your daily bicycle log

9w/nyack?

Off to Brentford in a minute. I hope my lungs work.

Phew! That was fun. Just over 20 miles, not much in the way of hills, a bit blowy, good temperature for riding. Here's the route (starting out heading west):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/biondino/cycle050108.jpg

fuck it
riding to work in the rain is no big deal

makeshift rear fender out of jumbosize paper soda cup = DIY no more soggy butt

wearing a big jacket and 21oz jeans (<- this is the key)
found an old pair of goretex trail trainers
i am in business

i repeat,
NOBIGDEAL

WHAT ARE 21 OUNCE JEANS? FUTURE JEANS MEASURED IN LIQUID?

http://sewing.about.com/library/weekly/aa102505.htm

how do you bend your knees enough to ride in those!!

http://dontmix.blogspot.com/2007/11/self-edge-x-iron-heart-cycling-denim.html
oh whoa

Reinforced crotch rivet

I know all those dudes and they're all really short.

I have regular Iron Heart 21oz. though... much cheaper than those "cycling jeans" (1/2 the price) and they do the trick just fine:

http://www.ironheart.jp/products/634S.html

I hate riding in regular jeans because their lack of movement makes me feel like I'm fighting against my trousers as well as the road, wind etc. 21 oz jeans must be crazy!

Lastly, mine are 3 years old so they look identical to L3vi's (arcuate & red tab), they look much different than the current ones.

You guys ever heard of resistance training? Wet 21oz. jeans will make your hamstrings as big as Theo Bos'.

they had to take the red tab off my 19oz sammys as i bought them, boo

but yea they're pretty hard to ride in!

ps. my daily bike log is EMPTY and its bumming me out

La la I don't get in more than riding to the bar, lately. In the bad weather & holiday season I'm finding a new love for my old lady bike, though -- I have worn some ridiculous get-up on that bike with no problems and for short trips on wet roads it's like the perfect vehicle.

My women's L3vi's are already a lot higher in the back than the front, and they're the skinny leg ones so no chain probs. What I do need, though, is a reinforced crotch/thighs, because that is going to wear out pronto.

Other advantage of 21oz denim: no chance of road rash. Just put Kevlar in the hip pockets.

two weeks away from riding to let my shoulder rest and ice melt off roads. parking mgmt has removed bike rack--with my kryptonite on it. WAR, BITCHES.

fortunately i at least had a combi cable on me.

i had no idea denim was so...technical.

i have basically worn out the crotch on all my pants

youre a pro tho. i dont think ill ever ride enough to need concrete jeans.

i just moments ago signed up for this. such a fucking racket, but ive never done it befo why not. ive always said ill just ride it by myself one day for fun, but ive heard the cops have cracked down on riders on i70 between bakerville and the tunnel.

Wow, you got there just before they closed for entries. Man that is several magnitudes more hardcore than I can even fathom. Hope you have a blast!

ive actually ridden the course as far as copper mtn before, but then i turned off and went over fremont pass to turquoise lake. i'd argue that my route is tougher, but the rollout to avon on triple bypass sounds like a slog.

some friends have ridden triple bypass in pouring rain, and that sounds beyond miserable. im praying for sun.

been off the bike since tues, due to med school interviews. feeling FAT and OUT OF SHAPE.

today i fitted full fenders to my Other Bike and it was a total pain in the ass. i'm bringing it with me down to Iowa so i can cruise IA City and look disdainfully at all the biker kids not riding through the winter.

...apparently the singletrack is really good there???

anyone have any experience with studded tires? im bored and considering putting nokian a10s on my old commuter for icy days. i think only a10s would fit.

the frame should be junked, but its rideable (as long as you keep your hands on the bars).

13 miles today, 13 miles yesterday. Struggled a lot today - 25mph winds blowing in every direction. This may be a really dumb questioning but cycling after a really big meal with wine - bad idea right?

I went out yesterday in horrendous winds too, did about 40kms. also got horrendously sunburnt. MTB dude kept trying to keep up with(embarrass)me. But i didn't let him.

he kept trying to keep up with you? so he kept up with you, yuh?

; )

ha, traffic lights were the problem.

honest!

But I am incredibly unfit atm

i bailed

where is the "I BAILED" thread?

I'm missing NY already, cycling in London does quite have the same buzz. Can't wait to get back.

i bailed at the 25 minute mark, onto the bus. so so so f'ing cold (9 deg). i just didn't have warm enough gloves or socks, and my thin wool trousers weren't doing me any favors either.

my resolve to ride despite the cold is in conflict with my resolve not to have to change clothes.

I rode last night borderline drunk and my god, I was travelling at maybe 2/3 speed - I just had no energy at all. I was also cycling into a breeze and wearing heavier clothes (tight jeans - not a good idea) but still.

Woohoo! All bundled up and well drunk last night, it's amazing how little you notice the cold once your head is wrapped up like a toothache and you're happy just to ride in a more or less straight line.

And to think I almost didn't go out because of the temperature/wind.

Two mtb rides at w/end, Leith Hill and Swinley Forest. Only about six miles each but at Leith Hill I was cold and unfit and hungover, and Swinley has been riven in two by a giant pipeline project, making it tough to do big loops. Took my new Garmin Edge with me, and discovered http://www.motionbased.com for importing the gps data into google earth.

2 punctures in a week. On the plus side, it meant I had a lovely long walk :/

How do you find the GPS, ledge? I would love one for country riding, not having to look at the map at every turn but is it a bit to GEAR?

I've only used mine (garmin edge 305) for recording so far, not navigating. But the map display only displays the actual route, no map features e.g. roads. Might make navigating a bit tricky but y'never know.

I get the Garmin and the Charmin commercials muddled up :(

uhoh i got a new job

'uhoh' doesn't sound like a two wheeled job

it is sort of a two wheeled job: i'm working for $AUTOMOBILE_SHARING_COMPANY. i will continue to bike around the city, but instead of delivering packages, i'll be throwing my bike in the back of a prius and taking it to the shop. then, i leave on my bike and do it again

i mean, basically. however, it's salaried and wif full bennies. among the benefits: they'll cover the cost of repairs/equipment???

HEY YOU

http://www.fullcycles.com/images/time-atac-alium-blk.jpg

*looks around* uh...you who?

1. thats my general round town pedal of choice (mines the older shape tho)
2. that job sounds good

it is an affiliate of see ehn tee dottttttt oh ahr gee, which appears to be a pretty rad organization

Won't you need to get a folder so you can fit it in whatever car you are called to?

gbx's new bike:

http://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2007/03/5/one_bike.jpg

oh sweet