MFP Cycling Club

:drinker: Good Morning!! I have not been riding since last Wednesday. We've had a heatwave here. Hope to hop back into the saddle tomorrow. So looking forward to it.

I try to keep up with your posts, since I learn so much from them.

Have a great day everyone!! :drinker: :drinker:

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Well, I learned this trick from a buddy in Vancouver many years ago, maybe you all know it too, but I thought I'd pass it along just the same.

As you approach parked cars, always give them room so it they swing a door open you do not get collected by it, also, watch their front tire, if they are going to turn out, they will almost 99% of the time turn the front wheels first, then turn out, so if you see the front wheel turning out, hit the brakes and give the cager some space, they are about to try to hit you and then say "I never saw the nut on the bicycle" :huh:

I hope this helps in you daily ride, and if anyone else have these kinds of tips, please share them!

Cheers!

I will keep that in mind as I'm always nervous when I ride on roads - great tip!!

Ride went great. Rode with a fast strong group and only fell back once when I tried to climb the second steep hill in the set in the wrong gear. 31.45 miles at an average speed of 16.9 mph. My cycling computer does show one anomoly though. The fastest speed recorded is showing as 58.6 mph. Every other computer on the ride showed 35 mph which I can believe as I don't remember screaming in fear of my life during the ride. All the other data matches so I don't understand what is going on with the computer.

I also don't understand the noise in the bike. It is back loud as ever and now does sound as if it is coming from the front deraileur. I can't duplicate the noise when I'm off the bike so I'm going to have to look for scratches or other clues when I have time. I can't take it back to the shop until I get through, at least, this weekend's training. It doesn't appear to be a safety issue so I'm going to work it little by little.

Jill, congrats on the new bike!
would love to see some pics :bigsmile:

Tip, wow that is a great ride, what a great pace too, you guys are screaming!

The noise, can you describe it?

Does the noise happen only when you are pedaling, or if you are not pedaling and coasting?

If you are hearing the noise when you are NOT pedaling, when you are coasting then it most likely has nothing to do with the front derailleur.

If you only hear the noise when you are pedaling then it has something to do with the drive line of the bike, that is the front and rear derailleurs, the chain, the pedals, cranks, bottom bracket, front chainrings, rear cassette, or rear hub and axle.

Stupid question time :happy:

I have no idea how much you know about bikes and maintaining them, so please understand I'm not trying to be an *kitten* :blushing:

Does this sound happen when you are just pedaling along, or when you are really kicking hard?

Could it be that your rear tire is rubbing the frame of the bike, the chain stays or seat stays? I've seen this happen with bigger guys on steel bikes as they tend to flex a lot.

Is if possible that one of the front chainrings is loose? You can easily check that with an allen wrench, if one is loose, it can squeak a bit each time you pedal, and speaking of pedals, is it possible one of them is loose or squeaking? I replaced a set of pedals on my bike once because one squeaked, we tried everything we could think of, rebuilt it and re-greased everything, put anti lock grease on the threads but no matter what I did the darn thing squeaked all the time, drove me nuts until I replaced it!

I'll do my best to help you narrow the problem down, just give me some info and maybe we can get you headed in the right direction!

Cheers!

I only got in about 10Km today on the bike, I was supposed to do a C25K run too, but today started busy and just simply got busier and busier.:grumble:

I might sneak the run in tonight, but it depends, if not, tomorrow I guess.

One of my delivery runs today, I had a mountain of stuff on the trailer, and the delivery was a few miles away, up one long slope on the way back, not enough to call a hill, but certainly above level With all the weight on the trailer, I was really burning up the legs getting up that slope. Later, I had to make a run to the bank, just the bike, no trailer, after the slope run, just the bike felt like I was turbo charged or something :bigsmile:

At least I'm on track with the eating, the biggest problem is I have trouble eating enough:noway:

I'm building a basic flat bench for doing some weight lifting, I have a decent set of dumbbells, and I did a lot of weight lifting in my youth, so I'll add some strength exercises to the mix

Hope you are all having a good day!

OK Tip, is it a rubbing sound, a squeak?

Sorry, I love all things mechanical, and I love trouble shooting them too :bigsmile: just how my brain works, I want to fix stuff and figure out why it went wrong, as a kid I drove my dad nuts, I'd get a new toy, play with it a day or two, become bored and want to see how it worked, once I figured out how to use a screwdriver, none of my toys were safe :laugh:

My high school grad present was a full on mechanics tool kit. :drinker:

Did you check to see if a tire was rubbing the inside of the frame on the opposite side of the chain up front near the intersection of the seat tube and the chain stay? Could be your rear wheel was put on slightly off center, then with the pull on the chain side of the wheel when you are riding, the wheel could flex towards the frame and rub. Just an idea to run down.

I've got to tear down my front end, my steering tube bearings are squeaking, so I guess they need some TLC and grease.

Hope you find the problem it can be annoying and worrisome, wondering if something will break on your next ride :frown:

Oh, I got my run in, I upped my speeds too, from 4.0kph to 4.5kph for walking and from 8kph to 9kph for the jogging part, don't sound like much, but man it wore me out...... a good thing:drinker:

Hi all! Haven't been getting on the forum much lately :frown: Haven't been able to ride my bike in what seems like forever :sad: I ride a mile or so here and there, when I am riding to the walking path for morning walks or going to the store... but since my child trailer broke, I haven't been able to ride during the day because I have my kids. I might have to go take another look at it to see if I can fix it... I hate not riding. I feel poopy when I don't get a good ride in.... and I NEED to be training. And fall is right around the corner... and then winter. I know, shame on me for saying that. But its true. NEED NEED NEED to get a stationary bike to keep me working on days when I can't go out for a ride and for the winter months.... errrrrrrgh.

@Panda....If you haven't purchased a stationary bike yet you might look at a trainer that could be cheaper. (I hope I have the name right). It is basically a stand for your rear wheel that lets it roll while offering resistance against it (there are various types and I'm an expert on none of them). You can even get a riser block to keep the bike level or pointed uphill or whatever.

They are a bit cheaper than a quality exercise bike and let you stay used to your bike through the winter. I'm considering one but don't know how much wear and tear it adds to the bike. Then there are rollers but they require balance as well and I, for one, don't want to fall down indoors.

Well done Shari ... good luck for your first ride and enjoy it!! :drinker: x

Shari, good for you, your journey has begun, it just takes one step! :drinker:

Good job Skywalker! I made it to the club ride tonight after contacting a nationally known cyclist to look at my bicycle. We started out riding together and before we got out of the park and on to the road. He had diagnosed that he knew what the problem was and could fix it in 20 minutes.

I couldn't keep up with him after last night's ride so let him go as we got a late start. I turned as directed by the turn list and found myself alone. The map and the turn list didn't agree and the rest of the riders followed the map. Watching traffic while riding solo I missed the detour and ended heading back early. To get more miles, I added a couple of major hills but still came up a little over a mile short. Still, it was 29.46 miles and 16.6 mph average.

After the ride I went to Larry's house and, sure enough, he fixed my bike for free. If it stays fixed through the training this weekend, I'm talking to my bike shop! Still 20 miles from 1400...

I got in a good 10km today, mostly deliveries, including coming back from a delivery I made for a party last night, daught beer and server etc. The beer server, gas cylinder etc are not "Light" items :bigsmile:



The way back from this pick up is mostly uphill, nothing steep, but uphill just the same, hauling a full trailer, GOOD leg burn :bigsmile:

That is great Tip, and it sounds like Larry is a good friend to have! :drinker:

I tell you, when I take the trailer off and ride just the bike, it feels like I'm on supercharge or twin turbo or some such thing:bigsmile: :bigsmile: for a while at least!

I'm wanting to get a good long ride in this coming weekend, but I might not, tomorrow is W2D1 of my C25K running thing, so I know I'm going to be sucking wind after that. Oh, I do have a Chiropractor appointment tomorrow AM so that should be an easy 20Km ride :happy:

Still stinking hot, sunny and humid here :grumble:

@ Barbie. Thanks for the update on how you are doing. Hope everything progresses as scheduled - that sounds like a heck of a bike trip.

I went to the Chiropractor, the first time I went on my bicycle it took me nearly 45 minutes, today, 23 minutes :bigsmile:

I'd say that I'm certainly going a bit quicker than I used to!

Today I wore one of the new T-shirt jerseys I bought (looks like a t-shirt, but is made from cool-max) and the Hoss brand MTB shorts, both are still a bit tight :blushing: but I'm working on that :happy:
Boy I forgot how nice it is to wear a cool-max jersey, before wearing just a cotton t-shirt, when I got to the Chiropractor, I had to just about wring the sweat out of it, it stank and weighed a ton. The cool max jersey was still a bit wet, but not much, and while I was having my treatment, I was able to hang it on a hanger and it was practically dry by the time I was ready to leave! :happy:

What can I say about the shorts, man alive, I'd forgotten how nice it is to ride in cycling shorts :bigsmile: such comfort right away, no chaffing, no redness after the ride (in an area you don't want chaffing or redness :laugh:) Like I said, they are a bit tight still, but that will change!

I did nearly 9Km to the Chiropractor, then on the way home I struck out on a new route, go around the imperial palace, I went around twice, well 1 3/4, the route is about 6km each time around, the runners route is 5km, as they get to cut through on part of the grounds, but use cyclist are not allowed through there. Good route, about 2Km is a steady uphill climb, not that steep, but non-stop, then a 1km flat, then a 2km down hill, 1km flat, repeat. I did the uphill part twice, but the turn off for home is at the beginning of the downhill, so I only did that once today. On the downhill, in top gear, head down spinning for all I was worth (and no cages near me, on the road, not the sidewalk) I hit 51.4km/h, which is fast on an old mtb :glasses:

Hot and stupid humid out there today, but man you could not wipe the smile off my face with a blowtorch :bigsmile:

So it does not matter what you ride, where you ride, or how far you ride, just get out there, wind in your face and RIDE!! :drinker:


Hope you all have a great day today too! :happy:

Cheers