HC Bike/Cycling Thread

[CD44hi]

Hooray!

[n_maher]

Excellent news, Justin.

[Nebby]

That's higher than I can lift my left shoulder at certain angles! Good to hear your healing has progressed

Edited December 17, 2013 by Nebby

[Dreadhead]

Did 2 hours on the Calfee today. I fucking love that bike!

[n_maher]

I can't wait to get mine fit properly.  I've spoken with my shop about doing a full-on fitting on it sometime over the winter or very early in the spring.  

[Dreadhead]

Another 1:45 today in wetter weather. Stayed dry until the heavens opened at 3 minutes before I arrived home. I also learned how relatively crap the breaking is on the Mad Fibers in the wet. I guess now they've gone belly up and I won't get any support anyway I can try some other pads.

 

I need to install my crank arms on my power meter but I just haven't gotten to it. Maybe on the 26th.

Edited December 23, 2013 by Dreadhead

[aerius]

Wet weather riding is why I'll never go back to rim brakes.  Koolstop salmon pads and aluminum rims are my minimal acceptable standard in the wet, and that's with mountain bike V-brakes.  Road bikes & carbon rims?  No thanks, not for me, not when it's wet.  Hydraulic disc brakes all the way.

[Dreadhead]

Would anyone be interested in 4-5 days of riding near Greenville SC in March. I am thinking of heading down there to do some riding and if someone wants to join that could be cool. I will be riding road but there is good mountain biking too.

[MexicanDragon]

^ This is just a 3.5-4 hour trip for me. Couldn't do more than a couple days, and Hunaphu's day is around that time... I'm be super out of shape and stuff, but "maybe?"

**BRENT**

 

Edit: I sold/traded the mtn bike... so I'd just have the road bike. Fitz is on the way, if I went interstate... could always try to kidnap him

Edited December 24, 2013 by MexicanDragon

[Nebby]

A cycling trip to Greenville sounds like fun to me  

[Dreadhead]

Brent to be honest the hills around where I am thinking are pretty much ever present so I would think that you should be riding pretty regularly before hand.

 

There will be at least one ascent of Caesar's Head (12km of 5.8%) and I would also like to drive to Ashville one day and do Mt. Mitchell. I would also like to do the US Nationals loop including Paris mountain. That said I'm sure we can work out some more moderate routes over 1 or 2 days. At the beginning maybe to get the juices flowing.

 

I was thinking something like this for the "epic" day: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3810785

Edited December 24, 2013 by Dreadhead

[Dreadhead]

Actually looking around a bit more we can certainly find some flatter routes too

[CD44hi]

Visiting the in-laws in ocala. Today did 2hrs on the withlacoochee state trail!

Brought both the road and mountain bike. I want to hit the santos single track next.

[MexicanDragon]

I don't have to go, and certainly don't want to hold you back.... it's just not TOO terribly far away, and it'd be nice to see people, but I doubt I'll be in riding shape by then.

 

**BRENT**

[Dreadhead]

Brent I want you and anyone else to come if you want to.

[raffy]

Rode my longest solo ride ever today: 52.1 miles. That puts me over 3,000 miles this year

[CD44hi]

Cheers raffy!

[Dreadhead]

I need to get back to mileage again. Maybe a winter solo century is in order but getting 6/7 hours is basically impossible these days.

[Nebby]

Did a night mountain biking ride which went fairly well aside from one tiny mistake: forgetting to bring the booties. Stream crossings in cold weather made for some very cold feet by the end of the ride

[Pars]

WTG Raffy!

 

Found this on paceline, and rather funny, but unfortunately also probably very true (and not just MTB)

 

http://www.theteamrobot.blogspot.ca/2013/12/breaking-news-from-team-robot_20.html?m=1

[raffy]

Hmmmm, I wonder why I cramp often??? All this from only 1 hour and 40 mins on the bike on a 65 degree day

[Dreadhead]

Do you drink Nuun? I have not had a cramp since I started using it regularly.

[raffy]

I haven't had Nuun recently but I've had good luck with Louis Garneau LG1, eLoad and EFS. I think the real key to preventing cramps for me is taking 2 Saltstick tabs or S-Caps every 30-60 mins. Ever since I started using electrolyte tablets to supplement my drinks, I've either prevented having cramps or stopped them from continuing mid-ride.

 

I use Osmo singles for my during-ride refills. I'll try Nuun again after my stash runs out.

[CD44hi]

Did 50 miles on the Florida Trail to close the year!

Edit: (it's Indian name withlacoochee)

Re: hydrolites, I've had luck also with nuun. I've also used the scratch every-day mix. I like it better. No after taste. It is significantly more expensive though

[jp11801]

Got into a fender bender and my car is in the shop until 1/7 so in a mixed blessing back on the bike to commute to work. 70 miles in the past 2 days.