SBR Utopia - OPEN (Page 26)

Planning on a longer run today with some threshold miles.

Tomorrow is another tough bike, 60 minute run and a hockey game.  May not get that run in though...

Marshall - I actually think racing in a skirt is the best idea of all!

Kev - the pictures are really small and I am using a smartphone, so it is hard to tell, but is the xLab bracket actually touching the seat or is it just really close? My wife's is within a millimeter or two of touching her seat, and I would guess that it actually does come in contact when it vibrates on rough roads. I will try to get some time to mount it and take some photos this weekend. I suppose the real question is what is your concern? Cutting/marring the seat, or is it hitting your butt? My wife has commented on the fact that she can feel hers when she is climbing and slides back on her seat - but not so much that it bugs her.[/QUOTE

]I tried to upload a bigger picture but it wouldn't take it.  The help section told me it couldn't be any bigger than 100kb that's why it's so small. If there is a way to post a regular picture I'd like to know.

Right now when I sit on the seat I can feel the cages. There right there. The wing itself clears the seat. What I was thinking of doing is using the other hole in the wing and moving it to the upper part of the rail where it is more verticle to push it out a little. Right now it is set up per instructions. Then take the bottom screw from the cages and move them toward the seat tilting the cage away a little more for clearance. Right now I have them in the center hole. No hurry putting yours on. The bike won't be going out till spring anyway. The only bike I'll have out now will be the mtb. Just wanted to get it on there to check it out. If your wife's is the same way, I'm good with that. Time for a short spin. Thank you.

Great time Melissa!  Are you still in Maui?

Man, you guys are killing it on the bike!

Speaking of biking, just made my Retul fitting appointment at the LBS.  January 21. 

Going to be dialed in for the optimal Tri bike which I can't afford at the moment.  Once I have the data I will look for a used one.  The bike shop owner also said he'll fit my road bike with aerobars as close as he can to the Retul fitting if I want.

Went to spin this morning, then ran 3 miles on the 'mill.  Then as I'm driving back from the bike shop, I notice it's 41 degrees out then see 10 riders out there.  I could have rode outside today, doh!  Well, there's still a little ice on the roads so the spin may have been a better workout since I was able to hammer it pretty hard.  I'll check the weather see what tomorrow looks like.

Do you have a bike in mind that you are secretly hoping will turn out to be the ideal bike for you?  You know, like a P5 or something?  

Yup! I leave tomorrow Sadnesssssssssss. Get home to Edmonton at midnight and start an emerg shift at 0600. Going to sleep in my mom's office rather than driving home to drive back to the hospital. Maximize my sleep time!

3 hrs on the trainer today. Sufferfest vids: The Hunted, Hell Hath No Fury, and The Wretched. Managed to be in the high 80's for all efforts. Could not believe the power at the end of The Wretched, but I guess that's what happens when Jens is involved. Haven't gone for 3 in quite awhile, so glad to see I could hold it.

Then per the TSS discussion, it was 192 for this ride. So I can be sure that I'll feel something tomorrow. Not necessarily horrible, but it's reasonable to be a touch slow or maybe not really have much energy to do more than easy running. It's possible I could do something faster/harder, but would likely drive myself into a fatigue hole. I can also expect that this could affect Monday a little as well, depending on what I end up doing then.

3 hrs on the trainer today. Sufferfest vids: The Hunted, Hell Hath No Fury, and The Wretched. Managed to be in the high 80's for all efforts. Could not believe the power at the end of The Wretched, but I guess that's what happens when Jens is involved. Haven't gone for 3 in quite awhile, so glad to see I could hold it.

Then per the TSS discussion, it was 192 for this ride. So I can be sure that I'll feel something tomorrow. Not necessarily horrible, but it's reasonable to be a touch slow or maybe not really have much energy to do more than easy running. It's possible I could do something faster/harder, but would likely drive myself into a fatigue hole. I can also expect that this could affect Monday a little as well, depending on what I end up doing then.

3 hrs on the trainer today. Sufferfest vids: The Hunted, Hell Hath No Fury, and The Wretched. Managed to be in the high 80's for all efforts. Could not believe the power at the end of The Wretched, but I guess that's what happens when Jens is involved. Haven't gone for 3 in quite awhile, so glad to see I could hold it.

Then per the TSS discussion, it was 192 for this ride. So I can be sure that I'll feel something tomorrow. Not necessarily horrible, but it's reasonable to be a touch slow or maybe not really have much energy to do more than easy running. It's possible I could do something faster/harder, but would likely drive myself into a fatigue hole. I can also expect that this could affect Monday a little as well, depending on what I end up doing then.