What lessons have you learned the hard way this season?
11-10-13, 04:37 PM
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1. Take an extra 5 minutes to go back inside to get some seat saver if it slips your mind.
2. Always wash your bibs after 1 use.
3. Do not do 75 mile solo long ride in a drizzle with a combinatinon of lessons 1 and 2. You will get saddle sores.
4. Saddle sores are a sonofa*****.
2. Always wash your bibs after 1 use.
3. Do not do 75 mile solo long ride in a drizzle with a combinatinon of lessons 1 and 2. You will get saddle sores.
4. Saddle sores are a sonofa*****.
11-10-13, 04:38 PM
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11-10-13, 05:40 PM
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Just because it shifts fine by hand cranking doesn't mean it will be the same when you are riding the thing. 
Skipped 1st gear and broke a spoke, luckily i was going up hill and not that fast
Skipped 1st gear and broke a spoke, luckily i was going up hill and not that fast
11-11-13, 12:30 PM
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Don't cave into peer pressure and skip three of the four rest stops and the lunch stop on a charity ride century.
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11-11-13, 12:54 PM
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Ouch.
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A race bike in any era is a highly personal choice that at its "best" balances the requirements of fit, weight, handling, durability and cost tempered by the willingness to toss it and oneself down the pavement at considerable speed. ~Bandera
11-11-13, 01:03 PM
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11-11-13, 03:37 PM
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Totally been there.
My main lesson applies to everyone who's ever thought "Yeah, my knees hurt, but I'll get stronger":
SPIN. Seriously. It's ok to spin...for single speeds/fixed gear, get a good gear ratio that bridges the gap between speed and climbing. Having a gear ratio that can get you up to 30mph doesn't help much if your knees explode on the first few hills.
Spinning saves knees...and possibly lives.
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