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01-14-11 | 08:41 PM

ravenmore

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Tough ride

Wow - tough ride today. Temps in the 30's and 40's and about 30 miles in it started drizzling. To boot I got to ride on a wet road caked with cow manure. On top of that I bonked horribly and the last 20 miles were pure torture. Dear hard, cold wet roads - see you tomorrow.

01-14-11 | 08:45 PM

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You must be one of those California fellers'.

Yes, I see you're in TX, but still...

01-14-11 | 08:50 PM

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Sounds like fun.

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01-14-11 | 08:51 PM

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thought yall keep the steets in austin clean. miss that side of tx. not much cow manure here but plenty of cold weather.

01-15-11 | 01:47 AM

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Cow manure...

01-15-11 | 02:10 AM

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01-15-11 | 02:37 AM

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Bonk after 10 miles? HTFU.

01-15-11 | 02:44 AM

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01-15-11 | 02:54 AM

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Cold and wet don't mix.

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01-15-11 | 04:03 AM

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Bonk after 10 miles? HTFU.

40 miles or so in, which still isn't much. It uber sucked though.

01-15-11 | 04:04 AM

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Htfu

working on it.

01-15-11 | 04:05 AM

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Cow manure...

Yeah I know - really not looking forward to cleaning the underside of the bike.

01-15-11 | 08:14 AM

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Here in WV, we've had a mix of snow and ice with some ice and snow. Flat rail trails are fine with my CX, but when climbing in this sort of weather, knowing that you'll have to come back down without busting your ass, is a bit of a daunting idea. Much rather snow and ice than not-nearly-frozen rain and cold. Kudos to you gladiator-like sir.

01-15-11 | 08:20 AM

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Sounds like cyclocross to me.

01-15-11 | 09:23 AM

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I did 40 miles a few weeks ago and bonked. It was really rare. I pushed almost as hard as I could for the first hour and after forgetting to eat and drink, bonked about five miles from the finish.

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01-15-11 | 10:55 AM

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I did 40 miles a few weeks ago and bonked. It was really rare. I pushed almost as hard as I could for the first hour and after forgetting to eat and drink, bonked about five miles from the finish.

+1 - We hit it really hard on the way out, plus I really didn't eat or drink right before the ride.