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Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
02-20-15, 08:59 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 24,930
Posted By bouldergeek

Thanks for the sympathy. It was just a quick...

Thanks for the sympathy. It was just a quick lowside. The worst part is my butt where I had to slide all the way down to the cote d'azur.

The bike got a little scuff on the top tube where the...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
02-19-15, 03:06 PM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 785,426
Posted By bouldergeek

Yeah, as someone who has done medical classes and...

Yeah, as someone who has done medical classes and blood-borne pathogens training, I try to keep my platelets and plasma to myself. I got back on the bike for a bit after, so I wouldn't develop...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
02-19-15, 12:23 PM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 785,426
Posted By bouldergeek

After a get-off, how much time should I allow...

After a get-off, how much time should I allow before getting back on the track?

More road rash on top of this road rash would be horrific.
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
02-19-15, 12:17 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 24,930
Posted By bouldergeek

I just learned that I really wished for a spray...

I just learned that I really wished for a spray bottle of bactine, and some large bandages and gauze pads, plus medical tape or duct tape.

Yes, I did a full test of tire adhesion capabilities in...
Forum: Introductions
02-12-15, 01:08 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 833
Posted By bouldergeek

That's awesome. I have been going through my...

That's awesome.

I have been going through my mid-life-crisis for about ten years, now. Two working trips to Antarctica, years off for motorcycling, months off to ride in Europe, total disregard...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-10-15, 02:29 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,916
Posted By bouldergeek

Built track wheels with these Formula hubs for...

Built track wheels with these Formula hubs for $88, shipped.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-09-15, 11:36 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 12,106
Posted By bouldergeek

My Serotta Nove with carbon Chorus is 17.5 lbs in...

My Serotta Nove with carbon Chorus is 17.5 lbs in a 58cm.

Rocky Mountain Team Scandium 58 with Dura Ace 9 speed is 18-ish.

Fuji Track Pro 58 is ~16lbs.

Rocky Mountain Vertex 19" 29er...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
02-06-15, 09:27 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 11,150
Posted By bouldergeek

No offense intended. We meet all sorts of idiots...

No offense intended. We meet all sorts of idiots on the internet. I've been most of them.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-06-15, 09:25 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 3,663
Posted By bouldergeek

I take umbrage at your aspersion, sir! Last...

I take umbrage at your aspersion, sir!

Last bike I bought was a very gently used Fuji Track Pro. It has never seen road, only three velodromes. Under $500, under 16lbs.

Learn what your sizes...
Forum: Commuting
02-05-15, 05:31 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,021
Posted By bouldergeek

I sure wish that someone would inform hiring...

I sure wish that someone would inform hiring managers in the IT industry. For a field which builds and enables the technologies to provide encrypted network tunnels and audited tools, they definitely...
Forum: Commuting
02-05-15, 04:43 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,021
Posted By bouldergeek

I ride a lot more when I can work from home. I...

I ride a lot more when I can work from home. I can plan my ride, and use lunchtime to get a good center cut tenderloin of the day. I can eat at my desk when i return.

I absolutely detest coming...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-05-15, 04:39 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 3,663
Posted By bouldergeek

While I'm just here for the dogpile, this is...

While I'm just here for the dogpile, this is actually good information.

i've never known anyone who cares about cycling to purchase any of these BD.com cheapies. My GF seriously needs something...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
02-05-15, 03:34 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 11,150
Posted By bouldergeek

I had one friend who had total knee replacement...

I had one friend who had total knee replacement last year. Another surgery to correct the appliance. And another full replacement on the same knee a year later to replace the appliance and get a...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
02-05-15, 01:34 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,982
Posted By bouldergeek

Alpine snowboarding and couch-based beer...

Alpine snowboarding and couch-based beer eradication.
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
02-05-15, 12:28 PM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 785,426
Posted By bouldergeek

Heh, my only sport was cycling. Running sports...

Heh, my only sport was cycling. Running sports were always awful for me, and I don't enjoy ball sports. Tried soccer because I thought it was expected at my school. Hated it.

As an adult, I...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-05-15, 09:53 AM
Replies: 18,065
Views: 1,481,050
Posted By bouldergeek

Looks like medical gear from a Cronenberg film. ...

Looks like medical gear from a Cronenberg film. Existenz or Dead Ringers.
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
02-05-15, 09:40 AM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 785,426
Posted By bouldergeek

Thanks to all for very helpful recommendations. ...

Thanks to all for very helpful recommendations. That does answer my questions.

I guess the next track parts order will be a 48 and 15.

Honestly, I am just enjoying club pacing, tactics for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-04-15, 04:16 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 11,040
Posted By bouldergeek

That's truly awesome and enviable. Post pics...

That's truly awesome and enviable.

Post pics when you have it built up!
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-04-15, 04:04 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,024
Posted By bouldergeek

Today I drove my Volvo wagon through four inches...

Today I drove my Volvo wagon through four inches of fresh dumping snow. My modified, tuned, incredibly capable AWD Swedish snow car on new ice tires could safely have gone 50MPH and still stopped...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
02-04-15, 03:54 PM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 785,426
Posted By bouldergeek

So, I am a total n00b when it comes to track. ...

So, I am a total n00b when it comes to track.

Regarding gearing, are there no limitations for Senior/Masters men's? Do people just ride the gears that they can push, or do certain races have...
Forum: Living Car Free
02-04-15, 03:19 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 7,964
Posted By bouldergeek

You've described Aspen, Colorado. I gave up...

You've described Aspen, Colorado.

I gave up the dreams of making large amounts of money, and instead worked toward letting myself live in various Colorado ski and cycling meccas. 47 years old,...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-04-15, 03:16 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,112
Posted By bouldergeek

I am a 210+ lb rider who still has the Palo Alto...

I am a 210+ lb rider who still has the Palo Alto alloy rollers that I bought as a 13 year old in 1981!

What the peeps above said: new, known-good tires and tubes. 120lbs pressure. These should...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
02-02-15, 03:17 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,425
Posted By bouldergeek

I'm going through something similar. 47 year old...

I'm going through something similar. 47 year old computer systems professional, so mucho tiempo sedentary.

I had a minor motorcycle get-off last year, and my shoulder has been hurting for about...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-02-15, 03:06 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,184
Posted By bouldergeek

I absolutely loved my Klein Pulse II mountain...

I absolutely loved my Klein Pulse II mountain hardtail, in XTR and carbon. 23 lbs, stiff, wonderful.

I really didn't appreciate the pressed in square taper BB. I wanted to do a new XTR gruppo,...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-02-15, 11:17 AM
Replies: 21,339
Views: 5,198,739
Posted By bouldergeek

14 tooth fixed cog for my new-to-me track bike. ...

14 tooth fixed cog for my new-to-me track bike.

Picked up a 1080p waterproof sport cam from Amazon for $95. Figured it would be fun for skiing, riding, motorcycling.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-02-15, 10:16 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 868
Posted By bouldergeek

Colorado road & mountain (29" hardtail and 26"...

Colorado road & mountain (29" hardtail and 26" full suspension), just getting into entry level Clydesdale track.

I don't enjoy commuting on bike, however. Colorado drivers are asshats.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-02-15, 09:56 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 7,707
Posted By bouldergeek

I recently returned from motorcycle trips in...

I recently returned from motorcycle trips in eleven Latin American countries. I rode a Kawasaki KLR with about $4000 of upgrades. Small crowds would gather every time I stopped in a new town,...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
01-30-15, 04:55 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,406
Posted By bouldergeek

As a FWIW, since I hijacked with my back...

As a FWIW, since I hijacked with my back problems, I had an interesting breakthrough, yesterday.

I was doing a yoga class at my workplace, and decided to foam roller for five minuted beforehand. ...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
01-30-15, 04:40 PM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 785,426
Posted By bouldergeek

Man, I hated slicing, patching and sewing up my...

Man, I hated slicing, patching and sewing up my tubulars as a 16 year old Junior. I still haven't felt the magical difference between good tubulars and good clinchers. But, on clinchers, I can...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
01-29-15, 05:07 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,597
Posted By bouldergeek

Awesome progress. This inspired me to download...

Awesome progress. This inspired me to download MyFitnessPal and start logging today's meals. over my goals by 300 cal already. Whoops.

It is mid-winter here in Colorado, which for me usually...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-29-15, 04:38 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 10,238
Posted By bouldergeek

Damn, dude, that is sexy.

Damn, dude, that is sexy.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-29-15, 04:33 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,548
Posted By bouldergeek

I have some Mavics that I like a lot. I think I...

I have some Mavics that I like a lot. I think I got them for about $100. Poor man's Genius 5.

Pretty much these:...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-29-15, 04:27 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,091
Posted By bouldergeek

1967 represent! I tried to curb hop once, on...

1967 represent!

I tried to curb hop once, on my Bianchi Pista. Once.

Very close to wadding it as you did. Instead, I just got the top tube squaw in the nuts. Not sure who got the better deal.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-29-15, 04:20 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 3,663
Posted By bouldergeek

Dawes @ $230: Save Up to 60% Off Road Bikes |...

Dawes @ $230: Save Up to 60% Off Road Bikes | Track Bikes | Fixed Gear | Single Speed Bicycles | Dawes SST singlespeed bicycles | Save up to 60% off list prices...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
01-29-15, 12:01 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,406
Posted By bouldergeek

Oooh, interesting! I haven't seen falls there,...

Oooh, interesting! I haven't seen falls there, yet. But, it is easy to imagine.

Sorry for hijacking your thread. I do appreciate the helpful perspectives. I hope to emulate your impressive...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
01-29-15, 10:48 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,406
Posted By bouldergeek

Might as well say it's me. It sounds pretty...

Might as well say it's me. It sounds pretty accurate. Kid in a candy store on the new velodrome. Plus, I _really_ didn't want to be the new guy testing the adhesion limits of the banks by going too...
Forum: Fitting Your Bike
01-29-15, 10:31 AM
Replies: 150
Views: 87,046
Posted By bouldergeek

Very interesting to imagine all of these...

Very interesting to imagine all of these different types and fits.

I am a flat six feet (6'0") and tend to ride a 58cm in most manufacturers. I had a Specialized Allez years back and only the...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
01-29-15, 10:18 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,406
Posted By bouldergeek

Yeah, that's what I suspected. Little of both. ...

Yeah, that's what I suspected. Little of both. I'm certainly engaging things differently with velodrome riding than I do on my snowboard (and only do that for a few hours a week). Most of the...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
01-29-15, 09:58 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,406
Posted By bouldergeek

Speaking of core, and because i don't want to...

Speaking of core, and because i don't want to start a new thread for this, I am going to throw it in here:

I just hopped on the track after many months of relative neglect. I rode four times in a...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
01-28-15, 04:46 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,406
Posted By bouldergeek

Wow, nice work, mcafiero...

Wow, nice work, mcafiero (http://www.bikeforums.net/members/mcafiero-92088.html)!

I am about the same, 210lbs right now and needing to get to 185 or so. But I love rich IPAs and pizza so much!
...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-28-15, 12:23 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 6,987
Posted By bouldergeek

Systems/network administrator. Tend to work a...

Systems/network administrator. Tend to work a year and take a year off.
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
01-28-15, 10:58 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 24,930
Posted By bouldergeek

I think that I need a svelte personal assistant...

I think that I need a svelte personal assistant in micro dress, like this one: http://images.urbanoutfitters.com/is/image/UrbanOutfitters/15964950_20_b?$prodmain$ ;-D
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-28-15, 10:35 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,156,289
Posted By bouldergeek

Colnago C40 HP World Champ Edition New Colnago...

Colnago C40 HP World Champ Edition New Colnago Paint New Campagnolo Group ITM | eBay...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
01-26-15, 10:29 AM
Replies: 2,806
Views: 528,928
Posted By bouldergeek

I had done the orientation and pre-racing classes...

I had done the orientation and pre-racing classes at the Boulder indoor velodrome a few years ago. I'm currently going through the BVV classes and open track time.

I'm very pleased with the level...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
01-22-15, 01:32 PM
Replies: 2,806
Views: 528,928
Posted By bouldergeek

First post for a lurker! I got a chance to...

First post for a lurker!

I got a chance to ride out at the new Velodrome in Erie, Colorado, the other night! Wonderful! So smooth, and the boards were grippy even at 40F. Awesome to have...
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