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Thanks for the compliment. Yes, it does take a lot of trainging to ride an 80 mile ride, not to mention race one at those speeds. Fortunately there's something called drafting that we cyclists get to take advantage of. ;-)
I've just started riding a K2 bike. Yes, that's right the little family run company that originally made skiis on Vashon Island here in the Seattle area has expanded to bicycles (among many other things). Anyway, it's a K2 Mod 5.0 (www.k2bike.com), which is their top of the line racing bike.
I don't know about the rest of the country but it sure is spring here! It was 70+ here yesterday and this morning until the afternoon rain blew through. If it's nice why don't you dust off that bike, put some air in the tires and feel the wind in your face! It really does bring out the kid in you! It's also been known to make your heart beat faster and lower the risk of heart disease. ;-)
Cheers!
-Ian
Ian- Way to go! That's a nice bike but methinks too rich for my plebian blood. Maybe one day I'll get back into the same shape I was in when I biked the Swiss Alps and reward myself with a real nice bike. In the meantime I'm happy with what I've got :-)
-Frank P.
P.S. I love drafting!
-juice
Greg
Gotta run and pick up my next class from lunch
I holed up in a hotel at the bottom of the ski area Sunday night, and woke up to find 6" of fresh powder on my car Monday morning. This was light fluffy powder, a combination of lake effects snows and very low overnight temperatures (in single digits F). There was even more snow at the top of the mountain, about 10-12". So, I made first tracks all morning, and then had some great packed powder skiing the rest of the day. Totally unbelievable for "spring" skiing in March in the Southeast.
I skied 8 hours on Monday, then hopped back in the car for the 4.5 hour drive home. Here I am Tuesday morning, in a virtual hangover from the whole trip, but it was worth it!
Craig
goneskiian: fantastic job on the race results. i'm guessing by the distances you're a 2 or a 3? i must admit i miss those days. i made it to a 3 and was on my way to becoming a 2 but life got in the way. full time dad (9yr old with another due at the end of sept), full time job, and full time student doesn't leave a whole lot of time for training anymore.
i managed to find a compromise with duathlons as it takes less total time for training. i only did one race last season before an injury forced an end to my season but i won the first time out so i definitely will do it again!
how do you like the k2? i really like their color schemes (that's what is important, right?). i saw them on a pretty good sale a while back and considered getting one but then my team picked up specialized as a sponsor (hard to say no to an s-works frameset).
oh yeah, to make sure i stay on topic, i find my forester to be the perfect race vehicle as it blends space, performance, and fun on the way to the races!
-juice (still riding a cheap Performance Xover knock off bike)
During my trip to China, I had lots of plane time to kill so I began reading "Where the Suckers Moon". Very interesting stuff with tidbits of Subaru history. For example, I didin't realize that Subaru was the first Japanese import to offer a FWD vehicle. Lots of colorful characters in Subaru history. I wonder if Patti knew any of them.
Also, it was interesting to see how history seems to repeat itself. Subaru has continually tried to reinvent it's image over the last 20 years with the XT, SVX and Legacy. It would be really interesting to see the book updated for the last 5 years where yet again, Subaru changes it's image towards a more performance oriented company.
I didn't find the content on the ad agencies all that interesting, however. Still, a good read for any Subaru buff.
Ken
-juice
-Frank P.
And to keep this Subaru related, the last thing I have to pick up is a bike hitch and rack to fit my OB. I'm looking at the Draw tite hitch with the Triple X rack. This way we can take the bikes with us on trips.
Mark
Steve
Photo of that GL wagon here:
http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4291908527&p=4258247604- &idx=8
-juice
Steve
Thanks,
Mark
-juice
Cheers Pat.
Steve
my only words of wisdom would be to stay within in YOUR limits on the first run! i was given the same advice by very experienced multisport athletes but forgot when it counted. although it paid off for me that day, it paid off for my doc and physical therapist the following five months.
-rob
They are small enough to fit in your Outback :-)
Steve, Host
Greg - I hear you on the time thing. I've currently got lots of it so I'm taking full advantage. ;-)
Craig - Wow! That sounds like great skiing. OK, I'm impressed. That kind of snow is great anywhere, but in W.V. it must be fantastic!
Rob - Sorry to hear you injured yourself. I guess winning is some consolation.
I really like the K2. It's my first "compact" road frame, but it fits great and is quite light. Seems pretty stiff as well. Yes, color is very important, after all it's not how fast you are, it's how good you look. ;-)
Actually I'm a 1, but I made that upgrade a couple years ago so I could race the Elite Nats in Redding CA. I got my @$$ handed to me so I consider myself a good regional 2. See above time comment. ;-)
Frank - Good luck in your first Duathlon.
Mark - Sounds like you made the right choice! I don't think you can go wrong with any Trek product. Great stuff.
Steve - I hope the numb hands were from the cold. I know handlebars and seats can cause some unpleasant numbness. I don't know what I'd do if I experienced that and couldn't ride. Guess I'd probably be running a lot more. Or maybe riding a recumbant?
To keep this somewhat on topic...cycling and skiing are why I'm shopping for a Subaru wagon. I just can't carry enough of my toys and friends in my little Civic coupe. ;-)
Cheers!
-Ian
-Frank P.
props for just going to nats!
do you ever venture further down in ca for any other races? i know sea otter is coming up and who can pass up an opportunity to ride single file in the gutter for hours on end?! in attempt to keep things car related, they do several stages on laguna seca. i've not had the privilege of driving a car on the track but i can say there's no better place for racing a bike, it was simply awe inspiring. racing up to the top of the hill before the corkscrew is painful but it is so worth it coming down, 6mph - 40+mph in seconds. kind of like forester xt, no?
frank: that's just long enough to hurt. oh yeah, although you're probably doing them already you definitely want to do a few "brick" workouts (run/ride immediately after riding/running) before race day. there really aren't words to describe how legs feel running after going all out on a bike for any amount of time.
Actually the Elite Nats I did were in Redding in 2001. I've been tempted to come race more in California. However, there are enough races around here (Seattle) to keep me occupied from March 1 to August 31.
-Ian
There are three types of men.
The ones that learn by reading
The few who learn by observation
The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence
Cheers Pat.
Steve
http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/bestworst_mileage/index.ht- ml?cnn=yes
Jim
-Frank P.
That report on mileage sounds like it's coming from my friends 03 OBW 4eat he picked up last June. He keeps complaining to me that he is getting 13-15 mpg on it. I told him to contact Subaru to see what they say. The response from My.Subaru was that the mpg rating is only an average, and it may be affected by your driving style and conditions. He's driving in NYC, and really doesn't go on long trips. Even so, I think he should be getting better mileage than what he gets now.
Mark
Bob
Mark: tell your friend he's getting 0 mpg at idle, and that may be a lot of the time in NY.
-juice
Ridiculous.
Ken
Mark - your friend should send another message in asking for someone to start a case on it to look into it further - but the first step - he should get it into the dealer and have it checked out. Our Reps. can't do anything until a dealer has looked at it.
Once that is done, I'm sure they'll be able to check it out for him. The answer he got was one that we would send someone that is asking a more "general" question vs. advising us of a problem. Let me know if he sends something in again?
Thanks!
Patti
Patti
Patti
Congrats to your daughter, Patti.
Ed
Bob
My younger daughter is a junior in high school with a 4.3x gpa and honors classes. I don't know where she's going to college yet but she plans to follow a path similar to her sister.
Both girls are fluent in sign language and conversational French as well. Of course dad isn't biased at all about them... yeah, right!
Daughters are the best invention there ever was.
Did they change the article? Looks like it says Impreza WRX STi to me and not Impreza as a generality. Any one who does even an iota of research will quickly enough discover why that Subaru doesn't get good gas mileage.
Patti - Congrats to both you and your daugter!
-Ian
Cheers Pat.
Btw, you folks should email CNNmoney about that. I did. :-)
-Dennis
my daughter changed her major from music to speech path ... unfortunately she did it after the first two years and will probably take five years in all to graduate ... (if we're lucky) ... she's been told anything after that fifth year she's on her own!
she's smart .. just not as focused!
http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/bestworst_mileage/index.ht- ml
-Brian
-Frank P.
-Brian