The All Things Cycling Thread

[Velo Vol]

I've ridden more in the last week than I did all February.

 

[VOLatile]

I've ridden more in the last week than I did all February.

Damn son.

I have a replacement spoke. Now I need to fix my wheel... It's a pain.

 

[Orange Blazer]

oops

 

[Orange Blazer]

The Softride was way to small so I traded it in on this. Trek One series.

 

[VOLatile]

Damn son.

I have a replacement spoke. Now I need to fix my wheel... It's a pain.

Took less than 10 minutes. Ha.

 

[VOLatile]

Found some time to rip off 50 miles tonight in 95° heat... oofta.

 

[Velo Vol]

I think I'm going to try my annual tough mountain century ride on Saturday. My riding is down quite a bit from prior years, but my time on a 70-mile training ride was comparable to last year, so I guess I can handle it?

 

[Velo Vol]

Found some time to rip off 50 miles tonight in 95° heat... oofta.

Hot times.

 

[VOLatile]

Hot times.

Even hotter today and I'm going for another 30 or so. I need out of this rut.

 

[VOLatile]

Yesterday was a good day.

 

[VOLatile]

Meant to attach this

 

[Velo Vol]

I guess I can handle it?

I did. Slow going, but no issues with joints, cramping, or bicycle fail. A beautiful day on the roads.

 

[Velo Vol]

RAGBRAI, VOLatile?

 

[VOLatile]

RAGBRAI, VOLatile?

Toying with the idea of doing Tuesday through Thursday, then spending Friday riding 130 miles from Ottumwa home. It ends a few hours ride from my house, though. I have to be in Dubuque for a Kesha concert that Sat night and possibly home for an awards dinner on Friday, so I can't do the full.

 

[Velo Vol]

I briefly looked at the website. It appears the ride is ~60 miles/day, which, unless I'm overlooking something, doesn't seem difficult in flattish terrain.

 

[VOLatile]

I briefly looked at the website. It appears the ride is ~60 miles/day, which, unless I'm overlooking something, doesn't seem difficult in flattish terrain.

RAGBRAI is super easy, but Iowa is not flat like everyone thinks. You don't need to train for RAGBRAI, other than to acclimate to your saddle.

 

[VOLatile]

Ride Description | Ride Across Iowa in a Day

Not sure how I'm going to find time to train for this, but I plan on giving it another go. Dropped 1.5 hours from the official finish time and 40 miles from the route. A little easier route. Hoping for a tailwind rather than the 25mph steady headwind from last year.

 

[jvol1]

The droolworthy bike that the leader of the Tour de France is riding - Business Insider

A little bike envy article (yes, it costs more than my car). The 54-43 crankset was pretty intimidating, too. Oh well, goals.

 

[Velo Vol]

RAGBRAI is super easy, but Iowa is not flat like everyone thinks.

I don't think it's flat, but not enough climbing to make 50-60 miles a day too much of a chore.

 

[Velo Vol]

Hoping for a tailwind rather than the 25mph steady headwind from last year.

Softy.

 

[Velo Vol]

The 54-43 crankset was pretty intimidating, too.

It's not that much different than a standard one. We're talking about riders who are training all the time.

 

[VOLatile]

I don't think it's flat, but not enough climbing to make 50-60 miles a day too much of a chore.

The Driftless region of north and northeast Iowa have some absolutely mental climbs.

 

[VOLatile]

It's not that much different than a standard one. We're talking about riders who are training all the time.

I'm not sure that inner ring is evem as labeled. It's probably a 54/39 or even smaller judging by ratio.

 

[golfballs]

Opinions - Co2 or MiniPump?

 

[VOLatile]

Opinions - Co2 or MiniPump?

Have used CO2 for years, but I'm considering a switch to a frame pump.