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Farmer poses with my bike<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Until I get the Eagle (link<\/a>) over here, to keep my mind’s eye on it, here is what I ride, and a little bit of how I ride it:\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n

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– frame: unknown department store brand<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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– tires: 26 x 2.125 (rarely kept at full\u00a0pressure\u00a0pumped to max \u00a0every 3 weeks)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
– pedals: plain, no\u00a0<\/span><\/span>toe clips<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
– weight: 70 lbs<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
– bottom bracket: broken\u00a0<\/span><\/span>bearings<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
– use of gears: as little as possible<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
– standing out of seat: as often as possible<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
– daily week average: 150-200\u00a0ms<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
– Irish roads: rarely warm requiring I have to work harder<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
– Irish temps: often below 65 degrees where body is most inefficient\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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I am not riding a recumbent, which I prefer, because I need the arm and chest\u00a0<\/span><\/span>strength<\/span>\u00a0 required<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to hold my upper body up on\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0Eagle, a strength I augment with weight workouts.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Farmer poses with my bike Until I get the Eagle (link) over here, to keep my mind’s eye on it, here is what I ride, and a little bit of how I ride it: – frame: unknown department store brand – tires: 26 x 2.125 (rarely kept at full pressure pumped…<\/p>\n


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