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Most definitely this is one of those things that personal preferences are going to be all over the place. I ride a Fi'zi:k Vesta. I tried a Selle saddle but it was too spongy/soft for me. Again, my personal preference as many I know love the Selle saddles. I suggest if you are looking to get a new saddle that you go to…

How did ride go?

Look forward to reading on your training. I started out seriously riding in early 2012 and signed up for rides to motivate me to train. At the time I got my road bike in April (was riding a hybrid) my longest ride was 24 miles. By June I did my first metric. In early Nov I signed up for the Palm Springs Century in Feb…

Not to hijack the thread but Camelbak's have their place. I recently rode up Glendora Mountain Road (GMR to locals) and there is NO WATER from the base to Mt. Baldy Village which is about 23 miles from the base and the climbing is rather steady and some rather serious elevation gain. I just did the "gate to the shack" and…

I haven't logged onto MyFitnessPal in a while. Busy. Congrats! That sounds like a tough ride! Good job!!!

I recently had to replace my 3.1 Apex due to a crash that damaged the frame. As it was due to a crash and not MFG defect, the warranty did not come into play. However, Trek and my LBS worked together to get me a great deal on a crash replacement bike. I upgraded to the 4.5 complete bike and will get everything off the 3.1…

With Trek, their women's bikes have a more upright riding position they refer to as H3. Of course, you can modify that by changing out the stem and such.

With Trek, there is a difference in frame geometry and effective top tube length between say the 52cm women's road bike and the 52cm men's. Some dimensions from WSD 3.1 Apex vs 3.1 Apex Mens Effective Top Tube: 52.9cm vs 53.4cm Frame Reach: 37.1cm vs 37.9cm Seat Tube: 49cm vs 49.3cm Head Tube: 15.5cm vs 14cm So with Trek,…

Late to the topic here. When I got my road bike in April (Trek 3.1 Madone with SRAM Apex) I ended up on the mens 52cm. It just fit me better. Let us know what you end up doing. Im doing my first Metric Century on June 23...

On 5/20 I had a slow speed fall on my Madone that resulted in damage to the frame so am on the FX again until I replace the frame. 5/26 - 7.06 miles - Group Ride - one rider unable to continue so turned around and rode back to start with her (was suppose to be about 18 mile ride on hills) 5/27 - 15.39 miles - Solo ride…

5/17 - 5.64 miles - commute home 5/19 - 36.15 miles - solo ride(15.1 mph avg) 5/20 - 32.11 miles - Hilly ride 1808 ft elevation gain May Mileage Totals: 235.92 miles

5/15 - 5.7 miles - commute home from work 5/17 - 5.94 miles - commute to work (National Bike to Work Day) May Mileage Totals: 162.02 miles

FIrst picture on left was taken just after I got my Trek FX 7.2 hybrid/fitness bike. The picture on the right was taken on May 5, 2012 after riding 30 miles in the Tour of LB ride on my recently acquired Trek Madone 3.1 road bike.. Almost a 20 lb difference in weight.

5/14 - 5.7 miles - commute home from work 5/15 - 6.25 miles - commute to work w/slight detour to corp officesto show off my Madone to a fellow employee. May Mileage Totals: 150.38 miles

5/14 - 5.8 miles - commute to work May Mileage Totals: 138.43 miles

5/13 - 25.12 miles - group ride as part of Cyclofemme May Mileage Totals: 132.63 miles

5/12- 17.14 miles - solo ride on my "normal" route May Mileage Totals: 107.51

5/8 - 3.71 miles - work to bank to meet husband to get some papers signed. Locked bike up to bed of truck and then went to dinner. 5/9 - 15.6 miles - ride from home on SGRT to Seal Beach and back with a cycling club member/pal May Mileage Totals: 90.37

5/7 - 5.7 miles - commute home from work 5/8 - 5.7 miles - commute to work May Mileage Totals: 71.06

Congrats on the ride! Are those your new wheels on the bike? They really rock! And you look great! Such a difference from the "before" pictures. You look so happy and healthy. I am riding in the MS 150 in October....(doing 50 each day so am only doing 100 miles total) Wonder if I can change my mind on that and do the full…

5/4 - 24.5 miles - solo ride - testing out route for the Cyclofemme route on Mothers Day 5/5 - 29.5 miles - Tour of Long Beach - BikeFest in Long Beach 5/7 - 5.66 miles - commute to work (found shorter route) May Totals: 59.66 miles

Will be getting some miles in starting tomorrow (Friday May 4). MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU ALL,

Many years ago, I had thought of doing something similar using my exercise bike. Might have to give it another try using my real bikes (no longer have the exercise bike)

Assume you are asking who I am in BF... I go by same name there as here: beachgrad05 :glasses:

I belong to bikeforums.net and there are always discussions in the Clydes / Athena's forum about wheels. Here is one such discussion: http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/792140-Will-the-stock-wheels-on-a-2011-Synapse-Carbon-6-be-OK-under-my-250lb-body?highlight=Wheels

I had my longest ride yet yesterday with my best avg speed (13.9 mph). I rode from my home to the LBS that I bought my Trek 3.1 Madone Apex from. They were having a sale this weekend and my bike was on sale...since I got it less than 30 days ago (two weeks)...they refunded me the difference in price. :bigsmile: I had a…

Just saw this. What a terrible thing to have happen. My heart and prayers go out to your friend and her family

I have the Elite and wear it all the time. I like how it doesn't get "dirty" since it is not cloth.

My riding will pick back up after I get back from my trip to Washington state. Haven't ridden since Sunday due to work related stuff and needing my vehicle so couldn't commute.

This...