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I'm from central Washington. I ride a Roubiax on the road as well as a race and train on a Specialized Crux for CX season. I take part in several supported rides every year. This year that was the Spokane WA ADA Tour de Cure fro which I was a Champion fundraiser and their billboard model. I also along with a couple ride…

I once found a loaded .45ACP semi-auto pistol in a holster with extra magazine. Had to turn it in to the Sheriff due to it being listed in an active case.

The differences between the KK models are slight. I use both frequently at my LBS. When I pull the pin on buying one I will shop for best price unless I decide to buy from my LBS, then I will go just on what they have. Cycle Ops makes a better front wheel support IMHO than Kurt. At home I use a Performance Travel Trac II…

Personally don't like the gearing on either. Triples with a wide range cassette means big jumps in the middle. However for the record I've not much use for triples anyway.

Enter a race, use your mtn bike. Become hooked, buy a CX bike.

Weight loss may be a high percentage exercise it just depends on the person involved. The motivation exercise brings to the equation certainly helps. It is true you need a calorie deficit to lose weight as it is also true you cannot out exercise a bad diet. (bad being too much food) Sedentary people rarely exercise enough…

Yup, good show! I'm rather competitive but laugh when college team riders chase after my segments. Sure must be a lot of glory for them to take away a KOM from a fat 50 year old.

Solidly in the camp of FALSE but do not agree that it is because of the percentage. Sure you can lose weight by diet alone, many folks do and most of them gain back a portion of their loss within a year. Exercise is critical to weightloss success. I lost and kept off my first 50 pounds with minor tweaks to what i ate, more…

Yes Specialized has a metatarsal button and I think it works. YMMV, their insoles are not exactly cheap in price but when i bought mine comfort trumped my budget and it is time to replace them.....8k miles later or so.

For me cycling has been the best form of exercise, a way of life actually. I don't often commute on my bike but I still ride plenty. I do centuries and once a year a double century, in fact I'll be doing one on the 12th. Seattle to Portland. My road bike is a Specialized Roubiax. I also race Cx in the fall on a Specialized…

Chain L for long chain life and long miles between lubbing IME. Simple green is a bad thing to use to clean chains, as a water soluble degreaser how are you going to rinse it out? It stays behind and then breaks down the new lube.

You could patch his tube.......

Once again I'm in late. Goal this month is 600 miles, MTD as of yesterday is 199 miles. Saturday (12th) have a double century planned; STP with a group of friends and friends relatives. After that I plan to go back to -2 pounds a week goal plus serious training for the soon to be here CX season.

Nope, not when she learns I'm married :)

Here is just one, not the one I used above however this one is even more conservative: http://bikecalculator.com/what.html I do not recall which ones I used but found them with a google search. I also looked at data from several friends who use power meters, most of which are 200 pounds or more and their numbers when…

Not sure where you are getting your number but they are not even close to what I get with various calculators: 129 pound rider, 18 pound bike 540 C / hr @ 18mph 550 C / hr @ 19 mph 1432 C/ hour @ 27 which is 398 watts, in a peloton she is not burning this in spite of the speed unless she is leading the entire time which is…

853 miles in June, my highest mileage month ever.

I run mine at near max pressure. Lower pressure will create a lager contact patch with the ground and as such has a higher likely hood to pick up sharps. Tire pressure should be based on a riders weight and the best for speed or conditions. I've not had any more more cuts at full pressure than less pressure.

Since I started using Specialized Armadillos I've not had any puncture flats in 7+ thousand miles. I'm living dangerously now with a race tire that i bought on closeout this winter. When I wear them out I'll be going back to 'dillos.

First if you are only drinking on bottle every thirty miles you are not drinking enough. One bottle an hour with moderate temps. When it gets hot you need more. What I do is plan my routes to include places I can buy water as needed or stops where there is a public source such as a developed campground or park. Some rides…

Had a wonderful ride on North Idaho's Trail of the Coeur d' Alenes on Saturday of 60.5 miles with my oldest son (18) and BFF. Flat and smooth, something I rarely have either of. MTD 831.8 miles with a ride planned for after work today. My highest mileage month ever!

Being a bar fly in the 80's led me to the career that I have now. I met people and became good friends with them who taught me a trade. I was working a minimum wage job at the time and sinking. OP if you are asking the question then the answer is yes. However I agree with others that if you are just quitting until you…

Everyone is different which is the first thing you should learn as a diabetic. I am quite unlike the OP in that it seems for me, so far anyway, exercise has been the key to managing my BG and disease. Weightloss has helped as well but it was well under control when still obese because of exercise. I don't exactly avoid…

5'8" 212 this morning wearing 40" waist Wranglers and they are a bit loose. I've not tried on 38" yet but I wonder if they would fit in the upper legs. If I could get down to 170 I think I'd be in 36's.

Former is wrong. An egg can be fertilized and still not contain a baby chicken. That requires heat either from a hen or an incubator. More biology for you, a rooster is not required for hens to lay eggs. Eggs do not need refrigeration either. Latter: current research suggests that there is not an association between…

Added 35.55 miles today. MTD 710 miles

To get faster you have to ride faster. HIIT will get you there. Faster cadence will help as will weightloss. However a good base is critically important and if you just started cycling you are still building your base.

I'm not so sure that they are right. My meat chickens are a cornish cross and don't get much exercise at all. They are rather fun to watch. They stand up, take three step and plop down into an exhausted heap. Every part of them is well developed and from hatch ( I buy chicks that are a few days old) to harvest at near 6+…

Just like eggs eat the whole bird. Ditch the skin and trim most of the fat though.

Yes cycling can help you lose weight. However like others have already stated you will need a calorie deficit for it to happen. What I found is that I went from 289 pounds to below 240 by just riding my bike, lots, and changing my diet a bit. As time went on my diet became focused on how it impacted my riding to some…