tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post6523854475297464917..comments2024-03-27T15:04:18.521-05:00Comments on Guitar Ted Productions: GTDRI '16 Gear ReviewGuitar Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-44307834928944165632016-08-10T14:47:18.054-05:002016-08-10T14:47:18.054-05:00I concur; the Gen 1 Salsa Fargo has NEVER disappoi...I concur; the Gen 1 Salsa Fargo has NEVER disappointed me. I am looking for another bike to soak up some of the multitude of paved trails Minneapolis/St. Paul, but so far, I cannot find a suitable replacement for a guy like me that rides alot, but already has 6 bikes. Perhaps a new wheelset? For now, I'll probably buy a new set of Big Apples 2.0 to get me by....Heat is another story; I've not found a great warm weather set up: usually I wear a cotton tank under my jersey in case I need to shedMICHAELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17602028206436161120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-88732825431351316812016-08-07T10:47:47.731-05:002016-08-07T10:47:47.731-05:00@Jason: It is a typical synthetic from Bontrager. ...@Jason: It is a typical synthetic from Bontrager. It does have a raised, textured surface, which I think helps with breathability. I have friends telling me I should get some thin wool base layers as well. That's something I need to experiment with. Guitar Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-72824256545476047302016-08-07T06:58:05.724-05:002016-08-07T06:58:05.724-05:00What material is the base layer tank top? Is it wo...What material is the base layer tank top? Is it wool or synthetic?Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098496250693016103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-68279742315455082992016-08-06T22:10:04.581-05:002016-08-06T22:10:04.581-05:00I'll get you a couple more six packs if the Sp...I'll get you a couple more six packs if the Sparwood *really* need to find a new home. I don't really have any complaints about the Cannonballs so far..<br /><br />:)Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550856838360566807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-37931944527725015962016-08-06T19:21:31.402-05:002016-08-06T19:21:31.402-05:00@Barturtle: Thanks. As a bicycle mechanic for over...@Barturtle: Thanks. As a bicycle mechanic for over 18 years, I have opened and closed thousands of skewers over that time, and I understand that certain ones work better than others. This is why I am pointing to the tires as the culprit. That said, with the switch to the tires I have a mind to put on this bike I will be better served with a different wheel set. Which I already have, by the way.<br /><br />The wheels I have on there are not bad at all, but the Sun-Ringle' wheels of this vintage used a Stan's bead seat diameter and that isn't where I want to go in regard to future tubeless tire choices, so they are coming off this bike. Guitar Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-72583622853517043622016-08-06T18:41:40.058-05:002016-08-06T18:41:40.058-05:00I'd give a new skewer a try before replacing t...I'd give a new skewer a try before replacing the whole wheelset. I pretty much only use XT or 105 level Shimano skewers across my fleet, as I've had slippage from open cam designs. Barturtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254508016010291461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-28809804990837008612016-08-06T11:03:05.574-05:002016-08-06T11:03:05.574-05:00Past the age of fifty I think it gets harder and h...Past the age of fifty I think it gets harder and harder to do endurance events on carb metabolism. Basically the problem seems to be(at least for me)that you can't shove sugar into your face fast enough to make up the deficit. And if you try to exceed your body's uptake limit it usually results in gastric upset. Think of eating two banana splits and then washing them down with a Mountain Dew. Carb metabolism is a mammalian adaption that allows us to take advantage of summertime fruits and vegetation. When cold weather returns most animals revert to fat metabolism. But since we are clever monkeys and learned to farm we have sugar and starch all year round. Our bodies never get out of summertime mode. Carb metabolism is very messy compared to fat metabolism. Lots of free radicals are generated causing pre-mature aging and genetic damage. An analogy would be running your computer in safe mode all the time. Sure it will function(sort of) but it will never reach it's potential. A 150lb man with 8% body fat(wouldn't I love to be 8%) can store around 2400 Kcal of glycogen in his liver and muscles. He can store 49,000 Kcal of energy as fat. I think even Stevie Wonder can see that training (retraining?) the body to access energy from fat stores is the better way to go. 2400Kcal will take you halfway up the mountain, 49,000 Kcal will take you over the mountain and on to the next 19 mountains. This subject can get pretty deep, too deep for the comments section of your blog. I encourage people to do their own research and make up their own minds. Beware, there's a lot of bro-science out there that's counterproductive or even harmful. I would recommend the books and blogs of people like Loren Cordain, Robb Wolff, Jack Kruse and Mark Sisson. I guess I could sum it up by saying that you seem to be having some of the same issues I had three years ago. Things have gotten a lot better since I ditched the Gatorade and Powerbars approach. Phillip Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553979458131339924noreply@blogger.com