Carbo-Loading I
05-18-15, 02:30 PM
#251
Just Plain Slow
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Santa Clarita, CA
Posts: 6,026
Bikes: Lynskey R230
Mentioned: 40 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 297 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 5 Times
in
5 Posts
05-18-15, 02:59 PM
#252
Just Keep Pedaling
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Lakewood, CA
Posts: 3,355
Bikes: 99 Schwinn Mesa GS MTB, 15 Trek Domane 5.9 Dura-Ace, 17 Trek Emonda SL6 Pro & 18 Bianchi Vigorelli
Mentioned: 30 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 251 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 67 Times
in
34 Posts
I enjoyed watching it, as well. I especially likes stage 5 and 7. Five ended in my neighborhood, and it's always fun to see it on familiar turf. Seven because....well....actually I didn't enjoy that as much. Those are the same roads that we ride in the "barely publicized" C/A GMR rides. They did in 12 minutes what it takes me two hours to do. So demoralizing!
05-18-15, 03:02 PM
#253
Just Keep Pedaling
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Lakewood, CA
Posts: 3,355
Bikes: 99 Schwinn Mesa GS MTB, 15 Trek Domane 5.9 Dura-Ace, 17 Trek Emonda SL6 Pro & 18 Bianchi Vigorelli
Mentioned: 30 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 251 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 67 Times
in
34 Posts
We were at a sports bar for breakfast yesterday. I was watching the race on my phone not knowing they had it on a TV behind me. I did figure it out before the end. I was probably the ONLY person in the bar watching it and actually interested in the results.
05-18-15, 05:16 PM
#254
Just Plain Slow
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Santa Clarita, CA
Posts: 6,026
Bikes: Lynskey R230
Mentioned: 40 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 297 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 5 Times
in
5 Posts
I have to admit, I thought the final stage at the ski lifts at Baldy would have been more of a grind. Did you you see how fast they were climbing that hill? Geez, the way @TrojanHorse describes it, it's really steep. Pfff. Maybe it was steep. The ToC guys all slowed down to around 22 mph at the end of the climb...AND they broke a sweat!
Guess I can't bust his chops too much. He made it, I did not.
The worst two climbs I've done this year in terms of pain were the Palm Springs Tramway (3.7 miles, 1,858 feet, avg 10% but it gets up to 15% at the end) and the Mt Baldy Ski Lifts (4.8 miles, 2,162 ft, avg 9% and again, the end of the route is 15%). Baldy came after a pretty healthy day of climbing already, so that was extra painful.
Both were slooooooow going.
Both were slooooooow going.
HP, PJ and I headed up to the village, got some water and decided we should try to make it up to the vaunted ski lifts (the Tour of California finished at the ski lifts 2 years ago - if a bunch of skinny pros can do it, surely we can as well?) So after 25 miles and about 3400 feet of climbing, what's another 5 miles and 2,200 feet? Some obviously gifted cycling ladies in the village were talking up the road and giving us tips (you can recover a little bit in the switch backs. no really , the grade drops from 15% to 13% for about 7 feet. What a recovery!) I actually walked the last 200 feet.
05-18-15, 06:24 PM
#256
SuperGimp
I have to admit, I thought the final stage at the ski lifts at Baldy would have been more of a grind. Did you you see how fast they were climbing that hill? Geez, the way @TrojanHorse describes it, it's really steep. Pfff. Maybe it was steep. The ToC guys all slowed down to around 22 mph at the end of the climb...AND they broke a sweat!
Guess I can't bust his chops too much. He made it, I did not.
Guess I can't bust his chops too much. He made it, I did not.
So put your new cassette on and let's get out there, now that you know how easy it is.
05-18-15, 06:34 PM
#259
Just Keep Pedaling
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Lakewood, CA
Posts: 3,355
Bikes: 99 Schwinn Mesa GS MTB, 15 Trek Domane 5.9 Dura-Ace, 17 Trek Emonda SL6 Pro & 18 Bianchi Vigorelli
Mentioned: 30 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 251 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 67 Times
in
34 Posts
05-18-15, 07:27 PM
#262
got the climbing bug
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: San Diego
Posts: 10,206
Bikes: one for everything
Mentioned: 82 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 632 Post(s)
Liked 912 Times
in
275 Posts
__________________
Rule #10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster.
Rule #10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster.
05-20-15, 10:19 AM
#265
got the climbing bug
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: San Diego
Posts: 10,206
Bikes: one for everything
Mentioned: 82 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 632 Post(s)
Liked 912 Times
in
275 Posts
__________________
Rule #10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster.
Rule #10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster.
05-20-15, 11:01 AM
#266
Senior Member
Speaking of Carbo Loading - I think it's time for me to start dieting in earnest. I'm sick of being "pretty fast for a big guy". Last night I moved up to the faster group in my club, and did well, but the main difference being I'm now getting 3 times as many what I call "chubby compliments" than before. The trouble with these chubby compliments is that the usual cyclist revenge of "blowing past them on the hills" only increases their size and magnitude. "Wow you're f***ing fast for a lard arse" for example.
Maybe I should start riding a hybrid.
Maybe I should start riding a hybrid.
05-20-15, 12:48 PM
#267
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Ellensburg,WA
Posts: 3,180
Bikes: Schwinn Broadway, Specialized Secteur Sport(crashed) Spec. Roubaix Sport, Spec. Crux
Mentioned: 7 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 179 Post(s)
Liked 169 Times
in
84 Posts
@dr_lha a hybrid should be in your future then they will just call you Fred! 
__________________
Sir Mark, Knight of Sufferlandria
Sir Mark, Knight of Sufferlandria
05-20-15, 04:29 PM
#269
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Very N and Very W Ohio Williams Co.
Posts: 2,458
Bikes: 2001 Trek Multitrack 7200, 2104 Fuji Sportif 1.5
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Possibly, if you were to get a 7" triangular mirror, and mount it to your helmet, they might be distracted by that, and become a guy who is "pretty fast in spite of that 7" triangular mirror"...to be safe I'd stick two of those wide angle stick on mirrors on it too. Heck go ALL OUT and put one of those Deer whistles on it too.
05-20-15, 05:12 PM
#270
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Ellensburg,WA
Posts: 3,180
Bikes: Schwinn Broadway, Specialized Secteur Sport(crashed) Spec. Roubaix Sport, Spec. Crux
Mentioned: 7 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 179 Post(s)
Liked 169 Times
in
84 Posts
You need racks, fenders, baggy shorts, a hydration pack and panniers. Then drop them on a hill 
__________________
Sir Mark, Knight of Sufferlandria
Sir Mark, Knight of Sufferlandria
05-20-15, 07:20 PM
#272
got the climbing bug
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: San Diego
Posts: 10,206
Bikes: one for everything
Mentioned: 82 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 632 Post(s)
Liked 912 Times
in
275 Posts
somehow I can't get into this yr's Giro.....anyone else?
__________________
Rule #10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster.
Rule #10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster.
05-20-15, 07:37 PM
#273
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Very N and Very W Ohio Williams Co.
Posts: 2,458
Bikes: 2001 Trek Multitrack 7200, 2104 Fuji Sportif 1.5
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Tons and tons of practice, then drop them on a hill while doing one legged drills.
05-20-15, 08:09 PM
#274
got the climbing bug
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: San Diego
Posts: 10,206
Bikes: one for everything
Mentioned: 82 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 632 Post(s)
Liked 912 Times
in
275 Posts
only on a fixie
__________________
Rule #10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster.
Rule #10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster.
05-20-15, 10:35 PM
#275
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Ellensburg,WA
Posts: 3,180
Bikes: Schwinn Broadway, Specialized Secteur Sport(crashed) Spec. Roubaix Sport, Spec. Crux
Mentioned: 7 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 179 Post(s)
Liked 169 Times
in
84 Posts
now we are getting somewhere.... what is this thread about again? Oh yeah that damn UCI.... bunch of non sportsman like kill joys
__________________
Sir Mark, Knight of Sufferlandria
Sir Mark, Knight of Sufferlandria