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By: Fat Cyclist » Blog Archive » Weapon of Choice, Mark II: This Time It’s Really, Really Personal

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:09:19 +0000

[...] And, as you can see, I’m sticking with the SLR saddle I talked about recently. [...]

By: Neil Brennen

Neil Brennen — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:59:23 +0000

Yes, Uncadan did wear the pink jersey. With both of us wearing pink FC jerseys, the testosterone in PA was so thick it could have been cut with a knife.

By: Uncadan8

Uncadan8 — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:50:37 +0000

Wow, I just bought a Selle Italia SLR yesterday, and didn’t even realize it was the same as fatty’s! This blog is really seeping into my subconsciousness. And yes, I’ll be wearing pink today. Go Susan! I’ll also be wearing the pink jersey for the Philadelphia Livestrong Challenge on August 26.

By: mark

mark — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:56:09 +0000

Alright, Big Mike, now I’m curious. I’m an English major, so I’ll gladly concede that you know more than me about physics. So please help me out by solving the following word problem: A certain emaciated cyclist has spent an entire season starving himself in order to improve his power to weight ratio for an important event that covers 100 miles and includes 14,000 feet of climbing. In an attempt to minimize his finishing time by reducing weight wherever possible, he changes saddles, reducing the weight of his bike by 3 ounces. If said rider weighs 148 pounds, his bike weighs 22 pounds, everything else he will carry weighs five pounds, and he can sustain 250 watts of power (this is just a guess), how much will his finish time be reduced by removing these three ounces from his bike?

I’m genuinely curious about this. I know the weight will only affect his speed when accelerating/going uphill, and I’d love to hear from a scientist rather than a liberal arts geek how much benefit is derived from reducing bike weight. If I left out any variables, please fill in the blanks and let me know what your assumptions were.

Dug, your point is well taken about riding rigid. Motivated by this blog, I built up a 29er hardtail this year and have not been on my full suspension bike since. But if you’re running rigid in order to be faster and not because you just like it, I have doubts about that.

By: Caloi-Rider

Caloi-Rider — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 05:41:34 +0000

I ride an SLR XC on my road bike (freebie from a buddy whose rear couldn’t take it anymore). My longest ride this year was about three hours, but I need some serious padding between me and this butt hatchet.
Glad you found the saddle that works for you. Is there a less expensive way to find the right one than just buying a whole heckuvalot of saddles? No really, I’m curious.

By: walter

walter — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:45:27 +0000

Good luck tomorrow — sending our best vibes from Boston…

By: TG

TG — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 01:10:52 +0000

Extra prayers for you tonight, Susan. I look for the day when the FC will produce a Yellow Jersey for Susan to celebrate a victory against cancer!

By: Born4Lycra

Born4Lycra — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:15:03 +0000

dkirkavitch it’s already the 20th here. I decided to stick to our time zone as I will be up to my neck in rubbish (it’s a long story) tomorrow and at some point during the day we will overlap.
Go the Pink everybody. Good vibes have already started.

By: dkirkavitch

dkirkavitch — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:02:00 +0000

Tomorrow is pink day. I commute every day.
I’ve donated to many good causes over the years. I’ve never worn the colors or bracelets. Tomorrow it’s pink. It’s now personal.
Good luck tomorrow Susan, sending good vibes from Central Washington.