i believe you don't really bond with a bike....

[AngryScientist]

until you really suffer a major bonk together.

you may think you know what the top of your stem looked like before, but there is a new appreciation for the detailed stare. obscure concepts like "pedaling in squares" are realized as slow moving reality.

you have time to ponder challenging physics calculations such as: what is the stall speed at which i can pedal the bike in low-low gear before i fall over?....and follow-up question: would falling over be so bad right now?

oof. mega heat and humidity hit me way harder yesterday than i thought it would. started the ride dehydrated and mildly hungover, thinking i could "pedal it off". was not a particularly long or hard ride, just hit that point where the legs said "no mas". crippling cramps, uncontrollable sweating, despite having run out of water, zero energy to keep the bike moving.

haven't had one of those in a while!

hope everyone else had a pleasant 4th of july!

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

until you really suffer a major bonk together.

you may think you know what the top of your stem looked like before, but there is a new appreciation for the detailed stare. obscure concepts like "pedaling in squares" are realized as slow moving reality.

you have time to ponder challenging physics calculations such as: what is the stall speed at which i can pedal the bike in low-low gear before i fall over?....and follow-up question: would falling over be so bad right now?

oof. mega heat and humidity hit me way harder yesterday than i thought it would. started the ride dehydrated and mildly hungover, thinking i could "pedal it off". was not a particularly long or hard ride, just hit that point where the legs said "no mas". crippling cramps, uncontrollable sweating, despite having run out of water, zero energy to keep the bike moving.

haven't had one of those in a while!

hope everyone else had a pleasant 4th of july!

HA, we’ve all been there brother, recover well.

[Hilltopperny]

It’s a very humbling experience when this happens. I wasn’t quite there a few days ago, but definitely ended my ride on Monday with calf cramps and a headache that lasted a few hours.


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[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by oldpotatoe

HA, we’ve all been there brother, recover well.

how about that sexy tied/soldered rear wheel though, am i right?

[cmg]

many years ago during a summer charity ride, rode thru a sleep haze prior to the onset bonk. i got lucky, got to a rest stop and they had everyone's favorite frozen pickle juice bars on a stick. oh yummy, that an after a quart of gatorade and a 20 minute sit down the haze wore off. 80 miles in the beautiful texas summer heat. the next few meals were mostly water intake and a snack. best to you.

[bicycletricycle]

I sort of like the feeling of extreme exhaustion. I did a 60 mile ride on Monday in almost 100 degree heat and it was a lot harder than I thought it would be. I got home really well cooked. Felt nice.

[bigbill]

I was stationed on Sardinia in 2007. Every afternoon I headed out on my Pegoretti BLE for 25-30 miles with longer rides on the weekends. I had to work around a ferry schedule. That bike and I explored routes, found a 100km/hr descent, and on one particular ride, found a 200 degree hairpin I entered at 40 mph. I was certain that I was going airborne because there were no guardrails. I kept my eyes on the inside corner of the turn and kept leaning inwards past 45 degrees. I knew if I braked, the bike would pop upright or break traction so I just death gripped the drops. The back tire skipped a few times and I was countersteering and then I was back on a straight section. My HR was 180 and I was just one big adrenaline rush.

It's got new paint and parts, but I'll never sell that bike.

[paulh]

My advice to you is to start drinking heavily. I'm pre-med.

[mhespenheide]

The owner of the shop where I bought my first good bicycle used to say that you didn't really own the bike until you'd ridden it more miles than the dollars it cost.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

how about that sexy tied/soldered rear wheel though, am i right?

Yessir!!!!

[parris]

Paul H... I thought you were pre law...

[azrider]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

how about that sexy tied/soldered rear wheel though, am i right?

Is this really a thing?

asking for a freind.....

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by azrider

Is this really a thing?

asking for a freind.....

look closely at the pic of my rear wheel.

yes, a real thing.

these are internet photos but they give you the idea...

[eippo1]

Originally Posted by bigbill

That bike and I explored routes, found a 100km/hr descent, and on one particular ride, found a 200 degree hairpin I entered at 40 mph. I was certain that I was going airborne because there were no guardrails.

I did one of those once when I realized that I hadn't flipped my brake QR prior to riding (Shimano) and therefore didn't have enough power to scrub speed prior to a hairpin in a descent. Countersteered way beyond where I thought was possible and skipped a couple times, but managed to hold my line. Friends at the bottom were way impressed and then I pointed to my front brake

[tombtfslpk]

Did the same thing on an early season ride.
My after photo wouldn't have had the bike in the big chain ring though.