Mt. Equinox Uphill race report

U-Turn wrote:
*Awesome, Steve! And to think, I've actually met you in person
*gush**
Jeez...Dave, my skills aren't fit to shine the shoes of your skills. I
always brag that I've met YOU in person.
*Really impressed. *
Thanks.


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1 - I'm grimacing across the line.


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great photo! quite an accomplishment


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2. Really breathing hard, but really happy.


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3. About to do the gratuitous unicycle-above-the-head thing.


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are those specialized lo-pro magnesium pedals i see on there?
or am i mistaken?

if so, how do you like them? i want some for my bike


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ColDawG wrote:
*are those specialized lo-pro magnesium pedals i see on there?
or am i mistaken?

if so, how do you like them? i want some for my bike *

If fact, they are. I wanted something grippier than the Torker stock
ones, and the LBS had only those pedals. When they said $80, I said
nevermind, but then the head guy in the back came out and said "they've
been in that case for 2 yrs, so you can have for $40. I said
CHA-CHING!

They are great, very light with dozens of adjustable pins.


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SWEET!
what a bargain

how's the grip?


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So now you can update us on your opinion of 24" vs 28" for climbing?
Was it harder on your cardio system to use the 24"?
What will you use in your next climb?


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-ColDawG asked ( magnesium pedals)-
*how's the grip? *

Seem to be as grippy as can be, even after I removed many of the pins.
(I just left the ones around the edges of the pedals, removing all the
middle ones.)
-ChangingLINKS.com-
*So now you can update us on your opinion of 24" vs 28" for
climbing?
Was it harder on your cardio system to use the 24"?
What will you use in your next climb? *

Caveat - this is only how I feel with my conditioning.

The KH29 w/Big Apple was usable on the Whiteface MTn, with an 8% average
grade, but just barely. It would've been brutal on Equinox, especially
on the steeper sections later in the race. I was loving my 24" wheel in
the steeper race, and I know Mt. Washington is a similar grade.

I stopped to rest many times in both races, but always to let my thighs
recoop, and not because the cardio was too tough. I have a fit cardio
system from a lifetime of Ultimate disc, and strong legs from that, too.
Yet my weakness seems to be that my leg strength isn't specifically uni
related.


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