Road biking 2018

[John Webb]

Back in the day, my ski teammates would ask me to wear their gloves for a day to stretch them. I had wide feet and wide hands.

LOL Gress I'm a wide body.

wide feet, wide hands, wide calf's wide head. (ski socks are too high) Most all ski boots don't fit. New Balance 4E shoes are best.
Clothes shopping is such fun.

 

[Jwrags]

My new ride. Specialized Roubaix Expert in a 58cm frame, full Ultegra. Paint scheme is called Chameleon Purple and looks very cool as it changes with different lighting and angles. Rides very smoothly with 28 tires and pressures of 65/70.

 

[coskigirl]

Once again I was thwarted for a longer ride today due to weather but at least it wasn’t hail like we had on Monday which was golf ball to tennis ball sized. There are huge numbers of damaged cars and homes so the major insurance companies have brought in catastrophe response teams. I am loving my new jersey and got the bike cleaned up and adjusted at the bike shop this afternoon.

 

[Ken_R]

Once again I was thwarted for a longer ride today due to weather but at least it wasn’t hail like we had on Monday which was golf ball to tennis ball sized. There are huge numbers of damaged cars and homes so the major insurance companies have brought in catastrophe response teams. I am loving my new jersey and got the bike cleaned up and adjusted at the bike shop this afternoon.

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You bike looks really nice!



But this has to go!

 

[coskigirl]

Yeah, I keep meaning to do that. Why do they even put them on road bikes?

 

[Ken_R]

Yeah, I keep meaning to do that. Why do they even put them on road bikes?

So the chain does not fall and jam between the cassette and spokes. That can happen before the derrailer is adjusted properly.

 

[coskigirl]

So the chain does not fall and jam between the cassette and spokes. That can happen before the derrailer is adjusted properly.

Well, it is now adjusted. I'll try to get it off tomorrow.

 

[coskigirl]

Crap, I don't have the tools to get the damn thing off. I know I took it off my last bike but it most have had an easy way off compared to this one which seems to require I remove the cassette unless I'm missing something. I'll have to ask the shop to do it the next time I take my bike over for a bath.

 

[scott43]

I know it's a temptation to pitch the spoke protector because it looks cheese..but..honestly..it's super light and cheap insurance. You can get a new one for free probably from your LBS and just put a new one on every year if you think it's getting nasty looking.

 

[coskigirl]

This made me laugh on today’s ride.

 

[Ron]

Removing that guard requires the removal of the cassette! the LBS should be able to do that in about 15 minutes while chatting

 

[coskigirl]

Removing that guard requires the removal of the cassette! the LBS should be able to do that in about 15 minutes while chatting

Or while I drink a beer in their taproom.

 

[Ron]

EVEN BETTER

 

[coskigirl]

So Bike to Work Day and my bike shop has a tent set up at the last brewery stop. I mentioned that I need to get the dork disk off and they offered to do it now while I enjoy free beer. Winning!

 

[Ron]

 

[scott43]

So Bike to Work Day and my bike shop has a tent set up at the last brewery stop. I mentioned that I need to get the dork disk off and they offered to do it now while I enjoy free beer. Winning!

Pretty girls get all the breaks!!!!

 

[Mothertucker]

dork disk

Say that 5x real fast.

 

[coskigirl]

The funny thing is that I had no idea they were going to be there so as I rode up and saw their van I was happy to see it. They are just great people who love bikes and go above and beyond. They even took my lock and re-locked up my bike for me when they were done.

Speaking of my lock, I had asked earlier about the Ottolock but got no responses. While in Oregon I found out my dad has them and that he is friends with the owner’s parents so was in on the Kickstarter. I ended up ordering one and today was it’s first use. It’s super easy to use and easy to carry. Not as secure as a U lock but far easier to carry for coffee stops etc.

 

[luliski]

I read somewhere that moderate exercise in the heat improves cardiovascular fitness, so I went for a road ride in the Sacramento Valley heat today. My Garmin read the temperature as 102F. I only went 19 miles. The was a strong north wind (that's what brings us the heat), so I actually rode some segments fast and some very slow, depending on the direction I was going. I wish I'd been able to take a picture of the skydivers at the airport that I ride through. There were about 15 of them landing one after the other. It was fun to watch.

 

[Tony S]

their taproom

What world do you people live in?