how to drive and the last thing I want to do is be on the road on my bike....but I have a new jersey coming that should get some attention
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I'll be riding my bike tomorrow at 10:00 am when it is forecast to be 31 degrees with a 20 percent chance of precipitation... and I'll love it!

If you're on the Sammamish River or Burke-Gilman Trails, we'll probably cross paths. I'm going riding with keithm0 and his wife (if she's not still feeling ill) at 9am tomorrow.

So yeah, sounds pretty damn cold and really, really wet today???


Wow, you must be that other problem child in disguise!:roflmao2:

So let me get this straight! I get over 17,000 miles out of my components with very little maintenace besides snapping the frame on a climb, and some dumarse wants me to go ride in the rain to do some damage to my equipment to please him?

I'm not sure what part of getting wet is so macho about riding! Till you snap your frame on a steep climb you're still a wuss to me!:p

If you're on the Sammamish River or Burke-Gilman Trails, we'll probably cross paths. I'm going riding with keithm0 and his wife (if she's not still feeling ill) at 9am tomorrow.

I'm riding in the South Sound... either the Chehalis Western Trail or on the road out toward Boston Harbor in Olympia.

Wow, you must be that other problem child in disguise!:roflmao2:

So let me get this straight! I get over 17,000 miles out of my components with very little maintenace besides snapping the frame on a climb, and some dumarse wants me to go ride in the rain to do some damage to my equipment to please him?

I'm not sure what part of getting wet is so macho about riding! Till you snap your frame on a steep climb you're still a wuss to me!:p

I hear people call me a wuss a lot from quite aways behind me:lol:

Just kiddin'... you're probably a much better rider, athlete, and person than I am. Like I said earlier, I'd love to ride in your "crappy wet weather." I don't want you to ride in the rain if you don't want to...I'm just sayin' that I would ride in those conditions. I'm not trying to be macho, it's just that 50+ degrees and a trace of rain are actually quite good riding conditions for my area. I've never seen anyone "snap a frame" but if you're pretty sure it's gonna happen, then yes, stay off the bike in those brutal conditions.

I've missed the warning stickers on my frames and components that say, "do not ride in rain!" I didn't know that riding in wet conditions was so harmful to bicycles. I do it all the time, I just rinse the bike off, wipe it down a bit and put it away. I guess it's "frame snap" just waiting to happen.

Does the Tour d'France get rained out???? For rider safety? possible equipment failure?

No frame snap comes from climbing. When my frame snapped I contacted Trek for a waranty claim. I asked their opinionon myh weight and riding style. I said I would sell the frame once I recieved it as I was worried about braking my face if the frames didn not support my size. Strangely enough, I recieved a call that they had upgraded to a frame equipped on a bike double the price that I paid for mine. Along with the fork which is unusal on warranty claims!:D

The bike was originally purchase as a beater and rain bike. After everything was upgraded, I decide it was to nice to hassle with repacking the bearings everytime the bike was soaked. Not sure how our bike rides but mine, al of them are buttery smooth. Hubs spin nicely. I did have the tandem hub repacked with new bearing and grease cause we ride it in the rain and the water eats of the grease leaving it spinning like carp!

And yes, the TDF has been postponed on rain days. Sometimes the riders will protest! On days that the ride isn't called, riders crash. Check out Jan Ullrich's crash in the TDF the year he was on the Bianchi team. I have few videos that show some of the protests.

No the rider don;t worry a bout equipment failure. The bikes are given to them. If I didn't have to worry about thrashing my best stuff, I'd ride in the rain all the time if I knew someone was going to GIVE me a new one after a day or two of riding.:thumb:

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Like I said earlier, I'd love to ride in your "crappy wet weather." I don't want you to ride in the rain if you don't want to...I'm just sayin' that I would ride in those conditions. I'm not trying to be macho, it's just that 50+ degrees and a trace of rain are actually quite good riding conditions for my area.


It's your state of mind that amazes me! I would think that you should be able to figure out that in any environment, things are handled accordingly. What's crappy to me is nice to you, OK so what. You are used to colder weather. Here, if it's 40 degrees, people stay inside. I ride but many don't I can't figure it out but who cares? I have the luxury of sitting out a ride if it's too wet for my equipment, you don't!
So you can ride in my crappy weather, so can I, but why if it's only one day I miss in an attempt to preserve my smooth running bearings?

So you'd ride in our crappy weather? Are you used to the heat/ Do you ride in 100 plus heat? DO you ride 3,000, 4,000, 5000 or even 10,000 ft rides in 100 degree temps? That's part of our weather. There are several cyclists that do around here.

But there are plenty that don't! I ride in 40 degree weather in a windbreaker. I'm sure it woud be no more of a problem riding in 0 degree weather with proper clothing if it were part of my surroundings.

Strange thing IMO. Riders shy away from 40mph wind rides. Some shy away from 5,000 ft climbs. Some from 40 degree temps, some the rain. I ve' done 5000 ft climbs in 100 temps. I've done 5,000 ft climbs with 40 mph winds. I don't shy away! I think it's funny that you would try the "ew, you don't ride in rain?" approach!

Do you ride 10,000 ft climbs in 100 temps? If not, then maybe you wouldn't ride in our crappy weather! You would ride what's easiest for you. Rain isn't difficult!:rolleyes:.....It's actually easy, exhilarating and quite nice. Clean air. Throw in some smog and heat!

Riding in 40 degree temps. Too cold for the others but I'm here! windbreaker and tights. Give me a little more, I'd have no problem riding in the snow if I had to!
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Not sure how our bike rides but mine, al of them are buttery smooth. Hubs spin nicely. I did have the tandem hub repacked with new bearing and grease cause we ride it in the rain and the water eats of the grease leaving it spinning like carp!

Yep, we've been doing it wrong here in the Northwest. Our bikes are crap. We don't repack the bearings after each rainstorm. It would be pretty much impossible for any of us "wusses" up here to roll with the guys in in Cali. I'm sure it's a whole different caliber of cyclists and equipment down there in the Southland. How 'bout we just shutup about suggesting that someone actually ride a bicycle in the rain? I'm sure it's just a stupid and dangerous idea. We just had no clue.... thanks for correcting us and putting us in our place.

Yep, we've been doing it wrong here in the Northwest. Our bikes are crap. We don't repack the bearings after each rainstorm. It would be pretty much impossible for any of us "wusses" up here to roll with the guys in in Cali. I'm sure it's a whole different caliber of cyclists and equipment down there in the Southland. How 'bout we just shutup about suggesting that someone actually ride a bicycle in the rain? I'm sure it's just a stupid and dangerous idea. We just had no clue.... thanks for correcting us and putting us in our place.

It is stupid to ride in the rain if you don't have to! I've been on the forums for 4 or 5 years now. This one and others. I've seen plenty of posts where Midwest riders mentioning having to have the bikes repacked with grease after it's been beaten down by the rain water.

We did a ride up the mtns. 5000, ft climb which meant a 5,000 ft descent. Pouring rain, 30 degrees and by the time I got the bottom, my Ultegra brake pads were toast. So I can go out and ride in the rain and risk having to replace pads. Or wait one day saving some cash. Yeah, it would be stupid to ride in the rain!

I thought I was the only one that thought you were an arse. But just bounced over to the other thread on hybrids. I guess I'm not the only one!:roflmao2:... I feel better now!

Please don't put "US" in the picture! I think it's you that's acting the arse! I wish all cyclists lived here! But still doesn't change the fact that riding a bike in the rain and snow isn't good for the components.

So you'd ride in our crappy weather? Are you used to the heat/ Do you ride in 100 plus heat? DO you ride 3,000, 4,000, 5000 or even 10,000 ft rides in 100 degree temps? That's part of our weather. There are several cyclists that do around here.

But there are plenty that don't! I ride in 40 degree weather in a windbreaker. I'm sure it woud be no more of a problem riding in 0 degree weather with proper clothing if it were part of my surroundings.

Strange thing IMO. Riders shy away from 40mph wind rides. Some shy away from 5,000 ft climbs. Some from 40 degree temps, some the rain. I ve' done 5000 ft climbs in 100 temps. I've done 5,000 ft climbs with 40 mph winds. I don't shy away! I think it's funny that you would try the "ew, you don't ride in rain?" approach!

Do you ride 10,000 ft climbs in 100 temps? If not, then maybe you wouldn't ride in our crappy weather! You would ride what's easiest for you. Rain isn't difficult!:rolleyes:.....It's actually easy, exhilarating and quite nice. Clean air. Throw in some smog and heat!

Riding in 40 degree temps. Too cold for the others but I'm here! windbreaker and tights. Give me a little more, I'd have no problem riding in the snow if I had to!

I guess you assume that we don't ride our bikes to from our neighborhoods and that we can't hack it in different conditions. Like I said earlier, I'm positive that we couldn't hang onto your back wheel. We just have these little hills in Washington... Mt. Rainier, St. Helens. the Cascade mountains, the Olympic mountains.... nothing compared to what you can climb on in California. When I travel to Utah or Texas to ride in the summer, I'm sure that the 100+ degrees is nothing compared to what you just glide through.

Yep... we have no clue. We should pretty much leave it up to you to tell us when it's OK to go out and ride a bike, which exercises we should do if we want to be an elite cyclist like yourself, and how we should maintain our bikes if we have any hope of doing those massive climbs.

Come join me on a little training ride in July and you can really school me and call me a wuss. We have this little joke of a ride called the RAMROD... it would be like a coast downhill for someone like you. And it would give me a real appreciation for a highly skilled athlete like yourself that rides buttery smooth hubs.

http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1525465&assetId=527BE102-F7DA-4840-997A-B628EC8AC032

A friendly invitation from the "hicks up here in the Northwest."

Mr. Beanz... this was your quote from the thread discussing hybrids -

"Well if you like puttin' around town then go with a mtb. Put some slicks on it and it won't lose much to a hybrid. Then you can go offroad and it still won't give po much to a hybrid. If you really want to go offroad, slap the knobbies back on.

If you can be honest with yourself and admit you have atleast one competitive bone in your body, then go with a roadie. I myself get frustrated riding a non road bike watching the others sail on by with little effort while I work my arse off.

My opinion is that hybrids don't serve a rider as well as a mtb with slicks or a full on roadie."



If I'm correct, you were making exactly the same point that I was making. And I'm not nearly as concerned about my equipment as you are.

I'mnot assumin anything. I asked if you do 10,000 ft rides. You keep saying we, us. I;'m asking you, do you do the rides? I noticed the ride is a lottery meaning you can't just sign up and join. Anybody can say they are going to do the ride,. Or going to sign up or even lie and say they did the ride.

Without assuming:

Did you win the lottery to enter the ride?
Are you doing the ride?
Do you do 10,000 ft rides?
Have you ever done a 10,000 ft ride in 100 degree temps?

Please quit saying us and we. Never did I say there aren't great riders out there. I'm asking about you! Some reason you keep wanting to drag others into YOUR defense! Stop being a baby, answer for yourself!

Just for your entertainment:

Did you win the lottery to enter the ride? I did not win the lottery, there are plenty of tickets that are sold by riders that did win the lottery once you get within two weeks of the ride.

Are you doing the ride? I plan to do it again, yes.

Do you do 10,000 ft rides? Not 10,000 feet without decents in between. But total 10,000 feet yes.

Have you ever done a 10,000 ft ride in 100 degree temps? Mid 90's, but not 100+... summertime in Utah.

Do you feel superior now? I've already conceded that your a much better rider, athlete, and person than I am... haven't I?

Do you feel superior now? I've already conceded that your a much better rider, athlete, and person than I am... haven't I?


OK,now this is weird. I thought you were just being a smarty pants but now I realize, yeah I would school you, bigtime! After reading some of your threads I realized even riding your go fast bike, you wouldn't keep up with me on my buttery smooth 1998 POS CAAD3 Cannondale. There's reason it's buttery smooth. I don't ride it in the rain and according to several others, they thought it was new. Not bad for an 11 year old bike and some shiny Dura Ace components!:thumb:

Anyway, my old bike have completed this 10,000 ft century in the time it takes you to do a flat century, maybe less! As an added bonus, we are the same age!:thumb:

Strange that you were trying to motivate me into riding my bike in the rain. You were so worried that I was looking for reasons not to ride, but maybe I should have been trying to motivate you into training a little harder rather than wasting your money on a go fast bike!:roflmao2:

After you tried to dis me for not riding in the rain, yeah I do feel superior now knowing I missed these valuable training days and can still kick your arse any day of the week, rain or shine!;)

You know, if I travel up there to school you, gotta be worth my while. Meaning I'll bet you my buttery smooth rides. My Canni, my Lemond and my tandem against your go fast bike!:p

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Strange that you were trying to motivate me into riding my bike in the rain. You were so worried that I was looking for reasons not to ride, but maybe I should have been trying to motivate you into training a little harder rather than wasting your money on a go fast bike!:roflmao2:

After you tried to dis me for not riding in the rain, yeah I do feel superior now knowing I missed these valuable training days and can still kick your arse any day of the week, rain or shine!;)


Talk is cheap. I'm in significantly better cycling shape than I was right after completing a double century last July. I have continued to train very hard (and yes I had to do it in the rain... that starts right around mid september around here) and I'm pretty confident in my abilities. However, I'm not confident enough that I would tell anyone that I've never ridden with that I could "kick there arse any day of the week..."

You just keep coaching us! You're the best Mr. Beanz. Nobody can ride with you without getting schooled. However, the invitation to the RAMROD is still open if you still think you can kick my arse. I'm pretty sure that at the level that you and I ride, it's more the engine that has an effect on our riding than the equipment. I ride what I like and I'm sure you do too.

I'm not the one claiming to be a better cyclist than you. I've conceded that haven't I? My perspective is that everyone is a better fit cyclist than me until we ride together. I'll compete for fun, but I won't "bet" on anything. If you want to come up here and prove you are a significantly better rider than me, then fine... I can assure you that there will be many riders better than me in the RAMROD and just maybe a few better than you. You'll have a good time, maybe you'll find the ride to be a challenge, and I can assure you that the scenery will be beautiful. But, it that's not good enough to be worth your time... well then. I'm not really interested in your buttery smooth rides, I already have the bicycle that I want for me. Owning your bikes wouldn't mean anything to me... you keep them, regardless of the outcome. They're yours.. you cherish them.

Jeeze! I wish you would quit using "us". I'm talking about me and you!;)

Nope, aint coming to Ramrod. Last time a superduper rider talked smack on a forum, I lashed him pretty good on the ride. He didn't want to bet his $6000 bike though!:( He had credits too his riding name a mile long. All types of weather too! I didn't ride in the rain but I'd stop and kiss Gina on the side of the road for while, watch him ride by then pass him again. Rinse and repeat. This was after he started an hour before me in the timed event! Didn't hear much from him after that. I think he was mad!It was a year I didn't do my best time, nor was I trying. It was just fun watching him ride by eating his words!:thumb:

Besides, I wouldn't want you to be mad at me. Plus I only train hard when I have a reason. Beating you would be like boxing Mickey Rooney!:roflmao2:

I ride what I like and I'm sure you do too.

They're yours.. you cherish them.

Hehe! I ride what I can afford! I'm sure your bike is worth far more than both my roadies put together. Funny that you say "cherish them". I do which means I don't ride them in the rain! I can't afford to buy new wheels everytime I thrash the hubs like some of the others. But yet you see a need to come down on me cause I wont take them out in the rain? All I'm tyring to say is ther is no need to ride them in the rain but you don't understand. Keep thinking it's some big issue that you ride the rain and I don't need to!

Eh, you're done! You can't understand!

If those 25 lb dumbells are a workout for you, then you might not want to give us (me) your opinions, advice, and counsel on boxing. Cracks me up! A guy doing curls with 25 lb dumbells talk about "feeling like he could rip the bars of his bike." That body of yours in the pictures is a pretty good indication of your physical strenghth. However, it says nothing about your cycling abilities. I believe that you are the one that called the rest of us "sissies?"

From all your talk... it sounds like you're undefeated. Just waitin' to get your shot at Lance, huh? I don't have any credits to my name. I've never raced. I'm purely a recreational rider. I ride with people that do race Cat 3 and Cat 4. They are better cyclists than me, but I've been able to stay with them on training rides lately. I'm just a former high school/college athlete trying to get back into better cardiovascular shape. I don't claim to be a superduper cyclist.

I'd like to read about this supeduper cyclist with credits to his riding name a mile long, that talked smack in the forum and then you kicked his arse while you were making out with Gina on the side of the road. Maybe you can point me to the thread? I just like to validate these things that are already on the record... should be easy.

Can't read either I see. If you could read, you'd see that I said I use lite weight for a lil warmup workout. A heavy workout for me is benching 330 lbs. This was just to motivate someone to get out of the rockingchair. But silly you again. taking it out of context like the moron you are!

Nope, not a contender for Lance. Had my butt kick plenty of times by some hardore riders.

Nope, no links cause after seing the lil ignorant dope you are, you'd prolly go looking for the guy jsut to raise more truoble. SOmehting you seem to do well!

More bologna you posted. I'm changing your name form "InTheRain" to "InTheLies". Your commute is 15 miles rountrip. You posted earlier that it added upt o blahblahblah over 10,000 miles. If you do the math, it's 3900 miles. Another lie! And you're tyrin to talk me into riding more? Bwahaha!

I love the search function. I can look up all your lil sissy posts! :p

BTW, I'm sure most here know my sense of humor and wouldnt' take offense to the title. They know I'm kidding! Unlike you, just jump in and start lying your way to trouble. ;)

Nope, no links cause after seing the lil ignorant dope you are, you'd prolly go looking for the guy jsut to raise more truoble. SOmehting you seem to do well!

Yeah, that's pretty much the response I was expecting. It's the easiest one to give when you can't back it up and/or it isn't true.

It's been my experience that the guys that are all talk are the ones that call others an arse, ignorant, and dope. I can understand that you finding it very frustrating trying to pull your foot out of your mouth, but there is no reason to call me names and belittle me. It doesn't do alot for your credibility.

I'm sorry for suggesting that it's OK to ride your bike (a mountain bike, no less) in the rain. I had no idea that it was going to turn into this. My apologies....

No,no thread cause it wasn't in these forums. It was before I joined. The guy doesn't hang here!

Still you are in denial. You didn't just suggest it was ok to ride in the rain. It is ok by all means, just your arsitic way of gently bringing it up!

Don't worry about my credibilty. I've ridden with several riders from these forums. I don't care what you think of my abilities. Bad thing is that after running your mouth to man times you run into someone like me that likes to have fun. I have no problem belittling a big mouth sarcastic arse!:thumb:

I know arsitic isn't a word, but I thought you'd like that one! Derives from "arse". :thumb:

M'eh! You're getting boring. I'm gonna go sleep 4 hours then get up and ride my mtb knobbies 40 miles in the overcast skies!:p...Overcast skies, rain to this guy!:D

No,no thread cause it wasn't in these forums. It was before I joined. The guy doesn't hang here!

It's OK, my computer can pretty much find it's way to any forum that you're talking about. Just show me that you're not all talk. In fact, I'm willing to take your bet on these terms... We race the RAMROD:

1. you give me a two hour head start (I don't have any biking credentials behind my name and I only ride a $2900 bike... not $6000)

2. you bring your wife, stop every hour and make out with her for 15 minutes.

3. I have an Olympic weight set in my garage. You show me how you workout with 330 lbs bench presses. If you're doing reps with 330, a 400+ lbs max shouldn't be a problem.

If you can do all that, I'll eat my words and proclaim to everyone that you are what you say you are. If you're not willing prove your superiority under those terms (all similar to things you have mentioned in prior posts)... then I will just assume you are all talk (I kind of think everyone else will too.)

I really have the feeling that I may not be the one with the big mouth. You may be a better cyclist... but I doubt that you are that much better. And not one that should be giving weightlifting, stretching, and boxing advice to the rest of us "sissies."