Originally Posted by scarry
Does anyone actually want to discusse the excellent and challanging aspects of the tour? How the ride differs when doing it on a bent? What tactics to use on a bent?
Every year I see several bents but no more.
Alright, I think I saw the P38 and the Rans. I definitely did not see you on the Ti-Aero. What time did you leave Turtle Rock Park at the start? I left around 5:30. The first recumbent I saw was after I left Topaz and was heading up the backside of Monitor. By that time altitude sickness had a firm grip on me. I got a closer look at them as they caught up to me before I got to the top of Monitor. By that time I had to stop a lot. My day was only two passes.
The descents were great on my DF bike. They would have been better on my recumbent. It sucks that I only got to 44 mph on the top end. What kind of speeds did you reach on either side of Monitor?
The two recumbent riders I saw close up looked quite comfortable on the climbs.
Ron