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Forum: Road Cycling
06-13-07, 10:46 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,054
Posted By dspyder

I have patellar tendinitis (jumper's knee). I...

I have patellar tendinitis (jumper's knee). I had knee surgery for 2 meniscus tears and a partially torn ACL 2 years ago now and I started having problems just under the kneecap on the inside when I...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-15-07, 09:11 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 3,592
Posted By dspyder

As somebody who spent most of the afternoon...

As somebody who spent most of the afternoon tinkering with my rear derailer, having to replace the cable and adjust the brifters........ I'd be happy for something that has precision alignment and no...
Forum: Triathlon
10-02-06, 05:13 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,803
Posted By dspyder

Agree entirely with stretching. I was in a hurry...

Agree entirely with stretching. I was in a hurry to get going on Saturday so skipped even a basic stretch out, did an extremely mild bike ride shorter distance than I was expecting and skipped the...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-28-06, 05:58 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 3,498
Posted By dspyder

We love our Mazda Protege 5... came with a roof...

We love our Mazda Protege 5... came with a roof rack which was somewhat easy to get bike racks for or you can easily throw two bikes inside. You might be able to find some under $10k.

Mazda has...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-10-06, 08:05 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,503
Posted By dspyder

Last year's F70 in Yellow.... next question :) :)...

Last year's F70 in Yellow.... next question :) :) :)
Forum: Road Cycling
08-09-06, 01:13 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,379
Posted By dspyder

I've been on a couple cruises... the last one I...

I've been on a couple cruises... the last one I was really interested in exercising so spent a fair amount of time in the gym and pools daily. The gyms are usually fairly small, but you can find...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-08-06, 03:05 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,779
Posted By dspyder

http://www.gambacicli.it/componenti/look%20keo%20c...

http://www.gambacicli.it/componenti/look%20keo%20cleat.jpg

I wouldn't worry about it.

Sorry, I can't answer your other question... other than to reiterate the stack height difference. My box...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-08-06, 02:53 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,864
Posted By dspyder

I'm on the Keo's (new-style kleat) and am getting...

I'm on the Keo's (new-style kleat) and am getting lousy wear out of them and I am super careful (but I do have to stop and walk occasionally). I'm wondering why nobody makes a metal version, or a...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-08-06, 12:27 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,203
Posted By dspyder

I don't know... I don't buy into the "more price...

I don't know... I don't buy into the "more price = more gooder" rule. I have an expensive set of PI shorts that I save just for long rides. Just this last weekend, I was out of my regular shorts...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-07-06, 02:35 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 688
Posted By dspyder

I've never had much luck with the self-adhesive...

I've never had much luck with the self-adhesive patches... seems no matter how hard you press them down they start getting strained the moment you pump them all the way up. I'm not sure I could be...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-07-06, 02:31 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 743
Posted By dspyder

Congrats! Every time you do something in cycling...

Congrats! Every time you do something in cycling it will feel SOOOO much easier the second time around and you will wonder why you ever thought anything was difficult.

What is that Yogi Berra...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-04-06, 12:25 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,259
Posted By dspyder

I have last years F70 and love it.... but it's...

I have last years F70 and love it.... but it's really not a huge upgrade over your Trek 1200 (the bike I didn't choose, primarily due to the lack of carbon seat stays). I would do what you can with...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-04-06, 12:22 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 472
Posted By dspyder

Interestingly, the calculations I've seen for...

Interestingly, the calculations I've seen for calories burned all factor heat as burning less calories (because the air is less dense so you should be able to go faster easier?). I've found...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-31-06, 04:04 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,505
Posted By dspyder

Please please please post pics of the white...

Please please please post pics of the white saddle after a few thousand miles :)
Forum: Road Cycling
07-25-06, 02:51 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 689
Posted By dspyder

I have wide seat bones, and I did give the Arione...

I have wide seat bones, and I did give the Arione a good solid shot because I really do think it's a great saddle.... but if it just doesn't work on your butt, there's no way you can "will" it to...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-25-06, 02:46 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,070
Posted By dspyder

"Sirius vs. XM" will be the Mac vs. PC or...

"Sirius vs. XM" will be the Mac vs. PC or whatever bike vs. whatever bike argument for the coming years. People will NEVER agree.

Bottom line is their programming is almost identical (types of...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-22-06, 09:51 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,130
Posted By dspyder

Here's the deal... assuming the 2nd or 3rd place...

Here's the deal... assuming the 2nd or 3rd place guys tried a breakaway, they would have to bring the majority of their team with them to be able to make up enough time difference. That means the...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-19-06, 04:31 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,362
Posted By dspyder

I use the gray ones that my keos came with. 4.5...

I use the gray ones that my keos came with. 4.5 is plenty for me and I have bad knees. Can't imagine having any more than that. They are very free float though, I wouldn't mind just a little bit...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-19-06, 03:29 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,423
Posted By dspyder

Plausible deniability? Does it look like the...

Plausible deniability? Does it look like the sign could be just blocking cars on the road? I think have a good story in mind and just go for... just try to check in advance what's out there. If...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-18-06, 05:47 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,682
Posted By dspyder

I thought it was me just losing track of the...

I thought it was me just losing track of the category last night...

Here's the ebay link to complain: http://pages.ebay.com/help/newtoebay/suggest.html
Forum: Road Cycling
07-17-06, 01:05 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 785
Posted By dspyder

Agreed! Every butt is different. I struggled...

Agreed! Every butt is different. I struggled through trying to like the Arione before giving the E3 a shot (too cheap to be good I thought). Most of my riding buddies that love their Arione can't...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-17-06, 01:02 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,540
Posted By dspyder

Here's a question... If you don't have the money...

Here's a question... If you don't have the money for a $375 fit, do you have the money for the changes they're going to suggest (up to and including frame replacement). It does sound like a very...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-14-06, 01:49 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,505
Posted By dspyder

Agreed! $7-$9 for replacement of something you...

Agreed! $7-$9 for replacement of something you HATE... and you even have it sitting there?

Dear god man, I'm a procrastinator and a cheapskate (on certain things), but throwing away perfectly...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-14-06, 01:43 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 15,767
Posted By dspyder

I really wish Target would start selling their...

I really wish Target would start selling their Champion wicking shirts (and tanks) with a big zipper in the front. I did notice that one of the womens shirts had a small cellphone pocket in the...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-11-06, 04:43 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 402
Posted By dspyder

I couldn't get much info off their website. Does...

I couldn't get much info off their website. Does this come as a powder or what? How do you mix it? What do you keep it in? (One of those Gu bottles?). As above, any recipes?

Do you know how...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-11-06, 04:31 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,606
Posted By dspyder

Help explain shifting to my wife

My dear wife is having a terrible time understanding how and when she should be shifting. Actually, I take that back... she's shifting alright and she knows to downshift before going uphill, but she...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-07-06, 05:09 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 320
Posted By dspyder

Understand her intentions fully and completely. ...

Understand her intentions fully and completely. If she is any bit competetive, she will want a road bike to keep up no doubt. No compromise bike will ever match the efficiency of a road bike.
...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-07-06, 04:50 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,255
Posted By dspyder

I went from SPD to Look Keo... as was mentioned...

I went from SPD to Look Keo... as was mentioned above, the difference between the regular and the sprints is the release tension (range like 8-12 or 9-16 respectively or something like that). The...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-06-06, 10:59 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 338
Posted By dspyder

If you're anywhere near Sacramento you can't miss...

If you're anywhere near Sacramento you can't miss out on the American River Bike Trail. There's several organized rides that if they utilize the whole trail are about 46 miles of entirely car-free...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-26-06, 05:49 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 444
Posted By dspyder

Why are you limiting yourself to those two...

Why are you limiting yourself to those two choices?

If it was me........ I would rather have 105 shifters than those Tiagras. I also really wanted carbon seat stays... So that would lead me to...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-25-06, 06:52 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 414
Posted By dspyder

Getting tons of flat? Check your rim tape!

I can't tell you how many flats I've gotten over the past week... how many times I tried various patches, and how many replacement tubes of various types I've installed....

Had several people...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-22-06, 12:45 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,181
Posted By dspyder

Couple of options already presented. Just make...

Couple of options already presented. Just make sure if you buy road shoes that you get one that can handle SPD and Look-style (3 bolt). If you buy mountain bike shoes, understand that you won't be...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-22-06, 12:19 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 772
Posted By dspyder

E3 was my fourth saddle and it works for me.... I...

E3 was my fourth saddle and it works for me.... I echo 100% the comments on small sweet spot and saddle adjustment being _CRITICAL_. I had to go back and slanted down quite a bit. It definitely...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-19-06, 04:43 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 3,184
Posted By dspyder

You wouldn't??? And who's the crazy one??? :) ...

You wouldn't??? And who's the crazy one??? :)

Best of luck to you. Can't wait for the 6:01pm live updates!!!!!

I got $5 on a no-show... probably a buddy or the gf messing with you.
Forum: Road Cycling
06-19-06, 11:36 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 656
Posted By dspyder

I dunno, I've never been one for motivation... it...

I dunno, I've never been one for motivation... it has to come from within. I paid for a personal trainer at the gym and his irritating ra-ra dance made me seriously want to punch him in the face...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-18-06, 09:57 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,264
Posted By dspyder

From the triathlon forum: ...

From the triathlon forum:
http://www.nipguards.com/

Suprisingly, not a porn site... but maybe not safe at work :)
Forum: Road Cycling
06-18-06, 09:54 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,264
Posted By dspyder

From the triathlon forum: ...

From the triathlon forum:
http://www.nipguards.com/

Suprisingly, not a porn site... but maybe not safe at work :)
Forum: Road Cycling
06-18-06, 09:46 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,579
Posted By dspyder

I'm surprised the bike shop would want to sell...

I'm surprised the bike shop would want to sell you a whole bike and not nickel & dime you on the parts and labor actually.

Either way, it's a pretty easy (and fun?) exercise to determine the right...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-18-06, 09:31 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,335
Posted By dspyder

Find out where your weakness is and work to...

Find out where your weakness is and work to improve on that? i.e. Training... basically...

I know I'm terrible on hills and towards the end of the event. (Hills at the end? Fughedaboutit!) I'm...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-16-06, 12:12 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,417
Posted By dspyder

Wow! Don't you feel like you're pedaling over...

Wow! Don't you feel like you're pedaling over the top of things when you're spinning 130? I'm like the other poster.... 70-80rpm before I got my computer (Astrale as well!)... I now aim for 95-105...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-10-06, 09:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 411
Posted By dspyder

Did you twist it at all? Hyper-extend it? Or...

Did you twist it at all? Hyper-extend it? Or just bash it on the ground?

Doctors have a standard range of movement tests that they can use to determine what part of the knee (bones, ligament, or...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-24-06, 07:48 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 787
Posted By dspyder

I have a 2005 F70... although it's way more bike...

I have a 2005 F70... although it's way more bike than I'll ever need, I just have the overwhelming desire to throw money at it. It's like tinkering with computers or cars, my other hobbies.

Just...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-23-06, 10:06 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,044
Posted By dspyder

Do you get a headache too? It may just be...

Do you get a headache too? It may just be over-exertion. I was reading on somewhere (I think ultracycling) about to effects of too much and too little water, etc.

Either way, don't underestimate...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-08-06, 12:57 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,507
Posted By dspyder

To lose weight you should [according to general...

To lose weight you should [according to general knowledge in the most simple form] be keeping your heart rate about 65% of your max. Popular thinking is that you won't start burning fat until after...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-12-06, 04:16 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 5,401
Posted By dspyder

Some of us would love to be able to give you a...

Some of us would love to be able to give you a pull.... but some of us use a lot/all of our energy just to hang with you. I figure hanging on your rear wheel gives both of us a little speed boost,...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-12-06, 04:05 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,020
Posted By dspyder

Carbon itself is very sturdy. It is a very...

Carbon itself is very sturdy. It is a very strong element. In fact, it's known for its strength :)

How strong is it in bicycle usage? Well, there's definitely reports of things cracking and...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-10-06, 06:32 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 3,724
Posted By dspyder

Ok, how do we "perch" or "float" on the saddle? ...

Ok, how do we "perch" or "float" on the saddle? I thought I was supposed to be pulling up on the upstroke as well as down on the downstroke... how can I do that and still not be, uh... "sitting" on...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-09-06, 09:10 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 3,724
Posted By dspyder

I was going to ask the exact same question after...

I was going to ask the exact same question after my first ride of the season yesterday.

Sorry to threadjack, but the type of pain I'm feeling is like a bruised bone.... I have never been able to...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-08-06, 11:46 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 664
Posted By dspyder

I have great visions of you in your hallway,...

I have great visions of you in your hallway, clipped in slowly falling over to the side. :)

Yes, cleats and shoes and pedals are all very specific. And everybody has an opinion of which is right....
Forum: Road Cycling
03-08-06, 11:22 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 11,648
Posted By dspyder

Is there an official adjustment document or...

Is there an official adjustment document or owners manual for the 105s? Shimano's website was completely useless. Sheldon's guide is fantastic, but it would be nice to hear what the manufacturer...
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