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Biking '10 part 2
- Thread starter Ziltoid
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The Teeth of the Tiger 
It also reminds me a certain Darwin award, some girl giving head to a guy while he was cooking breakfast or something, little splash of hot oil on her neck, mouth closed, he hit her with the pan as a "reflex", she died....
It also reminds me a certain Darwin award, some girl giving head to a guy while he was cooking breakfast or something, little splash of hot oil on her neck, mouth closed, he hit her with the pan as a "reflex", she died....
Yup. Last week, on the way home from work...
Pssssttt....
Down to the rim in 2 seconds. It turns out I had neglected the rear tire, and it had worn clean through, then the inner tube burst. I'm glad that I had spare tubes and the tools to fix a flat.
As for the tire, I knew that the new tube would suffer the same fate, so I put in some cardboard from the box that the new tube came in, and inflated it to roughly 50% of full pressure for a leisurely ride home.
An addition to everyone's on-bike patch kit tools for just this type of situation...
...is about a foot or so of duct tape, split down the middle length-wise and wrapped around a bit of wooden dowel or pencil stub or etc. Use this for fixing tears in tires, etc...it's not a permanent fix, but it should get you home/back to your car/wherever you need to get to.
So, has anyone actually tried bassing and biking at the same time yet?
OK - this winter... the kala u-bass while on the trainer. The rollers - I'll pass. Maybe I can set the trainer next to my Barker vertical ...
'bout as far as I'll go though. I don't really want to see if the old Giro holds up or not if I can avoid it.
Yesterday's ride. 32 miles, 2300 feet elevation gain. 15 to 20 knot head wind, then cross wind - and a younger guy to chase... 13 mph avg. All after I mixed for an outdoor event until midnight. Led legs ... today they are more like depleted uranium... recovery day.
it's raining today and tomorrow. Hopefully I'll be back out on Wednesday and will get in a good climb. Saturday a group of us will do 54 miles/ 3500 feet e-gain on the west flank of Mt Adams (in the Gifford Pinochet Nat Forest). Hopefully I can hang with the hammerheads. Starts out with a 2 mile flat, then a 14 miles climb straight up onto the plateau then rollies on nice surface to the next climb and then a huge rolling descent. Lot's of big ring and out of the saddle on that descent. Big fun!
The steed. Waterford RS14. Reynolds 853 in custom geometry. Rear triangle of a 60 with the reach of a 57. That sloping top tube isn't a 'photo-thing'. Now sporting original style Dura-Ace wheels. Ultega triple. Wound-up carbon fork. It's a really plush ride. I borrow a c'dale or a Klein from time to time to remind myself how bad alu-bikes really feel. Out here in the sticks where chip-seal rules and smooth surfaces are rare - steel and TI rule. At 200 lbs, I'm too big for light TI or carbon so it's steel for me.
At least on the road. An alu based Specializeed SJ pro for the dirt works for me just fine.
I don't mind them, although at 51cm, the sloping top tubes limit my water bottle choices a bit. Given the usual hot temperatures, I'd much prefer 2 big water bottles.
You have a Waterford! So do I...actually/technically, I have four;
- '74 Paramount P-13, full period-correct Campy NR
- '89 Paramount OS, the previously-mentioned crit frame
- '02 Waterford 1200 custom, possibly the last 753 frame they built after Reynolds canceled production of the 753 tubeset
- '01 Gunnar Rockhound
...I gotta get pics of the fleet up here sometime...
Yeah, I guess I'm thinking more MTB- I like some space betwixt the bike & *the boys*
On a road load I could see it making for a bit more flex in the seat post, at the expense of water bottle options. Fortunately/unfortunately, I don't have the time to ride long enough to go through two jugs & my camelbak.
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Edit: @ spade
On a road load I could see it making for a bit more flex in the seat post, at the expense of water bottle options. Fortunately/unfortunately, I don't have the time to ride long enough to go through two jugs & my camelbak.
/Edit: @ spade
