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MI_Mumps
Oct 1, 14 3:14
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I know average speed on the trainer doesn't correlate directly t road speed, but it is generally consistant from ride to ride. Struggling recently to hit/ hold certain numbers...until I remembered to pump my tires...

Triathlon is hard enough without self-inflicted problems.
Aaron Bales
Lansing Triathlon Team
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Staz
Oct 1, 14 3:28
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Good you didn't get a pinch flat, noob.
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shadwell
Oct 1, 14 5:10
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At least you know how to dial up the load for those low cadence power sessions...
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Mr. October
Oct 1, 14 5:20
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:) I know so many folks just getting into riding that buy a bike and don't have a pump. They'll ride for a month or more without inflating their tires and are amazed when you pump them up for them.

Pete Githens
Reading, PA
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d00d
Oct 1, 14 5:43
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MI_Mumps wrote:
I know average speed on the trainer doesn't correlate directly t road speed, but it is generally consistant from ride to ride. Struggling recently to hit/ hold certain numbers...until I remembered to pump my tires...

Triathlon is hard enough without self-inflicted problems.

Word.

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motoguy128
Oct 1, 14 6:01
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Time to invest in a power meter. Eliminates the variability of equipment and set-up.

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jackmott
Oct 1, 14 6:06
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motoguy128 wrote:
Time to invest in a power meter. Eliminates the variability of equipment and set-up.

If you get a good one. But then still the next post will be:
ZERO YER METER NOOB

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YTS
Oct 1, 14 6:57
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I always feel bad when I see people traveling by bike who look like they're not doing it by choice, and they have super low tires. It's common sense, but they just don't realize how much harder it makes their commute. I always want to yell "pump up your tires! and raise your seat!"
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motoguy128
Oct 1, 14 7:07
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jackmott wrote:
motoguy128 wrote:
Time to invest in a power meter. Eliminates the variability of equipment and set-up.


If you get a good one. But then still the next post will be:
ZERO YER METER NOOB

Should have said "most"...or "some" before "variability" so I don't incriminate myself for using a Stages.

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patsullivan6630
Oct 1, 14 8:00
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MI_Mumps wrote:
I know average speed on the trainer doesn't correlate directly t road speed, but it is generally consistant from ride to ride. Struggling recently to hit/ hold certain numbers...until I remembered to pump my tires...

Triathlon is hard enough without self-inflicted problems.

This isn't as bad as realizing halfway through your ride that one of your brake pads has been rubbing against the rim the whole time. That fix doesn't even require tools!
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BSUdude
Oct 1, 14 11:51
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YTS wrote:
I always feel bad when I see people traveling by bike who look like they're not doing it by choice, and they have super low tires. It's common sense, but they just don't realize how much harder it makes their commute. I always want to yell "pump up your tires! and raise your seat!"

Usually these are the same people that you can hear from 3 blocks away because their drivetrain is completely covered in rust.
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chanthony
Oct 1, 14 11:57
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this is too funny.

speed is irrelevant, all day, err day. the only thing that matters is wattage noobs!
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MI_Mumps
Oct 1, 14 12:36
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motoguy128 wrote:
Time to invest in a power meter. Eliminates the variability of equipment and set-up.

I know...has been time for years. It won't be a real one, but I'll hop on Trainer Road at some point here once I get the right stuff for it.
Aaron Bales
Lansing Triathlon Team
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