so what are YOU built for?

[betagirl]

Thanks for the tip Dianyla. I love it up there, much more picturesque than the Midwest.

[LBTC]

Built for?

DH says sex. hahahahahaha

really, I think I'm a dirt Diva. love the trees and winding single track. love being the only girl on the ride. but only because then I'm the fastest girl. hahahaha

i'm still too inconsistent to be built for "one" thing....unless that just means I'm just generally a good rider. heh.

of course, I am talking mountain bike here. on the road I feel like I"m quite pathetic. it's a fabulous training tool, but I would never think of being competitive on the road!!

here, though, there's no such thing as flats. I keep trying to figure out a good way to get in an hour long spin with no climbing effort. If I drove about an hour west I think I'd find a few sections that way...otherwise it's a hill in every direction and a hill to get home.

ah, but the singletrack! ah!!

tho I really do have to stop noticing the unusual and large mushrooms this year! very distracting! hahahahah

Namaste,
~T~

[KkAllez]

DH says sex.

Too funny! I make sure to be careful bending over when DH is around or I get rammed from behind. (He's such a goat, but a cute one!)

I'm built for endurance. While not a speed demon over the long haul I can go long distances and come up with explosive speed when needed. I just love passing the guys going up the hills in a headwind.

BTW, you guys mentioned Hotter N Hell, well, we were going to go the full hundred miles this year (already got our hotel resevervations) however, I'll probably be lucky to do the 50 after this surgery. If I can only do the 25 though, I'll still be there! We ought to have a Team Estrogen get together at HHH.

[BikingAt50]

BTW, you guys mentioned Hotter N Hell, well, we were going to go the full hundred miles this year (already got our hotel resevervations) however, I'll probably be lucky to do the 50 after this surgery. If I can only do the 25 though, I'll still be there! We ought to have a Team Estrogen get together at HHH.

Lucky to get a hotel room at the HHH. We love to stay at the YWCA downtown. It is $10 a night. They call it indoor camping. Last year it was packed! They let you use the pool, showers, locked and guarded bike storage, and low cost massages afterwards. It is near the convention center, so it is in a good location. Save your money and stock up on socks, shirts and other bike related gear. The show is great and they have wonderful prices! I am new to riding and will do the 25 or 50. My hubby does the 100. We were from that area and love to see how the city supports the ride. Everone gets into it! If anyone from TE is going, we should plan a quick meeting. I would loveto put faces to the names.

[KkAllez]

If anyone from TE is going, we should plan a quick meeting. I would loveto put faces to the names.

Oh that would be great! I called the very first of the year and got reservations at the Radisson. Only at the time I thought it was the hotel right that at the convention center at the start of the race. Wrong! I don't care though, cause last year we had to stay at Laughlin, OK because everything was booked in Wichita. At least now we are in the same city.


But yeah, it would be fantastic for me to meet some of you in person!

[nicolezoie]

Build-wise, I'm ALL lower body - wide hips & big legs. My strength is in endurance riding - I can keep going and going and maintain basically the same pace the whole way.

[joyrider]

Although I've gotten faster, slightly, I find that I like longer rides at a continuous moderate pace. Also, I'm finding that I don't really hit a groove until after I've been riding for about forty-five to an hour. Then, once I'm there, I have that invincible feeling that I could ride all day, even though I actually can't. Especially if I started my ride by way of Peet's as I try to always do. Hills are a big challenge for me, at 5'8" and 214 pounds, it takes real effort. And on a moderately steep hill of any lenghth, it's likely that I'm going to have to stop for a breather a couple of times. But I'm so proud of myself when I get to the top it's just ridiculous! I love to work and get sweaty, although I chuckle to myself as I watch the skinny spandex crowd swoop around me up the hills, standing on the pedals, breathing evenly. Did I mention that standing on the pedals on a hill isn't an option for me? It's hard enough to climb up those hills without having to actually lift my giant butt into the air at the same time!

[bikerchick68]

Build-wise, I'm ALL lower body - wide hips & big legs. My strength is in endurance riding - I can keep going and going and maintain basically the same pace the whole way.

nicole... that's ME too! I'm a "pear"... can wear a size 6/8 top but need a size 10/12 bottom!