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04-30-07, 09:04 PM
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Good luck Ryan
04-30-07, 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryanf
53x12 is not really big for me vegavixen. Mashing is not bad for your knees. Spinning causes heavy breathing and O2 corrodes your body with freeradicals so spinning is way worse.
04-30-07, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by DrPete
TheKillerPenguin - He's made from bits of real penguin, so you know he's good.
05-01-07, 11:54 AM
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Throw the stick!!!!
Good luck in your race, hope your first race turns out the same way my first race did. 
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Did you finish?
05-01-07, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryanf
Spinning causes heavy breathing and O2 corrodes your body with freeradicals so spinning is way worse.
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05-01-07, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryanf
53x12 is not really big for me vegavixen. Mashing is not bad for your knees. Spinning causes heavy breathing and O2 corrodes your body with freeradicals so spinning is way worse.
Ryanf PhD or as Ryanf would spell it...Ryanf FD
05-01-07, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryanf
How should I prepare to crush souls?
I think you will have good results if you train smart (not just riding around) and race smart (not just shooting off the front when the race starts) persistently. Remember, the general idea in racing is to do as little work as necessary up to some critical point where you drope the hammer (sorry) and burn up all that energy you've been saving.
You have youth and the time that youth affords. Use it wisely. You may not ever become a pro, but you will crush some souls along the way.
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Ryanf - eat your vegetable and stop worrying about free radicals except those radicals from the 60s, I heard some of them were pretty bad...
05-01-07, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryanf
53x12 is not really big for me vegavixen. Mashing is not bad for your knees. Spinning causes heavy breathing and O2 corrodes your body with freeradicals so spinning is way worse.
Go get 'em, Ryan. We will require a detailed race report with photos.
05-01-07, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryanf
53x12 is not really big for me vegavixen. Mashing is not bad for your knees. Spinning causes heavy breathing and O2 corrodes your body with freeradicals so spinning is way worse.
ce comeback.
05-01-07, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryanf
I have a race coming up in June. I will resister this week. It is a road race. I'm excited and there are not many races here. I have more than a month until the race. How should I prepare to crush souls? I don't think I will have a chance in a sprint because a 53x15 is toooo small for any sprinting. Maybe I sould go 5k out? Do I need to get a physical to race? How sould I prepare? I'm going to be a bike racer. Hear that BIKE RACER. Thanks,RyanF
05-01-07, 02:19 PM
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05-01-07, 02:26 PM
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What are you wearing?
No mention of 'your look' yet?
Disappointing young ryan, come on....you talk about face time you should know to be ready to look your best for that face time when you break off the front early.
No mention of 'your look' yet?
Disappointing young ryan, come on....you talk about face time you should know to be ready to look your best for that face time when you break off the front early.
05-01-07, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryanf
Spinning hurts. I like my muscles mashing.
And wasn't it you who quoted that pain was just 'weakness leaving your body'? Sometimes when it hurts, it's doing your body good.
