My Trek to an Iron Man

I found a new way to train and I love it.  With limited time, I needed to find a way to increase my strength on the bike without riding for hours.  Here is what I got: 1 Bike kid trailer that can hold up to 100 pounds. 2 35 pound sand bags Throw the sandbags [...]

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Saturday was a great ride.  60 miles total with lots of hills.  My Endurance is increasing. As long as I stayed fueled with peanut butter sandwiches and Bartlet pears my energy is strong.  The ride sucked too.  Mosquitoes and road rash. Good parts of the ride: 60 miles with hills, averaging 17-19 mph. Courteously blowing [...]

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I didn’t think it would work when I bought it, but the GUTR sweat band is great.  The hot Florida sun makes me sweat, and this keeps it out of my sunglasses and eyes.  It’s weird some times because all the sweat runs down the gutter and to the side of your face.  I never [...]

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I have tried a couple Bike Computers on my Evo and the best one is: CardioTrainer.  It tracks avg speed and my rides, all the normal stuff you need with some great charts.  The pauseing feature is works well.  6 Miles of my 50 mile ride is on city streets, so there is alot of [...]

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On rides I am always prepared for break downs.  I ride at night and early in the morning and having someone pick me up is usually a tall order.  So in addition to Allen wrenches 2 extra tubes Duct tape Zip ties Leatherman pliers Mini socket set Razor blade Vasaline – For getting the tire [...]

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Very comfortable ride. Big Seat for cruising. Made for Taller Riders, 5’9″ and Above. I am 6’5″ and it fit me great. Its a good bike for cruising and riding around. Its a mid range bike and the aluminum frame will last a long time. Raleigh Detour 21 inch (Large) for sale. New Front Gears [...]

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Two miles away from my turn around point on my Saturday 40 mile ride, going in the opposite direction was a group of 5 in a peloton.  As they approached me  I could see them drafting and changing position. We passed each other and I saw they had a couple nice TREK bikes and were [...]

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I am riding my first Criterium in Clermonte.  My Goal this year is to score points in the USA Cycling.  I love biking and I can just go and go at a great pace.  Plus it is a lot easier on body than running.  A Criterium is a short raod race where you can win [...]

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