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Originally Posted by look 171
Are you doing the bowl ride? I was there pushing my kids in the stroller this tuesday. I still get chills down my neck everytime I see or hear them. Crazy, I saw a recombent (sp?) or whatever you call those nut cases riding something like that in a group ride. You can't control those thing. Bad enough they take tri bikes on a group ride, now that piece of garbage. This guy had a set of deep dish carbon wheels on it. Fuuuuch.
If you are doing the Bowl ride, you gotta do the Montrose ride. How are you in the hills and the rollies? Its a much longer ride, and they will pound you. Most of them are pretty good riders, not like the bowl.
Do you need some help with those wheels. I have a Park truing stand if you need it. I might be able to help you true it up if its not too bad out of round. It should n't be unless its crashed bad.
Jeff
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Thanks for the offer with the wheels, Jeff. I'm taking them to Bicycle John's. Don built the bike, so he knows the components. Plus who knows what's involved with them - they're hand-built and weigh 1400 grams as a pair. I may unload them as I flex the rims on sprints and steep climbs which does me no good. Maybe I need heavier/stronger rims. I can take the penalty as the bike weighs about 18 to 19 lbs.
Rose Bowl -- yeah, I've been dabbling. Damn Cat 1s keep showing up and setting pace, which is just fuvcked for all others. I'm lucky if I can stay on for two laps. The trick is to start with those guys and not lose the peloton. If you can suck wheel and lessen energy loss by not getting into the wind, you're good. Downside is you don't get a workout by any means by drafting for seven to ten laps. If you want to work, just pedal on your own, or get in a small two-three man pace line.
Montrose - everyone's been telling me to check it out. My climbing's improving. I owe part of that to the 42-23 I've been working out with.
