300+ miles club, October
10-05-11, 01:46 PM
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Brown Bear, Sqrl Hunter
10/01 -42mi
and that's all, I think I slightly pulled my hamstring, and I've been off since Saturday
and that's all, I think I slightly pulled my hamstring, and I've been off since Saturday
10-05-11, 01:57 PM
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For me, I rather do two back to back 25 mile rides than a single 42 and get hurt.
10-05-11, 10:43 PM
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Not safe for work
17.5 miles. I hate leaves.
10-06-11, 08:09 AM
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10/1 - 12 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/118356071)
10/3 - 38 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/118867158 and https://connect.garmin.com/activity/118986441)
10/4 - 41 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119091404 and https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119210766)
10/5 - 38 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119302377 and https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119406089)
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129/400 (32%)
Days 4 and 5 of Car Free Week. Day 4 was really rainy in the morning, but once again I wore my long sleeve outfit and all was fine. Was a little muddy when I arrived at work, but no worse for the wear. Came back down to the bike after work to find a flat front tire. D'oh. Spent some time fixing it up and went on my way to the LBS to pick up some winter gloves. Lost track of time talking with them about ordering up an LHT for next year so I can finally have a road bike. By the time I made it home it was 30 minutes past dusk and pretty dark out, and it became clear that my Planet Bike LED "light" really isn't worth anything. So I'm going to consider searching for a more powerful light. It got very cold as soon as dusk hit as well, so I was glad I wore my winter outfit.
Day 5 was nice and sunny. In fact the rest of the week is supposed to be sunny, with not a drop of rain in sight- a well-needed change from the month of rain we just had. Unfortunately with all the clouds gone, so was the heat. It was actually colder in the morning on day 5 than it was the previous 4 days with nearly freezing rain. To make matters worse I was going into the wind both ways that day. By the time I got to work I was pretty sore, and I felt my legs cramping up. I haven't been able to increase my potassium intake, so the increase in cycling has probably offset my electrolyte balance. The ride home was brutal. The wind was severely demoralizing and I couldn't keep any speed whatsoever. Hills that I could tackle in 2x9 were suddenly requiring 2x3 to do. There's even one hill on the way back that I haven't needed to use my granny gear on since I started in July... but now I had to. Despite every effort not to, I had to drop all the way to 1x1 to make it over the top. I made it home however, which is the goal, so I guess it can be considered successful. It wasn't pretty, and it was my first sub 12mph ride in months, but I made it. Only 80 more miles to go for the week and then I can take a day off.
If there's one thing I got out of day 5, it's that any illusions I had about being able to easily handle credit-card touring next year have now been severely diminished. I've got a long way to go before I can do that. Day 6 is going to be an ordeal, I can tell.
10/3 - 38 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/118867158 and https://connect.garmin.com/activity/118986441)
10/4 - 41 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119091404 and https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119210766)
10/5 - 38 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119302377 and https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119406089)
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129/400 (32%)
Days 4 and 5 of Car Free Week. Day 4 was really rainy in the morning, but once again I wore my long sleeve outfit and all was fine. Was a little muddy when I arrived at work, but no worse for the wear. Came back down to the bike after work to find a flat front tire. D'oh. Spent some time fixing it up and went on my way to the LBS to pick up some winter gloves. Lost track of time talking with them about ordering up an LHT for next year so I can finally have a road bike. By the time I made it home it was 30 minutes past dusk and pretty dark out, and it became clear that my Planet Bike LED "light" really isn't worth anything. So I'm going to consider searching for a more powerful light. It got very cold as soon as dusk hit as well, so I was glad I wore my winter outfit.
Day 5 was nice and sunny. In fact the rest of the week is supposed to be sunny, with not a drop of rain in sight- a well-needed change from the month of rain we just had. Unfortunately with all the clouds gone, so was the heat. It was actually colder in the morning on day 5 than it was the previous 4 days with nearly freezing rain. To make matters worse I was going into the wind both ways that day. By the time I got to work I was pretty sore, and I felt my legs cramping up. I haven't been able to increase my potassium intake, so the increase in cycling has probably offset my electrolyte balance. The ride home was brutal. The wind was severely demoralizing and I couldn't keep any speed whatsoever. Hills that I could tackle in 2x9 were suddenly requiring 2x3 to do. There's even one hill on the way back that I haven't needed to use my granny gear on since I started in July... but now I had to. Despite every effort not to, I had to drop all the way to 1x1 to make it over the top. I made it home however, which is the goal, so I guess it can be considered successful. It wasn't pretty, and it was my first sub 12mph ride in months, but I made it. Only 80 more miles to go for the week and then I can take a day off.
If there's one thing I got out of day 5, it's that any illusions I had about being able to easily handle credit-card touring next year have now been severely diminished. I've got a long way to go before I can do that. Day 6 is going to be an ordeal, I can tell.
10-06-11, 10:17 AM
#30
Brown Bear, Sqrl Hunter
10/01- 42mi
10/06- 22mi
God, I feel so damn behind with all these days off. I hit 464mi last month though.
10-06-11, 06:26 PM
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10/1 - 12 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/118356071)
10/3 - 38 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/118867158 and https://connect.garmin.com/activity/118986441)
10/4 - 41 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119091404 and https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119210766)
10/5 - 38 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119302377 and https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119406089)
10/6 - 39 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119491604 and https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119588780)
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168/400 (42%)
End of Car Free Week Day #6. Checked out the bike last night and the chain was really loud when I spun the pedals. Inspected it closer and wow, there was a lot of crap in and on the chain. I guess 2 days of rainy cycling will do that. Cleaned and regreased it and it sounded nice and new again.
Woke up this morning and I could barely move. It was tough even getting out of bed. Fortunately after a nice warm shower I felt much better, so I get dressed up and ready to go. Get outside and wow it is cold. At first I was thinking that it had to be less than 50 degrees out, but after a mile of cycling and I still wasn't warming up, it became evident that it was much colder than that. My Garmin 500 was still in the process of losing its residual heat from being at room temperature all night, but finally around mile 6 it hit a low point: 37 degrees. Possibly the coldest I've ever cycled in before. Oddly enough my muscles felt better than yesterday and I once again was able to break 14mph on the way into work.
Work was interesting. While I was able to cycle better than yesterday, it still hurt far more to walk around. In fact I could only walk really slow and my left leg wouldn't exactly operate as smooth as it used to. The "spring" I had developed in my step over the last year was definitely gone.
So I began running out of groceries. In particular I was completely out of potassium and protein. Because of this I decided that today on the way home I would go grocery shopping on the bike. I had a choice to make; do I go to Wegmans or do I go to Tops? Wegmans is 10 miles away from home, and adds a mile to the commute. Tops is 0.5 miles away from home and directly on my normal route. Logistically Tops would make more sense... but I don't like Tops. When I began my weight loss journey I used to always go to Tops, but that created some really bad habits. They always stack crap food out in front and the produce selection was terrible; I ended up gaining so much weight going to Tops. When I decided to lose weight I switched exclusively to Wegmans because they have a much nicer and healthier food selection and better produce. So this was a tough choice? Do I add a mile and risk carting groceries 10 miles home? Or do I take the easy way and just walk to Tops later? I ended up going to Wegmans.
Shopping was interesting. I've never had to shop for groceries given a limited cargo capacity before. Suddenly the choices I'm making are much more important than ever before. I started evaluating food for its nutrient per weight/volume ratio. Things like bread were immediately disqualified... too bulky, too easy to squish in my panniers. I ended up loading up on dense proteins like ham and cheese, and at the last minute I decided to throw in one bag of spinach. Even though spinach is big and bulky and doesn't contain much calories, it's a staple of my diet for its vitamin and fibre content. For the first time ever, I actually ended up with only one item of carbs, simply because of the fact that there really aren't too many complex carbs that have a high calorie-to-volume ratio. I could have loaded up on simple sugars I suppose, but I don't really eat many of those. Unfortunately even though I was being very careful about the grocery volume, I still ended up getting just a little bit too much. I couldn't really fit everything in my panniers comfortably, so I had to take out my cable and U-lock, and wrap them around my seatpost to make room. Even still, There was still barely enough room for everything.
Made it home with no issues. Again, surprisingly faster than yesterday. This route actually ended up being much safer than my normal route too, so I think I'm going to end up taking it from now on. Honestly I have no idea why I disregarded this route when I first decided to go bicycle commuting. I think maybe I was frightened by the 19 miles and decided that was the highest distance I was willing to go... but in the grand scheme of things, 20 safer miles is a much better proposition when it comes down to it. By the time I got home the bag of spinach had ended up popping, so I've got to make sure I finish that off in the next 2 days now. Other than that there were no incidents, and I'm feeling like this week has been a magnificent success so far. Just one more day to go, 40 miles, and then I can finally take a day off. If all goes well I'll be finishing the week at 210 miles, a new high record for me. My previous best is 179, so I'm only 9 miles behind.
I've decided that the cycling year is rapidly coming to a close. This mornings 37 degree ride, while brisk, was still very very cold. I was well-layered up too; there's not much more I could add beside a ski mask without severely limiting my mobility. I imagine once it drops below 32 I won't be able to tolerate long rides anymore. Probably by the end of this month I'll be done commuting. Certainly no later than the Daylight Saving Time switch; the daylight hours are getting too short now. Because of this realisation I've decided to finalize my goals for this year:
1) Bike 2500 miles. Currently at 2117 miles, so I have 383 to go. It's possible I'll hit that before the end of the month, but it's more likely I'll finish that up in the beginning of November.
2) Complete 22 bicycle commutes. Basically an average year of mine, minus vacations and mandatory business trips, results in 44 full weeks of driving to work, which works out to 220 days. So 22 commutes works out to 10% of my yearly driving. If tomorrow goes as planned I'll hit 19 commutes, so I'll only have 3 more to go before the end of the month.
3) Bike to Rochester and back. This was my original century idea; I abandoned it in favor of a more flat century to ensure that I completed it, but now that I'm more comfortable with climbing I think I am willing to take this challenge on again.
4) Do the 40 mile "hill" route I have planned. This one I may do this weekend, but I may do the century in place of this if the weather is beautiful. This route has about 6 giant climbs on it, and one monstrous descent. I'm very nervous about the descent, and one of the climbs. But I'd like to go out with a bang. A bonus of this route is that it's gorgeous; if the fall foliage has turned red and yellow it will make for some spectacular sights.
10/3 - 38 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/118867158 and https://connect.garmin.com/activity/118986441)
10/4 - 41 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119091404 and https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119210766)
10/5 - 38 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119302377 and https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119406089)
10/6 - 39 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119491604 and https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119588780)
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168/400 (42%)
End of Car Free Week Day #6. Checked out the bike last night and the chain was really loud when I spun the pedals. Inspected it closer and wow, there was a lot of crap in and on the chain. I guess 2 days of rainy cycling will do that. Cleaned and regreased it and it sounded nice and new again.
Woke up this morning and I could barely move. It was tough even getting out of bed. Fortunately after a nice warm shower I felt much better, so I get dressed up and ready to go. Get outside and wow it is cold. At first I was thinking that it had to be less than 50 degrees out, but after a mile of cycling and I still wasn't warming up, it became evident that it was much colder than that. My Garmin 500 was still in the process of losing its residual heat from being at room temperature all night, but finally around mile 6 it hit a low point: 37 degrees. Possibly the coldest I've ever cycled in before. Oddly enough my muscles felt better than yesterday and I once again was able to break 14mph on the way into work.
Work was interesting. While I was able to cycle better than yesterday, it still hurt far more to walk around. In fact I could only walk really slow and my left leg wouldn't exactly operate as smooth as it used to. The "spring" I had developed in my step over the last year was definitely gone.
So I began running out of groceries. In particular I was completely out of potassium and protein. Because of this I decided that today on the way home I would go grocery shopping on the bike. I had a choice to make; do I go to Wegmans or do I go to Tops? Wegmans is 10 miles away from home, and adds a mile to the commute. Tops is 0.5 miles away from home and directly on my normal route. Logistically Tops would make more sense... but I don't like Tops. When I began my weight loss journey I used to always go to Tops, but that created some really bad habits. They always stack crap food out in front and the produce selection was terrible; I ended up gaining so much weight going to Tops. When I decided to lose weight I switched exclusively to Wegmans because they have a much nicer and healthier food selection and better produce. So this was a tough choice? Do I add a mile and risk carting groceries 10 miles home? Or do I take the easy way and just walk to Tops later? I ended up going to Wegmans.
Shopping was interesting. I've never had to shop for groceries given a limited cargo capacity before. Suddenly the choices I'm making are much more important than ever before. I started evaluating food for its nutrient per weight/volume ratio. Things like bread were immediately disqualified... too bulky, too easy to squish in my panniers. I ended up loading up on dense proteins like ham and cheese, and at the last minute I decided to throw in one bag of spinach. Even though spinach is big and bulky and doesn't contain much calories, it's a staple of my diet for its vitamin and fibre content. For the first time ever, I actually ended up with only one item of carbs, simply because of the fact that there really aren't too many complex carbs that have a high calorie-to-volume ratio. I could have loaded up on simple sugars I suppose, but I don't really eat many of those. Unfortunately even though I was being very careful about the grocery volume, I still ended up getting just a little bit too much. I couldn't really fit everything in my panniers comfortably, so I had to take out my cable and U-lock, and wrap them around my seatpost to make room. Even still, There was still barely enough room for everything.
Made it home with no issues. Again, surprisingly faster than yesterday. This route actually ended up being much safer than my normal route too, so I think I'm going to end up taking it from now on. Honestly I have no idea why I disregarded this route when I first decided to go bicycle commuting. I think maybe I was frightened by the 19 miles and decided that was the highest distance I was willing to go... but in the grand scheme of things, 20 safer miles is a much better proposition when it comes down to it. By the time I got home the bag of spinach had ended up popping, so I've got to make sure I finish that off in the next 2 days now. Other than that there were no incidents, and I'm feeling like this week has been a magnificent success so far. Just one more day to go, 40 miles, and then I can finally take a day off. If all goes well I'll be finishing the week at 210 miles, a new high record for me. My previous best is 179, so I'm only 9 miles behind.
I've decided that the cycling year is rapidly coming to a close. This mornings 37 degree ride, while brisk, was still very very cold. I was well-layered up too; there's not much more I could add beside a ski mask without severely limiting my mobility. I imagine once it drops below 32 I won't be able to tolerate long rides anymore. Probably by the end of this month I'll be done commuting. Certainly no later than the Daylight Saving Time switch; the daylight hours are getting too short now. Because of this realisation I've decided to finalize my goals for this year:
1) Bike 2500 miles. Currently at 2117 miles, so I have 383 to go. It's possible I'll hit that before the end of the month, but it's more likely I'll finish that up in the beginning of November.
2) Complete 22 bicycle commutes. Basically an average year of mine, minus vacations and mandatory business trips, results in 44 full weeks of driving to work, which works out to 220 days. So 22 commutes works out to 10% of my yearly driving. If tomorrow goes as planned I'll hit 19 commutes, so I'll only have 3 more to go before the end of the month.
3) Bike to Rochester and back. This was my original century idea; I abandoned it in favor of a more flat century to ensure that I completed it, but now that I'm more comfortable with climbing I think I am willing to take this challenge on again.
4) Do the 40 mile "hill" route I have planned. This one I may do this weekend, but I may do the century in place of this if the weather is beautiful. This route has about 6 giant climbs on it, and one monstrous descent. I'm very nervous about the descent, and one of the climbs. But I'd like to go out with a bang. A bonus of this route is that it's gorgeous; if the fall foliage has turned red and yellow it will make for some spectacular sights.
10-06-11, 07:56 PM
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10/1 - 33.30
10/2 - 17.70
10/6 - 17.70
Total: 68.70
Had to cut my ride short today due to rain. So, only able to do 1 circuit of the Upper Tampa.
10/2 - 17.70
10/6 - 17.70
Total: 68.70
Had to cut my ride short today due to rain. So, only able to do 1 circuit of the Upper Tampa.
10-07-11, 07:54 AM
#33
Brown Bear, Sqrl Hunter
10/01- 42mi
10/06- 22mi
10/07- 22mi
Total- 86mi
It's getting cold... I really need to invest in wool socks.
10/06- 22mi
10/07- 22mi
Total- 86mi
It's getting cold... I really need to invest in wool socks.
10-07-11, 06:28 PM
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10/1 - 12 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/118356071)
10/3 - 38 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/118867158 and https://connect.garmin.com/activity/118986441)
10/4 - 41 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119091404 and https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119210766)
10/5 - 38 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119302377 and https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119406089)
10/6 - 39 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119491604 and https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119588780)
10/7 - 39 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119672788 and https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119755552)
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207/400 (52%)
Made it through Car Free Week. I am exhausted beyond belief. No writeup today, but I'll make a new post about my thoughts for the entire week tomorrow sometime. Burned up half my monthly goal in just 7 days... heh.
10/3 - 38 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/118867158 and https://connect.garmin.com/activity/118986441)
10/4 - 41 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119091404 and https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119210766)
10/5 - 38 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119302377 and https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119406089)
10/6 - 39 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119491604 and https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119588780)
10/7 - 39 miles (https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119672788 and https://connect.garmin.com/activity/119755552)
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207/400 (52%)
Made it through Car Free Week. I am exhausted beyond belief. No writeup today, but I'll make a new post about my thoughts for the entire week tomorrow sometime. Burned up half my monthly goal in just 7 days... heh.
10-08-11, 05:22 PM
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Not safe for work
I'm up to 32 miles for the month.
My favourite vegetable right now is kale. I roll up several leaves, slice it into thin ribbons, then sauté it in a little olive oil and garlic. Yummy!
My favourite vegetable right now is kale. I roll up several leaves, slice it into thin ribbons, then sauté it in a little olive oil and garlic. Yummy!
10-09-11, 01:48 AM
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Brown Bear, Sqrl Hunter
10/01- 42mi
10/06- 22mi
10/07- 22mi
10/08- 30mi
Total- 116mi
Rode all around SF today. Got to see the Blue Angels and all that cool stuff. Great time.
10/06- 22mi
10/07- 22mi
10/08- 30mi
Total- 116mi
Rode all around SF today. Got to see the Blue Angels and all that cool stuff. Great time.
10-09-11, 01:46 PM
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I know I joining the party a little late into the month, but I'm going to push for 300 miles this month. I was about 25 miles short last month so I think I can make it if the weather holds out. Got off to a late start this month, but I made it up the past two days.
October 2011 Miles
10/8- 42.75
10/9- 33.00
Total: 75.75 done, 224.25 o go.
October 2011 Miles
10/8- 42.75
10/9- 33.00
Total: 75.75 done, 224.25 o go.
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10-09-11, 02:17 PM
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Quick question, I've noticed that once I hit around 20-25 miles my backside starts to get sore. Do you think that it would be more beneficial to buy a new saddle or better shorts/bib. Right now, I have the stock saddle on my Fuji Roubaix 3.0 and I am using Performance Century shorts as shown in the link. https://www.performancebike.com/bikes...0_20000_400065
Any opinions would be great cause I would really like to do 50-60 miles before it gets too cold out. The pain almost gets unbearable around mile 40. I could probably push it, but prefer being a bit more comfortable. Any insight would be appreciated.
Any opinions would be great cause I would really like to do 50-60 miles before it gets too cold out. The pain almost gets unbearable around mile 40. I could probably push it, but prefer being a bit more comfortable. Any insight would be appreciated.
10-09-11, 02:50 PM
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10/2 - 12 miles
10/3 - 20 miles
10/4 - 10 miles
10/6 - 19 miles
10/7 - 11 miles
Total - 72 miles
10/3 - 20 miles
10/4 - 10 miles
10/6 - 19 miles
10/7 - 11 miles
Total - 72 miles
10-09-11, 03:29 PM
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I shouldn't have any issue hitting this. 129.71 so far in 5 rides. I post them to iMMR, but don't know what to link for my profile view...not that y'all would really care to see my boring workout routes. The next couple of days are supposed to be raining, I would imagine that cooler weather can't be far behind given the wonderful weather we have had up to this point. I also need to get my butt out and invest in some cold weather clothing.
10-09-11, 05:11 PM
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October running total: 54.5 miles
Gorgeous day today!
Gorgeous day today!
10-09-11, 05:44 PM
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I'm back in on this! I was woefully unable to make it the last couple of months but am now back on track. I have 60 miles so far this month and see no end in sight!
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10-09-11, 11:30 PM
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Brown Bear, Sqrl Hunter
Quick question, I've noticed that once I hit around 20-25 miles my backside starts to get sore. Do you think that it would be more beneficial to buy a new saddle or better shorts/bib. Right now, I have the stock saddle on my Fuji Roubaix 3.0 and I am using Performance Century shorts as shown in the link. https://www.performancebike.com/bikes...0_20000_400065
Any opinions would be great cause I would really like to do 50-60 miles before it gets too cold out. The pain almost gets unbearable around mile 40. I could probably push it, but prefer being a bit more comfortable. Any insight would be appreciated.
Any opinions would be great cause I would really like to do 50-60 miles before it gets too cold out. The pain almost gets unbearable around mile 40. I could probably push it, but prefer being a bit more comfortable. Any insight would be appreciated.
10-10-11, 07:39 AM
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No I have not had a fitting. I've heard fittings are usually in the $250-350 range and I can't justify that for a less than $600 bike. I'm hoping by next summer I can upgrade the bike, so a fitting would be wasted in my opinion. I know that bibs/shorts could be used for any bike and possibly the saddle as well.
10-10-11, 12:45 PM
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get a new saddle and adjust your seat and handle bar height to suit you better. just to give you an idea, i'm using a Serfas RX saddle that i paid around $50 for.
10-10-11, 07:31 PM
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I'm up to 64.5 miles.
10-10-11, 07:39 PM
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10/01 - 33.30
10/02 - 17.70
10/06 - 17.70
10/10 - 22.50
Total: 91.20
Rain cleared out enough today for me to get in an after work ride but way behind what I thought I'd have by now.
10/02 - 17.70
10/06 - 17.70
10/10 - 22.50
Total: 91.20
Rain cleared out enough today for me to get in an after work ride but way behind what I thought I'd have by now.
10-11-11, 07:37 AM
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10/2 - 12 miles
10/3 - 20 miles
10/4 - 10 miles
10/6 - 19 miles
10/7 - 11 miles
10/10 - 12 miles
Total - 84 miles
10/3 - 20 miles
10/4 - 10 miles
10/6 - 19 miles
10/7 - 11 miles
10/10 - 12 miles
Total - 84 miles
10-11-11, 07:45 AM
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Quick question, I've noticed that once I hit around 20-25 miles my backside starts to get sore. Do you think that it would be more beneficial to buy a new saddle or better shorts/bib. Right now, I have the stock saddle on my Fuji Roubaix 3.0 and I am using Performance Century shorts as shown in the link. https://www.performancebike.com/bikes...0_20000_400065
Any opinions would be great cause I would really like to do 50-60 miles before it gets too cold out. The pain almost gets unbearable around mile 40. I could probably push it, but prefer being a bit more comfortable. Any insight would be appreciated.
Any opinions would be great cause I would really like to do 50-60 miles before it gets too cold out. The pain almost gets unbearable around mile 40. I could probably push it, but prefer being a bit more comfortable. Any insight would be appreciated.
