[PeteD]

Morning Sign Up.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]1831[/ATTACH]

Walter Tejada addresses the crowd.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]1832[/ATTACH]

Note the line of cyclists waiting to cross Lynn St in Rosslyn.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]1830[/ATTACH]

[PeteD]

You: Vision Quest wrestler, or you had to have been, as you were decked out head to toe in black sweats, all long sleeves, black gloves, black sneakers, wearing a green backpack filled to the brim with what I guess would have to be weights, trying to meet weight riding in the 84 degree weather.

Me: Guy trailing you as you came up to three women walking the trail, in awe with your ninja ability to scare the hell out of the women by choosing the perfect moment to pass them and avoid the pair of folks coming the other direction. By the surprised look on the youngest woman’s face, you obviously were too winded to call your pass either.

ed: spelling.

[PeteD]

@lordofthemark 30053 wrote:

I have reached the point I could ride comfortably in the flats in a higher gear. But at this point by the time I finish the ride I am bushed. Checking my times (no bike computer yet, but I record where I am when on my cell phone) last ride I was MUCH slower last 2-3 miles on the way back (which was easy terrain from Vienna to Gallows) I’m not sure that I would do the whole trip faster by riding in a higher gear earlier. Thoughts?

As a back on the bike newbie, I understand your frustrations. My first real ride on the W&OD that grind up from (in either direction) Difficult Run put me almost in my lowest gear just to get up it. Fast forward a month of better fitness and stamina and now I’m able to ride up from Hunter’s Mill to VCC averaging 11mph, up from that first 8mph ride.

I agree with the cadence setting; I try to keep it somewhere around 70-80 per minute and adjust the gears accordingly. This way I’m able to churn up the hills but without going too much into pain level, and then when it flattens back out, shift back up but keeping the pace.

[PeteD]

Would be interesting to see someone on a sage green Linus bike to contrast the colors.

[Author]

Posts