I’m pretty sure I mentioned it before, but I have the same WarBird. I love that bike. Lots of desert around here. Tons of trails and gravel road. I can’t bring myself to ride the trainer. I used to love my rollers though, if I had to ride indoors.
Any active athletes here?
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I grew up swimming, snow skiing, ice skating. Moved to CA at 10, soccer, tennis, then Surfing, high school Water Polo and swimming, college water polo (club, UofA). Got into cycling in college and after a stint of golf and cigarettes, quit both in 2006 and went deeper into cycling.
Always active, but not exactly the athletic body type
. My sister calls us Eastern European Peasant body shape. Cycling brought me my close friend group. I don’t ride as much the last two years, taking over the family business. More work, more responsibility.
summer I usually swim 3 days a week between June and mid July to prepare for San Diego surfing for a week. It’s an Arizona tradition.
Last year I bought a dirt bike and absolutely love it. It is a harder work out than most people know. Sadly, I dumped it on some rocks going slow and tore my shoulder apart. Surgery, now in recovery for probably 8 months or more…. Pipe smoking has helped keep th demons of boredom away!
Always active, but not exactly the athletic body type
. My sister calls us Eastern European Peasant body shape. Cycling brought me my close friend group. I don’t ride as much the last two years, taking over the family business. More work, more responsibility.summer I usually swim 3 days a week between June and mid July to prepare for San Diego surfing for a week. It’s an Arizona tradition.
Last year I bought a dirt bike and absolutely love it. It is a harder work out than most people know. Sadly, I dumped it on some rocks going slow and tore my shoulder apart. Surgery, now in recovery for probably 8 months or more…. Pipe smoking has helped keep th demons of boredom away!
I am a baseball coach for an 18U college showcase team. I do that 5-7 days per week, so while not an athlete, I do athletic "stuff" most every day. Hitting, throwing BP, etc.
I played rugby and ran track in college. Baseball, track, football, and basketball in h.s. I was always in the gym, always trying to get better.
What I'm saying is that absolutely nothing carries over from that life to pipe smoking. I mostly just want to sit, read, smoke, and be left alone.
I played rugby and ran track in college. Baseball, track, football, and basketball in h.s. I was always in the gym, always trying to get better.
What I'm saying is that absolutely nothing carries over from that life to pipe smoking. I mostly just want to sit, read, smoke, and be left alone.
I haven't rode a bike since I was about 14 or 15 when I got a car, but I wonder when I see the bike guys. Are the tight little shorts/pants a performace thing? More arodynamic?
No judgement here, my wife wears shorts like that and I like it quite a bit... I just figured she was trying to show off that ass. I never considered that she may be gaining an athletic advantage.
No judgement here, my wife wears shorts like that and I like it quite a bit... I just figured she was trying to show off that ass. I never considered that she may be gaining an athletic advantage.
You told me about the Stopshock stem! I couldn't ride the trainer without Zwift, the program makes it fun. With the weather here, I don't have much reason to use it. Its getting hard to justify the $19/month charge. But, I don't think that I could ride indoors without it.
The ”Kit” riding shorts or bibs are necessary for the form fitting padding in them, a chamois pad. It absorbs sweat, pads your sit bones, and allows you to ride for hours in comfort. It’s just something you have to take on as part of the sport. I am not as flattered by the look as I once was, but you get used to it. The close fit clothing does make it more comfortable.
Yep, if you ride any distance, padded shorts and a cycling jersey make it a lot more comfortable. I have long and short sleeve jerseys, and triathelete sleeveless jerseys, to cover the wide range of weather here. Long and short pants as well. Heavy and light jackets and multiple padded gloves. Even with the shorts, sometimes my nether regions take a beating (particularly on the humid 100 degree days here).
Not an athlete myself but I heard Evander Holyfield smoked a pipe. Altough he worried more about ear-bite than tongue-bite.
Wow you weren’t joking when you said you could kick my arse like a fresh cauliflower
I run in 5k's and10k's nearly every weekend (except in middle of summer) in my area with the local running clubs.
Twice a year I'll train and run in a half marathon race. Half marathon training puts me running some weeks over 45 miles a week. I smoke three pipes daily and sometimes more on weekends.
Twice a year I'll train and run in a half marathon race. Half marathon training puts me running some weeks over 45 miles a week. I smoke three pipes daily and sometimes more on weekends.
I am nearly 56 and I still manage to hold my own between the sticks for our over-40 indoor soccer team. Even though I'm a keeper, I work up a pretty good sweat! I typically work from home on the mornings after a game as I'm not moving very fast. 
My buddy and I will have a beer and a pipe after games in the spring sessions.
My buddy and I will have a beer and a pipe after games in the spring sessions.
I'm the current world champion in a specialized event called "To the Top and Back", which is sprinting to the top of Mount Everest carrying a 500 pound barbell on your shoulders, then flying a wing suit back to sea level.
It's a decent workout, but I'm definitely in the market for something a little more demanding.
It's a decent workout, but I'm definitely in the market for something a little more demanding.
I wouldn’t consider myself an athlete haha but I do try to run at least 5 miles a day. Have trained for 50k races before and completed one. Race is a general term for me as I simply try to complete it within the allotted timeframe haha. Trying to train for one again now. But as far as pipe smoking and running, I’ve not noticed any negative side effects, nothing to seriously hamper my runs anyways.
Walking the dogs around the neighborhood every morning is about as athletic as I get.
Personal trainer, group fitness, cycling instructor. Work out and teach HIIT twice week, interval cycling twice per week, trail run about 15 miles per week.
Adult hockey (play, coach, ref).
In the summer I also kayak a couple of mornings week and I road bike about 2500 miles a year.
the gym is year round and cycling / kayaking summer, hockey winter. 63 years young
Adult hockey (play, coach, ref).
In the summer I also kayak a couple of mornings week and I road bike about 2500 miles a year.
the gym is year round and cycling / kayaking summer, hockey winter. 63 years young
Added a new outdoor hobby, I bought a fishing kayak. It was 60 degrees today, so I gave my paddling arms a workout. We have small lake in front of the house, with a decent launch point. I was a little shaky getting in and out (just stood in the cold water to get out). I need to become more proficient with just paddling, before adding my gear box, rod etc. And build some arm strength!
I’m a long time cyclist/bike commuter though I’m mainly riding for fun and long distance so I don’t have any road cycles in my stable. I’m usually riding nine months out of the year 5-7 days of the week tho I’m still a big boy lol. And like others said, padded liners are a must, even if you choose not to go full spandex/jersey like myself though I’m probably going to invest in some bibs if only to prevent the world from being exposed to my ass crack! This past summer I hit a personal best by riding 56 miles on my Surly Bridge Club. 
My city single speed All City Big Block:
And my most favorite ride that I probably have 50k miles on and want to do a complete tear down and rebuild a 2011 Surly Cross Check:
And then there’s me, not actually dying haha just a good ride:
I’m also prepping to get into bikecamping/touring and why I got the Bridge Club. On top of that I love hiking and usually do five to seven mile hikes when the weather is good and I have the time.
My city single speed All City Big Block:
And my most favorite ride that I probably have 50k miles on and want to do a complete tear down and rebuild a 2011 Surly Cross Check:
And then there’s me, not actually dying haha just a good ride:
I’m also prepping to get into bikecamping/touring and why I got the Bridge Club. On top of that I love hiking and usually do five to seven mile hikes when the weather is good and I have the time.
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Jiu Jitsu 3 times a week. I'm the blue belt with the black gi, kneeling. I'm at the second stripe now.
