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Addiction LXVIII

Old 11-18-17, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by f4rrest
If you're not enjoying it, no need to continue.
Oh I was still enjoying it, I just knew I probably wouldn't enjoy it all the way 'til 10pm. Got in one more lap, for the metric century!
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Originally Posted by WalksOn2Wheels
So I went and did the stupid thing. And BOY was it stupid.

Spinistry puts on a lot of gravel grinder type events in North Texas and they are always awesome. I realized before I left for my trip that they had one for the weekend after I got back and decided that would be a good way to get some miles in and challenge myself at the same time. I decided on the "50 mile" ride which they called the "75k" ride which was actually 51 miles.

And guys, the wind here in North Texas today was just plain brutal. 25mph sustained with gusts of 35. And I mean SUSTAINED. There was one point where I had to take a quick left and then right back onto a gravel road and I'm just watching plumes of dust shooting out from the very road I had to turn on. Luckily, the wind was from the north and the ride was northbound for the first half and mostly southbound for the last half.

In my last couple of rides, I had discovered that I was actually able to push into the red and drop my HR back down fairly easily. This ended up being very important. I pushed through the windy parts and was able to pull my HR back down so I wasn't pegging it the whole time, and when I got to the middle point, there was this lovely section of ups and downs and twists that was just so great, it was the most fun I've had on a bike in a LONG time. So after all that going in and out of the red, I felt super strong when I got those first tail winds.

Then at about mile 35, I got tired. Then it occured to me that I had consumed exactly 5 chicken mini's from chik-fil-a, a few small pieces of cut fruit, and a red bull. And that's it. And I didn't have any food on me. Once I hit mile 40, it was really just a game of putting my legs through the motions. I had to stop on the last section a few times because it was a long west bound road with lots of ups and downs and a massive cross wind. And because I couldn't really make an effort and actually keep my HR up, I was getting COLD with that north wind chilling things down. But I made it back and still finished in around 4 hours, so that wasn't half bad all considered.


TL;DR: long rides require food. I am an idiot. I still had fun because stupid people have stupid ideas of fun.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
Don't most people here already know this?

#iamthebaddoug
Apparently not.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
I apologize for telling you what to do, on the weekend no less.

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Originally Posted by RollCNY
Wow, I haven't glanced in here in a while, and two pages back was talk of the Browns and Lotus forks. Like old home days. I thought i could throw in a shot of my '86 Prestige's fork, but alas, it is safely stored in the shed.

Hope everyone is well. Jonesy, I was in Syracuse last weekend, and almost stopped by your shop. You still working there?
Howdy, Rolo!
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Howdy, Rolo!
Hey there. Have you and Miss Ramona returned to the Pacific northwest yet?
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Originally Posted by RollCNY
Hey there. Have you and Miss Ramona returned to the Pacific northwest yet?
Nope, we went south to Phoenix
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You have family there, right? I seem to recall you taking trips back there in yester year.
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Originally Posted by BillyD
I don't know how this became a sticky.
Senility?
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
The shop owner had her 50th birthday party. Some margaritas were had. Also a cake, which was gluten-free and vegan. It wasn't much of a cake.
Sounds horrible.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
The Intro to Road Cycling thread has 28 posts in the last two years.

It's very popular.
Too many stickies IMO.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
@Elaine could be a sock.
Nope.
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So the sticky is off and @Elaine is not a sock.

I am good with that.
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Well, that cold front moved in. This morning is at least 20* colder than yesterday, and it's the coldest morning in the extended forecast. For once that falls on the correct day.
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And the second-coldest in the extended forecast shows on Thanksgiving, which is also perfect. I'll be trying to pace AG to a considerable PR in the Turkey Trot.
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Originally Posted by Heathpack
@Velo Vol loves dates?

They are abundant in SoCal, I get them at the farmers market.

Two main uses for me:
1. Date shake recovery drink
2. As a topping to my daily lunch salad. Dates, a sharp cheese and balsamic vinegar is a tasty flavor combo added to a salad. My standard lunch is a big enormous bowl of lettuce topped with chicken, dates, jarlsberg cheese, cukes, balsamic and olive oil.
Nothing compares to fresh(undried) dates.
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Originally Posted by datlas
So the sticky is off and @Elaine is not a sock.

I am good with that.
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
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wut
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Originally Posted by BillyD
Gosh darnnit?
Closer to what was exclaimed.
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
Nothing compares to fresh(undried) dates.
Zabar’s Deli in NYC used to have a Russian coffee cake that was all dates and walnuts. More like a sitcky bun. Holy smokes that thing was good.
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Originally Posted by datlas
wut
Maybe he objected to 'sticky' and 'sock' in the same breath.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Well, that cold front moved in. This morning is at least 20* colder than yesterday, and it's the coldest morning in the extended forecast. For once that falls on the correct day.
Dipped to 18° overnight, but should heat up to 40° - I may be able to get in a ride and clean the rain gutters, woo hoo!

Oh, and there's a football game going on. In some ways, I hope that it's a blowout, one way or another, so that I can get on with the 100 other things that need to be done today.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
And the second-coldest in the extended forecast shows on Thanksgiving, which is also perfect. I'll be trying to pace AG to a considerable PR in the Turkey Trot.
It's going to be 80°A here on Thanksgiving, which kinda sucks in its own way.
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@rpenmanparker, who is the Ebay seller that you prefer for carbon rims? Still debating on the A33's or some carbon nonsense.
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