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Welcome dboskee! The Spain trip sounds great, and will likely be an experience not to forget. Keep the rubber side down and enjoy the ride!

Friend request is en route! Keep the rubber side down! ~ Al "Kooky" Einstein

Welcome DrMekon and Evenbetter! Great to have yall here! Keep the rubber side down!

Welcome to the group youngmonkey (Lisa) and StoneColdFoxx! Y'all enjoy and be safe out there!

Heya! Didn't start keeping a log/diary until mid-May, but I managed to get in around 2,080 miles. November, December turned out to be kind of, well...meh. But here is to a GREAT new year everybody! Ride, ride, ride, let it ride! (Shameless BTO reference!) My ride log for 2011/2012: http://tinyurl.com/someguyonabikesridelog

Agree with The Big Yin and Wellbert completely. I would definitely invest in new bars, especially since you say they are aluminum. With steel, you can usually rely on it better in terms of structural integrity. Aluminum, you'd be surprised. I've never had it happen to me but I have heard of it failing mid-ride. Many years…

2011 is all in for me. December was kind of a wet, muddy wash out. But I am ready for new beginnings! Here is my ride wrap up for 2011: http://tinyurl.com/someguyonabikesridelog Happy New Year Yall!

Welcome Elly!

It's definitely changed for the better. In the course of a year, I have lost about 70 pounds (some before I signed up with MFP). And as stupid as it sounds, the thing that pops out at me the most is being able to climb Pixley Knob (on my bike). Pixley is a fairly steep hill on a bicycle route near where I live. One of the…

Hiya. You have an ambitious overall fitness training schedule, and I am certainly not an expert, but if you can do all that and not hurt yourself I think you could more or less take on the world. As for prepping for the STP specifically, it is a supported ride, meaning that every 25 miles or so there will be a rest and…

All of the advice and comments given here are right on. Definitely give yourself the time you need to "mourn the loss" or whatever your soul needs, but being "completely mad" at yourself might be a symptom that you are less pleased with yourself than him. I think you need to treat yourself a lot better than that! What…

When I wear my Garmin Forerunner 305, I post my rides on the MyGarmin site. And sometimes I post rides notes and stuff on my blog, http://someguyonabike.com. When I get i n a writing mood, that is. But since about mid year, I began tracking all my rides using a spreadsheet I made on Google docs here:…

Eddie, these are awesome goals, and you are right to be proud at what you have already accomplished too. There is nothing better in my opinion than setting a goal, then doing it, especially bicycle goals. It's a total thrill and a super satisfying experience. Keep us posted sir!

Hmmm. I don't know how much mine is worth, but I think that the more you kick em, the more expensive it gets. However, I have found that it actually pays to kick my own *kitten*. I try to collect that check as often as I can. So I got that goin for me. Which is nice.

I can snap my thumbs. My fingers too, but also my thumbs. Loud.

And I said to the thread: "How do you do? My name is Sue. Now you're gonna die!"

Knee pain could be a number of things, including your position on the bike, or maybe staying in the big ring too long on rides. If possible, have a bike shop pro or a professional bike fitter look at your position on the bike. You can also Google "bike fit" and read advice on the web, but nothing beats a professional bike…

I just did a long standing climb in spin last night too...it was probably 30 mins...I wasn't watching the clock, but the coach was, I will have to ask him how long that was in my next class with him. It was KILLAH.

I am quite pleased with "A Very Dark Place", a Sufferfest video, recommended to me by by zoom2: http://www.thesufferfest.com/video-sufferfests/a-very-dark-place/ It's an 11.99 download. I put it on a USB drive and plugged it into my TV (which has a USB port), so I can use my TV remote to control playback, volume, etc.,…

Enjoyed! Smiled at the wisdom of many, chuckled at quite a few, laughed out loud at number 11, acknowledged I violate a number of them like number 24, realized that the more I ride the more mature I become and that I have been following rules I didn't even know about, and resolved to try and not break a few that I have…

Hi, and welcome! If it were me I would lean toward an entry level road bike. But the biggest recommendation I have is to find a quality, reputable local bike shop and visit there, talk to them, and try some different bikes. Don't make a decision real fast if you do not have to. Come back on different days even, try…

Paul, I hope you and your bike are both well and recovered. Stay safe out there everybody.

Oh I am McLovin it!

Great thread. I too am a certified peanut butter addict. I consume Smucker's Natural Creamy peanut butter like it is going out of style. (Boy did I get a scare on the recent recall of the Chunky version, which luckily I do not use.) I have not tried PB2 because like a true addict, I find it very hard to even think about…

In the sword household, two bikes are in living room now. Three more are in the garage, and they make me feel sorry for them that they are not usually kept inside with the other two. Hmmm. Yep, bicycle anthropomorphism, and being addicted to the smell of ProLink, are perhaps two of the many reasons I currently live alone.…

January Gal, very very sad news. Safety is always first and foremost my primary concern when I am out on a bike. No matter how much precaution we all take, there is still a risk, always. I tend to think we can all take steps to minimize that risk, but we can unfortunately never eliminate it. Every time I get on a bike, I…

Hi Sarah, Between what Stu and SittingDuck said, I can hardly think of what more to add. Super comprehensive advice! Here's just a few more thoughts: Join a club: For years I rode on my own, or with a small group of friends. Joining a bike club has changed my riding and expanded my whole view of cycling. If not for…

I killed a thread in Reno, just to watch it die.

Lozze, I can dig it! What a great post! Thank you for sharing!

Okay, it is borderline "healthy," but mine is Smucker's Natural Peanut Butter -Creamy, on a perfectly ripe banana. One tablespoon worth. There's just nuthin in the world like gettin back home from "Illinois", opening up a jar, grabbin a banana and a jar, kickin back and lookin out my back door. That particular food…