Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Golden Labrador Retriever - general facts and Peculiarities of the Hybrid

Golden Labrador retriever is one of the many Golden Retriever Mixes. It is also called Labrador Golden Retriever or just Golden Lab. The same name sometimes is used for yellow Labradors, but it is not the field of this article.

Although not recognized by purebred registries like Akc Labrador Golden Retriever is rather favorite hybrid dog and there are many reasons for it. First of all both Labrador and Golden Retriever are extremely favorite breeds both in Us and worldwide. Second, they have a lot of similarities in character development them approved for crossbreeding. Finally, Golden Lab has a few piquant characteristics.

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In most cases Golden Labrador Retriever inherits some appearance from Golden Retriever. This includes coat that can be both long and short but look more like Golden's coat and is thick and shiny. The color of the coat may be yellow or brown and is usually inherited from the Labrador parent. The tail can be covered in long hair and curved. Head shape and a good muscular built are also more like the one Golden's usually have. The dog usually weights over 50 ponds and is very strong.

Golden Labrador Retriever - general facts and Peculiarities of the Hybrid

Since both Goldens and Labradors are piquant and obedient breeds, Golden Labrador inherited both of these traits. They are also great with children and other pets and love all house members as Goldens usually do. It is a very loyal house dog. However, Golden Labs are reported to be not as cordial with strangers as Golden Retrievers are.

They are very trainable and easy to socialize with population and other dogs. However, these natural abilities should be supported by efforts of the owner. Otherwise Golden Lab may grow up to be aggressive towards other population at home or shy and scared outdoors.

Labrador Golden Retrievers bark and bark loud. They like to bark strangers especially when they are near or in the house, but sometimes they may bark from the distance. They also have good chase instinct. In practice it means that they tend to chase cars and bikes. This habit should be eliminated while they are young, otherwise they may withhold it straight through entire life.

Golden Labradors shed a lot and require quarterly grooming (at least once a week) to keep shedding under control. This will also help to keep the dog's skin healthy. They can be bathed usually but some of them may not like or even be afraid of the procedure.

Golden Labs require quarterly exercises just like their parent breeds. Long walks, swimming, running and quarterly dog games that contain chasing and retrieving are exquisite for these dogs. And remember that exercises are needful for the dog's reasoning and corporeal health.

Health of Golden Labrador Retrievers is other issue to address. Both Labradors and Goldens have similar condition problems (for instance hip dysplasia) so it is needful to check both parents for the signs of hereditary diseases before breeding and ask for condition certificates if you've decided to adopt a pup. However, in most cases Golden Labs have best skin condition and less prone to allergies (except for dust allergy) than Golden Retrievers.

Golden Labrador Retriever - general facts and Peculiarities of the Hybrid

Top 3 Ways to Make Your Road Bike Faster

For the sake of this narrative let's assume you have an good potential carbon fiber road bike such as a Kuota Kharma with Sram Rival. It's not freaky high end by any means but a good solid bike. You love how it rides but now want to make it faster. Do you need to get a new frame or upgrade your groupo? What about wheels? Will a stiffer crank give you more speed? If I make my bike lighter, how much faster will I be?

While habitancy obsess over weight the best ways to faster are put out more power, cut rolling drag and cut wind drag. The three upgrades I recommend cover these areas

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Here's the 3 tool upgrades to make your road bike faster.

Top 3 Ways to Make Your Road Bike Faster

Rotor Q-Rings

These are non-round rings that have been optimized to match the power curve of your legs. The road version have 5 settings so you can adjust the position of the power stroke. A simple chainring upgrade will yield a power growth of 4-5% and a decrease in fatigue. This is one of my favourite upgrades as you observation it from the first ride. You have just a miniature more going up hill and it never feels like your are pedaling squares no matter how tired you get.

Tires

Most road bikes come with relatively cheap tires. The stock tires have a lower thread count to the casing and denser, slower rolling rubber. Upgrading your tires can make a big difference in both speed and the ride potential of your bike. Now there are a estimate of high potential clincher tires that roll fast and are pretty puncture resistant. My favourite is the Kenda C2C 700 X 23mm. They are light, roll fast and have good puncture resistance. The best part is they are half the price of comparable tires from other brands.

Wheels

Most road bikes have pretty heavy wheels that come stock on them. A lot of companies put the Mavic Aksiums which are pretty tough but they weigh a ton. In expanding to the weight, most stock wheels aren't very aerodynamic. What a bad combination. Upgrading to a deeper aero wheel set that is also lighter will feel like a totally separate bike. For speed the deeper the great up to nearby 60mm. Beyond that will be good for time trials and triathlons but be harsh riding and poor in cross winds. Rims this deep will practically always be make of carbon fiber. This allows companies to make deep rims are still light. Good options are ready from Edge Composites, Zipp and Spinergy. Expect to pay a lot more for a set of carbon fiber wheels but they are lighter for the hill climbs and much more aerodynamic the rest of the time. And on top of it all the deep wheels look cool.

A set of 58 mm deep aero wheels will be a integrate minutes faster over 40 km. This will make a difference in both long road races and crits.

Summary

Increase power output, cut rolling resistance and cut wind drag. These areas will give you the most bang for your bike buck. As you can see none of this is focused on weight as a pound makes very miniature difference on flat to rolling terrain. If you climb the mountains then a bit of weight off your bike will make a difference but until you can see your abs, don't worry about the weight of your bike.

Top 3 Ways to Make Your Road Bike Faster