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Title: The cycling thread
Post by: billybob476 on March 15, 2012, 11:01:15 AM
Well since we have a bit of a conversation going on the shoutbox I figured a thread would be in order.

I started getting back into cycling last year and am starting up my fitness riding season once again this year.

I'm on a 2008 Fuji Absolute 3.0 "performance hybrid". Right now I'm aiming to get my endurance up tooling around the Toronto area but my goal is to perhaps eventually get into some multi day bike touring and maybe even some bike camping.

Right now I take off with a wallet and a cell phone in a backpack and a water bottle in a bottle cage. Any suggestions on what else I should take along on rides and how I should carry them (i.e. flat kit, locks, hydration, etc etc)?
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bromptonboy on March 15, 2012, 01:18:39 PM
I cycle commute to work around 3 days a week - I have a mixed mode ride wherein I take the bike on the bus in the AM part of the way, but ride the whole way home in the evening.  My ride is either my Brompton bicycle (a folding bike), or I will usually ride my Thorn Raven Tour which is more of a tank than a bike!  I have a dynamo hub that powers my lights, an internal 14-speed Rohloff hub instead of a derailleur, mudguards, 2 bottle holders (for a coffee mug and water!), and I have a rack on the back that holds a pannier with a multitool, pump, spare tire, lunch, rain gear, etc.  I also wear fluorescent green clothes & helmet cover, and a flashing LED vest.  My route is along a busy shoulder - and I want people to say 'What is that?!' rather than 'What was that?!'...  ;)
 
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: billybob476 on March 15, 2012, 01:20:13 PM
Makes sense! I definitely need to get myself a proper jersey if only for the pockets. I find if I'm wearing a pack (as I'm doing now) I get that sweaty patch on my back where it rests.
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bromptonboy on March 15, 2012, 01:36:28 PM
Here is a shot where you can see my rear lights - a 26-LED FoxFire & an 18-LED RealLITE.  I have 'roadies' snicker at me for going overboard on lights.  The pannier is perfect for avoiding Sweaty Back Syndrome.  Luckily, I am allowed  to bring my bike into the office and keep it in my pod.  :)
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: billybob476 on March 15, 2012, 02:02:05 PM
I've got one of these on my seat post: http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Cycling/Lights/PRD~5022-096/mec-saturn-rear-led-bicycle-light.jsp (http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Cycling/Lights/PRD~5022-096/mec-saturn-rear-led-bicycle-light.jsp)

A guy actually flagged me down and told me it was blinding him at dusk when I had it on full-flash mode!
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bromptonboy on March 15, 2012, 02:15:58 PM
Quote from: billybob476 on March 15, 2012, 02:02:05 PM
I've got one of these on my seat post: http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Cycling/Lights/PRD~5022-096/mec-saturn-rear-led-bicycle-light.jsp (http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Cycling/Lights/PRD~5022-096/mec-saturn-rear-led-bicycle-light.jsp)

A guy actually flagged me down and told me it was blinding him at dusk when I had it on full-flash mode!

Hmmmm, very nice.  Perhaps I'll get one for the Brommie.  :)
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bryancd on March 15, 2012, 07:57:16 PM
I rode 60 miles today with 4700 feet of climbing in just under 3 hours. :)
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: billybob476 on March 15, 2012, 09:11:09 PM
Jeebus, it took me an hour to ride 10 miles on the flat! All in good time :)
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: billybob476 on March 19, 2012, 05:32:08 PM
So here's a question, on my normal route there's an incline that gets me up to the street from the ravine I ride in. Today about 3/4 of the way up I crapped out, couldn't make it all the way up. Any suggestions on how to approach it and what to do as I climb?
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bromptonboy on March 19, 2012, 07:23:23 PM
Quote from: billybob476 on March 19, 2012, 05:32:08 PM
So here's a question, on my normal route there's an incline that gets me up to the street from the ravine I ride in. Today about 3/4 of the way up I crapped out, couldn't make it all the way up. Any suggestions on how to approach it and what to do as I climb?
How steep and long is the climb?  Assuming you are in granny-gear (the lowest one) some people make their own 'switch backs' by riding in wave-like pattern.  I have a short (1/2 mile) steep incline at the end of my ride.  I am not trying to race, so I drop down into low gear and slowly climb.
If you are having trouble in the lowest gear, you may be geared too high.  That can be changed with different cogs & cranks if need be.
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: billybob476 on March 19, 2012, 07:34:57 PM
Yeah, I was pretty high up and by the time I realized it I figured I'd kill myself if I tried to shift lower.

EDIT: It's a short incline but it's steep, probably about 200 feet at maybe a 20-25% grade (I might not be doing the grade thing right, suffice it to say it's relatively steep).
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bromptonboy on March 20, 2012, 08:11:31 AM
Quote from: Bryancd on March 15, 2012, 07:57:16 PM
I rode 60 miles today with 4700 feet of climbing in just under 3 hours. :)

I take my hat off to you!
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bromptonboy on March 22, 2012, 06:50:10 AM
Wow - check out this bike:

http://www.delta7bikes.com/arantix-mountain-bike.htm (http://www.delta7bikes.com/arantix-mountain-bike.htm)

Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: billybob476 on March 22, 2012, 06:56:08 AM
That thing is wicked looking!
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bromptonboy on April 24, 2012, 05:56:32 PM
This summer, my son Tom (10) and I will be riding the Bike-A-Thon from Philadelphia to Buena, NJ (a scenic route of 66  miles).  This is a charity ride for cancer research.

That distance will be fine for me.  Tom and I will build up slowly to this distance heading into the summer.

The coolest part of the ride is that they close the Benjamin Franklin Bridge to motor traffic so we can cycle over this big bridge into New Jersey.  The Battleship USS New Jersey can be seen clearly from the bridge.
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bromptonboy on May 09, 2012, 10:09:36 AM
I may have gotten tentative approval from the wife to go on a great unsupported bike tour this summer.  My brother and his 2 daughters are starting out from Manhattan, and riding to Montreal.  I am planning on leaving Philadelphia on my own bike a few days earlier - carrying my camping gear, etc - and meet them in Poughkeepsie, NY.  I'll stay with them all the way to Montreal.  Should take about 10 days more or less.  I'll rent a car and load the bike in the back and drive home when completed.  There are some great and well defined bicycle routes the whole length of the way.  In essence I would follow the Delaware River north, cut across northern NJ & SE New York state to the Hudson River, and head north.
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: billybob476 on May 09, 2012, 10:15:42 AM
Wow that's incredible and Montreal is my hometown! Let me know when you're going up and maybe I can coordinate it with a visit to my folks.
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Jobydrone on May 09, 2012, 10:42:03 AM
Wow that sounds like a thrilling trip Pete.  Good luck!  I guess you must do alot of riding locally.  Can you recommend any good rides that would be appropriate for an out of shape dad and a little girl who's still a little unsteady without training wheels?  I'd love to take my little girl on a one to one day trip that includes a nice long but fairly easy bike ride.
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bryancd on May 09, 2012, 10:46:22 AM
That sounds so great! My wife and I want to do a bike tour on the southern island of New Zealand in the next few years.
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: billybob476 on May 09, 2012, 10:48:28 AM
Fran and I are thinking of doing a trip up in Algonquin park at some point this summer. One of my goals is to get in a multi day bike trip, just got to make sure me and my bike are up to it :)
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bromptonboy on May 09, 2012, 10:56:05 AM
Quote from: Jobydrone on May 09, 2012, 10:42:03 AM
Wow that sounds like a thrilling trip Pete.  Good luck!  I guess you must do alot of riding locally.  Can you recommend any good rides that would be appropriate for an out of shape dad and a little girl who's still a little unsteady without training wheels?  I'd love to take my little girl on a one to one day trip that includes a nice long but fairly easy bike ride.
A great ride is along the canal tow path along the Delaware River - you can pick that one up in New Hope.  I think you live in the North East, right?  Couple of nice trails there.  Another great one is the 'Forbidden Drive' trail in Chestnut Hill - which joins the path that runs from the Art Museum all the way to Valley Forge park.  Nice and flat riding with plenty of spots to stop for refreshments with the kids.
I commute most days by bike, but I am not going to give Brian any competition in the racing department.  :)  My son and I like to do leisurely rides.
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Jobydrone on May 09, 2012, 10:59:36 AM
Quote from: Bromptonboy on May 09, 2012, 10:56:05 AM
Quote from: Jobydrone on May 09, 2012, 10:42:03 AM
Wow that sounds like a thrilling trip Pete.  Good luck!  I guess you must do alot of riding locally.  Can you recommend any good rides that would be appropriate for an out of shape dad and a little girl who's still a little unsteady without training wheels?  I'd love to take my little girl on a one to one day trip that includes a nice long but fairly easy bike ride.
A great ride is along the canal tow path along the Delaware River - you can pick that one up in New Hope.  I think you live in the North East, right?  Couple of nice trails there.  Another great one is the 'Forbidden Drive' trail in Chestnut Hill - which joins the path that runs from the Art Museum all the way to Valley Forge park.  Nice and flat riding with plenty of spots to stop for refreshments with the kids.
I commute most days by bike, but I am not going to give Brian any competition in the racing department.  :)  My son and I like to do leisurely rides.
Thanks Pete.  We do live in NE Philly and I took her to the path in Pennypack but it was too hilly, and my four year old wiped out and almost busted out his front teeth from going too fast.  It was a scary moment.  I'll look into the canal tow path and the Forbidden Drive...that one sounds spooky, she'll love it!
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bromptonboy on May 09, 2012, 11:00:27 AM
Quote from: billybob476 on May 09, 2012, 10:15:42 AM
Wow that's incredible and Montreal is my hometown! Let me know when you're going up and maybe I can coordinate it with a visit to my folks.
Sounds good!  If I get final approval from SWMBO (as Horace Rumpole used to refer to his wife 'She Who Must Be Obeyed') - I will be departing on 8/3 and and hitting Montreal later the following week - maybe the following weekend - depending on daily mileage.
I want to 'stealth camp' when by myself, but my brother and his girls prefer campgrounds or motels.  :)
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bromptonboy on May 09, 2012, 11:03:09 AM
Quote from: Bryancd on May 09, 2012, 10:46:22 AM
That sounds so great! My wife and I want to do a bike tour on the southern island of New Zealand in the next few years.
That would be a great tour!  There is a cool site called crazyguyonabike.com where people blog out their bike tours.  There are a number in NZ.  I have a blog there from my 2007 tour from Philadelphia to Maine.  I fantasize about a truly epic tour when I can retire - if I still have my health.  That would be from Philadelphia to Quebec City, then cut across Canada to Prudhoe Bay, AK. Sigh....someday when the kids are grown, and their tuition is paid for....
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: billybob476 on May 14, 2012, 06:33:06 AM
Thought this was a cool writeup about Cervelo Cycles, based here in Toronto:

QuoteCervélo might just be the most innovative bike company in the world — and its Toronto-based headquarters is the type of place to send a tingle up and down the average roadie's spandex-clad back. One wall is entirely whiteboard — with sketches, equations, and complex diagrams offered as an inadvertent equivalent to decor. Men with rings on their pinky fingers spend their days tinkering with the latest and greatest in software applications, trying to find that optimal balance between strength, stiffness, and aerodynamics. And needless to say, there's more than enough storage on site for those who decide to cycle to work. This is where all of that P5, S5, and R5 magic starts before it makes its way to the European pro peloton.

http://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2012/05/behind_the_scenes_at_cervelo_cycles_in_toronto/ (http://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2012/05/behind_the_scenes_at_cervelo_cycles_in_toronto/)
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bromptonboy on May 14, 2012, 08:20:20 AM
Cool place! 
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bromptonboy on May 16, 2012, 10:18:21 AM
Booked the time off at work for the bike tour.  I will leave Philadelphia on 8/2 - and plan on meeting my brother & nieces in Poughkeepsie 4 days later.  From there we should make Montreal in about 7 days at a leisurely pace - carrying camping gear, etc.  I like to 'wild camp' - so I can get that out of my system before hooking up with the others.  Campgrounds & motels after that..
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: billybob476 on May 16, 2012, 10:27:07 AM
Very cool!

I just got raked over the coals here from a coworker who insists my bike is too small for me (he's right but I make it work) :)
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bromptonboy on July 30, 2012, 10:23:33 AM
Well, leaving in 2 days.  With luck and fair winds, I hope to make Montreal (from Philadelphia) by August 13th.  I will count this trip a success only after I have washed down a large Poutine with a cup of Tim Hortons..  ;)

Here is a picture of the bike with a test load:
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: billybob476 on July 30, 2012, 10:58:05 AM
Awesome. I suggest the classic 2 steamé (that's hot dogs) and a poutine from La Belle Province :) Save the Tim's for breakfast.
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bryancd on July 30, 2012, 11:00:30 AM
Quote from: Bromptonboy on July 30, 2012, 10:23:33 AM
Well, leaving in 2 days.  With luck and fair winds, I hope to make Montreal (from Philadelphia) by August 13th.  I will count this trip a success only after I have washed down a large Poutine with a cup of Tim Hortons..  ;)

Here is a picture of the bike with a test load:

That's so awesome, Pete! Have a great time and be safe!
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Jobydrone on July 31, 2012, 06:20:24 AM
Wow!  Pete!  It's really happening!  Good luck, be safe and have fun!  Please take lots of pictures and if you have figured out how to post them from your mobile browser I know we'd all love to keep track of how it's going :)
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bryancd on July 31, 2012, 06:28:10 AM
Quote from: Jobydrone on July 31, 2012, 06:20:24 AM
Wow!  Pete!  It's really happening!  Good luck, be safe and have fun!  Please take lots of pictures and if you have figured out how to post them from your mobile browser I know we'd all love to keep track of how it's going :)

x2, this would begreat to follow along your journey! I will be thinking about you on my 50 mile training ride this afternoon!
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: billybob476 on July 31, 2012, 06:34:21 AM
Yeah that'd be great.
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bromptonboy on July 31, 2012, 02:56:29 PM
Thanks guys, I will be posting updates in Facebook, and I'll try to do so here as well.  I don't think that the Safari version on the iPHone allows uploads of photos...  I'll have to tinker with that...
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Jobydrone on August 01, 2012, 06:16:06 AM
It's complicated but if you can get your pics up on the web then you can snatch the URL and post them through the quick HTML codes
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bromptonboy on August 01, 2012, 07:05:47 AM
Although I have not properly populated this page - here is where I will try to do a daily journal:

http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/Foltz2Montreal (http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/Foltz2Montreal)

This is a great site for some journals of people doing some world expeditions on bicycles.
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bromptonboy on August 24, 2012, 06:57:57 AM
Wow - some news about Lance Armstrong.  I can't believe he is not fighting on.
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: QuadShot on August 24, 2012, 07:51:52 AM
Well Pete, you can hardly blame him really. Now, I don't know if he's guilty or not...and frankly I don't follow cycling so I've no real foundatation to speak on. But I can say that from what I heard - that he's been tested 500 times - that he's passed each and every test - and the organization just keeps coming at him. I would imagine that after ALL of this, Lance has got to be thinking, what difference does it make? No matter WHAT he does, they won't believe him so why bother fighting any more? It's sad. And, IF he is doping, whatever he's using is so covert that it can't be seen in conventional drug tests, so...anyway, my 2cents.
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bromptonboy on August 24, 2012, 08:09:37 AM
I was hoping he would keep fighting until the international body could do the arbitration.  Seems so out of character.
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: MARKO on August 24, 2012, 01:32:00 PM
As a survivor of  stage three  testicular cancer i have followed lance's career...... and after going through everything you just don't give up!  I am saddened to see him give in to the pressure ,so unlike him and it kind of makes me wonder....

Marko
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bryancd on August 24, 2012, 02:08:52 PM
He couldn't win. It's an arbitration case based solely on witness testimony, not a trail by jury where guilt is based on facts and decided by an impartial panel. It would have been him saying he was innocent vs. what is likely sealed testimony of others saying he was engaging in and part of the doping system at the US Postal Team. Others who likely received deals for their testimony. It's a he said/she said case where if enough people say he did, then he would be found in violation of the anti-doping rules even though he never tested positive or failed a drug test. And if he did go to arbitration and under oath said flat out however used performance enhancing drugs, note he never says that, he always correctly points out he never tested positive, and if they ever did find actual physical proof he could go to jail for perjury.
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: MARKO on August 24, 2012, 02:34:30 PM
Bryan.... i understand, the whole thing just sucks it was like a witch hunt my high regards for the man still stands and i hope everyone else does too.

Marko
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bryancd on August 24, 2012, 02:41:24 PM
Quote from: MARKO on August 24, 2012, 02:34:30 PM
Bryan.... i understand, the whole thing just sucks it was like a witch hunt my high regards for the man still stands and i hope everyone else does too.

Marko

Yeah, I agree and don't see this having a material impact on Livestrong or his celebrity as most of his biggest supporters really aren't cycling fans at this point.
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: MARKO on August 24, 2012, 03:09:20 PM
He is a legend and a role model.... that's why i don't understand why they didn't just drop it. Sounds like somebody had a bone to pick.

Marko
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: davekill on August 24, 2012, 03:11:39 PM
you guys probably already know this - I found the term 'doping' to be a little misleading since we hear about performance enhancing steroid use in other sports.

In this case Lance Armstrong is accused of the practice of enhancing the number of his red bloods before an event by re-infusing his own blood drawn and stored before training.
This gives an edge to the athletes performance, but does not introduce any foreign chemical element.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_doping (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_doping)

I'm wondering who would be awarded the titles being taken away from Lance. The guy who doesn't dope and came in 35th?
Not saying this is right or Lance is guilty of what his accusers are saying, but this practice is so common, at worst the athletes are evening the playing field - but not growing giant legs, a thick neck and suffering bouts of 'roid rage'

Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bryancd on August 24, 2012, 03:30:40 PM
Quote from: davekill on August 24, 2012, 03:11:39 PM
you guys probably already know this - I found the term 'doping' to be a little misleading since we hear about performance enhancing steroid use in other sports.

In this case Lance Armstrong is accused of the practice of enhancing the number of his red bloods before an event by re-infusing his own blood drawn and stored before training.
This gives an edge to the athletes performance, but does not introduce any foreign chemical element.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_doping (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_doping)

I'm wondering who would be awarded the titles being taken away from Lance. The guy who doesn't dope and came in 35th?
Not saying this is right or Lance is guilty of what his accusers are saying, but this practice is so common, at worst the athletes are evening the playing field - but not growing giant legs, a thick neck and suffering bouts of 'roid rage'



Based on his self righteous and vocal public comments that he was the only rider to ever race clean and should be considered the greatest of all time, I would say all Tour titles should be awarded to Greg Lemond. ;)
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: davekill on August 24, 2012, 03:39:59 PM
yup, a good article...
http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2012/08/bummed-about-lance-armstrong-theres-always-greg-lemond/ (http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2012/08/bummed-about-lance-armstrong-theres-always-greg-lemond/)
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bryancd on August 24, 2012, 04:58:16 PM
Minneapolis, MN -- Greg Lemond today released a statement that said he has, reluctantly and with great sadness, been forced to add the 2006 Tour de France to the long list of tours that he should have won. Lemond initially believed, and was even quoted in an earlier interview as saying, that this was the first clean Tour de France in many years. However, in light of the recent positive doping test of tour winner Floyd Landis, Lemond has concluded that, in all likelihood, he himself should have won the tour this year.

This brings the total number of Tours de France That Lemond Should Have Won (TDFTLSHW) to 167. Lemond first won the tour in 1986. However, as he has explained many times over the years since, he should have won the Tour in 1985, but was lied to by Bernard Hinault and cheated out of the race victory. Lemond next should have won the Tour in 1987 and 1988, but was incapacitated by a shotgun blast from his brother-in-law. While the incident was ruled an accident by the police, Lemond believes that his brother-in-law was working with Hinault and a young Texan by the name of Lance Armstrong to remove him from the sport.

Lemond came back to win the Tour in 1989 and 1990, but lost in 1991 due to the fact that, as incredible as it may sound, every other rider in the Tour de France besides Lemond was taking performance enhancing drugs. Lemond believes these drugs were supplied by Bernard Hinault, who realized that if nothing were done, Lemond would continue to win the Tour for the next 50 years. The drug-tainted Tour would continue through 2005, including the reign of Lance Armstrong. In the absence of doping, Lemond clearly would have won the Tour from 1991 to 2005, bringing the total number of TDFTLSHW to 21.

Going back before 1985, Lemond believes that in all likelihood, he would have won the Tour de France each year since his birth in 1961 if a) he had known about it and b) he had not had the small stature and limited leg length common to children between the ages of 0 and 10. As Lemond explains, clearly it would be unfair to him to discount the Tour wins he should have achieved were he only able to reach the pedals of his bicycle. This brings the TDFTLSHW to 45.

While Lemond concedes that some may believe him to be "stretching it" by including in his TDFTLSHW years from Tours before his birth, he claims that if one is to think about it logically, the only possible conclusion is that the greatest bike rider in the history of the Tour would absolutely have won the Tour since its inception in 1903, if only he had been alive at that time. It was not Greg Lemond's fault that his parents were not alive and able to conceive him in time to ride the initial Tour in 1903; thus, it would be unfair to strip him of the Tour wins that he rightly should have been awarded.

Note that there have been 11 years since its creation in 1903 that the Tour de France was not held due to the two World Wars. Clearly, stopping the Tour due to worldwide war would have been unfair to Greg Lemond, had he been alive, and would have in all likelihood, been a move orchestrated by Bernard Hinault, had he himself been alive, to keep Lemond from winning the tour. Thus, Lemond believes that these years should also be included in the TDFTLSHW, giving him a total of 103 wins.

Finally, Lemond explains that he has included the years between the invention of the bicycle to the first Tour de France (1839 to 1903) in the TDFTLSHW. Had the French had the foresight to create the Tour de France in a more timely manner, Lemond would have definitely won it each and every year, again assuming he had been alive (see above). Obviously Lemond cannot be blaimed for the shortsightedness and general ineptitude of the French, and therefore the victory from the Tours de France that should have been held in these years must be credited to Lemond, bringing the final tally of TDFTLSHW to 167.

Note that while Lemond has not yet been able to rationalize including years before the invention of the bicycle in the TDFTLSHW, he has created a company to pursue such an effort. The company is hard at work on a rationalization and hopes to produce one for him within the year.
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: davekill on August 24, 2012, 07:22:52 PM
 :roflmao
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bryancd on August 24, 2012, 07:49:08 PM
I can't take credit, but it is inspired. :)
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bryancd on September 05, 2012, 04:45:29 PM
My coach has loaned me his incredible brand new Cervelo P5 bike to train and race on for the Ironman World Championship and it's AWESOME.
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: davekill on September 05, 2012, 07:15:16 PM
pretty bike,  looks like a formula 1 racer.
I like the handle bars they're pretty wild.

The P5 - "designed in CFD (computational fluid dynamics) and validated in the wind tunnel."  :flying

there's a nice P5 with hydraulic brakes featured slowtwitch.com, just incredible
http://www.slowtwitch.com/News/The_Cervelo_P5_unveiled_2538.html (http://www.slowtwitch.com/News/The_Cervelo_P5_unveiled_2538.html)
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bryancd on September 05, 2012, 07:42:24 PM
Quote from: davekill on September 05, 2012, 07:15:16 PM
pretty bike,  looks like a formula 1 racer.
I like the handle bars they're pretty wild.

The P5 - "designed in CFD (computational fluid dynamics) and validated in the wind tunnel."  :flying

there's a nice P5 with hydraulic brakes featured slowtwitch.com, just incredible
http://www.slowtwitch.com/News/The_Cervelo_P5_unveiled_2538.html (http://www.slowtwitch.com/News/The_Cervelo_P5_unveiled_2538.html)

Yeah, this bike has the hydraulic brakes, they are amazing.
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bromptonboy on September 06, 2012, 09:49:15 AM
Wow - amazing looking.  Look at that frame.  How much does the whole thing weigh?
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: billybob476 on September 06, 2012, 09:51:23 AM
Quote from: Bromptonboy on September 06, 2012, 09:49:15 AM
Wow - amazing looking.  Look at that frame.  How much does the whole thing weigh?

I bet you can lift it with your pinky. I posted a link to a look inside Cervelo's design studio back a few pages.
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bryancd on September 06, 2012, 10:01:38 AM
Actually, it's not as light as most high end road bikes. I mean look at all the carbon fiber! Time Trial bikes like this are designed for aerodynamic efficiency, not weight reduction. When it comes to going as fast a spossible, assuming you are not doing a TON of climbing, aero trumps weight considerations.
Title: Re: The cycling thread
Post by: Bromptonboy on September 24, 2012, 08:23:17 AM
Last week I surpassed my personal goal for the year - cycle commuting 2,000 miles (3218.69K) back and forth to work.  I still have a few months to go, and hope to push it to 2,500.  Our area didn't have any snow to speak of, so I was able to rack up more miles Jan - March than I had anticipated.