Freezing Saddles: Winter Bike Challenge (sign up open)

[americancyclo]

@Bilsko 46909 wrote:

*chirp chirp chirp* I can hear crickets….where is everybody? *chirp chirp chirp*

Stupid training all week. Might have to pull a suit and tie ride at lunch

[KayakCyndi]

@vvill 46911 wrote:

Everyone’s out doing team centuries I suppose.

Wish! I’m stuck at my desk too. Agree with both the “stupid job” and “happy hour can’t come soon enough” comments.

[KelOnWheels]

@Dickie 46896 wrote:

I can’t remember Kel, did you get a new bike at the end of last year? I know you were in the market for a while…. if so, the shop should still honor a free fit, or at least a discounted one.

Nope, no new bike yet, which makes it even more annoying.

[Steve]

@KelOnWheels 46920 wrote:

Nope, no new bike yet, which makes it even more annoying.

The “like” button would literally explode and the “covet” thread would spontaneously combust if Kel got a new bike.

[vvill]

@ronwalf 46915 wrote:

Suckers! I ended the contest a day early!

I kinda wish you had! No one would complain (except maybe Team 9, I haven’t seen them around much today…)

[consularrider]

@americancyclo 46917 wrote:

… Might have to pull a suit and tie ride at lunch

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KayakCyndi]

@vvill 46927 wrote:

I kinda wish you had! No one would complain (except maybe Team 9, I haven’t seen them around much today…)

Team century today, perhaps. Watch out Team V!

[jopamora]

@KayakCyndi 46931 wrote:

Team century today, perhaps. Watch out Team V!

I wish

[vvill]

I wouldn’t be surprised if Greenbelt and JDAntos are commuting via Baltimore today!

[americancyclo]

@consularrider 46928 wrote:

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My apologies

[jopamora]

@americancyclo 46941 wrote:

My apologies

Yup, I see a tie and an irritated man.

[hozn]

@KelOnWheels 46887 wrote:

My stupid knee is trying to throw the competition! 😡

Guess it’s time to shell out for a bike fit and see what the heck I’m suddenly doing to murder my knee every. single. time. i. ride.

Try raising your saddle (assuming it’s the front of your knee). You can do it 1mm at a time until you start feeling like you’re over-extending; best to warm up 5 minutes first so you don’t mistake not being limbered up with it being too high. Saddle height is something that I’m always fine tuning and it has always fixed my knee issues. As I ride more I become much more sensitive to very small fit issues. It’s worth a try, anyway.

[vvill]

Agreed about saddle height. Generally I have gradually raised all my bikes’ saddle heights over the last 12-24 months. My road bike’s seat post is at least 2-3 inches higher than it was when I bought it!

If you use cleats etc that can have a big impact too, especially if you wear different shoes. My knees hurt on just the second ride I did in the Chrome shoes I bought recently. I think I need to move the cleats inwards more.

Knees are complicated though. I still get knee pain rather easily, sometimes from overexertion/not warming up enough.

[KelOnWheels]

Back of the knee, unfortunately, and only on the right. Same bike, same shoes, checked the seat height…

[consularrider]

@americancyclo 46941 wrote:

My apologies

It burns, it burns my precious, nasty evil hobbitessssss! 😡

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