Dude, I'll try and do the Triple w/ you. Gotta log some miles on the trainer before tho. Nothing like coming out of ski/mud season w/ no aerobic and doing a 3 pass century...lolLordOpie said:Did Trail Ridge Rd last year for the first time, it's awesome. I'd like to try to hit it before they open. The traffic sux.
Hoping to do the Triple Bypass this year. Might do the Sante Fe Century in May. Want to climb Mt. Evans (14,140' gain: ~7000').
Mostly I'm hoping to ride new roads. Find new places. A solo/small group tour for a couple days would be fun.
No kidding, I'd have to be high and stupid to ever think of trying a triple; I can't even believe you guys are talking about it. Damn, and I thought the double I was thinking of trying later this year was a lot.LordOpie said:
Yup, I'm w/ Lord Opie on this one. This would be a TOUGH Tour day IMO, let alone a rec level biker....DRB said:
Yeah, I'm a little worried about doing the Triple on my bike as I only have a double (53/39) 9 (12-25) setup. Climbing Rabbit Ears (avg 5%, 7 mi) kinda hurts w/ that setup so doing the triple might kill me...lolreflux said:
Dayum, I'd probably want to throw a road triple up front and a mountain cassette on the back to even consider trying RE. F that. Question though, how long would doing a triple take? 24 hours? I wouldn't be able to sit down for 3 days at least...Pau11y said:
As Opie said it's not too hard. I did my first one on Valentine's Day last year. Had been road riding for a few months(since January) and was still nursing an ACL tear/surgery. Woke up hungover after a LONG night of partying and road to Capitola from Santa Clara. Bought a new saddle and rode back. 112 miles in all as I got lost a few times going up. Hurt the next day, but it was all good. Hoping to repeat this year. You should give it a try.chicodude01 said:
Nah, most do it in 8-9 hours.reflux said:
You could probably just get away with some skinny tires for the existing bike. Then when you are hooked on road riding you can make the switch to a real road bike. It's all about the right tool for the job. Then you can sell me your spare set of Onyx hubs for cheap since I gave you such great advice. :evil:Pau11y said:Nah, most do it in 8-9 hours.
But maybe w/ a steel frame and sus fork, I can get away w/ a 26"x.75" slick instead of new wheels...?
Hehe, thanx. But does this count as a "real" road bike?Morryjg said:
I think I remember that story... questioned you about changing a saddle IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIDE?!ito said:
Alrighty. I guess we can compare notes if you come up and do RE with. I was doing it (base to W. Summit) in about 1.25 hours in the middle of summer.LordOpie said:I think I remember that story... questioned you about changing a saddle IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIDE?!
Paully man, that's a lot of work and money. I'm a huge friggin' wuss and can climb anything with a 30-27. Do you think you can ride with a compact double and 27 cassette? Or perhaps put a triple on your roadie. I think if you play with the double front derail limits, you can get it to work without needing to buy a triple derail.
You won't need both mt. cranks and mt. cassette. Unless you want to do that to your HT, in which case, have fun... then still ride the roadie on the Triple
Ummmmmmmmm......oh yeah.Pau11y said:
In that case never mind me. I forgot you were talking about converting the HT to get a triple chainring. Maybe you should just stick with the double and that way when you finish the triple bypass you can thumb your nose at Opie and talk about how much stronger you are since you didn't need a triple chainring. You should still sell me those Onyx hubs though, especially if the front is a 20mm. 
I think these guys have you a little confused. The Triple By-Pass is not a triple century, it is about 120 miles and goes over three mountain passes. I believe its Squaw, Loveland and Vail. Still pretty difficult, evidently there is a guy who does it each year on a Schwinn Stingray.reflux said:
Cool??? I know you have tongue in cheek Special O. When I got back down to Clovis at the end of the ride a couple of summers ago it was about 105 degrees. Wait till your legs get a load of the pitch up to Lake Huntington (it's called Big Creek or Big Trees, something like that). I was tacking at about 4mph on some parts of that section. The sweet descent back down to the flatlands is some 35 miles or so but be ready for the heat. At the last rest stop they had these pools laid out with floating blocks of ice in em to submerge your feet into. I think this is a better ride than The Death Ride. Far less people (only about 200 compared to 3000) and no cow grates as I recall. You'll also get close to some cars on the section from the top of Toll House until the Big Creek turn-off so be careful.special O said:
