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05-21-15, 10:06 AM
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Posted By Racer Ex

Stupid too. Count the number of people that blow...

Stupid too. Count the number of people that blow through red lights and stop signs or swerve into oncoming traffic. HOP has had two people killed in head ons over the years.
05-20-15, 11:52 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

Me. I was 't there but ti sure sounds like me...

Me. I was 't there but ti sure sounds like me...
05-20-15, 11:51 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

New paradigm. The back surgery has helped restore...

New paradigm. The back surgery has helped restore my left leg, my self prescribed rehab has been 2-3 days of gym work and every week I'm adding weight. Peak to 2 minute wattage numbers are as good...
05-20-15, 07:39 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

Big gear/low cadence work. Sprints to failure,...

Big gear/low cadence work. Sprints to failure, 1-2 KM all out efforts. Fast, explosive weight work.

Pretty common as you cycle through training and improvement to have the limiter change from the...
05-20-15, 07:28 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

It also says you're lucky to be alive after...

It also says you're lucky to be alive after racing on those wheels ;)
05-20-15, 07:11 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

Rotor also has a threaded BB30 bottom bracket...

Rotor also has a threaded BB30 bottom bracket that will work in a 68 BSA set up.
05-20-15, 07:08 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

Need to work on muscular endurance and lactic...

Need to work on muscular endurance and lactic tolerance. There's more to life than FTP.
04-29-15, 07:46 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

Funny. Rode up that today on my way out to the...

Funny. Rode up that today on my way out to the coast. Returned via Stage and Tunitas. Kinda nasty headwind coming off the ocean.

8 weeks out of back surgery and seem to be coming around.
04-26-15, 01:44 AM
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Posted By Racer Ex

It's not what the number is, it's when it is.

It's not what the number is, it's when it is.
04-25-15, 01:04 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

If you're doing Sattley go ride some 40k efforts...

If you're doing Sattley go ride some 40k efforts at 95-100% of FTP. 40-50 minutes seems to be the cliff for a lot of folks if their position is too aggressive. Shorter cranks are often your friend on...
04-25-15, 12:59 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

You'll be fully acclimated in a lot less time...

You'll be fully acclimated in a lot less time then you'll be there. Could write a pretty long piece on this but nutshelling:

- Recovery from effort takes a lot longer. So "blowing" costs a lot...
04-25-15, 09:42 AM
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Posted By Racer Ex

Banning aerobars isn't going to fix bad/stupid...

Banning aerobars isn't going to fix bad/stupid riding. Good riders are just fine on group rides, even in their aerobars. You can flick an elbow in the aerobars, and you can get to the brakes as fast...
04-25-15, 09:30 AM
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Posted By Racer Ex

If you look at your power curve you'll probably...

If you look at your power curve you'll probably see a shallower power declination as well.
04-25-15, 09:27 AM
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Posted By Racer Ex

Never seen this happen in a group ride except for...

Never seen this happen in a group ride except for people riding aerobars.






Yep.
04-25-15, 09:20 AM
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Posted By Racer Ex

Elev 5725 ft 39.40 °N, ...

Elev 5725 ft 39.40 °N, 119.83 °W | Updated 47 sec ago
http://icons.wxug.com/i/c/v1/sleet.svg
Ice Pellets

34.5 °F
Feels...
04-10-15, 10:24 AM
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Posted By Racer Ex

CTL will probably crack 40 today. It was...

CTL will probably crack 40 today.

It was 11.8 at the end of August, before I smacked my knee and had back surgery.

Heart rate drift, yeah, I have a little of that right now. Rode up Kings...
04-06-15, 11:40 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

Training again. Long uphill climb into a headwind...

Training again. Long uphill climb into a headwind (metaphor).
01-10-15, 01:45 AM
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Posted By Racer Ex

Some actually don't. Ulrich would show up...

Some actually don't. Ulrich would show up embarrassingly fat. Wiggans, IMHO one of the huge talents of this era would barely hang on to the back of the field in the early season some years. Contador...
01-09-15, 06:57 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

I have vertebrae breaks that are older than you.

I have vertebrae breaks that are older than you.
01-09-15, 01:34 AM
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Posted By Racer Ex

There is no try. Only do or not do.

There is no try. Only do or not do.
11-24-14, 06:44 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

Gu stuffed turkey.

Gu stuffed turkey.
11-24-14, 03:44 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

Been back in the gym lately. Adding weight almost...

Been back in the gym lately. Adding weight almost every session. To the exercises; I haven't had the courage to step on a scale in a few months.
10-17-14, 10:53 AM
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Posted By Racer Ex

Fortunately weather never changes, especially in...

Fortunately weather never changes, especially in the mountains, so you can take this to the bank.

(chuckle)

Rode up Lemmon in warm sunshine and 45 minutes later the temp dropped 40 degrees and...
10-16-14, 11:28 AM
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Posted By Racer Ex

It also lessens the mental shock of stepping up...

It also lessens the mental shock of stepping up into more high end work. The volume and frequency of this type of work is going to vary a bit. Older athletes need a bit more than younger...
08-15-14, 05:09 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

If a man does not train, and he races at an...

If a man does not train, and he races at an industrial park, will he still suck?
05-26-14, 06:06 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

60 isn't old.

60 isn't old.
05-17-14, 03:36 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

2:15 and 2200' of climbing into the teeth of...

2:15 and 2200' of climbing into the teeth of this:

http://youtu.be/q3WXx7yyu_E

Home in 30 minutes. Hit 50.4 on a 4% downhill. Broke the speed limit.
05-08-14, 10:48 AM
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Posted By Racer Ex

:thumb:

:thumb:
05-07-14, 07:45 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

I do.

I do.
05-07-14, 01:19 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

Pops Racer is my Dad. Speed Racer is my brother. ...

Pops Racer is my Dad. Speed Racer is my brother.

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTVMvoGD0RRB5Ut_KRrK_XxYpKx-m2_EwVMpkZXags9AiFilPNTeYwicWs
05-07-14, 10:10 AM
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Posted By Racer Ex

I'm killing it. 378822 Walking...

I'm killing it.

378822

Walking pneumonia, myelogram, epidural, family, work, and weather.

On the plus side I feel rested.
04-26-14, 07:05 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

The spectrum goes from gun-toting meth lab cooks...

The spectrum goes from gun-toting meth lab cooks to new age crystal pot farming hippies. Blowing past a "No Trespassing" sign could get you shot and buried or rolph'd and enlightened.
04-18-14, 09:59 AM
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Posted By Racer Ex

It's a flat, 4 corner rectangle course that the...

It's a flat, 4 corner rectangle course that the folks do laps on for an hour. No promoter. Mixed group so the pace is higher and smoother overall than you find in a 4/5 race. The less experienced...
01-06-14, 06:31 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

You're surrounded by freeways. Put in your...

You're surrounded by freeways. Put in your earplugs and put on your community service day glo vest and HTFU.
01-03-14, 10:29 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

I really enjoyed xc skiing in the offseason....

I really enjoyed xc skiing in the offseason. Where is that?
01-03-14, 01:54 AM
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Posted By Racer Ex

You guys should just do repeats up the last bit...

You guys should just do repeats up the last bit of Diablo.

Get well Fudgy.
01-02-14, 07:30 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

Wow! Congratulations! That explains the throwing...

Wow! Congratulations! That explains the throwing up after San Bruno!
12-29-13, 03:04 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

It's dead calm over here. You need to go around...

It's dead calm over here. You need to go around the corner.
12-29-13, 12:06 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

Ditto. But it's hard to consider someone a victim...

Ditto. But it's hard to consider someone a victim if they are walking around wearing a bomb vest with a yellow tag on the trigger that says "your balls are too small to pull this trigger"

My PMC...
12-26-13, 04:27 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

I'm half time between SoCal and Reno. Homes in...

I'm half time between SoCal and Reno. Homes in both places. Probably in SoCal through February for the most part. I race for a SoCal team.

For the life of me I can't figure out why I suck right...
12-26-13, 04:24 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

I wouldn't have been riding happily along if they...

I wouldn't have been riding happily along if they had been. Or complaining.
12-26-13, 04:13 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

He could have scraped the paint on the new bike.

He could have scraped the paint on the new bike.
12-26-13, 03:55 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

LA County Fire truck 19-2. The other four units...

LA County Fire truck 19-2. The other four units seemed to be able to obey the 3 foot passing rule, including the guy towing the dozer. This guys mirror was less than a foot from my head and the air...
12-26-13, 03:17 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

3 hours of climbing with a name guy and a...

3 hours of climbing with a name guy and a teammate. Wow do I suck. Also nearly got run over by a LA Fire truck.
12-24-13, 04:24 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

That's why you have the new club. When somebody...

That's why you have the new club. When somebody wants to go up some stupid climb, you hit them in the head with the club and scream "It's December for chrissakes!!!"
12-20-13, 07:58 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

I'm exercising. Sort of regularly. For an average...

I'm exercising. Sort of regularly. For an average schmuck I'm exercising a lot.

Training? Not so much.

If I'm not relying on race smarts and half ass fitness to sneak in a result here or there...
12-20-13, 07:54 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

How tall is a tree? Oy. Son, you're over...

How tall is a tree?

Oy. Son, you're over thinking.
12-18-13, 06:52 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

But not the spell check button.

But not the spell check button.
12-17-13, 08:08 PM
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Posted By Racer Ex

It does....

It does. (http://www.guppiesworld.com/2012/12/18/calculating-swimming-training-stress-score-tss/)

How many calories do you think you burn for an hour of swimming?

Any vigorous physical...
11-21-13, 11:42 AM
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Posted By Racer Ex

The assumption that you're targeting muscle...

The assumption that you're targeting muscle imbalances is not always the case. In some cases you're targeting cycling specific muscles that benefit you by being more robust. And if you are...
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