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You would think that the older we get we would stop learning things the hard way. Today was the City to the Sea ride in Jacksonville NC in which tomkarches (who I met thanks to this forum) came from Raleigh NC to ride with me. It is a 21 mile ride on mostly flat terrain. The first thing I learned was crank size. I had been riding with 140 cranks because I felt like I had more control in the city environment. This was rural. The 140's are fine for 10 miles-ish. I definitely needed the 125's. I know you guys use smaller ones but I do not think I would do well with them yet. I used the 125's last year ( the first time I rode it) and it was fine. The 140's wore me out! Therein lies lesson two. I did not hydrate enough. So hydrate, hydrate, HYDRATE! We were a mile from the end of the ride when my left thigh TOTALLY locked. UGH! Talk about a UPD. I must have been on the ground for 5-10 minutes trying to get that quad to unlock. There is lesson 3. Ride with somebody on the longer rides. Tom really came in handy helping me get the leg unlocked and securing the precious uni's from traffic. Thanks Tom! Given I have passed the age of having to prove something to myself I took a ride the last leg. I did not want to lock up again. Tom on the other hand finished in style. It was a lot of fun riding with someone else and a perfect day for a ride. So far the City to the Sea ride has only had one uni finisher each of the last 2 years. I got last year and Tom took it to the finish line this year. You are all welcome next year! Hope to hear what tomkarches has to say about the ride. -- rem48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rem48's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/15538 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73024 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Sounds like you learned a bunch of really important things. What wheel size are you riding on? -- ntappin 'how to build a strong comfy saddle from junk.' (http://tinyurl.com/hxcb3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ntappin's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10800 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73024 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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I was riding a nimbus 36" w/a TA tire... and now some new scratches! Ha! -- rem48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rem48's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/15538 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73024 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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