Any Clydes for the 3 State 3 Mountain Ride?
03-21-08, 06:55 PM
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Any Clydes for the 3 State 3 Mountain Ride?
Hey All,
Anybody signed up for the 3 S 2 M ride? I have heard this is a great ride. Only has 3 mountains! I signed up yesterday. Trying for another century. We will see.....
Steve
Anybody signed up for the 3 S 2 M ride? I have heard this is a great ride. Only has 3 mountains! I signed up yesterday. Trying for another century. We will see.....
Steve
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So what's the elevation gain and all the good stuff?
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I rode over Lookout Mountain on Spring Break....man, what a push!
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03-21-08, 07:31 PM
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Here is a link to the site. https://www.chattbike.com/events/3_state/3st100.htm It says that there is between 6000 and 8000 feet of climbing. Mostly, I think this is the three mountains!
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Yeah, I thought I was gonna die at the top of Lookout, last week 
Here's the view from the top. That's the Tennessee River winding off into the distance.
Here's the view from the top. That's the Tennessee River winding off into the distance.
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i will be there but im trying my best to get out of the clydes catagory, i ride those mnts all the time and it dont get any easier
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A steep upgrade is very different when comparing it to a trainer ride.
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Not this year Steve.
Hey, I thought you said you weren't a climber
I just did a 100k ride on Friday with about 3k ft of climbing. It wasn't the long steady climb that I planned that did me in (1 mile @ 9% avg) it was the shorter spikes that I didn't know about (first time I rode the route). I was on one short climb that registered at a max of 18% while the wind (seemed about 20 mph) was blowing me backwards. That was demoralizing
But still, I'm not sure my legs are ready for that much climbing. I may be doing the Tour de Cure that climbs up Monteagle at the end of May. I'll see if I can make it up that. Then maybe I'll try the 3s3m next year
Hey, I thought you said you weren't a climber
I just did a 100k ride on Friday with about 3k ft of climbing. It wasn't the long steady climb that I planned that did me in (1 mile @ 9% avg) it was the shorter spikes that I didn't know about (first time I rode the route). I was on one short climb that registered at a max of 18% while the wind (seemed about 20 mph) was blowing me backwards. That was demoralizing
But still, I'm not sure my legs are ready for that much climbing. I may be doing the Tour de Cure that climbs up Monteagle at the end of May. I'll see if I can make it up that. Then maybe I'll try the 3s3m next year
03-24-08, 12:53 PM
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You will LOVE coming back down Monteagle. Up, you're gonna hate, but the feeling at the top is incredible.
Not this year Steve.
Hey, I thought you said you weren't a climber
I just did a 100k ride on Friday with about 3k ft of climbing. It wasn't the long steady climb that I planned that did me in (1 mile @ 9% avg) it was the shorter spikes that I didn't know about (first time I rode the route). I was on one short climb that registered at a max of 18% while the wind (seemed about 20 mph) was blowing me backwards. That was demoralizing
But still, I'm not sure my legs are ready for that much climbing. I may be doing the Tour de Cure that climbs up Monteagle at the end of May. I'll see if I can make it up that. Then maybe I'll try the 3s3m next year
Hey, I thought you said you weren't a climber
I just did a 100k ride on Friday with about 3k ft of climbing. It wasn't the long steady climb that I planned that did me in (1 mile @ 9% avg) it was the shorter spikes that I didn't know about (first time I rode the route). I was on one short climb that registered at a max of 18% while the wind (seemed about 20 mph) was blowing me backwards. That was demoralizing
But still, I'm not sure my legs are ready for that much climbing. I may be doing the Tour de Cure that climbs up Monteagle at the end of May. I'll see if I can make it up that. Then maybe I'll try the 3s3m next year
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"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
