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Thread: Bicycle Brahs Part 3 - Riding is our leg day (literally bicycle)

post 1492030861 04-22-2017, 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted By KRANE⏩
Just cleaned my chain the old fashioned way -- elbow grease. No pressure cooker. Nice and sparkly.

Today took and impromptu jaunt to the tar pits. A mere 31 mile, not up to misc standards but 3/4 for a hybrid.

Looks pretty clean to me!
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I use my park tool chain cleaner with degreasing dish soap. Seems to do the trick. Takes a couple times of me emtying/put fresh water in because that water turns black real fast.
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I use Purple Power with the park tool chain cleaner, works great.
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Century day!

I'll be sure to update everyone if I survive..
Originally Posted By doughnutgut⏩
I will never use anything other than bibs from now on. I did not even know i had a saddle today.

Pure comfort.

Just bought pearl izumi summer jersey and arm n leg sleeves.
lol, it's been so great to see you progress sir!
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Originally Posted By ErikTheElectric⏩
Simple Green > all
First thing came to mind but my local store was out.
Originally Posted By SOJA⏩
I have a gallon of their concentrate. Useful stuff to clean the floors after I fry something or be a klutz and spill a cup of oil like today. Degreasers either make me skin itch, make me sneeze for hours or take too much elbow grease to work right.
I'll have to order a mega sized container and keep it on hand. Also, I used a new dry lube so I'm hoping it won't gunk up as quickly.
Originally Posted By ErikTheElectric⏩
Century day!

I'll be sure to update everyone if I survive..




lol, it's been so great to see you progress sir!
I've seen this fever before. I'm just hoping it will be something he'll enjoy for years to come and he doesn't burn himself out grasshopper.
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Well, I made it out alive gentleman.. my longest "nonstop" ride ever.


Holy sheet. Might put in some more tomorrow, but it will definitely be a recovery ride..

Surprised that my feet are the only things killing me atm..



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Originally Posted By ErikTheElectric⏩
Well, I made it out alive gentleman..my longest "nonstop" ride ever.


Holy sheet. Might put in some more tomorrow, but it will definitely be a recovery ride..

Surprised that my feet are the only things killing me atm..

Excellent, you must feel elated. But more riding tomorrow seems like overkill? My longest ride was half that and I was out for the count for 2 days.

Also, you really can elaborate more on the motivation, route, prep/post, etc. After all, this is thecyclingthread. Anyway, congrat again on setting the new goal.
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[QUOTE=ErikTheElectric post_id=1492114681]Well, I made it out alive gentleman.. my longest "nonstop" ride ever.


Holy sheet. Might put in some more tomorrow, but it will definitely be a recovery ride..

Surprised that my feet are the only things killing me atm..

[img]http://i.imgur.com/ajgUMrv.png[img][/QUOTE]Nicely done Erik[img]//assets.bodybuilding.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]Tell us about the feeding when you get a minute.
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Originally Posted By KRANE⏩
Excellent, you must feel elated. But more riding tomorrow seems like overkill? My longest ride was half that and I was out for the count for 2 days.

Also, you really can elaborate more on the motivation, route, prep/post, etc. After all, this is thecyclingthread. Anyway, congrat again on setting the new goal.
Thanks brother. My only opportunity at group rides are on sunday mornings, so I figured I'd venture outside of my social isolation for it, heh. But the more I think about it the more I'll probably just hit a spin tomorrow instead and will probably do some resistance work. More time in the saddle right now (especially with my saddle sores) doesn't seem like the most appealing.

For me, I used my heavier bike (my defy 1) for the last two days with VERY little distance and climbing work (averaged around 25-30 miles a day with around 3-4k of climbing) and took two full days off of my TCR. So when I pop on my TCR after the time off, I'm usually a BULLET. Although I only averaged 16.4 mph on today's ride.
Originally Posted By SkepticalOne⏩
Nicely done ErikTell us about the feeding when you get a minute.
Not much to say sir! Just lots of buffet work!
Had to stop myself.. LOL.

It's hard because I only had about 2,000 cals before the ride, and once I got done.. ALL I WANTED was fruit... didn't even care about the sushi. lol

(filming the next video)

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Originally Posted By ErikTheElectric⏩
T More time in the saddle right now (especially with my saddle sores) doesn't seem like the most appealing.
So you have some soreness in the saddle? I did a 125-mile ride last week and experienced quite a bit of soreness.

I was wondering more specifically about feeding and hydration during the ride. Did you nibble throughout?
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Finally finished my build and broke it in with 45 miles. Super pleased how it turned out.

Now to save up for a Kona Jake The Snake.

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Originally Posted By SkepticalOne⏩
So you have some soreness in the saddle? I did a 125-mile ride last week and experienced quite a bit of soreness.

I was wondering more specifically about feeding and hydration during the ride. Did you nibble throughout?
Nope! Had about 1,500 kcals beforehand and a whopping 10oz of water during, lol.
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Originally Posted By SOJA⏩
Dry lube like graphite powder? Teflon based lubes will probably be the best for chains. I don't think dust or grit is a huge issue for road people, but it's an issue for trail or mountain riders. For screwed and bolts, I use anti-sieze and then once in place, I go over it with a finger using a small dab of moly grease to protect the head from the elements. If I use a hairdryer on the chain to heat it up before I apply the oil, I find the oil penetrates between the links and surfaces better than if I did it cold. Seems to last longer and feel smoother, or it's all in my head.
I'm using one of those Wend sticks that looks like a deodorant but is soft wax with teflon blown through it. Very quiet so far and minimal gunk, the only downside is you have visible wax on your chain.
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I spray wd40 onto chain and cassette.

Remove wheels.
Sponge wash the bike.
Rinse.
That gives enough time for wd40 to loosen up and degrease.
Sponge removes the chit from the chain and cassette.
Rinse.

Add wd40 as lube.

Bike and chain sparkling.





ION. Took a chuppa lollypop with me today. Wow. Was unwrapped an hour into the ride.

Maybe onto something here.
Ride it like you just stole it.
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Oh my HNNNNNGGG.

I used to hate summer in phx but now I love it! Getting up in the mountains @ 8,000-9,000 feet elevation is GOAT.

Today I covered 33 miles, 4,300 feet of elevation gainz. All on a mountain bike.

The first loop I did was SICK. I never went in the clockwise direction on this part and the jumps going that way are insane & smooth. Also discovered a beautiful jump set on another trail I hadn't done.

The second loop I bonked HARD about 60% of the way up a fire road climb. I had lunch after the first loop so I think it was just elevation I'm not used to because I was SHOT. Still made it to the top (resting, walking, basically failing) but the descent wasn't comfortable due to my exhaustion.

Overall I'm glad I forced the finish because I need to get back up there several more times this summer. Lots of snow on the trails, and fallen trees, trails clearly not "ready" for summer yet but idgaf. New dropper post was GREAT.

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Yeah, today would've been day 14 of straight riding..


Decided to take it easy.. Happy Sunday Gents!
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Originally Posted By doughnutgut⏩
I will never use anything other than bibs from now on. I did not even know i had a saddle today.

Pure comfort.

Just bought pearl izumi summer jersey and arm n leg sleeves.
Bibs are great but wait until you have to drop a deuce in the middle of your next long ride.
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@ bicycle brahs, doing a triathlon in sep and need to purchase my first road bike (mountain bike crew until now)

don't really want to break the bank, is it possible to get a decent(ish) bike for £3/400 (~$500)


thx
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Originally Posted By RockyIV⏩
Bibs are great but wait until you have to drop a deuce in the middle of your next long ride.
Who removes clothing to drop a deuce?

When i cycle. I am zoned. Toilet breaks are done on the bike brah.

Nothing breaks my concentration.
Ride it like you just stole it.
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Originally Posted By Archigainz⏩
@ bicycle brahs, doing a triathlon in sep and need to purchase my first road bike (mountain bike crew until now)

don't really want to break the bank, is it possible to get a decent(ish) bike for £3/400 (~$500)


thx
https://www.costco.ca/Northrock-SCR1...100328362.html
Originally Posted By doughnutgut⏩
Who removes clothing to drop a deuce?

When i cycle. I am zoned. Toilet breaks are done on the bike brah.

Nothing breaks my concentration.
Probably don't want to draft behind you then
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Originally Posted By Drhunglow⏩
https://www.costco.ca/Northrock-SCR1...100328362.html
doesn't seem to be available in the uk
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Originally Posted By Archigainz⏩
doesn't seem to be available in the uk
M8. I got a giant defy 1 2013 a few month ago on gumtree.
Showroom condition and a bike that was voted road bike of the year at the time.

Paid (as far as i remember) £260 for a £1000+ bike.


Ride it like you just stole it.
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Sup brahs, been a while!! Been dealing with a lot of "life" bullchit, which has kept me off the bike, but I think I've snapped back. I just plunked down a few bucks on some new kit:

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You'll see that all of the above is MTB kit because I didn't want to go full-on road bike kit for my commute to/from work. I do need to pick up some bib shorts for the road bike though.

I also have a set of Crank Brothers Stamp pedals on the way.https://www.competitivecyclist.com/c...rs-stamp-pedal

It was really hard not to go clipless for the commuter bike, but I really wanted to keep the ability to "grab and go" that can only be had from platform pedals. They have a pretty serious looking set of 10 traction pins on each side, so hopefully I'll feel almost as locked to the bike as if I were clipped in.

And then last but certainly not least, I finally made the big jump to a proper cycling computer, the Garmin Edge 820!! I ordered the bundle with the cadence sensor, out front mount and heart rate strap. I'm also going to get a K-Edge mount for the road bike.

I should have it all by Wednesday, and I'm gonna give it all a proper thrashing when it arrives.

Next up; power meter!! I'm looking at a Quarq DZero with a 44T SRAM Force1 chainring, which will leave me with a poor man's 1x setup until I swap out the cassette and rear derailleur for an 11 speed. I'm eeeeeeeeeeven considering going Di2, depending on how the external battery mount looks on the bike.
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Can't stop thinking about my ride yesterday.

Riding is truly the GOAT activity. Sickening.

Eric: oranges don't have much fueling effect for me.... although I used tangerines so maybe I dun goof'd.
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Originally Posted By depaulhifi⏩
I also have a set of Crank Brothers Stamp pedals on the way.https://www.competitivecyclist.com/c...rs-stamp-pedal

It was really hard not to go clipless for the commuter bike, but I really wanted to keep the ability to "grab and go" that can only be had from platform pedals. They have a pretty serious looking set of 10 traction pins on each side, so hopefully I'll feel almost as locked to the bike as if I were clipped in.
Flat pedals are AMAZING if you pair them with some good five-ten shoes. I use five-ten sleuths with my race face Chester pedals. Grip for days. Yesterday my feet were soaked from puddle blasting but I lost no grip at all.

Flat pedals only CREW.
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Originally Posted By HMFIC_BROWSIN⏩
Can't stop thinking about my ride yesterday.

Riding is truly the GOAT activity. Sickening.

Eric: oranges don't have much fueling effect for me.... although I used tangerines so maybe I dun goof'd.
Pics looked beautiful my man!

IIRC: Micronutrient values should be somewhat similar between the two, but I suggest trying it out!
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Originally Posted By ErikTheElectric⏩
Pics looked beautiful my man!

IIRC: Micronutrient values should be somewhat similar between the two, but I suggest trying it out!
1 moar pic.
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Moving from Houston to my brother's property right outside of Austin. Looking forward to the hills and various mountain biking options... not to mention the favorable bike culture there. Can't wait for some epic rides.

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Originally Posted By faxanadu⏩
Moving from Houston to my brother's property right outside of Austin. Looking forward to the hills and various mountain biking options... not to mention the favorable bike culture there. Can't wait for some epic rides.
Dude that is awesome! You will love it compared to Houston. I've never lived in Houston but been there several times and driven through it more and I can tell you that I wouldn't wanna live there. Only downside is the home prices are insane. 500k for a so-so 3bdroom in and around DT.

This is from my Austin ride the other evening after work, along Lake Austin by Mount Bonnell.

You might want to get a 32 cassette, I just changed from a 11-28 and its way better. There are a lot of short (0.3-1m) punchy climbs here that average 10%+ and hit 15% or higher in spots. I was able to spin 90 rpm up Mt. Bonnell that averages 8% for about a half mile. I have no problem using my short-cage Durace RD on 32 cassette, even though they say you need an Ultegra Long-Cage. I can think DurianRider for that tip - spin to win brah.




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I just finished GCN's 30 minute interval workout. I've been doing my own intervals but this one is a bitch.

You end up doing 8 30 second sprints with 1:30 to 3:00 min rest periods. I'd like to do this 2x per week as I think it'll help build a good base for critics racing.

I need to take the bike in for a tune up because the headset is loose and the drivetrain is noisy. And I'll put some 4000s' on while it's in there.
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