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Speaker 1: I'm gonna go real on this is muffin top is

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Speaker 1: a thing.

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Speaker 4: You know.

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Speaker 1: The shorts like cut in your stomach and bibs like

439
00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:44,800
Speaker 1: it's a smooth transition because there's no like cinch around

440
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Speaker 1: your waist, so it's nice when you lean over. You know,

441
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Speaker 1: everything's like compressed. It's very comfortable for heat and sweat

442
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Speaker 1: as well as I think esthetically it looks good and

443
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Speaker 1: then you get worried about having to pee because you know,

444
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Speaker 1: the shorts are easier just to pull down. But I

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Speaker 1: race for specialized but they have like I call it

446
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Speaker 1: free to pee, and I know it's not called that,

447
00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:08,000
Speaker 1: but it has a little magnetic thing in the back

448
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Speaker 1: where you can just kind of drop tail and you're

449
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Speaker 1: able to go to the bathroom without completely disrobing, which

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Speaker 1: is nice. But comfort on the bike is big. If

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Speaker 1: you're not comfortable, you don't enjoy riding. And I think

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Speaker 1: that's like a big thing because I think some women

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Speaker 1: and men, you know, you start riding and you're not comfortable,

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Speaker 1: and then you're kind of like, hey, this sport might

455
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Speaker 1: not be for me. But you know, if you can

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Speaker 1: dial in the comfort factor, which I have a few

457
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Speaker 1: other tips on, I think that's a really cool thing.

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Speaker 2: I actually love suspenders free short, but I agree with

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Speaker 2: you that I do think that this silhouette can be

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Speaker 2: like just like that, like extra, Like I want to say,

461
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Speaker 2: like skims level of flattering when you go with like

462
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Speaker 2: the suspenders style. So to each their own. I also

463
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Speaker 2: love a cycling short that has cargo pockets. That's like

464
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Speaker 2: my like goldilocks. Find that it's not always easy to

465
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Speaker 2: find that like perfect pocketed bibs, but I will in

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Speaker 2: the show notes to this episode, I'll throw a couple

467
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Speaker 2: of links into my favorite styles.

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Speaker 3: You also mentioned comfort being key.

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Speaker 2: What other tips do you have about being more comfortable

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Speaker 2: on the bike as a newbie.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, so every body's different, So my bike fit isn't

472
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Speaker 1: going to look like your bike fit. And that's why

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Speaker 1: going to a professional that has seen a lot of

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Speaker 1: athletes and has experience in that space will be really

475
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Speaker 1: beneficial because, let's be real, pressure points on a bike

476
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Speaker 1: are pretty key. So you got undercarriage pressure, hands, feet,

477
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Speaker 1: and so how you set yourself up on that bike

478
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Speaker 1: will really dictate how much you enjoy writing it.

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Speaker 2: I love the phrase undercarriage like such a like politically

480
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Speaker 2: correct nice way to be.

481
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Speaker 3: Like your ass is going to kill you if you

482
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Speaker 3: don't take care of it.

483
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Speaker 1: Yeah, Like you don't want to like experience birth control

484
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Speaker 1: via the bike.

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Speaker 2: Right, definitely definitely not okay? So a couple of things

486
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Speaker 2: to be mindful of when it comes to comfort. We

487
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Speaker 2: talked about your gear and your setup. We also talked

488
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Speaker 2: about your bike fit. Something else that I think is

489
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Speaker 2: really important, which you had referenced in your first race

490
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Speaker 2: as being a faux pas, is having good socks.

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Speaker 3: Why are socks important?

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Speaker 1: I love the socks for I think the compression actually helps.

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Speaker 1: I don't wear long compression socks, but I wear like

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Speaker 1: a mid calf length. And then you're sweating a lot.

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Speaker 1: If you think about it, it's it's similar to running.

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Speaker 1: But if there's a lot of sweat, a good pair

497
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Speaker 1: of shoes works well.

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Speaker 4: Carbon soles.

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Speaker 1: You're really connected to the bike, So a good pair

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Speaker 1: of socks mixed with a good pair of shoes, like

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Speaker 1: I think it's just about that connection to the bike.

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Speaker 1: And then you don't want swamp foot, right, so you

503
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Speaker 1: just want like a cycling socks are thinner than you think,

504
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Speaker 1: and I think buying a good pair of socks with

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Speaker 1: paired with the shoes and the petals, it really makes

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Speaker 1: sense for that feel. And one tip that might seem

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Speaker 1: awkward to people, back to the bibs real quick. I

508
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Speaker 1: use shammy butter, but it's a shammy cream and it's

509
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Speaker 1: weird because it's just kind of an anti chafing caream.

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Speaker 1: You put back to that undercarriage thing and that really helps,

511
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Speaker 1: like you know, lubricate things are moving around and you're

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Speaker 1: not chafing when you do those, you know, whether it's

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Speaker 1: just spin class around the road.

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Speaker 3: Yeah.

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Speaker 2: And something else to point out here, which I it

516
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Speaker 2: took me like months of cycling before someone told me

517
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Speaker 2: this that you're not supposed to wear underwear with your bibs.

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Speaker 4: Oh, I forgot to bring that up. Correct, do not

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Speaker 4: wear underwear? You have the diaper.

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Speaker 1: I call it a diaper sy I'm not making this

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Speaker 1: sound very glamorous, but you got the pad and I

522
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Speaker 1: always just like kind of feel like you're wearing a diaper.

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Speaker 4: So I don't do underwear.

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Speaker 1: And then this might be TMI, but if you're on

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Speaker 1: your period or menstruating, I actually just tend to not

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Speaker 1: put anything in because that could also cause uncomfort and

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Speaker 1: so you just wash your clothes. I don't know if

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Speaker 1: that might be too much.

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Speaker 3: That's what I do.

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Speaker 2: I mean to use their own right. Do we know,

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Speaker 2: like why we're not supposed to be wearing underwear with

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Speaker 2: cycling bibs.

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Speaker 1: Cycling bibs are designed kind of with the built in underwear,

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Speaker 1: with the paddy the contours to deal with everything that's

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Speaker 1: going on whether you're male or female down there. And

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Speaker 1: if you do underwear, what happens is you're just causing

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Speaker 1: like you're taking away what the bib or the show

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Speaker 1: what was designed for and you're adding more like clothing folds,

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Speaker 1: and that can cause that chaping, rubbing, little raw spots.

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Speaker 4: So I think it's just letting the clothing do what

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Speaker 4: it was designed to do.

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Speaker 3: So now we may have blown your mind.

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Speaker 2: If you're listening to this, do not wear underwear with

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Speaker 2: your cycling bibs.

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Speaker 3: We talked about comfort.

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Speaker 2: What else is something that new cyclist should be paying

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Speaker 2: attention to?

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Speaker 4: You know?

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Speaker 1: The one thing I think is just like bit like

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Speaker 1: safety checks, like make sure your bike is working properly,

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Speaker 1: whether you're making friends with the mechanic at your local

578
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Speaker 1: bike shop or hiring somebody you know. There's mobile services.

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Speaker 1: It could be a partner, a friend, but we're traveling

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Speaker 1: on these bicycles that you know, relatively high speeds and things.

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Speaker 4: Can go wrong.

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Speaker 1: It's held together by bolts, and it's carbon fiber most likely,

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Speaker 1: And so making sure your bike is properly set up,

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Speaker 1: functioning and safe once again more enjoyable and a better experience.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, for sure.

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Speaker 2: And you brought you brought up a buzz phrase here

587
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Speaker 2: which we should tap into real quick, which is saying

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Speaker 2: that most likely your bike is carbon fibers. So there

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Speaker 2: are going to be different types of bikes that you

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Speaker 2: can get, especially as a beginner. The first thing that

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Speaker 2: I will say is, of course they come at all

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Speaker 2: different price points, in a wide variety, with a wide

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Speaker 2: variety of options. But generally speaking, you know, a bike

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Speaker 2: that might be smoother for you to ride is certainly

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Speaker 2: going to start to get up there in price as well.

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Speaker 2: I mean, I think the sport as a whole certainly

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Speaker 2: has like a steep entry point when it comes to

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Speaker 2: cost associated with it. So for newbies that are trying

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Speaker 2: to perhaps select their first bike, what would you say

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Speaker 2: to them in terms of things to look for, what

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Speaker 2: to keep in mind?

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Speaker 1: I mean, I think it depends what your purpose of

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Speaker 1: the bike is whether you want a hybrid bike, you know,

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Speaker 1: mountain bike to road bike kind of hybrid, more comfortable

605
00:29:43,720 --> 00:29:46,960
Speaker 1: fit traditional road bike, you know, think the little skinny

606
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Speaker 1: tires and drop bars. I ride a lot of gravel,

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Speaker 1: which I think gives me some flexibility to ride wider tires,

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Speaker 1: so I feel safer. I can take it off road,

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Speaker 1: I can take it on road not lose any sort

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Speaker 1: of kind of speed feeling. But then I feel safer

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Speaker 1: with you know, potholes and manhole covers, you know, because

612
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Speaker 1: I have wider tires. So I think what you're looking

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Speaker 1: for is it's what's your purpose, Like what's your goal?

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Speaker 1: You know, do you want to compete in a triathlon?

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Speaker 1: Do you want to do a century? Just commute to work?

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Speaker 1: I mean, there's a bike for everything. And then when

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Speaker 1: you look across the brand, just know what kind of

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Speaker 1: price point you want, and you know it's there's a

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Speaker 1: there's a right bike for you and to not be

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Speaker 1: intimidated by it. But the you know, the barrier to

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Speaker 1: entry is quite high, but it's worth it because once

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Speaker 1: you have it, it's a great investment and it lasts

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Speaker 1: for a really long time. Is we go back to

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Speaker 1: taking care of.

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Speaker 2: It, Yeah, for sure. And I love the idea that

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Speaker 2: you articulated. Which is so important is that know what

627
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Speaker 2: you want to do with your bike, right, Like, there

628
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Speaker 2: are so many different things and places that you can

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Speaker 2: go on two wheels, whether it is just staying on

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Speaker 2: the road or going on gravel, or maybe you want

631
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Speaker 2: to go mountain biking. So knowing exactly what your purpose is,

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00:30:53,880 --> 00:30:57,640
Speaker 2: even like a commuting bike, it might be a pick

633
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Speaker 2: that you're also going to be riding road with that's

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Speaker 2: a very different bike than what you might choose if

635
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Speaker 2: you want to be like getting a lot of fitness

636
00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:06,400
Speaker 2: and going out on long road rides and stuff like that.

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Speaker 2: So all these super important questions to ask yourself, and

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Speaker 2: don't be afraid, I would say to like go into

639
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Speaker 2: your local bike shop and articulate all of these to

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00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:18,160
Speaker 2: them because this is what the people that work there.

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Speaker 2: They hear these things all the time, and they're going

642
00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:22,640
Speaker 2: to have the intel and then know how to help

643
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Speaker 2: you choose the right bike that's going to be right

644
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Speaker 2: for you.

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00:31:27,520 --> 00:31:28,400
Speaker 4: Yeah, exactly.

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Speaker 1: I mean I think as far as like for women too,

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Speaker 1: sometimes it's intimidating to walk into a shop, which you know,

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Speaker 1: sometimes it's a bunch of dudes working at and you

649
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Speaker 1: know you're asking about wearing underwear with your shorts or

650
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Speaker 1: not right, And the same thing goes to when you're

651
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Speaker 1: finding a bike, like don't be afraid just to say

652
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Speaker 1: what you want. And then also that's where the bike fit.

653
00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:48,880
Speaker 1: Make sure you're buying the right bike that's the right

654
00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:51,440
Speaker 1: size for you, and not because there's a flash sale

655
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Speaker 1: you got to buy this bike that make you too

656
00:31:52,960 --> 00:31:54,640
Speaker 1: big or too small for you. So making sure it

657
00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:57,000
Speaker 1: serves your purpose, and kind of going back to what

658
00:31:57,040 --> 00:31:59,240
Speaker 1: you want out of the bike, and then knowing you

659
00:31:59,240 --> 00:31:59,880
Speaker 1: can always get to know.

660
00:32:00,960 --> 00:32:03,320
Speaker 2: Something else I'd love to touch on with you is

661
00:32:03,560 --> 00:32:06,640
Speaker 2: talking about nutrition on the bike. It's an interesting subject,

662
00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:10,520
Speaker 2: right because whereas with running they say that you don't

663
00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:13,120
Speaker 2: really need to really think about fluids. If you're running

664
00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:15,480
Speaker 2: for under i'd say like forty five or sixty minutes

665
00:32:15,720 --> 00:32:18,960
Speaker 2: on the bike, that changes like real fast. So talk

666
00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:21,080
Speaker 2: to me about, you know, some of the things that

667
00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:23,280
Speaker 2: you've learned about fueling on the bike, and maybe some

668
00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:25,440
Speaker 2: of the advice that you'd offer to the hurdlers.

669
00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:30,960
Speaker 1: Yep, so I'm sorry, apparently I'm on a mantra phase today,

670
00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:33,760
Speaker 1: but something I say when I'm on my bike is

671
00:32:33,920 --> 00:32:36,960
Speaker 1: eat and drink early and often, and or you can

672
00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:39,520
Speaker 1: that works for you, eat and drink early and often,

673
00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:44,880
Speaker 1: or sip sip, nibble nibble, which I just have a

674
00:32:44,960 --> 00:32:47,560
Speaker 1: rule for myself, Like I have a lot of apparently

675
00:32:47,600 --> 00:32:50,400
Speaker 1: mantras and rules, but you know, every time I get

676
00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:52,040
Speaker 1: on my bike, I have a purpose, you know, whether

677
00:32:52,120 --> 00:32:55,120
Speaker 1: it's learning how to ride in a straight line, cornery better,

678
00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:58,080
Speaker 1: you know, having therapy, you know, Like I always have

679
00:32:58,160 --> 00:32:59,920
Speaker 1: a purpose, kind of like you do in yoga, which

680
00:32:59,920 --> 00:33:01,640
Speaker 1: is super weird because I don't do yoga at all.

681
00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:04,040
Speaker 1: So when it comes to nutrition, I have a rule

682
00:33:04,120 --> 00:33:07,320
Speaker 1: that's one bottle an hour and then eat and drink

683
00:33:07,320 --> 00:33:10,479
Speaker 1: early and often. And once you push past that hour barrier,

684
00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:12,800
Speaker 1: if you haven't fueled appropriately, you're really going to start

685
00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:16,520
Speaker 1: paying the price. So, depending on your body size and

686
00:33:16,560 --> 00:33:19,680
Speaker 1: your intensity level, eating and drinking early and often is

687
00:33:19,720 --> 00:33:22,400
Speaker 1: always good. I personally usually have a goal about two

688
00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:25,040
Speaker 1: d and fifty calories an hour, so I can put that

689
00:33:25,120 --> 00:33:27,760
Speaker 1: in my bottle. In the form of electrolyte, I use goog.

690
00:33:28,280 --> 00:33:30,320
Speaker 1: You know, there's lots of options out there on the market,

691
00:33:31,120 --> 00:33:33,920
Speaker 1: and you can also eat a snack, bar, a gel

692
00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:35,720
Speaker 1: depending on your intensity.

693
00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:37,240
Speaker 4: But I used to when I first.

694
00:33:37,120 --> 00:33:39,360
Speaker 1: Started, like hav an alarm on my little bite computer

695
00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:42,200
Speaker 1: to like remind me to drink because like, you know,

696
00:33:42,280 --> 00:33:44,840
Speaker 1: you start and everyone feels like world champion, right and

697
00:33:44,920 --> 00:33:47,120
Speaker 1: you start, you're at the race, you write your friends,

698
00:33:47,120 --> 00:33:49,760
Speaker 1: you forget, you're like I guess talking or going hard.

699
00:33:50,280 --> 00:33:52,760
Speaker 1: And then like later you get two hours in, you're

700
00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:56,240
Speaker 1: you're dehydrated, and you're you burn through some most of

701
00:33:56,280 --> 00:33:59,560
Speaker 1: your GLC engine stores. So it's it's about just keeping

702
00:33:59,560 --> 00:34:02,800
Speaker 1: that consistent blood sugar and however you do that, whether

703
00:34:02,800 --> 00:34:05,360
Speaker 1: it's in your bottle and a snack or or whatever.

704
00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:08,120
Speaker 2: So funny, right, because everyone has like a feeling strategy

705
00:34:08,120 --> 00:34:10,160
Speaker 2: that works for them. I feel like on the bike,

706
00:34:10,600 --> 00:34:13,880
Speaker 2: I get thirsty like pretty quickly, and they always say, like,

707
00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:16,680
Speaker 2: when you're thirsty, that's like a big sign obviously that

708
00:34:16,719 --> 00:34:19,319
Speaker 2: you need to take in liquids. But for me, I'm

709
00:34:19,360 --> 00:34:22,360
Speaker 2: totally with you on the co signing like early often

710
00:34:23,040 --> 00:34:25,799
Speaker 2: I'm a huge fan of like taking a bike ride

711
00:34:25,840 --> 00:34:29,080
Speaker 2: to somewhere where it's like there's a strategic treat insight.

712
00:34:29,360 --> 00:34:31,879
Speaker 2: So if you like give me a donut, twenty five

713
00:34:31,920 --> 00:34:35,279
Speaker 2: miles in. I'm like, yes, actually, I would love to

714
00:34:35,320 --> 00:34:35,680
Speaker 2: do that.

715
00:34:36,160 --> 00:34:40,000
Speaker 4: I am totally a treat based athlete of destination right ba.

716
00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:42,080
Speaker 2: Oh my god, I'm gonna maybe I'm gonna have to

717
00:34:42,160 --> 00:34:44,960
Speaker 2: change my Instagram bio treat based athlete.

718
00:34:45,719 --> 00:34:49,160
Speaker 1: Yes, I'm like donut, oysters, san fere like a beer

719
00:34:49,480 --> 00:34:53,799
Speaker 1: or you know. Oh, I live in Sonoma County. I

720
00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:56,240
Speaker 1: mean there's really cool places to go ride my bike.

721
00:34:56,560 --> 00:34:59,360
Speaker 2: I mean amazing. Yeah, I'm like, find me a donut.

722
00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:01,919
Speaker 2: You're like, I'll take a half dozen oysters and maybe

723
00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:03,520
Speaker 2: like a glass of wine and then we'll wait like

724
00:35:03,560 --> 00:35:04,760
Speaker 2: thirty minutes and we'll get back.

725
00:35:04,600 --> 00:35:04,960
Speaker 3: On the bike.

726
00:35:05,880 --> 00:35:07,040
Speaker 4: Yeah, I've done that.

727
00:35:07,160 --> 00:35:07,719
Speaker 3: I support it.

728
00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:09,399
Speaker 2: I mean, I'm a big fan of the mid ride

729
00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:13,040
Speaker 2: beer as well, which I'm carbs, Carbs. I'm not advocating

730
00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:15,360
Speaker 2: for drinking and cycling. I'm just saying, like a halfler

731
00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:18,359
Speaker 2: full beer isn't going to you'll be okay, I promise you.

732
00:35:18,480 --> 00:35:21,240
Speaker 3: I promise you do not take this as medical advice.

733
00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:28,120
Speaker 2: Let me make sure that. Yeah. But okay, So we

734
00:35:28,120 --> 00:35:31,440
Speaker 2: talked about nutrition fuel early. If you'll often find the

735
00:35:31,440 --> 00:35:34,080
Speaker 2: stuff that works for you in my bottles, I usually

736
00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:37,800
Speaker 2: keep one bottle of just water and the other bottle.

737
00:35:38,239 --> 00:35:40,320
Speaker 3: I'm a huge fan of Element they are a sponsor

738
00:35:40,400 --> 00:35:42,200
Speaker 3: of the show. But I love a salty sip.

739
00:35:42,239 --> 00:35:44,640
Speaker 2: It's like exactly what I want when I'm out there

740
00:35:44,680 --> 00:35:47,200
Speaker 2: and it's hot and I'm dripping and all the things.

741
00:35:47,360 --> 00:35:49,879
Speaker 3: Do you have any go to? What fuel do you use?

742
00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:53,960
Speaker 1: I am sponsored by Doo Energy Labs, so I use

743
00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:57,560
Speaker 1: their electrolyte and gels, and then I raise some really

744
00:35:57,600 --> 00:35:59,120
Speaker 1: long events.

745
00:36:00,239 --> 00:36:02,319
Speaker 4: Gravel racer now, so my events can be you know,

746
00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:05,960
Speaker 4: ten twelve hours. So I start like I do when the.

747
00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:08,320
Speaker 1: Intensity is high, I go for the you know gels,

748
00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:10,879
Speaker 1: the you know, choose, you know, think about all that,

749
00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:12,840
Speaker 1: like kind of straight cards, straight sugar.

750
00:36:13,320 --> 00:36:16,120
Speaker 4: And then as the race leaves, you know.

751
00:36:16,080 --> 00:36:18,520
Speaker 1: And goes into the four, six, seven, eight hours, I

752
00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:22,520
Speaker 1: start getting hungry. So I make snacks or I do

753
00:36:22,640 --> 00:36:25,759
Speaker 1: have pizza in my feed zones or sandwiches. I make

754
00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:29,319
Speaker 1: this little sandwich called it a little stinky. Yeah, it's

755
00:36:29,320 --> 00:36:33,120
Speaker 1: a Hawaiian sweet roll, some butter, some cheese, salamie and

756
00:36:33,120 --> 00:36:36,520
Speaker 1: a pickle. Love that and it's like it's savory. I'm

757
00:36:36,560 --> 00:36:38,520
Speaker 1: a savory person. So after my I call it like

758
00:36:38,640 --> 00:36:40,480
Speaker 1: race cut. You know you've had all the sweets and

759
00:36:40,680 --> 00:36:42,520
Speaker 1: you just start wanting. So you said you'll have the

760
00:36:42,560 --> 00:36:45,799
Speaker 1: salty stiff like one hundred percent agree, And I start

761
00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:50,080
Speaker 1: craving a little more complex food. Also, your intensity after

762
00:36:50,120 --> 00:36:52,800
Speaker 1: that duration isn't full like we call it full gas

763
00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:53,200
Speaker 1: like it's not.

764
00:36:54,040 --> 00:36:56,320
Speaker 4: You know, you're you're starting to kind of find your groove.

765
00:36:56,560 --> 00:36:58,960
Speaker 4: You probably by yourself. You start getting kind of hungry.

766
00:36:59,760 --> 00:37:01,959
Speaker 4: So I think a little more protein helps me on that. Yeah.

767
00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:03,880
Speaker 4: And then the other key though to that too is

768
00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:06,200
Speaker 4: like I use a camelback Chase beest for when I'm

769
00:37:06,200 --> 00:37:07,720
Speaker 4: not on the road, when I'm on off.

770
00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:09,840
Speaker 1: Road, which is a hydration pack like when you're scared

771
00:37:09,840 --> 00:37:11,759
Speaker 1: and it's technical if you're off road or you know

772
00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:13,040
Speaker 1: you're going to have a rock. So like I just

773
00:37:13,080 --> 00:37:14,719
Speaker 1: have a little straw and that helps me do the

774
00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:16,120
Speaker 1: zipsip nibble nibble thing.

775
00:37:16,239 --> 00:37:19,320
Speaker 3: The sip sip nibble nibble, the sip sip nibble nibble patent.

776
00:37:19,360 --> 00:37:24,400
Speaker 2: That Yeah, Nutrition gear, finding the right bike fit. Safety.

777
00:37:24,239 --> 00:37:26,719
Speaker 2: We touched on that buzzword before, so let's give that

778
00:37:26,840 --> 00:37:28,480
Speaker 2: a little bit more love at the moment.

779
00:37:28,880 --> 00:37:30,399
Speaker 3: Uh, certainly, I.

780
00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:33,240
Speaker 2: Would say at all times, but especially for new riders

781
00:37:33,280 --> 00:37:35,120
Speaker 2: as you start to get your footing and get more

782
00:37:35,160 --> 00:37:37,400
Speaker 2: comfortable on your bike, it's a really great tip to

783
00:37:37,440 --> 00:37:40,120
Speaker 2: get out there with a friend or a companion that

784
00:37:40,160 --> 00:37:41,439
Speaker 2: you could share the ride with.

785
00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:44,719
Speaker 3: Not only because if you happen to get a flat tire.

786
00:37:44,640 --> 00:37:46,760
Speaker 2: Or something, that there's someone to share in that experience

787
00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:49,120
Speaker 2: with you and hopefully help you get back on your feet,

788
00:37:49,360 --> 00:37:52,160
Speaker 2: but also because you want to make sure that if

789
00:37:52,200 --> 00:37:54,600
Speaker 2: something were to happen, like a crash, that you have

790
00:37:54,840 --> 00:37:57,080
Speaker 2: backup in someone to give you a hand. And plus,

791
00:37:57,120 --> 00:37:59,840
Speaker 2: like not to downplay the importance of like having some

792
00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:01,560
Speaker 2: one to be with in case you get a little

793
00:38:01,560 --> 00:38:02,120
Speaker 2: bit lost.

794
00:38:03,560 --> 00:38:08,440
Speaker 1: Yeah, training partners are key, you know, we're talking the

795
00:38:08,440 --> 00:38:11,680
Speaker 1: CM Solar Power treat base and also social based in

796
00:38:11,719 --> 00:38:13,719
Speaker 1: the sport. You know, somebody to get you out the

797
00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:16,279
Speaker 1: door is nice too. It's eight thirty ety to lead

798
00:38:16,280 --> 00:38:19,160
Speaker 1: by thirty, but you're like on Instagram. Training partners help

799
00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:21,879
Speaker 1: with that safety once again too. We'll talk always where

800
00:38:21,880 --> 00:38:24,759
Speaker 1: your helmet. My helmet has an Angie sensor in there

801
00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:28,480
Speaker 1: that if I do ash and you know that impact

802
00:38:28,480 --> 00:38:31,279
Speaker 1: and then go to an emergency contact, which is my

803
00:38:31,320 --> 00:38:34,600
Speaker 1: partner and my phone, which is super cool for the

804
00:38:34,640 --> 00:38:39,279
Speaker 1: safety and then also sometimes like it's it's just really

805
00:38:39,360 --> 00:38:41,799
Speaker 1: nice to be with people, but also if you get

806
00:38:41,840 --> 00:38:44,440
Speaker 1: lost or if something happens. And I have hitchhiked only

807
00:38:44,440 --> 00:38:46,720
Speaker 1: a couple of times because usually I don't train alone

808
00:38:46,920 --> 00:38:47,400
Speaker 1: that often.

809
00:38:47,480 --> 00:38:49,120
Speaker 4: I like to have people around.

810
00:38:49,400 --> 00:38:51,800
Speaker 2: Yeah, I love that your helmet has that technology, and

811
00:38:51,840 --> 00:38:54,440
Speaker 2: it a lot of other like popular either wearables like

812
00:38:54,520 --> 00:38:57,200
Speaker 2: Garmin or I know like by computers will also have

813
00:38:57,280 --> 00:38:59,359
Speaker 2: features that you can set up where if you were

814
00:38:59,400 --> 00:39:02,560
Speaker 2: to experience to crash, than someone like your emergency contact

815
00:39:02,760 --> 00:39:05,880
Speaker 2: will also get a notification. So super super important to

816
00:39:05,920 --> 00:39:07,960
Speaker 2: do this kind of recon before you get out there,

817
00:39:08,200 --> 00:39:09,840
Speaker 2: just so that you can put yourself in the best

818
00:39:09,840 --> 00:39:12,160
Speaker 2: possible position. Not that we want anything to happen to you,

819
00:39:12,200 --> 00:39:14,719
Speaker 2: but should something happen to you, that you will be

820
00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:18,879
Speaker 2: in contact asap with the people that know that something's up.

821
00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:21,719
Speaker 2: Something else that I think is important for us to

822
00:39:21,719 --> 00:39:25,239
Speaker 2: touch on as well. Building up your stamina. Right like,

823
00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:27,640
Speaker 2: as you're a new writer, I can feel really intimidating.

824
00:39:27,719 --> 00:39:30,000
Speaker 2: You see people maybe on your strawva or whatever you're

825
00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:32,719
Speaker 2: looking at, that are doing these fifty one hundred mile

826
00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:33,560
Speaker 2: bike rides.

827
00:39:33,360 --> 00:39:34,560
Speaker 3: And you're like, I'm never going to be able to

828
00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:35,440
Speaker 3: do anything like that.

829
00:39:36,239 --> 00:39:38,959
Speaker 2: Again, we said earlier in this episode, like, don't judge

830
00:39:38,960 --> 00:39:42,640
Speaker 2: your beginnings too harshly. What would you say to this

831
00:39:42,719 --> 00:39:45,320
Speaker 2: athlete as they're starting out on getting more comfortable in

832
00:39:45,320 --> 00:39:48,200
Speaker 2: the bike and slowly building up that mileage.

833
00:39:49,200 --> 00:39:51,680
Speaker 1: I think it's what we also touched in on the

834
00:39:51,719 --> 00:39:55,240
Speaker 1: beginning was finding your why, and I think that's really

835
00:39:55,280 --> 00:39:58,480
Speaker 1: important because when you had your goal and it's your

836
00:39:58,560 --> 00:40:01,640
Speaker 1: goal and not somebody else's goal, then you're going to

837
00:40:01,680 --> 00:40:04,279
Speaker 1: be more inspired to chase and pursue that goal.

838
00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:05,440
Speaker 4: And so it's it's.

839
00:40:05,280 --> 00:40:09,160
Speaker 1: About taking the steps forward, progress, taking care of yourself

840
00:40:09,320 --> 00:40:13,000
Speaker 1: and building that stamina. And it doesn't happen overnight. But

841
00:40:13,640 --> 00:40:15,560
Speaker 1: if the goal kind of makes you clutch your teeth

842
00:40:15,600 --> 00:40:18,160
Speaker 1: and there's a determination and like make your heart flutter,

843
00:40:18,280 --> 00:40:21,360
Speaker 1: it's probably the right goal. But it's about giving yourself

844
00:40:21,360 --> 00:40:24,120
Speaker 1: that grace as you as you pursue that, and it

845
00:40:24,160 --> 00:40:26,400
Speaker 1: takes time, and you know, coaches can really help or

846
00:40:26,920 --> 00:40:29,279
Speaker 1: Google is a great guide too. I mean, you know,

847
00:40:29,280 --> 00:40:31,120
Speaker 1: if you don't want to you spot a bike, and

848
00:40:31,280 --> 00:40:32,719
Speaker 1: if you don't want to buy a coach too.

849
00:40:32,880 --> 00:40:35,799
Speaker 4: I get it, but I need to.

850
00:40:35,840 --> 00:40:38,000
Speaker 1: Like for me, it was about finding my why, and

851
00:40:38,120 --> 00:40:41,080
Speaker 1: sometimes that wasn't what society told me it should be.

852
00:40:41,160 --> 00:40:42,960
Speaker 1: Like if you're all your friends are doing a triathlon

853
00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:45,960
Speaker 1: and you don't want to, then you know, pick something else.

854
00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:47,239
Speaker 4: It makes you excited, and.

855
00:40:47,160 --> 00:40:50,759
Speaker 1: Then you know having that plan and knowing that I'm

856
00:40:50,840 --> 00:40:53,359
Speaker 1: I'm a biokeevist by trade, and the best thing about

857
00:40:53,480 --> 00:40:56,520
Speaker 1: endurance sports is that direct relationship to a lot of

858
00:40:56,560 --> 00:40:58,920
Speaker 1: times the time you put in and your performance. So

859
00:40:59,040 --> 00:41:01,839
Speaker 1: as you keep just a little bit of time increasingly,

860
00:41:02,320 --> 00:41:05,120
Speaker 1: your stamina is going to keep increasing. Of course there's

861
00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:08,880
Speaker 1: a overtraining dipping over the edge, but you know what

862
00:41:08,920 --> 00:41:12,200
Speaker 1: I mean, like think a nice steady increase where you

863
00:41:12,239 --> 00:41:15,120
Speaker 1: know anything is possible, and just giving yourself that time

864
00:41:15,160 --> 00:41:15,399
Speaker 1: and that.

865
00:41:15,400 --> 00:41:18,960
Speaker 2: Plan definitely, and something else has totch on you mentioned before,

866
00:41:19,160 --> 00:41:21,440
Speaker 2: like with what you were wearing and wearing a proper

867
00:41:21,480 --> 00:41:23,520
Speaker 2: cycling jersey instead of just wearing a sports bra. I

868
00:41:23,640 --> 00:41:25,239
Speaker 2: be mindful that you're going to be out there for

869
00:41:25,239 --> 00:41:28,200
Speaker 2: a while, likely regardless of what level yet you're at.

870
00:41:28,280 --> 00:41:29,359
Speaker 3: So sunscreen is.

871
00:41:29,360 --> 00:41:32,920
Speaker 2: Super super important, especially if you do want to try

872
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Speaker 2: and I stress the word try to avoid that ever

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Speaker 2: lovely cycling shorts convenient tamline.

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Speaker 1: Well, I do the fade so when I do train alone, like,

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Speaker 1: I roll up my shorts a little bit, roll them down,

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00:41:46,680 --> 00:41:49,839
Speaker 1: so the fade. But I love sunscreen. I put it

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Speaker 1: on like face, obviously my whole body. And luckily, if

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Speaker 1: you get nice cycling kit, it has usually upf fifty.

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Speaker 1: You know, it's it's.

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Speaker 4: Trying to protect you. So they do a good job

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Speaker 4: with that.

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Speaker 1: But the tan lines, the sock ones are the worst

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Speaker 1: because I do like those mid calf and then you

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Speaker 1: know you're going to a wedding and you frigin have

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Speaker 1: like you know.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, and the short sleeve fad, the sock faith, it's everywhere,

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Speaker 2: it's everywhere. Okay, before I let you go, anything else

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00:42:15,800 --> 00:42:17,839
Speaker 2: that we haven't touched on just yet that you think

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Speaker 2: is important for us to bestow on relatively new cyclists.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I think I think we've covered so much. You

891
00:42:24,960 --> 00:42:27,640
Speaker 1: make everything so approachable and that's what we all love

892
00:42:27,680 --> 00:42:31,640
Speaker 1: about you. And taking something the sounds complex, but just

893
00:42:31,680 --> 00:42:34,160
Speaker 1: to remember, you know, we've been riding bikes since we

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00:42:34,160 --> 00:42:38,439
Speaker 1: were kids, and it's it's enjoyable and it should be fun.

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Speaker 1: And like I said, if you're riding bikes, you're doing

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Speaker 1: it right. And it could be an e bike, it

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00:42:42,160 --> 00:42:44,880
Speaker 1: can be a hybrid, mountain bike, gravel road, you know,

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Speaker 1: whatever your goal is for that, and it can be intimidating,

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00:42:50,080 --> 00:42:53,080
Speaker 1: but you know, like we could just jump in and

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00:42:53,120 --> 00:42:55,439
Speaker 1: do these things, and I fine, it's just like riding

901
00:42:55,480 --> 00:42:58,600
Speaker 1: a bicycle and then not being afraid to ask questions,

902
00:42:58,719 --> 00:43:03,080
Speaker 1: you know, and get the internet is great, your local

903
00:43:03,080 --> 00:43:07,799
Speaker 1: bike shop. Emily's always obviously like an expert in the

904
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Speaker 1: field here of making things approachable. So I think that's

905
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Speaker 1: about what you find that exploration and expression through two

906
00:43:14,719 --> 00:43:16,800
Speaker 1: wheels is such a powerful experience.

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Speaker 3: Oh, you're so good to me.

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Speaker 2: I think what you just said there about not being

909
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Speaker 2: able to ask questions, it's kind of my mantra and

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00:43:23,960 --> 00:43:26,839
Speaker 2: what I've really adopted as I've carried on in this

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00:43:26,880 --> 00:43:30,920
Speaker 2: podcast journey. It's I remember before I started podcasting that

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00:43:31,080 --> 00:43:33,919
Speaker 2: I would listen to this one show in particular where

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Speaker 2: the host asked a lot of the questions that I had,

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Speaker 2: and I think so often we get like a little nervous,

915
00:43:39,760 --> 00:43:42,040
Speaker 2: so afraid, right, Like we're a little nervous to admit

916
00:43:42,120 --> 00:43:43,839
Speaker 2: that we have this question that we think that we're

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00:43:43,840 --> 00:43:46,040
Speaker 2: supposed to have the answer to. So when it comes

918
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Speaker 2: to like my approach with interviewing guests, sometimes I feel

919
00:43:49,000 --> 00:43:50,719
Speaker 2: like I have to go back to basics so that

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00:43:50,760 --> 00:43:53,520
Speaker 2: I can get the answers that I would have wanted myself.

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Speaker 2: And the same goes of course, as we're talking about

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Speaker 2: here with cycling addressing. You know, don't be afraid to

923
00:43:59,320 --> 00:44:02,399
Speaker 2: ask for help, helper, go to the bike shop, befriend them,

924
00:44:02,520 --> 00:44:04,200
Speaker 2: be cool with them. Like I used to have a

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Speaker 2: guy uptown Rob that like I felt like whenever I

926
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Speaker 2: was coming through, he like knew that I was coming

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Speaker 2: through with some sort of perhaps super novice, but great

928
00:44:12,280 --> 00:44:15,840
Speaker 2: question that I needed answering. So reaching out to people

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Speaker 2: like your version of Rob at your bike shop obviously

930
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Speaker 2: dming someone like Allison, I'm sure she'd be happy to

931
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Speaker 2: help you with your questions. But finding community in that

932
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Speaker 2: you don't have to have all the answers right away,

933
00:44:27,160 --> 00:44:29,919
Speaker 2: that's really important, right, like you're not supposed to you're

934
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Speaker 2: not going to. And again on that note of not

935
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Speaker 2: judging your beginnings too harshly, like don't judge yourself for

936
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Speaker 2: not knowing all the answers.

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Speaker 4: No, you never.

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Speaker 1: I mean look at life, like, we never know all

939
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Speaker 1: the answers, right, And I'm a professionalman doing this a

940
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Speaker 1: long time, and i still make mistakes, you know, so,

941
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Speaker 1: But I think though it's about yeah, not I think

942
00:44:49,239 --> 00:44:51,200
Speaker 1: sometimes in sport, and you know, it's about women. I

943
00:44:51,200 --> 00:44:54,200
Speaker 1: think supporting women too, I mean, and not putting what

944
00:44:54,239 --> 00:44:57,040
Speaker 1: we do on this pedestal that's unapproachable, like, yeah, we

945
00:44:57,080 --> 00:44:59,120
Speaker 1: can ride real fast, real hard, We're good at what

946
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Speaker 1: we do. But I mean, it's just riding bikes, man Like,

947
00:45:03,080 --> 00:45:04,720
Speaker 1: just like you could be a CEO of a company.

948
00:45:04,760 --> 00:45:07,480
Speaker 1: It's just running a company. It's you know, managing good people.

949
00:45:07,520 --> 00:45:09,440
Speaker 1: Like there's there's things around this, right.

950
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Speaker 2: Like come on, So the moral of the story is

951
00:45:13,880 --> 00:45:16,280
Speaker 2: talk to friends about riding your bike, have fun riding

952
00:45:16,280 --> 00:45:18,200
Speaker 2: your bike, and you can literally do whatever the hell

953
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Speaker 2: you put your mind to.

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Speaker 1: Any treats, Like that's the best part of riding bikes,

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00:45:22,920 --> 00:45:25,759
Speaker 1: the treats and the snack stops, right, Like, here's why

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Speaker 1: we ride period.

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Speaker 2: Oh my god, al And this was so fun to

958
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Speaker 2: chat up with you, and we're definitely gonna have to

959
00:45:32,040 --> 00:45:34,000
Speaker 2: get a ride in the books. Our our mutual friend

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00:45:34,080 --> 00:45:37,120
Speaker 2: Kelly and I were talking about a possible trip for

961
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Speaker 2: me out to California, maybe at the end of October,

962
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Speaker 2: so we'll look into that. We'll catch up. How do

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00:45:43,120 --> 00:45:45,560
Speaker 2: the hurdlers follow along with you for more inspiration? How

964
00:45:45,560 --> 00:45:47,280
Speaker 2: do they keep up with you? Give me all the details?

965
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Speaker 1: Oh, perfect, Well, you can follow me on all things

966
00:45:50,800 --> 00:45:54,840
Speaker 1: the Internet's Instagram's great, it's a lot of cycling and

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Speaker 1: I don't know bike adventures. My handle is at am

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Speaker 1: tetric am et ur ic k. And also just look

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Speaker 1: at the links in the bio because my COVID sourdough

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00:46:07,440 --> 00:46:12,839
Speaker 1: Bread was making bandanas and selling them for scholarships for

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Speaker 1: female identifying athletes to race bikes here for Nika's Norcow

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Speaker 1: High School Cycling League. So we've done five scholarships already

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Speaker 1: and I only have a few bandanas left. One is

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Speaker 1: a total cowgirl, so you'll recognize that, and of internal summer,

975
00:46:26,200 --> 00:46:28,160
Speaker 1: and then we were talking about being treat based. The

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Speaker 1: other pattern is a Paisley pattern with everything why I

977
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Speaker 1: love riding bikes, which, by the way, Emily has a

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Speaker 1: donut on it, pizza, whiskey and lama and flowers because

979
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Speaker 1: this is like what I love about riding bikes is

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Speaker 1: all the things I get to see and enjoy it.

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Speaker 4: I love it.

982
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Speaker 3: I love it.

983
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Speaker 2: Okay, Yeah, so we'll definitely plug that in the show notes.

984
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Speaker 2: Definitely click on over there, get yourself a bandana, and

985
00:46:51,000 --> 00:46:54,399
Speaker 2: do some good. I'm over at Kurdle Podcast and at

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Speaker 2: Emily a Body Another hurdle conquered.

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Speaker 3: Catch you guys next time.