Lance & Stuff.

Bill Baka said:

Zoot Katz said:

Roger Zoul said:

I found out yesterday that LA and SC broke up. I didn't expect that.

I also find out that LA has a talk show on satellite radio. Anyone
here heard it? I'm an XM subscriber and don't want to join the other
group just to hear LA, but I'd still like to know what he does on
this show. Cycling talk, maybe? (heck, what else would he talk about?)

Lots to talk about.
Hotel rooms, bus rides, international airports, dieting,
relationships, parenting, doping, cancer, France, etc.
However, I wouldn't expect he has much to say about the cyclists who
are better than himself.

What cyclists?
Bill

Bill?!? I missed your return! Welcome back!!

Ken
--
You never have the wind with you - either it is against you or you're
having a good day. ~Daniel Behrman, The Man Who Loved Bicycles

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Ken C. M. said:

Bill Baka said:

Zoot Katz said:

On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:36:29 -0500, "Roger Zoul"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

> I found out yesterday that LA and SC broke up. I didn't expect that.
>
> I also find out that LA has a talk show on satellite radio. Anyone
> here heard it? I'm an XM subscriber and don't want to join the
> other group just to hear LA, but I'd still like to know what he does
> on this show. Cycling talk, maybe? (heck, what else would he talk
> about?)

Lots to talk about.
Hotel rooms, bus rides, international airports, dieting,
relationships, parenting, doping, cancer, France, etc.
However, I wouldn't expect he has much to say about the cyclists who
are better than himself.

What cyclists?
Bill

Bill?!? I missed your return! Welcome back!!

Ken

I'm just passively here, if that is possible with a few determined
detractors. Still riding when weather permits, wore out the Huffy,
have just about worn out a Mongoose, and now riding a Pacific Nomad,
although still made in China. It seems to be a decent bike for about
$300, and since putting a real speedometer on it have so far hit 34.5
MPH on a short downhill. When I get to the real mountains I want to see
if I can hit 50, coasting since I can't pedal that fast, even with a
48/11 top gear.
Bill

Bill Baka wrote:
:: Ken C. M. wrote:
::: Bill Baka wrote:
:::
:::: Zoot Katz wrote:
::::
::::: On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:36:29 -0500, "Roger Zoul"
::::: <[email hidden]> wrote:
:::::
:::::
:::::: I found out yesterday that LA and SC broke up. I didn't expect
:::::: that.
::::::
:::::: I also find out that LA has a talk show on satellite radio.
:::::: Anyone here heard it? I'm an XM subscriber and don't want to
:::::: join the other group just to hear LA, but I'd still like to know
:::::: what he does on this show. Cycling talk, maybe? (heck, what
:::::: else would he talk about?)
:::::
:::::
:::::
:::::
::::: Lots to talk about.
::::: Hotel rooms, bus rides, international airports, dieting,
::::: relationships, parenting, doping, cancer, France, etc.
::::: However, I wouldn't expect he has much to say about the cyclists
::::: who are better than himself.
::::
::::
:::: What cyclists?
:::: Bill
:::
::: Bill?!? I missed your return! Welcome back!!
:::
::: Ken
:: I'm just passively here, if that is possible with a few determined
:: detractors. Still riding when weather permits, wore out the Huffy,
:: have just about worn out a Mongoose, and now riding a Pacific Nomad,
:: although still made in China. It seems to be a decent bike for about
:: $300, and since putting a real speedometer on it have so far hit 34.5
:: MPH on a short downhill. When I get to the real mountains I want to
:: see if I can hit 50, coasting since I can't pedal that fast, even
:: with a 48/11 top gear.

Bill, I enjoy having you around. You're entertaining! IMO, that the real
reason most of us hang around it. A few come in now and then to ask
questions, get answers. But the regulars stay (IMO) for entertaining
cycling discussion.

Yeah, dude. Do 50 on a 300. Yeah!

🙂

Bill Baka said:

Ken C. M. said:

Bill Baka said:

Zoot Katz wrote:

> On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:36:29 -0500, "Roger Zoul"
> <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>
>> I found out yesterday that LA and SC broke up. I didn't expect that.
>>
>> I also find out that LA has a talk show on satellite radio. Anyone
>> here heard it? I'm an XM subscriber and don't want to join the
>> other group just to hear LA, but I'd still like to know what he
>> does on this show. Cycling talk, maybe? (heck, what else would he
>> talk about?)
>
>
>
>
>
> Lots to talk about.
> Hotel rooms, bus rides, international airports, dieting,
> relationships, parenting, doping, cancer, France, etc.
> However, I wouldn't expect he has much to say about the cyclists who
> are better than himself.

What cyclists?
Bill

Bill?!? I missed your return! Welcome back!!

Ken

I'm just passively here, if that is possible with a few determined
detractors. Still riding when weather permits, wore out the Huffy,
have just about worn out a Mongoose, and now riding a Pacific Nomad,
although still made in China. It seems to be a decent bike for about
$300, and since putting a real speedometer on it have so far hit 34.5
MPH on a short downhill. When I get to the real mountains I want to see
if I can hit 50, coasting since I can't pedal that fast, even with a
48/11 top gear.
Bill

Well 34.5 is pretty good, I have hit 32 or 33 in a downhill on a loaded
touring bike. That was pretty scarey. I probably could have gone faster
but the bike rider system probably weighed in at about 250 pounds or so.
The bike weights 34 or so the gear I was carrying probably was about 35
or 40, with the rest of weight being in the rider.

Ken
--
You never have the wind with you - either it is against you or you're
having a good day. ~Daniel Behrman, The Man Who Loved Bicycles

Homepage: http://kcm-home.tripod.com/

Ken C. M. said:

Bill Baka said:

Ken C. M. said:

Bill Baka wrote:

> Zoot Katz wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:36:29 -0500, "Roger Zoul"
>> <[email hidden]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I found out yesterday that LA and SC broke up. I didn't expect that.
>>>
>>> I also find out that LA has a talk show on satellite radio.
>>> Anyone here heard it? I'm an XM subscriber and don't want to join
>>> the other group just to hear LA, but I'd still like to know what
>>> he does on this show. Cycling talk, maybe? (heck, what else would
>>> he talk about?)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Lots to talk about.
>> Hotel rooms, bus rides, international airports, dieting,
>> relationships, parenting, doping, cancer, France, etc.
>> However, I wouldn't expect he has much to say about the cyclists who
>> are better than himself.
>
>
>
>
> What cyclists?
> Bill

Bill?!? I missed your return! Welcome back!!

Ken

I'm just passively here, if that is possible with a few determined
detractors. Still riding when weather permits, wore out the Huffy,
have just about worn out a Mongoose, and now riding a Pacific Nomad,
although still made in China. It seems to be a decent bike for about
$300, and since putting a real speedometer on it have so far hit 34.5
MPH on a short downhill. When I get to the real mountains I want to
see if I can hit 50, coasting since I can't pedal that fast, even with
a 48/11 top gear.
Bill

Well 34.5 is pretty good, I have hit 32 or 33 in a downhill on a loaded
touring bike. That was pretty scarey. I probably could have gone faster
but the bike rider system probably weighed in at about 250 pounds or so.
The bike weights 34 or so the gear I was carrying probably was about 35
or 40, with the rest of weight being in the rider.

Ken

The 34.5 was only on a moderate, maybe 10% downhill on a mountain bike
and I was seriously pedaling my ass off with a 44 tooth front gear.
There is about a 15% section farther up the mountain but weather has
prevented me from going there since I put the speedometer on and got it
calibrated. I think 50 is possible, maybe even a little more, but what
seems so tame on a motorcycle seems really fast on a MTB.
Bill

Bill Baka said:

I'm just passively here, if that is possible with a few determined
detractors. Still riding when weather permits, wore out the Huffy,
have just about worn out a Mongoose, and now riding a Pacific Nomad,

Bike snob! ;-)

Welcome back.

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame

RonSonic said:

Geeze as a time trial it took him some forty minutes for the ten miles, right.
Doing it five times in a day is just going to have to be somewhat slower, I
guess rolling back to the bottom is good for recovery time. But the bottom line
is that's a good 6-7 hours of intervalic gut busting.

Yeah, it must be drugs, that's why he's faster than the rest.

Ron

Actually, LA is not faster than all the rest, at least not in a sprint
or a crit. He is however the best all-around rider in a multi-day stage
race, a damn good climber, decent descender, and certainly one of the
best if not *the* best in TTs. Man, if only he was Canadian! Zoot would
nominate him for godhood. <g>

Regards,
Bob Hunt

Bill Baka wrote:

{snips taken}

Quoted message said:

The 34.5 was only on a moderate, maybe 10% downhill on a mountain bike
and I was seriously pedaling my ass off with a 44 tooth front gear.
There is about a 15% section farther up the mountain but weather has
prevented me from going there since I put the speedometer on and got
it calibrated.

You got your cyclometer "calibrated"? How? Where?

Sorni said:

Bill Baka wrote:

{snips taken}

Quoted message said:

The 34.5 was only on a moderate, maybe 10% downhill on a mountain bike
and I was seriously pedaling my ass off with a 44 tooth front gear.
There is about a 15% section farther up the mountain but weather has
prevented me from going there since I put the speedometer on and got
it calibrated.

You got your cyclometer "calibrated"? How? Where?

Yes, I can calibrate it down to the thousandth. The number for my 26 x
2.25 knobby is around 2150 and it checks out well over a measured mile.
I am smart enough to know how to do a simple calibration without going
to a bike shop to have it done.
Maybe you aren't?
Bill

Bill Baka said:

Sorni said:

Bill Baka wrote:

{snips taken}

Quoted message said:

The 34.5 was only on a moderate, maybe 10% downhill on a mountain
bike and I was seriously pedaling my ass off with a 44 tooth front
gear. There is about a 15% section farther up the mountain but
weather has prevented me from going there since I put the
speedometer on and got it calibrated.

You got your cyclometer "calibrated"? How? Where?

Yes, I can calibrate it down to the thousandth. The number for my 26 x
2.25 knobby is around 2150 and it checks out well over a measured
mile. I am smart enough to know how to do a simple calibration
without going to a bike shop to have it done.
Maybe you aren't?

"Sorry, I replied to what you WROTE." (New theme for the day.)

Bill, everyone who has a cyclometer sets it to their tire size. They don't
say they "got it calibrated" because that sounds like /total bull [censored]/
compared to the truth (pushed a few buttons).

Bill "my, you're sensitive lately" S.

Sorni said:

"Sorry, I replied to what you WROTE." (New theme for the day.)

Bill, everyone who has a cyclometer sets it to their tire size. They don't
say they "got it calibrated" because that sounds like /total bull [censored]/
compared to the truth (pushed a few buttons).

Bill "my, you're sensitive lately" S.

Give Bill B. a break. It was obvious he meant, "I've calibrated my
cyclometer".

Regards,
Bob Hunt

Bob said:

Sorni said:

"Sorry, I replied to what you WROTE." (New theme for the day.)

Bill, everyone who has a cyclometer sets it to their tire size. They don't
say they "got it calibrated" because that sounds like /total bull [censored]/
compared to the truth (pushed a few buttons).

Bill "my, you're sensitive lately" S.

Give Bill B. a break. It was obvious he meant, "I've calibrated my
cyclometer".

Regards,
Bob Hunt

Exactly that and it seems to be within 1/100th of a mile. I tried to get
it to 1/1000th of a mile but it rolled past 100 miles and I lost the
extra decimal point.
Bill

In article <[email hidden]>,

Bill Baka said:

Exactly that and it seems to be within 1/100th of a mile. I tried to get
it to 1/1000th of a mile but it rolled past 100 miles and I lost the
extra decimal point.

But wouldn't that just lead to false precision?
Significant digits 'n all that.

cheers,
Tom

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Bill Baka said:

Bob said:

Sorni said:

"Sorry, I replied to what you WROTE." (New theme for the day.)

Bill, everyone who has a cyclometer sets it to their tire size. They
don't say they "got it calibrated" because that sounds like
/total bull [censored]/ compared to the truth (pushed a few buttons).

Bill "my, you're sensitive lately" S.

Give Bill B. a break. It was obvious he meant, "I've calibrated my
cyclometer".

Regards,
Bob Hunt

Exactly that and it seems to be within 1/100th of a mile. I tried to
get it to 1/1000th of a mile but it rolled past 100 miles and I lost
the extra decimal point.

Your witness, Bob!

LOL

Sorni said:

Bill Baka said:

Bob said:

Sorni wrote:

>"Sorry, I replied to what you WROTE." (New theme for the day.)
>
>Bill, everyone who has a cyclometer sets it to their tire size. They
>don't say they "got it calibrated" because that sounds like
>/total bull [censored]/ compared to the truth (pushed a few buttons).
>
>Bill "my, you're sensitive lately" S.

Give Bill B. a break. It was obvious he meant, "I've calibrated my
cyclometer".

Regards,
Bob Hunt

Exactly that and it seems to be within 1/100th of a mile. I tried to
get it to 1/1000th of a mile but it rolled past 100 miles and I lost
the extra decimal point.

Your witness, Bob!

LOL

OK, a hundredth of a mile is still only 52.80 feet so who cares? The
first thing I did when I had it mounted was to calibrate it. Doesn't
everyone?
Sheeesh.
Bill

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Quoted message said:

RonSonic said:

Geeze as a time trial it took him some forty minutes for the ten miles,
right.
Doing it five times in a day is just going to have to be somewhat slower,
I
guess rolling back to the bottom is good for recovery time. But the
bottom line
is that's a good 6-7 hours of intervalic gut busting.

Yeah, it must be drugs, that's why he's faster than the rest.

Ron

Actually, LA is not faster than all the rest, at least not in a sprint
or a crit. He is however the best all-around rider in a multi-day stage
race, a damn good climber, decent descender, and certainly one of the
best if not *the* best in TTs. Man, if only he was Canadian! Zoot would
nominate him for godhood. <g>

Since the USA just acquired an ice dancer from Canada (part of the pair who
won the silver medal), don't we owe the Canadians a world-class athlete? We
don't seem to have a lot of hockey players who could make the Canadian team,
so maybe Lance will have to go.

Mike Kruger said:

Since the USA just acquired an ice dancer from Canada (part of the pair who
won the silver medal), don't we owe the Canadians a world-class athlete? We
don't seem to have a lot of hockey players who could make the Canadian team,
so maybe Lance will have to go.

There's certainly a case to be made that we Americans tend to reward
professional athletes too much with astronomical salaries, hero
worship, looking the other way when they break laws, etcetera but I
think *punishing* them for their success by exiling them to Canada is
going too far in the opposite direction. ;-)

Regards,
Bob Hunt