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Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-15-22, 05:50 PM

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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

Coming into the Sunrise parking lot at 6400'....

Coming into the Sunrise parking lot at 6400'. Five of us did the 6200', 55 mile ride, first up to Chinook Pass, the "warmup", then down and up to Sunrise on Mt. Rainier. The backcountry is finally...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

06-28-22, 10:24 PM

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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

Shur 'nuf, I youtubed the "how to post" and here...

Shur 'nuf, I youtubed the "how to post" and here it is:
https://youtube.com/shorts/nsCkaAOjl7Y?

I'd never seen us ride before because how would we do that? This spot was a pretty gentle climb,...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

06-28-22, 05:40 PM

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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

Thanks! I had a very nice birthday, so happy to...

Thanks! I had a very nice birthday, so happy to still be able to ride. This past week, we were riding our tandem on the Spirit Lake Hwy, which goes up to Mt. St. Helens. A friend took a few seconds...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

06-13-22, 02:15 PM

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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

Not today, but yesterday I rode my 77 birthday...

Not today, but yesterday I rode my 77 birthday miles, only about 2400'. I rode the first 54.2 with my wife on our tandem, our usual Sunday group ride. Then I got on my single and rode home with a...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

05-28-22, 09:41 PM

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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

Uh, yup. Turned out it was raining in the...

Uh, yup. Turned out it was raining in the lowlands but not in the northern mountains, quite unusual. A couple with whom I've often ridden brought their tandem and I my single and rode some Hwy 20 in...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

06-13-21, 09:25 AM

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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

Not today so far, but I rode yesterday. I did my...

Not today so far, but I rode yesterday. I did my birthday ride. First I rode with my wife on our tandem on a 59 mile group ride. Then I got on my single and rode the 17 mi8les home from that group...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

06-02-21, 06:34 PM

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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

No mamil photos, just a ride on a route that I...

No mamil photos, just a ride on a route that I haven't felt strong enough to do since 2016. 2.5 hours, 38 miles, 1060 kJ, 9 PRs. Consistent training helps a lot. The route has a couple of...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

06-02-21, 06:26 PM

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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

I did the same thing on a double, leaving a rest...

I did the same thing on a double, leaving a rest stop. Had to ride back and get it. That's not the only time. It's really easy to do if one has a head hair issue and wears a skull cap all the time.

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

03-09-21, 12:06 PM

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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

We got out for our first real tandem ride since...

We got out for our first real tandem ride since last fall, 40 miles, but only 900' of gain. We got tired anyway, but it's a start. I've cued up 40 mile rides for the next few weekends, gradually...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-09-20, 08:51 PM

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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

No, didn't ride today but my saddle sore is...

No, didn't ride today but my saddle sore is finally healing. The dermatologist says maybe another 6 weeks of off-the-bike. I've been running instead of riding. My doctor told me today that for sure...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

03-04-20, 07:28 PM

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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

I went out in the shop for my day's intervals on...

I went out in the shop for my day's intervals on my resistance rollers, only to be totally shocked. I went out to check the mail first, and it was sunny! Back inside, changed into my outdoor togs and...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

03-21-19, 08:31 PM

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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

Got out on our first midweek tandem ride of 2019,...

Got out on our first midweek tandem ride of 2019, our usual local quickie toot, only 18 miles. We were slow and tired from workouts the past few days, but did manage to sprint the key steep hill on...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

12-30-18, 11:01 PM

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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

I created a nice 38 mile ride our of our house...

I created a nice 38 mile ride our of our house with 2100' of climbing 4 years ago, but never rode it because it has some quite steep climbs and I just never thought we were up to riding it on the...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-10-16, 10:16 PM

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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

Colonial Creek Campground to Washington Pass and...

Colonial Creek Campground to Washington Pass and back. 66 miles and 6000'. Perfect weather: cool and cloudy.

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

02-16-16, 09:32 PM

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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

An hour of zone 1 on my rollers, but with 30...

An hour of zone 1 on my rollers, but with 30 minutes of one-legged pedaling intervals in the middle, using the biggest gear I could. That felt good.

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

11-04-15, 07:50 PM

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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

25 miles in the dry on a single while the wife...

25 miles in the dry on a single while the wife took a dressage lesson. 45°-50° and way overdressed. Had to stop and get rid of the undershirt under my softshell, which got all sweaty anyway. Tights...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

03-15-15, 09:27 PM

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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

33 miles today on the tandem in the pouring rain,...

33 miles today on the tandem in the pouring rain, 43°-46°. Group ride, but only we and two singles showed up. They both flatted, but we didn't. Had a great ride anyway. Lots better than the...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

01-01-15, 11:11 PM

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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

43 miles on the tandem, 1600' climbing, mostly by...

43 miles on the tandem, 1600' climbing, mostly by ourselves. 32°-43° and clear. Lots of ice by the roadsides. Mostly took it easy. 14.4 average. No rest stop.

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

12-27-14, 07:16 PM

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38 miles, 2000' on the tandem, 39°-45° and poured...

38 miles, 2000' on the tandem, 39°-45° and poured the last ten miles which included a long 40 mph descent. We were glad we had ridden from home and could jump in the shower. Tomorrow's weather should...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

09-21-14, 06:13 PM

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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

49 miles yesterday, 47 miles today on the tandem....

49 miles yesterday, 47 miles today on the tandem. Worked at getting really tired, succeeded.

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

05-25-14, 10:28 PM

Replies: 27,126

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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

75 miles and 5200' on the tandem today. Group...

75 miles and 5200' on the tandem today. Group ride over 2 mountain passes. Wonderful weather for this ride: cloudy and cool almost all day, no rain. I guess our training this year has been going...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

05-18-14, 06:55 PM

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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

Unexpectedly nice weather today for the weekly...

Unexpectedly nice weather today for the weekly Sunday ride. 56 miles and 2156' on the tandem at 15.5. 247 hrTSS. I was the Tandem Captain From Hell. Our first mountain pass assault of the year is...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

03-18-14, 08:51 PM

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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

Still trying to recover from Saturday's 200k. 1...

Still trying to recover from Saturday's 200k. 1 hour on the rollers, 1/2 zone 1, the other half 2 minute one-legged pedaling intervals. Didn't hurt that bad while doing them. I'll see what the damage...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

03-16-14, 01:00 PM

Replies: 27,126

Sticky Did you ride today?

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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

Yep. 200k on the tandem with my wife. 5600'...

Yep. 200k on the tandem with my wife. 5600' climbing. 10:45 ET. Hardly rained at all.

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

03-09-14, 10:08 AM

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Posted By Carbonfiberboy

65 miles, an SIR populaire, on our tandem. Rained...

65 miles, an SIR populaire, on our tandem. Rained hard for 40 of it, temps 45° to 50°. We rode well, finished a couple hours and change before the time limit. I'm gonna weigh the laundry before and...

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