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As you have been in the gym before remember this, with a focus on heavy compound movements (squats, deadlifts, etc) your upper body is getting a could workout as well. Also make sure your goals in the weight room are defined as in what are you hoping to accomplish? Better climbing, better sst efforts, etc. - have a goal.

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Sorry to belabor the point but one more question. I know Joe Friel is a proponent of supplemental weight training but for squats he recommends trying to use a stance which mimics the position of your feet on the pedals (eg very narrow / toes pointed straight ahead). I understand his rational but obviously this is not the normally recommend position for squats that typically would involve a wider stance and toes pointed outwards. Do you follow Friel's advice?
I use a variety of stances when it comes to squats. I wrote a little on it in Brian's thread.

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Cav runs a pretty small frame ~51.
When you ultimately look at it (IMHO) a sprinters bike is designed for that last few hundred meters. When it is a little more compact it allows you to be right over the crank in delivering power. A climbers pedal stroke being that it is at lower rpm (80 vs. 120) is more of an out and down stroke versus a more vertical stroke (sprint). A compact setup also allows you to be up and off the saddle to sprint and back down without a lot of movement to go back onto the seat.
When you ultimately look at it (IMHO) a sprinters bike is designed for that last few hundred meters. When it is a little more compact it allows you to be right over the crank in delivering power. A climbers pedal stroke being that it is at lower rpm (80 vs. 120) is more of an out and down stroke versus a more vertical stroke (sprint). A compact setup also allows you to be up and off the saddle to sprint and back down without a lot of movement to go back onto the seat.

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I know I've posted this before, but here it is again with my new set of Corima Aero +.


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2013 Cannondale Supersix EVO
Edit: The brick wall is at the bike shop. This picture was taken right after I purchased the bike and got fitted. They put the mount on the wall for the sole purpose of photographing some of their builds.






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Sweet Evo.
...now what's the story with the mount on the brick wall?
...now what's the story with the mount on the brick wall?

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nice Evo. I'd also like to know the story behind having a bike rack on a brick wall which I highly doubt is where you store your bike when not in use.

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Ahhh. Cool dealio

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I was thinking it was a hose mount.
We bring ours indoors this time of year!
We bring ours indoors this time of year!


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Haha, they were back to back...
Hope this makes up for it.
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Hope this makes up for it.
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