The workout thread

[mark]

Endurance, yes. Had a professional fitting done after I built it. It fits me perfectly. Have done many century rides on this bike.

I'll have to check but, 11-28 sounds right.

Yes, filthy. The chain is actually pretty new as I broke the ultra lightweight chain I had on a 55 mile ride one day. It was the second time Mrs. Mark had to come rescue me.

Need to degrease and relube.

[Klaus]

And in the front that looks like a 50-34. Looks ideal for flat and moderately hilly terrain. Over here, there's lots of hills, hence I've chosen 50-34 with an 11-34 cassette.

Those break pads look unusual. What material is it?

[mark]

cork

The carbon fiber rims require it.

[Doctor Phibes]

Just got back from a shortish ride - my computer isn't linking to Strava for some reason, but went for 55mins, and did 15 miles, so not quite as nippy as Klaus - of course, my ride was uphill both ways.

Cycling when I should be working is even more fun than just cycling, but now I feel guilty so I need to work later.

[Klaus]

Yes, I think it's quite nice to go for a ride in the middle of a work day, when the weather is nice.

What kind of terrain do you have around your place?

Care to share some photos of your ride? I'll post some of mine after a little cleaning session

[Catseye3]

Not doing much; mostly reading and sleeping. Still not feeling very well. Not deathly sick, but bleah. Proud to be the TNCR Sloth.

[George K]

@Catseye3 said in The workout thread:

Not doing much; mostly reading and sleeping. Still not feeling very well. Not deathly sick, but bleah. Proud to be the TNCR Sloth.
Remember sloths are cute.

We're all sloth-ey these days but only some of us are cute.

[Catseye3]

@Catseye3 said in The workout thread:

Not doing much; mostly reading and sleeping. Still not feeling very well. Not deathly sick, but bleah. Proud and honored to be the TNCR Sloth.

[kluurs]

Ran 10k (6 miles) but really miss the gym as I liked to do weights a couple of times a week. I was working up to 20x225lbs - though on a Smith machine so a bit of a cheat. Also, at my age, I can't bring weights fully to my chest - even with an empty bar. I don't have flexibility I had back in the day. With a 2 month layoff, I'll need to be gentle. At home, I'm doing more stretching and core - but not enough.

[Klaus]

A 10k run is pretty tough. At what speed do you run?

[Aqua Letifer]

I'm mad at myself. I got blisters, so I did have to stop between sets. But, this is what I did today. About 10-15 sets; basically 30 minutes of jump-rope.

Interestingly, the spots in between the blue lines are not me working out; I was just walking around, trying to walk off my blisters.

FWIW, I run about 5-6 miles, too, when I do. But I'm very slow. 11-12 minute miles. More of a jog, I guess. I'm just not fast anymore.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Klaus said in The workout thread:

Yes, I think it's quite nice to go for a ride in the middle of a work day, when the weather is nice.

What kind of terrain do you have around your place?

Care to share some photos of your ride? I'll post some of mine after a little cleaning session

There's a nice ride around a lake which I do fairly frequently - it's not particularly hilly. I'll see if I can take some photos next time, It's lovely on a nice day, but they're forecasting rain tomorrow.

[89th]

@Aqua-Letifer nice stats!!! Does your dad still run 10 miles everyday? FWIW I’ve also shifted to a jog pace.

[Aqua Letifer]

@89th Eh I'm still working up to better ones.

And no, unfortunately he can't. He's had a series of surgeries on his neck. But he still does 3 at the gym and still refs soccer games down in FL.

[Klaus]

My bike. I have a second set of wheels with gravel tires.

It's not easy to find decent road bikes for kids. This is what I came up with.

Son #2s bike. Bought it used for little money. 26 inch wheels. Ultegra 3x9 groupset.

Daughter with her bike on a trip we made today. 24 inch wheels. 1x9 Microshift groupset.
It looks tiny but today her max speed was over 50 km/h.

[George K]

[mark]

@Klaus Very cool! What's hanging from your daughter's shoe?

[Klaus]

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Hey George, if you upload at postimages.org, take the link from the second "Markdown" button .

[Klaus]

@mark said in The workout thread:

@Klaus Very cool! What's hanging from your daughter's shoe?

Proof that modern shoe fasteners are not always superior to the old-fashioned shoelace tie.

[George K]

@Klaus said in The workout thread:

Hey George, if you upload at postimages.org, take the link from the second "Markdown" button .

Thank you! I will in the future.