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To my team mates, I want to formally apologize for my absence. All is well, its just that I got slammed with work just after the third day due to an unexpected departure of an employee. I had to pick up not only his work, but my own as well. I did not post here like I should have.

Giro Challenge Entries for Rider kaktusjaque Team 311 Stage Date Distance Time Ascent(m) Ride Log URL h:mm:ss ==================================================================================== 1 09/05 DNR 2 10/05 47.7 km 1:44:50 137 m https://www.strava.com/activities/302188837 3 11/05 ___.__km __:__:__ ____m ________…

I believe I my leg has recovered enough to enroll, please count me it.

I live in a farm area. I design most of my routes with Right hand turns (in the US) so I don't have to cross with a left hand turn. Being in a farm area this is pretty much an easy task. The roads here are in a grid like pattern with stop signs at the intersections. I usually don't stop if there are no cars, or cars near.…

Hope your ok. I think rollers would be better than a rear wheel trainer. I just dont have the room for rollers. I would prefer to ride on the road and dont like being in one place either, but the trainer does come in handy. I have a 6 DVD set from Cycling Fitnes Results, that really helps improve myself and my riding. I…

Ya done good! Looks very modern now compared to the old way it was. Most certainly increased the value to the home as well.

Bike shops are dangerous!! DANGEROUS I tell you! I love Santa Cruz bikes, but never owned one. In fact I’ve only ever had Specialized and one GT. It’s not that I went out looking specifically for Specialized; they just have always seemed to drop in my lap. A couple years ago I was saving up for a Carbon Trek, but a…

Thanks for the review Kenneth.

I just came across this camera, looks to be a real nice one. http://shimano.camera/us/

Ok I know I said I wasn't going to use the forums anymore, but that only lasted two weeks.

Loved the article! Thanks. This last bit of hill will be hard as hell; I’m not going to lie. The 100 yards or so that I was able to do, I did get some back tire spin out because it's loose dirt. The bad thing with this grade is once you stop you’re kinda messed up, because starting out again is difficult in that the back…

Ok made another attempt to ride up this mountain today. I made it to the really steep part (far left in the picture), but not without having to stop once. Here is what the approch looks like. I passed this hiker three times lol. He went all the way to the top. here is where I stopped looking down. Also where the hiker…

I love the old brick :smile:

Nice looking rider for sure Archon

4 out of 3 people have problems with fractions.

Today is the one month mark that I got out of the hospital. My left foot and ankle are still swollen, but it is going down. My foot is finally getting some shape back. I'm up to about 55 miles per week on the bike and today I did a 20 miler. Everything seems to going very well. Dont know when I will be back to 200+ miles…

my wife questions my bike count. It just may be a matter of time before she really starts to want action taken. Cant blame her, two of them are really just project bikes. I need to sell them....to make space for a new bike. get rid of two and get one, sounds like a good trade off right?

Hello-thanks for the invite! I think it’s great that you are looking to continue in the sport of bike riding. I think you did right by getting a cheap bike to try out the sport. I always recommend this to people looking to start bike riding for the first time. It’s not for everyone, so if a person does not like it, they…

I love poking fun at friends that are real competitive.

I Love your bike and the old school toe clips. I remember the first time I got these type clips put on my bike. I enjoy vintage bikes. If I had a place to store bikes, I would have more of them. I have a Trek Y5 mountain bike. This was the bike that broke the mold in traditional triangular bike frame design. Since the “Y”…

For those of you that may want to follow that are not yet on my MFP friends list, here is the link to the blog I started http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/KaktusJaque/view/my-gravel-bike-build-691106

Why...Yes, Yes they did!

Nice mod!

Its hard to tell you what glove to get because everyone is different. I will say however its best not to go cheap, at least in my case. I have gone through a few cheaper glove and they just didnt work for me. I decided to get a more expensive pair and my numb hand issue improved. The more expensive gloves have more…

Thats for sure.

Yes sir! Its hard for me not to get out there and bang it up, but I need to start off easy for sure.

Thanks zodia

@Dolce, lol, I got a visual in my brain of the bubble wrap suit! @kupe doc has me on Xeralto. One of the first things I did when I got back was order up one of those bracelets. Defiantly a great idea. One of the things about Xeralto is it does not stay in the body long once the dosage is stopped. I think I read somewhere…

Awesome job, keep up the fight!

I don't believe the foot issue was related myself because it goes back much further. Once I get on with a doctor, I will be sure to bring it up though, nice call Archon