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Denninmi

(6,581 posts) Fri Sep 7, 2012, 10:10 PM Sep 2012

Hey, Lounge! I set a goal for myself tonight. And I did it!

Pretty good for a guy who couldn't make 2 miles last Monday night:

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Fuzzy photo, sorry, but it's 10.18 miles.

Yup, my Friday night goal was to see if I could break the 10 mile mark. I've been increasing the distance I rode each day this week. But breaking 10 was my longest ride yet by a couple of miles.

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Hey, Lounge! I set a goal for myself tonight. And I did it! (Original Post) Denninmi Sep 2012 OP

Way to go, Denninmi! NYC_SKP Sep 2012 #1

You'd best be careful Major Nikon Sep 2012 #2

Congrats! That is impressive! woodsprite Sep 2012 #3

Congrats, my dear Denninmi! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2012 #4

I had to best last night's 10.18 miles this morning. Denninmi Sep 2012 #5

Those are 1 3/4" tires. If you're street riding, get some 1" tires. They'll fit on the rim. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #6

I'm kind of concerned about stability. The wider tires are better for that. Denninmi Sep 2012 #7

At high speeds (20 mph+) the thinner tires are more stable. It's hard to hit 20 mph on MB tires. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #8

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

1. Way to go, Denninmi!

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 10:12 PM

Sep 2012

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

2. You'd best be careful

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 10:15 PM

Sep 2012

Before you know it, you'll be contemplating 100 mile runs and lusting over $3000 road bikes.

woodsprite

(11,910 posts)

3. Congrats! That is impressive!

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 10:16 PM

Sep 2012

Way to go!

I have the equipment, I just need to get my motivation going. Keep up the good work

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,580 posts)

4. Congrats, my dear Denninmi!

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 10:36 PM

Sep 2012

That is awesome!

You are going to feel so much better and stronger, if you aren't already...

You seriously rock!

Denninmi

(6,581 posts)

5. I had to best last night's 10.18 miles this morning.

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Sat Sep 8, 2012, 09:30 AM

Sep 2012

Only by a little bit. I should be worn out, but I feel great.

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11.07 miles this morning. Even had breakfast out on the pier on the lake.

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

6. Those are 1 3/4" tires. If you're street riding, get some 1" tires. They'll fit on the rim.

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Sat Sep 8, 2012, 10:12 AM

Sep 2012

Forget the mountain bike tread, go for the racing tread. The mountain bike tread ads a shitload of drag to the bike and unless you're off-road, it's a handicap. And watch out for the fucking beer cans!

Denninmi

(6,581 posts)

7. I'm kind of concerned about stability. The wider tires are better for that.

Reply to HopeHoops (Reply #6)

Sat Sep 8, 2012, 10:30 AM

Sep 2012

When I bought it, years ago, they recommended these. I could check with the bike store guys, though.

Oh, yeah, that's just my Dt. Mt. Dew can in the first photo, I dropped it.

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

8. At high speeds (20 mph+) the thinner tires are more stable. It's hard to hit 20 mph on MB tires.

Reply to Denninmi (Reply #7)

Sat Sep 8, 2012, 10:59 AM

Sep 2012

I used to clock 30 mph downhill on my Schwinn Sprint racing bike. You couldn't fall off at that speed if you wanted to, but car doors are definitely a hazard. My mountain bike can barely hit 20 downhill. Curiously, our Tandem can do 30 mph downhill with 1 3/4" tires, but they're road tread, not off-road. Up hill on the tandem is more like 2 mph. The fucker weighs about 80 lbs.

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