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Cycling 2013

#81
4Mal said:
Yo Spade!

Nice Avatar... An MB -2 is one of the few bass related items on my lust list...
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That's my Mouse 30, but it's the same headstock shape on all models. It's also capped in Brazilian rosewood, which makes me feel very special to play.

I'm hoping to get out and do my final TT practice run before racing next weekend on Sat. I need to do ~65 miles with about 4,000 feet of climbing on Sun. 40 mile ride on Tues.

After the next weekend race, I think I might hafta pull the plug on my racing season. $8k+ of basement work, so I'll be needing to pick up any available overtime shifts at work. :hmm: I was hoping to travel to OR this summer for an uphill TT.
 
#82
Ah! I will get the chance to play with a mouse 30 soon. A local lady bassist is tired of lugging her URB. So she's ordering a bass from Rob. I'm stoked to try it though it may make me pooer...

Just in from 45 miles and around 3K feet elevtion gain. Felt good for the first time this season.
 
#83
4Mal said:
Ah! I will get the chance to play with a mouse 30 soon. A local lady bassist is tired of lugging her URB. So she's ordering a bass from Rob. I'm stoked to try it though it may make me pooer...

Just in from 45 miles and around 3K feet elevtion gain. Felt good for the first time this season.
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That's a heck of a lot of climbing. I had to settle for an indoor ride due to lack of free time. I'm more than a little nervous about a 65 mile road race with 4k feet of climbing after doing a 40km ITT the day before. There's also a crit after the time trial, but that's just nuts.

The Mouse 30 is a really fun bass. They're light and fit in a guitar bag. Mine aren't getting too much love these days since my guitarist's house is wired funky and they buzz a lot. Normally this isn't a problem at most places, just places with really bad wiring.
 
#85
Is there any good budget tool kits out there? I was looking to get a single speed but it looks like the new market as been totally "hipster'ized". So I was thinking about perhaps getting an older 10 speed and wrench it the way I want it. Thing is I have absolutely no bike tools.
 
#86
spade2you said:
That's a heck of a lot of climbing. I had to settle for an indoor ride due to lack of free time. I'm more than a little nervous about a 65 mile road race with 4k feet of climbing after doing a 40km ITT the day before. There's also a crit after the time trial, but that's just nuts.

The Mouse 30 is a really fun bass. They're light and fit in a guitar bag. Mine aren't getting too much love these days since my guitarist's house is wired funky and they buzz a lot. Normally this isn't a problem at most places, just places with really bad wiring.
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This is what living in the mountains means... Skiing is usually good in the winter but it does. Have an impact on my riding... We climbed from the river up to the base area of a ski resort. A couple of sustained climbs, a couple of 10%+ spots - OK so I didn't feel so great on those. Got over 'em though... This time of the season, I'll settle for moral victory :D. And what goes up, descends like a bat out of hell as the roads were clean going up. The more I ride that R3, the more I wonder what I was thinking hanging onto my old waterford for so long :D

Got a 75 miler planned for next Sunday. This ride will have a little more elevation gain but more gradually. Mostly there is one straight up a ridge line in 7 or 8 miles, then 14 mile descent and then a couple of 1k foot 'rollers'. 7 to 8 % grades max so a more humane experience overall... And I should have the C24's mounted up so that will be a good long test.

gigging Fri and Sat nights so my Saturday ride will have to be constrained so I can still be fresh for the gig...
 
#87
Ziltoid said:
Is there any good budget tool kits out there? I was looking to get a single speed but it looks like the new market as been totally "hipster'ized". So I was thinking about perhaps getting an older 10 speed and wrench it the way I want it. Thing is I have absolutely no bike tools.
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Pedros makes some kits, and great tools. I prefer the buy-as-you-go method of tool acquisition. It's shocking to try and do it all at once.

I'm on the hunt for a good/affordable repair stand right now. setting my trainer up on the front porch as a work stand is no longer working for me...
 
#88
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Ill take any of you on! :D
I've got tassles.

Im only into cycling for fitness. Ive got myself an older Felt F55. :-)
 
#89
kai_ski said:
Pedros makes some kits, and great tools. I prefer the buy-as-you-go method of tool acquisition. It's shocking to try and do it all at once.

I'm on the hunt for a good/affordable repair stand right now. setting my trainer up on the front porch as a work stand is no longer working for me...
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Pedros are very expensive tools, well to me they are :ninja:
 
#91
They reduced the length of the road race on Sunday to 48 miles, mostly due to route logistics. I still think it's going to be pretty tough.

Might go out for some easy riding tomorrow and do a few opener workouts.

The bad news is that my season is probably over after this weekend. I'm having issues in my basement that might cost me about $8k or so. Will probably need to pick up any and every available overtime shift. Also kinda paranoid I may have knocked up my wife. Something about having two kids under the age of two is kinda freaky.
 
#92
kai_ski said:
I never said they were cheap, but cheaper than Park, no?
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They look a bit more expensive than park from what I see. Then again, perhaps buying a few individual tools and adding as I go is the way to proceed.

I guess to start I'd need:

hex wrench set
cone wrench set
BB tool
pedal wrench
sprocket remover / chainwhip
cable/housing cutter
edit: chain tool

Am I missing anything?
 
#93
Here's my ride, a 2001 LeMond Tourlamette. I rode 217 miles this last month, which included a the 63 mile California Classic Metric ride a few weekends ago.

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I recently got this frame, an Airborne Blackbird, and will start building this new bike when I get a chance, and some spare change to buy all the needed parts!!! ;)

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You can't tell from the pic, but the rear of the frame are carbon fiber.
 
#94
Ziltoid said:
They look a bit more expensive than park from what I see. Then again, perhaps buying a few individual tools and adding as I go is the way to proceed.

Am I missing anything?
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Here are a few suggestions for stuff I have come to prefer when I worked in a shop and bought for myself:

allen/hex wrench set -- pedros with the ball end are okay, just get a nice set of metric L shaped wrenches
cone wrench set -- park double ended wrenches are good and probably the least expensive
BB tool -- whatever fits your bb -- this is one of those things that accumulates over time. I have 3 or 4 at this point.
pedal wrench / chainwhip -- park hcw-16
sprocket remover - pedros: the pin is convenient, nashbar: saves some bucks
cable/housing cutter -- shimano tl-ct10
edit: chain tool -- park ct-3, totally worth it

It's nice to have a grease gun as well, you can usually find the small canister type wheel bearing or marine grade grease at a local auto parts store for very cheap.

This kit covers some of that territory https://www.google.com/shopping/pro...a=X&ei=Uz6tUZfCBNPI4AOkjYGwAQ&ved=0CGIQ8wIwAA
 
#98
I case it was unclear,TT=top tube. That bike is stretched and you have it set up with longish stem. This indicates you have a long torso and shorter legs.

I'm built that way,in fact I bet your bike would be very close to fitting me.
 

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