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Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo  [thumbsup]

I was looking at the Rockhopper Disc Comp with the M4 frame but after comparing the components and the price it came out to about the same price with the clipless pedals.

http://www.fisherbikes.com/bike/model/hoo-koo-e-koo

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That thing has nicer brake rotors than my motorcycle.   [laugh]

Yeah it stops much better than my Ducati  :-\

Avid Juicy 3, hydraulic disc, 160mm rotors

Congrats Rob! [thumbsup]  We have organize another MOB bike ride, one I can make for once. ;D

I was about to say that I'm probably the last person to suggest this, given my back injury, but luckily you beat me to it! [laugh]

Seriously though, when are we gonna do a MOB bike ride? Pavement or dirt, I'm good with both.  [thumbsup]

Sounds good.

Give me a few weeks to get back in shape.

This week I am going to start riding to work from Fremont to San Jose so that will get me started in the right direction [thumbsup]

Hey do they make Bicycle racks for Motorcycles  ;D  Not sure How I am going to get the bike anywhere other than ride it to that location

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/77/Johnnyrack.jpg/800px-Johnnyrack.jpg)

 :D

It's called a Johnny Rack (http://www.cafemotos.com/racks.html), and they list a model for the 620, 750, and 900 as "coming in June". Not sure if such a thing could be adapted to an S4R, though.

Thanks

I e-mailed the Company

So when's the ride?  I only do pavement, but I'm workin' on bunny-hoppin' the roadbike.   ;D

Um... can you say "CROSS WINDS"?!!! :o    Very cool though, in a disturbingly non-OSHA compliant sort of way. [laugh]

Don't forget about CalTrain and BART too. ;)


What's your schedule like?  I know you have a wedding and a century coming up, among other things.

And maybe we need to do one pavement ride and one dirt ride. :D

I'm up for dirt or road - you name it.

That's awesome! The bike, and the bike-rack to be? Ya its a bit weird. I've seen bike racks on the Tour de France chase motorcycles. They carry a bike and extra wheels but very low behind the moto not like a big flag. I lust for one.

I just googled "motorcycle bike rack" - there's actually quite a few. Look around pre-buy. That one looks a little wonky to me.

(http://www.operationgadget.com/photos/albums/2005_tour_de_georgia/stage1_augusta_to_macon/normal_img_1421.jpg)

I road into work today from Fremont to San Jose.

OMG I am out of shape. I need some bike shorts... My ass is killing me  :-\

Rob, how many miles is that?

Could be your bike fit needs a bit of adjustment too.

MONKEY  BUTT!! [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

Wow! Fremont to SJ for a first ride is impressive. I remember when I was 21 and got my first bike, my butt hurt for a month. After that, no pain. Now that I'm almost 50, my lower back is what hurts after a couple of hours. I guess a recumbent bike is in the near future. Keep it up Rob. You may want to alternate bike and moto until your butt (and other parts) gets used to the ride. Do some short spurts, some longer, some hilly. Oh yeah, get the bike shorts; that will help some. I quit using real bike clothes. Too much $$ when a t-shirt and cut-off sweats are just as good.

It was only about 10 miles or so 20 miles round trip mostly all flat ground. Not impressive at all really  :-\

Lets see how I do on my way home. I was thinking of hitting REI for bike shorts on the way back so it will be about a 17 mile ride home. My ass will thank me later  ;D

Not much for the wind to catch on, really. Unless you're carting a time trial bike with a disc wheel and a trispoke. :P Of course it looks horky, but such is the price one must pay to be cool.

(Cyclists are cool now, right? Right?!)


Ten miles each way is a pretty good commute, actually. Long enough to get something out of it, but likely not so long that it feels like it takes up too much time.

If you're planning to ride it on roads more than dirt, I'd recommend looking into some smoother, thinner tires. My last commuter bike was a mountain bike, and switching to some Michelin Transworld City tires (about $20 each at REI, as I recall, but there are lots of others, too) helped a lot.

So I rode to work 3 days in a row now.

Boy am I spent. Tomorrow I am going to take a break and work from home.

So when does Saddle Ass stop hurting  :-\

I know this is unrealistic but after 3 days I feel little to no improvement in endurance, Saddle Ass etc.

Give it time, grasshopper.  Try riding every other day to start out with to let things heal up on off days.  Make sure you stretch a little before and after each ride.  Pop an ibuprofin before you get on the bike.  Drink a lot more water than you're used to and try to get a little more sleep than you usually do.  These area small and easy things to do that will speed up recovery and ease you into your new hobby. 

If you're looking for recovery I'd suggest upping your intake of essential amino acids, and supplementing with some good quality creatine.

The monohydrate stuff will make you retain lots of water and make you bloated as well as potentially give you MAJOR cramps when you start your cycle only use it if you're really on a tight budget.

But to make creatine useful you gotta drink LOTS of water. 1-2 gallons a day. It works by bringing extra water into your muscle tissue adding in recovery. I've cycled on and off of it while training and two weeks without I was crippled sore by the same volume of training, started back on it and my regime was back to normal and was able to start increasing my volume again. It's cheap and works well if taken properly.

The Strange things is I am not sore the next day like after playing a good game of badminton.

Cardio is good. Legs burn when riding

I just feel week and old  :-\ I will just keep at it of course  [thumbsup]

The saddle issue could be any number of things. Poor saddle positioning/general bike fit, a poor saddle (OEM saddles aren't always great), or you could just plain not be used to it. Give it some time, and see if it goes away or gets worse.

I'm not one to take a bunch of drugs and potions for every little thing, but if you are, go right ahead. :P

You'd hate to see my supplement bag! Yes I have a whole bag dedicated to my magic potions, although I've been cutting back to the core essentials as I've been testing and seeing what works for me and what doesn't.

I am pretty sure its just your normal saddle ass that goes away after a few weeks of riding. When I use to ride long ago I recall having to go through this.

In any case tomorrow is a break day for me  [thumbsup]

Good on you [thumbsup] The first couple weeks are always a pregnant dog, then its like riding a bike!

Edit:
I was way out of shape once and got passed by a guy climbing Mt Tam on his 70th b-day. Talk about dismay.  :P
After that I decided that "getting old" is also a lot about the process of 'getting out of shape' rather than just loosing ability.

I hope you Ben-Hur kicked his cycle over... Whenever I played rugby against people that were out of shape they always fell back on cheating to try and win... :D

I have oodles of bike saddles in the garage. Some Ti rail ones, some squishy centered ones, some over-built knock the hell outta 'em mtn saddles...

Let me know if you want to swap through a few, and see if one works for ya.

Heh, yeah, every time I go on a group ride, people are drinking from bottles that look like leftovers from a Ghostbusters movie, and are passing around enough powder and pills to fill a Tarantino film. I'm just sitting there drinking water and eating a granola bar... :P


Good plan. Ease yourself into things. At least a bit. I started bike commuting when my last car died, so it was more of a trial by fire. Thankfully it's a short commute.

I hate getting passed by the "blue hairs."   [laugh]  I got around a guy the other day and he drafted me for a while (first time for me!) and then he decided to drop the hammer.  He was probably late 50's/early 60's.  Sometimes I really hate bein' a chick.  I've got everything but the muscles to do what I want, but let's face it, guys are just better at lots of the things I like to do.   >:(

Yep, nutritional experimentation...scary :o.

Personally, I'm a fan of keeping it simple. A decent diet, sufficient rest, and plenty of fluids... mainly H2O and juice.  On a ride, usually an energy bar that actually resembles and tastes like real food stuffs, and a couple of packets of electrolyte mix if I need em. And of course, plenty of water.

I've found that if I can't pronounce the ingredients, then I probably don't want to eat it. It should be food, not a high school chemistry set. [cheeky]

Pfft, only if you accept that as fact. ;)


Agreed. Well, in theory. In practice, I usually manage to get no sleep before rides, and I can feel it. :P


That's not a bad way to go about things in general, on a bike or not. In fact, I vaguely recall being taught this in some kind of nutrition class in elementary school. "If you can't pronounce the ingredient, it's probably not good for you."

Hey Rob, is the bike riding helping you sleep better at night? :)

No =(

I thought it would. I still cant fall asleep before 2:00am

All though the exercise has some other interesting side effects  [evil]

Ok, let me qualify that...the best guys are often better than me at the things I like to do.  I tend to hold my own pretty well against the average schmoe.   [cheeky]