Velominatus: GottaRideToday
Order: Level 3 Velominatus
Location: Tazewell, TN 37879
Social: Website
I am a 50+ bicycle obssessed Univ Prof and father of an athletic 15 yr old rider. Both of us race a little (the kid is more competitive than his dad) and ride metric centuries. We have a few bikes in the garage (MTBs, RBs, SSs, vintage heirlooms) and I might be close to flirting with the S-1 equation but so far I remain happily married.
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@Deakus Complete agreement here. I don’t strava, but it seems to me KOM is an uphill competition and I have yet to see a finish line at the bottom of the climb following the descent. I run my own KOM and compare performance (HR, ET) each ride w/ my gar… »
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@the Engine Stalled on a climb momentarily where the Garmin went on autopause. Was still able to take a breath and stand on the pedal to keep going. Hit the ground hard yesterday as I went over a rain slick wooden bridge. I think I am ok although my sho… »
My n and n+1 roadbikes are fitted with SPD pedals, the CX bike w/ mtb pedals, and my single speed with MKS Gr-9 pedals & toe clips (no straps). If I feel like hammering some V w/ the SS I will trade pedals for SPD. The SS is generally for on campus … »
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@sthilzy I do not worry about the tape and let it stay mingy at the grips over the hoods and on the drops. I just replace it yearly, or maybe in mid-season if it really looks ugly. That being said I am in constant evaluation for a tape that resists th… »
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As previously advertised, it was an awesome day to ride in the Cumberland Mtns. Saw way too many people getting their X-mas lights up on their double-wides and inflatable Santa’s out in the yard w/the hounds and sporting chickens. Not me though. The t… »
@Beers Approx 1200mm (avg annual) in the TN/KY region where I ride. Nov-Jan appear to get ~90mm avg monthly precip. Have a beautiful day going on outside right now. I am heading out for a couple hrs and looking to go over the top on my 2000 miles (3225km)… »
@minion Here in TN it does not rain everyday (like the Pacific NW), so it is generally possible to pick and choose the better weather for riding. I don’t mind being out on the ride and getting wet (Rule 9 cold/wet), but starting out in the downpour (delug… »
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@Benj I am using shimano spd mtn bike pedals. Only because I had an extra set sitting around and did not want to spring for a new cleat/pedal set up. So far I have not had any issues, but I have not done any full run ups in a mud wrestling pit either. »
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@Ron I just accept it as the landscape I live and work with in real life. I am an academic and try to slip out the door early for a mid-week ~1 hr, 15 to 20 km ride, and get something ~ 2 or 3hrs in over the weekend, either Sat or Sun…once in a while … »
@Jeff in PetroMetro My 15 yr old drops me like a rock on the climbs. But, I look good on the descent. Here’s hoping the hardwork I put in now will pay off in a couple years when I can race as a 60+ Masters. »
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@Ron That’s exactly what I thought this morning when I read it. Too bad he was unable to compose a well written statement of facts that clearly exposed their conflict of interest and profit from turning a blind eye. Of course those points have been disc… »
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@Blah Ditto here! I ride in TN with +80% humidity and summer temperatures ~ 30C; two 750ml bidons are standard and generally depleted at the end of a 2hr ride. I will sometimes swing by the car during a second 50k lap to pick up new bottles I have prel… »
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@Oli I agree. I spent last year mashing the big ring in hopes that it would make me stronger. Perhaps it did in a minor way, but I have learned that judicious use of the appropriate small ring/cog combination allows you to keep momentum and still save t… »
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Great post Frank. I am in the process of building out my CX frame from last year. Its a poppin red Masi CXR. As a Velominatus Budgetatus I am going with a 105 groupsan/ SRAM Rival crankset. I have a couple gravel bike path/ broken pavement loops in mind … »
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@snoov Higher thread count also makes tires more flat susceptible. So while Open Corsa will be a smoother tire, it is also more flat prone. I have a friend who rides Vittoria Diamante (1 step below the OC, 1 above Rubino). We ride the same roads, same tra… »
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@Mikael Liddy LOL. Its a bottom bracket stand I use outside when I clean the bikes. Don’t like it much in the garage because its really unstable. »
@MJ Moquin It’s a 90mm. The frame size is 58cm. I started w/ at 110mm and worked backwards to find the best fit for me to be able to ride on the hoods comfortably. The 56cm frame would probably let me run a 110 or 120 stem, but I felt there was too much t… »
Here you go. Felt like it was time to post a couple picks of my alpha bike. »
@Ron Yea, Park is a 1st class company. Glad I do business with them. »
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@King Clydesdale As you asked, are you in “new crankset land yet?” Ask yourself what crankset do you have, and are you ready for an upgrade? If it the stock FSA or Truvativ that came on you bike you may be ready for a decent up grade into an Ultegra, or… »
@The Oracle Yea, working on my carbon bike is at another level of expertise and sophistication. I also don’t do wheels (yet) but will start learning once I get my shop set up correctly with a good bench and tryuing stand. Fortunately, my wheels stay prett… »
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@paolo I picked up some Oakley Flack Jacket XLJ for this season. Have opted for the photochromatic lenses so I don’t have to carry another “clear” pair in my back pocket. Right now the dark seems dark enough, and the clear end looks good for the shady st… »
@DocBrian Gold looks good when you win an Olympic Gold Medal. Until then its like Rainbow tape. »