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Re: The Cycling Thread
« Reply #2180 on: August 22, 2014, 12:36:57 pm »
Quote from: quadzilla on August 22, 2014, 11:18:58 am
Today was hill repeats day.

Some day I just know when not to chase somebody. Guy on green Felt starts up the hill just after me but I don't engage....He stands on the pedals, passes and flies up the hill like he is being pushed. Man was he fast. Very glad I didn't engage.
Riding a Felt eh? Triathlete?
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Re: The Cycling Thread
« Reply #2181 on: August 22, 2014, 01:01:23 pm »
Quote from: blotter on August 22, 2014, 12:11:16 pm
Quote from: quadzilla on August 22, 2014, 11:18:58 am
Today was hill repeats day.

Some day I just know when not to chase somebody. Guy on green Felt starts up the hill just after me but I don't engage....He stands on the pedals, passes and flies up the hill like he is being pushed. Man was he fast. Very glad I didn't engage.

do roadies have a secret competition with each other out there when they run into each other?

Maybe it's the fact that I also race, but when I see someone ahead on the trail... I can't help but try to a) catch and b) pass them. Politely, of course.
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Re: The Cycling Thread
« Reply #2182 on: August 22, 2014, 01:38:05 pm »
Quote from: blotter on August 22, 2014, 12:11:16 pm
Quote from: quadzilla on August 22, 2014, 11:18:58 am
Today was hill repeats day.

Some day I just know when not to chase somebody. Guy on green Felt starts up the hill just after me but I don't engage....He stands on the pedals, passes and flies up the hill like he is being pushed. Man was he fast. Very glad I didn't engage.

do roadies have a secret competition with each other out there when they run into each other?


Yes!
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Re: The Cycling Thread
« Reply #2183 on: August 22, 2014, 01:47:17 pm »
My Iron Man buddy had a demo of an elliptical-geared road bikes last week, and he said he couldn't really tell the difference.  The manufacturer said the difference is greatest on hills, and decreases power required by a percentage that is felt over a long distance.  Sounds like something that won't be on the radar of recreational riders for a long time...
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Re: The Cycling Thread
« Reply #2184 on: August 22, 2014, 02:23:58 pm »
Quote from: Force on August 22, 2014, 01:01:23 pm
Quote from: blotter on August 22, 2014, 12:11:16 pm
Quote from: quadzilla on August 22, 2014, 11:18:58 am
Today was hill repeats day.

Some day I just know when not to chase somebody. Guy on green Felt starts up the hill just after me but I don't engage....He stands on the pedals, passes and flies up the hill like he is being pushed. Man was he fast. Very glad I didn't engage.

do roadies have a secret competition with each other out there when they run into each other?

Maybe it's the fact that I also race, but when I see someone ahead on the trail... I can't help but try to a) catch and b) pass them. Politely, of course.

This. Its all about pushing yourself to become better and faster. If I just rode 'tempo' up every hill I'd never be where I'm at today. When somebody attacks and passes me I take it as a compliment.

Quote from: Railton on August 22, 2014, 12:36:57 pm
Riding a Felt eh? Triathlete?
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Actually a Felt road bike and I'm pretty sure he was a roadie if I was to profile him. But lets face the facts, tri-guys can't climb.  ;D
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Re: The Cycling Thread
« Reply #2185 on: August 22, 2014, 02:40:19 pm »
Quote from: blotter on August 22, 2014, 12:11:16 pm
Quote from: quadzilla on August 22, 2014, 11:18:58 am
Today was hill repeats day.

Some day I just know when not to chase somebody. Guy on green Felt starts up the hill just after me but I don't engage....He stands on the pedals, passes and flies up the hill like he is being pushed. Man was he fast. Very glad I didn't engage.

do roadies have a secret competition with each other out there when they run into each other?

I use other riders to gauge my ability/progress. When I do try to pass or hook up with another rider my average speed over two hours goes up 2 kph. Its a great motivator.
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Re: The Cycling Thread
« Reply #2186 on: August 22, 2014, 07:27:57 pm »
How often does everyone take their bike in to get it tuned up?
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Re: The Cycling Thread
« Reply #2187 on: August 22, 2014, 07:32:55 pm »
Never, I do it all myself.
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Re: The Cycling Thread
« Reply #2188 on: August 22, 2014, 07:55:27 pm »
Quote from: RunsinLight on August 22, 2014, 07:27:57 pm
How often does everyone take their bike in to get it tuned up?

As a noob I have taken it in to resolve noise and gear selection issues. I am leaning more as I go and will DIY as I set up my shop in my basement. 
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Re: The Cycling Thread
« Reply #2189 on: August 22, 2014, 10:01:03 pm »
We should have a forum bike tune-up get together. It's probably the only type of cycling-related event that will allow us mountain bikers and the roadies to participate simultaneously  ;D

Also, cars.
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Re: The Cycling Thread
« Reply #2190 on: August 23, 2014, 12:13:00 am »
Quote from: johngenx on August 22, 2014, 01:47:17 pm
My Iron Man buddy had a demo of an elliptical-geared road bikes last week, and he said he couldn't really tell the difference.  The manufacturer said the difference is greatest on hills, and decreases power required by a percentage that is felt over a long distance.  Sounds like something that won't be on the radar of recreational riders for a long time...

I'm not familiar with what's out there now, but Shimano had something like that back in the 80s. It was called Biopace, IIRC. Basically chain rings that were oval instead of round to improve pedaling efficiency or something like that. And I don't think it was on their high-end group sets: more of a mid-range thing, IIRC.

I think my brother had them on an old Kuwahara MTB. I rode it a few times, but don't remember thinking much about the Biopace one way or the other.
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Re: The Cycling Thread
« Reply #2191 on: August 23, 2014, 07:48:23 am »
Chris Froome uses an oddball out-of-round chainring on his megabuck Pinarello F8 Dogma.



http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/article/pro-bike-chris-froomes-pinarello-dogma-f8-video-41608/
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Re: The Cycling Thread
« Reply #2192 on: August 23, 2014, 08:46:26 am »
Quote from: Snowman on August 22, 2014, 07:55:27 pm
Quote from: RunsinLight on August 22, 2014, 07:27:57 pm
How often does everyone take their bike in to get it tuned up?

As a noob I have taken it in to resolve noise and gear selection issues. I am leaning more as I go and will DIY as I set up my shop in my basement.

Going to take mine In today. Will watch them and see what they actually do. Right now I have no idea what tuneup even involves other then fixing gear noises.  :rofl:
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Re: The Cycling Thread
« Reply #2193 on: August 23, 2014, 09:25:31 am »
Quote from: Force on August 22, 2014, 10:01:03 pm
We should have a forum bike tune-up get together. It's probably the only type of cycling-related event that will allow us mountain bikers and the roadies to participate simultaneously  ;D

Also, cars.

Isn't there some mtn bike trails near Goodwood/Uxbridge? Maybe we could do both as I could lead a road ride in that area and you could lead the mtn bikers. Then we all meet up after for some treats.
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Re: The Cycling Thread
« Reply #2194 on: August 23, 2014, 09:32:37 am »
Quote from: Force on August 22, 2014, 10:01:03 pm
We should have a forum bike tune-up get together. It's probably the only type of cycling-related event that will allow us mountain bikers and the roadies to participate simultaneously  ;D

Also, cars.

Good idea...and yes cars :)
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Re: The Cycling Thread
« Reply #2195 on: August 23, 2014, 11:59:52 am »
Going to go to Gran Canaria in March and am looking into some options for cycling. Choices, choices... http://free-motion.net/en/mountainbiking/gran-canaria-winter Anyone here done mtb in GC?
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Re: The Cycling Thread
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Re: The Cycling Thread
« Reply #2197 on: August 23, 2014, 03:47:10 pm »
Quote from: Snowman on August 23, 2014, 09:32:37 am
Quote from: Force on August 22, 2014, 10:01:03 pm
We should have a forum bike tune-up get together. It's probably the only type of cycling-related event that will allow us mountain bikers and the roadies to participate simultaneously  ;D

Also, cars.

Good idea...and yes cars :)

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Re: The Cycling Thread
« Reply #2198 on: August 23, 2014, 03:54:49 pm »
Quote from: quadzilla on August 23, 2014, 09:25:31 am
Quote from: Force on August 22, 2014, 10:01:03 pm
We should have a forum bike tune-up get together. It's probably the only type of cycling-related event that will allow us mountain bikers and the roadies to participate simultaneously  ;D

Also, cars.

Isn't there some mtn bike trails near Goodwood/Uxbridge? Maybe we could do both as I could lead a road ride in that area and you could lead the mtn bikers. Then we all meet up after for some treats.

Yes sir, Durham Forest is off Goodwood Road just west of Lakeridge.
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Re: The Cycling Thread
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