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Yeah, I've ridden my evo when it's not too great outside and it's fine. The one thing I won't do is ride carbon wheels in the rain, not because of braking performance, but because the grit picked up when riding in wet conditions is very good at removing braking surfaces.

Yup.

I had PRK surgery a while back. Even though it's slightly different from Lasik, if you have any questions feel free to ask

It looks like a feedback sports stand. Their cheapest one is $150 or so, I don't know if that's cheapish enough for you...if you want cheaper, you should be able to get by with one of the performance bike branded stands, they run around $60-80. Not terribly great, but certainly good enough for bike cleaning.

oops, wrong thread.

I also rode my bike this weekend...that makes 3 people still riding bikes!

I just finished registering for the double. What have I gotten myself into?!

Probably a bit ambitious but I'm going to try to train for it. Worst case scenario, the courses are all the same up till the 45 mile marker...

Ouch, that sucks Jon! I read in an article a while back that tested how difficult it was to get a credit card company to accept an application. The worst instance was when they tore apart an application as if to throw it in the trash, then taped it all back together and sent it in...it was accepted.

Diabolical Double and later on, the Alpine Loop Gran Fondo? I'm up for it. For lodging I guess we could split a lodge/suite/condo/whatever...

I see the Diabolical Double is open for registrations...hmmm.

Thanks for all the recommendations folks! She's looking for a cheaper P&S, so I think she's going to go for the Canon S110.

I wasn't nearly as lucky...I got a pinch flat on Sunday from a massive pothole that I hit. Nonetheless, it still felt nice to get out and ride

What's a decent point and shoot camera nowadays? I have the Canon S95, but haven't been keeping up to date on things and my friend is asking for a recommendation.

That's a very good point, I didn't consider the saddle height and seat angles... oops!

Go to a store that sells specialized and get your saddle width measured with the pad that they have. That'll let you know what width saddle you should be using and whether your current saddle is appropriate.

Which race?

Dans is an easy 30 min recovery ride Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

Do they have 2014's? I'm guessing they only have 2013's in stock

Did 27 miles today, it was quite nice and warm today! I didn't check the bike after the ride, but it didn't look too bad; I rode mostly on the trail though.

Picked up the package of all the videos from sufferfest. It was $160, so $10 each.

I picked up the sufferfest videos to add variety to the training plan from trainerroad that I'm going to use, but chose to join in on the Tour of Sufferlandria for fun. I get out of the saddle when the video prompts me to, but often times it hurts so much that I sit back down before it prompts me to sit. Standing and spinning while the bike is mounted on a trainer feels completely off to me and seems to hurt a lot more than when it's on the road.

It's neither good nor bad; HR ranges can vary quite a bit from person to person, although you can generalize somewhat based on age. If it didn't feel like you were completely dying, then it was a good session for you. I know for me, once I break 180 I'm basically full on anaerobic and I'll run out of steam shortly.

Full 20min test on your first ride? Ouch 180-190ish heart rate for the 20 minutes? My heart would blow up if I did that! Nicely done, Justin Saw this entertaining convo posted to the sufferfest facebook feed:

That's pretty interesting, I'll have to take a look at my own HR when in the drops and compare. Edit: gave the different spots a try during the cooldown period and it seems that when I switch positions there's a 2-3 bpm bump for 3-5 seconds and then it settles back down. No major 5-10bpm drops or anything like that. Perhaps your fit needs adjustment or your body isn't used to being in the drops?