Winnars!!

Ok...I told you I would report back when I re-tested and that I don't mind looking foolish

Did the same route today except that I marked it out to have at least a little bit of warm up and to start a TT lap to and from a certain point to be about 10 miles. Funny thing...I'm jinxed on this route. I hit the start/stop button instead of the lap button . So I lost 2.26 miles and 5:54 of data. However, I had enough data to recreate the distance and time on the route .

Results were a little disappointing, but still, not bad considering where I started. Route included a couple slow downs for intersections...

[que Rocky Fanfare]

But first...the bike & motor...I'm about 40 lbs lighter now



The stage...

10 miles. Flat to rolling. Steepest grade 5.1%. Avg grade .3%. Total ascent 250 ft. Winds S at 7 mph.

(gonna fly now...)

The result...

(flyin' high now...)

10.08 miles - 29:49 - avg speed 20.3 mph

(sound of needle skidding across a record..)

The worthless chart (missing approx 5:54 of info)...



The SportTracks plugin calculates power. It doesn't seem terribly accurate at moments in time, but it does seem to come in pretty close on avg when compared to http://www.kreuzotter.de/english/espeed.htm when I plug in the numbers so at least I have something to compare from ride to ride (although the windspeed that it pulls in is ALWAYS low).

Anyway, what I can say from all of this is I'm not an 18 mph guy anymore. I'll call myself a 20 mph guy now (at least on this short route). I can see breaking 22 by summer's end and maybe getting to that 24 number if I keep working hard and maybe get a bike where I can get a little more aero

Anyway, thanks for playing.

P.S. - I still think the cake and ice cream might add on another 1 mph