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Ping Roger Zoul--Ride for the Raptors
Hey Roger--did you have a good ride? I did the 62 and had a wonderful
time. It took me 5 1/1 hours, but I did stop and eat a hamburger, as I got a fairly late start (about 8:45) and I don't do well if I postpone lunch too late. I kept looking for you to pass me in the area where the 100 had rejoined the 62. I was actually surprised there weren't more riders--I heard about 250. My ride account is on my blog at: http://deeplanguage.blogspot.com/ Pam |
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Hi Pam & Roger,
I was there ... hanging with the front group for about 75 miles. Kept losing my chain then having to chase back. I think I just learned a drawback to compact cranks. If you drop your chain, it won't just shift back on (at least mine wouldn't). I had to stop and dismount. Isn't Maw Bridge special? It was really special being in no-man's land and trying to chase back on as we came to the festival and traffic jam in Central. That was insane. I'd like to know the cum. elevation gain on that ride. It's probably awfully high for a ride that has no real mountain climbs. I was happy to be in under 5 hours ... and the guys who remained at the front finished 20 minutes ahead of me! Bob C. "pam_in_sc" wrote in message ... Hey Roger--did you have a good ride? I did the 62 and had a wonderful time. It took me 5 1/1 hours, but I did stop and eat a hamburger, as I got a fairly late start (about 8:45) and I don't do well if I postpone lunch too late. I kept looking for you to pass me in the area where the 100 had rejoined the 62. I was actually surprised there weren't more riders--I heard about 250. My ride account is on my blog at: http://deeplanguage.blogspot.com/ Pam |
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psycholist wrote:
Hi Pam & Roger, I was there ... hanging with the front group for about 75 miles. I guess that makes at least 4 of us from rb-misc on some version of the ride. My wife and I attempted the 26 mile version, but cut it about 6 miles short when her knees had had all they could take. Maybe we should get the Upstate/WNC rb-m-ers together at some point (maybe at the Rural Ride Round the Islands or Festivelo or whatever they're calling it this year?). mike -- ----------------------------------------------- The Thornhill Mobile HomePage http://www.geocities.com/thornhillmobilehome ----------------------------------------------- |
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Thornhill wrote:
I guess that makes at least 4 of us from rb-misc on some version of the ride. My wife and I attempted the 26 mile version, but cut it about 6 miles short when her knees had had all they could take. Maybe we should get the Upstate/WNC rb-m-ers together at some point (maybe at the Rural Ride Round the Islands or Festivelo or whatever they're calling it this year?). mike I'm interested! My husband and kids made it about 8 miles before the sag wagon wanted to finish up that section of the course. My 11 year old daughter says if we keep working at it do I think she would be able to do the whole 25 next fall? Pam |
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Thornhill wrote:
|| psycholist wrote: ||| Hi Pam & Roger, ||| ||| I was there ... hanging with the front group for about 75 miles. || || I guess that makes at least 4 of us from rb-misc on some version of || the ride. My wife and I attempted the 26 mile version, but cut it || about 6 miles short when her knees had had all they could take. || Maybe we should get the Upstate/WNC rb-m-ers together at some point || (maybe at the Rural Ride Round the Islands or Festivelo or whatever || they're calling it this year?). Is that Rural Ride Round the Islands in Charleston on Dec 9? Someone told me about that one - a flat century. I may very well do that one since I'm almost certain I can complete it (I sure as hell hope I can) |
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Roger Zoul wrote:
Is that Rural Ride Round the Islands in Charleston on Dec 9? Someone told me about that one - a flat century. I may very well do that one since I'm almost certain I can complete it (I sure as hell hope I can) It's actually the weekend before that. Here are links to more info: www.festavelo.com or www.coastalcyclists.org mike -- ----------------------------------------------- The Thornhill Mobile HomePage http://www.geocities.com/thornhillmobilehome ----------------------------------------------- |
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psycholist wrote:
Hi Pam & Roger, I was there ... hanging with the front group for about 75 miles. Kept losing my chain then having to chase back. I think I just learned a drawback to compact cranks. If you drop your chain, it won't just shift back on (at least mine wouldn't). I had to stop and dismount. Isn't Maw Bridge special? It was really special being in no-man's land and trying to chase back on as we came to the festival and traffic jam in Central. That was insane. I'd like to know the cum. elevation gain on that ride. It's probably awfully high for a ride that has no real mountain climbs. I was happy to be in under 5 hours ... and the guys who remained at the front finished 20 minutes ahead of me! Bob C. I wondered how the groups got across that mess in Central. If you have a problem with your chain coming off have you looked at the Jump Stop (see http://www.gvtc.com/~ngear/index.html ). I just got one and I love it. I would love to know the cumulative elevation gain, as I've been scared of rides in Spartanburg that had pretty hefty elevation gains, but perhaps I've been doing as much. I haven't ridden the 100 start to finish but I've ridden the outer loops (skipping the first part of the ride). I live about 5 miles from Maw Bridge Road and I just got a heart rate monitor. I didn't want to try it on the ride because I was afraid it was going to be uncomfortable, so I went back and rode Maw Bridge Road again today. I hit a maximum heart rate of 195, sustained above 190 for the steepest part of the hill. Does that mean I have the heart of a 25 year old? Considering that I am 49 years old, have a BMI of 27, and have only been back to bicycling 4 months, I was very happy. Pam |
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On Sun, 03 Oct 2004 18:16:10 -0400, pam_in_sc
wrote: I live about 5 miles from Maw Bridge Road and I just got a heart rate monitor. I didn't want to try it on the ride because I was afraid it was going to be uncomfortable, so I went back and rode Maw Bridge Road again today. I hit a maximum heart rate of 195, sustained above 190 for the steepest part of the hill. Does that mean I have the heart of a 25 year old? Considering that I am 49 years old, have a BMI of 27, and have only been back to bicycling 4 months, I was very happy. Pam Hi, I'm 49 yrs old and the highest I have ever had my HRM record is 173. Goes to show that we are all different. Earlier, you mentioned that your daughter, wondered if she could do a 25 mile ride, with practice. Well in early Sept, I did a local ride that offered 15 or 25 miles, but turned out to be 20 & 30. Well I did the 30, but after doing 20 it put me at the turn around for the "15". I rode the last 10 miles with a non riding friend, who signed up with her girlfriends, who proceeded to leave her behind. The point is, this woman rode out the first 10 with and then at about mile 14 we passed the mother with her young son that she had done that portion of the ride with. The little boy was riding one of those one speed bikes with I think 16" tires. They are certainly no bigger than 16". My guess is he was between 6 & 8 years old. I don't know if he finished, but he was moving right along at appr 14 miles, when we passed him. I see no reason why a healthy 11 yr old couldn't ride 25 miles. Life is Good! Jeff |
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Jeff Starr wrote:
Hi, I'm 49 yrs old and the highest I have ever had my HRM record is 173. Goes to show that we are all different. I found an interesting article at: http://www.athletictrainingservices.com/MHR.htm It suggests that some fit people have hearts that beat faster and others have hearts that pump more per beat, and it isn't clear that one is any better than the other. Pam |
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Jeff Starr wrote:
Earlier, you mentioned that your daughter, wondered if she could do a 25 mile ride, with practice. Well in early Sept, I did a local ride that offered 15 or 25 miles, but turned out to be 20 & 30. Well I did the 30, but after doing 20 it put me at the turn around for the "15". I rode the last 10 miles with a non riding friend, who signed up with her girlfriends, who proceeded to leave her behind. The point is, this woman rode out the first 10 with and then at about mile 14 we passed the mother with her young son that she had done that portion of the ride with. The little boy was riding one of those one speed bikes with I think 16" tires. They are certainly no bigger than 16". My guess is he was between 6 & 8 years old. I don't know if he finished, but he was moving right along at appr 14 miles, when we passed him. I see no reason why a healthy 11 yr old couldn't ride 25 miles. Possibly lack of muscle endurance would be one reason a healthy kid couldn't ride that far. Just a guess. My healthy 16-yr-old son had to work up to it. (Granted, he didn't take as long to work up to it as *I* did.) -km |
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