Comments on: Seattle is Frozen http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/03/seattle-is-frozen Confessions of the Highly Motivated Sun, 13 May 2012 02:27:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: courtenay http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/03/seattle-is-frozen/comment-page-1#comment-2014 courtenay Sat, 29 Mar 2008 04:08:46 +0000 http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/03/seattle-is-frozen#comment-2014 oh poor ben (and soda) in the cold! bleh. my life is rough too, i have only been able to wear flipflops and shorts and tanktops and i have been riding without warmers or even an undershirt. gloat gloat gloat. however the pollution down here in san dimas is f'ing nasty. i can't wait to go to SANTA MONICA for ALL NEXT WEEK. gloat gloat gloat. also i have a perfect pedalstroke. [refrain] have a great weekend! oh poor ben (and soda) in the cold! bleh.

my life is rough too, i have only been able to wear flipflops and shorts and tanktops and i have been riding without warmers or even an undershirt.
gloat gloat gloat.

however the pollution down here in san dimas is f’ing nasty. i can’t wait to go to SANTA MONICA for ALL NEXT WEEK.
gloat gloat gloat.

also i have a perfect pedalstroke.
[refrain]

have a great weekend!

]]> By: markhr http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/03/seattle-is-frozen/comment-page-1#comment-2011 markhr Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:35:23 +0000 http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/03/seattle-is-frozen#comment-2011 Ben Thanks for the reply. What you're experiencing is normal for new PC users but it goes a whole lot more quickly and with less pain if you use PCs for training and commuting. PCs are easier to use on the road than on a trainer, i.e., less chance to coast and/or relax on the trainer. Anyway, watch the videos on the powercranks website, especially the Rob Goldfoos one, and good luck. http://www.powercranks.com/v4pages/videos-list.htm Ben

Thanks for the reply. What you’re experiencing is normal for new PC users but it goes a whole lot more quickly and with less pain if you use PCs for training and commuting.

PCs are easier to use on the road than on a trainer, i.e., less chance to coast and/or relax on the trainer.

Anyway, watch the videos on the powercranks website, especially the Rob Goldfoos one, and good luck.

http://www.powercranks.com/v4pages/videos-list.htm

]]> By: Ben http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/03/seattle-is-frozen/comment-page-1#comment-2002 Ben Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:49:09 +0000 http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/03/seattle-is-frozen#comment-2002 Mark - What I meant by "I could tell the difference" is that my pedal stroke on normal cranks was more fluid. The power cranks amplify any dead spots in your pedal stroke and force you to use muscles that you normally may not use. When you apply it back to your normal cranks it makes a big difference. On the other hand, I can barely ride easy with the cranks for 15 minutes, so even if I had a bike just for training, it would be a bit silly to throw them on just yet. As an update, my calves and ankles are super sore from those 3x15 minutes with the power cranks yesterday. I probably should have limited it to 2x15 min. Mark – What I meant by “I could tell the difference” is that my pedal stroke on normal cranks was more fluid. The power cranks amplify any dead spots in your pedal stroke and force you to use muscles that you normally may not use. When you apply it back to your normal cranks it makes a big difference. On the other hand, I can barely ride easy with the cranks for 15 minutes, so even if I had a bike just for training, it would be a bit silly to throw them on just yet.

As an update, my calves and ankles are super sore from those 3×15 minutes with the power cranks yesterday. I probably should have limited it to 2×15 min.

]]> By: Loren 'The Lorpeedo' Pokorny http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/03/seattle-is-frozen/comment-page-1#comment-2001 Loren 'The Lorpeedo' Pokorny Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:09:00 +0000 http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/03/seattle-is-frozen#comment-2001 It was 75 as I drove through LA yesterday - I got to enjoy it because in LA you drive 4-6mph at best on the highway. It's not 75 in Oceanside, it's like Seattle right now - overcast and 50. Luckily bikini weather rolls in around 11am. Power Cranks are evil. It was 75 as I drove through LA yesterday – I got to enjoy it because in LA you drive 4-6mph at best on the highway. It’s not 75 in Oceanside, it’s like Seattle right now – overcast and 50. Luckily bikini weather rolls in around 11am. Power Cranks are evil.

]]> By: markhr http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/03/seattle-is-frozen/comment-page-1#comment-1995 markhr Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:32:01 +0000 http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/03/seattle-is-frozen#comment-1995 If you can see the improvemnet from the powercranks why the fork aren't they your permanent training cranks on your road bike? If you can see the improvemnet from the powercranks why the fork aren’t they your permanent training cranks on your road bike?

]]> By: Christine http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/03/seattle-is-frozen/comment-page-1#comment-1993 Christine Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:59:39 +0000 http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/03/seattle-is-frozen#comment-1993 It is snowing today, yesterday it was 50, I don't want to hear about weather issues. I have been outside 3 times on my bike in 2 months and that has all been in the last week. It is snowing today, yesterday it was 50, I don’t want to hear about weather issues. I have been outside 3 times on my bike in 2 months and that has all been in the last week.

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