things I learnt today....
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things I learnt today....
Postby thejester » Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:52 pm
2. cyclists shave their legs because..... LONG knicks (roubaix) are itchy.
3. (AT) the 60km mark my legs start to sting. (I need to research this more)
4. bald heads require more than a helmet to keep warm in sub 10 degree weather, despite exercise.
5. shoes purchased with 30+ degree weather in mind, don't keep your feet warm in sub 10 degree weather either, despite exercise.
6. it doesn't matter which direcion you ride there is always a head wind, especially in sub 10 degrees.
7 I prefer to ride with no chamois.
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Postby Baalzamon » Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:29 pm
A bald head and a helmet give you a very funny pattern on your head when the helmet is off
To fix 5, get some overshoes.
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Postby grosry » Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:31 pm
mmm... do they ever!thejester wrote:4. bald heads require more than a helmet to keep warm in sub 10 degree weather, despite exercise.
Well did you learn anything good
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Postby casual_cyclist » Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:59 pm
On the weekend I learned on a long ride, eat even if you are not hungry (or you'll run out of energy before the end of the next leg).grosry wrote:Well did you learn anything good
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Postby grosry » Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:14 pm
It was more than a long ride casual_cyclist! Very true and you need to eat the correct foods and also keep up the fluids aswell...casual_cyclist wrote:On the weekend I learned on a long ride, eat even if you are not hungry (or you'll run out of energy before the end of the next leg).grosry wrote:Well did you learn anything good
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Postby fatherofmany » Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:33 am
+1 I wear a cotton bandana under my helmet in winter... guess what I forgot this morning !!thejester wrote:4. bald heads require more than a helmet to keep warm in sub 10 degree weather, despite exercise.
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Postby cavebear2 » Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:20 pm
+1grosry wrote:Very true and you need to eat the correct foods and also keep up the fluids aswell...
Also, never ride with a trumpet up your arse, (or is that a witches hat?) especially on long rides!
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Postby grosry » Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:33 pm
Mate it increases my speed so why not!cavebear2 wrote:+1grosry wrote:Very true and you need to eat the correct foods and also keep up the fluids aswell...
Also, never ride with a trumpet up your arse, (or is that a witches hat?) especially on long rides!
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Postby msn » Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:32 pm
This device of which you speak.....grosry wrote:Mate it increases my speed so why not!cavebear2 wrote:+1grosry wrote:Very true and you need to eat the correct foods and also keep up the fluids aswell...
Also, never ride with a trumpet up your arse, (or is that a witches hat?) especially on long rides!
Single note, or can you play Colonel Bogey with it?
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Postby im_no_pro » Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:50 pm
In which case you are obviously not following your own advice and eating the correct foodsgrosry wrote:Mate it increases my speed so why not!cavebear2 wrote:+1grosry wrote:Very true and you need to eat the correct foods and also keep up the fluids aswell...
Also, never ride with a trumpet up your arse, (or is that a witches hat?) especially on long rides!
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Postby grosry » Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:46 pm
Well I need to eat cans of baked beans a day because of my iron deficiency anyway so... its all goodim_no_pro wrote: In which case you are obviously not following your own advice and eating the correct foods
Not that good... yet!!msn wrote:Single note, or can you play Colonel Bogey with it?
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Postby bradwoodbr » Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:04 pm
I have learnt this one too.
My right leg and foot are shorter then the left and I have the right shoe cleat as far back as possible.
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Postby hartleymartin » Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:42 pm
Rather like this ey?gorilla monsoon wrote:Thing I learned today: Ninja riders coming towards me on a very dark shared path are hard to pick-up in the headlight beam.
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Postby Thoglette » Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:28 am
Well, Yehuda is backhartleymartin wrote: Rather like this ey?
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Postby VictorE » Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:45 am
Yes, I saw one of those commuting home yesterday along a bike path that crosses a few roads. It was dark by then and some Ninja rider just speeds past me with no front light, then proceeds to cross the roads without even slowing down. Talk about an accident waiting to happen. Hope he lives to outgrow it.gorilla monsoon wrote:Thing I learned today: Ninja riders coming towards me on a very dark shared path are hard to pick-up in the headlight beam.
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Postby Aushiker » Sun Jun 14, 2009 12:25 pm
Must do since we see some many reports of sightings of ninja riders ...gorilla monsoon wrote:Which leads me to ask: If a ninja rider falls in the dark, does anybody notice?
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Postby twizzle » Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:30 pm
And last week I learnt that a $400+ light works much better for the ride home in the dark if you have remembered to recharge the battery the night before.
...real cyclists don't have squeaky chains...
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Re: things I learnt today....
Postby gorilla monsoon » Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:40 pm
We have much to teach you, grasshopper....twizzle wrote:A long ride is no fun when you have only a micro-pump and an empty CO2 bottle... and it's raining.
And last week I learnt that a $400+ light works much better for the ride home in the dark if you have remembered to recharge the battery the night before.
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Postby zozza » Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:15 am
I have also learnt that said lights work much better when you remember to take the battery off the charger and attatch it to the biketwizzle wrote:A long ride is no fun when you have only a micro-pump and an empty CO2 bottle... and it's raining.
And last week I learnt that a $400+ light works much better for the ride home in the dark if you have remembered to recharge the battery the night before.
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