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12-26-2020, 05:32 PM #3176
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12-26-2020, 05:33 PM #3177
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12-26-2020, 07:06 PM #3178
Yeah I'd be interested. I don't have a ton of time to train and also try to stay fairly well rounded for everyday activities, so it'd be great having a little more info about how to maximize the effectiveness of time spent on the bike (and also maximize time off the bike to the benefit of my riding).
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12-26-2020, 07:18 PM #3179
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12-26-2020, 11:15 PM #3180
1. Lone Peak Performance here in Bozangeles
2. I guess a full workup with VO2, thresholds, etc.
3. Haven't figured out the exact setup yet....really depends on cost honestly.
4. To start just figuring out some basic training routines using correct HR zones to prep for races.
If I had the money I would go all in. Full bore coaching, full body strength training, etc.
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12-26-2020, 11:24 PM #3181
I may have kicked a rock really hard when riding over the summer. Both big toes hurt during early hunting season when my feet weren't use to 10 mile days hiking off trail.
I worked all day today and never thought about my toe until I got home and took my boots off. It's like the first joint of the big toe is "seized up". IDK. Even with my nice cork insoles put into my road shoes (that I only use on the trainer) it hurts and for some reason hurts the most then.
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12-27-2020, 07:06 PM #3182Registered User
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Somebody rec me an offset headset. I don't have the coin to upgrade to a full new bike, especially when my 2017 Trance 2 (upgraded carbon wheels/DT hubs, upgraded shifters and cassette) is still going strong.
I love the Trance but I'd like a little more stability at high speeds, anybody have experience adding a degree or two to the fork rake?
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12-27-2020, 07:34 PM #3183meepmoop24
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12-27-2020, 08:49 PM #3184Registered User
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Be careful and ice/rest up those toes, try some stiff insoles or mountaineering boots for a while to keep the flexing off your toe and let it heal up.
What you may have going is the beginning stages of hallux rigidus, it's an arthritic degeneration of the cartilage space between the big toe and your foot. The mechanism you described (stubbing toe) is pretty common, and it's especially prevalent is folks with flat feet (I have it). I'm also guessing you have a long second toe, likely as long or longer than the big toe? (Morton's toe). This structure of foot often has first metatarsal issues.
I tried everything for about 3 years (in denial about having arthritis) and ended up going the route the first podiatrist recommended- custom insoles to take the stress off the big toe, plus lots of lower leg chain strengthening (think one-leg squats and one-leg balance routines while flexing your foot into the ground for balance. See a PT that knows foot stuff.
Or maybe you'll get lucky and it'll pass and not show up again.
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12-28-2020, 08:02 AM #3185
It hurts in the PIP (?) very first joint of the big toe. I always run pretty stiff Superfeet insoles in my regular shoes and daily boots. My hunting boots are very stiff and in those I run the same cork Sole brand insoles that I run in my road bike shoes.
Been working a lot recently on my feet for like 10-12 hours a day, so maybe that's it. Weird it flared up on my bike though.
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12-28-2020, 08:24 AM #3186
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Stuff flairs up on the bike all the time that actually was injured somewhere else. You are in a confined position for a long period of time with high muscle tension. Injuries can yell pretty loud for attention in that situation. Your toe sounds like it is likely to be an inflamed joint due to trauma. Very little blood flow there. Will take a while to heal.
People can get very tight feet cycling. Your toes want to do something even though they can’t due to the stiff bike shoe soles, and that tension can translate into a carpal tunnel kind of pain on your already injured joint.
Concentrate on keeping your toes loose even during hard efforts. My guess is you’ll find you have a tendency to curl them when working really hard and that you never noticed that until you started looking for it.
Also I do not recommend icing. No studies have shown that helps except for calming things down for a short term performance boost. Otherwise it actually hinder healing long term. Maybe light massage and make sure it’s not being bent or constricted while you sleep.
Good luck. May take a while.
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12-28-2020, 08:50 AM #3187
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12-28-2020, 08:54 AM #3188Registered User
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Same. Put one of their -2* headsets on a 2011 Giant Anthem and it transformed the bike. No creaks or noises, unlike the needy Cane Creek I have on my Balance. FWIW, Wolf Tooth just introduced their version, but I'd use Works Components again since it's treated me well and the price was right.
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12-29-2020, 04:29 AM #3189
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12-29-2020, 08:14 AM #3190
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12-29-2020, 08:34 AM #3191
Also yes to XtraP Zoom presentation
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12-29-2020, 09:03 AM #3192
I'd be in for the XtraP zoom too, doing Zwift workout programs has been my first experience with any structured endurance training.
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12-30-2020, 01:27 PM #3193
Carbon wheels question. Been considering getting a set for a while, not because I need them but because I want them (this has been mentioned upthread already).
I fell down the rabbit hole of specs recently and one thing I spotted which I can't find much info on is the concept of shallow rims. One of the well-reviewed chinese carbon wheel maker (BTLOS) has rims with a depth < 20 mm and claim that they provide a "better ability to distribute local impact loads". This is compared to their regular-depth rims (25-30 mm).
The shallow rims end up being a couple mm wider for the same ID as the regular rim and a touch lighter.
I'm not set on buying el-cheapo CN wheels, just curious as it seems like most of the well known brands that make carbon wheels don't offer shallow rims. Anyone have any experience with such things? I guarantee I won't be able to tell the difference either way, I'm too much of a hack. I doubt I'll even notice the alu to carbon switch but, as someone who routinely gets bogged down into researching every minute aspect of any product I consider buying even if it has absolutely no bearing on performance, I am compelled to ask."Your wife being mad is temporary, but pow turns do not get unmade" - mallwalker the wise
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12-30-2020, 01:31 PM #3194
I think you might be surprised. I, too, am generally a pretty oblivious rider, but the thing I noticed *immediately* when I went to carbon rims (cheap Chinese) was the improved tracking of the front of the bike in nasty chunder.
Oh, and I really like that you can break multiple spokes, and the wheel will stay true, and you can just keep riding it like that until you get some replacement spokes.
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12-30-2020, 01:35 PM #3195
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12-30-2020, 04:30 PM #3196
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12-30-2020, 04:49 PM #3197
Back to 'Ask The Experts' for a minute, Am I the only one that doesn't even consider wrapping a frame in clear shit?
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12-30-2020, 04:59 PM #3198
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12-30-2020, 05:14 PM #3199Registered User
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2nd for the Joe Freil books. But, I'll add that the first time I read them I was lost. Then I bought a training plan and it lined up with his theories. I followed that plan to a T and it all came together that year. After that, I could modify and create my own plans with success.
If you want to get fast, you need to ride a lot. And a lot of that was at easier pace. But hard intervals were much harder then I had been going. You need to be consistent and trust the process.
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12-30-2020, 05:30 PM #3200
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