Mister X Posted September 9, 2013 Report Posted September 9, 2013 Nice rides guys. 35 miles crunching gravel (on dirt roads) with the fat tired bike was not as much fun as I had remembered it being... Ordered a new chain for the Fezzari and the frigging Topeak chain tool broke when I went to install it. Any suggestions for a replacement? Quote
parris Posted September 9, 2013 Report Posted September 9, 2013 I don't know the model# but I've been happy with the small Park chain tool. Quote
Pars Posted September 9, 2013 Report Posted September 9, 2013 Yeah, Park probably. I have the small one (CT-5 IIRC) which I personally haven't been too impressed with, but most of theirs are good. Awesome ride Nate! Glad u had a great time, and for a good cause! Quote
boomana Posted September 9, 2013 Author Report Posted September 9, 2013 Awesome ride Nate! Glad u had a great time, and for a good cause! My thoughts exactly! Also, loved the pic. Quote
raffy Posted September 9, 2013 Report Posted September 9, 2013 ^x3 Nate! Glad you had a great time! Quote
agile_one Posted September 9, 2013 Report Posted September 9, 2013 Yes, Nate, truly awesome ride - I get tired just DRIVING across the Kancamagus Hghwy. Must have been a beautiful ride, and 50+ mph on the downhill is just insane. Glad you had a great time. Quote
Voltron Posted September 9, 2013 Report Posted September 9, 2013 Nate, did you feel in control going 53 MPH downhill? The TdF riders go well over 60 MPH and it freaks me out just watching it. Congrat on the accomplishment and fun time. Quote
CD44hi Posted September 9, 2013 Report Posted September 9, 2013 3x!!My thoughts exactly! Also, loved the pic. Quote
Dreadhead Posted September 9, 2013 Report Posted September 9, 2013 Great ride Nate. That is very fast on that downhill. I have almost hit that. I have become a downhill wuss since having kids. Every time I get up speed I start having visions of Meaghan having to deal with the kids while I recover. Quote
n_maher Posted September 9, 2013 Report Posted September 9, 2013 53mph was pretty uncomfortable, mostly because I was passing someone at the time and as I came out of their draft and went by I got a little headshake/shimmy in the front end and wondered if I was going down. I'm not sure I'd push it that far again. On the Strava/speed front it was pretty funny to look at the decent on the Kanc highway (not where I hit 53, but a paltry 48) where I did 11.9 miles in 23:36 and currently have the 10th fastest time on that segment out of 400+ people that have ridden it. Much ass was hauled on Saturday, mostly on the decents but we did a passable job on the hills as well. One other funny picture, here's the big and the little of our team. Marc is 6'-1, #260 and Pete is 5'-6", maybe #150. Quote
guzziguy Posted September 9, 2013 Report Posted September 9, 2013 Congrats on a great, fun ride Nate. Quote
aerius Posted September 10, 2013 Report Posted September 10, 2013 So, I rode with the group John introduced me to a few weeks ago. Quite a few people showed up, so the plan was to have a B+ group (20-23 mph), a B group (18-20) and a C group (16-18). We all headed out slowly, but after about five miles, it became apparent that there would be no B group. I ended up with the B+ people, which really pushed me. I was fine for the first 35 miles, but was horrible when it came for my turn to pull (I lasted only a couple miles, and almost got dropped after because I was still too winded), but I struggled the last twenty, and I'm not sure how I got through the last five miles, though I managed to stay with them. For future reference, when you're pulling at the front you should only go for as long as you feel good. Unless it's a pretty hardcore group or a training ride there isn't any limit for the minimum amount of time or distance that you must spend up front; stronger riders will take longer pulls while less fit riders may peel off and drift to the back after less than a minute. Most road riders, especially experienced ones understand this and they won't get upset at you if you can only take a short pull at the front as long as they can see that you're putting in an honest effort. Quote
boomana Posted September 10, 2013 Author Report Posted September 10, 2013 ^ Oh, I know. It's a very supportive group. I took the shortest and slowest pull of anyone in the group, and stopped when I couldn't maintain. They all said, "good job," which really meant "we know you tried, but we want to go faster now." Quote
n_maher Posted September 11, 2013 Report Posted September 11, 2013 Goddamnit. This just popped up on Paceline - http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=136061 - geo is similar to my current roubaix on the TT and the saddle height as pictured is less than an inch higher than what I run. Frick. Quote
parris Posted September 11, 2013 Report Posted September 11, 2013 I can sympathize 100%. There's a Kirk that popped up for a good price that has numbers almost identical to mine. Quote
MexicanDragon Posted September 11, 2013 Report Posted September 11, 2013 I love your new bike, Nate! When do you take delivery? **BRENT** 3 Quote
grawk Posted September 11, 2013 Report Posted September 11, 2013 nate, he's looking for offers now 2 Quote
Dreadhead Posted September 11, 2013 Report Posted September 11, 2013 Went for a ride from work on the Giant TCR Avanced SL. It may not be a good thing I decided to switch to using it for during the week riding as I had a hard time wanting to return to the office. Quote
n_maher Posted September 11, 2013 Report Posted September 11, 2013 nate, he's looking for offers now I know, it's just about 10 times more than I can even think about right now. Quote
grawk Posted September 11, 2013 Report Posted September 11, 2013 I just had my ultegra compact crank installed, and put my selle anatomica titanica X saddle on. Haven't ridden it yet Quote
VPI Posted September 11, 2013 Report Posted September 11, 2013 Did you keep that 11-34 on? I could imagine riding up a cliff in that setup. Quote
grawk Posted September 11, 2013 Report Posted September 11, 2013 as of today, yah, I have a 1:1 granny gear. Quote
VPI Posted September 13, 2013 Report Posted September 13, 2013 This could be fun for the Virginia / Maryland people. http://www.culpepercycling.com/2013/09/taste-tour-ride-09-14-2013-early-mtn/ Quote
Dreadhead Posted September 13, 2013 Report Posted September 13, 2013 That does look pretty good. I'm booked up unfortunately. Quote
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