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What a Difference a Week Makes

dougfoot — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 04:23:22 +0000

Last week I attempted to ride to PodRunner’s podcast “Under the Sun”, 179 bpm, 89 rpm, 56 minutes and didn’t have much success past 20 minutes trying to pedal at 90 rpm. Tonight, same podcast, different results! I kept up the pace for the whole podcast. I started to feel my legs burn at the 30 [...]

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Bicycle Chains

dougfoot — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:49:49 +0000

Bicycle chains do not last forever. They need to be checked periodically for wear and replaced accordingly. As bicycle chains wear, chain rings and rear cluster cogs wear down as well and over time, if not properly cared for, will shorten the lifespan of a bicycle’s drive train. Bicycle chains are designed to be replaced. Depending on the environment the bicycle is ridden in, [...]

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Final Century

dougfoot — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:36:17 +0000

As in past years, the week before the Seattle to Portland I ride a century to gauge my training, check for possible issues with the trike and get an idea for the potential perfomance for the double century. Yesterday was a fast 100 miles! I averaged 19.1 mph in 90 degree heat! I’m a little red, still tired, [...]

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'Fat' tires

dougfoot — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:01:39 +0000

I recently received my new tires for the Micro – Schwalbe Marathon Racers. These tires are significantly fatter than the Schwalbe Stelvios I have used (40mm versus 28mm). I had to raise my seat about an inch to give clearance for the new tire! I’ve ridden with the new tire only on my trainer and the tire [...]

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Micro Rebuild

dougfoot — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:20:22 +0000

I spent the last year going over gear inch calculations, trying to determine what would be better – a new “monster” rear end or larger chainrings. I currently ride with a tripple chainring 30/42/60 and found that I don’t use the 30, and that I could replace the 60t with something a bit bigger. I’ve decided that [...]

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