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#9877
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#9878
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#9879
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In the words of McCroskey:
I picked a bad week to make a try for the podium
In reality, I have a vacation coming up in 3 weeks so my wife and I are trying to shed some weight and I'm just riding as much as my body can take.
#9880
smelling the roses
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Yes. I spent the last two months in the hammock, with one hand bandaged up and in deep healing mode. Toward the end I did the occasional walk into town. Today, for the first time since April 11, I feel like myself.
#9881
VFL For Life
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I don't know who he is IRL, but I finally got to see Solitary Man's feed, first ride and he sets a KOM.
Not sure if others can see the segment. Is this good?
https://www.strava.com/activities/36...70463388173311
Not sure if others can see the segment. Is this good?
https://www.strava.com/activities/36...70463388173311
#9883
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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#9885
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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#9886
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The power stuff is lost on me, but in the comments he says "My normalized power for the out and back was over 300 Watts (4.1 W/kg)."
#9887
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I don't know who he is IRL, but I finally got to see Solitary Man's feed, first ride and he sets a KOM.
Not sure if others can see the segment. Is this good?
https://www.strava.com/activities/36...70463388173311
Not sure if others can see the segment. Is this good?
https://www.strava.com/activities/36...70463388173311
Averaging ~250 for almost 4 hours is nothing to sneeze at. Also, if he's not lying about his weight, he's tiny - he's in the under-124lbs category. That would be a rather impressive 4.4w/kg for the ride.
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Many weeks lately he's been at the top of this local "club" and I wanted to see what he's doing to get that kind of mileage.
https://www.strava.com/clubs/bike-zoo
wut
https://www.strava.com/clubs/bike-zoo
wut
#9889
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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Thar wasn't my experience in Wyoming. We stayed in Medicine Bow at the hotel and the menu was limited. One of our riders was vegan and didn't want anything on the menu. They told us to go to the store and get whatever we wanted and they would cook it for us. I was very good. Then we stayed in Rock Springs and all the restaurants were Chinese. It was good, too.
The food didn't get bad until the south. Not all of it but they seemed more geared toward quantity instead of quality.
The food didn't get bad until the south. Not all of it but they seemed more geared toward quantity instead of quality.
We also tried the bar a couple blocks west, but their food wasn't as good. They did have some odd art on the ceiling, so worth it to drop in for a drink or two and look up for a while.
Rock Springs did have a LOT of OK Chinese joints. And three good Mexican joints that we ate at a lot.
One of the "Chinese" places also made other Asian foods. I guess because there was no Thai or Vietnamese restaurants in town. Their non-Chinese offerings were meh.
Anong's in Cheyenne was really good Thai, and they also have Rawlins and Laramie locations.
Last edited by LesterOfPuppets; 06-17-20 at 11:00 PM.
#9890
serious cyclist
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#9892
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#9893
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#9894
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Many weeks lately he's been at the top of this local "club" and I wanted to see what he's doing to get that kind of mileage.
https://www.strava.com/clubs/bike-zoo
wut
https://www.strava.com/clubs/bike-zoo
wut
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That's a ****load. 20 hours per week is a part-time job - either he's got no job, or this is his job or he's got a job but no life outside of working and riding. He's got (for me) two years worth of mileage in less than 6 months. I mean, I realize that we're all a little outside of the norm, but that's cray-cray.
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Many weeks lately he's been at the top of this local "club" and I wanted to see what he's doing to get that kind of mileage.
https://www.strava.com/clubs/bike-zoo
wut
https://www.strava.com/clubs/bike-zoo
wut
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This would have been today's planned segment:
"The Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway continues to remain impassable to through traffic due to significant snow remaining at higher elevations. Beaverhead County officials are monitoring the snow depth and predict that they should be able to plow open the Pioneer Scenic Byway near mid-June. " Until the Byway is opened, travelers in the area are advised to be cautious of changing road conditions and respect the road closures. To become stuck in a snowbank puts you and someone that might be willing to help you at risk for personal injuries as well as damage to your vehicle."
The weather is actually not that bad at lower elevations, but the Byway's summit is just under 8,000'. Heading north from there it's a great 26 mile, net elevation loss to town of Wise River.
There are two guys racing south on the Great Divide route. One is between Butte and Wise River. Wonder if he'll push on up the hill as far as he can or hang out in town.
"The Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway continues to remain impassable to through traffic due to significant snow remaining at higher elevations. Beaverhead County officials are monitoring the snow depth and predict that they should be able to plow open the Pioneer Scenic Byway near mid-June. " Until the Byway is opened, travelers in the area are advised to be cautious of changing road conditions and respect the road closures. To become stuck in a snowbank puts you and someone that might be willing to help you at risk for personal injuries as well as damage to your vehicle."
The weather is actually not that bad at lower elevations, but the Byway's summit is just under 8,000'. Heading north from there it's a great 26 mile, net elevation loss to town of Wise River.
There are two guys racing south on the Great Divide route. One is between Butte and Wise River. Wonder if he'll push on up the hill as far as he can or hang out in town.
#9900
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This would have been today's planned segment:
"The Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway continues to remain impassable to through traffic due to significant snow remaining at higher elevations. Beaverhead County officials are monitoring the snow depth and predict that they should be able to plow open the Pioneer Scenic Byway near mid-June. " Until the Byway is opened, travelers in the area are advised to be cautious of changing road conditions and respect the road closures. To become stuck in a snowbank puts you and someone that might be willing to help you at risk for personal injuries as well as damage to your vehicle."
The weather is actually not that bad at lower elevations, but the Byway's summit is just under 8,000'. Heading north from there it's a great 26 mile, net elevation loss to town of Wise River.
There are two guys racing south on the Great Divide route. One is between Butte and Wise River. Wonder if he'll push on up the hill as far as he can or hang out in town.
"The Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway continues to remain impassable to through traffic due to significant snow remaining at higher elevations. Beaverhead County officials are monitoring the snow depth and predict that they should be able to plow open the Pioneer Scenic Byway near mid-June. " Until the Byway is opened, travelers in the area are advised to be cautious of changing road conditions and respect the road closures. To become stuck in a snowbank puts you and someone that might be willing to help you at risk for personal injuries as well as damage to your vehicle."
The weather is actually not that bad at lower elevations, but the Byway's summit is just under 8,000'. Heading north from there it's a great 26 mile, net elevation loss to town of Wise River.
There are two guys racing south on the Great Divide route. One is between Butte and Wise River. Wonder if he'll push on up the hill as far as he can or hang out in town.