Road Cycling - Pilarcitos Stage Race? Anyone in bay area?

hey there all, im doing the pilarcitos stage race this weekend in the bay area. (www.pilarcitos.com) I am going to take my TT bike and my road bike.

But my question is, is it worth it to ride the TT bike with H3 and disk on the mountain TT, or should i go with my road bike thats about 3 lbs lighter. I havent been able to spot out the mountain time trial and i dont know if im going to have time on race morning to drive the course. The website is very informative but theres no race profile which would have helped me decide if the "mountain tt" is mountain enough to warrant the weight savings over the drag savings.

any specialized knowledge would be great.

jeremy -

Go to the Klimb (www.klimb.org) website and download the software. The KLIMB software doesn't include the portion on Verde Rd. (it shows Highway 1), but this section is flat. According to Grant Peterson's book -- Roads to Ride South -- Higgin-Purrisma has about a one mile climb at 8.5% average grade (690-ft elev. gain). Then, on Lobitos Creek Rd., there is another 8% climb for just under a mile (620-ft elev. gain). It's pretty much all down hill from there to the finish line. You'll probably get a headwind as you approach the ocean on Tunitas Creek Rd.

SteveE

i haven't done the route you're talking about, so you should probably take this with a huuuuge grain of salt...it can get pretty windy in the hills, so unless you're accustomed to riding in crosswinds with the rear disc, i'd say ditch it. what good is all that aero stuff if you get blown over by a strong gust. and based on what steveE posted, i'd say go with the road bike. unless you're a strong enough climber and confident that you won't get any crosswinds...if you're going up several hundred feet, you're almost guaranteed to get some semi-high wind (enough to blow you around with a rear disc).

thanks guys--road bike it is.

jeremyb