By dougfoot, on February 19th, 2006
When compared to last year, I have put in more miles (113.2 for Feb 2005 versus 190.8 for Feb 2006), but its now time to get more serious about training. The rest has been great, however, without any significant gains in hill climbing or speed increases, my chances in this coming Wasco will be slim. Shaving 3 [...]
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By dougfoot, on February 17th, 2006
February is looking to be a slow month for me… not bad really… as the slower pace and lower weekly milage will allow my body to heal and be a better cyclist (just have to remind myself of this!)Â The whole point of riding is to have fun, when it stops being fun, then there is [...]
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By dougfoot, on February 12th, 2006

Friday I finally finished all the changes and modifications to my trike – shaved off 3 pounds! I did a short test ride on the trainer, and all appears to be in working order. Saturday I finally was able to ride outside! – I rode for 57 miles, 3.5 hours later. I do need to do [...]
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By dougfoot, on February 10th, 2006

Getting my trike ready for this year’s riding season has been quite a challenge. I replaced all the cables with Aztec Powerlines, replaced my Shimano Deore mechanical disc brakes with Avid BB7 mechanical disc brakes, replaced my Shimano Deore brake levers with JTEK levers, replaced my Shimano Dura Ace 9 speed chain with a SRAM [...]
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By dougfoot, on February 6th, 2006
Tonight I’ll finish my trike project, and get ready for this weekend. This whole week looks to be dry! Looking forward to this coming Saturday and I plan on a 50 miler!
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