a roadie I am NOT

"ClydesdaleMTB" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Just to give the rea; rideis somehting to snicker at...

...and you're drowning your sorrow in beer? ;^)

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Took a ride into Concord today on the Beer'Cross.... Got passed by 3 "real" roadies along my way.

Just to give the rea; rideis somehting to snicker at... According to the GPS:
20.55 Miles total mileage 1hr, 55 minutes moving time 21 minutes stopped time Max: 45.6Mi/Hr.
Moving average: 10.7 Mi./Hr.

I'm not worthy of my own bike!!!!!!!

I like that 45.6 max, though. That must have gotten the blood pumping - and made you happy
for disks.

-Andrew

ClydesdaleMTB said:

Took a ride into Concord today on the Beer'Cross.... Got passed by 3 "real" roadies along my way.

Just to give the rea; rideis somehting to snicker at... According to the GPS:
20.55 Miles total mileage 1hr, 55 minutes moving time 21 minutes stopped time Max: 45.6Mi/Hr.
Moving average: 10.7 Mi./Hr.

I'm not worthy of my own bike!!!!!!!

Nice Max. I can say I've never been there

Peace, Bill

The mind serves properly as a window glass rather than as a reflector, that is, the mind should give
an immediate view instead of an interpretation of the world.
:-]

Andrew Thorne said:

I said:

I'm not worthy of my own bike!!!!!!!

I like that 45.6 max, though.

That was downhill, with a brisk tail-wind, full tuck (chin over the front of my bars) drafting
behind a Ford Escort... You should have seen the look in the drivers face when they saw my in thier
rear-view mirror ;-)

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That must have gotten the blood pumping - and made you happy for disks.

Disc brakes: Mmmm, Mmmm GOOOOOOODDDDD!

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ClydesdaleMTB said:

Took a ride into Concord today on the Beer'Cross.... Got passed by 3 "real" roadies along my way.

Just to give the rea; rideis somehting to snicker at... According to the GPS:
20.55 Miles total mileage 1hr, 55 minutes moving time 21 minutes stopped time Max: 45.6Mi/Hr.
Moving average: 10.7 Mi./Hr.

I'm not worthy of my own bike!!!!!!!

Nice Max. I can say I've never been there

Me either - 38.1 mph on the heavy BASE beast bike, past a queue of stationary traffic, and that got
me some looks.

Shaun aRe

ClydesdaleMTB <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Andrew Thorne said:

I said:

I'm not worthy of my own bike!!!!!!!

I like that 45.6 max, though.

That was downhill, with a brisk tail-wind, full tuck (chin over the front of my bars) drafting
behind a Ford Escort... You should have seen the look in the drivers face when they saw my in
thier rear-view mirror

;-)

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That must have gotten the blood pumping - and made you happy for disks.

Disc brakes: Mmmm, Mmmm GOOOOOOODDDDD!

Fskn speed freak.

Shaun aRe

I road-ride before and after the MTB season opens up here.

My "short" ride is 48km (30 miles), and takes me about 2 hours total time - non-stop. My road
record is 64km (40miles) in 2 1/2 hours. I know, not all that fast. But heck, I'm just a 44 yo
fart, so I'm happy!

BUT I don't think I've EVER gotten to 45mph on my road bike!!!! YIKES! I think the fastest I've ever
gone is about 56kph, which is just under 30mph (I think).

But, now that MTB season is in full swing...

My "short" ride is about 37km, which takes me about 2-1/4 to 2 1/2 hours (depending on the
conditions) - I usually do this one non-stop.

My "regular" ride is 48km which takes me up to 3 -1/2 hours (again, depending on conditions) - I
take a break at the 30km mark (whereever I am).

My ride is probably about 50% uphill, with a few "steepies". "Technical" (singletrack, rocks, roots,
mud) ranges between 60-85%, depending which route I take.

"ClydesdaleMTB" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Took a ride into Concord today on the Beer'Cross.... Got passed by 3 "real" roadies along my way.

Just to give the rea; rideis somehting to snicker at... According to the GPS:
20.55 Miles total mileage 1hr, 55 minutes moving time 21 minutes stopped time Max: 45.6Mi/Hr.
Moving average: 10.7 Mi./Hr.

I'm not worthy of my own bike!!!!!!!

"Shaun Rimmer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Fskn speed freak.

Shaun aRe

Why else does one ride a road bike?

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Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado (remove .nospam. if replying)

ClydesdaleMTB <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Took a ride into Concord today on the Beer'Cross.... Got passed by 3 "real" roadies along my way.

Just to give the rea; rideis somehting to snicker at... According to the GPS:
20.55 Miles total mileage 1hr, 55 minutes moving time 21 minutes stopped time Max: 45.6Mi/Hr.
Moving average: 10.7 Mi./Hr.

I'm not worthy of my own bike!!!!!!!

What were you, climbing Mt. Washington or something? /s

ClydesdaleMTB said:

Took a ride into Concord today on the Beer'Cross.... Got passed by 3 "real" roadies along my way.

Just to give the rea; rideis somehting to snicker at... According to the GPS:
20.55 Miles total mileage 1hr, 55 minutes moving time 21 minutes stopped time Max: 45.6Mi/Hr.
Moving average: 10.7 Mi./Hr.

I'm not worthy of my own bike!!!!!!!

I hate it when GPS glitches like that.. I had one reading on mine that said I'd done a max speed of
650 mph.. <Chortle>

Gyp

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Took a ride into Concord today on the Beer'Cross.... Got passed by 3 "real" roadies along
my way.

Just to give the rea; rideis somehting to snicker at... According to the GPS:
20.55 Miles total mileage 1hr, 55 minutes moving time 21 minutes stopped time Max: 45.6Mi/Hr.
Moving average: 10.7 Mi./Hr.

I'm not worthy of my own bike!!!!!!!

What were you, climbing Mt. Washington or something? /s

now that's a bike ride i would like to try.
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~Travis

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ClydesdaleMTB said:

Took a ride into Concord today on the Beer'Cross.... Got passed by 3 "real" roadies along
my way.

Just to give the rea; rideis somehting to snicker at... According to the GPS:
20.55 Miles total mileage 1hr, 55 minutes moving time 21 minutes stopped time Max: 45.6Mi/Hr.
Moving average: 10.7 Mi./Hr.

I'm not worthy of my own bike!!!!!!!

I hate it when GPS glitches like that.. I had one reading on mine that said I'd done a max speed
of 650 mph.. <Chortle>

Gyp

Damn, now that's fast ;-)
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~Travis

travis57 at megalink dot net megalink.net~farmersOpen ↗

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BUT I don't think I've EVER gotten to 45mph on my road bike!!!! YIKES! I think the fastest I've
ever gone is about 56kph, which is just under 30mph (I think).

No bragging, no BS, I hit 54 (confirmed by other techno-weenies with computers) coming off of
Shalona, the first big climb up to Purgatory. We had a tail wind, it was one of Durango's famous
Tuesday nite rides, we were the "slow" B group. All I could think of was "If I go down, I'm going to
slide a long way, then hit something very hard and very fast, or get run over by something coming up
the hill." We got to the flats, I was still behind the main pack, didn't catch the draft, and they
dropped me like I was standing still.
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Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado (remove .nospam. if replying)

supabonbon said:

What were you, climbing Mt. Washington or something?

Next year, if I have the $$$, I';d like to do it "officially" not to say I have done, or would do it
any _other_ way ;-)

I hope to ride the Kancamagus Highway (google it) in August, before I leave for TN.

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"Shaun Rimmer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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Fskn speed freak.

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Why else does one ride a road bike?

The trails are too wet to ride and my wrists shoulderships and knees are sore from falling down from
trying to learn to ride my unicycle.

"Craig Brossman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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While my regular ride is out of commission due to a dead rear hub, I put

my

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'93 Trek back into action. It has been a commuter for 5 years now, serving that job rather well.
Old DX 7 speed, canti. brakes, very old RS Judy up front. The shock is very outdated and I have
the preload set pretty high.

I

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really don't want much action up there. I rode one of my local trails yesterday on my 970 steel
hard tail. Here are a few observations. DX was great stuff back in '93 and still is today. The
shifting is superb, the cranks are nice, brakes stop and modulate well. (One note on canti brakes,
they may work just as well as V's, but they are really a pain in

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butt to get the pads aligned with the rims.) I like the feel of the bike on the climbs, but I had
to be a little more active over the rougher stuff than I am normally on the full suspension ride.
Maybe I've gotten lazy. Coming down was a different story, I felt like I had quicker handling, but
the vibration at speed got annoying. The front shock was probably the primary cause, but no rear
suspension made it harder to hold my line when the trail got rocky. All in all, I did like the
change of pace, and see myself riding this bike more often. I am still considering a conversion to
SS, but right now it is satisfactory as a geared bike. I will replace the front shock with the
original steel fork and I may throw some old V's on as well, just to make setup easier.

If you have "upgraded" to a new ride in the last few years, consider

dusting

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off the bike it replaced and giving it a spin. You just might be suprised,

I

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know I was.

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Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado (remove .nospam. if replying)

Good reminder. Good stuff doesn't really become junk just because something better comes along.
Heck, even LP's still sound pretty good.

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Shaun Rimmer said:

Me either - 38.1 mph on the heavy BASE beast bike, past a queue of stationary traffic, and
that got me some looks.

I hit 70 km/h last year off road - that's about 43/44 mph.

Travis?!?

no, not me, my front derailleur and shifter is having issues where it makes lots of noise if i shift
the back past the 5th cog (if i adjust the cable tension it messes up shifting, and i tried the high
limit screw). the fastest i can do is about 28 before i spin out.
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~Travis

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"Craig Brossman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Captain Adventure" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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BUT I don't think I've EVER gotten to 45mph on my road bike!!!! YIKES! I think the fastest I've
ever gone is about 56kph, which is just under

30mph

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(I think).

No bragging, no BS, I hit 54 (confirmed by other techno-weenies with computers) coming off of
Shalona, the first big climb up to Purgatory. We had a tail wind, it was one of Durango's famous
Tuesday nite rides, we

were

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the "slow" B group.

Yeah, the ride I took last week with one other guy, we hit 43 or so, and we didn't have any big
hills. Combo of a little downhill and a lotta pedalling 😉 Definitely was kinda sketchy - 3rd time
on the road bike!

He said when the group ride hits the larger hills, their top speed is usuallly about 52 or so.
Scary [censored].

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All I could think of was "If I go down, I'm going to slide a long way,

then

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hit something very hard and very fast, or get run over by something coming up the hill." We got to
the flats, I was still behind the main pack, didn't catch the draft, and they dropped me like I
was standing still.
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Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado (remove .nospam. if replying)

Jon Bond

Craig Brossman said:

No bragging, no BS, I hit 54 (confirmed by other techno-weenies with computers) coming off of
Shalona, the first big climb up to Purgatory.

I've hit 57 on a mountain bike, on the Jiminy Peak access road in MA. My road bike record is 56.

Keep in mind that my weight fluctuates between 220 and 240. Clydesdales go DOWN hills like
bowling balls!

Barry