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I can answer questions pertaining to cycling training, mountain bike racing, bike repair (mountain, road, time trial, tandem, cyclocross), triathlon competition and training (mostly biking and running), and Spinning

Experience in the area

Expert mountain bike racer (starting racing in 1989), raced in 5 different state series, built all my own bikes. Worked in a bike shop during summer. Currently in my fifth year of teaching Spinning at a major gym chain. Have developed and now teach a weekly triathlon class at the same gym.

Organizations

NORBA, USAT

Education/Credentials

BA, JD, LL.M

Awards and Honors

One state mountain bike series top 5 finish. Raced in several ultras: Laramie Enduro, Leadville 100, 24 Hours of Moab, 24 Hours of Snowshoe. Gold finisher in El Tour de Tucson. Top 10 finish at XTERRA East Championships. Currently, regular top 15 finisher in Ohio triathlon series (top 3 in age group).
Qualifier, USAT Olympic Distance Nationals. Qualifier, XTERRA Nationals.

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Erica05/15/11101010 
Don01/06/11101010Thank you for the response. I meant .....
Jim08/25/101010Very good response, although I wish the .....
Vincent07/23/10101010Hi Graeme, Thank you for your answer .....
Darryl05/03/10101010Graeme was very prompt and provided me .....

Recent Answers from Graeme Henderson

2011-05-11 Training for 2 day bike ride:

Erica,  Absolutely.  One of the nice things about a multi-day event is that although each day has what looks like a lot of miles, when you space it out over the day, it really isn't too far.  Though I

2011-01-02 Shimano Altus ST-CT90:

Don,   Believe it or not, I am answering this from Afghanistan, so it took me a little more time to get to it.  To get to your questions in order:    Can Altus ST-C90 be replaced by an alternate Shimano?

2010-08-22 cycling in the wind:

Jim,    I totally understand what you're going through.  I am 6'2" and 185 and have a huge frontal area, so wind is just murder on me, too.  What I have discovered about the situation is that some of it

2010-07-19 Hard shifting to large chainring(High):

Vincent,    Just in case you haven't already found the answer to this, it sounds like it might be one of three things:    1.  Most likely, your large chainring limiter screw is a bit too restrictive.

2010-05-11 gears won't switch:

Gabe,  I have been thinking about this one for awhile.  It's hard to tell from your description what the problem might be so here are some options.    1.  You didn't say whether the front shifter doesn't

 

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