What is fast?
05-19-08 | 09:18 AM
#51
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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.
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.
05-19-08 | 10:05 AM
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It depends on your group too.
On Saturdays I can hold class.
On Tuesdays I learn.
On Saturdays I can hold class.
On Tuesdays I learn.
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05-19-08 | 10:15 AM
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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.
05-19-08 | 11:04 AM
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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..............
05-19-08 | 11:15 AM
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One speed: FAST !
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Yesterday's ride was great. I finished right along with the front-runners =)
05-19-08 | 01:38 PM
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05-19-08 | 02:18 PM
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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.
now that's fast.
05-19-08 | 04:04 PM
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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.
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.
05-19-08 | 04:07 PM
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05-19-08 | 08:59 PM
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