Ernie McCracken Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 You should, also check out the BMX thread. Lots of riders and oldschoolers like yourself. I have been riding BMX since I was a kid in the 80s as well. I still ride and its awesome i first started riding bmx in ABA and for fun in 1984 and i rode my old roommates new school bmx to work a few weeks ago after riding a track and road bikes for the last 10 years straight and my arms and shoulders were fucked for the next week. im not even sure why (even though im 6'4") new bmx's even have saddles. i wouldnt have a problem riding an old performer or pro series or hutch from the eighties, but i couldnt do it now as transportation. tomorrow is my new bike day, copped an 83 schwinn mountain bike all original full suntour for $85. i needs a beater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R@ndomH3ro Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 I ride my bmx for run, I ride my bmx to work (10 miles) I thought you guys were some hardcore bike riders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATAK11 Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 just put this Schwinn together not that long ago.. considering a new paint job for the frame, and redoing the "Neu Citi Schwinn" letters also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Not that anyone here needs to know about another bike porn website, but Ima put this new one out there anyway: http://www.cycleexif.com/ I expect you all to act like you knew about this shit already and that I'm late on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie McCracken Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 I ride my bmx for run, I ride my bmx to work (10 miles) I thought you guys were some hardcore bike riders i ride about 100 miles a week, i guess all i was saying was constantly standing while pedalling without sitting down on a bmx works out muscles that dont get used on road bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenwings Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Schwinns are sick... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twin123 Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Rode my first cross race yesterday. It was a ton of fun even though I did not place very well. I really need to work on my handling skills, which gives me another excuse to pick up mountain biking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Rubbish... I did not do Pain on the Peak. I went out the night before to celebrate with some friends and ended up celebrating a little too much. Kinda bummed me out as I wanted to get that first cross race of the season under my belt. Looks like you did pretty well for someone who's not a climber!! I guess I'll open the season with Hood River, Sunday's race. Gotta get the tubulars mounted this week!! Does anyone have any tricks or tips to getting threadless headsets tight? I have been trying and trying to get mine tight and it's not happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Only guess on the HS issue is the steer tube is a hair too long and the bolt threads can't engage enough... Yeah PotP was fun! I'm a definite believer in SS cross now. Tons of fun, less maintenance, less worrying and more mashing; 42/17 worked pretty well out there - the uphills hurt for sure but I could make up plenty more time in the flats and downhills. All in all, riding Firelanes 1, 5 and Mt. Tabor has helped a good deal on my handling skills, and the biggest epiphany I've had has been to ride in the drops for 90% of the race because control is just so much more fluid and precise when my center of gravity is lower. Man, cross is fucking awesome. Worlds more exciting than road, although I still have a special place for track and crits. Got 3 more races for the rest of the month in Eugene, then Cross Crusade starts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Agreed. Cross is definitely more fun that road... more engaging, but like you I still dig the road. I, too, have found that riding in the drops on the technical stuff is way better. Firelane 5 is still sketchy for me because of the headset issue... but I'll get there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Whew, took 7th at PIR open men's cat last night. Handicap style racing out there is actually pretty fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Nice! I've never messed around with that race. I'm usually in rest mode this time of year in order to be ready to go for off-season training come October, so I've never done it. I've heard it's pretty fun, though. I think I got my headset fixed. I actually snapped the bolt from tightening it too hard (yes, I know... I need a NM wrench) but thankfully I have the same headset on my road bike so I was able to fix it pretty quickly. I would go test it out right now but it's pouring down rain... and I'm not ready for that shit just yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Word. At least cross practice in the rain is about 9000x better than road training in the rain. The only hard part is that initial roll out, then it's all good once you hit the woods/park... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 http://www.lifecyclesfilm.com/ I'm all for watching films about guys doing insane shit on bikes... but when you add incredible filming to the mix, I'm sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaes Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 stoked for that movie to come out though the trailer watches like a jeep commercial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat ralphy Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Wow....insane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KM4RT Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 It looks pretty spectacular from the trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*PROTOCOL* Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Hey guys. I want to get a new bag. I've had a chrome for the last few years but I'm sick of the buckle and people always trying to press it, plus I want something with a laptop compartment. I have my bag with me all the time and put it through quite a bit, so I am willing to spend money on the higher end stuff. I've been looking online and am leaning towards mission workshop, reload or seagull bags. Anyone on here rockin something other than timbuk2 or chrome that can give some recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 pre-ordered! that looks incredible. the guys at the collective had set the bar high for high-end artsy mtb films, but daamn. stepping up the game. hopefully its more than 25 minutes long... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Go custom with R.E.Load. Just add on the FBI pocket for your laptop... http://www.reloadbags.com/bags/overview/single_strap.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Did the TUFO tape extreme tonight. Definitely way easier than gluing. Hoping it holds pretty well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count chocula Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Been kickin it tough, doing the usual beer thing and not riding like I'm accustomed to... lazy. I know it's "off season", but I'm starting to fear the loss of cycling specific fitness. Argh... I need to get back on the grizzle. /vent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Count... So I am going through my training log from last year (October 1st - December 31st) and there is a lot of base mile training staying in zone 2 with some zone 3 intervals. And, of course, some gym work thrown in. Typical week in October looked like this : Sunday - Zone 2 pace, 3 x 10 minute zone 3 intervals, 3-5 minutes rest between intervals - 3 hours Monday - Rest Tuesday - Strength Training Wednesday - Zone 2 pace, zones 3 & 4 on the hills - 2 hours Thursday - Active recovery ride, include 5 jumps, 1 minute rest between jumps - 2 hours Friday - Strength Training Saturday - Zone 2 pace, 2 x 5 jumps, 1 minute rest between jumps, 5 minute rest between interval - 3-4 hours November was much of the same except there was a one 20 minute TT effort to gauge power output... which you could do using a HR monitor if you wanted. The 3 x 10 minute zone 3 intervals became 2 x 20 minute intervals for much of the month. The last week of the month it was 2 x 30 minutes. Keep in mind this schedule is based on the 3 weeks on and 1 week off method. So I would train hard for 3 weeks and then I would have a rest week, which typically looked like this : Sunday - Zone 2 - 45minutes Monday - Rest Tuesday - Strength Training Wednesday - Zone 2, 1 x 30 minute interval zone 3 - 60 minutes Thursday - Zone 2 - 60 minutes Friday - Strength Training Saturday - Zone 2 - 60 minutes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count chocula Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 awesome - thanks joker. i'm happy to say that the schedule you outlined is similar to the rough calendar i've put together. i'm really looking forward to implementing a solid training schedule for next season… discipline! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleSuplex Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 those bags are ridiculously priced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count chocula Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 from today: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Soup Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 from today: Snake road. Man these flicks dont even do those hairpins justice. My car gets on 3 wheels around that turn. Most people's cars cant even make the turn without going into the other lane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count chocula Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 actually that one runs somewhat parallel to snake rd. and yes, the grade is hard to capture/convey - one day i'm going to take a photo specific ride, slr in hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAN Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 60 y old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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