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Forum: Training & Nutrition
03-01-06, 10:01 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,505
Posted By tandemCruzer

Howdy, Good for you for being brave enough...

Howdy,

Good for you for being brave enough to post your fitday stats. I post mine for a day and chicken out and take them down ;) . (I have a lot of weight to lose!).

Can you plan your...
Forum: Introductions
03-01-06, 08:23 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,622
Posted By tandemCruzer

Reppy, Awesome! I enjoyed every word of...

Reppy,

Awesome! I enjoyed every word of your story, and found it really inspiring. My husband is disabled so I know a little about being told by many people what you can and can't do. Good...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
02-23-06, 02:43 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,225
Posted By tandemCruzer

BTW, if your Arriva is as old as mine (an '83,...

BTW, if your Arriva is as old as mine (an '83, also has the fillet brazing), the rear spacing is 140, if I remember correctly.

Cheers!
Forum: Tandem Cycling
02-23-06, 02:41 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,225
Posted By tandemCruzer

Howdy, I have an Arriva as well with 27"...

Howdy,

I have an Arriva as well with 27" wheels and recently fitted it with 700c wheel on the back -- the 700c wheel is just a bit smaller than the 27" (I want to say 1/4"?), and we were able to...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
02-23-06, 02:34 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,967
Posted By tandemCruzer

Cool! Thanks for the info (I have small hands...

Cool! Thanks for the info (I have small hands -- Ergos look like they might work a lot better). I see that Santana's offering to let one try STI levers (which they claim have been re-designed for...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
02-23-06, 02:19 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 765
Posted By tandemCruzer

We have a 'bent, and for me, my shorter legs in...

We have a 'bent, and for me, my shorter legs in the front make it really hard to control the bike on one leg at stop lights (with my stoker's feet up on the pedals). I dropped the bike at a stop...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
02-22-06, 10:34 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,370
Posted By tandemCruzer

We have plenty of hills in Santa Cruz! I find...

We have plenty of hills in Santa Cruz! I find that I can feel my stoker's efforts through the pedals, and often I do have to tell him to back off -- I tell him to rest, to save it for a spot coming...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
02-21-06, 09:27 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 765
Posted By tandemCruzer

Hi There! My husband is blind and I captain...

Hi There!

My husband is blind and I captain the bike. I'm have about a 30" inseam (5'5.5"). My husband's about 5'4". I think you'll be able to find a comfortable set up on the back of a bike...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
09-26-03, 12:14 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,036
Posted By tandemCruzer

Thanks so much for all of your replies! They are...

Thanks so much for all of your replies! They are all very helpful. I don't feel so weird about last weekend now :). And that's news to me, the fact that you can't hydrate on the bike. That you...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
09-25-03, 02:10 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,036
Posted By tandemCruzer

Too true, too true. I probably would have sucked...

Too true, too true. I probably would have sucked it up and continued if my pride were involved ;-). My husband rides on the tandem with me, but heck, he's used to my whining :).
Forum: Training & Nutrition
09-23-03, 10:57 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,036
Posted By tandemCruzer

Yes, I was at the Surf City Century, too. ...

Yes, I was at the Surf City Century, too. Unfortunately not the best organized ride, I agree, and quite unseasonably warm! (But better weather than the Faces of America 2003 New York to DC ride I...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
09-22-03, 09:59 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,036
Posted By tandemCruzer

Weelll, I'd done 163 miles the previous weekend,...

Weelll, I'd done 163 miles the previous weekend, and the last long ride around 3 weeks before that was 85 miles with a lot of climbing (the Holstein Hundred). I did a lot of 10-20 mile rides in...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
09-22-03, 08:40 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,036
Posted By tandemCruzer

Also, I had some diluted (~50%)...

Also, I had some diluted (~50%) pine-orange-banana juice ... about 16 oz...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
09-22-03, 08:27 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,036
Posted By tandemCruzer

ooh, oopsie. I drank almost 4 liters. ...

ooh, oopsie. I drank almost 4 liters.

almost 2 camelbaks, in other words. I was out there for 4 hours.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
09-22-03, 04:02 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,036
Posted By tandemCruzer

Losing the biking feeling

Hello,

This probably sounds like a really strange question, but if anyone had some insight, I thought you folks might :)

Yesterday I started off on century -- it's been my goal to complete my...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
08-07-03, 02:24 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 807
Posted By tandemCruzer

I have a blind stoker (my husband) -- but I don't...

I have a blind stoker (my husband) -- but I don't think they're really much different from any other stoker, to be honest. I call a lot of stuff, like changing gears (our bike is old and the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-31-03, 05:59 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 727
Posted By tandemCruzer

I've been going to Sloughs for years, in SJ off...

I've been going to Sloughs for years, in SJ off Stevens Creek not far from the 280/880 interchange. He's pretty busy, and he doesn't hire much help, but I think he's a great mechanic. He has all...
Forum: Introductions
07-16-03, 06:03 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 430
Posted By tandemCruzer

Hello, from another Santa Cruzer .... I...

Hello, from another Santa Cruzer ....

I agree, Mtn. Charlie is a nice road ...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
07-09-03, 02:14 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,086
Posted By tandemCruzer

Hello, I don't write much here, but lurk...

Hello,

I don't write much here, but lurk occasionally and thought I'd chime in. I have an old back injury, and I've fought it for several years to get the time in on the bike, which I love. I...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
06-06-03, 01:27 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 772
Posted By tandemCruzer

Well *gasp* we ride, have fun, and try to improve...

Well *gasp* we ride, have fun, and try to improve (train) .. all at the same time!
Forum: Tandem Cycling
06-05-03, 01:52 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 772
Posted By tandemCruzer

Something like 3000/30 here, tandem/single. ...

Something like 3000/30 here, tandem/single.

Since my stoker doesn't ride a single it gives my stoker more opportunity to train that way. It helps me feel comfortable with handling the tandem,...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
05-06-03, 03:03 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,233
Posted By tandemCruzer

There used to be a low-end burley (the Zydeco)...

There used to be a low-end burley (the Zydeco) for rent down here in Santa Cruz -- The Bicycle Rental Center:

Bicycle Rental Center--Mountain bikes, tandems, cruisers, kids' bikes and kid...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
04-25-03, 06:13 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,483
Posted By tandemCruzer

Hello, Another good source for classifieds...

Hello,

Another good source for classifieds is the Tandem Club of America http://www.tandemclub.org/ .
Forum: Training & Nutrition
04-25-03, 03:36 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 901
Posted By tandemCruzer

I haven't done Atkins but I did low carb. I ate...

I haven't done Atkins but I did low carb. I ate less fat and a bit more carbs than the Atkins (maybe 30 g / day?). It was definitely a balancing act, getting enough carbs so that I didn't bonk when...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
04-25-03, 03:13 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 7,064
Posted By tandemCruzer

I like being up front, and I'm a girl. My...

I like being up front, and I'm a girl. My husband and I are similar sizes, but I always captain (he's blind). As Bill McCready mentions in one of his essays, you can hold up the tandem with your...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
04-23-03, 09:23 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 17,654
Posted By tandemCruzer

Wild! I take it the TwinTraveller also works...

Wild! I take it the TwinTraveller also works well for captains and stokers of very different heights.

My husband and I have a red 1985 Santana Arriva. We've owned it for about 7 years, going on...
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