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08-01-09, 05:04 PM
#4851
old but fast
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: elyria, Ohio
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Bikes: Trek 1200, Trek 5000, K2 moutain bike, Giant Option touring. Also have 6 other bikes for rest of family
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8/1 55 miles in the AM and then an afternoon at a swim championship!
08-01-09, 05:25 PM
#4852
Mr.Schwinn F'in Armstrong
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: parma ohio
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Bikes: tarmac pro, SJ HT 29er expert, Trek Xo2, atomlab trailpimp, cannondale f5
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30 mile commute
08-02-09, 11:06 AM
#4853
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Kent, Ohio
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Bikes: Waterford 1200, Redline Monocog, Redline Conquest Pro, Surly Long Haul Trucker, and a Sunday BMX bike!
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101 miles on the MTB yesterday. Yowwwwwwza it hurt.
08-02-09, 01:17 PM
#4854
Velcro
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Berlin Heights, Ohio
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Finally!! My first ride since fracturing my scapula in three places on 7/17. Still hurts, I can't stand or sprint, but I did get 25 miles in. I guess I'll take the next few weeks easy, I'm screwed if I fall, and concentrate on becoming more efficent on the bike. I've been taking my 15 year old son to Westlake (and Akron yesterday) to race and watching is killing me.....
A fine day indeed.
A fine day indeed.
08-02-09, 04:51 PM
#4855
Addicted to Pavement
Join Date: May 2008
Location: SE WI
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Bikes: '99 DBR X2, '98 DB Response, '84 Raleigh Marathon, '80 Raleigh Reliant (fixed/single)
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8/1 - 75 miles
8/2 - 78 miles
(MS150)
8/2 - 78 miles
(MS150)
08-02-09, 07:29 PM
#4856
Fax Transport Specialist
7/31 - 15 miles, with gravel and single track
8/2 - 27 miles
8/2 - 27 miles
08-02-09, 09:09 PM
#4857
Arsehole
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I rode today. Thought I was gonna die. Rox 9.0 tells me (once I got home) that one of the climbs I did was 11%. No wonder I'm in pain. Checked the elevation thingy on MapMyRide and verified....11%.
I need new legs.
(and to lose another 100 pounds....)
I need new legs.
(and to lose another 100 pounds....)
08-03-09, 11:37 AM
#4859
Mitcholo
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Finally!! My first ride since fracturing my scapula in three places on 7/17. Still hurts, I can't stand or sprint, but I did get 25 miles in. I guess I'll take the next few weeks easy, I'm screwed if I fall, and concentrate on becoming more efficent on the bike. I've been taking my 15 year old son to Westlake (and Akron yesterday) to race and watching is killing me.....
A fine day indeed.
A fine day indeed.
08-03-09, 04:43 PM
#4860
old but fast
Join Date: Nov 2007
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8/3 42 miles, nice ride but the wind was a bit much!
08-03-09, 08:03 PM
#4862
Senior Member
46 miles with Allegheny Jet and crew. We had 6 of us and let me say it was such a pleasure riding with these guys. We had a few sprints and a few climbs but mostly a nice tempo ride that allowed for some chatting and B.S.......
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Kona Jake the Snake
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08-03-09, 08:18 PM
#4863
Senior Member
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8/2, 23 miles, had planned 60.
It was the wife's fault
, as I was getting my stuff together...
Wife: "Wow, is your rear tire THAT worn already?"
Me: "Yeah, I'm gonna replace it this week, it'll be fine for today."
Well of course ~15 miles in I had my 1st flat. Replaced the tube &
covered the worn spot in the tire with a dollar bill. Turned around
and then flatted again ~5 miles from home. Called for the SAG wagon
at that point.
While I was waiting a kind rider stopped and offered up his spare tube.
8/3, 15 miles on the new tire.
Cheers
It was the wife's fault
, as I was getting my stuff together...Wife: "Wow, is your rear tire THAT worn already?"
Me: "Yeah, I'm gonna replace it this week, it'll be fine for today."
Well of course ~15 miles in I had my 1st flat. Replaced the tube &
covered the worn spot in the tire with a dollar bill. Turned around
and then flatted again ~5 miles from home. Called for the SAG wagon
at that point.
While I was waiting a kind rider stopped and offered up his spare tube.
8/3, 15 miles on the new tire.
Cheers
08-04-09, 05:26 PM
#4864
old but fast
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8/4 49 miles. The tuesday Lorain Wheelmen ride, Fast and furious as always!
08-04-09, 06:45 PM
#4865
Mitcholo
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I expirimented with caffeine before racing tonight.
I attacked a lot, I wasn't able to react as fast as usual. I attacked once and crumbled. When the field caught me a counter attack went, which I regained strength for, I flew up the inside track, into the first turn, and completely crumbled again.
My heart rate went up way too high and I couldn't recover. I think this was a direct result of the caffeine.
I attacked a lot, I wasn't able to react as fast as usual. I attacked once and crumbled. When the field caught me a counter attack went, which I regained strength for, I flew up the inside track, into the first turn, and completely crumbled again.
My heart rate went up way too high and I couldn't recover. I think this was a direct result of the caffeine.
08-04-09, 07:31 PM
#4866
Mr.Schwinn F'in Armstrong
Join Date: Jan 2006
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36? miles i think. rode very well tonight.
08-04-09, 08:38 PM
#4867
Senior Member
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32 miles. windy and if I was a cat I'd only have 8 lives left.
Something about me, my bike and Detroit Rd (heading west between Lear/Jaycox)- Again, I almost freaking wrecked? 3 time riding that road, third time going OFF the road...
Something about me, my bike and Detroit Rd (heading west between Lear/Jaycox)- Again, I almost freaking wrecked? 3 time riding that road, third time going OFF the road...
08-04-09, 08:42 PM
#4868
Mitcholo
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What do you expect? You're;
a.) Riding on Detroit
b.) In Avon
c.) Riding on a 45 mph road
d.) On a bicycle
Detroit is bad all around.
a.) Riding on Detroit
b.) In Avon
c.) Riding on a 45 mph road
d.) On a bicycle
Detroit is bad all around.
08-05-09, 05:34 PM
#4870
old but fast
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8/5 44 miles, mostly recovery pace. Rode a little with Garysol and the SW club.
08-05-09, 05:36 PM
#4871
Senior Member
46 Miles. Mostly easy ride with a few longer efforts thrown in. Beautiful night for a ride. Rode with baggy shorts Dan and his lovely wife a bit
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Kona Jake the Snake
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08-05-09, 06:53 PM
#4872
Mitcholo
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25 miles of motorpacing tonight, 45 miles total.
Yeah. I had LOTS of people staring and cheering for me tonight; It was like public sex.
For the 25 miles, my average speed was 31 mph, with a max of 46 mph.
Yeah. I had LOTS of people staring and cheering for me tonight; It was like public sex.
For the 25 miles, my average speed was 31 mph, with a max of 46 mph.
08-05-09, 07:33 PM
#4873
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
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1:45 @ Z2 with 30 minutes of Z3 in the middle. I'm on recovery this week and am enjoying the heck out of it. Starting the week out I got to ride with Garysol1 on Monday, Tuesday was off, rode today, off tomorrow, an easy spin on Friday, and couple hours of tempo on Saturday. I'll be ready to fly come Sunday.
08-06-09, 10:56 AM
#4874
Road Runner
People with pools may disagree, but for us runners and cyclists, this has been one of the best summers in recent memory: usually 60s in the mornings, rarely gets to 80 all day, let alone 90 (haven't seen 90 since June). Anyway, another ideal biking day, so rode a total of 44 road-bike miles by going out a rail trail to my favorite breakfast-break spot, then riding back and taking a detour to do a lap of a local park that's a biker's favorite before heading on home.
Man, I'm enjoying this retirement gig where I can ride any day, any time, when conditions are just right!
Man, I'm enjoying this retirement gig where I can ride any day, any time, when conditions are just right!
08-06-09, 01:16 PM
#4875
Senior Member
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Yesterday I rode 6 miles (plus a 32-mile round trip commute) on a city of Detroit urban agriculture tour. My guess it there was about 150 cyclists (and hundreds more who opted for the bus tour.) The 70% grown-in-Detroit food at the end was awesome.
The tours were a fundraiser for the Garden Resource Program Collaborative (GRPC) which supports more than 517 backyard gardens, 244 community gardens, and 46 school gardens throughout the city of Detroit.
Here are some photos from one of the Midtown bike tours.
The tours were a fundraiser for the Garden Resource Program Collaborative (GRPC) which supports more than 517 backyard gardens, 244 community gardens, and 46 school gardens throughout the city of Detroit.
Here are some photos from one of the Midtown bike tours.
