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Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
02-25-12, 04:41 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 6,043
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

I am late to the party and won't make it but I am...

I am late to the party and won't make it but I am riding again.

2/25 - 6.7

(not so) Grand Total: 6.7 miles
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
10-15-11, 02:07 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 343
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

My first Century down.

Well I did it.

After getting used to 30ish mile runs on the weekends I doubled it and did a 100k.

The second half was pretty tough, a flat tire early on and the heat of the day was on me. I...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
10-14-11, 06:29 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 462
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

Grats on the roadbike!

Grats on the roadbike!
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
10-01-11, 02:43 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 608
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

I wonder what they are going to look like next...

I wonder what they are going to look like next year...drought might keep up for the rest of the decade...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
10-01-11, 01:34 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 3,452
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

10-1: 32 10-7: 16.8 10-8: 30 10-9: 30 ...

10-1: 32
10-7: 16.8
10-8: 30
10-9: 30
10-10: 30
10-15: 62
10-23: 30

Total: 230.8
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
10-01-11, 12:40 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 608
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

Texas: Roads and Drought

So the heat is finally down enough to start riding consistently again, and my elbow seems to be healed up. Needing some new tires because I keep getting flats from thorns and other road debris every...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
09-06-11, 04:18 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 664
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

Same here, 16+mph winds on my return trip, very...

Same here, 16+mph winds on my return trip, very brutal.
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
09-03-11, 09:14 AM
Replies: 204
Views: 6,466
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

If my elbow doesn't explode again, I might do...

If my elbow doesn't explode again, I might do well here....

9/3: 26
9/5: 26
9/15: 16.7
9/17: 16.7
9/18: 16.7
9/24: 16.7
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
08-27-11, 05:01 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,055
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

I know this isn't on topic...but I would love to...

I know this isn't on topic...but I would love to have your problems.

It has easily broken way past triple digits (38 C) pretty much every day since mid-July here, and a severe drought to boot.
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
08-20-11, 07:08 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 315
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

Getting back in the saddle, post tendonitis...

Well my elbow tendon injury took far longer to recovery from than I expected...three weeks was what i was told to expect, six weeks was more apt and I am still not at 100%.

Much appreciation to...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-16-11, 08:39 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 969
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

...and here I was walking into a thread I thought...

...and here I was walking into a thread I thought was going to be comically amusing, don't tease us with these wicked thread titles.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
07-10-11, 09:24 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 5,088
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

This is my first TdF I have watched, having just...

This is my first TdF I have watched, having just gotten into cycling.

...are there always so many wrecks? I have watched each day of it so far and each day the wrecks seem to be getting...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-09-11, 12:50 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 542
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

**One Week Later Update** It has been one...

**One Week Later Update**

It has been one week of rest (or the best that passes for it), compression, and recently ice. Trying to follow the RICE formula.

It has been about a week since I rode...
Forum: Texas
07-08-11, 06:56 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,288
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

I think I know of this one but I have never dealt...

I think I know of this one but I have never dealt with him personally, sorry.

But if it were me he is a either a bike flipper in the best case or a thief in the worst, either way I prefer to...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-06-11, 02:45 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 542
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

Be that as it may... When a 30 year old male...

Be that as it may...
When a 30 year old male comes in complaining of a sore throat with no prior or family history of any heart problems...well... You probably shouldn't schedule a few thousand...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-06-11, 05:13 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 542
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

I don't mean to sound like a negative person here...

I don't mean to sound like a negative person here but...well...I know these people all too well.

The doc is out and there isn't anyone there to look at it.

There are two hospitals within a...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-05-11, 06:42 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 565
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

Oh my dear Canadian brethren...If I have offended...

Oh my dear Canadian brethren...If I have offended you with my maple syrup comment, please accept my profound apology.
It is a cultural thing I assure you, we refer to what you produce as 'Real'...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-05-11, 06:30 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 542
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

I found out the doctor is out of the office until...

I found out the doctor is out of the office until the 20th of this month...great.

So I have the elbow wrapped in a compression bandage, no more outdoor cycling or any modest use of the limb, and a...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-04-11, 05:13 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 565
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

The american diet is killing us. We fill out...

The american diet is killing us.

We fill out plates with the worst kind and quality of meats we could imagine, make our sides out of processed "foods" that some have begun referring to as EFLS...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-04-11, 02:59 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 542
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

Well I am getting the wife to schedule me...

Well I am getting the wife to schedule me something this week, my boss is going to be pissed.

So likely tendonitis, goody...I am not happy about being out of the saddle.
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-03-11, 01:26 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,109
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

Ironically we just bought a used trainer of...

Ironically we just bought a used trainer of Craigslist today...

So +1 for the trainer here, you get to use the bike you love and not have to have another item of furniture.

...besides it might...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-02-11, 07:33 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,132
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

MTB tires are supposed to be a bit squishy, they...

MTB tires are supposed to be a bit squishy, they are meant to flex and grab the terrain as they traverse the terrain.

I do think you need new tires there though, maybe even tubes that doesn't...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-02-11, 04:55 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 542
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

Two weeks actually. Muscle relaxants...

Two weeks actually.



Muscle relaxants seem to be helping.



I think your right on this, the nexus of the area is right at the injection point they tried to draw blood...they must have hit...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-02-11, 07:41 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 542
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

I am not so keen about suing Carter Blood Care...

I am not so keen about suing Carter Blood Care for this, **** happens and I donate blood to give back to the world, seems suing them would be counterproductive to that goal.

However that doctors...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-02-11, 05:21 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 542
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

Elbow distress

So I missed my morning ride today due to not so minor pain and discomfort on my left elbow.

I thought this was something I did when I transitioned to a road bike from a mountain bike. Maybe I...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-01-11, 04:06 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,408
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

Your guesses would be right.

Your guesses would be right.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-01-11, 02:20 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,408
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

Trek 1000 shifter/ing

So I just got a Trek 1000, my very first roadbike. To start off with, I love the bike having only had MTBs before.

It is old, I am poor, so we aren't parting company anytime soon.

But the...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-01-11, 10:20 AM
Replies: 217
Views: 5,357
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

I am in, nice and cool in Texas this year so this...

I am in, nice and cool in Texas this year so this should be great!

07-01 - 30
07-02 - 44

...forced to stop due to injury.

Total: 74 miles
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-01-11, 09:19 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 932
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

Local rides would be nice, maybe a charity event,...

Local rides would be nice, maybe a charity event, I recognize I am a long way from those goals though.

A ride from one coast to the other would be fantastic...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-30-11, 05:41 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,319
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

All the best for a speedy recovery and back to...

All the best for a speedy recovery and back to training!
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-29-11, 02:05 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,318
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

My guess is... On the way to work the front...

My guess is...

On the way to work the front tire had the blowout. The LBS guy replaced the tube but did nothing to address a structural defect in the tire...that would later be noticed just...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-25-11, 09:14 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,044
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

You just made my area look so much worse, you...

You just made my area look so much worse, you realize that don't you? Now excuse me while I go brood...

Otherwise, wow those are awesome
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-24-11, 07:39 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 843
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

You know....I think your going to do great. ...

You know....I think your going to do great.

All of this comes down to discipline with BOTH diet and exercise, to really make progress you have to work on both aspects and it seems you are. Kudos...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-24-11, 10:06 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 562
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

I tilted the bars down just a bit, it felt better...

I tilted the bars down just a bit, it felt better this morning on my 30 mile ride.

The brakes are a little hard to depress with my hands on the hoods but I suspect that is normal.

My left...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-24-11, 06:50 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 562
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

That is the thing, I don't know what needs to be...

That is the thing, I don't know what needs to be adjusted I just have a 'feeling' that something isn't right. The hoods are too high, or maybe the bars are on backwards, I don't know I have had...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-23-11, 07:42 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 562
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

Quick evaluation on my bars and brakes

I am used to a MTB and these just don't feel right. They might be in need of adjustment but I can't figure if they do or don't or what direction to adjust.

Submitted for the wisdom of the Clydes...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-23-11, 07:34 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,082
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

Your offer is most appreciated and tempting But...

Your offer is most appreciated and tempting
But I need a bit more time on my roadbike before I would consider group rides, I am finding the transition from mountainbike to roadbike a bit rough on...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-23-11, 09:45 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 633
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

Not having done anything like that I find it hard...

Not having done anything like that I find it hard to comment...but I think you are going to do great.

If not I can be on standby next to the road with a barrel of oil and a golf-club.
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-23-11, 09:41 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,082
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

Somehow I totally overlooked CraigB's views on...

Somehow I totally overlooked CraigB's views on access roads...



These are my evening rides and I don't get home until late, getting on the bike and starting the minute I get home is crucial,...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-23-11, 08:19 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,082
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

(post removed) reading fail...

(post removed) reading fail...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-23-11, 08:03 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,082
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

Well at least the oil chip road will match the...

Well at least the oil chip road will match the other roads I have seen them redo...I can look forward to symmetically craptastic roads!
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-23-11, 07:53 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,082
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

I have this crazy-odd feeling that it will be...

I have this crazy-odd feeling that it will be spring before it is finished...

Of the 3 nasty alternatives, any thoughts, how are access-roads? I used to do them on my MTB before I got a flat...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-23-11, 07:37 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,082
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

The World is Against Me

Last night I got the hint, it couldn't be anymore obvious. Major government officials from several large countries combined with big business CEO's don't want me to lose weight and have conspired to...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-22-11, 11:00 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 589
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

I lived in the Lombard area, on the outskirts of...

I lived in the Lombard area, on the outskirts of Chicago. It was nicer then, they apparently developed the entire area since then and the woods I remember are gone now.

I live in Texas now, too...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-22-11, 10:36 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,347
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

10mph with only a week of training on a mountain...

10mph with only a week of training on a mountain bike in Houston.

I daresay, I think your pace might be a bit too high. I would rather encourage you to slow down to about 8mph, keep a good...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-22-11, 09:19 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,347
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

I am in north Texas and I started right below 240...

I am in north Texas and I started right below 240 myself, I did start in the spring though and that saved me.

A question, what kind of bike are you riding, MTB, roadbike, hybrid? The speed that...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-22-11, 05:18 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 705
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

Gentlemen... I picked up a pair of...

Gentlemen...

I picked up a pair of inexpensive (Schwable Lugano), but not the bottom of the barrel tires last night. I came home with no experience of putting on tires, only with the knowledge...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-19-11, 04:17 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 705
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

You know, I figured I would get the 'Don't buy...

You know, I figured I would get the 'Don't buy the cheap tires" response right off the bat. Fascinating...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-19-11, 03:47 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 589
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

Nice video, makes me wish I still lived in that...

Nice video, makes me wish I still lived in that area.
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-19-11, 02:51 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 705
Posted By Brutal.Roadrnr

I think I need new tires...

Just got a Trek 1000, the tires didn't look great but I foolishly ignored it..that lead to a replaced tube and the LBS telling me my tires are rotted...

Well the Trek is on ice and I am back to...
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