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  1. Zwifting is awesome and definitely will help improve/maintain fitness, but I spent my money on a quality commuter ebike. It doesn’t provide the structured training as a smart trainer can, but I get to hammer for two hours on my round trip. Besides the increased fitness, my mental state improved and my truck stays parked at home most days.
    4 points
  2. He's 15 years old. He also turned the fastest lap ever out there at 13:08.
    3 points
  3. My "gravel" bike. Back in the day, these were dubbed "monstercross". Cyclocross but with bigger tires. Handles singletrack like you wouldn't believe.
    3 points
  4. I'm seeing a lot of e-bikes on my north-south commute to Hyde Park Gym, including and especially, cargo style bikes, using the bike lanes on Guadalupe between 45th and almost to Hwy 183. My impression, based on the carrying capacity of these bikes, is that for many (most?) of these riders, it is their sole transportation. Future? As regenerative braking and new battery technology comes to ebikes, their popularity in cities and elsewhere will expand as their range increases.
    3 points
  5. The problem we have here is the roots work their way around and through the bedrock, there's no "pole dancing" them out by hand. They are locked in place. Digging them out by hand takes forever. Firstblood worked on one for nearly two hours last week. Although, we do use that "pole dancing" technique when we have a mini-x.
    2 points
  6. This says it all: Emphasis added. And yeah, even faster than Joel Carroll. I'll just go ahead and assume that I will not be finishing in front of him in the EB or DS his next time out.
    1 point
  7. i personally enjoyed the backwards lap, it was a fun challenge. i was most worried about the slippery trail, but that ended up being only a minor concern. i did wash out one time on a slick flat turn. the creek crossing seems to be the hardest obstacle on the lap. i did lose my chain one time on it, which cost me the most time. but my plan for charging full speed did seem to work effectively. it might be helpful to have a sign showing which class is currently running and when the next class will begin? but not necessary. i would like to see the individual lap times included in final results. and live results would be super fun.
    1 point
  8. Thanks for the input. Last years times were posted on a board next the start chute, but we didn't make an announcement they were there, so i don't think anyone knew. We'll make it clearer for the next race. The things that make this race different to other XC (cross country) Mountain Bike races are: 1. The course is shorter (2.8 miles), normally the XC races are 10+ miles per lap. 2. The racers start one at a time vs. a mass start at other XC races. Typically, everyone in the same category lines up together and starts at the same time. The Peddlers Pass race is similar to the format used at Enduro's or Downhill MTB races. 3. Your racing against the clock vs directly against other riders around you. Your able to focus more on your riding/speed vs what other riders are doing around you. 4. The racecourse has many more corners and features per mile such as berms, rollers, bridges, etc than other XC races, so bike handling skills (corninering) play a bigger part than other XC races. There are 161 corners in 2.8 miles, that averages out to a corner every 92 feet. Over 100 of the corners are bermed, I need to go and count the exact number. if you want to go fast on Peddlers Pass, you've got to get comfortable cornering fast on berms (sometimes it's hard to overcome the natural instinct to tap the brakes when flying into a berm) and learn good flat cornering technique. I'm not a fast XC rider, but I have been able to catch up to fitter/faster riders on Peddlers Pass by having better cornering technique than the person I'm trying to catch. 5. Full Gas on Peddlers Pass bridges the gap between XC and Enduro racing due the combination of race format, fitness, number of trail features, and cornering skills.
    1 point
  9. We recently got a NordicTrack smart bike. My non-cycling wife was the driving force behind it. I tried to sell her on Zwift using my CX bike (we are about the same size), but there was something about the idea of a dedicated stationary bike (and not having to use one of my old bikes) that was a must have for her. We looked at the Peloton but decided on the NordicTrack because it has simulated (or first person POV, really) road and mountain rides as well as the gym style spin class/bootcamps. I've never done Zwift, so I can't compare, but I have definitely enjoyed having a stationary trainer as an option for a quick or bad weather workout alternative.
    1 point
  10. Smart move. You could also put a hose clamp on each of the seats so that when you drop them into the seat tube they are always at the right height.
    1 point
  11. I work from home, and spend an hour at lunchtime on the trainer.
    1 point
  12. I was in the old man 50+ class last time and did not have an issue with passing. During the pre-race meeting they asked that you call out when approaching a slower rider so they can give way. In every instance but one I had the slower riders pull over before I had a chance to say anything.
    1 point
  13. I did an Ironman in Zurich. In town was a huge climb and the crowd was so thick you couldn't see the road. I got a lot of pats on the back on that section. They were not pushing, no, not that at all.
    1 point
  14. Doping on Zwift!
    1 point
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