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Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-15-17, 10:59 AM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By miyata man

This last week my body has been very adamant it...

This last week my body has been very adamant it would have fuel but not fire. Funny how that happens I can enjoy the months of hard Winter weather but basically have to sit out two separate weeks of...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-14-17, 11:10 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

As much as you attempt to downplay the amount of...

As much as you attempt to downplay the amount of idiocy represented in the cycling industry. Geometry didn't take 40 years to evolve into something that works. Fox and S didn't conduct a multi-year...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-13-17, 09:12 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

+2 humbled geo! not sure whether...

+2

humbled

geo!

not sure whether to genuflect or just continue gazing in awe

40 years and they just now figured out the geo
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-12-17, 02:34 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

Move to India. It would be considered a blessed...

Move to India. It would be considered a blessed day with air so clear you can actually see what the clouds up high in the sky look like.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-11-17, 09:46 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

tommyrod74 et al, I think this would best be...

tommyrod74 et al, I think this would best be taken to a more relevant section of the forum. Since GC is chiming in I'll take it the off season truly is here and we can be allowed some diversity in...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-11-17, 07:55 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

Just make sure it's reliable before you buy...

Just make sure it's reliable before you buy anything. What I'm getting at is there are very finicky dream bikes and rock solid 2nd tier ones.

In recent history the, pre Switch Infinity, Yeti...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-10-17, 12:05 PM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By miyata man

It applies to all categories in some regards. ...

It applies to all categories in some regards. His interest is XC using a fs bike so all points eventually lead there. If you felt I was referring to mechanically limiting suspension travel by...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-10-17, 08:03 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

Be careful about the AM stuff on a race tuned...

Be careful about the AM stuff on a race tuned bike. It will handle it but the bouncy bits will lose that competitive edge. For at least a few years now the important part to know has been...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-10-17, 06:50 AM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By miyata man

Somehow a few greats in this sport managed. I...

Somehow a few greats in this sport managed. I think you would agree this newer metric based training has hurt a few people who would be better off just training to RPE and listening to their body. ...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-09-17, 10:48 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

Interesting, the Yeti line is very enduro and, in...

Interesting, the Yeti line is very enduro and, in the case of the 4.5, multi-day unsupported race in the middle of nowhere oriented. Remind me what bike you currently have that has significantly...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-01-17, 11:29 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

I'd like to note an attempt to rid all juvenile...

I'd like to note an attempt to rid all juvenile innuendo from what would normally only require a brief description.

I saw three days of rain was going to start in 30 minutes. So I ran outside...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-30-17, 02:48 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

Last time I did that was attempting to cross what...

Last time I did that was attempting to cross what looked to be a wide shallow stream riding along the Mississippi river bank. It was 5' deep and quite swift then suddenly very shallow. Said drop...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-29-17, 08:15 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

First off I hope you are just a bit bruised and...

First off I hope you are just a bit bruised and otherwise wiser. In situations you might be able to save or just need to adjust for a bad takeoff angle. Using the rear brake just enough to stop...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-29-17, 11:32 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

Get back to me when you are hitting off camber...

Get back to me when you are hitting off camber jumps that require moving the bike sideways and fighting to rotate in the opposite horizontal direction to successfully land it. If you really want to...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-24-17, 03:29 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

Stick to snow bunnies. They are more expensive...

Stick to snow bunnies. They are more expensive but much funner to chase than heiffers.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-24-17, 06:57 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

Temps in the 90's with heat index hovering...

Temps in the 90's with heat index hovering between 100-110 at noon when I've set out the last couple days. Nothing says welcome back to light recreational riding like losing 10lbs of body weight and...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-21-17, 09:36 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

A couple days ago I threw in a set of earbuds and...

A couple days ago I threw in a set of earbuds and went for a fun little cruise on a very low traffic off street bike path. Multiple times small construction projects forced me, to disobey the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-20-17, 04:07 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

I have slightly better than 20/20 vision and even...

I have slightly better than 20/20 vision and even with my nose up against a 40" screen there is no way that image is legible
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-17-17, 10:59 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

The heat is likely a byproduct of furnace/hot...

The heat is likely a byproduct of furnace/hot water and insulation. Isolate them and you might find it holds cold well enough to get you through a trainer ride.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-13-17, 06:47 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

Is a rebus of hot weiner/wiener going to get me...

Is a rebus of hot weiner/wiener going to get me in trouble, probably.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-14-17, 08:08 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

Another odd one with butthurt parties evacuating...

Another odd one with butthurt parties evacuating to do their own thing. 37 miles with strongest teammate and older guy who didn't have much pace on the hills. Nice mellow pace + ratcheting up the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-14-17, 11:31 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

Good to hear you aren't severely broken. You...

Good to hear you aren't severely broken. You planning on take the safe road to next year or killing it this Fall?
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-12-17, 12:09 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

Don't pull a TKP and hurt yourself moving. ...

Don't pull a TKP and hurt yourself moving.

60 miles doing what I hope is the screwiest group ride this year. I got yelled at for being right about a .1 mile detour while they insisted on...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-11-17, 04:19 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

Forget intervals until snow has flown and do some...

Forget intervals until snow has flown and do some lower level rebuilding, with no pressure, mixed in with a couple short hard rides? Get plenty of rest but keep the pressure on just enough you never...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-11-17, 12:58 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

Woke up this morning and decided all my problems...

Woke up this morning and decided all my problems on the bike were going to be cured by going so hard I'd choke on my phlegmatic leanings as of late. There was a lot of choking but my lungs seem to...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-09-17, 02:02 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

Frame pumps are a limited, read expensive novelty...

Frame pumps are a limited, read expensive novelty for grey haired reenactors and hipster accessory instasham blog readers, market with only one real option. ...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-09-17, 09:28 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

Took a pair of shoes out of the box and got em...

Took a pair of shoes out of the box and got em filthy following overgrown trails laced with streams all morning before a two day storm sets in.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-08-17, 05:41 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

48 stop signs, 37 stop lights, 21 separate...

48 stop signs, 37 stop lights, 21 separate construction zones, 7 detours, 3 detours within a detour, 1 miserable deeply regretted ride. Fairly sure I picked up a security detail in front of the Mega...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-08-17, 09:04 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

More like ALLEZ!

More like ALLEZ!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-07-17, 01:19 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

20 miles running errands over the lunch hour and...

20 miles running errands over the lunch hour and something like 15 miles tonight teaching kiddies they can ride a road bike on gravel roads. I need a few rest days instead of 5 days in a row of...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-06-17, 12:39 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

https://vimeo.com/93221541 ...

https://vimeo.com/93221541

http://road.cc/sites/default/files/styles/main_width/public/images/News/greg%20lemond%20inner%20tube.jpg?itok=6rEXaCLq
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-06-17, 08:54 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

Crawled out of bed and hopped on the bike for an...

Crawled out of bed and hopped on the bike for an extremely easy recovery ride on empty roads. Looked down and saw my HR was 78 at the base of a small climb. I've always struggled with doing this...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-05-17, 11:09 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

67 mile group ride I rode off the front of...

67 mile group ride I rode off the front of numerous times and nobody bothered chasing. Reached deep and only fell as low as pathetic today. What would be an easy 200 mile week in a good year is...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-04-17, 04:22 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

50 miles solo. Decent headwind almost the entire...

50 miles solo. Decent headwind almost the entire time. Accidentally'd another downhill KOM.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-04-17, 07:25 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

Could you be bothered to expand on this for...

Could you be bothered to expand on this for someone who's lived in flat ponderous terrain so long this phenomenon is an unknown.

I'm joking btw. This is awful on flat ground with the same ratio...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-03-17, 11:02 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

I find there is an enjoyable contrast between new...

I find there is an enjoyable contrast between new impeccably maintained equipment and what it actually looks like at the end of life...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-02-17, 07:22 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

Decided to go ahead and do a faster ride tonight...

Decided to go ahead and do a faster ride tonight to see where my legs and lungs are at. Sitting at the start I reach back to check my tire pressure and feel threads. 2/3 the tire is on or below...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-01-17, 07:11 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

I'm in the definite minority of people who don't...

I'm in the definite minority of people who don't do gym work up here. Also 30-50 lbs lighter than I would be if every facet of my riding centered around sprinting. Don't neglect toughening up your...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-01-17, 05:04 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

Any happily married and perpetually sleep...

Any happily married and perpetually sleep deprived man referring to himself as sexy deserves this. :lol:

https://zippy.gfycat.com/ChiefBiodegradableAmericanalligator.gif


Seriously now, if it...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-31-17, 09:46 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

25 miles chasing around some hyperactive kids on...

25 miles chasing around some hyperactive kids on the junior team after missing the last two weeks.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-31-17, 05:50 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

Sounds like you already got the seasoned advice...

Sounds like you already got the seasoned advice to go see a PT who understands cycling issues. Hope it goes well with whoever you are seeing today. At the very least your CX heckles will be imbued...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-30-17, 06:33 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

50 hot humid miles. Both state RR winner...

50 hot humid miles. Both state RR winner teammates passed on the best ice cream in the state so I rode solo.

I'm just riding until my lungs hurt to bad to sleep and dealing with it. They...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-29-17, 09:03 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

Edit: I was able to get 50 miles in with a...

Edit:

I was able to get 50 miles in with a good group. There was a lot of fighting to get towards the front and sagging backwards. A lot.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-28-17, 01:40 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

I almost feel bad about the spaceballs gif I...

I almost feel bad about the spaceballs gif I pulled out for GC. You hurting your biceps and (most of your abs are located in your back) otherwise adapting to using muscles specific to high mountain...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-28-17, 12:19 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

Rode 3 miles to buy a mellow sixer yesterday and...

Rode 3 miles to buy a mellow sixer yesterday and felt like crap afterwards. Even with drinking a beer. Slept awful and woke early. Did 35 miles over the noon hour today with a couple efforts early...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-24-17, 09:54 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

New game plan. Three weeks until last race of...

New game plan. Three weeks until last race of the season. Based on the severity of illness yesterday following my first actual ride in two weeks it did some good. If that gets better every time I...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-18-17, 08:47 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

My innards would launch an Insurrection...

My innards would launch an Insurrection (http://www.fultonbeer.com/beer/insurrection) if I tried dumping your highly imaginative concoction down my gullet. By dint of circumstance I've ended up...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-18-17, 05:38 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

I rode for the first time in over a week. It may...

I rode for the first time in over a week. It may have only been three miles, and locally brewed 9% craft beer at less than $1 a bottle was the only thing capable of motivating it, but I survived. ...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-09-17, 10:06 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

http://i.imgur.com/XCRPoVY.png

http://i.imgur.com/XCRPoVY.png
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-06-17, 03:43 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,466,610
Posted By miyata man

100 F ing degrees out before heat index. Two...

100 F ing degrees out before heat index. Two rest days in a row feel just fine and totally guilt free.
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