So Cal needs a long thread "What's Up?" type thread!
11-20-07, 08:23 AM
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it is the fog that is blanketing LAX that has me worried... if that extends inland it could make for a scary commute... I have re-discovered that people in this town do not know how to drive in normal conditions, so any kind of weather makes everything that much scarier...
the route this morning... 133 to the 5 to the 57 to the 10 or 210 and over to the 605... I don't want to chance getting to the 605 and having that be a 3 hour traffic jam....
Maybe I'll get to take a long lunch and do East Fork...
the route this morning... 133 to the 5 to the 57 to the 10 or 210 and over to the 605... I don't want to chance getting to the 605 and having that be a 3 hour traffic jam....
Maybe I'll get to take a long lunch and do East Fork...
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11-20-07, 08:44 AM
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Catching up...slow news day:
Happytime: Has sore knees. Yowza.
Markg: Also has sore knees. Rowr.
Meanwhile...
ME: Hasn't mastered human reproduction. She should just keep reading. It'll all come to her in time.
Go_Fast: Just snickered after reading 'come to her'.
DaveSANYYZ: is currently sleep-biking.
Happytime: Had a very wet, exhilarating, and satisfying dream.
Mo'Phat: Had a very wet, exhilarating, and satisfying dream of steering a shopping cart through the clothing section of Target. :thunk:
Extort: Left four days ago to make this morning's meeting twenty miles away in LA. Still a BS Analyst, Phil?
Happytime: Has sore knees. Yowza.
Markg: Also has sore knees. Rowr.
Meanwhile...
ME: Hasn't mastered human reproduction. She should just keep reading. It'll all come to her in time.
Go_Fast: Just snickered after reading 'come to her'.
DaveSANYYZ: is currently sleep-biking.
Happytime: Had a very wet, exhilarating, and satisfying dream.
Mo'Phat: Had a very wet, exhilarating, and satisfying dream of steering a shopping cart through the clothing section of Target. :thunk:
Extort: Left four days ago to make this morning's meeting twenty miles away in LA. Still a BS Analyst, Phil?
11-20-07, 08:55 AM
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Ouch...that is a commute. At least you work near GMR and can take that long lunch for a ride. Maybe you should move up here.
11-20-07, 08:58 AM
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This will be all I'll be attending today. As soon as I get to the office, I'm buried.
11-20-07, 09:05 AM
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I won't Catch Up what I participated in...I know what happened. The Catch Ups are more for me to catalogue what happened when I wasn't here.
11-20-07, 09:30 AM
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Did you know that a Blue Whale's testicles are each the size of a Volkswagon Beetle? (Not the new Beetle...the original...)...no wonder the ocean is so salty.
Did you also know that a whale's dork is actually called a dork? It's the bonafide scientific name for it.
Did you also know that a whale's dork is actually called a dork? It's the bonafide scientific name for it.
11-20-07, 09:49 AM
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11-20-07, 09:49 AM
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And just how big is the dork?
11-20-07, 09:52 AM
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good MORNING!!!!! almost turkey day yummmm
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11-20-07, 09:53 AM
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11-20-07, 10:16 AM
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My knee has been acting up since I fell on it in late July (stupid low speed crash in the dirt lot at Fiesta Island). I've had it X-rays and an MRI, and there is no meniscus tears. The Dr. seemed to think it was brusing and tendonitis in the hamtring tendon where it attaches to the lower leg. It almost feels like IT Band pain, but slightly lower. I just recently noticed that my left knee tracks up and down straight when pedalling, but my right knee has a out and in wobble at the top of the stroke. I'm now trying to decide if I want to spend $250 for a John Howard bike fitting...
Thanks. The tri was fun. Nice and low key event, but very well run. Some of the big name pros like Kate Major are known to come out and do these club races as tune-ups for upcoming races. And did I mention free (for club members)? I won't clutter up this thread with pics, but I do have a few here.
Thanks. The tri was fun. Nice and low key event, but very well run. Some of the big name pros like Kate Major are known to come out and do these club races as tune-ups for upcoming races. And did I mention free (for club members)? I won't clutter up this thread with pics, but I do have a few here.
11-20-07, 10:25 AM
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11-20-07, 10:28 AM
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Mark,
Instead of spending $250 on a bike fitting, do a few drills where you focus on pedaling with your right knee tracking up and down in "correct" form. You may be able to train yourself to pedal in a way that doesn't cause you pain.
Instead of spending $250 on a bike fitting, do a few drills where you focus on pedaling with your right knee tracking up and down in "correct" form. You may be able to train yourself to pedal in a way that doesn't cause you pain.
11-20-07, 10:39 AM
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Woah... lots of interesting posts...
Still busy writing at work, and will be for the rest of the calendar year.
M.E.'s avatar is seriously hot.
Still busy writing at work, and will be for the rest of the calendar year.
M.E.'s avatar is seriously hot.
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11-20-07, 10:40 AM
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Good morning...went in the long way today....
27 mile morning...got wet due to all the fog/mist...Julie was worried about me leaving and getting tagged this morning, so i lit my self up with 3 rear strobes and 2 headlights..
As far as knees go i know your pains...i have been big ringing it the last 2 days..it's gonna be rough that's for sure.
27 mile morning...got wet due to all the fog/mist...Julie was worried about me leaving and getting tagged this morning, so i lit my self up with 3 rear strobes and 2 headlights..
As far as knees go i know your pains...i have been big ringing it the last 2 days..it's gonna be rough that's for sure.
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11-20-07, 10:44 AM
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11-20-07, 10:49 AM
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fog was THICK this morning, not even 20 ft viz so I didn't ride. I'm a slacker
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11-20-07, 10:59 AM
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This mornings commute only took me 1:35, and 45 minutes of that was sitting on the 5 between the 57 and the 605... I was stupid and took the 605 route (contrary to my original post) because traffic on the 5 was moving great... until the LA border...
Generally, the commute is only about 1:10 to 1:20...
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11-20-07, 11:05 AM
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Just to clarify, the only place I see the knee wobble when the pedal is going over the top of the rotation. It's like it's "hunting" for the proper position to apply the downward force. That's what has me thinking mechanical alignment may be the issue (hey, I'm a mechanical engineer by education...what can I say?).
11-20-07, 11:05 AM
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extra 30 min is traffic sucks!!! I remember those days, not my commute is 4 miles and love it. I can get to work in the same amount of time as it does on my bike.
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11-20-07, 11:13 AM
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Yeah, it is a huge change for me since I used to have a 15 minute commute because I walked to work...
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11-20-07, 11:19 AM
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I'm sure you will find something closer to you in the future.
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