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05-02-18, 04:22 AM
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Don't know what the warranty is and haven't brought it to the attention of the shop who sold be the hub and built the wheel, which I will do today. I had premature wear with this hub before and that shop had to fight with Ck to get the worn part warrantied. The shop owner hates dealing with them. He said to me that many people who work their think they are God because they work for CK. He was "on" Cycle Oregon back in 2007. Don't know if he was actually riding, but I did see him sitting around in camp with an entourage brewing and drinking coffee.
05-02-18, 06:04 AM
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05-02-18, 06:23 AM
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05-02-18, 07:03 AM
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Sunny and warm out here in New York yesterday. Today will be even warmer. I am inside at the bike shop all day. Grrr.
05-02-18, 07:26 AM
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I did it. I went out and got a Garmin Fenix 5x. It's so damn cool.
Only thing is do I trust this one's waterproofedness? I mean I killed not one, but two Vivoactive HR watches in much much less water than they were rated for.
Only thing is do I trust this one's waterproofedness? I mean I killed not one, but two Vivoactive HR watches in much much less water than they were rated for.
05-02-18, 07:58 AM
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OMG Disneyland kicked my ass yesterday. I had a weight workout on my schedule for this am but after my warm up, I bailed on the workout in favor of a peristaltic leg compression session. #recoveryfirst
Maybe I can do the workout tonight.
Disneyland was a success. We had one day left on a ticket that needed to be used up by the end of May. Weekday Tuesday= ride everything in both parks, see the fireworks AND the parade. The Cocoa Churro was quite tasty.
Today is Doglets bone scan, we’ll be down in Santa Monica all day waiting for that to get done.
Maybe I can do the workout tonight.
Disneyland was a success. We had one day left on a ticket that needed to be used up by the end of May. Weekday Tuesday= ride everything in both parks, see the fireworks AND the parade. The Cocoa Churro was quite tasty.
Today is Doglets bone scan, we’ll be down in Santa Monica all day waiting for that to get done.
05-02-18, 08:38 AM
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05-02-18, 08:43 AM
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Vain, But Lacking Talent
So holy COW was Colorado ever amazing. I had probably the best time on a bike in my entire life. As you may be aware, there is not really anything resembling a sustained climb in Texas. As you might also remember, I am massively out of shape and overweight. So when my friend asked me if I wanted to do any climbing I said, "Is there anything like a 'mini' climb?" He took me to Lefthand Canyon Drive which is a beautiful road that runs along a stream. 90% of the road was pristine with a good shoulder. There were sketchy bits of gravel at the top and I nearly ate it on one of them when the rear wheel slid out while standing on the pedals. He basically said "Ok, we can keep on going. If you want to turn around at any point, let me know," and graciously rode probably the slowest pace he's ever done up that climb.
So we get to Jamestown at the "top" (it does go further, but that was enough for me) and I've never worked that hard on a bike or felt more accomplished. I was straight up more than 2 times slower than the KOM, but it's a real deal category 2 climb. I couldn't believe the elevation profile when I put my ride up on Strava. I hope I can make it back in the fall after I lose some weight. I want to give it another crack.
What I discovered about climbing was that some climbs are actually not that scary if the grade is constant and steady. You just fall into your pace and grind it out. I was on the last 2-3 gears the whole time and my heart was working hard, but I was able to ride the whole thing without stopping. It also helps that my Garmin was in my back pocket, so I couldn't obsess/dismay over numbers.
Equally as fun was descending. It just kept going and going and all I could think was 1) this is FUN and 2) did I really climb all this way?
https://www.strava.com/activities/1541730282/overview
So we get to Jamestown at the "top" (it does go further, but that was enough for me) and I've never worked that hard on a bike or felt more accomplished. I was straight up more than 2 times slower than the KOM, but it's a real deal category 2 climb. I couldn't believe the elevation profile when I put my ride up on Strava. I hope I can make it back in the fall after I lose some weight. I want to give it another crack.
What I discovered about climbing was that some climbs are actually not that scary if the grade is constant and steady. You just fall into your pace and grind it out. I was on the last 2-3 gears the whole time and my heart was working hard, but I was able to ride the whole thing without stopping. It also helps that my Garmin was in my back pocket, so I couldn't obsess/dismay over numbers.
Equally as fun was descending. It just kept going and going and all I could think was 1) this is FUN and 2) did I really climb all this way?
https://www.strava.com/activities/1541730282/overview
05-02-18, 08:58 AM
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Equally as fun was descending. It just kept going and going and all I could think was 1) this is FUN and 2) did I really climb all this way?
https://www.strava.com/activities/1541730282/overview
05-02-18, 09:12 AM
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05-02-18, 09:15 AM
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05-02-18, 09:20 AM
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So...Talked to the owner of the shop who built my wheel with the now-cracked CK hub. Five year warranty, which may have expired. He's going to take some photos and send them to CK and see what they say, but he didn't sound optimistic. As I mentioned before, they can be *****. One option he mentioned was a White Industries in red. I really don't want to go down the Frankenbike road. Even if no one else would notice the difference, I would. 
05-02-18, 09:35 AM
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05-02-18, 09:45 AM
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05-02-18, 09:49 AM
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Vain, But Lacking Talent
Did you look at the pictures? I'm way too fat for a loose jersey.
But yeah, this is why I went to see a doctor recently. I occasionally (very rarely) get massive spikes like that for 3-5 seconds. I usually feel it, but I was too toasted to notice it, probably. After the effort for climbing, I wasn't super surprised to see a short spike after I uploaded it.
But yeah, this is why I went to see a doctor recently. I occasionally (very rarely) get massive spikes like that for 3-5 seconds. I usually feel it, but I was too toasted to notice it, probably. After the effort for climbing, I wasn't super surprised to see a short spike after I uploaded it.
05-02-18, 09:55 AM
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Did you look at the pictures? I'm way too fat for a loose jersey.
But yeah, this is why I went to see a doctor recently. I occasionally (very rarely) get massive spikes like that for 3-5 seconds. I usually feel it, but I was too toasted to notice it, probably. After the effort for climbing, I wasn't super surprised to see a short spike after I uploaded it.
But yeah, this is why I went to see a doctor recently. I occasionally (very rarely) get massive spikes like that for 3-5 seconds. I usually feel it, but I was too toasted to notice it, probably. After the effort for climbing, I wasn't super surprised to see a short spike after I uploaded it.
05-02-18, 09:59 AM
#3044
Vain, But Lacking Talent
That may be the situation for you, but in this case, I was going slow (14 mph) with my HR already high and the road ticked up slightly while I was pretty much toasted from the rest of the ride. It happened on mile 35 out of 37. I've felt it in my chest before, so I know it's not the jersey.
05-02-18, 10:02 AM
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I can't tell a difference in feel on my 30mm gravel tyres running tubeless either. I think I have avoided a couple of pinch flats at 40psi, however.
05-02-18, 10:14 AM
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05-02-18, 10:15 AM
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Just did my first ride with power.
A) geez, time to get to work - long, fat winter
B) I am not smooth at all - very peaky. I rode without any power visible just for the baseline and on an effort that I tried to moderate based on feel, my power bounced around a lot -
It'll be interested to see how having real-time feedback changes the effort.
A) geez, time to get to work - long, fat winter
B) I am not smooth at all - very peaky. I rode without any power visible just for the baseline and on an effort that I tried to moderate based on feel, my power bounced around a lot -
It'll be interested to see how having real-time feedback changes the effort.
05-02-18, 10:48 AM
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Heh, I'm more of a 500 foot hill guy.
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05-02-18, 10:49 AM
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So holy COW was Colorado ever amazing. I had probably the best time on a bike in my entire life. As you may be aware, there is not really anything resembling a sustained climb in Texas. As you might also remember, I am massively out of shape and overweight. So when my friend asked me if I wanted to do any climbing I said, "Is there anything like a 'mini' climb?" He took me to Lefthand Canyon Drive which is a beautiful road that runs along a stream. 90% of the road was pristine with a good shoulder. There were sketchy bits of gravel at the top and I nearly ate it on one of them when the rear wheel slid out while standing on the pedals. He basically said "Ok, we can keep on going. If you want to turn around at any point, let me know," and graciously rode probably the slowest pace he's ever done up that climb.
So we get to Jamestown at the "top" (it does go further, but that was enough for me) and I've never worked that hard on a bike or felt more accomplished. I was straight up more than 2 times slower than the KOM, but it's a real deal category 2 climb. I couldn't believe the elevation profile when I put my ride up on Strava. I hope I can make it back in the fall after I lose some weight. I want to give it another crack.
What I discovered about climbing was that some climbs are actually not that scary if the grade is constant and steady. You just fall into your pace and grind it out. I was on the last 2-3 gears the whole time and my heart was working hard, but I was able to ride the whole thing without stopping. It also helps that my Garmin was in my back pocket, so I couldn't obsess/dismay over numbers.
Equally as fun was descending. It just kept going and going and all I could think was 1) this is FUN and 2) did I really climb all this way?
https://www.strava.com/activities/1541730282/overview
So we get to Jamestown at the "top" (it does go further, but that was enough for me) and I've never worked that hard on a bike or felt more accomplished. I was straight up more than 2 times slower than the KOM, but it's a real deal category 2 climb. I couldn't believe the elevation profile when I put my ride up on Strava. I hope I can make it back in the fall after I lose some weight. I want to give it another crack.
What I discovered about climbing was that some climbs are actually not that scary if the grade is constant and steady. You just fall into your pace and grind it out. I was on the last 2-3 gears the whole time and my heart was working hard, but I was able to ride the whole thing without stopping. It also helps that my Garmin was in my back pocket, so I couldn't obsess/dismay over numbers.
Equally as fun was descending. It just kept going and going and all I could think was 1) this is FUN and 2) did I really climb all this way?
https://www.strava.com/activities/1541730282/overview
That is a nice climb. It's not ridiculous, but you know it isn't flat. Past the store is called "Super James", and that hurts. It has some wicked kickers, and should you choose to, you can go past the paved section and hit the Peak to Peak Highway. On the way up to Jamestown there was a fork in the road, and if you chose left, that would take you to Ward, which is a lot tougher climb. The guy that runs the store in Ward bakes goodies, and everything he makes is awesome. Baking is not an easy task at 9,000 feet.
05-02-18, 10:54 AM
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Did you look at the pictures? I'm way too fat for a loose jersey.
But yeah, this is why I went to see a doctor recently. I occasionally (very rarely) get massive spikes like that for 3-5 seconds. I usually feel it, but I was too toasted to notice it, probably. After the effort for climbing, I wasn't super surprised to see a short spike after I uploaded it.
But yeah, this is why I went to see a doctor recently. I occasionally (very rarely) get massive spikes like that for 3-5 seconds. I usually feel it, but I was too toasted to notice it, probably. After the effort for climbing, I wasn't super surprised to see a short spike after I uploaded it.