Froze my sorry ass off last night. Now to ride.
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Morning.
FYIF!!!!!!!
That is all.
FYIF!!!!!!!
That is all.
Coffee...
carziness at the office. hopefully this madness ends soon.
Hi! lmfao
3000 yard swim before work and I had to poop the whole time. I did not though.
3000 yard swim before work and I had to poop the whole time. I did not though.
Coffee. Working from home. Eff the office!
Mornin!
Had a satisfying ride last night and thoroughly enjoyed the new fork. Definite upgrade in stiffness, small bump compliance, and the travel adjust was nice dialing it down for the uphill.
for that!
Had a satisfying ride last night and thoroughly enjoyed the new fork. Definite upgrade in stiffness, small bump compliance, and the travel adjust was nice dialing it down for the uphill.
for that!
Morning Monkies! It's the 3rd of 5 days predicted rain and so far predictions have been spot on. There might be a break or two for a road ride but the trails are wet and will probably be wet until Tuesday. I'll have to amuse myself with guns and alcohol this weekend.
First day of corporate assimilation. The biggest challenge of the day will be staying awake and hiding my contempt fore team building role playing exercises.
I haven't done those in a few years, nor have I ever been lost in the woods after a plane crash with coworkers...
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also, having to wear pants for more than 4 consecutive hours
I wonder if they get to play Dungeons and Dragons...
westy puts on his robe and wizard hatI wonder if they get to play Dungeons and Dragons...
Weekend over for me, good couple days spent with the family.
Why is it, that even though I make my coffee the same way everyday, that some days it's just so much better? My coffee is amazballs this morning.
Just finished a 5k. PT released me back into the wild so I'm finally done with that. New dog to vet this afternoon, various household duties to accomplish this AM.Ever seen "The Edge" with Alec Baldwin and Anthony Hopkins? Amazing movie.
Sunday for me. Lame.
Mo' work, but with blue skies and 80 degrees there will definitely be mo' riding to be done this afternoon 
Fixed that for you.
Day off. Coffee & breakfast behind me, it's time for a ride.
Heading up Chimney now. It's beautiful outside.Mo' work, but with blue skies and 80 degrees there will definitely be mo' riding to be done this afternoon
Gonna need some peanut butter for all this jelly. I will instead look longingly in the direction of the 3 frosted over skylights as I sit here on our windowless mezzanine and dream of bikes...
Turns out Geax Goma's suck donkey balls. Worst. Tires. Ever. Fucking hell. Need to get some HRII's back on my Felicia, stat.
I have 4 more rehab sessions, my goal is to hit 5K in 33 minutes, so far I've only done 2 continuous miles so the 5 k may be the only thing I do that day.
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Oddly enough there was a fella on the ride last night who, when I was on a tirade about these Gomas, was asking why I felt they were so bad. His favorites? Nevegals. I told him he wouldn't understand...
My feedback on the Gomas, for the record, is:
- Ridiculously thin sidewalls. This manifested in two ways:
- Throw them into a corner and pray you don't die... I could feel the tire giving up the ghost when I pushed them hard, particularly in corners and under hard braking but pretty much everywhere really.
- A rock punctured the carcass of these tires on the first ride. A big enough slice that sealant wouldn't seal it. ON THE FIRST RIDE.
- The Geax "Sticky Rubber" compound is not as advertised.
- Wicked round profile. The knob pattern looks like it's gonna be awesome when it's not on a wheel... very similar in look to a Specialized Butcher: strong center knobs and stout cornering/side knobs with a bit of a channel in between. But once they're on the rim and inflated, they're SUPER round. And when one gets to leaning them over, they just wash out. Ugh.
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I've told you...
Yeah? Apparently that conveniently slipped my mind...
I've disseminated my displeasure with those POS tires at so many places that I might have accidentally skipped your PM mailbox.Yeah? Apparently that conveniently slipped my mind...
Maxxis4Life DAWG
Advantage. /conversation.
Sadly no longer available in 2.4". I hope the 2 I have left last a looooooong time.
So I got my bike back from the shop yesterday. Cost me $150, which I don't mind paying to have me back up and running for my race this weekend. Half of that $150 was for a new tire though, racka fracka LBS. Shop Mechanic apologized for not going ahead and ordering me a new rear wheel and I was all LOL fuck that. Turns out I banged up my bike pretty good on my crash. Two cables got stretched and pulled out of place, the derailleur hanger got bent, then front derailluer got knocked out of alignment, and the previously mentioned rear tire got shredded along the side, thus the replacement. The rear wheel is safe to use and won't collapse on me mid-ride, but it got dented and will just continue to work itself out of true. So now I need to start looking at replacement options but just don't have the mental energy for that right now.
Anyway, duathlon Sunday. 5K run, 16 mile bike, 5K run. My coach (I have a coach for IM training) told me to go a little easy on the first run and aim for 10K pace, then let it rip after that. "Hammer the first 8 uphill miles of the bike, then hammer the second half even harder. Maximum effort."
I've never raced my bike at max effort. This will be interesting. He said worry about run 2 when I get to run 2. heh.
tl:dr: tridouche stuffs
Anyway, duathlon Sunday. 5K run, 16 mile bike, 5K run. My coach (I have a coach for IM training) told me to go a little easy on the first run and aim for 10K pace, then let it rip after that. "Hammer the first 8 uphill miles of the bike, then hammer the second half even harder. Maximum effort."
I've never raced my bike at max effort. This will be interesting. He said worry about run 2 when I get to run 2. heh.tl:dr: tridouche stuffs
HRM ftw.So I got my bike back from the shop yesterday. Cost me $150, which I don't mind paying to have me back up and running for my race this weekend. Half of that $150 was for a new tire though, racka fracka LBS. Shop Mechanic apologized for not going ahead and ordering me a new rear wheel and I was all LOL fuck that. Turns out I banged up my bike pretty good on my crash. Two cables got stratched and pulled out of place, the derailleur hanger got bent, then front derailluer got knocked out of alignment, and the previously mentioned rear tire got shredded along the side, thus the replacement. The rear wheel is safe to use and won't collapse on me mid-ride, but it got dented and will just continue to work itself out of true. So now I need to start looking at replacement options but just don't have the mental energy for that right now.
Anyway, duathlon Sunday. 5K run, 16 mile bike, 5K run. My coach (I have a coach for IM training) told me to go a little easy on the first run and aim for 10K pace, then let it rip after that. "Hammer the first 8 uphill miles of the bike, then hammer the second half even harder. Maximum effort."
tl:dr: tridouche stuffs
REI has a 920XT "tri bundle" for $600. From what I can see, they are basically charging you an extra $100 for the additional $100 HRM-Swim chest strap. WHAT A DEAL.
