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bluegoose · 05-09-2008, 10:34 PM

Tour of the Unknown Coast is tomorrow.

http://www.tuccycle.org/map.html

There is a link at the top of that page to enlarge the map and profile.

The first big hill at mile 40 isn't nearly as bad as it looks. Its the 2 that come at miles 80 and 90 that worry me. Also, at about mile 74 there is 5 mile section right along the ocean that is absolutely gorgeous, but can be brutal if there is a headwind. Last year there were 5 of us working together in an escelon and we couldn't do any more than 12 mph the whole time.

This will be my first big ride with the new bike. I've got a 50/36 crank and I put a 12/27 rear cassette on the other day. The 36/27 combo loses just the granny gear from my old triple, but hopefully it will be enough to get me up that 20% grade at mile 80. I haven't weighed it yet, but the bike has got to be 4 or 5 pounds lighter than my steel Reynolds frame.

Weather should be good, forecast at a low in the morning of 43, high of 59 and mostly sunny. We plan to hit the beach after church on Sunday.

Wife and kids are doing a 10 mile out and back ride.

Coach McGuirk · 05-09-2008, 11:15 PM

Sounds Fun! Good luck.

RC Vikings · 05-10-2008, 12:55 AM

I think that northern California/southern Oregon is the prettiest place in the country. Some day I would love to do that ride.

05-09-2008, 10:34 PM	#1
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	I'm off to the coast Tour of the Unknown Coast is tomorrow. http://www.tuccycle.org/map.html There is a link at the top of that page to enlarge the map and profile. The first big hill at mile 40 isn't nearly as bad as it looks. Its the 2 that come at miles 80 and 90 that worry me. Also, at about mile 74 there is 5 mile section right along the ocean that is absolutely gorgeous, but can be brutal if there is a headwind. Last year there were 5 of us working together in an escelon and we couldn't do any more than 12 mph the whole time. This will be my first big ride with the new bike. I've got a 50/36 crank and I put a 12/27 rear cassette on the other day. The 36/27 combo loses just the granny gear from my old triple, but hopefully it will be enough to get me up that 20% grade at mile 80. I haven't weighed it yet, but the bike has got to be 4 or 5 pounds lighter than my steel Reynolds frame. Weather should be good, forecast at a low in the morning of 43, high of 59 and mostly sunny. We plan to hit the beach after church on Sunday. Wife and kids are doing a 10 mile out and back ride.

05-09-2008, 11:15 PM	#2
Coach McGuirk Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: The Bubble Posts: 606	Sounds Fun! Good luck. __________________ "Hey! It's all ball bearings nowadays. Now you prepare that Fetzer valve with some 3-in-1 oil and some gauze pads. And I'm gonna need 'bout ten quarts of anti-freeze, preferably Prestone. No, no make that Quaker State. "

05-10-2008, 12:55 AM	#3
RC Vikings Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rexburg, Idaho Posts: 2,236	I think that northern California/southern Oregon is the prettiest place in the country. Some day I would love to do that ride. __________________ "I always rode to my limit. If I won by three minutes, that's because I couldn't make four." Eddy Merckx