It's Already 2AM: 12th? 14th? Edition... Time to consult your Financial Advisers!!!

jdizzle wrote in post #12900792
Whatever happened to just riding a bike for fun?

I rode my bike for fun this weekend! 8 of us took bikes when we went camping. 4 of us went out trail riding. On the way back to the truck we rode through town and took a big, curving hill back down. Had the GPS on my bike... hit 45.4 kph on mountain bikes, in traffic, on pavement with loose gravel on the shoulder, with just a guard rail between us and the vast expanse above the river below. Was pretty fun. The knobby tires sure were screaming

jdizzle wrote in post #12900676
I regret selling all my vinyl bcoz' you can't find that stuff anymore.

i'm glad i sold my vinyl, pain in tha as* , i sold 500 CD's too pain in tha as*, everythings on computer now perfect

jdizzle wrote in post #12900813
What would you like to use?

not sure...probably a baffled guy with misspelled words or something hehe

vipergts831 wrote in post #12900820
Im okay going up hill at the rate i go at now. When i drop down in gears it kills my momentum and i actually risk tapping out. That was my mistake at first. I tackled hills on low gears and peddled my way out of them. Now i tackle on higher gears and i keep a constant rate rate. So while you may want a higher cadence to go up hill it doesn't work for me. My legs are strong enough to power me up at a lower cadence.

Now the next time i go out i will ride a high cadence ride only. This way i keep my legs guessing. Its good to do one of those a week. As well as a sprint a week and a long distance ride a week.

Well as long as you are keeping a consistent cadence the whole way up. So many people start fast and slow down as they go up the hill and that is bad.


Good riders can ride at multiple cadence's so it's good to mix it up, I typically ride at 80-95 RPM depending on who I'm riding with, how fatigued I am and the terrain I'm on. If I get much over 95 I can feel my stroke not running as smoothly, and below that I start to fatigue much quicker.

jdizzle wrote in post #12900703
I love that old sound of analog.

agreed

vipergts831 wrote in post #12900831
And when i mean next year that is the minimum. They could take even longer to release another one.

On the color checker part no comment

We'll just wait for the Color Checker MK II.

I think I would put this in there hahaha

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I'd like to get a bike. But the only thing on wheels I am looking at right now is a pushchair (stroller).

jdizzle wrote in post #12900836
I don't blame you. You're spending money you worked hard for. So, do as much research when I'm not around, ok? :p

It is kind of funny though, most of my friends/family come to me when they have a question about just about anything...

It doesn't matter if it bike, computer, camera, cooking, etc related. For the most part, I've been there, done that and have spent more than my fair share looking into it.

jdizzle wrote in post #12900711
Hey Nick. We have to hand over our man cards bcoz' we wear pink sunglasses.

*sigh* wrote in post #12900724
Melody isn't getting mine.

jdizzle wrote in post #12900729
I'm gonna return my man bag too!

too funny

Jill-of-all-Trades wrote in post #12900838
I rode my bike for fun this weekend! 8 of us took bikes when we went camping. 4 of us went out trail riding. On the way back to the truck we rode through town and took a big, curving hill back down. Had the GPS on my bike... hit 45.4 kph on mountain bikes, in traffic, on pavement with loose gravel on the shoulder, with just a guard rail between us and the vast expanse above the river below. Was pretty fun. The knobby tires sure were screaming

Nice! Sounds like a blast!

FJ LOVE wrote in post #12900839
i'm glad i sold my vinyl, pain in tha as* , i sold 500 CD's too pain in tha as*, everythings on computer now perfect

True but, I like holding vinyl in my hand, putting it on the turntable, and placing the needle. It's so nostalgic.

monk3y wrote in post #12900843
not sure...probably a baffled guy with misspelled words or something hehe

A picture of Fricks?

C'mon guys. Let's wrap this thread up!

Martin did you see the coconuts?

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*sigh* wrote in post #12900845
Well as long as you are keeping a consistent cadence the whole way up. So many people start fast and slow down as they go up the hill and that is bad.


Good riders can ride at multiple cadence's so it's good to mix it up, I typically ride at 80-95 RPM depending on who I'm riding with, how fatigued I am and the terrain I'm on. If I get much over 95 I can feel my stroke not running as smoothly, and below that I start to fatigue much quicker.

Yeah if you were to see me going up hill you dont see a slow down. Its consistent all the way up. I dont have highways in my area i can ride at full speed so i have a lot of slow down in my rides. Sucks but its the nature of the area.

Once you start approaching that 100+ range if you havent trained for it its tough. Lance Armstrong used to keep 110+ for hours (roids )