#8007901 - 12/15/14 07:18 PM
Re: Doing a century as a novice
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stickaz_old
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Update?
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#8008989 - 12/16/14 12:45 PM
Re: Doing a century as a novice
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dirtyS13drifta
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Newborn + house troubles = no budget for bike
I've got excuses for days yo!
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#8009006 - 12/16/14 12:53 PM
Re: Doing a century as a novice
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do I have to buy you one of those sweet beginner 54/56 roadies I see on CL daily or wha?
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#8012314 - 12/18/14 01:54 PM
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Newborn + house troubles = no budget for bike
I've got excuses for days yo!
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#8013845 - 12/19/14 03:23 PM
Re: Doing a century as a novice
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do I have to buy you one of those sweet beginner 54/56 roadies I see on CL daily or wha? Last link you sent me was in SF...Find me one in Portland for a change.
I was thinking of going shopping this weekend, but now I've got the cold my kid had for the last 8 days, so going to stores sounds very unappealing.
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#8013849 - 12/19/14 03:25 PM
Re: Doing a century as a novice
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dirtyS13drifta
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Newborn + house troubles = no budget for bike
I've got excuses for days yo! Yeah, life's a bear. My running is down by about 1/2 too, and I'm not lifting. Hard to do that shit when your kid is always sick (or you from the cold's she gives ya).
The good news is my drinking is way down, so there's that (hold it, is that good? or bad?!)
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#8020150 - 12/25/14 08:34 PM
Re: Doing a century as a novice
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stickaz_old
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I did a half-century today in OPs honor
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#8020798 - 12/26/14 07:13 PM
Re: Doing a century as a novice
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dirtyS13drifta
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Congrats. Isn't a half century the equivalent of walking a 10km?
I've had a gnarly sinus infection. Just getting better. Since running is failing me I think ill ride more. The weather has been freakish this winter though. I'll probably go bike shopping next month and put the kiddo seat on the beast.
Being a cheapskate means I'm slow to drop a G on a sport I don't love. But road cycling is a sport of convenience, and it's cheaper than a car I suppose.
Maybe I'll go do 50 next weekend on the trail on the beast for shits and giggles.
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#8021594 - 12/28/14 04:58 AM
Re: Doing a century as a novice
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How about a flatbar hybrid road bike like a specialized sirrus sport? Mine was $250 on CL and I sold it for the same lol Otherwise a "motibecane" entry road bike on bikes direct? Probably well under $600
This one looks pimp...$700 http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/dawe.../lt2300_xii.htm
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#8023652 - 12/29/14 11:20 PM
Re: Doing a century as a novice
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gamby
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A flatbar road bike is just a stopgap to getting a proper drop bar setup. I'd just go straight to the $700 BD special or something on CL for similar money.
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#8023668 - 12/29/14 11:35 PM
Re: Doing a century as a novice
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stickaz_old
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It sounds like he is currently more than sweating the price delta
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#8027941 - 01/02/15 10:59 AM
Re: Doing a century as a novice
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A flatbar road bike is just a stopgap to getting a proper drop bar setup. I'd just go straight to the $700 BD special or something on CL for similar money. I sort of terrified (unreasonably?) about DIY assembling a bike?
IDK, I probably should just get over it.
What do I need for tools here? I've still never replaced most my stolen tools, so only have the very basics.
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#8027944 - 01/02/15 11:01 AM
Re: Doing a century as a novice
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#8028241 - 01/02/15 02:14 PM
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#8028262 - 01/02/15 02:24 PM
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A flatbar road bike is just a stopgap to getting a proper drop bar setup. I'd just go straight to the $700 BD special or something on CL for similar money. I sort of terrified (unreasonably?) about DIY assembling a bike? IDK, I probably should just get over it. What do I need for tools here? I've still never replaced most my stolen tools, so only have the very basics.
When I got mine last year, the assembly is 99% common sense (if you're not sure how to setup a specific part/component, just look it up online), using a multi-tool like this: http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product_10053_10052_501979_-1___ and a couple adjustable wrenches. It's cake if you've ever worked on a car.
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#8031310 - 01/05/15 12:01 AM
Re: Doing a century as a novice
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A flatbar road bike is just a stopgap to getting a proper drop bar setup. I'd just go straight to the $700 BD special or something on CL for similar money. I sort of terrified (unreasonably?) about DIY assembling a bike? IDK, I probably should just get over it. What do I need for tools here? I've still never replaced most my stolen tools, so only have the very basics.
I Bikes Direct bike should realistically only require a phillips screwdriver, 4/5/6mm allen wrenches (maybe an 8 or 10 for the crank bolt if you want to check the torque on it) and that's about it. Spoke wrench if the wheels aren't true (unlikely).
Look up tutorials on how to tune derailleurs on youtube. I'm assuming they're up there. I've done it so much I can do it by ear at this point
Christ, if you were local, I'd do the whole thing for you for $20
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#8287551 - 07/13/15 12:32 PM
Re: Doing a century as a novice
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stickaz_old
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update?
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#8287608 - 07/13/15 01:03 PM
Re: Doing a century as a novice
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dirtyS13drifta
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Kids take up all your time.
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#8287698 - 07/13/15 01:55 PM
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I'm still thinking I'll do one. Guessing SJ-SF and back rather than anything formal. Probably get plastered by a porsche on skyline blvd
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#8287860 - 07/13/15 02:45 PM
Re: Doing a century as a novice
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I'm still thinking I'll do one. Guessing SJ-SF and back rather than anything formal. Probably get plastered by a porsche on skyline blvd yeah, I kept thinking of riding to astoria, same deal, except instead of porsche it'll be a chevy k5 blazer
It doesn't help we're about 10 degrees warmer than normal. 85 by lunch time til 9pm puts a damper on training ideas.
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#8659844 - 05/16/16 10:27 AM
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Update?
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#8660677 - 05/16/16 10:09 PM
Re: Doing a century as a novice
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dirtyS13drifta
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So there's a couple factors:
I'm not riding a 3k? TT bike, but a 1k glorified commuter on wide tires which has been hammered through snow, 100 miles of rain/grit, 3 CX races, a couple accidents, etc. Rear hub already done once and possibly making noise again.
this event has multiple distances, so the smart novices start at the lower distances. Out of the 100 coworkers signed up, only 20 men are doing the 104 miler.
The weather is a possible factor.
4k of climbing
My inability to pace myself well on a bike (I tend to ride at 80% with 100% sprints regardless of 4mi commute, or 20 miler).
My factory saddle is hard as fuck
oh, and no friends doing the ride
I think the one nature is fucking with me too
CN: it's all in my head, I know this.
Edited by dirtyS13drifta (05/16/16 10:28 PM)
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#8661119 - 05/17/16 10:54 AM
Re: Doing a century as a novice
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I'm not sitting at the hoods for 17mph for 100 miles. Try 15...
Typing it out helped, but I think it's mostly ego. There's a lot of hardcore cyclists here, and I feel like I've signed up for that group by doing the 100miler, and I'm just having to accept I'll be slower than them.
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#8669303 - 05/24/16 12:19 PM
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Survived, mostly maintained 16mph moving pace according to computer(gps read slower because I walked around rest stops with phone), even with lots of slowing for traffic. 3,300 ft of climbing
Everything worked. Glad I upgraded and downsized tires (improved responsiveness helped) and enjoyed the huge benefit of drafting/team riding for ~75-80 miles. Lots of rest stops made it sort of easy/relaxed.
Now What.
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#8669331 - 05/24/16 12:44 PM
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7 hrs moving time! :finger:
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#8669334 - 05/24/16 12:46 PM
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7 hrs moving time! :finger:
Phone recorded moving time while I was walking around the break stations!
Just shy of 9 start to finish: GPS movement of 7 bike movement of 6:30
CN: my group took a LOT of long breaks, but moved decently (it seemed like whenver I looked we were pushing 17mph+ on flats, not bad for weekend warriors on tourers).
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