Road bikes?

[Feyd]

Originally Posted by lopealle

Well I made an attempt to ride. I made it about 5 miles and couldn'ttake the pain anymore. I will try again on tuesday.

Sucks...

might try letting a few lbs. of air out of your front tire. It'll do wonders for comfort.

Be careful not to let too much out though (especially if you are running 23mm tires) because the more you let out the easier it'll be for you to pinch-flat.

But you'd be surprised at the difference 3-5lbs less air in your tires makes.


Depending on how bad you are banged up if you really want to ride I'd suggest getting some fatter tires to smooth things out (i use 28mm personally). I used to have to run 110lbs front/115lbs rear when I ran 23mm tires. Now I run 90lbs/95lbs. Negligible increase in the amount of weight (for me anyway) to run the wider tires and the bike now feels like a Cadillac.

[ieicholtz]

picked up a few things over the last week or so

castelli ergo bib shorts- super comfortable makes my pearl izumi quests feel like im wearing a diaper hahaha

craft jersey



a litte over a week from china 22$ shipped off ebay my old aluminum cage was scraping up my water bottles



got these from amazon looking forward to testing out the new chill bottle today on my 35 mile ride

[Feyd]

I'm going to get some of those podium bottles next spring, they look like the real deal and I dig that valve at the top. Glad they are finally available in non-hideous colors.


Right now my water actually get's colder when I go riding in the AM.

[lopealle]

I use polar bottles with camelbak covers, awesome combo. Far as riding goes I went to the doctor again and I can't do any types of sports for 3 weeks. It's to the point where I can't to many things anymore. So I did some serios damage,.

[Feyd]

Originally Posted by lopealle

I use polar bottles with camelbak covers, awesome combo. Far as riding goes I went to the doctor again and I can't do any types of sports for 3 weeks. It's to the point where I can't to many things anymore. So I did some serios damage,.

Nice.

Shoulda got that dude's phone number so you could at least bill their insurance.

[ieicholtz]

I highly recommend the podium chill bottles they work great its still in the mid to high 80s down here during the day and it kept my water nice and cold

[scalbert]

Did a 29 mile ride yesterday from my house through Red Top Mountain and was a nice ride. The traffic was a bit harrowing on the way back but fortunately it wasn't too traveled. First time I took this route and the climbs were challenging to the point of needing to drop down into the lowest ring, front and rear.

Got another tri Sunday afternoon which should have been nice considering the time of year but looks like near 90 F temps for the 1:00 PM race. Last week's tri started at 48 F (which the water felt warm at a balmy 73 F).

[ieicholtz]

Just picked up a 2010 Scott CR1 today promised myself id pick up a new bike if i hit my weight goal of 165.



figured id bring this thread back to see what everyone has planned for winter training

[scalbert]

Originally Posted by ieicholtz

Just picked up a 2010 Scott CR1 today promised myself id pick up a new bike if i hit my weight goal of 165.



figured id bring this thread back to see what everyone has planned for winter training

Nice bike. As for the planned winter rides; more time on the indoor trainer, more afternoon rides and toe covers for the morning rides.

Fortunately the weather has been warm and was able to do 45 miles last Saturday afternoon in the north Georgia mountains. That was a wonderful ride with temps in the low 70's and the colorful mountains to view.

[Feyd]

Originally Posted by ieicholtz

Just picked up a 2010 Scott CR1 today promised myself id pick up a new bike if i hit my weight goal of 165.



figured id bring this thread back to see what everyone has planned for winter training

I've got a CR1 Team as well... nice bike.

Got a Kurt Kenetic Trainer myself... not the same as being outside, but at the moment it's keeping me entertained.

[ieicholtz]

Originally Posted by Feyd

I've got a CR1 Team as well... nice bike.

Got a Kurt Kenetic Trainer myself... not the same as being outside, but at the moment it's keeping me entertained.

the weather has been pretty decent still down here. Im doing my first century this weekend so ive been trying to get as many miles in as i can.

once it drops to the 30s and low 40s im probably going to start doing the spin classes at the LA fitness by my house.

[ejheverest]

CR1 seems like a great value for what you get. Just finished stripping my Cannondale down to the frame, powdercoated the frame and fork and repacked wheel bearings, bottom bracket, headset and new brake and shifter cables. Finally bought ergonomic loop bars and a shorter stem. Been out on 4-5 rides since I finished the build-up, yesterday I snapped my chain in half and put my left knee into my frame. Luckily it was at the start of my ride so I ended up walking home with my chain in my hand.
Not sure how I didn't crash since I ended up on my top tube of my frame and both feet unclipped from my pedals....
Going for a mtn. bike ride today, hoping to make it thru the day without any major breakdowns.

[KiokenM3]

heres my trusty steed. been on hiatus but gonna start putting some serious mileage soon. trek madone 5.2 built on trek project 1 site

[Quick6EF]

WTF (from the ebay page OP posted)

http://cgi.ebay.com/FUTURA-2000-COLN...item255ef814f1

??

[lopealle]

I still cn't ride from when I fell off my bike a little over a month ago. My hands are still sensitive to pressure. I'm pretty much getting chaptered the army for it now. Damn it's like I wased money on a bike I got to ride 10 times.

[Buegie]

I'm planning on transferring schools for next fall and some of them have collegiate cycling teams. I better hit the trainer over the winter and into the spring if I want to be a part of that. It would be cool to be part of a team like that though

[ellipsis212]

RT-800 with 105 for $1550

hey i just saw this deal. if anyone's in the market for a really solid entry-level road bike this is a steal at $1550...pretty sure these were going for $2800 recently.

i would've bought one in a heartbeat if i was still looking for my first good bike!

[ellipsis212]

Originally Posted by lopealle

I still cn't ride from when I fell off my bike a little over a month ago. My hands are still sensitive to pressure. I'm pretty much getting chaptered the army for it now. Damn it's like I wased money on a bike I got to ride 10 times.

sorry to hear that man

don't give it up though, you'll recover and you'll want to get back on the horse. everybody bites it at some point!

[lopealle]

Anybody been riding lately?

[NBRider88]

My beach cruiser down balboa peninsula on the beach :]

[scalbert]

Originally Posted by lopealle

Anybody been riding lately?

Quite a bit recently; 2 - 3 times per week. Had to as I just did a Duathlon two weeks agon and the first Sprint Triathlon of the season this Sunday. Got a couple of Olympic distances this summer with my first Half Iron this October.

I was glad to see the weather get warmer as I was hating those cold rides. I'd rather it be in the 70's than 50's.

[GregTheStig]

I still don't have my Trek mountain bike on campus with me, just too lazy. I've got a single speed beach cruiser with white walls though