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Paul Hobson
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Booker C. Bense wrote:
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> In article <[email protected]>,
> Paul Hobson <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>David L. Johnson wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 14:13:48 -0400, Paul Hobson wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>On the weekends, I'm helping a friend get ready for a
>>>>century she's doing in October, but since I've never done a century, I
>>>>suppose I'm getting myself ready too. Since only rides on the the
>>>>local, and very flat MUP, I always think about taking the fixie along.
>>>>Only problem is that my gearing is high enough compared to what she like
>>>>to rides I'm scared that going slower would actually tire me out more
>>>>(very low cadence). Any thoughts?
>>>
>>>
>>>1) Unless the century is as flat as the MUP, she should take some rides
>>>out on the roads, where there are hills. Otherwise she won't be able to
>>>handle the century, even if she rides 70 miles at a time on the MUP, which
>>>is hard to imagine doing.
>>
>>I keep telling her this but she's scared to ride out on the roads
>>without a large group. Also, I don't know my way around her part of
>>town (the 'burbs). If she wanted to come downtown and learn how to
>>dodge doors with me, that'd be a-whole-nuther story.
>
>
> _ She needs practice. Even in large centuries unless you arrange
> to ride with a group of people you'll be doing much of the ride
> by yourself. Especially the last couple hours if you're slow.
> Century rides are not closed to traffic at all and in many ways
> they make dealing with traffic harder as some drivers react badly
> to repeatedly dealing with bicycles in small groups.
>
> _ Personally, I would discourage your friend from riding a
> century if she's not comfortable dealing with at least
> light traffic on her own.
>
Thanks for the tips. She was talking about stepping down to a shorter
ride last time I saw her. I'll see what I can do.
\\paul
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Paul M. Hobson
Georgia Institute of Technology
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> In article <[email protected]>,
> Paul Hobson <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>David L. Johnson wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 14:13:48 -0400, Paul Hobson wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>On the weekends, I'm helping a friend get ready for a
>>>>century she's doing in October, but since I've never done a century, I
>>>>suppose I'm getting myself ready too. Since only rides on the the
>>>>local, and very flat MUP, I always think about taking the fixie along.
>>>>Only problem is that my gearing is high enough compared to what she like
>>>>to rides I'm scared that going slower would actually tire me out more
>>>>(very low cadence). Any thoughts?
>>>
>>>
>>>1) Unless the century is as flat as the MUP, she should take some rides
>>>out on the roads, where there are hills. Otherwise she won't be able to
>>>handle the century, even if she rides 70 miles at a time on the MUP, which
>>>is hard to imagine doing.
>>
>>I keep telling her this but she's scared to ride out on the roads
>>without a large group. Also, I don't know my way around her part of
>>town (the 'burbs). If she wanted to come downtown and learn how to
>>dodge doors with me, that'd be a-whole-nuther story.
>
>
> _ She needs practice. Even in large centuries unless you arrange
> to ride with a group of people you'll be doing much of the ride
> by yourself. Especially the last couple hours if you're slow.
> Century rides are not closed to traffic at all and in many ways
> they make dealing with traffic harder as some drivers react badly
> to repeatedly dealing with bicycles in small groups.
>
> _ Personally, I would discourage your friend from riding a
> century if she's not comfortable dealing with at least
> light traffic on her own.
>
Thanks for the tips. She was talking about stepping down to a shorter
ride last time I saw her. I'll see what I can do.
\\paul
--
Paul M. Hobson
Georgia Institute of Technology
..:change the words to numbers
if you want to reply to me:.
