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How many of you ride with tunes? I have to have my Shuffle along, even when I am riding with DH. I just can't handle the silence as I pedal along :o I only use one earbud and keep the other ear open so I can hear what is happening around me. Does anyone else ride like that or do you just pop both in and not worry about it?
Also, what do you listen to? I have a very eclectic playlist: anything from show tunes to house and dance music to classical.
Ah, the semi-monthly riding with earphones debate. :cool:
Scratching the surface ...
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=29307
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=25774
Ciao!
Uh, I didn't intend to start a debate. I didn't realize it had been done to death, either. Sorry. I do know how to use the search feature, too. It just didn't occur to me that it would have been much discussed.Quote:
Originally Posted by jobob
edit: Ok, so apparently it has been discussed to death. So just try to ignore this posting.
LOL, no worries! :) The joys of being the new gal.
It's just one of those topics that many have definite opinions on, one way or the other. And it does come up pretty regularly :D
I ride with earbuds- in both ears. My training rides are long-- really long and while sometimes I enjoy the silence and nature I also enjoy a good beat while riding. I ride in pretty remote areas so traffic is minimal.Quote:
Originally Posted by jobob
Honestly, I'm not concerned at all with what's coming up behind me because I wouldn't be able to do anything about it anyway. My head is on more of a swivel (front and sides) with tunes then when I'm not riding with tunes because I don't take anything for granted.
It's also a force-field to belligerent motorists shouting obscenities at me :D
I know this may not be the mainstream opinion.
Uh oh. I thought Jobob had headed this thread off at the pass, but I guess not. Here we go! :eek:
I'm hoping we can get through the weekend without another Diva Cup thread!
Are you advocating this for your clients? :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Vireo
If they choose to wear them outside of our training sessions that's truly their business not mine. I wouldn't advocate to you, the readers of this forum, or to my clients to wear earbuds. I am merely telling what I do.Quote:
Originally Posted by SadieKate
Now remember my shortest training rides are 6 hours and my longer ones 15 hours. My events are double centuries and longer. I train alone 99% of the time and race alone (usually stuck between the lead riders and the chase group) so the tunes are welcomed company and distraction.
Depends ... Hey George, what's your opinion about the Diva Cup?Quote:
Originally Posted by uforgot
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Well let's see. I have a Diva Cup in my hand as we speak. I have to tell you that I respect women very much for what they go through once a month. I have also been present for the birth of both of my sons-- a truly amazing experience. I thought I knew pain treshold --- nah you women take the cake!Quote:
Originally Posted by jobob
Just recently one of my clients DNF'd a Double Dentury because she was adamant about wearing tampons. There were other issues but the soaking through her shorts with the irritation and chafing that insued was the major cause of her DNF. For the cost of one tampon -- hundreds of dollars and hundreds of hours of training went down the drain.
I understand and respect values and principles of many peoples to include cultural differences. However, for one day for a few hours I think she could have put those ideals aside and used a tampon and completed the event. Just sayin'.
In addition, I spoke to Brandy and she doesn't like the Diva Cup.
Thanks Jobob, now I know who Vireo is. Okay, you resurrected Diva cup...thanks...how about this one?
I'm 54 years old, have green eyes and size 8.5 feet. What size bike should I get?
Edit: I need to get away from Saturday detention kids and GET OUTSIDE!
You're a good sport, G. :cool:
Heh heh, I so wish I could get outside and ride. :p
So instead, to blow off my aggravation, for the time being my new hobby is to torment the new girls (and guy :D ).
Heifzilla and Vireo, you are both very good sports! [thumbsup] :cool:
- Jo.
Oh for sure your saddle height should be 67cm from center of bb to top of saddle :pQuote:
Originally Posted by uforgot
Yes I have kid duty too and I feel your pain. Doing laundry and TE are my entertainment for today sad huh?:o
That's the nature of this place in recent months, the same conversations over and over and over and over. I'm sure we've all done it from time to time, but it seems like TE membership has grown at a fast rate lately and it's become constant. Another forum I frequent has a stickied READ THIS FIRST/FAQ post that very explicitly recommends that new members use the search function because chances are their question has been addressed before. The question is-- what's worse? A handful of gazillion-pages-long threads that get resurrected frequently, or a gazillion new posts every week on topics that've been discussed multiple times? Seems to me that the latter makes it harder to keep up with new threads on new topics.Quote:
Originally Posted by Heifzilla
Not that I wanna come across as a cranky nit-picker, but I'm just sayin'...
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Originally Posted by Kalidurga
I personally don't use the search feature on any of the forums I belong too. I would rather start a thread which happens on a rare occasion, and drum up new ideas and comments from new members that might not have been posted in the previous dinosaur threads. Additionally, I believe there is a common misconception that a new forum member is also a new rider.
Amen. I have had LOTS of helpful advice from forums, appreciate the personalization that comes from a new post. I have been riding for way longer than I have been typing on a computer, or been saavy enough to discover forums, but still have huge holes in my education for various reasons (a husband that always took care of things like roof racks and minor repairs till we got divorced....) and this is a great place to get advice and enter opinions...for old or new topics. If it is something I have already read or am not interested in....click.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vireo
Using the search function often helps you start a better thread. You can ask a more precise question; you can say "the prevailing opinion seems to be ABC, but I need to know what you would do in XYZ situation..." etc.
Repeat questions happen all the time in the dog group I moderate, but it's a Yahoo group and the search function isn't very good. Plus, people like to blather on about dog food and poop, and I'm not inclined to stop them. It's easy enough to ignore anything that doesn't interest you.
Pam
Amen.Quote:
Originally Posted by PamNY
Or you might find a tidbit of info that isn't repeated in the new thread.
As I said previously, I do use the search function. I just didn't think this would have been discussed to death, so my bad.
However, not for this particular issue in this thread, but in others I have had questions about, sometimes the search feature doesn't give me the answer I am looking for, or I can't find what I am looking for, despite there being 100 threads on the topic, so I will start another thread.
And yes, I like commas and ellipses :D
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How about semi-colons and apostrophe abuse? :D
PS - these continued comments about search were not criticism!
One of my "favorites":
http://www.unnecessaryquotes.com/
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No worries :)Quote:
Originally Posted by SadieKate
Excellent blog. Quotation marks on a cake? Yikes.Quote:
Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl
Pam
OMG, that's hilarious. Must go bookmark. :cool:
I love the "blog"! That's one of my major pet peeves. This blog makes it all worth it.