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09-03-17, 07:17 AM
#7901
VFL For Life
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09-03-17, 07:19 AM
#7902
Administrator
Thread Starter
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Location: Hudson Valley, NY
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Being behind by just one year is pretty good for me.
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09-03-17, 07:37 AM
#7903
Casually Deliberate
For getting in, can you not just stand up on the pedal and use your weight to clip in. Wait a minute. When I say your weight, of course I mean your very minuscule weight. But it is still weight, right?
For clipping out, everyone has a preferred place on the crank circle where the torque for unclipping is just right. For some folks it is the bottom of the circle. For others it is the top. There may be some who like 3:00 or 9:00. And it can be different for the two sides of the crank. Just let LoP hold up the bike and you try out different positions to see where you have the most strength in your ankle to get out. And most folks do better twisting the heel out, while others like twisting in better. You just have to make sure you don't run the heel into the drivetrain.
For clipping out, everyone has a preferred place on the crank circle where the torque for unclipping is just right. For some folks it is the bottom of the circle. For others it is the top. There may be some who like 3:00 or 9:00. And it can be different for the two sides of the crank. Just let LoP hold up the bike and you try out different positions to see where you have the most strength in your ankle to get out. And most folks do better twisting the heel out, while others like twisting in better. You just have to make sure you don't run the heel into the drivetrain.
Thanks again and sorry for so much bike related content.
09-03-17, 07:40 AM
#7904
Casually Deliberate
Had a good but tiring day. Biked 35km in light drizzle/headwinds to a meetup of cycle-tourists to cycle a 44km rail trail. It was an unpaved trail. I'm so very glad I was riding a bike with full mudguards. It meant I could go into the halfway point cafe without leaving mud everywhere.
Now my bike's drivetrain needs a very good clean.
Now my bike's drivetrain needs a very good clean.
09-03-17, 08:24 AM
#7906
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...it's always something.
...it's always something.
09-03-17, 08:33 AM
#7907
Senior Member
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Nope- Sylvia Sydney: (
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09-03-17, 08:34 AM
#7908
Senior Member
Thanks for the advice. The clipping out is coming along fine. Actually, in and out are getting to be relatively quick on the right. Out on the left is a little slower but only because I expect I'll have a devil of a time getting it back in. It doesn't seem to be a weight issue. It seems to be a question of being able to line it up and then clip in while it is. We're going to experiment with loosening the pedal tension and maybe I will try to pick up more things around the house with my left toes so that foot is more coordinated.
Thanks again and sorry for so much bike related content.
Thanks again and sorry for so much bike related content.
09-03-17, 08:40 AM
#7909
Super Modest
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Central Illinois
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Depends upon the year. We have a large coyote population in Illinois but the population in my neighborhood is cyclical with the small game numbers. They're noisiest in the Spring when they have little ones and they catch rabbits. They make a lot of racket and the rabbit also screams with a high-pitched blow curdling scream. My wife often will jump up and shut the windows until they calm down.
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09-03-17, 08:49 AM
#7913
Mostly Harmless
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09-03-17, 08:57 AM
#7914
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Houston, TX
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Bikes: 1990 Romic Reynolds 531 custom build, Merlin Works CR Ti custom build, super light Workswell 066 custom build
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09-03-17, 09:19 AM
#7915
Mostly Harmless
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09-03-17, 09:24 AM
#7917
Farmer tan
This a few blocks away from us.
All the local gravel is going to be charred for a while.
All the local gravel is going to be charred for a while.
09-03-17, 09:43 AM
#7919
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
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Bikes: 1986 Alpine (steel road bike), 2009 Ti Habenero, 2013 Specialized Roubaix
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09-03-17, 09:44 AM
#7920
Casually Deliberate
Sudoku and crossword puzzles are fine but I talked to a lady a year ago who worked for the Alzheimer's Association- just out of curiosity- and she said the best thing you can do is incorporate physical challenges as well as learning a new card game, etc.
And this is all so exhilarating still. Frustrating, yes, but also fun because once you get to my age there isn't as much potential for happy firsts as there used to be.
09-03-17, 09:50 AM
#7922
So it is
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Westminster, CO
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09-03-17, 09:50 AM
#7923
Senior Member
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Location: TC, MN
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09-03-17, 09:51 AM
#7924
So it is
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