Bike Log

[Marc]

38 miles at around 16 mph... another solo ride.

It's amazing how much more work it is riding by yourself than riding with just one partner.


The route today was hilly as all hell. Lot of elevation, trying to work on my climbing.

[andyzee]

1. Partner pushes you
2. Drafting is always nice
3. It's just more fun

Of course, this all depends on the partner

[bruno]

Originally Posted by andyzee

1. Partner pushes you
2. Drafting is always nice
3. It's just more fun

Of course, this all depends on the partner

oh yeah! i got in a group of 4 road dudes in full kit and we cruised at 22 to 25 mph from just past arlington center to lexington. i didn't do any leadin' (hahahahaha!!!! ), but they were goin' good and i hung with 'em on my fixed gear. i dropped out at lexington center to drink some water, then rode solo.

55 miles yesterday including commute.

[andyzee]

Lookin good Bruno! I did one bike race in my life, 32 miles at an avg. speed of 26 mph. The pack was so tight that there was rarely less than an inch of two between me and the biker in front, back, and sides, that was a trip! Oh, I did lead a lot of times, funny, it's a race and people try not to lead And it was great to constently be in the front pack, because when you're that tight and one person goes down, a number of people go down. From what I'm told, this happened a number of times behind me.

[andyzee]

Been trying to do longer trips on weekends, didn't happen this weekend. Yesterday went blueberry picking, today decided to cut back so that I can do something with my wife, results:

Today 20.34 miles @ 16.8 mph on the road bike on my own.
13.6 miles @ 11.6 mph on the hybrid with my wife.

Also both of my bikes are out of comission popped a spoke on the hybrid.
Snapped the shifter cable on the road bike

[Marc]

Originally Posted by andyzee

Been trying to do longer trips on weekends, didn't happen this weekend. Yesterday went blueberry picking, today decided to cut back so that I can do something with my wife, results:

Today 20.34 miles @ 16.8 mph on my own.
13.6 miles @ 11.6 mph with my wife.

Also both of my bikes are out of comission popped a spoke on the hybrid.
Snapped the shifter cable on the road bike

Wow, was your cable rubbing somewhere or something? At least cables are easy to replace. I'd spend money on housing but there's a cable kit they sell at Wal Mart that's super cheap, and if you're not racing, I'd use those cables.

That's a crappy breakdown to have, one of the few you can't fix on the road with an alien, but at least it is easy and cheap to remedy.

I bent an XTR derailleur today on my MTB. That's a lot worse.

About 10 -12 miles on the trail today, rocky as all hell. We went to Douglas State Forest. It was amazing, I've never ridden anything so rocky for so long before in my life. It was hard, hard riding. I'm pooped. I'll go out tomorrow on the road for a short 20-30 miler I think.

[andyzee]

Originally Posted by Marc

Wow, was your cable rubbing somewhere or something? At least cables are easy to replace. I'd spend money on housing but there's a cable kit they sell at Wal Mart that's super cheap, and if you're not racing, I'd use those cables.

That's a crappy breakdown to have, one of the few you can't fix on the road with an alien, but at least it is easy and cheap to remedy.

I bent an XTR derailleur today on my MTB. That's a lot worse.

About 10 -12 miles on the trail today, rocky as all hell. We went to Douglas State Forest. It was amazing, I've never ridden anything so rocky for so long before in my life. It was hard, hard riding. I'm pooped. I'll go out tomorrow on the road for a short 20-30 miler I think.

Fortunetly the cable didn't snap on the road, it happened while I was trying to adjust the shifter. But bottom line, it was a bad day, I got two bike and none that I can ride til they are fixed. Hope you don't have too much trouble fixing that derailleur.

[Marc]

Originally Posted by andyzee

Fortunetly the cable didn't snap on the road, it happened while I was trying to adjust the shifter. But bottom line, it was a bad day, I got two bike and none that I can ride til they are fixed. Hope you don't have too much trouble fixing that derailleur.

Thanks, but most of the time a bent derailleur means replacement. Somehow the cage bent but the hanger didn't budge.

Another $90 down the toilet. Time for a new headset too. I should find some cheaper sports.

[skibum1321]

I went for a 54 mile ride yesterday with CRW. We started in Bedford and went out to Harvard. There were some good hills out during the western most part of the ride. We started out in a pretty big group until the hills broke us up. After that I was with the second group, which was 5 people. My computer was broken, but we averaged ~20mph.

[andyzee]

Originally Posted by skibum1321

I went for a 54 mile ride yesterday with CRW. We started in Bedford and went out to Harvard. There were some good hills out during the western most part of the ride. We started out in a pretty big group until the hills broke us up. After that I was with the second group, which was 5 people. My computer was broken, but we averaged ~20mph.

Nice, always good riding in a group.