quote:<HR>Originally posted by jwcrew99:
Ever see a NASCAR wreck at Tallegega?

Not pretty

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I understand now why they can't ride aero but I haven't seen a wreck at Talladega. Although I did see the movie Talladega Nights w/ Will Ferrell. All I really remember from it was Will Ferrell dancing around in his underwear on the race track and the Bill Lumbergh playing his father. It was kinda disappointing.


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quote:<HR>Originally posted by jwcrew99:
Try this link

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In relation to putting your bike in your car, I put the frame of my bike in my car's trunk, a Subaru Legacy. I take the wheels off, turn the bars 1/4 of the way, and lay it in the trunk with the bottom bracket toward the seat and my aero bars pointing up. I put a blanket over the frame then lay the wheels on top so I don't scratch the frame or decals off. This way the bike is safe and secure, I do not get the interior of the car dirty with grease/road grime, and I do not adversely impact my cars MPGs as I would with a roof rack. Helmet and other gear goes on back seat.

Jon

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That's a pretty nasty crash. I'm not sure how those guys have the nerve to do that for a living.

Anyways, that's not a bad way to transport your bike. I'm already taking off my front wheel and it would probably just be quicker to have to also put the back wheel back on rather than reinstalling aero bars. I'll give it a try soon.


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Bike fit question--as far as being FISTed (man is that hard to say!!!)... Do they recognize the difference between men's and women's fit? As in women aren't just small men?

****'s about to freeze over. I talked to my husband about getting a new Terry. He thinks it's too expensive, but said to give him a few days to think it over. Generally, I do get what I want...

quote:<HR>Originally posted by DawnT:
I'm not sure exactly, but the process takes into account the differences I believe. When I was fitted, they measured almost every possible part of my body - inseam, arm length, shoulder to elbow and I'm sure there were others, but I forget now. Those measurements gave them a starting point for where to position the seat, pedals and bars. Then, I got on the bike and it was tweaked from there. It took about 1.5 hours and quite a few changes were made during that time with me pedaling and trying out each change. I love my position now.

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Do the adjustments they make while getting fisted throw off your comfortability for normal riding either on the drops or the hoods?


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TriBob,
I thoroughly enjoyed this thread. If you don't mind
you said:
"Muscles can only store a limited amount of glycogen. It needs to be replaced for longer events during the event itself. If not, you enter a catabolic state."

in 60- 90 min?

what happens to me in a catabolic state?

quote:<HR>Originally posted by mbannon:
At 11 min/mile you won't come in last.<HR>

True. I run slower than that and, while I've certainly come in last, it doesn't happen at decent sized races. That's the key

Don't let it bother you. You'll do great!!! There are a lot of people out there slower than you, like me!

quote:<HR>Originally posted by melistic:
TriBob,
I thoroughly enjoyed this thread. If you don't mind
you said:
"Muscles can only store a limited amount of glycogen. It needs to be replaced for longer events during the event itself. If not, you enter a catabolic state."

in 60- 90 min?

what happens to me in a catabolic state?<HR>

Serious:
Your body starts eating muscle for fuel to keep you going. You need to avoid this state as it is SO easy to burn up the muscle and so hard to gain it.

This is a great thread - a lot of random questions I would never have thought to ask!

Ok, pool question - last night I went to the pool to do my workout, and it was packed - unfortunately it was an 'open swim/lap swim' combo with only 2 lanes set aside for lap swimmers. So as you can imagine, there were at least 3 or 4 people at any given time taking up the lanes - we were circle swimming, but I feel like I was barely able to get a workout! It just so happened that a couple people in my lanes were dawdling along making it hard to keep any kind of rhythm.

Aside from the obvious of going to the pool at less busy times, are there any tricks to getting in a good workout when you're packed in like sardines? I tried passing a few times which just seem to confuse the other swimmers, but I'm not even sure what the proper etiquette is in these situations. Thoughts?