Bicycling

I bought some Shimano Dura-Ace 7800 pedals, and the pedals are a lot smaller and lighter than the red Look pedals I purchased 10 years ago. The axle bearings seem to very smooth, and I’m looking forward to receiving my Shimano R-215 shoes to use with the pedals. I keep putting off putting on the … Continue reading »

I decided to ride my Seven Sola to work instead of my cross or road bike because I wanted a more cushioned ride due to soreness from a run at the Stanford dish on Monday, but the fat tires were such dogs on the flats and uphills. Still, even with low pressure Fire XC Pro … Continue reading »

I rode the 30 mile Portola loop yesterday. Everything was fine except that my left hand went a little numb for awhile. I think I just need to get thicker bar tape since the stock bar tape is pretty thin. Starting out on the ride, I didn’t feel too good, but after 5 miles, I … Continue reading »

I had a pretty nice 14 mile ride on the Madone yesterday. On Foothill, I had a rollerblader drafting me for a few miles while I was going 25 mph. I thought I was hearing the wind whistling through my helmet, but it was actually the swishing sound of his rollerblades on the pavement. He … Continue reading »

I test rode the Trek Madone SL 5.2 and Madone SL 5.9 at The Bicycle Outfitter yesterday, and I decided to purchase the Madone SL 5.2. I was fortunate that they had my size of 50 cm with both bikes. I first rode the Madone SL 5.2, and I was pretty impressed by the smoothness … Continue reading »

I’ve been looking at a new road bike, and it’s amazing how low the weights are for carbon fiber bike frames. For titanium, the Seven Axiom is already a light frame at 3 pounds and the Alta is 2.5 pounds, but the Giant Formula One Composite frame in the small size (the size I would … Continue reading »

I read that the shortest rider in the 2005 Tour de France is 5’2″, but he’s not the lightest rider. The full stats from Wikipedia are: * The tallest rider was Johan van Summeren at 1.98 metres or 6′ 5.5″. * The shortest was Samuel Dumoulin at 1.58 metres or 5′ 2″. * The heaviest … Continue reading »