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Forum: Road Cycling
09-23-05, 12:13 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,818
Posted By sTalking_Goat

Oh yeah...I'd DEFINITELY ride that...

Oh yeah...I'd DEFINITELY ride that...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-01-05, 09:13 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 7,650
Posted By sTalking_Goat

The full moon nudity I could be down with, but...

The full moon nudity I could be down with, but sacrificing goats? Remind me never to ride near your house
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Anyway I gave my tires a good checking yesterday and noticed a bit...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-30-05, 06:42 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 7,650
Posted By sTalking_Goat

I deflate em becuase I haven't gotten the hand of...

I deflate em becuase I haven't gotten the hand of presta valves yet. I can't seem to get my pump to engage the little valve thing properly when they're fully inflated. Maybe I just have a crappy...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-30-05, 02:36 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 7,650
Posted By sTalking_Goat

The only time I had any problems with ride...

The only time I had any problems with ride harshness, I was bombing a hill at about 47mph and the bike was vibrating like crazy. I started rembering every aluminum bike weld failure and every CF...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-30-05, 01:55 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,412
Posted By sTalking_Goat

Judging from the reckage of my girlfriend's...

Judging from the reckage of my girlfriend's helmet the point may also stop your head from snapping too far back if the back of your head impacts the ground. That may just be coincidental however.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-30-05, 01:47 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 7,650
Posted By sTalking_Goat

Nope all punctures. I usually deflate and...

Nope all punctures. I usually deflate and re-inflate my tires to 120psi about twice a week.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-30-05, 01:40 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 7,650
Posted By sTalking_Goat

I've had 3 flats in the past 4 days so I'm about...

I've had 3 flats in the past 4 days so I'm about to pick up a pair of Conti Gatorskins after work. I want to buy 23c, I currently ride the stock 26c (wierd no.) that came with my OCR3, but I weight ...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-30-05, 01:21 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 755
Posted By sTalking_Goat

sidi rampas and crank brother eggbeaters. ...

sidi rampas and crank brother eggbeaters.

rampas= $75 @ nash
eggbeaters= $50 @performance/supergo.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-30-05, 10:54 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,310
Posted By sTalking_Goat

I'll probably buy Oakley Zeros for my next pair,...

I'll probably buy Oakley Zeros for my next pair, but right now I wear Wiley SG-1. They're convertible to goggles and come with clear lenses. You can pick up a pair cheap on Ebay.
...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-30-05, 10:50 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 487
Posted By sTalking_Goat

I always workout when I'm sick. I'm usually tired...

I always workout when I'm sick. I'm usually tired when I start and feel a lot better when I done. I don't know why either.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-30-05, 10:41 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 948
Posted By sTalking_Goat

http://www.containerstore.com/browse/Product.jhtml...

http://www.containerstore.com/browse/Product.jhtml?PRODID=60129&CATID=244

these are the hooks I'm talking about by the way. You can also buy one hook and hang the bike so its against the wall....
Forum: Road Cycling
08-30-05, 10:39 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 948
Posted By sTalking_Goat

What I did. Go to the Container Store, or a good...

What I did. Go to the Container Store, or a good harware store in your area. Buy two large hooks.

(I mention Container Store becuase they have bike specific hooks that are wide and padded.)
...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-30-05, 10:31 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 19,188
Posted By sTalking_Goat

Thats true. My newest strategy is to hit the...

Thats true. My newest strategy is to hit the hills hard, I can usually get by on pure momentum for small and medium hills, but the big hills still kick my ass. I'll catch up on the downside though,...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-28-05, 07:50 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 647
Posted By sTalking_Goat

Found it! ...

Found it!
http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?storeId=8000&catalogId=40000008000&productId=47859718&parent_category_rn=4500832&vcat=REI_SSHP_CYCLING_LD
Forum: Road Cycling
08-28-05, 07:44 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 647
Posted By sTalking_Goat

REI has a poly/spandex jersey that cut like a...

REI has a poly/spandex jersey that cut like a reuglar T-shirt but has cycle style pocket on the back. Only downside is no zipper front, but I still prefer them over regular cycle shirts which don't...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-28-05, 06:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 414
Posted By sTalking_Goat

ok thanks. I guess we'll just buy a new one and...

ok thanks. I guess we'll just buy a new one and mount the busted one on the wall or something.

;)
Forum: Road Cycling
08-28-05, 06:25 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 414
Posted By sTalking_Goat

My girlfriend had a crash yesterday. Wiped on a...

My girlfriend had a crash yesterday. Wiped on a sharp downhill turn and landed on her head. Luckily her helmet work like its supposed to, she has a bad concussion and a lot of scrapes but nothing is...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-28-05, 06:19 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,282
Posted By sTalking_Goat

Actually the OCR 1,2,3 all share the same frame...

Actually the OCR 1,2,3 all share the same frame but the 1 has better compoenents than 2 which has better than 3. I ride a 3 by the way and love it. I was thinking of selling it and custom building a...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-24-05, 09:59 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,111
Posted By sTalking_Goat

Lance and W riding Downhill... That I would...

Lance and W riding Downhill...

That I would PAY to see.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-24-05, 09:43 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 949
Posted By sTalking_Goat

I'm in the market for new stem. I look the look...

I'm in the market for new stem. I look the look of the Cinelli Groove, and they're plentiful on Ebay, but how do they perform?

Also are stems typically measured center to center. My current one...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-23-05, 04:52 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,391
Posted By sTalking_Goat

For you maybe. At 235lbs on 50mi ride in 95F heat...

For you maybe. At 235lbs on 50mi ride in 95F heat I consume 1.5L from my Camel and both my bottles.

It's maybe 5lbs fully loaded. I don't think thats make or break weight, unless you're racing.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-23-05, 04:44 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 620
Posted By sTalking_Goat

If you have the bread. Suunto X9 is compact and...

If you have the bread. Suunto X9 is compact and freaking sweet. NO color though.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-19-05, 01:41 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 498
Posted By sTalking_Goat

The cricket is actually an interesting design. It...

The cricket is actually an interesting design. It may not actually be areodynamic as it looks though, it looks heavy in the front. It wouldn't be that hard to build one of these (out of fibreglass...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-19-05, 01:26 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 2,482
Posted By sTalking_Goat

$205 shipping. I've built BMX bikes for less than...

$205 shipping. I've built BMX bikes for less than that.

I like that its listed as a Road bike.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-19-05, 12:58 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,213
Posted By sTalking_Goat

Thats an intersting idea. I was actually wanted...

Thats an intersting idea. I was actually wanted like black wrap that fades to red as it goes down the bar. But I can't figure out a way to pull it off without dyeing the wrap.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-19-05, 12:53 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 929
Posted By sTalking_Goat

water or sweat. I've got one of the mid-priced...

water or sweat. I've got one of the mid-priced Nike ones.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-19-05, 12:47 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,846
Posted By sTalking_Goat

kickstand! ROFLMAO. For shame.

kickstand! ROFLMAO. For shame.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-19-05, 12:43 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,213
Posted By sTalking_Goat

Excuse me while I hijack another thread. ...

Excuse me while I hijack another thread.

Anyone know of any cool looking/unusual bar tape. Something other than the usual solid or splatter paint colors everyone has.

Thanks.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-19-05, 12:35 PM
Replies: 148
Views: 20,252
Posted By sTalking_Goat

6'3" 237lb - semi-muscular ( I wieghtlift...

6'3" 237lb - semi-muscular ( I wieghtlift regularly)

I'd like to be 195lb but will settle for 215 in a pinch.

Interstingly enough I've been riding 50 - 90 mi a week for the past 6 weeks or so...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-18-05, 03:28 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,171
Posted By sTalking_Goat

I thought it was becuase she was wearing a...

I thought it was becuase she was wearing a mini-skirt...

You know becuase if she has to bend over lower, the skirt goes higher...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-18-05, 03:08 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,710
Posted By sTalking_Goat

Well I don't know anything about frames...

Well I don't know anything about frames specifically, but Iam in Manufacturing and Engineering and I'll let you in a on a dirty little secret.

There are only a handfull of places in the world that...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-18-05, 02:49 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 503
Posted By sTalking_Goat

How do you work that out? On my Astrale 8 there's...

How do you work that out? On my Astrale 8 there's about 2 second delay (the time between when I stop pedaling and the reading goes to zero) in the cadence display change, so the cyclocomputer can't...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-18-05, 02:44 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 4,895
Posted By sTalking_Goat

WD40 also helps.

WD40 also helps.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-18-05, 02:42 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 656
Posted By sTalking_Goat

a couple of my friends ride Volpes and are happy...

a couple of my friends ride Volpes and are happy with them. I ride a Giant OCR3 which I realized just yesterday has all the holes for racks. It is Alu thought...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-18-05, 02:31 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 518
Posted By sTalking_Goat

I used to go through gloves like crazy riding...

I used to go through gloves like crazy riding BMX. You might want to try doing less bars spins and use your feet more on abubacas ;)

Fox makes some pretty rugged gloves. I don't know if they do...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-18-05, 02:26 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,093
Posted By sTalking_Goat

while we're talking about Crank Bros. I was...

while we're talking about Crank Bros.

I was considering picking up the Eggbeaters ($50 at danscomp.com) and a pair of Sidi Rampa's ($75 on Nashbar) for my roadie. Anyone know of any problems with...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-18-05, 02:17 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 11,698
Posted By sTalking_Goat

rofl. In my professional opinion as an Engineer...

rofl. In my professional opinion as an Engineer that's a load. An amusing load, but a load none the less. Your ordinary home freezer doesn't go low enough to affect the structure of metal in anyway...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-17-05, 02:33 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,127
Posted By sTalking_Goat

I actually use mine quite a lot. Must be because...

I actually use mine quite a lot. Must be because I rode BMX for so long, I instinctively gravitate to them even when my hands are already resting on the lever hoods...

Now that I think about it...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
08-15-05, 02:51 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,034
Posted By sTalking_Goat

The problem with riding to Richmond/Oakland is...

The problem with riding to Richmond/Oakland is time. I can do it on weekends and do (The hill I crapped out by the way was up on Bear Creek Rd somewhere, I think it was South Park Rd, its a goddamn...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
08-15-05, 12:04 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,034
Posted By sTalking_Goat

Training for hills when you have none.

I got stopped by a hill yesterday. Granted this was a monster. the kind of hill you drive up in 2nd gear and pray the whole time your brakes are working. It was about two miles, I dropped into my...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-10-05, 03:39 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,754
Posted By sTalking_Goat

See this is why I don't even think about joining...

See this is why I don't even think about joining one of these club rides. Nobody wants to teach the noob. I know these guys didn't erupt from womb drafting, but if you're new and willing to learn...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-10-05, 03:19 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,170
Posted By sTalking_Goat

here's another noob question. I know where the...

here's another noob question. I know where the "drops" are but what part of the handlebars are the "hoods"? The flat part on top or the outside curve above the levers?
Forum: Road Cycling
08-10-05, 03:15 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,445
Posted By sTalking_Goat

Any advice a gear for rain riding? Should I go...

Any advice a gear for rain riding? Should I go long sleeve? What about those shoe covers I see in stores sometimes. Are those useful for anything at all?
Forum: Road Cycling
08-09-05, 10:30 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 703
Posted By sTalking_Goat

So this is wierd. I went on my fitness ride today...

So this is wierd. I went on my fitness ride today (13 mi, no hills, but a serious Pacific Ocean headwind on half of it). No noise.

I get the usual creaking from the adjustable stem (I'm changing...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-09-05, 10:12 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 572
Posted By sTalking_Goat

You're like those guys in my neighbourhood who...

You're like those guys in my neighbourhood who buy a $1500 car and then put a set $4000 rims on it.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-09-05, 09:09 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 2,672
Posted By sTalking_Goat

Hey Now! Where do you ride...Maybe I can join you...

Hey Now! Where do you ride...Maybe I can join you some time.


...you are a chick right?


seriously though all my jerseys come from REI and none cost me more than $25. I Yank that sucker like...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-09-05, 01:26 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,726
Posted By sTalking_Goat

You refer to orgasms as "getting to the top of...

You refer to orgasms as "getting to the top of that hill"...


You begin to wonder if your girlfriend could benefit from some type of lightweight, rigid frame...

You use your engineering...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-09-05, 01:05 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 703
Posted By sTalking_Goat

Crank noise; Am I too heavy?

I've had a Giant OCR3 for abour 4 months now. It rode pretty well, except for the usual post break-in maintaince for the first 3 months or so and then I started getting noise from the cranks. At...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-09-05, 12:44 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,348
Posted By sTalking_Goat

Umm dude...it has all of those things. Just about...

Umm dude...it has all of those things. Just about the only thing it doesn't have is wireless and HRM. You must be thinking of something else.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-05-05, 05:12 PM
Replies: 267
Views: 20,597
Posted By sTalking_Goat

I think my girlfriend is a special sub-category...

I think my girlfriend is a special sub-category of OCP.

She bought a $400 Kona hybrid. Immediately upgraded to $90 Richtey handlebars because she "didn't like how the stock ones looked". Rode it...
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