Nonbikerelated talking thread. (nsfw)

[Simon Llewellyn]

Mate i recon that would be an awesome workout if someone's willing to build one! Though it would be a bit of an uneven wash on sprint training nights!

[timyone]

man english chris had a massive accident at tempe tonight!!
his foot came out at the start of a lead out!!
i was the bike behind him, and didnt go down :S
the bike flew up in the air in front of me though :S and freaked me out :S

[mikesbytes]

Hope he isn't too badly hurt. I've sent him an email asking how he is.

Did anyone else fall ?

[timyone]

man you have his email? really?
nah i was the bike behind him, my life flashed before me a bit :S i thought iw as gone, but the bike bounced, then fell to the left :S

[mikesbytes]

Will let you know if he responds

[timyone]

cool :S
he looked a bit pale :S i was a bit worried about him :S

[mikesbytes]

Did he take himself home ?

[timyone]

yeah :S i totally dont think he should have :S
his helmet was cracked in half :s

[mikesbytes]

Hope he gets himself checked out

[timyone]

yeah i know :S

[timyone]

man im not going to be any where near winning races for a while!! totally not going too close to all the bikes!!

[lindsay]

I saw the crash last night, a bit nasty. Chris pulled his foot... I'd say 50% of all crashes at Tempe happen because riders pull their foot. Theo also fell off doing a start off the bank - he pulled his foot to

[mikesbytes]

No response from Chris

[Simon Llewellyn]

Double straps boys... But make sure you tighten the properly....

[mikesbytes]

Changing the topic, what happens if you take someone out of their sport and put them in another sport?

Power lifters trying to run

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAsv_WhHPVU

[lindsay]

Power lifters trying to run

Those guys are good to have around when your under a car & the jack lets go...

[mikesbytes]

Simon, this is the post I was referring to

A guy on Bike Forums took these aero numbers out of Tour Magazine.
They tested Uwe Peschel with all the different aero bits.


Required output to maintain 45 kph on a:

Standard road bike, hands on hoods = 465 Watts
Same bike, hands down on the drops = 406 watts
Same bike with aero bars = 369 Watts
Same bike, triathlon position (5.5 cm lower bar, saddle forwards)= 360 Watts
Same bike, as above, with 2 tri spoke wheels = 345 Watts

Cervelo TT bike with 2 tri spoke wheels = 328 Watts
Cervelo TT bike with tri spoke front & disk rear = 320 Watts
Cervelo TT bike, tri spoke front & disk rear + aero helmet = 317 Watts
Cervelo TT bike, same as above + skin suit = 307 Watts
Cervelo TT bike, same as above, with saddle pushed back 3cm = 293 Watts

From 465 to 293 watts!! That's obviously a reduction of 172 Watts just from aero stuff, and the suggestion is that the aero Cervelo TT frame made a difference of 17 Watts

[Simon Llewellyn]

It's a massive difference isn't it? But with the last one they actually move their saddles forward not backwards to get more power into the pedals. If you watch the flying scotsman film which is coming out this month, they change the rules to stop him from winning & one thing is the saddle position back. So he cuts off the front of the saddle to comply....

[mikesbytes]

Yes Simon, I initially questioned that figure. Moving the saddle forward permits to generate more power. However they are implying that moving the saddle backwards provides less resistance and there requires less power.

It seems to me that a forward saddle, permitting you to generate more power is the way to go. Perhaps that same aerodynamic advantage can be acheived by using a longer stem.

[mikesbytes]

Hey Tim,

Found you a woman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXhAE_M84Lg

[mikesbytes]

Nothing on TV tonight

[mikesbytes]

Nothing on TV tonight

[weiyun]

Watch Fidel Castro on SBS!

[mikesbytes]

Dr Who at 7.30pm tonight

[weiyun]

That's much better... And you sounded really bored!

[mikesbytes]

Been busy weeding the gardens "single handed"

I've got to drop the oldest son at UNI NSW tonight, so I'll tape it.

[lindsay]

I've got some wheels to work on...

[mikesbytes]

I've got some wheels to work on...

Thanks Lindsay, much appreciated. Did you happen to notice what else was damaged?

BTW, how was Saturday slowies and Heffron today?

[weiyun]

I observed Lindsay enjoying a lovely social chat during the Slowies ride. Beautiful weather.

[lindsay]

Saturday Slowies was good. Priority number is we make it home through the evil Saturday traffic alive which we did. Actually the warm weather caught us by suprise and on the way in by the time we got to Newtown we were starting to un-zip/get rid of jackets etc. Louie had to get his arm/leg warmers off on the way home.

Mike - Your handlebar tape took a hit, but I've got some I can stick on, otherwise no other damage.

[mikesbytes]

I brought some tape off PBK for the OCR, but its crap.

Heffron C grade report from another forum;

Hey Mike...well I would have been no use at hefron today...it was windy and a good turn out (25ish)...but I got dropped at 4 to go and there were only 7 left ahead of me.My av for the 34mins was 178/max 190 and I was only at the back.2 went away quite early and stayed away...I think my performance has more to do with lack of fitness than a hard race,but still must of been reasonably hard.

Sounds like it fractured.

How did the guys go in D and B ?

[mikesbytes]

BTW Dr Who was good.

[weiyun]

BTW Dr Who was good.

"Burn with me"... How about suffer with me in the morning to Waterfall?

[mikesbytes]

Tim, check out my latest mcnews avatar

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1306/111 ... bc16_o.jpg

Heres the full picture

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1049/111 ... ce3c_b.jpg

[kevinllewellyn]

Mike

How are you going? Kevin

[weiyun]

Tim, check out my latest mcnews avatar
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1049/111 ... ce3c_b.jpg

Get that left middle finger back down or I'll ask them to put that full plaster cast back on.

[mikesbytes]

The hand is getting better

[Adrian E]

gee, its pretty wet today in Valley Heights...

how was the RNP ride?

[kevinllewellyn]

Mike Good news. I assume you have suffered not additional damage?
Kevin

[mikesbytes]

Just some extra bruises and grazes. I was suppose to of done a weight lifting session (legs) at 10am after the ride but had to cancel.

[timyone]

thats good to hear

[mikesbytes]

From another forum, get your Goth name. I typed a few in, Lindsay's one seems appropriate

http://www.necroticobsession.com/gothname.html

[weiyun]

From another forum, get your Goth name. I typed a few in, Lindsay's one seems appropriate

http://www.necroticobsession.com/gothname.html

I would prefer if your surname had a "s" at the end.

[mikesbytes]

I would prefer if your surname had a "s" at the end.

The rumors are untrue

[Grant Bond]

necro obsession ? what the...I was under the mistaken understanding that this was a cycling forum! How do you find these sites mykesbytes

[lindsay]

I now wish to be known as... Beautiful Scars

[weiyun]

I now wish to be known as... Beautiful Scars

This will be one of the questions at the next round of DHBC Trivia Quest.

[mikesbytes]

necro obsession ? what the...I was under the mistaken understanding that this was a cycling forum! How do you find these sites mykesbytes

It was on another cycling forum and this is the non bike related thread

[timyone]

im morbid mistress

[mikesbytes]

Especially for Tim

http://www.mcnews.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=14704

[timyone]

man what was i lookng for in that? talk about beer?

[mikesbytes]

I'll be back



Actually today. Tailed 20 metres behind for most of the ride.

[timyone]

the waterfall ride?

[T-Bone]

i was watching the rugby for too long, so i decided i needed the sleep.

[Adrian E]

I pulled out of the waterfall ride at brighton this morning cause of the rain. I didn't have a waterproof jacket so I wasnt going to risk it. Luckly I made up for it this afternoon doing a few rounds of Sydney Olympic Park in the glorious sunshine.

[timyone]

i sorta decided i went to bed too late :S

[T-Bone]

So it did rain on the bunch!! I didn't want rain, so i probably made the right decision. Just trying to keep healthy for Grafton.

[weiyun]

Saw the rain storm on the doppler radar over Sutherland and surround around 7-7:30am... Ummm.

[geoff m]

yes, 12 of us went out to Waterfall today (would have been 13 'eh Adrian!) and got very wet in the first 1 hour. After that we dried off substantially and still 7 of use made it to Bobos.

[mikesbytes]

yes, 12 of us went out to Waterfall today (would have been 13 'eh Adrian!) and got very wet in the first 1 hour. After that we dried off substantially and still 7 of use made it to Bobos.

Um, there were 9 of us at Bobos, although it was debated whether your actions should result in disqualification.

Joanne was stoked with her PB - 28.3kph average.

[geoff m]

Dry socks and shoes????

A very serious offence!

[mikesbytes]

From what I saw, our club had the biggest turnout.

SCC had 6, I followed them for a while.

RBCC chucked a u-ie

Didn't see Easts at all

[Adrian E]

Dry socks and shoes????

A very serious offence!

my shoes and socks were completely wet by the time I got back to burwood! Yes, i'm a piker but I'm not going to fall ill before grafton.

[mikesbytes]

T7 adverts cracked me up this morning, apparently the slot in the seat is called a "love channel"

http://www.torpedo7.com.au/products/WTSESNNSV

[lindsay]

From what I saw, our club had the biggest turnout.

I have a theory about that... Everyone gets up at about 6am & gets ready for their ride. Over the Eastern Suburbs it was raining so they went back to bed. Meanwhile over the Inner West it was dry so we made the call to ride. And that's how we ended up with a good bunch and they didn't & that's how we got wet & they didn't.

[mikesbytes]

Your probably right Lindsay.

Actually the rain wasn't that bad, in that it wasn't the freezing or sand blasting kinds.

BTW, where does SCC start from?

[T-Bone]

I assume they start at Centennial Park.

[weiyun]

I have a theory about that... Everyone gets up at about 6am & gets ready for their ride. Over the Eastern Suburbs it was raining so they went back to bed. Meanwhile over the Inner West it was dry so we made the call to ride. And that's how we ended up with a good bunch and they didn't & that's how we got wet & they didn't.

Can we deduce from this whether riders check the precipitation status of their planned route using technology before the ride? Or do riders trust their "look up" test more?

[mikesbytes]

Can we deduce from this whether riders check the precipitation status of their planned route using technology before the ride? Or do riders trust their "look up" test more?

I checked the radar and determined that yes, I'm going to get wet, but only for 30 minutes

[T-Bone]

I usually look out the window and if the road is wet i'm back in bed, though sometimes i may motivate myself to still get out for a ride, but not if it's going to be cold as well. If i can hear the rain i don't get out of bed.

[timyone]

I checked the radar and determined that yes, I'm going to get wet, but only for 30 minutes

lol man your such an accurate lad!!

[timyone]

hey mike im getting more into those squats, whats your top weight?
(im not actually progressing verry quick, and cant lift heaps in the full squats, but am working on both)
Though we are sticking with the same weight a bit, only moving up a bit a week

[mikesbytes]

hey mike im getting more into those squats, whats your top weight?
(im not actually progressing verry quick, and cant lift heaps in the full squats, but am working on both)
Though we are sticking with the same weight a bit, only moving up a bit a week

Did squats this morning
Parallel Squats 60kg*5, 70kg*5, 80kg*5, 90kg*5 but I chickened out on the 90's and didn't go quite parallel, I've got not spotter and could be in trouble if I fail. Cos I was bored I did a set of half squats at 130kg*8.

Most I've done;
AFT squat 60kg*10 (I think, I might of done 70kg)
Parallel squat 90kg*5
Half squat 150kg*8
Lunge 100kg*5 each leg
Calf raise 240kg*10 on smith machine with poor ROM
I've also done a squat routine of 50kg*80 that contains a series of different squats all done in one massive set.

Squats will come with time, I only started doing AFT and Parallel squats this year so I'm on a learning curve too

Focus on technique and definently do Parallel squats, don't worry about what weights others are doing, apart from curiosity.

If you are interested in strengthening specific muscles, let me know and I can show you a specific exercise.

[mikesbytes]

Hey Tim, came upon this article on knees this morning. Haven't read it yet.

18 Tips for Bulletproof Knees

[timyone]

lol thats some indepths stuff!!
i got up to number 7
ill try again later
brad gave us some stuf to read too.
ill have to read both, looks like i need some knee things for the weights as well, so does simon

[timyone]

man this article even has pics!
this girl is doing some hting to do with ehr knees, i didnt read why




sorry i didnt mean to be sexist or any thing, this is areal picture from this real knee article that mike has posted


ok to be fare ive posted one of the pics of lads in the article too



and of course motivation for looking after our knees




fancy diagrams too

[mikesbytes]

man this article even has pics!
this girl is doing some hting to do with ehr knees, i didnt read why




sorry i didnt mean to be sexist or any thing, this is areal picture from this real knee article that mike has posted

Looks like hamstring curls to me. Hope no one dropped their weights

[timyone]

lol i edited that about 50 times after i posted it worried about it looking to out of no where

[mikesbytes]

Not a good day for me, I lost the front end and fell off at Circular Key. Grazed left elbow and left hip. Sore right shoulder. No issues with the hand.

[mikesbytes]

What do mama dink about dudes shavin' deir legs ?

http://forums.vogue.com.au/showthread.php?t=271242

[timyone]

far out about the crash mike!
man you dont have much god luck at the moment!!

[timyone]

ok mike which girl are you in that thread?

[mikesbytes]

No I'm not posting on that forum

[timyone]

man i was so happy with staying with james shneidder and sim tonight in the lead out!!
i seriously wish i could do that in a race, i totally cant sprint in a race any thing like that, i need it to be going slow so i can have impact

[mikesbytes]

You rode really well Tim

[mikesbytes]

BTW, didn't that tandem fly !!!! no need for the motorbike

[timyone]

lol they are pretty quick riders those two!!

[mikesbytes]

Here's another way to circulate the velodrome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmBKe7ra5fw

[weiyun]

Here's another way to circulate the velodrome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmBKe7ra5fw

Would the skater get smashed into the ground if he gets into an aero tuck?

[mikesbytes]

Anyone want to compete in Siamese twins sumo wrestling



http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041201/delhi.htm

[timyone]

thats at tempe!!!!!
far out!!!
ill post this in the track section!!

[timyone]

actually maybe i wont and ill just tell people

[mikesbytes]

No need for computers, heart rate monitors, power meters to judge your performance, there is now a point scoring method, based on your interaction with the other riders you encounter;

http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/news/artic ... core-12522

[timyone]

lol yeah, if you want to look good and beat them all in the centenial park, just do a lap or two.

[mikesbytes]

This is what happens to you if you never take your bike jersey off

[mikesbytes]

Correct fit for a bicycle seat - 1937

(size warning)
http://www.brookssaddles.com/docs/yeste ... 937_cy.pdf

[timyone]

man i waited 5 mins for that to load?!

[mikesbytes]

High tech water bottles

http://hydracoach.fatfish.com.au/produc ... ucts_id=32

[weiyun]

High tech water bottles
http://hydracoach.fatfish.com.au/produc ... ucts_id=32

There must be a gross oversupply of small B&W LCD screens out there...

[timyone]

its only 30 bux
is it worth it though?