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roadwarrior 05-20-12 05:54 AM
Originally Posted by patentcad (Post 14245384)
If you ride and race a lot, concussions go with the territory. Hopefully you'll have one every five years or less.
Seriously, people used to race more carefully when everyone's head was exposed or coverend with those stupid foam strap head covers which did nothing. Helmets make bad riders a lot more courageous. It was still aggressive, but people had some manners.

Same for toe clips. You crashed at 30mph and flipped you were praying your legs would not get ripped off because you and the bike stayed together.

Soloist Assassin 05-20-12 06:26 AM
Originally Posted by roadwarrior (Post 14246844)
Did you really say "uci events"? LOL.

Nobody cares about local category riders. You are doing it for fun, at best. Enjoy it but good grief lighten up.
You must of missed the non uci from my post. I am fully aware I am not a pro, and their rules don't apply to me. Also "lightening up" is pretty much the idea. ;)

RecceDG 05-20-12 07:02 AM
100 km yesterday and two KOMs in the process.

DG

datlas 05-20-12 07:06 AM
Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 14246215)
How do you know they were cyclists?
OK, people in the event riding bicycles. A fair number of them were even riding pricey tri/tt bikes.

Better??

rjones28 05-20-12 07:58 AM
Originally Posted by Soloist Assassin (Post 14246836)
I just want to say these new pop up ads on this forum are annoying, and make me not want to use this board anymore. When I go to my subscription page I can't even click on the latest page thanks to these stupid ads. From what I can tell there is no way to close them either. I know that the ads pay the bills, but these type of ads disenfranchise users, and lead them elsewhere. I'm even a "Premium Member" so I shouldn't have to deal with ads anyway. Please LC, or Billy D or any other mods that frequent this thread please get rid of this crap. Here is a screen shot of the ads that I am talking about.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=251285
No pop-ups for me.

rjones28 05-20-12 08:00 AM
Originally Posted by RecceDG (Post 14247001)
100 km yesterday and two KOMs in the process.

DG

:thumb:

dalava 05-20-12 08:10 AM
Originally Posted by patentcad (Post 14245847)
I'm approaching 4000 miles for the year now and my bike stuff starts needing maintenance by May each year:

S2: new chain today.

R2: new chain and rear cassette earlier this week.

Powertap rear hub: bearings are shot, they are on order.

Just put new Conti Grand Prix rear tires on two bikes.

This is what happens when you actually ride the friggin bikes.

The P3 will need a chain shortly.
How do you know you need a new chain? Do you measure it, or do you feel it?

dalava 05-20-12 08:14 AM
Originally Posted by RecceDG (Post 14247001)
100 km yesterday and two KOMs in the process.

DG

KOM. Lol

Soloist Assassin 05-20-12 08:15 AM
Originally Posted by dalava (Post 14247148)
How do you know you need a new chain? Do you measure it, or do you feel it?
http://www.buycycle.co.za/images/det...WEAR_GAUGE.jpg

v70cat 05-20-12 08:39 AM
Uci should lower the weight limit.

RecceDG 05-20-12 09:58 AM
KOM. Lol
It's called Strava dude. Get with the times.

DG

Soloist Assassin 05-20-12 10:01 AM
adblock 2.0.3 fixes the add issue for anyone using Firefox. So if anyone else has the issue that works.

Velo Vol 05-20-12 10:11 AM
Originally Posted by RecceDG (Post 14247422)
It's called Strava dude. Get with the times.
I'm old school.

LesterOfPuppets 05-20-12 10:39 AM
Originally Posted by dalava (Post 14247148)
How do you know you need a new chain? Do you measure it, or do you feel it?
I use a 15" ruler or a Park Spoke Ruler, whichever is closer at hand.

Just bought a new chain for my Mongoose yesterday. I got it because I broke a link a few months ago, so I know chain is a little short and has one questionable link where I rejoined it on the road.

$20 for a PC-850, seems like only yesterday I could get those for $15 at the LBS.

mvnsnd 05-20-12 03:29 PM
Originally Posted by Soloist Assassin (Post 14247428)
adblock 2.0.3 fixes the add issue for anyone using Firefox. So if anyone else has the issue that works.

Or adblock for chrome if you use chrome.

alexfboyle 05-20-12 04:10 PM
Originally Posted by Soloist Assassin (Post 14247428)
adblock 2.0.3 fixes the add issue for anyone using Firefox. So if anyone else has the issue that works.
I love adblock. If you use firefox, get it.

Edit: there was something about google chrome in there, but I didn't read that mvnsnd said it first.

LowCel 05-20-12 04:14 PM
Originally Posted by mvnsnd (Post 14248412)
Or adblock for chrome if you use chrome.
Just added it. Worked for me. Thanks.

LesterOfPuppets 05-20-12 04:19 PM
Just activated my new-to-me phone. Watch out BF Stravers placed #1-47 in the Distance category for this month!!!

Velo Vol 05-20-12 04:58 PM
Horse jockeys look even gayer than cyclists.

Soloist Assassin 05-20-12 05:00 PM
Originally Posted by alexfboyle (Post 14248523)
I love adblock. If you use firefox, get it.

Edit: there was something about google chrome in there, but I didn't read that mvnsnd said it first.
It's pretty nifty for sure. FB is much better now too, now that the ads are gone. Actually I am pretty sure the entire internet is going to be better now.

LesterOfPuppets 05-20-12 05:01 PM
Friends' folks down in Phoenix had some horses @ Turf Paradise. Went to a party @ their ranch out in Carefree once headed out to the barn where a bunch of jockeys were shuckin' oysters and drinkin' whiskey. Never been the tallest dude in the room before or since.

They ONLY wear silks when they race though. They don't wear 'em when they practice.

DropDeadFred 05-20-12 05:42 PM
rode a century today (tour de cure) 5500ft climbing...5:20...i suck, i know. Anyways...was with the lead group for a good 54 miles and there was a guy with a mclaren venge...it was dope...i laughed when his friend was telling us he got these zipp bars nobody can get.....come to find out...they are the ones I have....and Sa...and the colorchange guy....I rolled up to him and said "nice bike", he looked at my bars and grimaced a bit...he was dropped between 25 30mi.

patentcad 05-20-12 05:49 PM
Originally Posted by RecceDG (Post 14247422)
It's called Strava dude. Get with the Freds.
fify

RecceDG 05-20-12 06:11 PM
It's called Strava dude. Get with the Freds.
It's a fair cop.

One of my KOM's was taken away today, so I rode that section and took it back. 40 km/h average over 12 minutes. No aerobars. Booyah!

Mind you, I just about died afterwards and had to limp home... but so worth it.

Strava is the devil.

DG

Velo Vol 05-20-12 06:57 PM
Originally Posted by DropDeadFred (Post 14248832)
rode a century today (tour de cure) 5500ft climbing...5:20
Not sure what the rest of your post means, but that's faster than I've ever done one.


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