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Hey thank you. Didn't know I could be inspiring so soon...well, as for that hill, I have never made it up without stopping. Going down, on the other hand, I've reached 39.6 mph...according to my GPS Road Bike Pro. It's fast enough that even in lowest gear I can't pedal fast enough to drive the back wheel...so the top speed…
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I'm starting to see that myself now. Since I radically altered my diet on July 5 I have dropped 23 lbs (50kg?) but started to think that's not enough, fitness would work well, also. I was trying to discover what the calorie burn was, as I am tracking (for the time being) everything I eat and the exercise I perform every…
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Rode the bike to work today for the first time. Only 4 miles, but I figured out a route that lets me go DOWN the Sasquatch Hill on the way to work...according to GPS I reach nearly 40 mph just coasting down...then ride relatively flat roads with some small tortures mixed. On the way back I turn off before that hill and go…
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I've only ridden 3 times, so perhaps flats are called for here lol. Then come back next week and see how I do on the hills.
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I know, I was joking about it. I'm near the point of blacking out when I'm done at this point so the thought of doing it again is reprehensible at the moment. I pace up and down the street for ten minutes trying to get my breathing calmed down as it is. I know I'll improve gradually. The day I can do this route twice, I'll…
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I have a Jamis Coda Sport right now. It's 4 years old. Just put a new chain on it, new brakes and got it tuned up a little. Should I be upgrading as my fitness level increases or is this bike good enough for awhile? Unsure, really. The only app I have is Road Bike Pro. Logs the time, miles, splits, elevation, avg mph,…
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Do it twice???? Agggghhhhh!!
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OK, I get it. It's just the work done. That much work in that amount of time exhausts me at this point, but someone in good condition can do the same work in the same time and not suffer as much as I do. The biggest hill, according to Road Bike Pro, is 243 ft in .1 mile...while the lesser hill is about 150 feet in .15…
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Great thread here. I'm wondering about my own bike rides. I have several steep and intimidating hills on this 3.5 mile route I do three times per week (I just started; my third ride today). When I get to the top of these hills I am nearly unable to be able to take enough air in. I couldn't speak if I wanted to other than…
