I watched the video. Not that I can really notice the difference by watching but I understand what you mean :wink:

I'll try to remember to take a pic next week.

I don't get to ride this week :( other stuff going on. However, I did get to take a pic of his relic on my phone. Those are Dad's wrinkley old fingers in the corner.

http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/pict...&pictureid=770

There is an offroad trek coming up and he has submitted his application to compete with 2 other blokes. There are more applicants than positions available though. So he is looking at forking out another $3-4K for a flash offroader. His $300 job is apparently not up to spec :lol:

What brand is the White bike ?. I rode 47 miles today, with a average of 18 mph & a max of 28.6. Before today i have not rode my Madone in a month.

I rode another 20 miles today.

Apparently it's a mystery?!:neutral: Neither Dad nor the previous owner know what make it is. It has been fitted with shimano 600 gear and durace cable clips. He's fixed up the gears so they change better. I can't wait for next sundays ride, 'cause I missed a week :lol:

Simano 600 was very very good for it's time. I believe the 600 line became ultegra line in the late 80's or early 90's. I rode my rollers for 1/2 hr or (10) miles, with my Madone, yesterday. I also rode my Fixed gear bike on my Trainer for a 1/2 hr yesterday as well.

I always figured those rollers were for pro's, warm ups etc...
Do you use them cause it's cold there? Those things don't appeal to me, might as well be on an excersize bike. I like the whole travelling element of riding.

In winter I would have considered riding midday but early morning is a must now. Today's temp was 39C, sunday will be 32C with a possible shower.

Rollers help teach you bike handling skills, plus it lets you ride your bike indoors when it's dark or cold outside. You have to pay attention when riding rollers or you will break your neck :lol:.

Panda


I rode 25 miles last Saturday & Sunday for a total of 50. With 3 bridge climbs each way each day. On Monday i only rode 12 miles on my Rollers trying out a new Seat. Tuesday i did not ride. On Wednesday i rode another 25 trying out that new seat. On the way back, i stopped by the LBS & changed the seat for a different Model. They have a Demo program, were you give them a copy of your CC, then you can test the seat for 3 or 4 days with out being charged. The new one is a little narrower & has less padding, it felt better than the other seat. On Thursday the 25th ( Turkey day), i rode 40 miles trying out the second new Seat. So since last Saturday i have rode 127 miles. Here is a pic of the new Seat.

http://sellesmp.com/smp4bike/en/stratos

That's a great service the LBS offers. Are you putting in more miles to make up for being a bad boy over thanks giving and Xmas:whip: I take it a bridge climb is much like a small hill??

I got severely dissappointed on sunday. My bro said he wasn't coming, I thought 'YES, I can give it a bit more' but then Dad said he invited his GF. It was a pleasant casual ride but less than half the usual distance. Definitley not the workout I was hoping for. It has crossed my mind to go for a group ride before work during the week. The early early morning is kind of scaring me though. I need to drive to Dad's house then ride.

:lol: no Im just trying to get better. These are much larger than hills in my opinion. I will see if i can find pics for you. Yes it is a great service they provide. The owner is a former NYC Bicycle messenger & Professional racer.. At lest you got to ride on Sunday.

Bridge #1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjX3Mev3_ow
http://www.tampabay.com/news/transpo...cle1005689.ece


Bridge #2
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...ed=0CCMQ9QEwAQ
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bksinaz/2598305285/

Bridge #3
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...ed=0CB4Q9QEwAQ
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...ed=0CCMQ9QEwAw

That first bridge looks like a doozi :lol:

This is the largest brdge we go over
http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgu...26tbs%3Disch:1

It doesn't rise much. Not a real challenge. Some of the hills we do are more of a challenge. Most are reasonably short and sharp. I like these 'cause I've been cruising (more often than not) I've got lots of energy to give it full throttle up the hill. I can pass a few people this way but I have to hold up on the other side to wait for bro :sarcastic: He can cruise a good speed but hills are his enemy:whip:

Out of all the Bridges i listed. The Second one seems to cause me the most issues. I rode 35 miles this morning. The wind was bad, especially going down the Bridges. It would grab my bike & move me at least 6 inches or more. I rode the FR brake most of the way down :lol:. There was nothing to block the wind on the Bridges, since they were over the water. I have been trying to keep my cadence around 90 +.

Hey hippie how do you like your single speed? It's all I ride now. Here's a couple of pics. The white and black bike is an SE draft without all of the stickers. It has a funny story to it. I went to drop off clothes at the dry cleaners once and it got stolen. After going to the cops they pretty much said that they couldn't do anything for me. After three months and another bike later I found it chained up to a pole about 8 blocks away. After waiting for the "owner" and a long discussion I ended up giving the guy $15 for the bike. He said he bought it so it spared him an butt whooping. lol.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...6/_DSC0145.jpg

My replacement bike was a windsor clockwork until I changed pretty much every part and repainted it.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...6/_DSC0310.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...6/_DSC0311.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...6/_DSC0313.jpg

It's pretty cool, but it takes a while to get used to the fixed gear :lol:. Both of your fixed gear bike look nice.