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January 29th 17, 05:30 PM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Andrew Chaplin
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AG: I charged a winter hill
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On Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 8:26:02 PM UTC-8, Joy Beeson wrote:
"Never charge a winter hill."
But it isn't exactly winter out there -- the high was fifty-six F, and
I got my silk shirt sweaty.
And McKinley Street isn't exactly a hill; it climbs the edge of the
depression in which Winona Lake sits, so there isn't any other side.
I have come to realize that I need to practice riding faster, but on a
short excursion entirely on city streets, there would be no
opportunity to shift onto the big ring. Then as I was wending my
usual relaxed, leisurely way up McKinley Street: here's your chance!
You don't need the big ring, just shift out of granny!
I never got to actually standing on the pedals, but it established the
principle. On the return trip, I also charged the slight upslope
where Park Avenue crosses Cherry Creek.
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Joy Beeson
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Fifty-six is the temperature at which you would normally start a day
with shorts and short sleeved jersey. So that's hardly a "cold winters
day". Around here for months it's been 40 degrees and seldom getting
over 52 or so. This means that like you I become warm ONLY when
climbing and then arrive home freezing to death able to warm up only in
a hot shower.
For the rest of the world, 56F would be 13 C. I might wear light long
sleeves, but certainly shorts, otherwise I overheat.
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Andrew Chaplin
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