Re: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)

2011-04-27 Thread David Mann
On Apr 27, 2011, at 11:22 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I much prefer biking to running for the aforementioned reasons. The current thinking is to use minimal shoes, like the vibram 5-finger shoes because that trains you to not pound so hard on your heels, and reduces injury to the rest of your

Re: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)

2011-04-27 Thread Pete McIntosh
W p...@web-options.com Subject: RE: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related) From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Drew [...] Well... kind of I took up jogging as my primary method of (attempting) keep fit. I find I can get far more

Re: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)

2011-04-26 Thread Steven Desjardins
- From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: RE: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related) From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Drew [...] Well... kind of   I took up jogging as my primary method of (attempting) keep fit.  I find I can get

Re: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)

2011-04-26 Thread Larry Colen
On Apr 25, 2011, at 10:38 AM, Ken Waller wrote: I wouldn't give up jogging because I too find that it knackers me more. It's also high impact, which is good for bone strength. And bad for knees. I ran for many years using the most cushioned shoes I could find the 'softest' surface I

Re: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)

2011-04-26 Thread Steven Desjardins
The problem I have is that general wisdom on exercise changes every five years. I try to run 3-4 times a week for about 5k distances. I use the other 4-3 days for weights. I have little doubt that biking is better on the joints, but I just hate it too much to do it regularly. In the winter I

Re: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)

2011-04-26 Thread Mark Roberts
Steven Desjardins wrote: The problem I have is that general wisdom on exercise changes every five years. I try to run 3-4 times a week for about 5k distances. I use the other 4-3 days for weights. I have little doubt that biking is better on the joints Nope, that's an old wives' tale. The

Re: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)

2011-04-26 Thread drd1135
Listpdml@pdml.net Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related) Steven Desjardins wrote: The problem I have is that general wisdom on exercise changes every five years. I try to run 3-4 times a week for about 5k distances. I use

Re: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)

2011-04-26 Thread Stan Halpin
of the mechanical advantage among other things. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: RE: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related) From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net

Re: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)

2011-04-25 Thread David Mann
On Apr 25, 2011, at 6:05 AM, Drew wrote: TBH I will probably just stick to my old wheels for now, I pretty much only do a little light cruising with my kids these days (I took up jogging instead) maybe I'll get some new rims built on the good hubs.. By instead I assume you really mean

Re: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)

2011-04-25 Thread Drew
On 25/04/11 09:26, David Mann wrote: On Apr 25, 2011, at 6:05 AM, Drew wrote: TBH I will probably just stick to my old wheels for now, I pretty much only do a little light cruising with my kids these days (I took up jogging instead) maybe I'll get some new rims built on the good hubs..

RE: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)

2011-04-25 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Drew [...] Well... kind of I took up jogging as my primary method of (attempting) keep fit. I find I can get far more knackered, far more quickly on foot :-) and with two kids demanding attention time is at a

Re: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)

2011-04-25 Thread Ken Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: RE: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related) From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Drew [...] Well... kind of I took up

Re: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)

2011-04-24 Thread Pete McIntosh
On 24/04/2011, at 15:57, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote: On Apr 24, 2011, at 4:54 AM, Drew wrote: At home I attacked them with a bucket of soapy water and very pretty they look too. Except as I was cleaning them I though to myself 'blimey these don't feel as light as I

Re: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)

2011-04-24 Thread Drew
On 24/04/11 10:21, Pete McIntosh wrote: On 24/04/2011, at 15:57, David Mannd...@multisport.net.nz wrote: On Apr 24, 2011, at 4:54 AM, Drew wrote: At home I attacked them with a bucket of soapy water and very pretty they look too. Except as I was cleaning them I though to myself

Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)

2011-04-23 Thread Drew
Greets... A friend of mine just did a bike rebuild and gave me his previous set of 'Aero' style wheels... they have Shimano Dura ace hubs, a Shimano block and these fancy looking aero style rims. Very nice I thought as I put them in the car. At home I attacked them with a bucket of soapy

Re: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)

2011-04-23 Thread Ecke PDML
nothing like low rotational weight! I'm a pretty heavy guy so I have Mavic EX 721 downhill rims on my daily rider and I can tell you there is a world of difference even there between my old setup of Ritchey Speedmax 26x2 tires and standard butyl tubes (approx. 2 lbs. of rubber per wheel),

Re: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)

2011-04-23 Thread David Mann
On Apr 24, 2011, at 4:54 AM, Drew wrote: At home I attacked them with a bucket of soapy water and very pretty they look too. Except as I was cleaning them I though to myself 'blimey these don't feel as light as I expected' Out with the kitchen scales; yes they are exactly 100g