Congratulations to both of you for riding in that race. It sounds like fun. I'd love to try something like that. Can't wait to see the picture!
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Congratulations to both of you for riding in that race. It sounds like fun. I'd love to try something like that. Can't wait to see the picture!
PinkPilot,
I wish I had known about the ride at Lake Norman. I don't live far from there at all. It was a beautiful day for it.
Can I brag about something I am proud of? My husband and I just got back from vacationing in the North Georgia mountains, Dahlonega to be exact. I've been riding for less than a year and fairly sporaticaly. The first day we rode for about 20 miles which would have been no big deal except that over half of that was one LONG, CONSTANT,NEVER ENDING INCLINE. :( I was all over that granny gear but we made it to the top. I was ready to kill my husband for insisting that we try it but now I am so glad we did. We usually ride a good many hills but the ones in North Carolina you can see the top of!!
Anyway, congrats on your ride. My bike is not pink but it's the next closest thing. Sea foam green with flowers painted on the top bar!:)
teresa- congratulations! I have yet to ride as far as 20 miles, much less up a long incline. Around here there are some big hills but they are rolling, so it's one after the other, but nothing really long (that I've ridden on). My good friend lives in colorado, and rides road races. She told me about a 12 mile uphill stretch! She talks in terms of elevation, not hills. I know, at the stage I'm at right now, I couldn't do it. I'm not real good on steep hills!
vickie
teresa, that's amazing! Good job! <mentally crossing Dahlonega or anything in North Georgia off the list for many months to come!> I know I couldn't do a 10 mile incline at this point.
As far as the Trek event, I didn't even know about it until fastdogs and uforgot told us about the St. Louis one (my home town). Lo and behold, I checked on it and found that my own LBS was sponsoring one here in the Charlotte area. Would you really have driven there from Burlington??? It doesn't seem that close. We'll all have to remember to ride in next year's event.
By the way, your bike is GORGEOUS and the flowers are to die for!
Well thank you very much!! I do much prefer "hills" to "changes in elevation" myself. May I ask a guestion? I have no idea how to gauge how well I'm doing since I only have my very competive husband to compare myself with. Do you have any idea what a decent beginner mph average is considering in some hills?My husband will not be happy until he tops 20 and I barely manage 15 as an average for the ride (approx. 20 miles)
Well, I'm a beginner, so I'm wondering the same thing. I think 15 mph average is pretty good but I'd encourage experienced riders to clue us in. I have a chart from a well-known cycling club in northern NJ that would consider that a solid B ride category, which is pretty good for anyone. Your husband wants to be an A rider. (Okay, we all do but he probably has a better chance of actually achieving it!) I often think that people who have husbands to ride with have an opportunity to develop speed and endurance faster than those of us who don't.
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Originally Posted by teresa
I'm a pretty new rider. I don't ride 20 mph. I ride about an average of 15 too. I'm really happy when I hit 18-20 mph. ;)
Sandra, do you mean you sometimes AVERAGE 18-20? Please tell me no! :eek: :eek: :eek:
No. I said I average 15. I SOMETIMES hit 18-20, on my good days. Big difference.:D
That's what I thought you meant. Today I had a great time riding. The weather was beautiful. I think I only averaged around 14 but I wasn't trying too hard. That is probably why it was so much fun! I wish I didn't even think about how fast I am. It is something I picked up from my extremely competitive spouse. But it is nice to know if you're getting any better. I hope I'll keep it up when the weather gets cold. I really hate to be cold.
Have a great week!