View Poll Results: Bomb Down the Hill?
Yes, even though it's a long crawl back up.
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No, turn around and head back.
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Bomb the Hill?
04-16-06, 07:22 PM
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Bomb the Hill?
You do a 66 mile organized ride. When you finish you feel good so you decide to stretch it into a full century by riding a 34 mile out and back route. 0.25 mile before the turnaround point, you reach the top of a long slow climb and see the road drops at about 20% grade. Do you bomb down the hill knowing that you'll just have to turn around and climb back up again?
04-16-06, 07:54 PM
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I try to avoid downhills if possible. Might have something to do with no hand brakes or coasting...
04-16-06, 09:52 PM
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After 66 miles, I'll do another 44, but I'm looking for the easy route.
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04-17-06, 02:33 AM
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Originally Posted by supcom
You do a 66 mile organized ride. When you finish you feel good so you decide to stretch it into a full century by riding a 34 mile out and back route. 0.25 mile before the turnaround point, you reach the top of a long slow climb and see the road drops at about 20% grade. Do you bomb down the hill knowing that you'll just have to turn around and climb back up again?
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04-17-06, 02:08 PM
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Just short of the turnaround on a 34 mile leg, eh?
With 17 miles still left to go I'd probably skip the down hill / up hill to save energy and make up the last little bit of mileage at the end. Or explore a side road with just a couple of miles left to go.
With 17 miles still left to go I'd probably skip the down hill / up hill to save energy and make up the last little bit of mileage at the end. Or explore a side road with just a couple of miles left to go.
04-17-06, 08:39 PM
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I bombed the hill. It was too much temptation. The crawl back up was tough, but in retrospect I'm glad I did it. I didn't know it at the time, but the climb was one of the steepest in the region and I would have been upset to find out later that I wimped out.
04-18-06, 09:01 AM
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That's a pretty steep grade... there's not many steeper, really, on the roads out there.
Given that, I wouldn't do it... then again, I'm a lousy hill climber.
Given that, I wouldn't do it... then again, I'm a lousy hill climber.
04-18-06, 01:04 PM
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Sure I would....If my home was at the bottom of the hill...
04-19-06, 07:40 AM
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I'm feeling kinda tried today, so I voted to skip it.
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And go splat at the end? No.
04-20-06, 12:34 PM
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Oh, sorry, I read the thread topic and thought this was going to be a political op-ed question...
04-20-06, 05:18 PM
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No way.
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04-20-06, 11:47 PM
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nope. smoke a Camel at the pass, enjoy the scenery, and make up the last half mile distance riding around in a little victory lap once you get back to the start of the ride....
04-21-06, 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Bob Ross
Oh, sorry, I read the thread topic and thought this was going to be a political op-ed question...
