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I have always found it takes me a long time to warm up and get "in my zone" when exercising. If I'm on the treadmill or taking a class or out for a bike ride, I don't feel like my body is "into it"...

Riding in a group is scary especially when you don't know their "background". Most clubs that cater to many levels of riders (i.e. have A,B, C, rides) offer a class or a series of training rides...

GO CLIPLESS! Once you get used to them you'll never go back! I was very wary, but my LBS convinced me to try clipless and they are great.

I hate the way my thigh fat bulges out of shorter shorts! No matter how fit or thin I get I have flabby thighs! I'm only 5'2" and I LOVE Terry TShorts in the long length. I never had a problem with...

I test rode different bikes and found I LIKED aluminum (many have carbon forks). So... forget what people say and test ride bikes made from different materials... and find what is comfortable for...

I need reading glasses so for biking I started to wear a contact lens (mono vision... so I can read a cue sheet & see distance) - I like it so much I wear the one lens every day... When riding I like...

A good LBS will encourage you to take some spins around the block on several models. As stated previously different brands have different geometries... I am also short (5'1''), short torso but like...

I did a TNT event this fall - met lots of nice people - had a great time at the event - and raised almost $6000! However ... "buyer beware" or something like that! The coach was a SUPER nice guy as...

I got some good advice on this board when preparing for the Tour de Tuscon. I'd bonked at 30 miles!!!! on a training ride a few weeks before the century - a bottle of Gatorade really helped that day!...

You can download the premier issue of Her Sports from their website. I think the 1st issue was excellent - I picked it up recently and it was good... not as good as the 1st in my opinion....

This works for me:

1-Terry Liberator Seat
with either

2-Shebeest Elite Distance Shorts or Pedal Pushers with new SHELASTIC Chamois - used these for a nine hour ride with no pain!

OR
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Since you all helped so much with my nutrition question... I must ask...
How do you long distance riders (OR short distance riders for that matter) keep from having to pee so often? I especially...

I listened to all your advice & tried a few things the last weeks before the ride. It was well worth the effort. I wound up eating gels - GU Espresso! and Hammergel (no simple sugar), bananna &...

Just got back from El Tour de Tucson! 111 miles completed! It took me all day but it was great!

No it;s not too late! My century is on 11/20. Thanks for the advice. I will be doing some light riding & will try the Gu.

Are there stores along the Tucson route too? Or should I bring enough gatorade etc for the whole ride?

I don't ride regularly with either club as I;m often away on weekends, but I have done a bunch of rides with the NYCC - (I also did the C SIG and then B SIG the next year). I've only done 2 or 3...

This site has gear info you might find helpful. http://www.hostelshoppe.com/tech_gearcalc.php

2 weeks to Tucson! Getting psyched! Been doing longer training rides....but don't have the nutrition thing conquered. Today (on a windy 80 mile ride) I was eating a Cliff Bar along the way and...

Love that Peter White website! Also found Hostelshoppe.com has great info and charts on gearing (they even give the related mph for several cadences at each gear!). I was able to put in several...

I did the Golden Apple too but just rode 50miles. I live in southern westchester but sometimes ride with the NYCC. Are you a member?
Perhaps our paths will cross sometime!

I'd go for it! Wish I'd known about it sooner... just paid 55 bucks for a new Conti yesterday! BTW anyone ever use LiveToPlay.com? I just ordered some gloves and a jacket from them.

Just wondering what kind of gear set ups you use & recommend. I have a triple & love that granny gear but could probably get away without one maybe even 2? of my lowest gears... and I could use one...

Another vote for Road morph & Mountain morph pumps. Both are relatively powerful pumps.

Yay Red Sox! My husband and son, both born in the Bronx, have always been Red Sox fans! It makes for interesting (and fun) holidays with the family when the baseball talk begins! It has been a lot of...