Joined: Jul 2002
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From: Sacramento, California, USA
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Good point, my58vw.
At the time, I was riding a lot of miles with a buddy who was a former Cat2 trying to get back into shape for Masters. I was a tri-geek trying to improve my bike leg. So, I was doing a lot of tempo riding and occasionally hanging with the pack during the weekly local hammerfest.
But of course, racing is a whole different matter than riding with a buddy or trying to hang on to the back of the River Ride.