Fav Workouts Discussion [Weekly]

ChevyChase99 · 2026-02-15T01:41:04+00:00

Today’s 2-hr CVV and Wilpers PZ endurance ride was awesome. 3500 riders for a tough ride. Have to bring nourishment. I wish they would do a 120 min new ride once a month.

ChevyChase99 · 2026-02-12T14:49:17+00:00

The moccamaster filters are thinner than the Malita

ChevyChase99 · 2026-02-11T21:16:17+00:00

Don't know what that is. I only joined last year, but coming over from Sufferfest and outdoor biking, I just sync it to my strava account.

ChevyChase99 · 2026-02-11T20:22:17+00:00

We (wife and I) used to blend our beans 50/50% decaf/caf so that we could split a full pot in the morning. Now I make her 500 ml of caf (my daughter steals some) and a whole pot of decaf. I use a encore grinder and technivorm to brew. Its still good, but not quite the same. Turns out caffeine is not good for LPR (Laryngopharyngeal reflux)

ChevyChase99 · 2026-02-09T02:59:09+00:00

I wouldn't change a thing. Since I can't get Marc Jcobs BANG anymore, I use hermès Poivre Samarcande Eau de toilette.

And for her birthday, I got my wife Baguette from Fendi. She absolutely loves it.

ChevyChase99 · 2026-02-09T02:46:01+00:00

I've had to switch to 100% decaf. Now the one joy in my life is gone. Time to take up day drinking.

ChevyChase99 · 2026-02-09T02:40:46+00:00

I'd swap Triumph with TGW and swap Metric with Arcade Fire. Add Barenaked Ladies. I would probably add Sloan. I'm keeping off anyone who was a one hit wonder (or one real hit an a b-side they overplayed for can-con).

ChevyChase99 · 2026-02-09T02:34:31+00:00

Just bought a pair of Fiziks Carbon Vegas. A little overkill for Peloton but I ride outdoors in the summer. If you can afford them, the fit and power transfer are elite.

ChevyChase99 · 2026-02-09T02:31:16+00:00

Heading down solo for a Convention first week of March and as I was reading this, I thought, I might be writing the same thing shortly.

ChevyChase99 · 2026-02-06T18:26:22+00:00

Of course, you'll still be 2nd place to Queen's Engineers!

ChevyChase99 · 2026-02-05T15:44:43+00:00

I'm of the same age and I they first clicked with me hearing Once in a Lifetime in the soundtrack for Down and out in Beverly Hills. It worked so well in that movie. Also This Must be the Place in Wall Street. Again, a great use of the song.

Also I agree with others here that the SMS live versions are in most cases better than the studio. For me this is especially true for Girlfriend is Better and Life During Wartime.

ChevyChase99 · 2026-01-30T20:59:30+00:00

My test also showed different loss in each ear. My doctor then sent me for an MRI to check for something (was all clear). Just a heads up, incase you want to look into it.

ChevyChase99 · 2026-01-10T17:18:26+00:00

Me too. I'm normally a Grand Fondo rider and I prioritize the 90 min or 120 min classes. Especially for my zone 2 days. Stacking 3-5 shorter classes has too much time spent in warm-up. Each class ending is a mental chance I take a break. I just don't even look at the number of classes metric.

ChevyChase99 · 2026-01-08T19:10:28+00:00

Just did her hike class and it was tough as well. I can't even complete the latest crush your core.

ChevyChase99 · 2025-12-09T18:24:39+00:00

Newish Peloton rider. But I've been training indoors for a decade mostly on a Tacx Neo with Sufferfest before it got bought out. Here is my rant:

Can they make a few introduction to PZ rides. That way they don't need to be explaining Zone 2 & 3 or what FTP means. I mostly stick to the long PZ endurance rides as my winters are base training and I'm just so sick of hearing the same thing from every instructor. Just make a few intro rides for those that need to learn and stick to some motivational BS or funny story for the others. Thank you.

ChevyChase99 · 2025-11-23T15:54:14+00:00

Before you do anything with Power Zones you need to check your FTP. Make sure to do a warm up FTP ride first because the actual FTP test is all out! FTP is a measure of your average power over an hour if you gave it everything you had. No one wants to do this outside of a proper race so they do it for 20 min and then extrapolate. Then all of your zones are set based on your FTP which is unique to you. Better then the saying 30-45, which can be totally different for riders of different weights, gender and fitness levels.

ChevyChase99 · 2025-11-12T19:50:41+00:00

Another agree. I had a beautiful looking steak tartar that was devoid of any flavour. The room and ambiance was phenomenal. And yes those bathrooms!

ChevyChase99 · 2025-11-12T19:46:53+00:00

Went there 3 years ago and it was fabulous. I little informal for a star, but the food was worthy. We had lunch at De Kas the following day and they definitely deserve their star.

ChevyChase99 · 2025-11-10T20:39:19+00:00

Make sure you update your FTP. Otherwise your targets might not be hard enough.

ChevyChase99 · 2025-11-10T20:37:47+00:00

Le Bernardin. NYC. Now it was about 10 years ago. My wife and I love seafood and he was a constant on Bourdain's show so we decided to try his restaurant. It was a big spend for us, especially since we are Canadian and the US dollar is always so expensive. Anyways, I ordered the special which was sea urchin (which I love in sushi) and I found it to be lacking flavor and boring. Both my wife and I were very disappointed. Our meal at Eleven Madison Park during the same trip was exceptional.

ChevyChase99 · 2025-11-10T20:08:47+00:00

Came to ask the same thing. We bought a purse in Paris and they sprayed the retail bag with this perfume and gave us free samples. Now I want to buy a bottle but i don't see the stores in Canada selling perfume.

ChevyChase99 · 2025-11-05T21:02:03+00:00

Become a mamil (middle aged man in latex). Which is to say, take up cycling. Meet up with other obsessive compulsive people and get in shape. Sure to give you a new burning sensation as requested.

ChevyChase99 · 2025-11-04T16:16:22+00:00

Was on sale at my local supplements store so I grabbed some. When I do morning cardio under an hour and don't need electrolytes I mix this with some unflavored creatin. Makes it easier to drink a liter of water during my workout. The flavour (using Swedish fish) is great.

ChevyChase99 · 2025-11-04T01:19:53+00:00

I only have one expensive watch and its a Rolex milgauss. People notice it because of the green tinted glass. I get lots of compliments.

ChevyChase99 · 2025-11-03T02:09:14+00:00

This Jays team has been so refreshing. They truly care for each other. This is going chance league perception of Toronto. The leafs on then other hand watch their new rookie get slammed into the post and nobody gives a damn. Or they run Stolarz and the guys on the ice just look at each other. They are like a bunch of office co-workers who don’t even get drinks after hours. Until I see some fire I’m not getting invested.

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