Yesterday when I came home from riding my bike I tightened the gears on the handlebars and fixed that but decided today was the day I was going to do maintenance on my bike. I wanted to get some degreaser and cleaner for the gears on the back wheel and the chain and scrub it all to clean it then put some new grease on it but I need Chip to take me to the bike store. I don't want to ride it there because it's kinda far and I don't want to have to have bottles of cleaner and grease in bags hanging on my handlebars. Yeah I know I could use a backpack but that's ok. I'd rather be driven there. I'd also like to walk through the store looking around and not worry that my bike is getting stolen.
What I did do today was I took the back wheel off because it has been wobbling and I know it's not supposed to do that. Before I figured out how to fix it I noticed that the ball bearings were getting close to falling out. That's not good. I knew that I am lucky that I finally got around to fixing it because if it got any looser that I'd be in trouble. I got it tightened but too tight so I had to loosen it hehe.
All fixed but not lubed up so hopefully soon I can get the cleaner and grease and get that done.
Saturday, November 08, 2008
Friday, November 07, 2008
No Sweat
You know the old saying "No Sweat" which typically means no problem. Well, in my case it is a literal translation. When I'm riding the bike there is literally no sweat coming from my body. The only thing that is wet on me is my collar and my hair as well as the helmet straps. When I get home from my long bike ride I take off the helmet and let my hair dry and that's the extent of the problem. I don't have to change my shirt or quickly take a shower because my body is drenched because it just isn't. My body is as dry as a bone all except for my cranium.
I mean, I'm very grateful that I am not sweating and ruining shirts with the sweat stains or having to buy so much Degree for men that it will last me until eternity.
Maybe the weather is the problem. Maybe since it's in the 70's outside when I go riding. It's too cold for me to sweat. In fact if I didn't wear a helmet made out of Styrofoam I probably would be completely dry.
So, I absolutly will not need bike shirts until Spring of 2009 when the whether is going to start getting too hot again, I have faith that when it is so hot outside like 100 degree weather, I will be drenched just from typing this blog out. Hmmm maybe I should wear bike shirts and shorts everyday in the summer lol.
I mean, I'm very grateful that I am not sweating and ruining shirts with the sweat stains or having to buy so much Degree for men that it will last me until eternity.
Maybe the weather is the problem. Maybe since it's in the 70's outside when I go riding. It's too cold for me to sweat. In fact if I didn't wear a helmet made out of Styrofoam I probably would be completely dry.
So, I absolutly will not need bike shirts until Spring of 2009 when the whether is going to start getting too hot again, I have faith that when it is so hot outside like 100 degree weather, I will be drenched just from typing this blog out. Hmmm maybe I should wear bike shirts and shorts everyday in the summer lol.
O.J. back in court
O.J. Simpson and C.J. Stewart were back in court today in front of the same judge who sentenced them both to life in prison for attempted robbery. They were both asking for a new trial because the foreman juror has been fired from multiple jobs for racial slurs. So basically they are saying that they didn't get a fair trial because of race. They are always bringing the race card in.
The judge denied their motion for a new trial and said see you in December for sentencing.
The judge denied a few motions today actually. The lawyers for O.J. brought him a suit to wear and the judge said no he can't wear it, he has to wear what he came in which is his blue prison suit. Then they asked if it was ok that he not be there because they didn't want him to be on tv without a suit and she denied that. This of course was at the very beginning. After O.J.'s attorneys asked about the suit issue, C.J.'s attorneys asked about the suit for him and she denied that as well.
The judge denied their motion for a new trial and said see you in December for sentencing.
The judge denied a few motions today actually. The lawyers for O.J. brought him a suit to wear and the judge said no he can't wear it, he has to wear what he came in which is his blue prison suit. Then they asked if it was ok that he not be there because they didn't want him to be on tv without a suit and she denied that. This of course was at the very beginning. After O.J.'s attorneys asked about the suit issue, C.J.'s attorneys asked about the suit for him and she denied that as well.
Thursday, November 06, 2008
11 Miles
Wow I thought 9 miles yesterday was awesome but today I surpassed that by going 11 miles. I was riding for 62 minutes total. That's awesome.
My legs aren't getting as tired as fast as they usually are. I mean there were some points where I had to stop because I was going slower and so I knew if I stopped, got off the bike and drank some water and gave my legs a rest for a minute or 2 that I would recharge and it worked. I'd get back on the bike and go 12-14 mph again.
I don't know where I was this time. I will have to look it up on google map. I saw a bunch of mobile homes. There was a stop light ahead. I just looked at the google map website and it was Manor st. where I stopped and started going back.
Anyway, here are the stats from the computer. 11.231 miles, 29.7 max speed, 10.9 average speed, time 1:01:54, 536.2 calories and 53.5 fat calories.
Tomorrow is my official weigh in day and I will update the image on the Spark page but I weighed myself and I was 236lbs. I was 244lbs. But it isn't official until I weigh in tomorrow after my bike ride.
My legs aren't getting as tired as fast as they usually are. I mean there were some points where I had to stop because I was going slower and so I knew if I stopped, got off the bike and drank some water and gave my legs a rest for a minute or 2 that I would recharge and it worked. I'd get back on the bike and go 12-14 mph again.
I don't know where I was this time. I will have to look it up on google map. I saw a bunch of mobile homes. There was a stop light ahead. I just looked at the google map website and it was Manor st. where I stopped and started going back.
Anyway, here are the stats from the computer. 11.231 miles, 29.7 max speed, 10.9 average speed, time 1:01:54, 536.2 calories and 53.5 fat calories.
Tomorrow is my official weigh in day and I will update the image on the Spark page but I weighed myself and I was 236lbs. I was 244lbs. But it isn't official until I weigh in tomorrow after my bike ride.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Frustrated
I'm probably checking my weight too often but it just doesn't seem like I'm losing any weight. This has been my problem though, I check my weight and I don't lose then I get frustrated and then stop exercising/dieting and go back to my old eating habits and idle behavior.
I do realize that since I'm building muscle with riding the bike that I probably am losing fat but just building muscle. And since muscle weighs more than fat then that is probably why I haven't lost any weight. I just have to stick it out for a bit longer and just not think about my weight.
I do realize that since I'm building muscle with riding the bike that I probably am losing fat but just building muscle. And since muscle weighs more than fat then that is probably why I haven't lost any weight. I just have to stick it out for a bit longer and just not think about my weight.
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