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    Can't decide Trek Pilot 5.2 or Specialized Roubaix Expert

    Yet Trek quit making the Pilot after the 2008 model year and Specialized still makes the Roubaix. Go figure.
    Post by: RickF, Nov 16, 2012 in forum: Bike buying advice
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    Anyone tried Performance Inertial Trainer?

    You will not go wrong with the KK. I have a Kurt Kinetic Road Machine, my wife has a CycleOps Fluid2, and my daughter and son-in-law have a...
    Post by: RickF, Feb 9, 2007 in forum: Cycling Equipment
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    Newbie to the cycling world, A 2006 Giant tcr2 or Trek Pilot 1.2

    And for exactly the opposite reason as ghostpedal, I went the other way. Actually, I ended up with a Specialized Roubaix Elite, but my focus was...
    Post by: RickF, Feb 9, 2007 in forum: Cycling Equipment
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    Excessive peeing during workouts!

    A hemaglobin A1c assessment is easier and would give the same answer. It is true that in early type II diabetes, one can fast oneself to a normal...
    Post by: RickF, Feb 7, 2007 in forum: Cycling Training
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    Excessive peeing during workouts!

    I do not buy the metabolite argument, but I agree with most everything else that has been posted. Exercise will increse metabolism and the...
    Post by: RickF, Feb 7, 2007 in forum: Cycling Training
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    Specialized Allez Sport Triple

    Definitely invest in some good shoes and clipless pedals. There are many threads on which is best, but there really is no right answer. A lot of...
    Post by: RickF, Feb 7, 2007 in forum: Cycling Equipment
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    Can't loose weight but putting on muscle

    With the prednisolone and weight, it is all in the dose. At high doses, prednisolone will cause abnormal fat accumulation between the shoulder...
    Post by: RickF, Feb 6, 2007 in forum: Health Nutrition and Supplements
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    bike for a clydesdale

    At 225 pounds most road bikes within your price range will work. The problems with rider weight and the bike's ability to withstand it are in the...
    Post by: RickF, Feb 6, 2007 in forum: Bike buying advice
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    which would you buy

    If the shop (and the bike) was at 72 degrees when the derailleur was adjusted, and you are riding at 26 degrees, that could impact the cable...
    Post by: RickF, Nov 30, 2006 in forum: Bike buying advice
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    which would you buy

    One advantage of the SRAM twist shifters is that there are several trim positions for the front derailleur that are not present on the Shimano...
    Post by: RickF, Nov 29, 2006 in forum: Bike buying advice
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    which would you buy

    The SRAM twist shifters are a love/hate thing. My wife loves them. I hate them, which is why I bought a Specialized Crossroads instead of the...
    Post by: RickF, Nov 29, 2006 in forum: Bike buying advice
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    Best Road bike for the money

    As long as there is no ice on the road, get some winter cycling clothes and ride.
    Post by: RickF, Nov 27, 2006 in forum: Bike buying advice
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    donating blood to lower cholesterol?

    Dietary cholesterol accounts for 10% to 30% of the total. The majority of the cholesterol is made by the liver. Donating plasma has a limited...
    Post by: RickF, Nov 17, 2006 in forum: Health Nutrition and Supplements
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    New bike, advice appreciated

    Serotta has a full carbon custom frame, too, along with full titanium, titanium/carbon, steel, and steel/carbon....
    Post by: RickF, Nov 17, 2006 in forum: Bike buying advice
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    donating blood to lower cholesterol?

    Cholesterol is made by your liver and is stored in the body in more places than just in the blood. The plasma is the window where cholesterol is...
    Post by: RickF, Nov 17, 2006 in forum: Health Nutrition and Supplements
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