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nice explanations Nicole....and I sometimes find that granny is not granny enough! ;) where is that fourth cog when you need it??? ;)

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I'm now the owner of a tri bike! She's an Aegis T2 Pro that I bought from a member of my tri club. The bar tape will get replaced ASAP with solid red and I'm gonna have to change her to a compact crank. Needs a little tweaking with the cockpit fit but feels really good.

Congratulations! We're looking forward to hearing about the first ride! Just curious, why a compact? My sister has been toying with the idea, but she likes to mash and I think she'd be disappointed at the loss of power ... Trish

I'm a spinner and I'm used to a triple with a 30/27 granny gear. I don't see any way I'd be able to climb with a 39 chainring. With a 34 instead I won't lose much at the bottom end.

See, this is the type of conversation where I am just going "UM......DUH"......'cause I have no idea what any of these words me ! lol "Mash, crank, bottom end"  The other night my spin teacher was laughing (kindly do not get me wrong) when they were talking about "carbon fiber"..... i just said "I am so sorry but I have no idea what you just said" !  He giggled...... and said "I LIKE THAT"

I do not know if I will ever catch on to all the lingo ! ......but I am truly impressed you know it !

You'll get it! Read some Bicycling magazine. Granny gear means the easiest gear ... so called because hard-core roadies wouldn't be caught dead using it. And I generally do 30-40% of my ride in the granny gear. Ha ha ha. A triple means there are three cogs in the front instead of two, so that you have easier gears for climbing. If it's at all hilly in your area, you probably want to start out with a triple. A "compact" means there are only two gears in the front, but they are easier than a true "double" but still harder than a triple. Any more questions, just ask us!

nice explanations Nicole....and I sometimes find that granny is not granny enough! where is that fourth cog when you need it???

No fourth chainring that I know of, but you can use a 12-27 or 11-28 cogset. I've got them on my two road bikes

Like Karen and Helen, I was asked by Amy M and your fearless leader to jump over here if I wanted to.  Thanks for inviting us over! 

A little bit about myself = For my 50th birthday last year, with some extra time on my hands after my daughter graduated from high school, I decided to become a triathlete, having never been involved in any athletics EVER. I literally couldn't run from one street light to the next in my neighborhood. Since then, I've lost 25 lbs, completed 2 mini-sprints, 1 sprint, numerous 5Ks, and two half marys (the last one just last weekend).  I'm married with with four kids - son, age 28 (employed-yes!); son, age 21 (employed-yes!, still at home); daughter, age 20 (actress living her dream in NYC); and son, 10 (5th grade, plays select baseball).

Tomorrow I'll take some time to read over the posts and try to figure out who everyone is. Thanks again! Look forward to getting to know everyone. And Happy Spring!!

Lisa

Welcome Lisa, Karen, and Helen.

So, what's the record for largest mentor group on BT?

So my dh and I get up to go do an early ride, we get all dressed, eat breakfast, fill our camelbaks, and bottles with cytomax, grab energy bars, put on my shoes, gloves, grab my sunglasses and WOULDNT YA KNOW IT! my durn helmet I won last weekend DOESNT FIT! boooooo hoooo! SOOOOO DISAPPOINTED! so, I go run....and my ipod seems to be acting up! I give it a WHACK and it seems to be ok again! so out the door I go...I hadnt even got down my porch steps when it turned off again! I dig it out of my pockets...stop my watch zero my watch out again and again battle with the ipod....WHACK WHACK and its working again...stand there shake it a little to see if it is a lose connection...seems ok...so I tuck it in my pocket in the rear of my running pants and take off running....I get about a mile into the run and DURN THING TURNS OFF AGAIN! and I will be darned if I am stopping again to fidget with it...so instead...i reach back and start whacking myself nothing...whack again..and just as it turns on I look over to see a group of firefighters looking at me and laughing - i was right in front of the firehouse and they were out cleaning a truck......TALK ABOUT A RED FACED MOMENT! they were probably wondering if I always spank myself when I run! OMG! I think it is time to replace my ipod and no more running past that firehouse...at least for a while!!!

OK, we need to find out where you are and take it from there. Do you know about shifting gears? Low gears for climbing and high gears for speed?

Cadence is pedal revolutions per minute, basically how fast you are turning the cranks (cranks are the arms that the pedals attach to). Mashing basically means standing up on the pedals when the bike is in a higher gear, usually at a lower cadence, whereas spinning refers to staying seated, using lower gears, and pedaling at a higher cadence. People are usually much more comfortable mashing or spinning.

LOL "giddy up and run mama"!!! what a way to move faster...a good spankin'!!! I will have a tough time not to giggle on my next ipod run.You are such a good mentor,trying new things so we can train better

So my dh and I get up to go do an early ride, we get all dressed, eat breakfast, fill our camelbaks, and bottles with cytomax, grab energy bars, put on my shoes, gloves, grab my sunglasses and WOULDNT YA KNOW IT! my durn helmet I won last weekend DOESNT FIT! boooooo hoooo! SOOOOO DISAPPOINTED! so, I go run....and my ipod seems to be acting up! I give it a WHACK and it seems to be ok again! so out the door I go...I hadnt even got down my porch steps when it turned off again! I dig it out of my pockets...stop my watch zero my watch out again and again battle with the ipod....WHACK WHACK and its working again...stand there shake it a little to see if it is a lose connection...seems ok...so I tuck it in my pocket in the rear of my running pants and take off running....I get about a mile into the run and DURN THING TURNS OFF AGAIN! and I will be darned if I am stopping again to fidget with it...so instead...i reach back and start whacking myself nothing...whack again..and just as it turns on I look over to see a group of firefighters looking at me and laughing - i was right in front of the firehouse and they were out cleaning a truck......TALK ABOUT A RED FACED MOMENT! they were probably wondering if I always spank myself when I run! OMG! I think it is time to replace my ipod and no more running past that firehouse...at least for a while!!!

Oh that is so easy, I am NOWHERE ! (Well I know more now that you took time to teach me) !

I know that you get on a bike, and pedal/steer........I also know if there is a flat tire then you do not get on.  Get someone else to fix it, then repeat above.

I know nothing about changing tires/oiling/maintenance............and let's not forget I'll be riding a mountain bike that now has new thinner tires, I have no idea how many gears, and handle bar handles I bet will hurt my hands like hell !.......... 

I should have it back Tuesday from a tune up. He said he will true the wheels......basically take it apart and make it like new.  I had to ask him what he meant.

It's embarrassing, but I always tell anyone who I speak to "I am new....VERY new"........ and then they talk more on my level ! lol