Kona Kula

I love my Kona, and it has a badge. 2012 Kona Kula scandium frame with a lifetime warranty. I will never get another brand.

Scariest thing I have seen. Had to watch it in doses. I have a real vertigo issue.

Nice, will take a pic of mine tonight and add it.

I also only breathed one side. Forced myself to break the habit in the pool and it helped me tons. Speed increased, comfort in the water and the ability to change to a side if there is too much splashing. I reckon its the first thing you should practice if you want to improve your swimming.

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These are great ideas for swim sets, but I agree pretty quick. If Lylo is doing those kinda times he must smoke the swims.

Thats good to know. Was it Aqua beat? That earphone system looks like it makes the most sense.

So I looked it up, and it is possible. They do make speakers for pools. But the big question is which VA's have these. I have been to a few including some brand new clubs and there was no music. Its also not advertised on their site anywhere.

You got to be taking the piss right? How would that work?

Yeah, I have seen them on the net. I really don't want to buy a set if I have seen how they work for real though. Or know of someone who uses them.

Lol, I do a bit longer than that. I try for 2km, would love to do more but I think I would need a bigger pool or swim in a dam otherwise I get too bored. Does anyone use the underwater mp3 players? Do any of them work?

Gees those are some long sets. Do you do them in a 50m or 25m pool? I really get bored swimming that long. My goal at the moment is to just stay in the pool for the full hour.

Definitely go without underwear and definitely use chamois cream. And definitely wash those cycling pants after every ride.

Go watch the start of any big race, 90 percent of the competitors will be yawning before the start. Its quite common. That's usually from nerves and your brain telling your body you need more oxygen, I guess for whats to come. The other comment about the increase in CO2 could also apply for you. When you stop riding perhaps its your bodies way of clearing it out.

Where can I buy repossessed bikes?

Lol, I guess harsh is a good way to learn. I will give it a go.

Thanks, great answer. It is the way I was thinking. I don't want to heavily edit these photos. If I can create a preset in lightroom that would be ideal. From time to time I may add effects to a particular image.

So a few questions. Are you shooting in RAW and editing or using the camera to do a basic edit. Or are you shooting in the combo mode. I understand the reason for RAW and would definitely like to play around with it. But I imagine if you are taking loads of shots it could be quite tedious to edit every one. Also which editing program for MAC. I have quite a bit of experience with Photoshop, but was thinking I might be looking for something simple and more specific, like lightroom or aperture. (I haven't used either of those)

I am doing that. It takes me a while to set up a shot at the moment, but when it works its awesome. Does anyone on here meet up and go take photos together. Like a club would do. It would be great to join some people who know what they are doing, and get some tips.

So I just bought the Canon 650D with the 18 -135mm stm lens. Been saving for ages while watching this thread. Once I figure out how to use it, I will hopefully be adding some pics here.

Are you sure the watch and phone aren't set to auto pause. Great for commuting but will give you the wrong time in a race.

I rode last year and the year before on a 44/14, 26er. I got a 3:28 and a 3:30. Honestly though the gear was way too huge. My problem is my next size down is a 32/14, which I feel would be too light. I guess at some point I will need a chainring in the middle.

If ever there was a time for popcorn it's after this comment.

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