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dhopman - 2010-08-22 11:40 PM Hey everyone! I had a great running week - 34.5 miles in 4 days of running with the highlight being a solid 16 miler on Saturday. I'm starting to feel the confidence build for my marathon, which is still over 2 months out so I have plenty of time to work up my mileage. Just gotta stay healthy!

Oooh, one thing I do need to figure out is how much Carbo-Pro I should be taking. I usually throw three scoops into my water bottle (half water, half gatorade) before heading out for a long run. The catch is my long runs have been climbing, but my nutrition plan doesn't change. I'm probably not taking in enough of my drink...

dhopman - 2010-08-23 3:33 PM

Ahhhhhhh my new tri shoes arrived! They are the BRIGHT yellow ones about half way down this page: http://www.bikerumor.com/2009/09/04/2010-mavic-road-and-triathlon-cycling-shoes/ They are the 2010 Mavic Tri Helium shoes.

Maybe 4 months ago I did a focus group on aerodynamics for Mavic - the compensation is a pair of shoes. It took forever for the order to get placed and filled but finally they arrived.

I need to get some cleats for these and take them for a spin!

dhopman - 2010-08-23 1:33 PM Ahhhhhhh my new tri shoes arrived! They are the BRIGHT yellow ones about half way down this page: http://www.bikerumor.com/2009/09/04/2010-mavic-road-and-triathlon-cycling-shoes/ They are the 2010 Mavic Tri Helium shoes.

Maybe 4 months ago I did a focus group on aerodynamics for Mavic - the compensation is a pair of shoes. It took forever for the order to get placed and filled but finally they arrived.

I need to get some cleats for these and take them for a spin!

croixfan - 2010-08-23 6:36 PM It's easy to get hung up on what's NOT going well and forget to enjoy our successes.  Went out for a ride this PM.  Spun at between 90 and 100 rpm for the ride.  Four months ago, 70 was a challenge.  Averaged HR of 152 for the ride and it dropped below 140 when I stopped for a light / was down below 120 by the time I pulled off my shoes.  While it would be great to turn in some really fast times, need to recognize that the gains in the cardio system that I've seen have been significant.

Forgot to say thanks for the guidance on how to improve the power / speed.  I'll sit tight on the weights until the off season / will start to toss in a few hills to build up the strength.

croixfan - 2010-08-22 9:36 PM It's easy to get hung up on what's NOT going well and forget to enjoy our successes.  Went out for a ride this PM.  Spun at between 90 and 100 rpm for the ride.  Four months ago, 70 was a challenge.  Averaged HR of 152 for the ride and it dropped below 140 when I stopped for a light / was down below 120 by the time I pulled off my shoes.  While it would be great to turn in some really fast times, need to recognize that the gains in the cardio system that I've seen have been significant.

Forgot to say thanks for the guidance on how to improve the power / speed.  I'll sit tight on the weights until the off season / will start to toss in a few hills to build up the strength.

dhopman - 2010-08-22 4:33 PM Ahhhhhhh my new tri shoes arrived! They are the BRIGHT yellow ones about half way down this page: http://www.bikerumor.com/2009/09/04/2010-mavic-road-and-triathlon-cycling-shoes/ They are the 2010 Mavic Tri Helium shoes.

Maybe 4 months ago I did a focus group on aerodynamics for Mavic - the compensation is a pair of shoes. It took forever for the order to get placed and filled but finally they arrived.

I need to get some cleats for these and take them for a spin!

Meulen - 2010-08-23 10:56 AM Good news for my Trek Fuel!! I looked it over last night. The creaking was a result of loose suspension bolts. I just took them apart last night and re-greased all the bushings. It was quiet as a mouse after that. I got torque specs today and will be re-torquing everything. That sure beats a cracked frame or blown shock! Although, now I don't have an excuse to buy the Fox shock I've had my eye on. LOL

Meulen - 2010-08-24 7:56 AM Good news for my Trek Fuel!! I looked it over last night. The creaking was a result of loose suspension bolts. I just took them apart last night and re-greased all the bushings. It was quiet as a mouse after that. I got torque specs today and will be re-torquing everything. That sure beats a cracked frame or blown shock! Although, now I don't have an excuse to buy the Fox shock I've had my eye on. LOL

brick94513 - 2010-08-25 2:43 PM



What rear shock are you running?  If it is a Fox or Rock Shox, foret about buying a new one.  Instead, send it to Push Industries in Colorado.  They will service the shock and custom tune it to your bike, body weight, and style of riding.  I'm going to be sending my Fox RP23 to them at the conclusion of this season.  Turn around is currently less than a week too!

brick94513 - 2010-08-25 2:55 PM

Well, first phase of the bike rebuild is semi done.  It has been somewhat of a fiasco.

Turns out my front wheel is slightly dished.  Per DT Swiss, this will require me to place some spacers in the hub to prevent the rotor from rubbing the caliper mount on the fork.  Of course, none of the LBSs had what I needed.  So, I will have to race on my training wheel this Saturday.

Then I couldn't get my rear brake line bled.  I'm still not really sure why, but it seems there was something wrong with the bleed port.  Ended up, having to take the reservoir apart, bleeding them like older models which added a lot of time and pain, but I finally got it done.  Frustrating!

Anyways, bike is back together.  What should of took me a day, ended up taking nearly three days to get done.  I'm going to take it on a test ride in the morning.  Get some pics up tomorrow.

2 x 10 is next!

Meulen - 2010-08-26 5:55 AM

 Maybe, I could find a used Rp23 on ebay and send it out there. What does something like that cost?

norcal_SAHD - 2010-08-26 7:51 PM 

I can't seem to keep it from dragging (old Hayes 9 brake).  I'm about to bin it and put on a Avid mechanical disc instead! 

2x10 sounds nice, how much weight do you think you'll save with that?

norcal_SAHD - 2010-08-26 9:51 PM

Tim, I've also been having trouble with my hydraulic disc brake lately, I can't seem to keep it from dragging (old Hayes 9 brake).  I'm about to bin it and put on a Avid mechanical disc instead!  2x10 sounds nice, how much weight do you think you'll save with that?   Looking forward to the Tahoe race report!

I have a triathlon (super sprint, only a 400yd swim) on Saturday, and while browsing through my recent logs I noticed I have not been in the water since my last race 5 weeks ago.  Ooops!!  I knew I hadn't swam much lately, but didn't realize it was zero...   I was planning on foregoing the wetsuit for this race, but think I will wear it since I'll be so out of practice, and am not a great swimmer to begin with.

Meulen - 2010-08-27 6:11 AM

I've got those Hayes 9's on my wifes hybrid. We took it back to the LBS several times when we first got the bike. They never did get it to stop rubbing. I've heard numerous other complaints about it too.

brick94513 - 2010-08-26 10:42 PM

I'm leaving for Tahoe again in the morning.  I'll be there until Monday morning.

I really don't have any big plans for the race.  I'm not looking to push to hard, especially the run.  I'm feeling better, but I'm definately still beat up.  Race is 2 x 750m swim, 24 mile MTB ride, and 6 mile trail run,  so I'm planning on setting my pace conservatively at 3:30 for this race.

Talk to you guys and gals soon.