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Well add the Fausto Coppi I built up last Friday to the mix. Totally abused trip to the VA yesterday left me with both knees all jacked up. Took the day off work as mobility was way down. Decided to get an easy ride in to see if it would loosen things up. First 3 or 4 miles it felt like the knees just couldn't bend through their normal range but the speed was decent. Kept going and even though I had no real energy I pulled off the fastest pace of the year so far. First ride with the deeper Mavic Cosmic wheels and they did seem to help in the sections I got above 21 mph. I didn't quite hit 27 mph for a max speed but the miles I did spend above 21 mph felt easier with these wheels than when I had the Dura Ace/Open Pro combo on it.
24.28 miles in 1:17:12 with 426 ft of climbing for a 19.0 mph avg.
Sorta of surprised I really couldn't spin the legs freely and basically felt like I had no energy the whole ride. This was only my 3rd real ride on this bike.
Third real ride on the bike. The first two I had some Dura Ace/Open pro wheels on it. Today was the first ride with some Mavic Cosmics I bought from someone over on Paceline.
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