Budget Bicycling Update #2

This morning I decided that I would apply myself a bit more thoroughly
to the pedals, to see if I could improve on yesterday's time. With no
wind, I managed a respectable 1:02:05 for the ride in.

On the way home, I managed 0:57:51, for a total daily time of 1:59:56
(over 54km). I really put it in over the last few km, when it looked
like I wasn't going to crack 2 hours! I also achieved my highest ever
speed on this bike, 53km/h. (I was running out of cadence in top gear,
and my feet were starting to slip off the pedals.)

In maintenance news, I had to give the derailler indexing adjuster a
half turn and pull a little more cable through both brake calipers
(I've run out of adjustment at the levers).

BTH

BT Humble said:

http://www.smallsolar.org/BTH/budgetbike/

Quite interesting. Keep on posting updates!

BT Humble said:

http://www.smallsolar.org/BTH/budgetbike/

Quite interesting. Keep on posting updates!

BT Humble said:

http://www.smallsolar.org/BTH/budgetbike/

Quite interesting. Keep on posting updates!

BT Humble said:

This morning I decided that I would apply myself a bit more thoroughly
to the pedals, to see if I could improve on yesterday's time. With no
wind, I managed a respectable 1:02:05 for the ride in.

On the way home, I managed 0:57:51, for a total daily time of 1:59:56
(over 54km). I really put it in over the last few km, when it looked
like I wasn't going to crack 2 hours! I also achieved my highest ever
speed on this bike, 53km/h. (I was running out of cadence in top gear,
and my feet were starting to slip off the pedals.)

Hey, hey! Well done BT!

Sorry I missed you yesterday (a [censored] day at work and I had to ride
to Barton to pick up the kids from child-care). I would have loved to
drag you along a for a bit to improve on your time :-)

BTW, don't forget to bring your roadie along to ANU for the crit this
Sunday! :-) I reckon with your current training regime you'd do quite well!

--
Bean

"I've got a bike
You can ride it if you like
It's got a basket
A bell that rings
And things to make it look good
I'd give it to you if I could
But I borrowed it" Pink Floyd

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Bean Long said:

BTW, don't forget to bring your roadie along to ANU for the crit this
Sunday! :-) I reckon with your current training regime you'd do quite well!

Well I'd *like* to, but:
(a) I don't think I could handle the humiliation of being trounced by
70-year-olds;
(b) My roadie is much more of a "touring" geometry;
(c) I've got an enormous backlog of weekend jobs to deal with for the
next few months.

Item (c) will become less of a problem as of next month (I'm moving to
a 4-day work week), but to be perfectly honest I doubt that (a) will
ever cease to be a problem for me! ;-)

BTH

On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:52:00 -0700, BT Humble <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Bean Long said:

BTW, don't forget to bring your roadie along to ANU for the crit this
Sunday! :-) I reckon with your current training regime you'd do quite well!

Well I'd *like* to, but:
(a) I don't think I could handle the humiliation of being trounced by
70-year-olds;

wrong club, worry about being taken out by 18 year olds.

Aeek said:

On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:52:00 -0700, BT Humble <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Bean Long said:

BTW, don't forget to bring your roadie along to ANU for the crit this
Sunday! :-) I reckon with your current training regime you'd do quite well!

Well I'd *like* to, but:
(a) I don't think I could handle the humiliation of being trounced by
70-year-olds;

wrong club, worry about being taken out by 18 year olds.

You clearly haven't come across our juniors. I'm expecting a trouncing
from a few 15-16 year olds on Sunday! :-)

--
Bean

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BT Humble said:

Bean Long said:

BTW, don't forget to bring your roadie along to ANU for the crit this
Sunday! :-) I reckon with your current training regime you'd do quite well!

Well I'd *like* to, but:
(a) I don't think I could handle the humiliation of being trounced by
70-year-olds;
(b) My roadie is much more of a "touring" geometry;
(c) I've got an enormous backlog of weekend jobs to deal with for the
next few months.

BT, I just took another look at your Budget Cycling page (a little more
carefully this time) and have only just realised your age. You're
YOUNGER than me you cheeky little bugger!!! I'm sorry, there are now NO
excuses... if you don't show up on Sunday with your roadie I'm coming
after ya!

According to the web page you are 34 y.o, 180cm (tall presumably!) and
82kg. I'm 35 and ready for the vets! I only started road/crit racing
last year (at the tender age of 34) after purchasing my first good
quality road bike. We'd love to have a REAL Tuggeranong resident as a
member of the Tuggers Vikings! :-)

So, in retort to your dot points above:
(a) I get trounced by people of all ages every race!
(b) Geometry shouldn't get in the way of having a good time... (umm,
those with smutty minds just pretend I didn't say that)
(c) I've got two young kids!

Come along and have a go if you like. You're more than welcome and there
will be a "class" for first time riders. I did it last year and had a
great time. The flow on from this is a training program to help you
learn a few bunch and crit racing skills. There are a couple of spots
open in the training program too.

Give it some thought... it would be great to have you come along to an
occasional bunch ride!

Bean

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Bean Long said:

BTHumble said:

Bean Long said:

BTW, don't forget to bring your roadie along to ANU for the crit this
Sunday! :-) I reckon with your current training regime you'd do quite well!

Quoted message said:

Well I'd *like* to, but:
(a) I don't think I could handle the humiliation of being trounced by
70-year-olds;
(b) My roadie is much more of a "touring" geometry;
(c) I've got an enormous backlog of weekend jobs to deal with for the
next few months.

BT, I just took another look at your Budget Cycling page (a little more
carefully this time) and have only just realised your age. You're
YOUNGER than me you cheeky little bugger!!! I'm sorry, there are now NO
excuses... if you don't show up on Sunday with your roadie I'm coming
after ya!

According to the web page you are 34 y.o, 180cm (tall presumably!) and
82kg. I'm 35 and ready for the vets! I only started road/crit racing
last year (at the tender age of 34) after purchasing my first good
quality road bike. We'd love to have a REAL Tuggeranong resident as a
member of the Tuggers Vikings! :-)

So, in retort to your dot points above:
(a) I get trounced by people of all ages every race!
(b) Geometry shouldn't get in the way of having a good time... (umm,
those with smutty minds just pretend I didn't say that)
(c) I've got two young kids!

Come along and have a go if you like. You're more than welcome and there
will be a "class" for first time riders. I did it last year and had a
great time. The flow on from this is a training program to help you
learn a few bunch and crit racing skills. There are a couple of spots
open in the training program too.

Give it some thought... it would be great to have you come along to an
occasional bunch ride!

Bean

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Mummy! Make the bad man stop!

BTH

BT Humble said:

Mummy! Make the bad man stop!

Sorry BT... got a bit carried away there! :-)

--
Bean

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Bean Long said:

BTHumble said:

Mummy! Make the bad man stop!

SorryBT... got a bit carried away there! :-)

En exerpt from my Sunday job list:

* Mop floors;
* Wash clothes;
* Re-pot tomato seedlings;
* Weed front garden beds (I live on a corner block, BTW);
* Build star-picket fence post extractor;
* Refurbish bicycle for work colleague;
* Finishing touches on repairs to Dad's postie bike;
* Get hammered on cheap Fijian rum.

I hope you understand why I didn't put in an appearance at ANU on
Sunday! ;-)

BTH

BT Humble said:

* Get hammered on cheap Fijian rum.

Sounds like a plan?

FYI - further inspiration:
http://www.bikeofdoom.com/

cfsmtb said:

BT Humble said:

* Get hammered on cheap Fijian rum.

Sounds like a plan?

FYI - further inspiration:http://www.bikeofdoom.com/

Heh! His website is certainly a cut above my handcrafted effort! ;-)

BTH

cfsmtb said:

BTHumble said:

* Get hammered on cheap Fijian rum.

Sounds like a plan?

*hic!*

BTH

quote='BT Humble'cfsmtb said:

BTHumble said:

* Get hammered on cheap Fijian rum.

Sounds like a plan?

*hic!*
[/QUOTE]

A delayed reaction of almost 12 hours ... hang, you're prolly home now.

cfsmtb said:

BT Humble said:

cfsmtb said:

BTHumble Wrote:
> * Get hammered on cheap Fijian rum.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Sounds like a plan?

Quoted message said:

*hic!*

A delayed reaction of almost 12 hours ... hang, you're prolly home now.

At FJD$16 for a 1 litre bottle, I try to wait until the evenings to
sample the "Bounty".

(And mix it with a LOT of fruit juice!)

BTH

BT Humble said:

At FJD$16 for a 1 litre bottle, I try to wait until the evenings to
sample the "Bounty".

(And mix it with a LOT of fruit juice!)

Which reminds one of a experiment on the weekend just passed. Attempted to rid myself of this never-ending lurgie. Hmmm, cranberry juice. Hmmm blueberry juice. Mixed with Absolut ($40+). Result: felt better for about 20 minutes. Still got the cold though. In retrospect maybe instead I should of got Raspberry Absolut or saved the $40?

cfsmtb said:

Which reminds one of a experiment on the weekend just passed. Attempted
to rid myself of this never-ending lurgie. Hmmm, cranberry juice. Hmmm
blueberry juice. Mixed with Absolut ($40+). Result: felt better for
about 20 minutes. Still got the cold though. In retrospect maybe instead
I should of got Raspberry Absolut or saved the $40?

At this time of year it's difficult for me to tell if I'm getting a
cold or a bout of hayfever. If I wrongly guess hayfever and take
antihistamines, my hyperactive immune system slacks off and the cold
lasts twice as long.

As far as miracle cures for colds go, sorry. :-/

BTH