Who's going to call Lance and the boys to say HTFU?
05-12-09, 09:01 AM
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Who's going to call Lance and the boys to say HTFU?
Because they're sporting a rather Wussy 39 x 25 granny gear for today's Giro stage and its 17% grades.
I'm not calling them. Maybe somebody else here will volunteer.
I'm not calling them. Maybe somebody else here will volunteer.
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05-12-09, 09:04 AM
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Hack his twitter feed.
05-12-09, 09:35 AM
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What do you use to get up Mt. Doom, pops? Besides a call to Mrs. Pcad.
05-12-09, 10:00 AM
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^^^
no. Just slower...
no. Just slower...
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05-12-09, 10:05 AM
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Where do you have mountains with 17% grades???
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05-12-09, 10:32 AM
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05-12-09, 10:32 AM
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39 x 25 when I'm toast, 39 x 23 when my legs feel better. Steepest grades here are 16-18%, longest stretch that's 15%+ is probably 120-150 meters long. It can suck when you're tired. Hitting a grade like that on a 100 mile Giro stage would be rather nasty.
05-12-09, 11:03 AM
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We now live in northern Pensylvania, there are many big climbs on my routes out here. We moved out of Peoria awhile ago
The the big hill behind the Peoria CC was on my route when I lived there. I almost hit a deer at the bottom at full speed. Be careful at dusk.
The the big hill behind the Peoria CC was on my route when I lived there. I almost hit a deer at the bottom at full speed. Be careful at dusk.
05-12-09, 01:01 PM
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These are either rollers (i.e. very short, not climbs), or it's BS. Nobody rides 10% climbs in a 50x17 at 87rpm. Not even the pros are climbing 10% grades at over 18mph.
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"If you’re new enough [to racing] that you would ask such question, then i would hazard a guess that if you just made up a workout that sounded hard to do, and did it, you’d probably get faster." --the tiniest sprinter
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"If you’re new enough [to racing] that you would ask such question, then i would hazard a guess that if you just made up a workout that sounded hard to do, and did it, you’d probably get faster." --the tiniest sprinter
05-12-09, 01:34 PM
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doesn't that make you RichinScranton or something?
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05-12-09, 01:41 PM
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If you need less than 46x19, you live in too hilly of an area.
Speed is the name of the game.
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05-12-09, 02:14 PM
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BTW - 52x46 paired with a 12-19 straight bloc was the gearing of choice on my bike throughout the 8-speed 90's. Racing in FL and Belgium required nothing less and nothing more. And best of all, it gave me perfect choices constantly.
Can't do that in the mountains
Can't do that in the mountains
05-13-09, 07:20 AM
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05-13-09, 07:23 AM
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