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03-24-24, 03:16 PM
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03-24-24, 03:24 PM
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03-24-24, 03:25 PM
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03-24-24, 03:34 PM
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I ended up riding ITG today, what with the rain early and the wind later. Only about 30 "miles", but the coasting on Zwift sucks - if you set the Trainer Difficulty at 100%, a 6% climb feels like a 6% climb. But a 6% descent feels like a 3% descent. So, while IRL if you'd just done a couple minutes of 6% climbing, you might coast down the other side, reaching > 30 mph without pedaling. On Zwift, the descent is 3%, so you might hit about 20 mph. Yeah, I COULD coast down the hills, but I hate watching my "speed" go down! Anyhow, so no coasting.
Oh, and I'm now Level 48. It took me 3 years to crawl from level 1 to level 24, but now I hit a new level about every week.
Oh, and I'm now Level 48. It took me 3 years to crawl from level 1 to level 24, but now I hit a new level about every week.
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03-24-24, 03:42 PM
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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03-24-24, 04:10 PM
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So our “Usual” Sunday ride is 30 miles starts at 8:30AM. I ride to/from the start to end up closer to 45 miles.
It was very cold overnight and rained heavily yesterday (no Saturday ride), so several of my friends wanted to do a longer ride with a later start (9:30). I had a work training commitment so I could not join the later ride. My one friend who had agreed to do the early start had to bail as his wife had a shoulder injury and he had to take her to urgent care. Since the Sunday ride is officially a “show and go” ride I was still hoping to have some company. I rode to the start but sadly no one was there. I still did the full ride solo. There were several icy patches on the roads, and I had to dismount/walk a few times.
It was still a fine ride, but would have been better with some company.
It was very cold overnight and rained heavily yesterday (no Saturday ride), so several of my friends wanted to do a longer ride with a later start (9:30). I had a work training commitment so I could not join the later ride. My one friend who had agreed to do the early start had to bail as his wife had a shoulder injury and he had to take her to urgent care. Since the Sunday ride is officially a “show and go” ride I was still hoping to have some company. I rode to the start but sadly no one was there. I still did the full ride solo. There were several icy patches on the roads, and I had to dismount/walk a few times.
It was still a fine ride, but would have been better with some company.
03-24-24, 04:15 PM
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TT bike work in the garage, light endurance. Did one of the "Big Spin" rides, and got the helmet again.
First IRL TTT practice on Wednesday next week - looking fwd to it
First IRL TTT practice on Wednesday next week - looking fwd to it
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03-24-24, 04:16 PM
So it is
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03-24-24, 04:22 PM
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I rode with a couple old friends who were going to do a slow in town ride due to it being 45º with sustained winds of 18 mph gusting to 30-40. Now, I'm watching shows that my wife has on the DVR from when we were in Arizona.
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So our “Usual” Sunday ride is 30 miles starts at 8:30AM. I ride to/from the start to end up closer to 45 miles.
It was very cold overnight and rained heavily yesterday (no Saturday ride), so several of my friends wanted to do a longer ride with a later start (9:30). I had a work training commitment so I could not join the later ride. My one friend who had agreed to do the early start had to bail as his wife had a shoulder injury and he had to take her to urgent care. Since the Sunday ride is officially a “show and go” ride I was still hoping to have some company. I rode to the start but sadly no one was there. I still did the full ride solo. There were several icy patches on the roads, and I had to dismount/walk a few times.
It was still a fine ride, but would have been better with some company.
It was very cold overnight and rained heavily yesterday (no Saturday ride), so several of my friends wanted to do a longer ride with a later start (9:30). I had a work training commitment so I could not join the later ride. My one friend who had agreed to do the early start had to bail as his wife had a shoulder injury and he had to take her to urgent care. Since the Sunday ride is officially a “show and go” ride I was still hoping to have some company. I rode to the start but sadly no one was there. I still did the full ride solo. There were several icy patches on the roads, and I had to dismount/walk a few times.
It was still a fine ride, but would have been better with some company.
03-24-24, 04:24 PM
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03-24-24, 04:36 PM
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03-24-24, 04:38 PM
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Maybe.
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03-24-24, 04:46 PM
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Recalling that you had mentioned the absence of snow this winter, it reminds me of one year here. we had a pretty dry January/February and all the Water Departments were spooked, but we had one of the if not THE wettest Marches on record and ended up with an average snow pack.
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03-24-24, 05:06 PM
So it is
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March is our snowiest month.
03-24-24, 05:07 PM
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Colorado in a nutshell. Hills and plains.
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03-24-24, 06:00 PM
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03-24-24, 06:05 PM
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03-24-24, 06:07 PM
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03-24-24, 06:07 PM
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03-24-24, 06:33 PM
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03-24-24, 06:36 PM
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03-24-24, 06:40 PM
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