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Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-24-13, 10:34 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,654
Posted By crapweasel

Yeah, it takes a whole lot of HTFU to get through...

Yeah, it takes a whole lot of HTFU to get through a Seattle winter and keep training. It doesn't snow much, but 38 degrees and raining is pretty miserable.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-24-13, 10:32 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,654
Posted By crapweasel

It gets dark at about 4 or so during the darker...

It gets dark at about 4 or so during the darker months of the winter. Not great for training, but for commuting it works. Just ride in the morning and you're fine.

Race season gores through...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-20-13, 01:59 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 774,639
Posted By crapweasel

Right, as long as for a given ride it's close at...

Right, as long as for a given ride it's close at the start and end, and over time it doesn't go crazy without outside influence. That part I got. But changing so much from a re-torque seems to tell...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-20-13, 01:25 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 774,639
Posted By crapweasel

So I retorqued my chainring bolts on the Quarq. ...

So I retorqued my chainring bolts on the Quarq. Calibration zero went from -360 to -160. I'm not sure if this a good thing or not.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-20-13, 11:32 AM
Replies: 172
Views: 8,203
Posted By crapweasel

Yeah, it's a timing thing. You move your body...

Yeah, it's a timing thing. You move your body forward/up to stand on the pedal as that leg comes over the top.

Of course I might suck at it, since it's hard to know if you're doing it wrong...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-20-13, 11:29 AM
Replies: 24,977
Views: 1,347,424
Posted By crapweasel

Well, the only real reason to stay in Seattle is...

Well, the only real reason to stay in Seattle is now gone. Time to finally sell my house and look for a transfer to somewhere warmer and sunnier. I saw a poster in the elevator about a team looking...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-16-13, 11:18 PM
Replies: 24,977
Views: 1,347,424
Posted By crapweasel

So a bunch of 3s and me are standing in line for...

So a bunch of 3s and me are standing in line for the bathroom this morning. We all have about 10 minutes until our race start. A guy comes up, panicking, asking to cut in line because his race is...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-16-13, 10:47 PM
Replies: 2,847
Views: 161,082
Posted By crapweasel

I could see myself making the same decision,...

I could see myself making the same decision, which means it's probably the wrong one :). But I'm not a breakaway guy, so there's a confidence factor there. They say don't give up until you get...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-16-13, 09:11 PM
Replies: 2,847
Views: 161,082
Posted By crapweasel

You didn't have the legs for *that* break. Not...

You didn't have the legs for *that* break. Not all breaks work, no matter how strong the people in them are. (I'm still not sure what happened there. You dropped out of a break that had a 30sec gap...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-16-13, 08:00 PM
Replies: 2,847
Views: 161,082
Posted By crapweasel

Sequim #1. The rain shadow failed us. Last lap...

Sequim #1. The rain shadow failed us. Last lap was 40*, pouring rain, couldn't see a thing because of the water in my eyes, miserable. Avoided the huge crash on lap 4 of 5. No eye of the tiger to...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-15-13, 12:06 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 5,039
Posted By crapweasel

I'll just stick to Masters 3/4/5 whenever I'm...

I'll just stick to Masters 3/4/5 whenever I'm feeling especially sorry for myself. None of that open masters ridiculousness.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-13-13, 10:05 PM
Replies: 18,950
Views: 1,255,963
Posted By crapweasel

I'm not a smoothie poser. It's what's on the...

I'm not a smoothie poser. It's what's on the inside that counts.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-13-13, 09:44 PM
Replies: 18,950
Views: 1,255,963
Posted By crapweasel

This is why I'll never be a real bike racer.

This is why I'll never be a real bike racer.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-13-13, 09:41 PM
Replies: 24,977
Views: 1,347,424
Posted By crapweasel

These guys fixed mine fine last year. Just might...

These guys fixed mine fine last year. Just might have been having an off day this time. Fortunately it was cheap labor.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-13-13, 08:01 PM
Replies: 24,977
Views: 1,347,424
Posted By crapweasel

Had my PT bearings replaced. At first it was...

Had my PT bearings replaced. At first it was telling me my FTP was around 500w. Now it's saying it's 0w. Off to the repair center for a little bit of highway robbery.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-13-13, 11:16 AM
Replies: 24,977
Views: 1,347,424
Posted By crapweasel

Roy St by the Arboretum is 27% for one block,...

Roy St by the Arboretum is 27% for one block, with the surrounding blocks at >20%. I've done it once, it wasn't fun. Good strength work though.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-11-13, 12:23 PM
Replies: 2,847
Views: 161,082
Posted By crapweasel

I was in the afternoon Cat3 race, but I had a few...

I was in the afternoon Cat3 race, but I had a few teammates/friends in the 5s races. Including one guy (evens) who got DQ'd in his "was going to be my last Cat5 race" for accidentally crossing the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-10-13, 11:17 PM
Replies: 18,950
Views: 1,255,963
Posted By crapweasel

One might argue you should taper for a week. Or...

One might argue you should taper for a week. Or two.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-10-13, 09:01 PM
Replies: 2,847
Views: 161,082
Posted By crapweasel

Were you odds or evens?

Were you odds or evens?
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-04-13, 03:19 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 872
Posted By crapweasel

Back when it was just 10 starts, I had to send...

Back when it was just 10 starts, I had to send the upgrade official a link to my Garmin file and a picture of me in the race for one of my 10. I finished the race, but somehow didn't get counted. I...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-03-13, 10:11 PM
Replies: 2,847
Views: 161,082
Posted By crapweasel

It's more the terrible chipseal that rattles your...

It's more the terrible chipseal that rattles your teeth out and wears you down.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-03-13, 09:20 PM
Replies: 2,847
Views: 161,082
Posted By crapweasel

You shut your mouth. That pavement is terrible.

You shut your mouth. That pavement is terrible.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-23-13, 10:10 PM
Replies: 18,950
Views: 1,255,963
Posted By crapweasel

3h at .85 gets you 230. Seems to me if you're...

3h at .85 gets you 230. Seems to me if you're racing 3+ hours you should easily get past 260. Even my long winter rides at .7 or so get me in the mid-to-high 200s.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-23-13, 09:53 PM
Replies: 18,950
Views: 1,255,963
Posted By crapweasel

I didn't even have that much TSS for a 5 hour...

I didn't even have that much TSS for a 5 hour century ride.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-02-12, 10:12 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,073
Posted By crapweasel

Is that marked somewhere? The BBC text stream...

Is that marked somewhere? The BBC text stream made it seem like you just couldn't swap before the end of the lap. 30 meters is a pretty decent window, and I'm not seeing how a foul was called in at...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-30-12, 12:34 PM
Replies: 25,990
Views: 1,467,192
Posted By crapweasel

Spent the weekend camping and biking/hiking Mount...

Spent the weekend camping and biking/hiking Mount Rainier. 70 miles, 7800 ft of climbing on Saturday. I haven't done enough 4+ hour rides lately since it's been all crits, so I was pretty cooked at...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-27-12, 10:57 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 774,639
Posted By crapweasel

It's possible in the information (metrics?) tab,...

It's possible in the information (metrics?) tab, but you have to add it as an option in the options menu. It's not intuitive.

*yeah what he said.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-26-12, 02:24 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 774,639
Posted By crapweasel

Depends on what you had set for the max allowable...

Depends on what you had set for the max allowable value.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-26-12, 12:28 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 774,639
Posted By crapweasel

Oops, I meant "Home" tab in v3. You can't add a...

Oops, I meant "Home" tab in v3. You can't add a PMC in the Diary tab.

There's a way to flatten power spikes (Tools -> Fix Power Spikes), although I haven't gotten any of those lately since the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-26-12, 11:54 AM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 774,639
Posted By crapweasel

You're looking at the Performance Manager chart...

You're looking at the Performance Manager chart in the Diary tab (v3)? v3 for me is better since it uses TSS which is equal to WKO. There's a slider at the bottom of that chart to move the start...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-02-12, 04:34 PM
Replies: 12,012
Views: 796,282
Posted By crapweasel

Same two races (different cat). Did Saturday...

Same two races (different cat). Did Saturday with zero warmup (locked my keys in the car), so that hurt. Pack finish. Sunday was my first 60 minute crit. Survived, barely, and just missed the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-22-12, 11:16 AM
Replies: 25,990
Views: 1,467,192
Posted By crapweasel

Seems like it did. Although it was just beating...

Seems like it did. Although it was just beating up on Cat5s and trying not to crash or do something stupid.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-22-12, 12:01 AM
Replies: 25,990
Views: 1,467,192
Posted By crapweasel

First night of track races. Going to be so sore...

First night of track races. Going to be so sore tomorrow.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-13-12, 12:32 AM
Replies: 25,990
Views: 1,467,192
Posted By crapweasel

Extra bonus training tonight. Rode an hour to my...

Extra bonus training tonight. Rode an hour to my car, then found the battery was dead. So I rode another hour home trying to beat the dark with no headlight.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-10-12, 11:26 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,998
Posted By crapweasel

I didn't finish with the pack my entire time in...

I didn't finish with the pack my entire time in Cat5. If you're in the pack learning and you aren't endangering anyone, it doesn't matter which cat you're in.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-09-12, 05:04 PM
Replies: 12,012
Views: 796,282
Posted By crapweasel

Apparently ours is 400m 25*, which seems almost...

Apparently ours is 400m 25*, which seems almost relaxing compared to the other one up in Vancouver. 200m and 47* :cry:
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-09-12, 11:37 AM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 774,639
Posted By crapweasel

They also added 10 second power, which seems...

They also added 10 second power, which seems better for pacing longer intervals than 30 second was, at least for me.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-04-12, 12:15 PM
Replies: 12,012
Views: 796,282
Posted By crapweasel

First Cat3 race Saturday night. Ballard Crit...

First Cat3 race Saturday night. Ballard Crit (just before mattm's race). It went about as I expected. Tailgunned, drank from the firehose, didn't finish last or get pulled. Probably could have...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-04-12, 12:11 PM
Replies: 25,990
Views: 1,467,192
Posted By crapweasel

I went out for 4 hours chasing Strava times and...

I went out for 4 hours chasing Strava times and killing the rest of my legs. Taking the stairs hurts today.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-01-12, 03:05 PM
Replies: 22,690
Views: 843,964
Posted By crapweasel

Nice. That's on my list as well, but I'll...

Nice. That's on my list as well, but I'll probably end up with an Outback (same color though).
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-01-12, 01:40 PM
Replies: 12,012
Views: 796,282
Posted By crapweasel

Some times I'm pretty sure CDR's power meter is...

Some times I'm pretty sure CDR's power meter is broken ;). Even hiding in the meat of the pack in the local training crit I'll average 240+ for a 45 minute crit. I averaged almost 300 in a flat...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-28-12, 07:39 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,276
Posted By crapweasel

38mph isn't sprinter speed? It sure is in a...

38mph isn't sprinter speed? It sure is in a cat4/5 field.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-22-12, 11:53 PM
Replies: 22,690
Views: 843,964
Posted By crapweasel

Also upgraded. Cat 3. This could be interesting.

Also upgraded. Cat 3. This could be interesting.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-18-12, 11:06 AM
Replies: 12,012
Views: 796,282
Posted By crapweasel

I love to give matt a hard time about sandbagging...

I love to give matt a hard time about sandbagging as much as anyone, but I don't see what the problem is here. It's a training race, and if you're getting the training you want go for it.

For the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-12-12, 06:06 PM
Replies: 12,012
Views: 796,282
Posted By crapweasel

90 miles of racing today. Oh my legs. 9 mile...

90 miles of racing today. Oh my legs. 9 mile course, finishing on a power hill. 6% or so ramps from about 2k up to 300m, then a dip and rise to the line.

Master's 4/5 - 4 laps - nervous field,...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-12-12, 05:52 PM
Replies: 9,313
Views: 3,878,059
Posted By crapweasel

Well, my legs seemed like they wouldn't move...

Well, my legs seemed like they wouldn't move while simultaneously being on fire. Seemed appropriate.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-11-12, 01:08 PM
Replies: 12,012
Views: 796,282
Posted By crapweasel

matt doesn't often sandbag, but when he does he...

matt doesn't often sandbag, but when he does he sandbags training races.

I was in the same race (technically). I hadn't done any intensity in a week other than a 38 mile RR last Saturday, so I...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-09-12, 12:18 PM
Replies: 22,690
Views: 843,964
Posted By crapweasel

And here I thought you needed 4.5w/kg to even get...

And here I thought you needed 4.5w/kg to even get out of Cat4. :D

I'd test, but I cant even begin to replicate in a 20 minute test what I can do in a race. One might say this points out...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-01-12, 03:26 PM
Replies: 22,690
Views: 843,964
Posted By crapweasel

I nearly snapped my chain when I was accidentally...

I nearly snapped my chain when I was accidentally in the 42 going up that.

edit: http://app.strava.com/segments/783401

The cross streets are obviously 0%, so that reduces the average just a...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-01-12, 11:51 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,125
Posted By crapweasel

Does this fall under the general "items which may...

Does this fall under the general "items which may present a danger" clause? Not advocating their use; the ridicule should be enough disincentive.

I did find this, which could be relevant to...
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