Sat. 2/5 Ride Like a Girl

[divingbiker]

If the ride goes, I'll be there.

[7rider]

I think we're a go.
I haven't heard "no."
Zen....can you print out the cue sheet of that ride b/f you leave (in case it's just the 3 of us)?
I need to shut down the laptop and can't access the printer.
Thanks.

[7rider]

Hey, Zen.
Thanks for coming out..even tho' you didn't ride. That was really sweet of you and I'm glad I got to meet you...however briefly. By about mile 15, I was having visions of Donettes.

The ride was really nice - although lots of climbing! My Garmin registered a couple of 14 and 16% grades. 2,000 feet over 19.5 miles. Oy. Lots of climbing. I got DH's Big Buzz good and muddy, but the rain held off, and the sun even came out. Was a pretty area, although I can really see where mountainbiking at Gambril State Park would be a challenge. Lots of climbing. Oh, did I already say that???

[Kalidurga]

Y'know what's really scary, Regina? The locals ride Gambrill on single speeds

I love to hike the trails at Gambrill, but I dun' think I could ever ride there.

[7rider]

Y'know what's really scary, Regina? The locals ride Gambrill on single speeds

I love to hike the trails at Gambrill, but I dun' think I could ever ride there.

I know. There were plenty of them among the guys who did the dude ride today. AND....AND...one of the women in our group did the ride on a FIXIE!! She was a machine!

[Zen]

What a beautiful day it was, I knew I couldn't do that ride and have any energy left to go to work. I still want to try it, I haven't met a hill yet that I couldn't walk up.
How did DB do?
How much water did you carry?
What clothing items were you wearing at the end?
I like to be prepared. I have all next week off.

No one wanted my Do-Nettes

[divingbiker]

What a beautiful day it was, I knew I couldn't do that ride and have any energy left to go to work. I still want to try it, I haven't met a hill yet that I couldn't walk up.
How did DB do?
How much water did you carry?
What clothing items were you wearing at the end?
I like to be prepared. I have all next week off.

No one wanted my Do-Nettes

I did fine--I was slow, but didn't walk any of the hills. I did stop midway up one because I felt like I was going to puke and my heart rate was off the charts. It was a very hard ride, especially being the first one of the season (besides commutes).

Clothes were a problem--on the downhills it was cold, but after that first long, steep hill, I was sweating horribly. Regina zipped and unzipped my pit zips for me several times. But at the end I was wearing the same amount of clothes I started with. My toes were so cold and numb at the end I could barely stand up.

I had my 70 oz. camelbak with me, and I drank about half of it. I should have been drinking gatorade.

Fun ride, though, and I'd love to do it again.

That's beautiful country you live in, Zen.

[7rider]

Here's the route, uploaded to Bikely.
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path...avel-Road-Ride

I'm still working on entering - and correcting - the cue sheet. My p.c. is verrrrry slow!
Hopefully, I'll have it done by the end of the week, but the route is up and the elevation profile is there if you'd like to take a peek at it.

It's funny...MotionBased seems to add mileage and elevation vs. my Garmin.
My desktop app says it was about 19.1 miles w/ 2200 ft. elevation gain.
MB says it's 20.1 with about 2500 ft. elevation gain.

DB....did your route save on your Garmin? How'd it look?

Oh...and to respond to Zen's questions, too...
I carried 2 24 oz. waterbottles...went through about 1.5. I had diluted Propel in mine.
I wore capris under thin tights, and I think that was plenty. I had one ls jersey and a light jacket...I kind of wish I had another base layer on, but perhaps it was okay...not too hot and just a bit cool to keep my motivated to work harder. And I didn't wear my wool sock or anything, so my toesies were cold....

[divingbiker]

DB....did your route save on your Garmin? How'd it look?

I saved the route, but I haven't figured out how to look at it again. I didn't turn off the navigating when I turned it off at the end of the ride, so when I turned it on again it added a point at home. I don't know how to get rid of that. I'll have to dig out the manual.

I showed 19.4 miles and 2100 feet of elevation gain. I could very clearly see the three big hills...what were the % grade on them? I'd like to get a sense of what a 10% vs 15% hill feels like.

[7rider]

I saved the route, but I haven't figured out how to look at it again. I didn't turn off the navigating when I turned it off at the end of the ride, so when I turned it on again it added a point at home. I don't know how to get rid of that. I'll have to dig out the manual.

I showed 19.4 miles and 2100 feet of elevation gain. I could very clearly see the three big hills...what were the % grade on them? I'd like to get a sense of what a 10% vs 15% hill feels like.

If your Garmin is like my Garmin, I don't think you can delete individual data points....which really stinks....b/c you can't correct obvious errors such as this.

Here's a pdf file (attached...I hope it works) with some printed screenshots from my TrainingCenter (Garmin desktop app). Note the highest elevation point (1925 ft at mile 15, which was on Tower Road). The highest % grade I registered was 16%, which - predictably - was at mile 4.6, which was at the end of Fox Tower (the "wall"). A few sections on that road ranged from 14 to 16%.

[divingbiker]

Here's a pdf file (attached...I hope it works) with some printed screenshots from my TrainingCenter (Garmin desktop app).

That's really cool. I might have to get an Edge just so I have the % grade info.

[Zen]

Oh dear. I see some walking in my future.