Out Of Office Autoreply

February 4, 2010 · Comments

  • deeeepee
    Wade, how about a story on pro kit look, sock lengths, knick lengths, matching cap etc.. I have been copping a spray for months now from the paloton (fashion sock police) about the "dos"and ""dont's" on what to wear and how to wear it....?
  • Scott
    Wade, how about suggesting/links to great alternate bloggers' pages to look at when you feel like a day off - fatty, snobby, stevil, prolly etc etc..?
  • I think that's a great idea Scott. Lots of link love has come my way and I think it's time to pay it forward!
  • I came back here and checked for your return multiple times after around 1:27pm so I could get my fix. No posts! Damn. Got on my track bike out and hit the rollers and sweated it out... got my fix like that instead.

    Would love some information on the best way to utilise the rollers for a spin session when the weather's wet. Can get a little boring sitting there spinning away for an hour or more. Suggestions?
  • ScottishJosh
    I second that, riding a trainer can get damn boring. Some trainer specific workouts to keep things interesting would be nice or how to do hill reps using a trainer, (if possible).
  • kylieonwheels
    You need a wet weather bike :-D
  • JM
    Knowing I was going into the event 'underdone' and that I'm prone to cramping I did do all these things ;including having a 12/27 cluster to fall back on.
    I also took a potassium/magnesium supplement for a few days leading up to the ride. I wonder if that did more harm than good?
  • Hey JM, this is a great question and I often get cramps as well when I'm over my head and underdone.

    I did a post about it here a while back: http://www.cyclingtipsblog.com/2009/05/cramping...

    Cheers,

    ::WW
  • JM
    The recent Audax Classic in Bright has me wanting to know more about muscle cramp...is that a topic you've covered before?
  • Drink plenty of water and/or hydration drink to replace lost enzyms/salts etc., spin softly, stretch, gels, eat if necessary (i find protein bars can help), when off bike consider gearing, etc. - the trick is to be on top of it and be aware of intake throughout ride as a preventation.
  • JC
    Magnesium's your key to avoiding cramps. Drink sustagen, it has plenty
  • Tony
    Endura have a hydration powder that has magnesium added - seems to work for me.
  • Snowy
    Magnesium is but one important electrolyte. Cramping has to do with osmotic pressure in your muscle cells. Dehydration really doesnt help. Long story really. But hitting the endura will help. Over in Adelaide I tried out Verofit. That stuff worked better than endura for me. Knocked over a 320km day without a hint of cramping. I'm going to get the spectrophotometer on to it next week and see if their claims are indeed correct. But I would recommend it to all the endura faithful out there.
  • Geez...You guys are worse than my boss!

    Unfortunately I'm not going to be able to post anything today fellas. I have a few ideas for tomorrow, but I'm open to suggestions. Any special requests?
  • Cam
    Dear CT

    During a training camp last year in the lead up to the Tour of Bright, i was concerned to see some members of our club relaxing after our assault up Falls Creek by knocking back a few "Low Carb" beers.

    Clearly there is a need to better educate such riders that they would be better off in their recovery efforts for the next day's riding by drinking "High Carb" beer instead.

    How about some tips rating the best recovery beers to drink at the end of a hard day's riding ?
  • Tony
    How about you get a guest post on how to cope when your morning coffee is ruined by the first web-site of the day being out of office and riding? I have now realised how sad my existence is that I kept checking back here for my fix.
    Alternatively, we could all swap other sites we use to fill in time between arriving at work and then riding home? Not all of these update every day so I need more to look at! Old photos, stories of hard men in the Classics or just handy tips and funny stories.
    http://www.podiumcafe.com/main
    http://www.belgiumkneewarmers.com/
    http://elcyclista.com/
    http://pavepavepave.blogspot.com/
    http://www.velodramatic.com/
    http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/
    http://bicycling.com/blogs/sittingin/
    http://www.fatcyclist.com/
    http://www.embrocationmagazine.com/
    http://redkiteprayer.com/
  • xrider64
    Yes Wade! - as a proud wearer of your kit, how about discussing the WORST kits ever - surely the current Fuju-Servetto has got to be right up there!? As a proven bike style guru, can't you give them some "tips"?
  • Jack D
    xrider64, the nude look Fuji is good but I suggest you Google "Ton Ton Tapis". The jersey has a guy with a walrus mo on the front...very niiiice.
  • BillyBuster
    Actually, if you replaced the 'guy with a walrus mo' and replaced him with a CT logo . . .
  • What about the new AG2R kit, I thought it was some new local team when I saw them at the TDU.
  • Angry Boss
    1.42pm... you're late for work!
  • pmark1bike
    CT didn't say what day!!
  • Fairfax CEO
    No I didn't!
  • Jii
    Did management approve this?
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