Bicycles!

[Apex]

I don't see too many riders sporting ink like that. I was thinking about getting part of a crank inked on the inner part of my right leg, just for fun, but I've seen several do that, so I thought better of it.

[alex.s]

amazing what a little wind can do

[rojoracing53]

New personal distance record for a day is now 474 miles. Going to be awhile before I top that I think.

[csmith12]

[alex.s]

65f

[rojoracing53]

Just another day in paradise

https://youtu.be/JrzGSiILlSM

Link to original page on YouTube.

[UFOmoplata]

'92 (or '93?) Miyata Triple Cross - Originally a hybrid bike:



Modded with drops and newer brakes. Love hooning around the city with this thing.

[choneofakind]

Epic transformation!

[UFOmoplata]

Originally Posted by choneofakind

Epic transformation!

Yeah, stock configuration was kind of goofy looking.

[Apex]

My bike has been screaming at me to ride it. It has just been really difficult lately. I do need to go out and do a quick 20 at least once a week.

On a side note, I have been walking more. It isn't nearly as fun though....

[choneofakind]

I've been riding on the trainer 2-3 times a week, 30 minutes or so at a time. Just enough to hold off the boredom and crazies from not getting enough exercise. School is busy. This is sustainable for now.

But the weather looks great this weekend, I'm looking to go for a ride outside. 50's at the end of January??? what????

[Apex]

77 down here today.

[alex.s]

I met Jens Voight today... AMA

[CaliGrrl]

Cool! He always seems like such a nice guy.

[SLOWn60]

Pro cyclists were my Gods for many years but the last nail in the coffin of credibility was hammered in place by Lance.
So many, fair or unfair; I can't look at a winner or a breakout and not think juiced.

[choneofakind]

I have a hard time believing that they're not all juiced.


Much like I have a hard time believing that all auto manufacturers aren't cheating on emissions testing, regardless of if they're actually playing dirty or not. See what I did there?

[Brother Michigan]

Speaking of juicing: Secret Thermal Camera Footage Allegedly Shows Seven Pro Cyclists Using Illegal Motors In Bikes

["A"]

Originally Posted by choneofakind

I have a hard time believing that they're not all juiced.

Banned for life, but unrepentan.

[alex.s]

Originally Posted by CaliGrrl

Cool! He always seems like such a nice guy.

he's super nice. very witty and sociable. he is very charismatic but underplays himself a lot. very easy to be around. most people are friendly but he has that bill clintonesque level charisma

[alex.s]

Originally Posted by choneofakind

I have a hard time believing that they're not all juiced.


Much like I have a hard time believing that all auto manufacturers aren't cheating on emissions testing, regardless of if they're actually playing dirty or not. See what I did there?

they're all juicing in one way or another. if its not unhealthy like how sterroids are unhealthy, i dont really see the problem with it though... EPO for example... it controls how quickly you produce red blood cells... your body produces EPO, and if you do high altitude/hypoxia training, you produce more EPO... up to 1000x more. but you can't inject EPO... which would be a similar gain... i donno, i guess i get that you want people to do it naturally... but if its not unhealthy... i mean... come on, i wanna see some crazy **** on TV. and without things like EPO injections, i aint gonna see crazy **** on tv.

["A"]

EPO is a growth factor that stimulates the production of red blood cells, mainly used to treat anemia resulting from kidney failure or cancer treatment as an alternative to blood transfusions.

EPO usage in sports was originated back in the 60's.. Health consequences including death in sleep... athletes participated in swimming, water polo, rowing, weight lifting, etc.. many have died in their sleep.. same goes for horse racing or dog racing..

[allanoue]

That does not sound very healthy.

[choneofakind]

Eat real food. Bike for fun. Stop and smell the roses once in a while. The rest (speed, endurance, etc.) will come on its own. First and foremost, take the time to enjoy it.

[JohnnyBravo]

I got rose bushes by the dozen out here if y'all ever lookin for smelly flowers...

Still bike shopping, it's not as fun as my usual shopping :/

[Apex]

Originally Posted by "A"

EPO is a growth factor that stimulates the production of red blood cells, mainly used to treat anemia resulting from kidney failure or cancer treatment as an alternative to blood transfusions.

EPO usage in sports was originated back in the 60's.. Health consequences including death in sleep... athletes participated in swimming, water polo, rowing, weight lifting, etc.. many have died in their sleep.. same goes for horse racing or dog racing..

Some sports writer (or something) did a little study. He/She asked athletes (I am going to butcher this, but you'll get the idea) "If there is a drug out there that gave you peak performance in you sport of choice, and made you win everything for 5 years, but after those 5-years you would die, would you take it?"

Over 75% said yes. The pros are just that competitive.

["A"]

Success in sports may be the only way out of poverty (or illiteracy) in many parts of the world..

If not recruited for natural born talent to compete at the highest level in the world when the playing field is leveled by PED in addition to the level of natural talent, training and dedication; but just imagine that you have to spend 4-6 hours pedaling just to participate in a top level pro race... then to be competitive in a race.. I'm exhausted just thinking about it now.

Personally, anyone who is wiling to spend 8-10 hours a day on a bicycle saddle day after day for training seems to deserve much more respect than some other sport than require sitting on a bench for most of the game.

[allanoue]

Tour De France came in at number 8

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sport...est-splash.htm

[choneofakind]

^^^^^ they need to redefine "running a marathon" if they're putting it ahead of the TdF.

Anyone can FINISH a marathon with some basic training. Not everyone can go sub 3:00:00, and definitely not everyone can actually COMPETE in a marathon. Large differences.

Just finishing a TdF without getting bumped because of your distance behind is a feat.

[allanoue]

Just getting enough fuel in your body to push 150 miles a day for 3 weeks including over the Alps and Pyrenees, sounds impossible to me.

Digging into a batter's box with an angry Don Drysdale 60 feet away.

[choneofakind]

No joke, the lose weight during the tour. Seasoned, hardened, pro cyclists who normally burn insane amounts of calories, lose weight.

[CaliGrrl]

TdF- and those athletes EAT a lot during the race, too.

[choneofakind]

You have to eat while you ride. Bonking is the most terrible thing ever.

[CaliGrrl]

No kidding.

["A"]

I have done 4-day and 7-day stage races, I felt like I consumed 12k calories a day and still could eat more.

TdF diet

[alex.s]

Originally Posted by "A"

EPO is a growth factor that stimulates the production of red blood cells, mainly used to treat anemia resulting from kidney failure or cancer treatment as an alternative to blood transfusions.

EPO usage in sports was originated back in the 60's.. Health consequences including death in sleep... athletes participated in swimming, water polo, rowing, weight lifting, etc.. many have died in their sleep.. same goes for horse racing or dog racing..

they were unsubstantiated attributions to EPO for strokes during extreme overnight dehydration from over training. you stroke out when your blood gets that thick regardless of cell production rates or count.

how many people live and even train at high altitude? (answer: lots) hypoxia training puts the user at 80% SPo2 for very short periods. you see less oxygen 100% of the time living in the alps. in fact, La Rinconada is near 14000ft, and has a pressure of roughly half that at sea level. it is an active mining city; manual labor all day. and yet there's no reports of elevated stroke levels. in fact everything i can find says you're LESS likely to suffer a stroke at high altitudes. especially if you are acclimated to low altitudes.

(although tbh most of the miners of La Rinconada die of mercury poisoning from the mine before they would probably succumb to a stroke)

[alex.s]

Originally Posted by allanoue

Tour De France came in at number 8

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sport...est-splash.htm

[alex.s]

Originally Posted by choneofakind

Just finishing a TdF without getting bumped because of your distance behind is a feat.

for a long time, until the 80s i think, they awarded the black jersey in TDF. it was the slowest rider to complete without being bumped. for a long time it was actually an honor to be awarded. one of the GCN hosts (you know- the one that always falls) was awarded it after coming in last after a crash.

[CaliGrrl]

They don't do a black jersey, but you will see the "lantern rouge" where the last rider of the day gets a red number for the next day. The team that's in the lead gets yellow numbers, the last guy to make it without being eliminated gets the red one, and number 13 will be upside down on his jersey a good portion of the time.

[choneofakind]

Number 1 always goes upside down as well.

[CaliGrrl]

Oh, cool! I didn't know that!