boomana Posted January 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 John, I thought you said it was the selle italia flite gel you were demoing, so something like that. Look at what Jeff is selling in another thread. If that was the saddle, you might get a deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexicanDragon Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 I finally took the hardtail out to get some miles on road/path/whatnot. No idea how far I went, as I went to a park with a mixed surface walking track, and wound my way through there a bit, and back on the road home. 1) I hate riding on the road by myself. 2) If I do have to ride on the road, I want a road bike. Sure, a mtn bike with fast (on dirt) tires will be OK, but it's still 50% heavier than middle weight road bikes, and 2.2" knobbies, even jacked up and the fork locked out... not ideal. 3) It was the first solo ride in a while, since Xavier is at a friend's house. I'm not quite sure if my 7 year old riding partner is faster than me or not, but I'm sure he will be at age 8. 4) I just rode about 35 minutes, but I'm not thrilled with riding in the 40s. Low 60s seems about perfect riding weather. 5) I'm out of shape, bad, and I need to fix it. 6) As much as I want a road bike, I'm wondering how much my back can take, mileage/hours wise. 7) I can't wait for it to warm up a little, b/c now that I'm in and relaxed a little, I feel rather good. My ankle also felt pretty strong during the ride, so I'm hoping that I can ride my limp away... it's promising at the moment. Gonna try to get a ride in with a buddy tomorrow, I think. If only there was that HC Cycling Team contingent like SoFla and DC have right now... **BRENT** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomana Posted January 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 ^ You need to recruit. There was no FL Team, when I got my bike. Fortunately, we have the good weather, and it's a no brainer to get out and have some fun. Glad to see you getting out and about on your bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadhead Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Is there any cycling club near you? A lot of them are non-racing oriented and filled with pretty cool people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexicanDragon Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Tons of cycling clubs. I once had the head of the Chattanooga Bike Club track me down. Bicycling put out a call for bike buying stories for their 2001 issues of the Buyer's Guide. Mine was on the top left of the page of this story, which was opposite the first page of the guide. It had my name and home town. This was back when people had landlines (at least parents did), so they tracked down my mom's number and called. Needless to say, my mom was a little proud, and a little upset when she realized what the bikes cost, but hey, I got some killer deals I also had a great HS science professor whose husband ran that club at one time or another. There are also some others I know of, and Vicki, if you ever visit, I'll get you in with the Velo Vixens. Most of the clubs are heavy on the road biking, and I know of some shop rides that will start back up in a couple months, but I've talked to plenty of people waiting at trailheads and most of them seem to be great people. Now, to get a road bike... **BRENT**M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadphoneAddict Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 I wish I could have joined you guys but family stuff required my presence. Have a great ride! On another note, I sold my unbuilt DeSalvo frame. Decided I needed the money more than I needed a new frame since my Gunnar was serving me well. Moar watches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPI Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 (edited) Did a short ride to try out the new wheels and the new winter clothes. Everything went well and I actually obliterated every one of my PRs on Strava but the bike seems much less stable with these wheels and tires than with the originals. Edited January 5, 2013 by VPI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadhead Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 (edited) Deep profile wheels are less stable in any gusts and if you decrease your rotating mass you have less gyroscopic effect too. Congrats on the PRs. I have not been anywhere near any of my PRs in years. How do you like strava? I have not used it. Edited January 5, 2013 by Dreadhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerius Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Any idea how good Rocky Mountain are with their aluminum mtb frame warranties? They're pretty good as far as I know, back in my shop days we never had any issues with Rocky Mountain's frames when dealing with warranty replacements. If it was a legitimate warranty frame failure it was taken care of promptly. I have heard of a manufacturing defect in a couple of their models during the mid 2000's that resulted in widespread failures, it was bad enough that Rocky ran out of replacement frames so some people had to wait several months to get their frames replaced. Those bikes are long discontinued and as far as I know none of their current bikes have any such issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raffy Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 What saddle did you finally settle on JP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexicanDragon Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 So I made the mistake of posting this on Facebook, and tagging a bunch of people, and I may have committed myself to a century (trying to get by with metric, but I may be forced into a 'murrican century). It's on October 6th around the the Chattanooga area (about 45 minutes away is the starting point), and at least some of the options (100,90,62, and 28 miles) are very close to where I grew up. It's a pretty part of the world, as long as you're passing through. The 42$ registration fee, and amenities include a long-sleeved T-shirt, support vehicles, restrooms and showers, well-stocked rest stops and a post-ride meal. Who's comin' with me? **BRENT** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomana Posted January 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 HC Century meet? Have those friends get you a road bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp11801 Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Shit that would be fun but I'm all about the metric Raffy I am really liking the Selle Italia Flite Flow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexicanDragon Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Metric is probably feasible for me, by then, hopefully. The Metric is all rolling or pretty flat, the 100 miler has a couple climbs. 1100ft/2.9 mile, 7.2% climb doesn't sound fun. OK, so Vicki just pointed out that that's 2012's ride. I'll keep you guys updated. **BRENT** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raffy Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Great to hear you finally found a saddle you like, JP. I really like my Arione so far, I haven't found anything to complain about it and it seems to disappear a few miles into the ride which I guess is a good thing. However, I did find out that the comfort was really dependent on getting the tilt angle correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp11801 Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Great weekend of cycling! Had a fun time with V on Saturday then Sunday met a new group and did 35 with them. Mike took me on my inaugural MT bike ride at Markham park. Holt shit that park is like a roller coaster that you control. A bit freaky coming from the road bike world but a lot of fun. After 25 miles that morning I was beat after 20 minutes. I can see alternating between the two although I need a more mellow park to start in . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPI Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 New Garmins coming. http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/01/07/new-garmin-edge-810-510-add-mobile-sync-live-ride-tracking-weather-updates-more/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadhead Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Cool. Nothing new that I want but cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 The wireless upload is cool, but that's the only part that interests me and just cause I'm lazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPI Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Does the current 800 keep track of your segments/PRs like the 810? I never actually dug deep into the 800 so I am sure it does many things I am not aware of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadhead Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 (edited) Nope just the track to be uploaded later. I am guessing the 810 is using Strava's computers to do the tracking and just showing the results. Not something I care about when out on a ride though. I need to be given Strava a try though as it may give me some motivation as I am nearly always riding alone. The wireless sync sounds good in theory but I have to boot up my server to do the sync anyway so no use for me. Edited January 8, 2013 by Dreadhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPI Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Hoping to find a new bike path to ride tomorrow. My little bit is getting kind of boring. Should be a great weekend for January in the mid to high 60s. Hopefully I will be able to get a longer ride in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadhead Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) Just ride further Jeff it gets nicer further out. Or you can go in and ride Rock Creek Parkway which is nice but hilly. Edited January 12, 2013 by Dreadhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPI Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Yeah, I have been out to Leesburg on the trail but it is fairly rough out there with lots of bad bridges and cracks that make me wonder if I should try that trail on the river. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadhead Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 The GW Parkway trail is narrower than the W&OD and will likely be rather busy but it is enjoyable. If you want to meet up on Sunday morning somewhere I would be up for that but tomorrow morning I have lake house stuff to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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