The All Things Cycling Thread

[VOLatile]

I want a bmx bike for a grown azz man....do they make those?

24" or 26" cruisers.

 

[Velo Vol]

Velo, tell me about the Tour de Blount

I've never ridden it, so I can't say much about the organization/support. I assume it's adequate.

I've done much of the metric route, though not in that order. Pretty nice countryside. The Foothills Parkway climb isn't too bad.

I wouldn't call it epic in comparison to some of the other regional rides, but I'm sure plenty of riders enjoy it.

 

[tri_vol]

I've never ridden it, so I can't say much about the organization/support. I assume it's adequate.

I've done much of the metric route, though not in that order. Pretty nice countryside. The Foothills Parkway climb isn't too bad.

I wouldn't call it epic in comparison to some of the other regional rides, but I'm sure plenty of riders enjoy it.

Thanks for the info. Think I might give it a try.

 

[Velo Vol]

Thanks for the info. Think I might give it a try.

Didn't mean to poo poo it, if it sound like I might be. Being so close, it just doesn't seem as exotic to me compared to a ride two or three hours away. That's all.

 

[tri_vol]

Didn't mean to poo poo it, if it sound like I might be. Being so close, it just doesn't seem as exotic to me compared to a ride two or three hours away. That's all.

Didn't think you were dogging it. I didn't think of it as a destination event but it's something different, cheap and my sis in law lives in Maryville.

 

[Velo Vol]

Ah, if you have a reason to come anyway, why not?

 

[VOLatile]

About 25 miles today. School -> work -> park to run -> home. Windy as hell. Legs be tired.

 

[tri_vol]

The 6 hr race was a blast. I've never ridden trails so buttery smooth and built for maximum speed and momentum. Even the climbs were fast. The winners were completing 13.5 mile laps in less than an hour

 

[VOLatile]

She finished. She fast. She made in the USA*.


*Frame, fork, stem, seat post.

 

[VOLatile]

Spooky Skeletor w/ Edge (now Enve) fork, Thomson seat post, stem, and collar. Ultegra 6700 group with RS80 wheels.

 

[tri_vol]

Sweet

 

[Velo Vol]

The 6 hr race was a blast.

What was your time?

 

[Velo Vol]

Spooky Skeletor w/ Edge (now Enve) fork, Thomson seat post, stem, and collar. Ultegra 6700 group with RS80 wheels.

Nice.

 

[tri_vol]

What was your time?

3 laps (43 miles) in 6:42. I took hour and half break between laps two and three.

It's crazy that the top two single speed guys actual finished second and third overall. 6 laps in 6:12. They even beat all of the teams except two. The top guy did 6 in 6:01.

 

[Velo Vol]

I took hour and half break between laps two and three.

That's pacing yourself.

 

[VOLatile]

Wind blows.

 

[tri_vol]

That's pacing yourself.

Lol. I was done after two laps and knew I only had time for one more lap. So I rested as long as possible before deciding to start my third.

 

[Velo Vol]

Wind blows.

Yes. End of March/beginning of April was bad. It's gotten better.

 

[VOLatile]

Yes. End of March/beginning of April was bad. It's gotten better.

Worse here.

 

[tri_vol]

New speed pr - 51.9 mph

 

[Velo Vol]

Mine is ~43 m.p.h. That's fast enough.

 

[VOLatile]

If I maintain 30mph on my way home from work, then the wind is too damn much.

 

[tri_vol]

If I maintain 30mph on my way home from work, then the wind is too damn much.

Those are the days when I'm like I could quit my job and be a tour rider. Then I turn around.

 

[VOLatile]

Those are the days when I'm like I could quit my job and be a tour rider. Then I turn around.

Yeah... I left work and headed straight for the nearest Strava segment. Missed it by 8 seconds over 3 miles, but my new bike is freaking amazing at high speeds.

 

[Velo Vol]

If I maintain 30mph on my way home from work, then the wind is too damn much.

I need more than wind for that.