2007 Wrap-up : The roadie related wrap-up
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I bought nothing road related in 2007 other than some tires and tubes. I did ride the **** out of the road bike though.
Any particular ride that stands out?
Did a 70 mile group ride up in the mountains early in the year. It was all in good humor but every section was a dick swinging contest to see who could go the fastest. The last 5 mile climb of the day it ended up just being myself and possibly the fastest MTB pro in the state. When the road turned flat I put my head down and pulled away from him. It hurt so bad that when I came to a stop I fell over and every muscle in my leg cramped up.
Yeah, but did you 'win'?
Well kind of. I was happier that I was able to dig that deep and push myself hard enough that my body literally couldn't have done anything more.
A big and sad moment was selling my Serotta Colorado LT.
A sorta cool moment was picking up an old Specialized Sirrus for $60.00
A sorta cool moment was picking up an old Specialized Sirrus for $60.00
It's been a slow year for the roadie. My riding buddy got attacked while riding then he moved to Colorado so my motivation has been limited. Plus, it was a relatively cool summer so I've been sticking to the dirt.
Bestest road ride of the year
Bestest road ride of the year
You don't ride with Loco?
hope you shaved your legs!
Since baby #1, all of my riding has been on the road. My best ride: the 1 AM spin on the trainer that I do a couple times a week in the basement. Not only do I honestly enjoy it, but it's really maintaining my fitness!
I ride dirt with Loco, but I refuse to drive to ride pavement.
Didn't you also annihilate the Burke Mountain climb?
Went to WI and raced Superweek, and after racing for 6 days straight(average was 28 for 100k each day) I pulled off a 22nd. I was pretty happy with that.
climbing, I went from hating the big climbs to seeking them out.
I started the year not really riding road. In fact, I was doing more running and swimming than riding. Come Summer, I started doing a lot of road and rediscovered my love for the asphalt. I recently retired my old road bike and treated myself to a new ride.
In the spring I bought my self a New road frame a Columbus Steel Raleigh, and sole my Old trek Carbon frame
Let me guess ,he never shuts up while riding ?
He did it on his Mt bike , not his road bike, and some of us don't need to be reminded
I won't say I hated them , but Since you showed that evil web site with the climbs I have been drawn to them more then ever.
How did you know? It's usually amusing though so it keeps me entertained.
I really don't know how he does it riding trails because if I try to talk I usually run into a tree.
59cm c2t
mmm I bet the TT is 56 and the HT is 18... let me know when you want to get rid of it
i now know indieboy in more ways than i think i would ever want to.
On the negative side I will remember 2007 as the year I pretty much stopped caring about pro road cycling. Sad but true. I'll still follow it but I am tired of investing emotional energy in a team or a rider who turns out to be rotten.
On the plus side, I have many great memories from road rides this year, both casual and serious. The first one that came to mind as a highlight and thus probably my favorite was the 48 mile super hilly ride I ended up needing to do really fast because my girl was waiting at the finish and I was pretty much already in the dog house. Dropped a bunch of people, didn't get passed once, and at times I couldn't believe how fast I was going. I finished in a little under three hours which given the amount of climbing was blazing (for me anyway).
On the plus side, I have many great memories from road rides this year, both casual and serious. The first one that came to mind as a highlight and thus probably my favorite was the 48 mile super hilly ride I ended up needing to do really fast because my girl was waiting at the finish and I was pretty much already in the dog house. Dropped a bunch of people, didn't get passed once, and at times I couldn't believe how fast I was going. I finished in a little under three hours which given the amount of climbing was blazing (for me anyway).
You won't have to shave those two spots every again :biggrin:
My big accomplishment was winning the state championship for cross, but thats not really road. A highlight was getting the Vredestein tires from Just James, those things rock....and I bought that sweat carbon/ti Selle Italia saddle
Let's see, I had some high points, new bikes, new responsibilities, but lows are not getting to ride enough, one of our guys getting booted from the Tour.
Highs were definitely getting the new bikes, the Colnago rules, just wish I had more time to ride it.
Still following pro cycling, just like OG it's hard to get super into it. I guess I have to hold out hope for new crop of young guys out there, it can only get better, right?
Getting some tires out under some folks was pretty cool too...
Highs were definitely getting the new bikes, the Colnago rules, just wish I had more time to ride it.
Still following pro cycling, just like OG it's hard to get super into it. I guess I have to hold out hope for new crop of young guys out there, it can only get better, right?
Getting some tires out under some folks was pretty cool too...
Hell yes! I should read before I hit sumit buton :biggrin: