Thanks for the replies. I was planning to join the group -- just picked up the S3X wheel for the '99 Joe yesterday -- but discovered that the group is going up the night before and I can't leave my now 2 dogs alone for 24 hours (second dog just joined the pack Wednesday evening).
Next year for sure. And I'll have time to get the S3X properly set up. On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 3:36 PM, Ryan Fleming <[email protected]> wrote: > FWIW from a flatlander from the windy prairies, given that you still ride > fixed a lot and you have some gears to play with , you might be tired but > you'll probably be OK I suspect. It sounds like you're very consistent and > that's the key. I think the rule of thumb is if you can do at least 60% of > the distance you'll be fine > > On Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 3:19:52 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >> Has anyone onlist done the half century? If so, can you tell me how steep >> and how difficult it is? I am just *thinking* that I might try it this >> Sunday. >> >> 10 years ago, 50 hilly miles on a 75" fixed gear wasn't that big of a >> deal, but I've not done more than 20-30 mile rides for a long while, and I >> was rather slack about riding in April. And, I'm 61 -- not that much older >> riders can't do much more than this, but I'm not particularly strong. >> >> If I do try it, I'll have the new S3X hub, geared either: >> >> 46X15: 76/57/48 >> 46X16: 71/53/44 >> 46X17: 67/50/42. >> >> I'm tempted to use the 46X16. One thing that I can do is climb in highish >> gears; that's not a problem. What worries me is the fatigue after about >> 30-35 miles. >> >> Comments? >> >> Patrick Moore, who had to "warm up" today with 4 miles east in a 70" gear >> against an E wind gusting to 35, in otherwise pleasant ABQ, NM. >> >> >> >> -- >> Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. >> By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. >> Other professional writing services. >> http://www.resumespecialties.com/ >> www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten >> ************************************* >> *************************************************** >> *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a >> circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and >> individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu >> >> *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the >> world revolves.) *Carthusian motto >> >> *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart >> >> *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************************************************** ************** *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the world revolves.) *Carthusian motto *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
