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marcski · Dec 6, 2006, 1:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Marc

Keep on keepin on the trainer. It's def. no where near as fun as riding outside (I kinda figured that) but it is kind fun watching ski pr0n while riding a bike. I'm averaging 45 min - 1 hr... much past that and I start getting bored and/or sore from sitting in the same positions without ever getting out of the saddle.

Then you should shift and stand up and "climb some hills"....or just get outside.

marcski · Dec 6, 2006, 1:47 PM

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Originally Posted by cbcbd

Marcski... you're a trooper

...and I need some booties

I have booties for my road bike. But to be honest, I have never worn them for the mtn. I suppose, if its really cold with some light snow, I'll put them on...they'll just get crushed out there on the mtn bike.

marcski · Dec 7, 2006, 12:14 PM

Awesome ride with my buddy this morning from 6:50-8. Great weather, wasn't too cold or warm. And, I found my glasses which I inadvertantly left on the trail after taking them off tuesday morning to fix the flat!.

bruno · Dec 8, 2006, 7:41 AM

regular ol' commute yesterday. so 23 miles. i just got to work a little while ago. i rode my fixed gear. man was it windy here in boston this mornin'! and kinda cold. 21 degrees when i got here. my feet are kinda cold. but it was still fun. people look at ya like yer friggin' NUTS!!!! hardeeharhar!!!!!

andyzee · Dec 8, 2006, 9:08 AM

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Originally Posted by bruno

regular ol' commute yesterday. so 23 miles. i just got to work a little while ago. i rode my fixed gear. man was it windy here in boston this mornin'! and kinda cold. 21 degrees when i got here. my feet are kinda cold. but it was still fun. people look at ya like yer friggin' NUTS!!!! hardeeharhar!!!!!

YOU ARE FREAKIN NUTS!!!! Get the skis out

marcski · Dec 11, 2006, 2:14 PM

So, I couldn't get out skiing this weekend....(I do have 2 young girls...one is just 6 months old...but I'm not really making excuses), But I did get out in the woods and mtn biked...saturday, sunday and this morning (monday). Had some great rides. This morning the weather was balmy. Trails are in great shape, not too wet and have great traction. Hopefully get out again tomorrow morning before work. Only thing, this time of the year, it is just dark. Tried to get started at like 6:45 but it was still dark.

bruno · Dec 12, 2006, 7:33 AM

rode in this mornin' to work on my new geared whip. i'll take da longer way home and get in some miles. prolly around 30 by the time i get home. not too cold this mornin'!! for december at least. not here in beantown anyway!!!

am i doin' it right dudes? i purty much stay in the big ring and only use 3 cogs generally. there's on purty good almost a mile long hill on my route where i use the smaller ring and spin up. is this about right?

andyzee · Dec 12, 2006, 9:08 AM

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Originally Posted by bruno

am i doin' it right dudes? i purty much stay in the big ring and only use 3 cogs generally. there's on purty good almost a mile long hill on my route where i use the smaller ring and spin up. is this about right?

Sounds right to me. I use the big ring most of the time and only resort to the smaller one when going up steeps.

marcski · Dec 12, 2006, 12:02 PM

Yeah, same here for the big ring except for big hills. Except, on the Mtn. bike, (at least when I do the local woods) I'm only in the small ring...(I don't have a big ring anymore...so its either small or middle really).

Got out this morning again for a good 75 mins. Too warm for December....Only had 2 base layers and a vest...no head beanie either. Makes 4 days in a row...5 of last 6...6 of last 8.

Marc · Dec 12, 2006, 6:53 PM

Still riding the trainer. Bleh. Well whatever keeps me in the saddle I guess.

And I use whatever gear keeps me in the 85-100 rpm zone out on the road. I end up splitting time between big and small typically. On a 9 speed cog set I'll use roughly 1-6 with the small ring and 5-9 on the big to avoid cross chaining. Thinking about getting a compact crank next summer, I tend to be a higher rpm rider and we've got some steep climbs around here. Not tremendously long, but steep.

Dec 8, 2006, 7:41 AM	#424 (permalink)
bruno Join Date: May 2006 Location: beantown and NY to da C Posts: 228	regular ol' commute yesterday. so 23 miles. i just got to work a little while ago. i rode my fixed gear. man was it windy here in boston this mornin'! and kinda cold. 21 degrees when i got here. my feet are kinda cold. but it was still fun. people look at ya like yer friggin' NUTS!!!! hardeeharhar!!!!! __________________ ". . .a striped jersey under his jacket; bared calves (outside the bicycle track); cap pushed back; feet in a false position on the pedals; a barking horn, a disorderly appearance, an always-dry tongue, and a definite fondness for wine merchants. . ."

Dec 12, 2006, 7:33 AM	#427 (permalink)
bruno Join Date: May 2006 Location: beantown and NY to da C Posts: 228	rode in this mornin' to work on my new geared whip. i'll take da longer way home and get in some miles. prolly around 30 by the time i get home. not too cold this mornin'!! for december at least. not here in beantown anyway!!! am i doin' it right dudes? i purty much stay in the big ring and only use 3 cogs generally. there's on purty good almost a mile long hill on my route where i use the smaller ring and spin up. is this about right? __________________ ". . .a striped jersey under his jacket; bared calves (outside the bicycle track); cap pushed back; feet in a false position on the pedals; a barking horn, a disorderly appearance, an always-dry tongue, and a definite fondness for wine merchants. . ."

Dec 12, 2006, 6:53 PM	#430 (permalink)
Marc I'm with psycho --> Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dudley, MA Posts: 5,505	Still riding the trainer. Bleh. Well whatever keeps me in the saddle I guess. And I use whatever gear keeps me in the 85-100 rpm zone out on the road. I end up splitting time between big and small typically. On a 9 speed cog set I'll use roughly 1-6 with the small ring and 5-9 on the big to avoid cross chaining. Thinking about getting a compact crank next summer, I tend to be a higher rpm rider and we've got some steep climbs around here. Not tremendously long, but steep. __________________ Making sanity obsolete since 1982...

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Dec 7, 2006, 12:14 PM	#423 (permalink)
marcski Devil's Castle Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Westchester County, NY and a Mountain near you! Posts: 939	Awesome ride with my buddy this morning from 6:50-8. Great weather, wasn't too cold or warm. And, I found my glasses which I inadvertantly left on the trail after taking them off tuesday morning to fix the flat!.

Dec 11, 2006, 2:14 PM	#426 (permalink)
marcski Devil's Castle Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Westchester County, NY and a Mountain near you! Posts: 939	So, I couldn't get out skiing this weekend....(I do have 2 young girls...one is just 6 months old...but I'm not really making excuses), But I did get out in the woods and mtn biked...saturday, sunday and this morning (monday). Had some great rides. This morning the weather was balmy. Trails are in great shape, not too wet and have great traction. Hopefully get out again tomorrow morning before work. Only thing, this time of the year, it is just dark. Tried to get started at like 6:45 but it was still dark.

Dec 12, 2006, 12:02 PM	#429 (permalink)
marcski Devil's Castle Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Westchester County, NY and a Mountain near you! Posts: 939	Yeah, same here for the big ring except for big hills. Except, on the Mtn. bike, (at least when I do the local woods) I'm only in the small ring...(I don't have a big ring anymore...so its either small or middle really). Got out this morning again for a good 75 mins. Too warm for December....Only had 2 base layers and a vest...no head beanie either. Makes 4 days in a row...5 of last 6...6 of last 8.

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