Am I not “racy” enough?
07-09-21, 07:58 AM
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07-09-21, 07:14 PM
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As a flat bar commuter who lives and dies by cat 6, I have a few tips for you OP.
If you can, downgrade your bike and add stupid pointless stuff to it like a flag or basket. Nobody likes being passed by an inferior bike, this is a surefire way to trigger a race. Eat the aero loss and extra weight, you don't care. Maybe ride a tandem solo
Hands off your handlebars. Your are out for a casual ride and not trying hard, once you start hammering you can get in your drops.
Lower your speed, if someone passes you, destroy them. varying your speed gets people overconfident and thinking they can hang with you.
When passing someone, compliment their pace and tell them it took a lot out of you to catch them, especially if they were slow. Lots of people are out for base miles, but you can mess up their recovery ride if you're savvy enough. Remember that its their fault for blowing themselves up chasing you.
If you can, downgrade your bike and add stupid pointless stuff to it like a flag or basket. Nobody likes being passed by an inferior bike, this is a surefire way to trigger a race. Eat the aero loss and extra weight, you don't care. Maybe ride a tandem solo
Hands off your handlebars. Your are out for a casual ride and not trying hard, once you start hammering you can get in your drops.
Lower your speed, if someone passes you, destroy them. varying your speed gets people overconfident and thinking they can hang with you.
When passing someone, compliment their pace and tell them it took a lot out of you to catch them, especially if they were slow. Lots of people are out for base miles, but you can mess up their recovery ride if you're savvy enough. Remember that its their fault for blowing themselves up chasing you.
At which point in this routine do you start chugging the mescaline?
07-09-21, 07:18 PM
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So this morning i did get passed, twice. But...
1) it was a two-man paceline
2) of tri geeks
3) the leader wasn't wearing a helmet
4) I was on my gravel bike
5) doing anaerobic intervals on climbs, and got passed during the rest interval on either side of one of them
6) while wearing a one-piece sleeveless tri kit
How should I feel?
1) it was a two-man paceline
2) of tri geeks
3) the leader wasn't wearing a helmet
4) I was on my gravel bike
5) doing anaerobic intervals on climbs, and got passed during the rest interval on either side of one of them
6) while wearing a one-piece sleeveless tri kit
How should I feel?
Like you need a ghost writer. You won't be going to lunch on stories that dull.
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07-10-21, 11:28 AM
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07-10-21, 05:37 PM
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I think pretty much anything would make for a better story than telling us what happened so, yes, if you could make up a story that actually had a point, I would prefer that.
You also might want to rethink this "posts in the form of a question" thing you got going on. Kinda feels like you're wearing a "kick me" sign.
07-10-21, 06:20 PM
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07-11-21, 03:44 PM
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I think pretty much anything would make for a better story than telling us what happened so, yes, if you could make up a story that actually had a point, I would prefer that.
You also might want to rethink this "posts in the form of a question" thing you got going on. Kinda feels like you're wearing a "kick me" sign.
You also might want to rethink this "posts in the form of a question" thing you got going on. Kinda feels like you're wearing a "kick me" sign.
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07-12-21, 06:00 AM
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So this morning i did get passed, twice. But...
1) it was a two-man paceline
2) of tri geeks
3) the leader wasn't wearing a helmet
4) I was on my gravel bike
5) doing anaerobic intervals on climbs, and got passed during the rest interval on either side of one of them
6) while wearing a one-piece sleeveless tri kit
How should I feel?
1) it was a two-man paceline
2) of tri geeks
3) the leader wasn't wearing a helmet
4) I was on my gravel bike
5) doing anaerobic intervals on climbs, and got passed during the rest interval on either side of one of them
6) while wearing a one-piece sleeveless tri kit
How should I feel?
07-12-21, 08:31 AM
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You were coasting in a rest interval, so no biggie. Did they say "hi" or even "on your left/right?" Being a tri person yourself, you know they were probably in the zone. I wouldn't worry about unless you knew them. If they were from a rival tri club, I would inform the rest of your gang/crew/club. Set up a war council and decide a course of action.
Did have a roadie blow my doors off this morning. It was a recovery ride, but it wouldn't have mattered - he would have gotten me anyway. Roadie though, with lycra and drop bars.
