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Old 01-16-08, 12:24 PM
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So how does it take to loop Pitcairn Is in the big ring ??
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Old 01-16-08, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by dmac49
So how does it take to loop Pitcairn Is in the big ring ??
It's about an hour, depending on the prevailing winds.
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Took me about 6 months before I rode in the drops and it hurt. Lower back pain and shoulders falling off. Always rode on the hoods. Downhills- so I could better control the brakes- were painfull. So I started to practice in them. 20 seconds was about all I could mange intitially but perserevered. By the time I got Boreas- I was in the drops about 50% of the time. But Boreas's bar were 3" lower and more practice. Started to find that into headwinds and obviously downhill- it was benificial and gradually the back ache went. Then came the TCR and the bars are higher and I ride into headwinds- Downhill and a fair part of uphill on this in the drops.

Last weekend did a ride with a headwind on Boreas and I was rarely on the hoods- except on the way back where I wanted some wind asistance as I was so shattered from riding into the headwind on the way out.
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What are these "drops" you speak of?
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Originally Posted by dmac49
So how does it take to loop Pitcairn Is in the big ring ??
And what is this IS you speak of?
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Originally Posted by Tom Bombadil
What are these "drops" you speak of?
I'm with you.....I can't seem to find the drops on the Rabbit.....
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