brick94513-GoGoGo Mentor Group - Closed For Now! (Page 15)

SAWFISH50 - 2010-04-19 6:59 AM Well I bought MTB shoes and have MTB pedals on my road bike so If I switch pedals on my MTB I'll probably try the 2 sided pedals.

brick94513 - 2010-04-19 12:28 PM

Dual entry pedals for a MTB are a neccesity in my opinion.

Meulen - 2010-04-19 12:34 PM

+1, 4 sided even better (egg beaters)

SAWFISH50 - 2010-04-19 6:26 AM Hey about clipless pedals??  I grew up riding BMX and have never been fond of the idea of being locked into the pedals of my off road bike. I have platforms with toe clips that I keep loose on my MTB and that has even caused me to fall a couple of times when i needed a foot out really quick.  You guys dont find this a problem on a off road bike?

SAWFISH50 - 2010-04-19 12:37 PM

So I guess they are square?  some one post me a link or Pic to these egg beaters

SAWFISH50 - 2010-04-19 1:11 PM

So are the egg beaters harder to get use to than a standard clipless MTB pedal?  Do they use the saem standard small shoe clip as other Pedals?

brick94513 - 2010-04-19 10:18 AM

No.  The Garmin Edge 305 mounts to the bike.  I use a 90mm stem and it fits perfectly mounted to the stem. 

brick94513 - 2010-04-19 1:52 PM Hydrostatic body fat calculation was pretty cool.  Imagine a large stainless steel bathtub.  The bottom is supported by cables and functions as the scale.  You lie prone in about 18" of water with a weight on your lower back.  You exhale, then put your head under water, and continue to exhale until you can't blow anymore bubbles.  They repeat the test three times, then use a calculation based on height, weight, and correction for dead space air in the lungs.  The test provides you with your lean muscle mass weight, body fat weight, percentage of body fat, and your resting metabolic rate in calorie expenditure.

My test results showed 7.2% body fat or 10.6 pounds of adipose tissue.  Resting metabolic rate is 1,832 calories.  So, my normal consumption of about 3,500 to 4,000 calories a day was pretty much on target after adding for normal activity and exercise.

GoGoGo - 2010-04-19 2:35 PM

Interesting stuff.  Don't that have that available locally.

7.2%...I just called your local Burger King & left a tab for you to have a double whopper once a day until you get above 15%.  

*whispers under breath* Congrats!

GoGoGo -

Your Bike...

Do you have one yet?  More than 1?  What brand, type, etc.  I note many of you have posted lots of bike porn already.

Does everyone clipless peddles?  Anyone not taken the plunge yet? 

Do you "measure" bike output?  Either with bike computer, GPS, etc? 

Enquiring minds want to know?!?!?

brick94513 - 2010-04-19 3:18 PM Alright, I wondering if I'm just a big baby.  So, on my ride today, I hit some new high speeds on a couple of descents.  The one descent was probably over a mile and I hit 45 MPH before I decided to started tapping the brakes.  Bike handled really well though. No speed wobbles.  I just got a little worried about the speed and the debris and gravel on the shoulder of the road.

Opinions?  Baby or justified?  Have you guys carried these speeds on your road bikes?  Let me have it!

brick94513 - 2010-04-19 5:18 PM Alright, I wondering if I'm just a big baby.  So, on my ride today, I hit some new high speeds on a couple of descents.  The one descent was probably over a mile and I hit 45 MPH before I decided to started tapping the brakes.  Bike handled really well though. No speed wobbles.  I just got a little worried about the speed and the debris and gravel on the shoulder of the road.

Opinions?  Baby or justified?  Have you guys carried these speeds on your road bikes?  Let me have it!

brick94513 - 2010-04-19 7:18 PM Alright, I wondering if I'm just a big baby.  So, on my ride today, I hit some new high speeds on a couple of descents.  The one descent was probably over a mile and I hit 45 MPH before I decided to started tapping the brakes.  Bike handled really well though. No speed wobbles.  I just got a little worried about the speed and the debris and gravel on the shoulder of the road.

Opinions?  Baby or justified?  Have you guys carried these speeds on your road bikes?  Let me have it!

shmeeg - 2010-04-19 7:20 PM

just picked mine up this weekend .  1 bike, kestrel talon tri SL.  i went w/ clipless also, haven't ridden it off the trainer yet, going to try some hill ascents tomorrow, might wipe out then :D. 

i have a cadence sensor and 305 quick release on the way that i will use in addition to my HRM to monitor output.  i am going to research more on training with/measuring power as i am a geek by nature and like to quantify things w/ numbers.  i suspect i will try to score an edge 500 within the next 30-60 days. 

brick94513 - 2010-04-19 5:18 PM Alright, I wondering if I'm just a big baby.  So, on my ride today, I hit some new high speeds on a couple of descents.  The one descent was probably over a mile and I hit 45 MPH before I decided to started tapping the brakes.  Bike handled really well though. No speed wobbles.  I just got a little worried about the speed and the debris and gravel on the shoulder of the road.

Opinions?  Baby or justified?  Have you guys carried these speeds on your road bikes?  Let me have it!

SAWFISH50 - 2010-04-19 9:45 PM Here is the pic of my 21 year old MTB bought new in Oceanside CA while stationed at Camp Pendelton.  1989 GT Tequesta