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Originally Posted by cavernmech
Agreed. Its like an old buddy of mine who used to ride a Ritchey P-22....he would joke (well most of the time anyway) about how he will throw himself under the bike for protection. Honestly if you are not racing and competitive what does the extra 1 lb difference really make? Half the guys who buy bikes like that could lose the extra 1lb by laying off the Big Macs.
I guess this the guy you know well there because he was talking about when you used to ride a hardtail and he was on a full-sus and how he sold you your Kona.. etc etc etc. We introduced ourselves and he said "well, I'll probably wind up riding with you this summer!". summary: I love bikes. :) |
Originally Posted by somnambulant
man.. my health benefits suck balls. You'd think a unionized position in a huge local would have a decent plan, but you'd be wrong.
unfortunately, they don't fit in my cycling shoes, so i've been forgetting to wear them. they do fit perfectly in my hiking boots... if i ever decide to do that thing called walking. on a related note, my knee - and my wrist too, for that matter - have been bothering me again lately. i've tried using a brace/tensor bandage on my knee while riding, but the chafing factor makes it worse. suggestions? dan, i'm looking your direction! http://www.nohomers.net/images/avatars/BartNerd.gif ah but it is 9 degrees and rising, and i have the day off... :D |
Originally Posted by somnambulant
I guess this the guy you know well there because he was talking about when you used to ride a hardtail and he was on a full-sus and how he sold you your Kona.. etc etc etc. We introduced ourselves and he said "well, I'll probably wind up riding with you this summer!". summary: I love bikes. :) |
Originally Posted by zippered
i don't have any benefits, but i just got some custom orthodics from a "community health center" (chc) for $200 and requested to go on a payment plan. you have to be a client of a chc first though.
unfortunately, they don't fit in my cycling shoes, so i've been forgetting to wear them. they do fit perfectly in my hiking boots... if i ever decide to do that thing called walking. on a related note, my knee - and my wrist too, for that matter - have been bothering me again lately. i've tried using a brace/tensor bandage on my knee while riding, but the chafing factor makes it worse. suggestions? dan, i'm looking your direction! http://www.nohomers.net/images/avatars/BartNerd.gif ah but it is 9 degrees and rising, and i have the day off... :D |
Originally Posted by zippered
i don't have any benefits, but i just got some custom orthodics from a "community health center" (chc) for $200 and requested to go on a payment plan. you have to be a client of a chc first though.
unfortunately, they don't fit in my cycling shoes, so i've been forgetting to wear them. they do fit perfectly in my hiking boots... if i ever decide to do that thing called walking. on a related note, my knee - and my wrist too, for that matter - have been bothering me again lately. i've tried using a brace/tensor bandage on my knee while riding, but the chafing factor makes it worse. suggestions? dan, i'm looking your direction! http://www.nohomers.net/images/avatars/BartNerd.gif ah but it is 9 degrees and rising, and i have the day off... :D |
Save weight, ride naked. :D
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Originally Posted by cavernmech
"when Keith rode a hardtail...I rode full sus and Keith got his a$$ handed to him on every ride".
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I'm afraid if I lost another pound i'd kite away with the wind... :P
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Originally Posted by TRaffic Jammer
Save weight, ride naked. :D
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Originally Posted by cavernmech
Is there a sports doc at the clinic you go to? If not consider consulting one. An experienced sports medicine doctor will be far better able to diagnose and suggest treatments than an average G.P. Myself, Dan and Wes all have gone to Doc Woollam with cycling related problems and are better off for the help we received from him.
i originally had the problem diagnosed a few years ago when i was boxing and ended up having to quit as a result. i went to physio for patello femoreal syndrome, but stopped going once i wasn't in constant pain. so i have a fairly good idea what the problem is, but i was wondering if there was a (cheap!) cycling specific brace someone had heard of... until then, i'm just gonna have to put the tensor brace i have on and deal with it. who's this doc woollam? |
bwahhhahaha!
Originally Posted by somnambulant
Isn't critical-ass coming up? ;)
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Originally Posted by zippered
who's this doc woollam? |
Originally Posted by somnambulant
Yeah, that's pretty much the story I heard, I figured I'd leave that part out. ;)
*tucks away in memory banks awaiting vengeance for said smack* |
Originally Posted by cavernmech
So Jims talkin smack huh?
*tucks away in memory banks awaiting vengeance for said smack* |
Originally Posted by Offhoff
I've had a great response for all you guys, and from people off the board, about wanting to ride with a camera.
So an annoucement: IF the weather holds for the weekend and we have a beautiful Saturday I would like to invite everyone out for a Bike BBQ. I've wanted to get stills and video of everyone and their bikes as well as hook up the bike cam rigs I have for anyone who wants to show off their skills during daylight. Polish up your bikes and bring out the bling. Fixed/ss would be great if we can keep it to that. I have a big garage that has no car so bike parking is no problem. This is a totally weather dependent event so as the week progresses I will continue to update people. Come for an hour or come for the whole afternoon we'll eat, drink and be merry. If the weather is still doing well I'll start collecting a list of peeps who are interested. And I'll have information at the Safety Meeting for sure. I hope people want/do come out and that everyone rides safe! |
no somnambulants allowed! :)
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well, that's plural right? So you're allowed to have one. </simpsons reference>
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I fully hope and expect to see at least one Somnambulant there.
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Originally Posted by somnambulant
well, that's plural right? So you're allowed to have one. </simpsons reference>
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Originally Posted by zippered
on a related note, my knee - and my wrist too, for that matter - have been bothering me again lately. i've tried using a brace/tensor bandage on my knee while riding, but the chafing factor makes it worse. suggestions? dan, i'm looking your direction!
I don't know if it really was this stuff but she said it changed her life for the better. I remember that she did start to look a lot better ie: more colour in her face and her hair became less gnarly and she did have a lot more energy. I have another friend who is a pharmacist who thinks that all naturopathic stuff is voodoo and that Cathy was just anemic. *shrugs* edit: from the Wiki article: Out of the many conflicting research results, Ginkgo extract seems to have three effects on the human body: it improves blood flow (including microcirculation in small capillaries) to most tissues and organs; it protects against oxidative cell damage from free radicals; and it blocks many of the effects of PAF (platelet aggregation, blood clotting) that have been related to the development of a number of cardiovascular, renal, respiratory and CNS (Central Nervous System) disorders. |
Originally Posted by TRaffic Jammer
I fully hope and expect to see at least one Somnambulant there.
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Originally Posted by jet sanchEz
from the Wiki article: Out of the many conflicting research results, Ginkgo extract seems to have three effects on the human body: it improves blood flow (including microcirculation in small capillaries) to most tissues and organs; it protects against oxidative cell damage from free radicals; and it blocks many of the effects of PAF (platelet aggregation, blood clotting) that have been related to the development of a number of cardiovascular, renal, respiratory and CNS (Central Nervous System) disorders.
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"The real story at today's Tour de Georgia was NOT the high overall speed of the winning eight-man break, lead in by stage winner Gianni Meersman of Discovery. The Belgian, also the event's youngest rider, handily out-sprinted the rest of the lead group, who covered the 118 miles and four categorized climbs in a rapid average of 25.95 mph. But to really understand what happened today, you should look to the average of the main field -- 23.44mph -- which well and truly explains the 29:07 gap between the two groups. 29 minutes!"
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41.5 km/h average up mountains? pshhhhhh. They get to coast down the other side.
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Probably tailwind both ways. Bunch of losers! Comparing bunch average speed to break speed is invalid until you consider tactics.
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