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@ShawnoftheDread 25585 wrote:

“Electrolytes! It’s what plants crave.”

Oo, what flavor is MiracleGro?

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… buys their bike stuff for their birthday instead of themselves?

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9024!

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@txgoonie 25524 wrote:

I keep looking hoping that one day I’ll see calves, but still…nothing 😮

Your bike is too light

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@mstone 25575 wrote:

If I drink too much sugary sports drink I feel sick. I can cut it with water, but then I don’t get the electrolytes. I’d rather just separate the two things; the amount of water+electrolytes I can go through when it’s 100+ degrees would include a coma-inducing amount of sugar if I were drinking that much gatorade.

I always prefer water myself, sometimes I’ll throw a little Gatorade powder in just for some flavor. Water gets boring.

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@Tim Kelley 25573 wrote:

Friends don’t let friends drink HEED. Tastes like dish soap!

Maybe it’s supposed to be cilantro flavored!

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Back in my marathoning days, when dinosaurs roamed the earth chasing after slow-moving runners, the theory was that endurance sports limit the blood flow to your digestive system (since you’re using it all for running or cycling or what have you) so eating solid food could be… problematic. That said, some people seem to do fine with it.

Other theory was that too much sugar is also tough on the digestion / can dehydrate you, so we always cut our sports drinks 50/50 with water. We’d also toss some salt in there on really hot days.

I always liked the Carb Boom gels myself. It is however my personal opinion that HEED sports drink is made from powdered Satan.

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@TwoWheelsDC 25551 wrote:

I owned one…it was good for urban commuting and I wouldn’t recommend against it (but I eventually felt the drop bar itch, so I sold it). However, my wife has a Fuji Absolute 2.0 (2010 model?) that was cheaper, has better components (including disc brakes), and feels better put together than the Jamis did. Fuji may have modified the Absolute lineup and raised the prices this model year though, so you may need to check around and see if the comparison still works in Fuji’s favor.

The old Coda Sport is now equivalent to the Coda Comp or Elite (I forget which at the moment since I went outside at lunchtime and boiled my brain), the current Coda Sport is the entry-level model (MSRP $560) and looks equivalent to the current Fuji Absolute 3.0. I like steel though, so I’ll probably go with Jamis.

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^^ The Jamis Coda Sport is on my shortlist right now, since I too have a small budget. Seems to me the component level in the $500 – $800 range is fairly similar, so I’m thinking I’ll stay on the bottom end of that to start with and then maybe next year when I’m a stronger rider and have more of an idea of what I want I’ll be ready for something in the $1200 range. That’s my 2 cents, anyway

One of my friends who lives in DC just got the Coda Comp and loves it.

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@GuyContinental 25525 wrote:

I did that over the weekend… would have been all good if I hadn’t then whined about how I lost 7 pounds during the week… She. Was. Not. Amused.

I need to work up to being able to ride faster than I can eat

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@DaveK 25503 wrote:

I can’t believe I’m the first to say this – it sounds like WABA’s Confident City Cycling classes are just the thing for you. They will take you riding on different roads with different traffic conditions to help you get more accustomed to riding in traffic. Check it out here – http://www.waba.org/education/adult.php

Seconded (or is that thirded?) Really excellent class, I plan to take it again in the fall

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@mstone 25451 wrote:

No, we need to go someplace with cones. It’s too hard to ride with a cup and a spoon.

How does it help to have a cone and spoon?

Proper eye protection is clearly going to be necessary for this ride.

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I like it when I’ve already clipped out and have been standing at a crosswalk for a while, then I forget which foot I’m supposed to be leaning on and just spontaneously fall over in front of a bunch of tourists. Then I feel smart.

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@5555624 25444 wrote:

It’s a lot easier if you just take the bits of gravel out before eating the dropped food.

Bah! Would Merckz take the gravel out of his Fig Newtons? Never!

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I am having a rest day today. I do not like this rest day. Want to be on bike!

Right knee’s a bit twingey though so I’m trying to be sensible. Best schedule that fitting.

Grumble grumble grumble…

Oh well, when I get home Amazon will have brought all kinds of toys for my bike. Fenders and brake pads and cyclocomputers o my!

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