count chocula Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 that bag is pretty major. -- i have a century this weekend, and haven't been riding like i should be for the last week. hope all goes well and the weather cooperates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Good luck chocula. Is it your first century or have you done them before? I can't wait until the summer to hopefully get some centuries or at least very long rides in along the Pacific ocean/Highway 101. Long rides are 100x better when the scenery is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count chocula Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 it's my first century and my first "group ride". i ride long distances and big elevation gains on the solo tip quite a bit - so far the longest being 85 miles with about 6500' of climbing. this century is through norcal's wine country, so i'm expecting a very scenic ride. it's also only about 3500 ft. of climbing. just hope it doesn't rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knim_One Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 ull be fine just stay hydrted and fed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 shaved 3 minutes off of my lap time today WITH 4 falls, so if i hadnt of fallen it would be more like 6 minutes off my time. needless to say, im proud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Well, raced at PIR (a car track) today and got 2nd. It was kind of a snooze in the 4/5's. After doing those cat 1/2/3 competitive group rides the last two weeks, the pace was like a nice warmup. I did a lot of breakaway bridging, reeling people right back in and getting them to pull the group. I got a little antsy on the last lap because I was getting boxed in and wound up for a break/sprint with a couple too many kilos to go, and found myself fully sprinting a little earlier than I should have. A guy inched by me by about a wheel's length in the finish. Oh well. Next time I can do the faster category now. There was a good crash in the 3/4's though. 5 or 6 people went down... my field was crash free luckily. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KM4RT Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Thats great rubbish, congrats. Found this video today, thought it was pretty awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FILTER.BFG Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 that boy is wild...damn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThuggedOutGypsyz Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 that nigga is ill, i was always amazed by those mountain bike dudes that can j hop crazy, that back flip 360 lookin shit off the tree was killer... oh if anyone is interested in a FBM aod street bmx bike hit me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Two of my bikes in their current forms... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 hey, is there a specific term that describes those brakelever shifters? i saw those for the first time in my life on a bike at some weird bike shop in a mall in Raleigh and i didnt get a chance to ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-walk Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 i used to call them Brifters, creative huh? I don't know the real name for them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBchit Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 no one rides dyno's anymore?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 i used to call them Brifters, creative huh? I don't know the real name for them though. Brifters is pretty much the real name for them. Mostly older dudes use that term though, like people that rode bikes at a time when downtube shifters were the only option. Other than that, you can also just call them 'shifters' since they're the de facto standard for shifting anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 yea, i went to the lbs and they said they dont really make those for 7 speed bikes but they said they could just lock out the bottom three settings and make a 10 speed "brifter" work on my 7speed. but its going to cost atleast 125 for a pair and i dont even have derailleurs so im going to hold off on that for a while... i think im just going to look into bar end shifters. is it good that im learning how to ride CX and XC without using brakes on a singlespeed? i crash alot and i dont go that fast but ive heard people say if your not crashing your not practicing and if your not practicing your not getting good and if your not getting good then your not going fast and if your not going fast then your not going to be winning. it took me a second to wrap my head around that text messege but it makes sense. part of me feels like im cheating myself but another part of me feels that once i move up to a decent bike with all the fixins im going to be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KM4RT Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I noticed today that my big chainring is warped, about 2-4mm. It causes the chain to rub in a couple of gears. Is it OK just to gently bend it with something in spots? Been raining a lot here lately. Saw a guy the other day with a rear mudguard made out of a Coke bottle. It was cut in half length ways, and the cap end was sticky taped between the seat stays. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knim_One Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 yea, i went to the lbs and they said they dont really make those for 7 speed bikes but they said they could just lock out the bottom three settings and make a 10 speed "brifter" work on my 7speed. but its going to cost atleast 125 for a pair and i dont even have derailleurs so im going to hold off on that for a while... i think im just going to look into bar end shifters. is it good that im learning how to ride CX and XC without using brakes on a singlespeed? i crash alot and i dont go that fast but ive heard people say if your not crashing your not practicing and if your not practicing your not getting good and if your not getting good then your not going fast and if your not going fast then your not going to be winning. it took me a second to wrap my head around that text messege but it makes sense. part of me feels like im cheating myself but another part of me feels that once i move up to a decent bike with all the fixins im going to be good. i would say this is not good at all. first of al, hy does your SS have no brakes? Second of all, when your talking aboutlap times having appropriate breaking technique is gonna save you as much time as other things. think about it, if u can brake better you can be faster on the entry to a corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knim_One Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I noticed today that my big chainring is warped, about 2-4mm. It causes the chain to rub in a couple of gears. Is it OK just to gently bend it with something in spots? Been raining a lot here lately. Saw a guy the other day with a rear mudguard made out of a Coke bottle. It was cut in half length ways, and the cap end was sticky taped between the seat stays. :lol: im not a mechanic but i would start looking for new ring asap cause even if you bend it back its gonna have a weak point and it would suck to break your chainring while riding fast. i guess bend it back for the time being if you can. might be better off removing it, putting it on some flat metal, and using that to form it back into shape with good distributed pressure. once again im not a mechanic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-walk Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I just picked myself up a new project bike from the trash yesterday. Little 3-speed cruiser. I have it stripped to the frame right now and everything put in baggies according to where it goes and what not. Going to sand blast the fuck out of it this week and paint it. I'm thinking pearl white. We'll see how it goes putting that thing back together though. I know nothing about 3-speed hubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count chocula Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 120 miles with about 3900' of climbing. pouring rain for 3/4 of the way my main goal was to pace myself - which i can never stick to. that goal fell by the wayside from the gate and i found myself latching onto the faster riders out of boredom. i didn't fall off - so i guess i can up my 'pace' now. i managed to pull/over-stretch the upper part of my calf muscle and started to feel it at about mile 15. it sucked. i had to keep my rest stops to a minimum for fear of getting cramped up from being so cold. other than that one leg being dead today, i feel great. all in all i'm glad i did it - even though i questioned myself the whole way for volunteering for such abuse. i'm sure i'll do it again...soon. pb&j sandwiches FTW! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoiseuth Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 call them controls or levers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 nice job chocula. indeed, PBJ's ftw. real food is so damn good on rides over 75 miles. track season starts this week! i'm gonna race iff it doesn't rain and my tubbies are glued in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisDayAllGodsDie Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Am i wierd for not liking brifters, i like the downtube shifters on my bikes more, i feel that i dont question the gears as much as when im riding with brifters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoiseuth Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 paramount details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 i would say this is not good at all. first of al, hy does your SS have no brakes? Second of all, when your talking aboutlap times having appropriate breaking technique is gonna save you as much time as other things. think about it, if u can brake better you can be faster on the entry to a corner. because the rear brakes for some reason wouldnt clear the knobbies i put on but the front brakes did. so i have brakes, just not very effective brakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Durden Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Two of my bikes in their current forms... hahaha.... that's funny. i lurk on certain forums and just realized who you are. alien frame, right? nice build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HydrogenPeroxide Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 So I'm going to make the plunge and drop real money on a road bike. I think I've made my choice with a Cannondale CAAD9-5. All 105 components, aluminum frame, carbon fork. $1499 CAD. http://www.cannondale.com/bikes/09/cusa/model-9RA95D_9RA95C.html Sound like a fair price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 if you wreck it i call the brifters. knock on wood. but thats a sexy bike for 1500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thismachinekills Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 hahaha.... that's funny. i lurk on certain forums and just realized who you are. alien frame, right? nice build. haha same. nice bike, props Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 hahaha.... that's funny. i lurk on certain forums and just realized who you are. alien frame, right? nice build. word, looks like i may have just blown my cover on the 3 other forums i post on! yep, it's an alien. been liking it a lot more since i swapped stem/bars out to what they are now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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