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• Posted in thread: Fatigue issue! Legs still wont recover on 09/15/2010 at 8:09AM
  Everything I know about training is from mountaineering or cycling books written by pros. Both of these
  sources agree that you become stronger during the recovery phase of training. It is during this ...

• Posted in thread: how do you post pics on this forum on 09/08/2010 at 8:27AM
  Very poor design on the trike with the square wheel (post #21). Had a triangle shape been used instead,
  one bump would have been illiminated thus realizing a 25% improvement in ride quality.

• Posted in thread: numb hands, stiff neck on 08/01/2010 at 8:14AM
  Hey Chaco,Like you, I'm new to this bike business. Even though I've ridden over 1000 miles this summer on
  the new bike, I'm still tweaking the fit. Over all the fit improves, but not every tweak is fo...

• Posted in thread: Who's Following the Tour de France?!?!?! on 07/29/2010 at 2:20PM
  Horner's hometown newspaper, "The Oregonian" publishes his diary of le Tour. It is very interesting to
  get info from the inside rather than from a commentator.Tour de France: Chris Horner's Team Radio...

• Posted in thread: How long do I have to rest between rides? on 07/20/2010 at 7:57PM
  GregA few years back, on vacation in Baja, at a campground in the small town of Bahia de Los Angeles, we
  spent a few days over Christmas in the company of a charming French Canadian woman who was ridi...

• Posted in thread: Cycling Related Charities & Awareness Groups on 07/20/2010 at 2:12PM
  I'm agree with Hack on being careful where you donate money. Some years ago when living in another state,
  I phoned the State Attorney Generals' office for a booklet listing every charity registered in...

• Posted in thread: ceramic bearings on 07/14/2010 at 9:16AM
  I'm not so much interested in less friction as in quiet rolling. My first bike, an old, cheap Peugeot,
  purchased for $65 at a consignment shop, is so quiet I would frequently come up behind walkers on...

• Posted in thread: What road bike tires are good? on 07/04/2010 at 4:15PM
  One solution to the issue of quick tires with good durability and or flat protection may be Spin Skins,
  Race Bike Tires :: SpinSkins. I have not yet tried this but one answer may be to use a fairly ra...

• Posted in thread: How long do I have to rest between rides? on 07/01/2010 at 6:55AM
  I'm a 71 y.o. male and began cycling this year. As a hiker and backpacker, I'm in fairly good physical
  condition. Cycling uses muscles and joints differently than other forms of exercise. I'm now ridi...

• Posted in thread: The Basics on 07/01/2010 at 6:17AM
  The reason I joined this forum is due to the high technical competence of the posters and the elevated
  commitment to serious cycling.