i used to have a resting heart rate in the 50's when i was in cross country.

scared to check now... haha!

had a great commute, but forgot my lock like a complete newb.

so i yelled up to the sniper in the guard tower "headshot equals sixpack!"

got the thumbs-up. all is well.

well my resting heart rate is much higher than that, but than again all of my zones are...

my self-tested LTHR is 187bpm and i've done a 45min climb in santa barbara at 188bpm.
ive seen 216bpm before and I can go over 200 anytime, at the drop of a hat

im wound like a rice rocket. high rpms

You're a beast TMonk.

not necessarily

just cause my heart rate is high doesn't mean my power output is :D

.....road my first 30 mile ride this Spring.

Today I'm driving to Idaho to pick up my new (to me) bike!

Got put on the nebulizer for the next few days - allergy-induced bronchitis.

Made me realize, while I laid in bed wheezing like an old man yesterday, that 27.6 MPH w/ 16-and-some change MPH average over 21 miles while hacking up a lung means I'm in better shape than I realized - and significantly more stupid.

Saturday we'll see how I feel. I am supposedly going to participate in the Pedal 2 Padre, but if I'm still hacking up cookies, I might pass.

Today, I go to work sick because no one can cover me. Awesome.

Edit: That may be the shortest shift I have ever worked. 25 minutes in, the owner caught me puking into a garbage can and sent me home.

But you're a roadie right? You must weigh like 120lbs

Rode a blue bare knuckle (sorry, Scrod) home, brakeless, under pouring rain.

Somewhat fun.

It band of death :fooooook:

Added this to my vacation plans next month.

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1138898

Ogretree Gap climb means HTFU time for me.

No need to be sorry, man. Mine is better.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...TROLL-ani2.gif

There's the rub: "OK condition."

Mine had lots of rust, including the heater ducts along the running boards. I sold it after I got frostbite on my feet one winter while driving up to my parent's house.

155lbs

5'9

so like jandro but fatter.

omgeee almost exactly me!

well, i lost some weight, so now i guess i'm between you and jandro

so less fat then me, more then jand

ic.

6'
177-185 depending on the number of beers that week.

You all still got me beat by a mile.

I hate you.

Hahaha climbing as 5'11 190lbs is the suck. Although I'm down to 185 now. Funny how those rest days and zone 2 days work.

you gais make me feel skinny

u are skinny

still too fat for this sport. I have room to drop 20lbs

Haha... I know tons of people who are big, and fast... In fact a lot of cat 1 roadies are big guys.

Fast? I'm riding with a pannier

theyre not doing hilly RR's tho thats fosho

With my body type and build, I don't think I could squeeze much below 170 without being skeletal and in deep poop with the wife.

I hit 165 almost 3 years ago for my first marathon (poor eating, plus huge base miles) and wasn't able to maintain any muscle mass. My wife threatened to have me hospitalized if I didn't put some weight back on. Other than my love for quality beer, my vegetarian diet combined with running, tri training for 6 months out of the year and riding habits keep me at least safe.

I can relate Santaria. I'm 5'11" and sometimes I get as low as 153 if I'm riding hard. That's when I take an easy week and go into fatty mode eating lots of goodies.

Today I saw this cool bike :

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...97496826_n.jpg

not too bad looking.. Looks to be a newer model. Not too familiar with Merckx road bikes.

Love that Orange sherbert color. Very sexy bike.

I'm trying to ID the bike. I can't seem to figure out what model of their lineup came with that style of fork? Maybe it's aftermarket? All of them seem to have some sort of crown on them.

I was shocked to see one that looks so nice with modern parts, like that threadless headset and ksyriums.

I still lust after these :

http://www.biketype.com/pics/5573/fu...kx_molteni.jpg

and pretty much every other merckx road or track... I love the pink / dark blue ones... Merckx mondays on prolly's site usually gets my blood running...