Ok, so I've decided to htfu...
10-01-08, 06:23 PM
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Ok, so I've decided to htfu...
Ok, so I've been a weenie....I've spent most of my cruising time on my 42T chainring. Well, for today's paltry 15mi before dinner ride I resolved NOT to shift off the 52T ring...and I didn't. It was a lot harder for me in places than I was used to but I pushed through it...and found that my warmup came quicker than normal. The last two miles into the 20mph headwind was tough, and I stayed in the 52-24 for most of that two miles, but I did it.
HTFU...hopefully I'm on my way...
HTFU...hopefully I'm on my way...
10-01-08, 06:24 PM
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>>Ok, so I've decided to htfu<<
Don't do it.
Don't do it.
10-01-08, 06:50 PM
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10-01-08, 06:59 PM
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I've tried that before. It didn't make me faster, but it did make my knees hurt more!
10-01-08, 07:11 PM
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You're probably right, my bad...but I was proud of myself for not giving in to temptation when the quads started to burn on the one short but very steep hill on this route. And, 99% of my rides are solo so it's doubly tempting...no one to call me out, except myself.
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10-01-08, 08:02 PM
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"Ok, so I've decided to htfu... "
Let us know how that goes for you.
Let us know how that goes for you.
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10-01-08, 08:46 PM
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Yeah, the neat thing about that bigger chainring is you can get to Wendy's quicker to get that triple cheeseburger.
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