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I remember reading somewhere once that 1 gallon of gasoline is about 30K calories, and if we could metabolize gasoline as food, on a bike we'd get about 2000 miles/gallon!
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I remember reading somewhere once that 1 gallon of gasoline is about 30K calories, and if we could metabolize gasoline as food, on a bike we'd get about 2000 miles/gallon!
I talked to a coworker who suggested I do this route:
When I asked him what Señor Grubby's was, he said it was one of his favorite burrito places. So in theory I could ride there on Monday after I land, eat a burrito or 2, stare at the ocean, then ride back. I have to say that this is not an entirely unappealing idea. From the looks of it, the Swami loop would probably be a +7 mile ride one way to get to it. 40 +14 after I land on Monday? I mean it's possible. I have nowhere to be so I guess if I bring lights this is not unrealistic. I should have 3.5 hours of daylight to ride, though that may be an optimistic assessment of it.
Otherwise, I have not looked into what to do when I get out there other than ride. More than likely I will be exhausted on Monday and I will want to do nothing more than sleep. Even if I ride until 5, shower, and eat, we're talking 10:00 EST at that point and really there's not much left in the tank after that. I intend to wake up at 4:00 am every day while am out there. First, I want to ride every morning (I wonder if they serve burritos at 6:00 am), and secondly, I am flying out at like 6:15am Friday morning. So I need to make sure I don't adopt the PST mindset too much. When I went to Vegas 2 years ago, I slept until 9am PST the 3rd day, which is noon here. But I was drinking then.
@fidodie @jmanic - thanks for sharing. I enjoy these stories and encourage more of them. Also Pat - I leave on the 19th.
So those of you who fall into this addiction pattern of video games will know what I mean when I say that these video games get to the point that they sort of get ingrained in your head. I remember when I was at the height of my Tetris obsession I used to imagine the cars on the highway as Tetris pieces. It starts to warp your reality in some ways. On a lesser level, if you are one of those people who plays video games in the down times during the day, you will understand the draw of wanting to play the game. At some level, it becomes a comfort zone, or something along those lines. When I am on conference calls, I default to this solitaire game that I mindlessly play. I find that I cannot work in the background because I stop paying attention. Same goes for more complex video games.
I realized today that I had a down moment between blocks of work and I wanted to play a video game. I tried to explain this to @UtahJoe today but he said he is not much of a video game player anymore. So here is this crazy thing. I found myself wanting to play that video game where you're on a bike riding around with other people...
I know this is nuts, but it's really what my brain was telling me. Are they emitting some sort of mind-bending blue light from this "game"? Are they brainwashing me? At 10:00 my call was cancelled and I decided to use my 10:00-12:00 block to work out instead. I joined one of the group rides which was a first for me. As much as the normal riding around is fun in and of itself, this was much more motivating and I pushed myself more than I have yet while doing it.
Ride time: 60 minutes (48 minutes in the group, 12 cooling down)
Max/Avg HR: 196/178
Power for group ride: 252 watts
Cadence: 80
HR between 171-190: 42:06
HR over 190: 6:03
When I look at my power curve, my 48 minute power, which is how long this ride was, was the same as my high for all of 2017.
This begs the question I think @jShort and maybe a few other people are asking. Am I training? While I am not going to say I am yet "back" in this discussion I think it is safe to say that I am heading in the right direction in this regard. And by "right" I mean that yeah, I would love to get back to the point that I could say that I was in it to be able to race again. Like I said when @Glenn Rides After 4 PM CST asked last year, I don't miss racing so much as being able to race. This is hopefully going to continue to roll into being able to race again if I so desire. Love it or hate it, this tool brings that possibility back.
But no, I am not necessarily training. I am not really getting much in terms of base miles which is something I historically need to do in order to do well. Also, I have to be careful not to get to absorbed by this "game" because if I do this every day I will implode.
Where does 2018 go from here? I do not know the answer to that question.
When I asked him what Señor Grubby's was, he said it was one of his favorite burrito places. So in theory I could ride there on Monday after I land, eat a burrito or 2, stare at the ocean, then ride back. I have to say that this is not an entirely unappealing idea. From the looks of it, the Swami loop would probably be a +7 mile ride one way to get to it. 40 +14 after I land on Monday? I mean it's possible. I have nowhere to be so I guess if I bring lights this is not unrealistic. I should have 3.5 hours of daylight to ride, though that may be an optimistic assessment of it.
Otherwise, I have not looked into what to do when I get out there other than ride. More than likely I will be exhausted on Monday and I will want to do nothing more than sleep. Even if I ride until 5, shower, and eat, we're talking 10:00 EST at that point and really there's not much left in the tank after that. I intend to wake up at 4:00 am every day while am out there. First, I want to ride every morning (I wonder if they serve burritos at 6:00 am), and secondly, I am flying out at like 6:15am Friday morning. So I need to make sure I don't adopt the PST mindset too much. When I went to Vegas 2 years ago, I slept until 9am PST the 3rd day, which is noon here. But I was drinking then.
@fidodie @jmanic - thanks for sharing. I enjoy these stories and encourage more of them. Also Pat - I leave on the 19th.
So those of you who fall into this addiction pattern of video games will know what I mean when I say that these video games get to the point that they sort of get ingrained in your head. I remember when I was at the height of my Tetris obsession I used to imagine the cars on the highway as Tetris pieces. It starts to warp your reality in some ways. On a lesser level, if you are one of those people who plays video games in the down times during the day, you will understand the draw of wanting to play the game. At some level, it becomes a comfort zone, or something along those lines. When I am on conference calls, I default to this solitaire game that I mindlessly play. I find that I cannot work in the background because I stop paying attention. Same goes for more complex video games.
I realized today that I had a down moment between blocks of work and I wanted to play a video game. I tried to explain this to @UtahJoe today but he said he is not much of a video game player anymore. So here is this crazy thing. I found myself wanting to play that video game where you're on a bike riding around with other people...
I know this is nuts, but it's really what my brain was telling me. Are they emitting some sort of mind-bending blue light from this "game"? Are they brainwashing me? At 10:00 my call was cancelled and I decided to use my 10:00-12:00 block to work out instead. I joined one of the group rides which was a first for me. As much as the normal riding around is fun in and of itself, this was much more motivating and I pushed myself more than I have yet while doing it.
Ride time: 60 minutes (48 minutes in the group, 12 cooling down)
Max/Avg HR: 196/178
Power for group ride: 252 watts
Cadence: 80
HR between 171-190: 42:06
HR over 190: 6:03
When I look at my power curve, my 48 minute power, which is how long this ride was, was the same as my high for all of 2017.
This begs the question I think @jShort and maybe a few other people are asking. Am I training? While I am not going to say I am yet "back" in this discussion I think it is safe to say that I am heading in the right direction in this regard. And by "right" I mean that yeah, I would love to get back to the point that I could say that I was in it to be able to race again. Like I said when @Glenn Rides After 4 PM CST asked last year, I don't miss racing so much as being able to race. This is hopefully going to continue to roll into being able to race again if I so desire. Love it or hate it, this tool brings that possibility back.
But no, I am not necessarily training. I am not really getting much in terms of base miles which is something I historically need to do in order to do well. Also, I have to be careful not to get to absorbed by this "game" because if I do this every day I will implode.
Where does 2018 go from here? I do not know the answer to that question.
Funny, I hadnt played a video game in ages...Probably since the original X box ~2000ish, maybe a few computer games. But I still have at my house: NES, 2600 Atari, Xbox1, PS2, Wii....Only 1 of those I actually bought, the rest other people stuck in my attic over the years....I broke out the NES and started playing super mario 3 with Bob...in little time im like "where the hell was the whistle again? fuck this place Bob, lets warp to level 8". I think I saw myself getting too into it at one time and just stopped playing.
With zwift tho, I just cant get into it as a video game. Turning pedals is my only means of interacting with the screen....Needs more heavy weaponry.
I have all of the current video game systems, even though I don't really play much anymore.
Melinda and I played SMB3 on our flight to Vegas last year, from the beginning with no warps. We got to the maze level in world 8 and I couldn't remember how to get through it. There was no Internet and I didn't have a copy of Nintendo Power handy, so we gave up.
You ever play Road Rash on Sega Genesis? I feel like that plus Zwift could be fun, maybe someone can figure out how to do that with Wiimotes or something.
Melinda and I played SMB3 on our flight to Vegas last year, from the beginning with no warps. We got to the maze level in world 8 and I couldn't remember how to get through it. There was no Internet and I didn't have a copy of Nintendo Power handy, so we gave up.
You ever play Road Rash on Sega Genesis? I feel like that plus Zwift could be fun, maybe someone can figure out how to do that with Wiimotes or something.
1speed
Incredibly profound yet fantastically flawed
Maybe you could look into ways to connect your trainer to Irresponsible Dad. That might get you where you want to go ...
Pearl
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
When i was in CA I stayed in Solana beach. There was a place right by the airport where i rented a bike for hella cheap. I did one longer ride from my hotel right along the water, but the better riding was near the casino with that killer HC climb and that one loop i did straight off the plane. IIRC you were the one who told me to go all in and do all this stuff. Take your own advice here!
Yeah, I'm wondering if you NEED to put yourself through hell to get to Swami's if you not actually doing the group ride. The logistics of a good fast group ride route and a fun place to ride are totally different. And as dumb as that straight line is that your co-worker suggested, as you'll be dogging a LOT of traffic at points and as training it's probably useless, as a RIDE with food at the end it could be the best thing ever. YMMV. Also there's prolly lots of challenging stuff right out your hotel room door... Mebbe talk to the folks at the shop you'll be renting from? I use to work in the backcountry in SD, and besides there being a literal sh*t-ton of Western Diamondback rattlesnakes (don't worry, you'll hear them way before it gets too weird), it's beautiful back there. Totally worth bringing a lot of water and spending some time...
Holy crap this is great!
My trial was set to expire tomorrow, so I went and bought the membership today because I don't need to try it anymore. I set a reminder on my calendar for 2 months from now, 2 days before we go to Florida for Spring Break, to remind myself to decide if I want to renew. I think 2 months should be enough but we'll see.
My indoor setup is now complete with the addition of the Ecoxgear speaker that I pair with my phone and listen to WEQX while I ride. Since last weekend I've been streaming this station non-stop while I work. Because of this, my desire to ski grows by the day because they talk about the mountains sporadically through the day. Gore went from 24 miles of skiable trails to 26 in a day. Killington is at like 47 miles. Couple the constant information about ski conditions with the Vermont Ski thread this week, and these names and conditions keep drawing me more and more into the lure of going back. Right now I feel like I want to take our next 4 free DINK weekends and head up north so I can learn more and enjoy myself while I am up for it.
For better or worse that would bring us into/through March which is when we do the Short Track races. I don't think I am saying anything that will come as a surprise, but the race promotion game is starting to wear on me. I know my teammates don't like when I say this. But the last year has been jammed with work and I am finding that in order to support these heavy-ass work weeks, I need to have things to look forward to on a weekly or semi-weekly basis. For example, when I am done writing this, I will plug this laptop in and grab my work laptop and put in another hour or so. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy all of this and there is some relief on the horizon. But my days are hella busy.
On that note, having to give up some/most of the weekends in March when I really just want to take off and do something else makes it hard to get excited for the races. But enough of that for now.
Question for @pooriggy - rank the 3 stations you suggested, from best to least best:
88.5
90.5
90.7
I'll take your answer and try to stream that one tomorrow. Or today, depending when you read it. Or never if you don't answer.
My indoor setup is now complete with the addition of the Ecoxgear speaker that I pair with my phone and listen to WEQX while I ride. Since last weekend I've been streaming this station non-stop while I work. Because of this, my desire to ski grows by the day because they talk about the mountains sporadically through the day. Gore went from 24 miles of skiable trails to 26 in a day. Killington is at like 47 miles. Couple the constant information about ski conditions with the Vermont Ski thread this week, and these names and conditions keep drawing me more and more into the lure of going back. Right now I feel like I want to take our next 4 free DINK weekends and head up north so I can learn more and enjoy myself while I am up for it.
For better or worse that would bring us into/through March which is when we do the Short Track races. I don't think I am saying anything that will come as a surprise, but the race promotion game is starting to wear on me. I know my teammates don't like when I say this. But the last year has been jammed with work and I am finding that in order to support these heavy-ass work weeks, I need to have things to look forward to on a weekly or semi-weekly basis. For example, when I am done writing this, I will plug this laptop in and grab my work laptop and put in another hour or so. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy all of this and there is some relief on the horizon. But my days are hella busy.
On that note, having to give up some/most of the weekends in March when I really just want to take off and do something else makes it hard to get excited for the races. But enough of that for now.
Question for @pooriggy - rank the 3 stations you suggested, from best to least best:
88.5
90.5
90.7
I'll take your answer and try to stream that one tomorrow. Or today, depending when you read it. Or never if you don't answer.
90.7 is my favorite, it's NY, so it's local. Also I know one of the DJs who works on the weekend, Don McGee, he lives in Cranford.
88.5 is the like WFUV but based out of Philly. If I lived there that would be my favorite.
90.5 is a smaller market, based out of Brookdale College in Lincroft...i work for the Park System in Monmouth County, I can't pick up either of the above stations at work so it's only natural fo me to go with this station. Again good for more local, small town type vibe.
I really like all 3, but I would say WFUV is my favorite and you'd probably enjoy it the most as well.
The Kalmyk
Well-Known Member
I'm all about listening locally and supporting public radio. I can get by without a lot, however for me, it's essential to have access to NPR stations such as these.
For internet stuff I like Spotify, if searching for new music I'll follow an artist I like and listen to their Spotify Radio, this exposes me to stuff I would not normally find, yet enjoy.
For internet stuff I like Spotify, if searching for new music I'll follow an artist I like and listen to their Spotify Radio, this exposes me to stuff I would not normally find, yet enjoy.
This is brilliant. Road Rash was the best game ever.
@gtluke- build this. You will get many bitcoins.
Robin
Well-Known Member
@The Kalmyk beat me to it - WXPN - it's 91.9 out of Centenary/I pick it up on that channel. I especially like the music/djs on my drive in (between 6-7 am).
gtluke
The Moped
I still think it's nuts at the rate they charge they aren't developing faster.
doees anyone here not have a cell phone? Every cell phone knows which way it's pointed. Bar mounts are $5
I should be able to turn my wheel to change direction on zwift for input.
And you should be able to tap the screen to give someone the finger.
