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Wow. Either the guy was socially clueless, but genuinely wanted to help or he had some ulterior motive, which is I think likely. I bet he found the OP attractive and/or interesting and this was his stupid way of getting to know her. Nice of the coworker to give the guy a talking-to as well.

The calorie estimate algorithms here are famous for over reporting exercise values. Some of the the "folk wisdom" on the boards is to divide the figure and eat back only a percentage. 50% as a rule might be a good starting point and then adjust from there. Getting a better count will require more info than just distance,…

Thought I'd drop in a few shots from my ride today. Was such a perfect day. Rode from my town to the feet of the Shawangunk Ridge and back. I think I will bring my mountain bike sometime soon that way as there are some trails that go up to the top and circle the Skylakes up there. On the way: Horse Farm Almost under the…

Yep, food control is 9/10ths of the battle. Took me a while to fully appreciate this. MFP makes it easy to track.

TBY, ah, so you have taught me a new word, this souplesse. I dutifully looked it up, and found a great description here: http://www.velominati.com/tradition/look-pro-souplesse/ That noted, I must say, as an American, the first image that came to mind when seeing the word was something like:

Wow, that guy must have been quite fit! Hey, the story leaves me with a question though. Why was being in fixed gear mode important on the ride up. Since the climb was so steep, it isn't like there is much opportunity for much freewheeling? Maybe he could coast for maybe a second or two here and there. Guess he wanted to…

I like both road biking and mountain biking trails (having gotten into that this year). But I spend more time on the road bike. Just because it is easier to squeeze in a ride from the house "whenever," and the MTB requires more stuff and prep. E.g. Camel-back, more tools and assorted crap in case you break down deep in the…

I pretty much still grab whats left of my gut and scowl at it in the mirror when getting ready for work! One day...you'll be gone....one day! ;)

Good ideas. I am not going to get Lasik anytime soon (too chicken!) but I will check those brands out.

Excellent! Let us know how the first rides go :)

I love most Veggies. It is hard to say what is my favorite. If pinned down, I'd have to say Broccoli. I'd also say Tomato, in all its forms, but since that is a fruit, not sure if it qualifies. But what do I most frequently eat? That must be romaine lettuce for me, since I love salads. Broccoli Rabe is another favorite of…

Well, I have a couple of incidents that someone could consider very rude if they weren't innocently stated from the absolute closest of family members. And on the end, helped motivate... It was last Christmas time, my two youngest children (7 and 9 yrs) patted my round stomach and compared me favorably to Santa Claus after…

Now that is funny! Wish I had a beige dog here. I already have a bottle of beet juice and need excuse not to drink it.

Same here. Guess the possibility of a beer hater out there gets us beer lovers ready to do battle. Anyway, I generally avoid beets. Although I have been experimenting with drinking beet juice for blood pressure reasons. But I can't say I'll ever do more than tolerate the flavor...barely. Love the color, but they do taste…

Is it carpal tunnel problem? Or just numbness in the hand? A lot of numbness is due to just pressure. If you try to keep your grip light on the bars, and move your hand position very frequently, you might seen an improvement. When I'm a little tired, I tend to lean heavily on my arms instead of using my core, and I get…

TBY, very nice. I would never guess that was a bell at first glance at all. I was on a local rail trail with my daughter (7) a couple weeks ago and she has a nice little bell on her pink bike kind of like the image you posted. I had her lead and ping warnings to the walkers with that. I admit, it was far more pleasant than…

Interesting. What is the advantage? My guess is better traction on climbs as the rider's weight is over the rear wheel more. More important for dirt/gravel than road though. It might handle cornering tighter and be a little more responsive?

Now that was priceless.

Same here! It does get a bit easier after a month or two as you get used to it!

Inflammable and Flammable is another annoying one!

This is really good news. Glad you can get out there again (with care)!

A friend of a friend at work had a similar issue after surgery. In that case the culprit was his love of potato chips. This individual would eat a bag a day slowly snacking...just letting them dissolve in the mouth while he was working at his desk. Pretzels too. Lots of dense calories without too much of a full feeling and…

Its is low impact too. I love it, ever since I was a kid. One of the few exercises that I actually look forward to, which 90% of the battle when it comes to making a regular effort several times a week.

I view it as the end of the road choice and certainly isn't "the easy way out." I look at is as the worst way out. You are faced with either dying due to your overconsumption or modifying (in a sense, IMO, mutilating/damaging/permanently harming) your digestive system in order to save your life. Personally, I'd never have…

They may try to reject your claim straight off since the damage you have is almost certainly a seatpost too high issue. However, proving it is another thing. So don't help them reach that conclusion with leaving the seat way up to begin with. Unless there is a policy to never replace a frame with such damage (there very…

I don't know the answer definitively, but my rear tire wears at least 3x as fast like yours. I think that is probably normal. The seat is positioned behind the bottom bracket after all, so the weight of the rider is usually set back. Also, the rear wheel is the drive wheel too, so there is just more force going into it on…

That is good advice from Kc, above. Another problem with spokes that are poorly tensioned is that you can get a lot of punctures from the inside via the spoke nipples. A quick field test is to gently tap or pluck each spoke on the same side of the wheel/hub all the way around and see if they all have relatively close pitch…

I'm 6'4" ans was 255lbs at the start of this year. My inseam is 34". Not quite as tall or as long legged as you. On the road, I've been riding an old steel chromoly Fuji road bike that was made in the 80s that I got from someone for free a few years ago. I think this is a 56 or 58cm frame. Yeah, it is too small. But I have…

It gets easier as you get used to not snacking late night. Just think: you body "knows" when it is mealtime. I used to eat some stuff most nights at 10-11pm. It takes a while to unlearn that expectation. You'll be hungry a lot for some time. Eventually you won't. If you have to eat something, then keep some stuff at hand…

Wow, that sucks. I agree...the frame is ruined. One thing about the seatpost to remember. It may have a max-height line, but regardless of that you should have the end of the post below all the weld lines in the tube.