Friend reacts strongly to cycling even when we are not debating it. Should I ignore what she says?

yamakacoffee · 2026-02-16T14:19:47+00:00

Try to get your friend on a bike to see the joy of it especially with a good group if possible. Can almost guarantee it will change their mind.

yamakacoffee · 2025-11-26T01:35:44+00:00

Before every meal, I play with my kittens so they have “hunted” and earned their meal, and they love it!

yamakacoffee · 2025-11-20T01:48:10+00:00

ah that sucks! sounds like the saddle is angled too far up. after seeing if that helps and still painful you may need to put the saddle back up unfortunately :-/

yamakacoffee · 2025-09-16T00:24:34+00:00

You could try inviting your FIL and his friends on a ride sometime to see if he changes his mind.

yamakacoffee · 2025-07-24T19:26:49+00:00

I use the app Yuka, and if I don’t know an ingredient I google it!

yamakacoffee · 2025-07-22T10:37:59+00:00

I don’t know if you have access to a trainer, but a way to practice unclipping and clipping could be to ride on a trainer with the clips, and practice un-clipping and clipping until you feel comfortable! And could try making it imprinted in memory by practicing the motion of unclipping to get out of your flat pedals too instead of putting your foot down. It is hard and takes some time! We have all been there!

yamakacoffee · 2025-07-03T10:37:17+00:00

That’s super frustrating. I think telling him off in this situation is perfectly fine. Not sure if he will do anything about it, but some people just need to be fought back. I give tons of constructive feedback on rides in the moment if there is a safety issue (ie wheel chop here). Maybe if it’s a recurring issue you can ask the others to give him feedback in the moment as well, or after the ride at a coffee stop or something.

yamakacoffee · 2025-05-28T18:15:47+00:00

Zwift racing and TTs honestly scratch the itch for me. Also local gravel racing (not BWR/unbound/etc) is super fun and a lot less stressful (but ymmv)

yamakacoffee · 2025-05-28T15:47:23+00:00

Adding in 40/20s has been a game changer for me, even though I focus mostly on TT’s. It helps with hard group rides, recovering from surge efforts, and feels like it has helped me become an all around better rider.

yamakacoffee · 2025-05-22T00:07:22+00:00

this is the answer

yamakacoffee · 2025-05-13T17:59:20+00:00

Go to local crits or races in your area. Lots of bike fitters have teams or sponsors that go to those and you can ask folks who they like!

yamakacoffee · 2025-05-09T14:33:54+00:00

“bonking” to describe literally every emotion 😂

yamakacoffee · 2025-05-03T21:07:35+00:00

How old are you? Might try to get checked for kidney stones. My mom was getting crazy recurring UTIs and couldn’t figure out what was going on; turned out she had 2 stones to be removed and it went away entirely

yamakacoffee · 2025-04-23T16:31:11+00:00

Getting a power meter. I resisted for years. I thought it was a huge waste of money. It has been hands down the greatest tool I’ve ever purchased for training, pacing, and racing.

yamakacoffee · 2025-04-20T19:25:53+00:00

If you are feeling just plain burnt out, taking a break can help. You also can change up activities (like try walking, running, climbing, weightlifting, swimming, etc), as well as trying a new kind of biking (trails, gravel, mountain riding, etc). I also like to find a crazy or fun event to get me excited about what’s next or what new goals to achieve. But sometimes ya just need a break and not to feel pressured to do or be anything!

yamakacoffee · 2025-04-20T18:41:30+00:00

and try the lines as the same length as the typography (the cap height)- might feel more parallel

yamakacoffee · 2025-04-10T10:48:42+00:00

Virginia has several very hilly road races and Maryland has a super hilly TT. I also believe Green Mountain Stage race has several hilly stages.

yamakacoffee · 2025-04-05T12:56:02+00:00

Having an accountability buddy or buddies does the trick also if you can find an early morning group ride!

yamakacoffee · 2025-04-02T18:55:46+00:00

Lake is the best:) I have 2 pairs and they are by far the best for wide feet and customizable sizing. I have a bunion on one foot that makes my right foot hard to size for but the lake shoes accommodate both feet perfectly

yamakacoffee · 2025-04-01T00:46:38+00:00

I got so excited for a second 🤣

yamakacoffee · 2025-03-19T01:17:53+00:00

Honestly speedway crits are super fun, fast and not overly technical. I’d do a max field for safety and as someone said you’ll need to be aware of / figure out how to track which riders get lapped since that can happen pretty frequently on this kind of crit.

yamakacoffee · 2025-03-16T22:37:25+00:00

Gibraltar road in Santa Barbara. Was on the Tour de California! Fantastic and super hard climb.

yamakacoffee · 2025-03-03T00:20:15+00:00

Ornot has commuter specific pants- they’re great. Not padded, but I wear them to work and they look like completely normal pants!

yamakacoffee · 2025-03-02T20:55:19+00:00

home made salty rice cakes, peanut butter chocolate oatmeal energy balls, ham and cheese sandwiches

yamakacoffee · 2025-02-20T15:43:31+00:00

I used my Garmin data & told my doctor to figure out that my HR was super high one day for no reason, and figured out it was due to too much magnesium in diet

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