Captain Fastbastard Mayhem

Only if it's got a bike on it...

Wrong - HANDLEBARS = WERE (Plural) HANDLEBAR = WAS (singular) If you're going to correct someone's grammar' date=' at least do it correctly![/quote'] Exactly how many handlebars do you have on your bike? Sorry to do this mate. Well actually, I'm not. 1 Handlebar. A pair of Handlebars. Same as a pair of pants. You don't say "my pants is too tight for me" (unless your name is Vernon) do you? YOu say "my pants ARE too tight for me". Same can be said for Handlebars. Or bars, for that matter. Handlebar is definitely singular, and Handlebars denote plural. Even though bars are (plural again) made up of a single bar (mostly, anyway) if you drop a handlebar, it is dropped. If you drop handlebars, they ARE dropped. The "S" changes everything. Oh - and in answer to your question, I have a PAIR of handlebars on my MTB, and a Pair of handlebars on my road bike.cptmayhem2009-07-10 05:34:00

Wrong - HANDLEBARS = WERE (Plural) HANDLEBAR = WAS (singular) If you're going to correct someone's grammar' date=' at least do it correctly![/quote'] NOPE, they was were dropped by 13.5mm!! AAAAARGH! Grammatical errors! AAAARGH!

Wrong - HANDLEBARS = WERE (Plural) HANDLEBAR = WAS (singular) If you're going to correct someone's grammar, at least do it correctly!cptmayhem2009-07-09 06:49:01

Gotta agree with that one - got one myself, and much better run time and power than the Myo XP - plus, it's cheaper!

AAAARGH! TOO MUCH AWESOME-NESS!!!

Whatever your colours are, you have to admire the guy... 7 tours is a helluva thing, and always will be. And to be coming back like this, it just confirms how good he is. I'd like to see him win just so that all his detractors get a face full of foot. But then they're just going to say "but he's on the juice" anyway...

haha! beat me to it, dammit!

Max HR is a guideline as to the average limit of a person your age, and as such is open to variation from person to person. You'll find that Polar has set your max HR as 220 minus your age. I know it's variable, as my gf has been known to clock speeds in excess of 208. And I ain't no cradle-snatcher! At the end of the day, you have a generally accepted max for your HR. If you go over that max, it is not to say you have gone over your max - you would be pushing the daisies had that been the case - it just means that your max is slightly higher than the generally accepted max. As for the training increasing MAX HR, yes. It should be possible. Training increases cardio efficiency, which in turn elevates the amount of power/effort you can poush out. More power = more blood flowing, which could either mean that the efficiency of your heart gets higher, or it's ability to beat at higher BPM is improved. Either way, you get tired less easily, and perceived effort gets lower.

dare i say it.... sex! Nathan LED cycling vest. It's my own personal christmas tree!

I think you should add one of these. Bwahahahahahahahahaha!!! He could've used it, that's for sure!

Thank goodness... just shelled out for a new set of Alligator rotors and haven't tested 'em yet. Lookin at getting some Swisstop pads tho... anyone got reports of these? Standard Tektro ones were shaite!!!

That's just wrong... So fine, yeah. It's costing money to go down to the shop. Just don't go as often! Drop the b4stard, DH... Or better yet, phone up HIS manager and give HIM the belting you should give the rep.

damn, that's pretty! I WANT ME ONE OF THOSE!!!

jy's 'n bietjie skerp vandag, ne? cptmayhem2009-07-01 09:40:48

I'm just wondering what a sumer bike is... Is that like a SUMMER bike, only different because it's missing something?

only by 5 mm or so... 'Mshiniwami!

@ skye - yes, i plan on doing it again this year. Although, with a bit more flair than last year... Ie: no crashing.

Yeah, he had a helmet on. It's just that the root just so happened to miss the helmet, and hit him on the forehead.

Yeah.. I really do see the funny side... was full of grit for a while, and had to wear short sleeves, but was damn funny! Oh, and the bike didn't just shift into granny gear - the chain got shifted into the little space between the crank and the BB, hence the sudden stop of momentum... all the power I'd been putting into the pedals (I was out of the saddle, in big blade and pushing about 45-50kph) now had nowhere to go... So I effectively *jumped* out the saddle, with my feet still clipped in. The real reason it happened, of course, is that someone decided that, instead of moving the grips further into the bars when putting on the bar-ends, that they'd cut them 1 inch shorter. And I have slightly larger hands than my GF, so when I was pumping the pedals, my finger brushed the shifter pretty quickly, resulting in the chain being pushed into that little chain-trap. The fact that it happened twice is, admittedly, hilarious. But I still managed to miss the road with my face...

No sweat... will get one next time I go, unless someone else goes before me...

Hey Nix! Lekka bike... when did you get rid of the Felt? Also looks like you turned to SRAM as well... good girl! Many happy miles on her (or him)

Go Donkey Go! I know he's been putting a lot of time into his training lately. Doing it with a broken hand and all!

I know what you're going through. Every time I do a certain drop-off in Tokai, I get the numblies. Even though I get it every time, there's still that portion of doubt in the back of my mind. And I agree - the only way to conquer it is to go back out there a few days (or even the next one, if you have time) and show it who's boss.