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05-14-19, 12:44 PM
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Same type of road that I hit 49 on while descending into Ticonderoga, NY BITD. It was actually highest attained speed of my cross country trip.
I take blood thinners daily. Sacrificing speed is wise.
05-14-19, 12:46 PM
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05-14-19, 12:50 PM
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I don't mind a chilly start. Keeps the sweat factor down.
Tomorrow is the Ride of Silence. It starts near my house. Haven't been on it in year. If I do ride to work tomorrow I will probably skip it because I will have gotten up at 4:30 a.m.
Tomorrow is the Ride of Silence. It starts near my house. Haven't been on it in year. If I do ride to work tomorrow I will probably skip it because I will have gotten up at 4:30 a.m.
05-14-19, 12:54 PM
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Some in my family from the "old country" had a belief that going outside after ironing would cause a cold.
05-14-19, 12:55 PM
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I do consider it fast going downhill under most conditions unless its visually straight with no blind curves and I have recently verified it to be free of road hazards. Reckless thrills no longer hold an appeal to me at this stage in life, we dont heal so fast at these ages. Id prefer to stay injury free if I can so that I can enjoy all the other things in life that I enjoy. So 35 is plenty. 
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The immunologists also tell us that "host factors" can be determinative, to borrow a legal word. One great way of getting colds is not getting exercise.
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I do consider it fast going downhill under most conditions unless its visually straight with no blind curves and I have recently verified it to be free of road hazards. Reckless thrills no longer hold an appeal to me at this stage in life, we dont heal so fast at these ages. Id prefer to stay injury free if I can so that I can enjoy all the other things in life that I enjoy. So 35 is plenty.
05-14-19, 01:02 PM
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05-14-19, 01:33 PM
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My club does the Ride of Silence too. I will try to make it if I can. I would rather do Critical Mass but I think that fizzled out, do you know??
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05-14-19, 01:55 PM
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05-14-19, 02:08 PM
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I hit 44 mph (43.8) coasting this morning on a hill 2 miles from my house. 50+ is common on the same hill.
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05-14-19, 02:09 PM
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05-14-19, 02:13 PM
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Doesn't take a mountain or long grade to hit high speeds. It's more a relation of steepness. The drops in my area or very short but steep. For example, I have a 2000' long hill at 21.5%. Assuming one doesn't brake, they're going to hit 50+ mph without trying.
The hill I hit 44 mph coasting this morning is 0.5 miles at 10%. If I hit the top on a tailwind at 25+ mph, I'll go over 50 every time.
The hill I hit 44 mph coasting this morning is 0.5 miles at 10%. If I hit the top on a tailwind at 25+ mph, I'll go over 50 every time.
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05-14-19, 02:21 PM
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Regarding Critical Mass rides, I saw on Facebook that a person was looking for someone to haul their bikes to a CM ride because their car was in the shop. Uhhh, driving to a CM ride. Let me think about that for a minute. 
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05-14-19, 02:55 PM
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05-14-19, 04:15 PM
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Heaven forbid that they ride more than a couple of miles. they might die of exhaustion. I don't think they've quite got the idea of what a CM ride is about though.
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How slow were you going when you climbed up it? To get that fast it needs to be horribly steep.
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Doesn't take a mountain or long grade to hit high speeds. It's more a relation of steepness. The drops in my area or very short but steep. For example, I have a 2000' long hill at 21.5%. Assuming one doesn't brake, they're going to hit 50+ mph without trying.
The hill I hit 44 mph coasting this morning is 0.5 miles at 10%. If I hit the top on a tailwind at 25+ mph, I'll go over 50 every time.
The hill I hit 44 mph coasting this morning is 0.5 miles at 10%. If I hit the top on a tailwind at 25+ mph, I'll go over 50 every time.
05-14-19, 05:04 PM
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I climb the one that I went down today fairly often. It's 10% and I climb it ~6 mph. The other one at 21.5%, I only climb maybe every other year.
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05-14-19, 05:42 PM
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Riding a fixed gear requires a change in highest spin rate going down hill if riding with someone else or others. Also a good test of climbing quite steep hills.
05-14-19, 05:55 PM
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I don't think you have to think it out much. Fairly typical of the CM people I have seen who aren't seen at any other time either on the roads or the big bike path in this city. Come to think of it, maybe they aren't employed anyway. And certainly when I worked for five councils in my city on bicycling development for three years, I never heard from any of them.
05-14-19, 05:59 PM
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Mt Wellington, which overlooks the city of Hobart, isn't that easy to climb but easier than some I have been on, and the descent's road quality is enough that it has caused a former outstanding rider in Tasmania to crash and have injuries which are -- years later -- still compensated for when he goes riding.
05-14-19, 06:15 PM
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@Rowan, heading to Sydney next week for about a week and don't plan to spend much time at the conference beyond the duties they're traveling me for. Wife will be joining me from NZ and sneaking into my hotel room too. What's essential to see and do in your opinion?