Trashy Bikes and Fast Women
Monday, January 23, 2006 at 6:51PM 
Hey, Tri-studs! I have another long show for you, most of it being a bike ride with some of my tri buddies. (Click here to listen) During the ride I promise to give you some links, so here they are: Gulfman Triathlon and Texas recumbent bikes. Ok, I didn't talk about the recumbents during the bike ride; I just found it today.
Anyway, I rode with my new adjustable stem angled up so I could be more comfortable in the aero position. What's so cool is that I can easily tweak it until I get it just the way I want it, then buy a solid one if I want. Nice. NICE! Here's some pics of it and they're also imbedded in the mp3. Still, it's become obvious that my bike frame is too small for me and I need a larger one. You listening, Javelin?
Scott sent me a great email about snowshoeing and how the show has helped him, so I asked him to send me an audio clip that I can play in the show. He's making it now, but here's the text while we wait:
"I wanted to mention a nice cross training activity for people living upnorth in the winter. I was up in Canada (Mont Tremblant) skiing with mygirlfriend and decided to spend one day in the national park snowshoeing.It was absolutely beautiful and a nice workout. We snowshoed 4.5 miles witha 300 meter elevation gain. There was no problem keeping warm even in 5degree weather. I used the Garmin 301 (bought on your recommendation) to keep track of distance and make sure I didn't get lost in the woods!"
Thanks, Scott! It's more input like yours that I'm wanting to put on the show in audio form. Send Mp3 or wav files to texafornia at gmail.com.
Lastly, Aggieland Cycling is giving us a Bento Box to give away on the show. You can see a picture of one in the pictures of my bike, just behind the stem. They are truly awesome and utilitarian. Be the 5th caller at 512-CRY-FDIC to leave a message saying what is your favorite aspect of Zen and the Art of Triathlon and you get it! You have to be in the USA and speak your mind in two minutes or less, ok? Cool. Audio will be played on the show, so speak clearly! It's so easy to do and you'll feel great after you did.
Make sure you listen for the very end of the podcast. It's what road riding is all about...
Reader Comments (10)
Hey Brett,
I'm really getting hooked on triathlons thanks to your show. Gotta say some of the interviews and opinions have been really insightful.
Just a few quick questions about the adjustable stem: How much do they retail for? What is the stiffness like?
Down in Australia we've had a few summer days around 42-44oC (110F). Should I tough it out in the heat or schedule my workouts around it?
Finally what's your opinion of a caffeine induced training session. After hearing CAV raving about the stuff I have been taking it before my morning working. Sure does keep you focused!
I bet most people would agree that you should avoid the heat for the most part for safety reasons but then also work out in it at least once a week for conditioning for hot races.
I've actually done a lot of research into the caffeine issue and it's complicated. 1. It's a very power drug (stimulant)and everybody reacts differently to it, so don't blindly follow what a buddy tells you. 2. Pro cyclists drink huge amounts of the stuff to enhance their performance, so much so that they had to ban overdosing on it at the TDF. 3. I've heard good advice stating IF you train with caffeine, you should stop using it a couple weeks before a race to rid your system of it and then have it again on race day. You see, if you train with it all the time, it doesn't offer you any performance gain on race day. In fact, you'll NEED it on race day just to perform normally. Flush your system of it first and then it's like a turbo boost when you race.
Probably the best way to be is to just forgo the stuff entirely. If it was released today, the FDA would regulate the stuff like crack cocaine. Instead, it's so common, you can find it everywhere. It makes Starbucks the world's largest drug dealer.
(All opinions stated here within are the sole opinions of a caffeine addict and are not valid since he gave his body over to his Dark Master, the coffee bean.)
If you get a new bike frame, get a red one... Red goes FASTER!
Hi Brett
Good effort on the show, I enjoy very much. I have a question about bike nutrician, I am going to be doing a bike trip across the Tibetan Plateau and into Nepal covering 1000km over 24days,do you have any advice for high energy food? I am experimenting with dried figs and other fruits. On one show you talked about honey mix....
coffee is king. I spent almost $1000 on an auto espresso machine and my wife actually said after a few weeks it was one of the smartest purchaes I ever made. drink it early, get a micro size thermos and put in camel back....rocket fuel baby!!! rocket Fuel!!!!!!!!
Man did you say that you ride a 59cm frame and IT IS TOO SMALL? Looking at a 61cm bike?
Dude, how tall are you!
I really liked Cav's www.gmap-pedometer.com recommendation, so I thought I'd contribute a different recommendation. For those who are new to triathlon and need to know how to change a flat tire, you can read it online here:
http://www.jimlangley.net/wrench/flattiretwo.htm
Maybe Brett will do a video on his ab-fab tire-changing technique sometime or drop any other tips that he's teaching his wife about the bike, but if not, use the website above to give yourself a great lesson.
As always, Brett, great show. Like you say, it's a lifestyle, and the lifestyle is great for making life a lot more enjoyable. Quite the community you've amassed--great snowball effect of more and more contributions. By the way, if you do a tire-demo video, maybe Aggieland would want to have you do it in their shop and talk about a few other cool products.
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