The All Things Cycling Thread

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#2,226
1840 grams for the pair of wheels. I dropped a full pound going from one wheelset to the next and I'm also going up in size. I'm going to break these in no time...

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#2,229
#2,229
VOLatile said:
The road bike race is solo. 6-, 12-, or 24-hour races. The 24 hour race is a qualifier for the Race Across America.
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Why?

I saw a documentary on the RAA a couple years ago. I forget the specifics, but the lead guy rode something like 600-700 miles straight before getting any sleep. Insane.
 
#2,230
#2,230
Velo Vol said:
Why?

I saw a documentary on the RAA a couple years ago. I forget the specifics, but the lead guy rode something like 600-700 miles straight before getting any sleep. Insane.
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It is ridiculous. Same goes for the winner of The Tour Divide. Ultra-endurance athletes are a special kind of people.

Went for a ride last night on the fat bike. Came up my normal hill on the way home pretty quick for being on a fat bike, I can feel the improvements that riding in Colorado.

It's snowing/raining/whatever today. Gross.
 
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#2,231
#2,231
24 hr race might be back on. My boss is going to sponsor our team... which has a mechanic from another shop on it. Kinda funny.
 
#2,232
#2,232
^The 24hr race is $125/person. Ridiculous. We thought it was $125/team. Anyways... that's probably a no-go again.

Got 17 road miles in tonight just before dark. New Strava challenge is up, 820 miles in April. That shouldn't be too hard. 28 miles/day.
 
#2,235
#2,235
Velo Vol said:
I have never done 800 miles in a month. Think I hit 700 miles once. That's a lot of time in the saddle.
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Yep. I hit 850 back in 2011, I think. I spent a lot of time on my bike back then. One of my friends does like 1100 miles a month or more. He runs his own business, so he has the time to do it.
 
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#2,237
Velo Vol said:
That's well over a work week's worth of time to do 800 miles.
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Roughly 45-50 hours for me. If I can do two nights a week 50 miles, then 20 each remaining night, no problem. I plan on riding before and after work every day, too, and logging miles that I run errands.
 
#2,238
#2,238
After 4-5 days in a row, I'm ready for a day off. It becomes increasingly difficult to get motivated to ride.
 
#2,240
#2,240
It's going to get pretty cold for the next three days. I'll have to pound out some shorter rides and then open the throttle come Thursday. I set my sights for 850 miles in 30 days. I'd really like to get closer to 1000, though.

I got 65 miles in today between two rides. Maybe saw 10 cars all day. No harassment. It was fantastic.
 
#2,241
#2,241
If the weather holds out this weekend then my cycling season starts Saturday. I have been looking forward to riding so much. I probably have not been on my bike in weeks, so it is going to be a struggle at the beginning to get my distance back up.

Also looking at getting a new bike. Finally going to jump to a CF frame. Right now I am trying to decide on which Specialized Tarmac model. Any suggestions?
 
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#2,242
VOLatile said:
It's going to get pretty cold for the next three days. I'll have to pound out some shorter rides and then open the throttle come Thursday. I set my sights for 850 miles in 30 days.
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I didn't even reach 500 miles in March. Fail.

I got 65 miles in today between two rides. Maybe saw 10 cars all day.
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wut
 
#2,244
#2,244
bigeasy said:
If the weather holds out this weekend then my cycling season starts Saturday. I have been looking forward to riding so much. I probably have not been on my bike in weeks, so it is going to be a struggle at the beginning to get my distance back up.

Also looking at getting a new bike. Finally going to jump to a CF frame. Right now I am trying to decide on which Specialized Tarmac model. Any suggestions?
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Any reason why you want a Tarmac specifically? Obviously I'd suggest the best model that you can afford, the only thing they'll differ in is build packages. They seem to be overpriced...

Velo Vol said:
I didn't even reach 500 miles in March. Fail.
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I have 11 miles of my goal so far. I want 220 by the end of Sunday.
 
#2,245
#2,245
bigeasy said:
If the weather holds out this weekend then my cycling season starts Saturday. I have been looking forward to riding so much. I probably have not been on my bike in weeks, so it is going to be a struggle at the beginning to get my distance back up.

Also looking at getting a new bike. Finally going to jump to a CF frame. Right now I am trying to decide on which Specialized Tarmac model. Any suggestions?
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Go to 3-4 different bike shops and ride various models till you find the one that suits you best.
 
#2,247
#2,247
My 3 yr old son doing his first race tonight. 1/2 mile mtb course. Curious how he's gonna do with no training. :)
 
#2,248
#2,248
Was so cold last night that my toes were blue and numb when I got home. I got a PR on the big hill, though. I'm at 40 miles so far. FORC meeting held me back on Monday night. I should have skipped that. The wind has been ferocious here the last 3 days, too.
 
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