Sat, May 22, 2010 - 65.53 km [Cycling]
65.53 km in 02:34:45 hours at 25.41 km/h on Orbea Volata. [Cycling] It's official. I'm switching to metric. I'm tired of riding my bike and not being able to compare my rides to the races I watch (currently the Giro). So I shall hence forth record and report my rides in Kph and m. On the upside, it makes me fell like I'm riding much faster :)
Today I got my 66 km in to get on step closer to a century (miles - ok ok so I'm not completely switched over yet but by next week I will). Put in 50K tomorrow and I'll have my first century week of the year. Wee.
Posted from My Cycling Log
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Friday, May 21, 2010
Reedy Creek - it's not as hard as it used to be
Fri, May 21, 2010 - 30.60 mi [Cycling]
30.60 mi in 01:49:06 hours at 16.83 mi/h on Orbea Volata. [Cycling] Wanted to put in 30 miles to start my first century week and it felt good. I focused on keeping the climbs on a high cadence (88-91) and in the 90-94% MHR. Very successful.
The hills that used to seem so daunting now seem much smaller (I've even stopped calling them climbs). Only the final 100+ feet @ ~8% on the Hope Church climb are tough now. Time to start ramping up my efforts.
On the final hill I focused on keeping the cadence steady and the MHR in range. "Keep it steady, keep it steady. Dial in back. Ramp it up, don't crank it up", I kept telling myself. It felt quite rewarding to successfully accomplish that tiny little thing.
On the final descent I've been practicing not braking and leaning into the turn. Scary as F*** and I did brake a little but each time.a little less. Quite a rush when I whip around that corner and make the next 90 degree turn at speed. ,
Oh yeah, I almost forgot.... a new personal best time. Previous was 16.82 mph and I wasn't trying for a personal best. a nice little capper to the day
Posted from My Cycling Log
30.60 mi in 01:49:06 hours at 16.83 mi/h on Orbea Volata. [Cycling] Wanted to put in 30 miles to start my first century week and it felt good. I focused on keeping the climbs on a high cadence (88-91) and in the 90-94% MHR. Very successful.
The hills that used to seem so daunting now seem much smaller (I've even stopped calling them climbs). Only the final 100+ feet @ ~8% on the Hope Church climb are tough now. Time to start ramping up my efforts.
On the final hill I focused on keeping the cadence steady and the MHR in range. "Keep it steady, keep it steady. Dial in back. Ramp it up, don't crank it up", I kept telling myself. It felt quite rewarding to successfully accomplish that tiny little thing.
On the final descent I've been practicing not braking and leaning into the turn. Scary as F*** and I did brake a little but each time.a little less. Quite a rush when I whip around that corner and make the next 90 degree turn at speed. ,
Oh yeah, I almost forgot.... a new personal best time. Previous was 16.82 mph and I wasn't trying for a personal best. a nice little capper to the day
Posted from My Cycling Log
Monday, May 17, 2010
I don't think so
This is me thinking about riding in the rain and how I might feel while on the road.
Eek & Eww
Eek & Eww
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Sat, May 15, 2010 - 15.90 mi [Cycling]
Sat, May 15, 2010 - 15.90 mi [Cycling]
15.90 mi in 01:02:52 hours at 15.17 mi/h on Orbea Volata. [Cycling] It just gets better and better. Just as I get the rim tape situation sorted my front d�railleur, which has been giving me grief for a few months now, decides to go kaput. I had hte MOB guys have a look at it a month or so ago because I was having shifting issues on both the front and rear and chain skipping but they seemed to only fix 2 of 3. I went to shift down as I was going up a hill and Lady Orbea would have none of it. I looked down and saw the front d�railleur was sitting at an odd angle. Hmm.
I stopped and hoped it was just bent but no. The whole thing was loose! Not wanting to chance getting stranded like I did last week, I quickly changed from my 30 mile plan to the turn here and get home ASAP 16 mile plan.
I was stuck in the big ring the whole way but I did OK up the two larger climbs but it still sucked big Wazooties. I was hoping to get my first century week in this week. Ah well. Maybe next week.
Posted from My Cycling Log
15.90 mi in 01:02:52 hours at 15.17 mi/h on Orbea Volata. [Cycling] It just gets better and better. Just as I get the rim tape situation sorted my front d�railleur, which has been giving me grief for a few months now, decides to go kaput. I had hte MOB guys have a look at it a month or so ago because I was having shifting issues on both the front and rear and chain skipping but they seemed to only fix 2 of 3. I went to shift down as I was going up a hill and Lady Orbea would have none of it. I looked down and saw the front d�railleur was sitting at an odd angle. Hmm.
I stopped and hoped it was just bent but no. The whole thing was loose! Not wanting to chance getting stranded like I did last week, I quickly changed from my 30 mile plan to the turn here and get home ASAP 16 mile plan.
I was stuck in the big ring the whole way but I did OK up the two larger climbs but it still sucked big Wazooties. I was hoping to get my first century week in this week. Ah well. Maybe next week.
Posted from My Cycling Log
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Proper terminology usage
For some time now I've referred to myself as a bike geek. Not a Nerd or a Dork but a Geek. I've got my bike Geek T-Shirt 
and my bike geek bottle
, and I wear/use use them with pride. However, while the distinction is clear to me, I have difficulty explaining it to others. Until today. I truely believe this shall live on as a classic cartoon, posted with pride on academic doors, computer science hallways, and whereever geekdom thrives. Enjoy.
P.S. for added nerdosity see Jason's comment @ 1:02pm. Absolutely priceless.
and my bike geek bottle
, and I wear/use use them with pride. However, while the distinction is clear to me, I have difficulty explaining it to others. Until today. I truely believe this shall live on as a classic cartoon, posted with pride on academic doors, computer science hallways, and whereever geekdom thrives. Enjoy.P.S. for added nerdosity see Jason's comment @ 1:02pm. Absolutely priceless.
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