Patrick, as they say in NY, fa ged aboutit. Don't waste your life
comparing yourself to anyone. I remember climbing White Face Mt. in the
Adirondacks with my son when he was maybe 13 or 14. The climb is 4 miles
of unrelenting 14+% , without a shadow of shade. Eventually my son came
riding
On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 3:56:02 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote:
>
> Does anyone know of a link that takes you to average climbing speeds in
> the big races, over the years, so that you can compare say, Romain Maes
> with Gino with Jacques with Eddy with le Blaireau with Big Mig with the
> m
Look at it this way Patrick
At least you have some hills
You also have some pretty hefty winds
I am sure you are svelter than you say
And you ride a fixed gear a lot
And you're not yet hill fit as you say
We are all probably getting a little older and slower
Still it hurts to get passed...I
9 mph is my favorite speed.
Best,
Richard
On Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 5:02:48 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote:
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> Good points. There's no doubt that the gearing was not ideal; 66" is just
> too high, even when I'm in better climbing shape, though when I am, it's
> pretty easy, and though I h
Good points. There's no doubt that the gearing was not ideal; 66" is just
too high, even when I'm in better climbing shape, though when I am, it's
pretty easy, and though I have climbed i 10 gi higher. But 60" would be
pretty well matched to the hill when I'm hill fit -- I can sit and turn.
But aga
Three things to contemplate:
1) Gearing on the climb might not have been ideal
2) You mention feeling not being in peak shape, but some days climbing is
just easier. The right breakfast and hydration makes a massive difference
for example.
3) How many times have you ridden that hill? I find it ta
BTW, I ride this way because I *like* it. I* do* like climbing more than
descending, even with a freewheel. My rides are generally short, and the
relatively high efforts don't become tedious on short rides.
I have no use for a cult of suffering or macho posing, but I do love the
personal challenge
The young guy on the carbon fiber bike was probably going 3-4 mph faster
than my 9 mph average, which after 15 minutes would put him a close to a
mile ahead.
Since Sunday's ride I've rediscovered the pains that come from being out of
hill shape, notably pain my my lower back from all the standing
Grabbed my 40-year-old Raleigh Comp for a spin Friday, heading up a
moderate hill. Heard bikes coming up from behind and soon passed by a
couple of full-kit youngsters on spendy plastic bikes. Not surprised they
passed mye by but was surprised how SLOWLY they passed. I'm still getting
in shap
You're a youngster. The gradual grade on Tramway feels pretty damn' steep
to me!
Back when I rode freewheels (he said nostalgically, pouring yet another
glass of the fiery, astringent *grappa*), I used to gauge hills by terminal
coasting velocity, as Sara Road from Intel to Loma Largo was 40 mph-e
*And*, that 20 mph figure was with me valiantly backpedalling. Humph!
On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 5:58 PM, Patrick Moore wrote:
> You're a youngster. The gradual grade on Tramway feels pretty damn' steep
> to me!
>
> Back when I rode freewheels (he said nostalgically, pouring yet another
> glass of t
You're ridin' the flats. It's not a hill unless it's <7 mph up and >30 mph
down and goes for >2 miles. Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick (hoping I got all those > and < right!) of the highlands
On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 5:02:01 PM UTC-6, Patrick Moore wrote:
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> Oh, forgot as usual: 20.23 mph downh
Oh, forgot as usual: 20.23 mph downhill, and 9.34 mph back up, per
Cyclemeter, which I thought pretty decent given my outofshapeness.
On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 4:55 PM, Patrick Moore wrote:
> While Catie was skating this afternoon at The Outpost, the rink at the top
> of Tramway hill, I took the '9
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