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09-03-2007, 09:47 PM #1
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09-03-2007, 11:50 PM #2
Holly magnet.
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Shush, zen.
Take that, nemesis hill!!!
Drink coffee and do stupid things faster with more energy.
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09-04-2007, 02:53 AM #3
"Ride lots!"
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That's a tough climb. Now you can do hill repeats on it.
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09-04-2007, 08:51 AM #4
zippadee-doo-dah
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She's 'sposed to say "I'm going to Disney World!"
Originally Posted by DirtDiva
Shush, zen.
Take that, nemesis hill!!!2008 Trek FX 7.2/Terry Cite X
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09-04-2007, 01:57 PM #5
I heart my bike
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Awww... heck yeah! Originally Posted by zencentury
Thanks for the kind words everyone.
Actually, now that I know I won't die on a climb, we're planning a 40 mile hilly ride (a 20 mile out and back with 5,700 ft of total elevation gain) in the fall. Now I know I can do bigger and braver things. It's the Talimena Scenic Drive in Eastern OK. http://www.talimenascenicdrive.com/
Should be funzies....
A friend just rode up Mt. Evans in Colorado (the highest paved road in N. America at 14,264 ft.) and that seems like a goal to have for one day many years in the future.Check out my running blog: www.turtlepacing.blogspot.com
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09-04-2007, 03:21 PM #6
Can't never could!
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Way to go!!
That looks like amazing country, I must admit that is unexpected. And
on the DH being a mountain goat, I have one of those too. Straight decents I love to see if I can run out of gears but windy and I am scared of burning my brakes!
Mt. Evans, well I have been up it in a car and I just don't know if I would ever have the lungs and legs for doing it by bike!!Amanda
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09-05-2007, 01:24 PM #7
Speed Demon
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Congrats! That sounds like a good climb. It's a great feeling when you accomplish something that's been hanging over your head like that.
As for Mt. Evans . . . I have some friends who did the running race up it this year, 14 miles. There was much discussion as to which would be more painful, to run it or ride it. My thinking was that at least if you're running (walking, crawling . . .) you don't have to maintain a minimum speed to stay vertical. Most people agreed. It's been many years since I've driven up there, I don't remember the grades. But I've been hiking up that high enough to know that above 12,000 ft. you really start to notice the thin air. Oh, and you'd have to dodge all the big horn sheep on the descent!
The best part about going up hills is riding back down!
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