Just don't wear them in France. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiley - Steve ... Just don't wear them in France. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiley - Steve On...
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bbarry
marficbarry
Aug 20, 2010 8:13 pm
Nice! How about one side of the cuff having the Happy Coordinator smiley? http://lowkeyhillclimbs.com/2009/coordinators/ Barry ... -- __O Barry Beams...
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Neal Herman
neal1herman
Aug 20, 2010 8:10 pm
Me likes. From: lkhc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:lkhc@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Daniel Connelly Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 11:59 AM To: Low-Key Hillclimbs ...
Empirically, during the first year after the lowest point after my bad crash two years ago, while working hard to regain and improve fitness, I gained back...
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jmartbikerchick
Aug 19, 2010 8:39 pm
I've often wondered if there are some good stats on how much muscle gain (in lbs)/week is reasonably achievable for a cycling athlete , both while weight...
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Bruce Gardner
brubones
Aug 19, 2010 11:40 am
Here's another upcoming HC event on Sunday August 22. http://www.squawmountainrun.com/Donner_Summit_Time_Trial.html Bruce...
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Han Wen
hansker
Aug 19, 2010 4:19 am
Okay, okay, I'm pushing a selfish agenda, so please give me the smackdown if this is inappropriate, but everyone around me thinks I'm out-of-my-mind for ...
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ritterview
Aug 18, 2010 11:30 am
I recall that years ago a newspaper printed an article about the LKHC. I couldn't find an article, however, with a search. Does anyone have a link or...
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bbarry
marficbarry
Aug 16, 2010 10:33 pm
... From: The Bike Hut <thebikehut@...> Date: Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 3:18 PM Subject: Slow Coast Bicycle Tour with stops at 8 organic farms To:...
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bbarry
marficbarry
Aug 12, 2010 10:26 pm
The biomechanics of a femur that's been screwed back together and lost a few mm length will be different than before. So maybe the 5mm smaller turning circle...
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Franz Kelsch
franzgroups
Aug 12, 2010 1:47 pm
Although it sounds reasonable that crank lengths should have the same range as rider height, if you look at bio mechanics, that is not something you may want....
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Daniel Connelly
djconnel
Aug 10, 2010 2:25 pm
Well, this comes down to a rounding error. Suppose a rider has a choice between two cassettes. ...14-16-18-20-22-24 and the other has the following: ...
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Howard C. Kveck
iamhbomb
Aug 10, 2010 11:30 am
... I think it's kind of curious that the bikes that we ride have such small increments of change on crank length. Many years ago, when I was riding stingrays...
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Gary Griffin
mammoth7676
Aug 10, 2010 3:14 am
The air in a 700 X 25 tire inflated to 104 psi weighs 10 grams. Helium at the same pressure would weigh 1.43 grams, so you could save 17 grams per bike. Of...
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Peter Tapscott
zeterz
Aug 9, 2010 1:36 pm
The difference in crank length doesn't make a lot of difference when you are riding upright, say on a hillclimb, but when you are in the aero position the...
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Tom Rosencrantz
trosencrantz
Aug 9, 2010 3:02 am
How tall are you and your inseam? I'm 5'10" and moved up to a 175 on my road bike and have found it to work best for me, even though it took a little while to...
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Daniel Connelly
djconnel
Aug 8, 2010 11:02 pm
All the work I've seen on testing the effect of crank arm length on sustainable power output show very little effect, even for much larger ranges of crank ...
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bbarry
marficbarry
Aug 8, 2010 5:55 pm
Are there guidelines to go about really finding what crank length is best for climbing based on body build and dimensions? A new arrival in my household came...
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bbarry
marficbarry
Aug 8, 2010 10:10 am
This one's too tempting not to go for. Sonora tops anything the Lowkey series challenges us with. Its a low key grass roots ride, too. ...
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bbarry
marficbarry
Aug 8, 2010 3:13 am
What about filling tires with lighter than air gasses?...
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mark
zensurweb
Aug 6, 2010 9:30 pm
This might appeal to members of the LKHC community although its not the gradient that makes Altamont Pass a challenge. It would be great if we didnt have to...
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Daniel Connelly
djconnel
Aug 5, 2010 8:36 pm
I completely agree on the water: stuff sloshing around in your tires is what is called "mechanical damping": increased rolling resistance. Note the splits have...
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Max
maxtchen1066
Aug 5, 2010 6:52 pm
Dear Gang, This is fun: http://www.training4cyclists.com/how-much-time-does-extra-weight-cost-on-alpe-dhuez/ The difference between times due to weight on bike...
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Gary Griffin
mammoth7676
Aug 5, 2010 1:28 am
By negligible I meant that I could neglect wind and rolling resistance in a quick sanity check using ballpark values. It is nice to have confidence in the...
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Daniel Connelly
djconnel
Aug 4, 2010 11:02 pm
After ripping the legs off the Mission ride with a monster pull from the base of White's Grade all the way to Nicasio, over 3 significant climbs, Dan Vigil...
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Bob Sutterfield
bsut2002
Aug 4, 2010 10:42 pm
Now I have a plausible excuse^H^H^H^H^H^Hexplanation for climbing so slowly. How about a Clydesdale category, or perhaps an optional overlay on the other ...
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Daniel Connelly
djconnel
Aug 4, 2010 10:27 pm
Except wind resistance is often not negligible. But then wind resistance also depends on mass (roughly to the 3/4 power, not counting the 30% or so due to the...
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Gary Griffin
mammoth7676
Aug 4, 2010 10:00 pm
Max, Thanks, that was an interesting and challenging read. I guess the take home story is that metabolic power varies to the ¾ power of mass. So, with a 10%...
