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bigskyTi 05-19-08 09:18 AM
yeah it really depends. When i show up for the local group ride I'm fast. When I trian solo I'm pretty fast.

When I show up to a good Tri I'm a piece of dog crap on the side of the road.

Reletively speaking though I can train solo at about 20mph on my roadie for about 80 miles, I'll do a rolling half Ironman at 21mph on my TT bike and I get smoked by the strong guys all the time. I think that i'm better than slow, but far from fast.

Psimet2001 05-19-08 10:05 AM
It depends on your group too.

On Saturdays I can hold class.

On Tuesdays I learn.

MaillotJaune 05-19-08 10:11 AM
fat guys going downhill.

El Diablo Rojo 05-19-08 10:15 AM
OP remember the more you ride the better you'll get. I bought my first proper road bike in 1989 while living in San Luis Obispo. My 'big' ride consisted of the round trip from SLO to Morrow Bay and back. A whopping 25 miles. Today that's my recovery ride before work but at the time that was epic for me.

cricket1116 05-19-08 11:04 AM
Originally Posted by Psimet2001 (Post 6715706)
Damn! Looks like I am doubly screwed....
Reminds me of my senior year in high school, when they asked us to come up with a collevtive team quote to describe that years team......quote ended up being: "We may not be big, but we're slow!" Cracks me up to this day and just felt like sharing..............

fordfasterr 05-19-08 11:15 AM
Originally Posted by Looneytuna (Post 6714344)
sounds like some of the Aventura (Macy's) to Key Biscayne and back sunday rides I have done..
I have a friend that does that ride. I have yet to reach that level. They are faster than my regular sunday ride which is out of Big Wheel in Hollywood.

Yesterday's ride was great. I finished right along with the front-runners =)

AirBeagle1 05-19-08 01:38 PM
Originally Posted by EventServices (Post 6713002)
If you have to sit down in the shower, it was fast. Or maybe just too far.

+1

mattm 05-19-08 02:18 PM
fast is doing 400km (249 mi), over three mountain passes, in about 14 hours. some locals (chris ragsdale for one) did that on saturday.

now that's fast.

tollhousecookie 05-19-08 04:04 PM
Originally Posted by EventServices (Post 6712683)
If you can taste last night's dinner, it's fast.

If you never see anything but your stem and part of your front wheel, it's fast.

If your back hurts like crazy but you know that to sit up and stretch would catch a faceful of wind taking you off the back, it's fast.

If you're counting the hills between you and home gauging your effort so as not to get dropped, it's fast.

If you get dropped, it was fast.

If it worries you that the guy in front of you is allowing a gap to grow too big, it's fast.

If someone is yelling at you to pedal down the hill, it's Tuesday.
You are killing me !! sounds like you been there..... I hung on to these 3 guys once on a 6 mile down hill

tollhousecookie 05-19-08 04:07 PM
Originally Posted by tollhousecookie (Post 6723610)
You are killing me !! sounds like you been there..... I hung on to these 3 guys once on a 6 mile down hill
With my chin on the stem and my eyes on one of 'ems back wheel. Crazy fast and one of the hardest efforts I can remember..........

MrCrassic 05-19-08 08:59 PM
Originally Posted by AlanS (Post 6713896)
What is fast?


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YES!!


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