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Happy Thanksgiving. I am a live and mostly well.

I had a super race this morning. Just amazing since I have done hardly any training in 6 weeks. PR by about 6 1/2 minutes. I am sore now, but happy. My goal for the half marathon that I couldn't run because of travel, but was trained for, was for the last two miles not to suck. I kept that as my goal this morning, and succeeded. I almost cried coming down the chute. I beat my goal time (off my pace band) by a full minute. WHOO HOO!

Pumpkin pie with whipped cream for after race treat. It was delicious.

For those counting, I now owe you all three race reports. <hanging head in shame>

Smiles, smiles, smiles!!  A BIG congrats and woooooo hoooooooo to you for a huge PR!  Way to live up to your own expectations and goals

It's a lazy day today.  I'm gleefully ignoring the mass insanity called Black Friday.    Did bike maintenance this morning.   I replaced a failing bottom bracket and chain, fine tuned the gearing, and replaced the rear tire.         Will ride on the trainer this afternoon.  Shooting for two hours at a mostly easy pace.     Time in the saddle.   

Hmmm, I presently can do the iron swim and bike distances.  The marathon is a different story.   I have never made New Year's resolutions but next year I seriously need to concentrate on the run.   I guess I will adopt Skrat's program that he started last year.    I will run everyday, even if it's only a mile.   I can do 5K's and 10K's will little problem.   It's the half and full marathons  that need work.     Except for the Huntsville marathon that is in a few weeks there is really no long race until next spring.    No matter, if I have to I will do these distances solo.     *Runtastics running and biking apps make measuring distance ever so easy.*   It even make running at the local high school track easier.  I mean the app negates the need for counting laps.     I train under the Zen philosophy but technology is becoming ever more seductive.   

My only other worry today is what to have for lunch.    Cafe Savannah is calling my name....

I hope everyone's Thanksgiving went well.  I'm back home with my mom taking it easy.  Long weekends are good stuff.

Skipped my run yesterday, naturally, but got my bike in today.

Originally posted by StaceyK

Originally posted by MadMathemagician

It's a lazy day today.  I'm gleefully ignoring the mass insanity called Black Friday.    Did bike maintenance this morning.   I replaced a failing bottom bracket and chain, fine tuned the gearing, and replaced the rear tire.         Will ride on the trainer this afternoon.  Shooting for two hours at a mostly easy pace.     Time in the saddle.   

Hmmm, I presently can do the iron swim and bike distances.  The marathon is a different story.   I have never made New Year's resolutions but next year I seriously need to concentrate on the run.   I guess I will adopt Skrat's program that he started last year.    I will run everyday, even if it's only a mile.   I can do 5K's and 10K's will little problem.   It's the half and full marathons  that need work.     Except for the Huntsville marathon that is in a few weeks there is really no long race until next spring.    No matter, if I have to I will do these distances solo.     *Runtastics running and biking apps make measuring distance ever so easy.*   It even make running at the local high school track easier.  I mean the app negates the need for counting laps.     I train under the Zen philosophy but technology is becoming ever more seductive.   

My only other worry today is what to have for lunch.    Cafe Savannah is calling my name....

OK Michael I have a bike question for you. I can wield a screwdriver reasonably well (you learn this stuff when your married to a carpenter). I'm fairly sure that my front derailer needs adjusting cause it gets that ticking noise when you change gears if you don't get it in exactly the right place. Is this something that I can tackle myself. Is it something that I can stuff up majorly, or should I just take to the LBS. I have ordered a Zinn bike maintenance book and am going to take up Switch's January challenge so I can learn to service my own bike, but my book most likely won't get here until Christmas - it has to circumnavigate the globe 3 times on its way from Amazon

  Are your shifters the friction type or the discrete  type?   Does the clicking occur for all gear selection or does it do it only on the top gear or the bottom gear?   There are small adjustment points on the derailleur that can, with a turn or two of a screwdriver, take the clicking away.   Just need a bit more info.

Originally posted by StaceyK

Originally posted by MadMathemagician

Originally posted by StaceyK

Originally posted by MadMathemagician

It's a lazy day today.  I'm gleefully ignoring the mass insanity called Black Friday.    Did bike maintenance this morning.   I replaced a failing bottom bracket and chain, fine tuned the gearing, and replaced the rear tire.         Will ride on the trainer this afternoon.  Shooting for two hours at a mostly easy pace.     Time in the saddle.   

Hmmm, I presently can do the iron swim and bike distances.  The marathon is a different story.   I have never made New Year's resolutions but next year I seriously need to concentrate on the run.   I guess I will adopt Skrat's program that he started last year.    I will run everyday, even if it's only a mile.   I can do 5K's and 10K's will little problem.   It's the half and full marathons  that need work.     Except for the Huntsville marathon that is in a few weeks there is really no long race until next spring.    No matter, if I have to I will do these distances solo.     *Runtastics running and biking apps make measuring distance ever so easy.*   It even make running at the local high school track easier.  I mean the app negates the need for counting laps.     I train under the Zen philosophy but technology is becoming ever more seductive.   

My only other worry today is what to have for lunch.    Cafe Savannah is calling my name....

OK Michael I have a bike question for you. I can wield a screwdriver reasonably well (you learn this stuff when your married to a carpenter). I'm fairly sure that my front derailer needs adjusting cause it gets that ticking noise when you change gears if you don't get it in exactly the right place. Is this something that I can tackle myself. Is it something that I can stuff up majorly, or should I just take to the LBS. I have ordered a Zinn bike maintenance book and am going to take up Switch's January challenge so I can learn to service my own bike, but my book most likely won't get here until Christmas - it has to circumnavigate the globe 3 times on its way from Amazon

 

 

 

  Are your shifters the friction type or the discrete  type?   Does the clicking occur for all gear selection or does it do it only on the top gear or the bottom gear?   There are small adjustment points on the derailleur that can, with a turn or two of a screwdriver, take the clicking away.   Just need a bit more info.

 

Ok I don't understand that first question at all. My shifters are incorporated into my brake levers, does that help? My gears have 3 front rings. The clicking occurs when changing from the biggest one to the middle on or vice-versa. Perhaps I should just take it to the LBS or get my DH to help me.

Nope. That's enough info.   On your derailleur there should be two screws right next to each other, near the top of the derailleur.   These are the ones you want to play with.  Start buy choosing one screw and give it half a turn.  Turn the pedals and try shifting.  If the clicking gets better then try another half turn.   Fine turn iwith quarter turns.   If the clicking gets worse return to the original position and try the same on the other screw.   

Which Speed Concept(s) are you looking at, or is understanding the line-up the issue? Trek's entire tri-bike line-up is under Speed Concept. They have 2 levels of frame, The Series 7 and Series 9. The 7 is the more value oriented and 9 is more going all-in for the best. For the 9 Series, the '13 to '14 differences are slight. The only notable thing that may matter I can think of is with the aerobar. The fit to the pads and hand placement is the same, but instead of 2 bars going out front, they made it into a single mono extension. Where this comes into play is with hydration. I don't believe bottles like a Torhans or Profile Design will work with it, as those are meant to drop between the bars. A between the arms (BTA) water bottle should still work somehow and believe they have an adapter for the bike for this. I don't remember if swapping aerobars is an option for someone who wants to run a reservoir type hydration setup. There are other things like easier to work on bars, easier to adjust brakes and such, some speed tweaks, but that's the only fit type thing I can recall. The differences between models (like 9.5 to 9.9) is entirely in the components and wheel selection. 

For the 7 Series, the '13 to '14 are more notable as the frame is different, much more like the 9 series in the new ones. The '14 will be an very good value, although the '13 models will be on sale now, making it a competition that way. The geometry for fit should still be there. Series 7 & 9 are the same in that regard for '14. I forget if Series 7 '13 to '14 is, but there were some changes up front. The '13 line had a traditional steerer up front that would use a stem and more typical aerobar setup. The '14 is integrated as it's the same as the Series 9. The 7.0 looks like the older steerer, but that is actually what's called a Steerer Stub. Up to this point there is no difference in the frame. The stub is just an attachment to have a fork steerer tube section up top so that different aerobars can be used, beyond the integrated one. Any of the '14 models (Series 7 & 9) can use this stub, they just figure most everyone will go with the integrated. And if the integrated works, probably should as it's a slick setup. Other differences in Seris 7 models are just what they decided to package together. The frame is otherwise the same.

The Custom option for each is what they call Project One. You can pick out options for about everything on the bike there. Well beyond what the specific floor model packages will have if none of those are quite to your liking.

Originally posted by Richardsdrr

Originally posted by StaceyK

Originally posted by MadMathemagician

Originally posted by StaceyK

Originally posted by MadMathemagician

It's a lazy day today.  I'm gleefully ignoring the mass insanity called Black Friday.    Did bike maintenance this morning.   I replaced a failing bottom bracket and chain, fine tuned the gearing, and replaced the rear tire.         Will ride on the trainer this afternoon.  Shooting for two hours at a mostly easy pace.     Time in the saddle.   

Hmmm, I presently can do the iron swim and bike distances.  The marathon is a different story.   I have never made New Year's resolutions but next year I seriously need to concentrate on the run.   I guess I will adopt Skrat's program that he started last year.    I will run everyday, even if it's only a mile.   I can do 5K's and 10K's will little problem.   It's the half and full marathons  that need work.     Except for the Huntsville marathon that is in a few weeks there is really no long race until next spring.    No matter, if I have to I will do these distances solo.     *Runtastics running and biking apps make measuring distance ever so easy.*   It even make running at the local high school track easier.  I mean the app negates the need for counting laps.     I train under the Zen philosophy but technology is becoming ever more seductive.   

My only other worry today is what to have for lunch.    Cafe Savannah is calling my name....

OK Michael I have a bike question for you. I can wield a screwdriver reasonably well (you learn this stuff when your married to a carpenter). I'm fairly sure that my front derailer needs adjusting cause it gets that ticking noise when you change gears if you don't get it in exactly the right place. Is this something that I can tackle myself. Is it something that I can stuff up majorly, or should I just take to the LBS. I have ordered a Zinn bike maintenance book and am going to take up Switch's January challenge so I can learn to service my own bike, but my book most likely won't get here until Christmas - it has to circumnavigate the globe 3 times on its way from Amazon

 

 

 

  Are your shifters the friction type or the discrete  type?   Does the clicking occur for all gear selection or does it do it only on the top gear or the bottom gear?   There are small adjustment points on the derailleur that can, with a turn or two of a screwdriver, take the clicking away.   Just need a bit more info.

 

Ok I don't understand that first question at all. My shifters are incorporated into my brake levers, does that help? My gears have 3 front rings. The clicking occurs when changing from the biggest one to the middle on or vice-versa. Perhaps I should just take it to the LBS or get my DH to help me.

Are they Shimano gear levers/derailleurs? If so, there is the ability to half shift with the lever. Just mentioning it just in case that is all that's needed before messing around with adjustment screws.

Haven't said anything yet to (hopefully) avoid confusing things with multiple voices chiming in, but like Darren, am still kind of wondering about specifics of the problem. Front deraileurs aren't the most pleasant things to work with. The video Michael posted can help in understanding how things work, but do take it in, and think through the process again to see what questions come to mind before taking the FD apart.

Congratulations racers!  Way to go!

Awesome news Darren!  Now to keep everyone well...

Randee, I find bike shopping to be very personal.  I'm sure that you'll end up with a great bike!  I have both a Felt and a Trek and both are great bikes.

Manatees, what is your favorite winter running tight?  I'm in the market for a new pair.

I have a pair of Asiscs that I got a few years ago from a clearance sale. The ankles have a silicon band on them that is not too tight or loose. I wish I knew the model number, but I have been unable to find it. And no, I don't use them very often at all, so take any recommendation from me on cold weather gear with a grain of salt.

sorry your first 2 responses were from the Florida manatees!

Originally posted by amd723

Originally posted by jmkizer

Manatees, what is your favorite winter running tight?  I'm in the market for a new pair.

Sometimes if it's really cold, I'll wear a pair of under armor compression shorts under my running shorts and maybe calf sleeves. Does that help

sorry your first 2 responses were from the Florida manatees!

Haha!  I'll take what I can get.