Randyberlin
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- Location
- Sitka, Alaska
I deserved it. 25 miles at 13.5 mph. Try to keep up.
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shimceltic
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@Randyberlin happy 4th July, are you watching the hotdog eating competition from coney Island?
Randyberlin
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- Location
- Sitka, Alaska
Thanks. Not watching but may put one on the grill later. Are you moving yet?
shimceltic
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The guy pulled out of buying mine after 7 months, had to put it back on the market
Randyberlin
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- Location
- Sitka, Alaska
Wow. That sucks. But your current back yard seems too nice to give up anyway.
shimceltic
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@Brusgaard good luck Wednesday!
Did you guys see @Brusgaard real life race?
https://www.strava.com/activities/5572895886
Not very often we see real life rides same power as online ones. Brilliant.👍
https://www.strava.com/activities/5572895886
Not very often we see real life rides same power as online ones. Brilliant.👍
shimceltic
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Impressive! I've never even tried to put any intense effort outside the garage and would struggle over 3o mins.
Randyberlin
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- Location
- Sitka, Alaska
Tight group only 6 minutes in top 25 after an hour and 45 minutes of racing.
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I'm the same, I'm toast after 30mins, only managed 200w for 90mins yesterday but I know my fitness has dropped a lot this year.
I think the local TT's need a new guy for last place so I might have a look at doing one of them sometime 😊
shimceltic
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Your real world rides seem good watts over an hour, mine are more 3 or 4 hours chatting! I'm dreading Thursdays already for the initial mental sprints.
I seem to have found some road legs at the expense of power, maybe it's a position thing? I can generally cycle at 20/21mph now (which I couldn't before) but my avg power is rarely over 200w. I'm going to need to mix it up a bit more as like you I'm dreading the threshold efforts holding 280w for 30mins.
Randyberlin
Guru
- Location
- Sitka, Alaska
Morning @AndyMacca,
Thanks for letting me virtually join your club ride. It is kind of weird that even though I know it wouldn't make any difference if I rode even slower, I'm driven to try to keep up with the chain gang. I'm also a little embarrassed that I didn't spend as much time in the front doing my part. Hey wait, that would be you!!
I had replaced my rear derailleur cable and the shifting kept jumping so didn't get very far. After my coffee this morning and adjusting the cable,this I'm going back to Virtual UK and see how much time you and I spend at the front.
Thanks for the ride. It makes me want to try again. I'll charge up the Virb in case it stops raining this weekend.
Thanks for letting me virtually join your club ride. It is kind of weird that even though I know it wouldn't make any difference if I rode even slower, I'm driven to try to keep up with the chain gang. I'm also a little embarrassed that I didn't spend as much time in the front doing my part. Hey wait, that would be you!!
I had replaced my rear derailleur cable and the shifting kept jumping so didn't get very far. After my coffee this morning and adjusting the cable,this I'm going back to Virtual UK and see how much time you and I spend at the front.
Thanks for the ride. It makes me want to try again. I'll charge up the Virb in case it stops raining this weekend.
Randyberlin
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- Location
- Sitka, Alaska
Man sorry I said anything. After mile 4 we are taking too much on the front! What are the yellow things on the stems of some of the riders?
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Most riders (including me) have a yellow rubber duck on their handlebars, they squeak so you can let people know you're there well that's what they said. Anyhow either that or we're victims of a practical joke. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184550451380?hash=item2af81068b4:g:9a4AAOSwtDNfvMyE
It was my first time in the chain gang so I was all over the place, off the front, sitting out to the side, out the back lol, I was so scared of touching someone's wheel I didn't draft well at all. This was the ride https://www.strava.com/activities/5162266352
Really good fun and I try to join them whenever I can. I actually 'won' the finish straight sprint this week but TBH it was because only 2 others turned up.
Yes definitely do more video rides, your scenery is so much nicer than ours. 👍
