2016! how was your commute today?
07-13-16, 06:17 AM
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+1 On the Gatorskins. Have been using them for a while and they seem to be a nice compromise between a supple more racy tire (4000s) and a stiff tire with more flat protection (4 seasons). Only drawback is the price ($44 and up depending on where you get them). I just pulled out a small piece of glass from the rear tire this morning. No flat, just another battle scar slice on the tire. Helps to wipe the tires with your hands once in a while to try and catch bumps like this one.
The ride is was really nice this morning. Was 72F with clear skies. Have the car in the shop for timing belt service. So need to do a full ride in from home for a few days, I suspect.
The ride is was really nice this morning. Was 72F with clear skies. Have the car in the shop for timing belt service. So need to do a full ride in from home for a few days, I suspect.
I believe I paid just over $30 on Amazon for my last pair. I thought that was a really good price.
07-13-16, 06:18 AM
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Muggy morning with a headwind. It's going to be brutal tonight, Heat Index around 100. Maybe, I'll get lucky and some clouds will roll in and knock the heat down a bit.
Good ride though nonetheless. Uneventful and pleasant.
Good ride though nonetheless. Uneventful and pleasant.
07-13-16, 06:25 AM
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On a walk last night, my wife and I saw a few folks out wandering around with their phones out. I'm guessing it is this Pokemon Go thing. She said it is supposed to get people out and moving around. That's a good thing I suppose, but sad to think a video game is needed to make that happen.
No rain storms yesterday, just a warm ride home. And a pleasant enough ride in this morning. I left a few minutes early and hit 15 miles. Gotta make up for the 0 miles last week.
No rain storms yesterday, just a warm ride home. And a pleasant enough ride in this morning. I left a few minutes early and hit 15 miles. Gotta make up for the 0 miles last week.
07-13-16, 06:30 AM
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https://www.amazon.com/Continental-C.../dp/B00BCU87AW
Maybe one of the UK sites might have a better deal (wiggle, ribble, ishkabibble, prokit, schmokit, whereyouwannagokit)? Just felt like B Kliban there for a second.
07-13-16, 07:20 AM
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Last week, I started to do strength exercises and I didn't want that to interfere with cycling so I just didn't cycle and that continued to Monday so yesterday, I was back on my bike (but no strength exercises so that experiment didn't work). Both yesterday and today, the highs will be 31C/85F with humidex at 39C/102F. However, yesterday's ride home was with a strong breeze so the heat didn't feel so intense. This morning felt like I was riding in pea soup.
Oh well, tomorrow afternoon will be spent at camp in the lake so bring on the heat!!!
Oh well, tomorrow afternoon will be spent at camp in the lake so bring on the heat!!!
07-13-16, 07:23 AM
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You mean $30 each and that's still better than what I can find them for. Just checked Amazon and saw a 700x23 for ~$40:
https://www.amazon.com/Continental-C.../dp/B00BCU87AW
Maybe one of the UK sites might have a better deal (wiggle, ribble, ishkabibble, prokit, schmokit, whereyouwannagokit)? Just felt like B Kliban there for a second.
https://www.amazon.com/Continental-C.../dp/B00BCU87AW
Maybe one of the UK sites might have a better deal (wiggle, ribble, ishkabibble, prokit, schmokit, whereyouwannagokit)? Just felt like B Kliban there for a second.
I probably associated that as $30 in my head or they were cheaper when I purchased them. I'm also a Prime member, which may have given me a better price. Hard to say
07-13-16, 07:52 AM
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It was kind of funny passing the old man's riding club this morning (my private mental tag for them). Rang my bell when we got to a clear stretch, waited for them to sort themselves out and rolled past exchanging "good morning", which is all the normal, low-key procedure with them. You just have to be patient. Past the first two, and coming up to the leader, I hear the "instructions" yelled out from behind "just call out on your left". 
I guess they don't like my loud little bell.
I guess they don't like my loud little bell.
07-13-16, 09:09 AM
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Nice commute this morning after missing two days due to thunderstorms. Very warm and humid but it felt good to be riding. The ride home should be a scorcher with heat index over 100.
07-13-16, 09:17 AM
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07-13-16, 11:14 AM
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Hah! No need for that because I will be totally soaked from sweat after a few minutes of riding. I just take it easy on really hot days and fill my water bottle with ice water. Many of the streets on my commute route are shady, and that helps. The hardest part is getting caught a long red lights on big streets; temperatures must be at least 5 degrees hotter there.
07-13-16, 11:24 AM
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I've been tempted to get one of those cool neck wraps (or make one) for the really hot days but haven't done so yet.
07-13-16, 07:34 PM
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31 mi RT today. Thunderstorms seem to have rained some everywhere but on me
It was nice going in, but going home, the longer leg of my commute, it was 95 heat index which at times was a bit stifling. Because of the thunderstorms I almost didn't ride in, but am glad I did!
It was nice going in, but going home, the longer leg of my commute, it was 95 heat index which at times was a bit stifling. Because of the thunderstorms I almost didn't ride in, but am glad I did!
07-14-16, 06:25 AM
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Sweaty days this week. But the steady 15mph breeze that I create makes it bearable.
I had a couple of bugs find one of my helmet vents yesterday. The first one hit and I took off my helmet to get him out of there. I think the second one managed on his own though.
I had a couple of bugs find one of my helmet vents yesterday. The first one hit and I took off my helmet to get him out of there. I think the second one managed on his own though.
07-14-16, 07:09 AM
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Hot and humid ride home had me running just a tad off my average. While heading up my final hill, I hear this rider approaching. His wheels roared like a little buzz saw. He must have been going 25 mph, uphill 
Hell of a bike, very fit rider. Tubeless tires. The guy was for real. He shot past me like I was standing still. I was struggling to hold 12 mph. He flew by like a car. SMH
Hell of a bike, very fit rider. Tubeless tires. The guy was for real. He shot past me like I was standing still. I was struggling to hold 12 mph. He flew by like a car. SMH
07-14-16, 07:37 AM
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Consecutive work commute number 106:
Beautiful morning here. No clouds, low humidity, 67 degrees and only a 12 mph wind. I left the house early, took the long way to work and tacked on an extra 18.5 miles.
Unfortunately now I'm sitting here trying not to hit the vending machine. I'm starving! But I weighed in this morning at 197 so I don't want to undo all my hard work. Haven't seen this side of 200 lbs very often since high school, 35 years ago.
Beautiful morning here. No clouds, low humidity, 67 degrees and only a 12 mph wind. I left the house early, took the long way to work and tacked on an extra 18.5 miles.
Unfortunately now I'm sitting here trying not to hit the vending machine. I'm starving! But I weighed in this morning at 197 so I don't want to undo all my hard work. Haven't seen this side of 200 lbs very often since high school, 35 years ago.
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07-14-16, 07:59 AM
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eat smart & I can relate. I postponed my annual physical cuz I didn't lose the weight I wanted to, then the family vacation didn't help. but riding has. my usual low 220s has just turned into 217. may not sound like much but when you stare at a scale for many months with no change, a little, means a lot.
07-14-16, 08:08 AM
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Rode in yesterday and it was 70 with humidity. After biking 100+ miles over the weekend and not commuting for two days, my legs had some good jump in them. Fast ride in but I knew the winds were going to pick up all day. Getting home was slow riding into 20mph winds with gusts even higher and temps in the upper 70's. Beat the rain by about 45 minutes. Today is cooler with temps in the 60's but the humidity is hanging on. Ride in was pleasant with a tailwind picking up the last couple miles. Scattered showers forecast for the day so we'll see if I need to pull out the raincoat or not.
07-14-16, 09:38 AM
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plugging along
humid this morning... made it to 100F yesterday and supposed to be warmer today. I hope I can just keep moving so I have a breeze. At work we have an ice maker and I fill the bottle within a 1/2 inch of ice and it melts down on the way home. Cold water the whole way.
07-14-16, 12:10 PM
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Strange Encounter...
So, I'm waiting in my bike lane for a traffic signal. Car immediately to my right and I are alone (it's 6:00 am). He's a late middle aged, military looking retired fellow in a Miata convertible. I finish a swig of water as the light turns green for us. He lays on it and peels out across the road, manually shifting after winding out each gear. Off he goes...
So I say to him, "yay for you". Granted, I was clad like a racer and was on a race-y looking road bike. Were we racing? Just another of life's head shakers, I guess...
So I say to him, "yay for you". Granted, I was clad like a racer and was on a race-y looking road bike. Were we racing? Just another of life's head shakers, I guess...
07-14-16, 12:40 PM
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Nice ride this morning, though I can see I'm starting to loose my daylight (I leave at 5:00.). When I got to the top of the ridge mid-way, I had a good view of Mt. Jefferson and the 3 Sisters, and some other smaller peak in between them.
07-14-16, 03:39 PM
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Got thoroughly drenched riding to be station this afternoon. One moment I was dry, then it was just water everywhere. after a half minute I couldn't have got wetter by jumping in the east river.
07-15-16, 06:15 AM
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Cooler starting out but doesn't take much as the sun rises! I've been riding the Specialized due to the rain and after 2.5k miles it's time for some work, don't know how many before I got it. Hearing a tick only on the front middle gear, might be a bearing but just need to do it all. Looks around $50 for crankset, cassette and chain.. cheaper than a new bike!