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RC Vikings · 05-02-2007, 05:16 PM

1. A tail wind
2. No flats
3. Five guys in a paceline
4. The ride down the other side
5. Plenty of GU and water
6. Slow dogs
7. Smooth roads
8. No traffic
9. Euro racing news while on a ride
10. That completely exhausted feeling when you are done.

bluegoose · 05-02-2007, 05:21 PM

Did someone have a nice ride through the rolling hills of St Anthony ID this morning?

And Gu??? Bleck. I can agree with all the others, but I can't stand Gu.

Cali Coug · 05-02-2007, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by RC Vikings

1. A tail wind
2. No flats
3. Five guys in a paceline
4. The ride down the other side
5. Plenty of GU and water
6. Slow dogs
7. Smooth roads
8. No traffic
9. Euro racing news while on a ride
10. That completely exhausted feeling when you are done.

A warm gun in your hands?

RC Vikings · 05-02-2007, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bluegoose

Did someone have a nice ride through the rolling hills of St Anthony ID this morning?

And Gu??? Bleck. I can agree with all the others, but I can't stand Gu.

Not this morning, yesterday evening in the foothills above Rexburg.

Archaea · 05-02-2007, 05:33 PM

I use the shot blocks instead.

Quisqueyano · 05-03-2007, 03:23 PM

Choclolate Gu around mile 20. Yum.
I would also add 42 MPH down Big Cottonwood Canyon to the list.

Archaea · 05-03-2007, 03:33 PM

I've hit fifty and sixty now consistently down canyons here and in Utah. It makes high forties seem like a cakewalk, whereas those speeds at one time concerned me.

Quisqueyano · 05-03-2007, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Archaea

I've hit fifty and sixty now consistently down canyons here and in Utah. It makes high forties seem like a cakewalk, whereas those speeds at one time concerned me.

I am pretty nervous above 40 in these canyons. I came out of a steep, sharp turn yesterday just below Storm Mountain and got a flat. It scares me to think what would have happened if I got the flat 30 seconds earlier.

bluegoose · 05-03-2007, 05:21 PM

I hit 50 last week on a nice smooth straightaway with no crosswind. I felt very comfortable and in control. The fastest I've gone is 54 and I felt totally out of control on that one. We had a swirling tail/cross wind and I got the speed wobbles something fierce. I vowed that I was done with high speeds.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that I am no speed junkie. I find more satisfaction from a good uphill climb than from a screaming downhill.

RC Vikings · 05-03-2007, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Archaea

I've hit fifty and sixty now consistently down canyons here and in Utah. It makes high forties seem like a cakewalk, whereas those speeds at one time concerned me.

I've hit 60 once in my life down the east side of the Jackson Pass and that was enough for me.

05-02-2007, 05:16 PM	#1
RC Vikings Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rexburg, Idaho Posts: 2,236	Happiness is... 1. A tail wind 2. No flats 3. Five guys in a paceline 4. The ride down the other side 5. Plenty of GU and water 6. Slow dogs 7. Smooth roads 8. No traffic 9. Euro racing news while on a ride 10. That completely exhausted feeling when you are done.

05-02-2007, 05:33 PM	#5
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	I use the shot blocks instead. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

05-03-2007, 03:33 PM	#7
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	I've hit fifty and sixty now consistently down canyons here and in Utah. It makes high forties seem like a cakewalk, whereas those speeds at one time concerned me. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

05-02-2007, 05:21 PM	#2
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	Did someone have a nice ride through the rolling hills of St Anthony ID this morning? And Gu??? Bleck. I can agree with all the others, but I can't stand Gu.

05-03-2007, 03:23 PM	#6
Quisqueyano Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lehi Utah Posts: 320	Choclolate Gu around mile 20. Yum. I would also add 42 MPH down Big Cottonwood Canyon to the list.

05-03-2007, 05:21 PM	#9
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	I hit 50 last week on a nice smooth straightaway with no crosswind. I felt very comfortable and in control. The fastest I've gone is 54 and I felt totally out of control on that one. We had a swirling tail/cross wind and I got the speed wobbles something fierce. I vowed that I was done with high speeds. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I am no speed junkie. I find more satisfaction from a good uphill climb than from a screaming downhill.