tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572555494322710549.post1537348701604413017..comments2023-10-29T03:50:25.904-04:00Comments on the original big ring: Why bother?the original big ringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865105701772620245noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572555494322710549.post-30661022420673457102010-08-31T12:56:56.818-04:002010-08-31T12:56:56.818-04:00My 1st two weeks in Colorado from NC I rode with t...My 1st two weeks in Colorado from NC I rode with two locals...Kenosha Pass to Breckenridge. 30 + miles, 10,000 ft starting elevation...almost 12,000 ft high point. I ripped their legs off. It did feel good.<br /><br />Jeremiah Bishop just won the Breck Epic. He is from Virginia. <br /><br />You are Epic Bacon Boy. You will do fine. Canned Air will be supplied by yours truley. Already, you are welcome!<br /><br />See ya tomorrow!<br /><br />Word ver: Porshe...I take that as an omen you'll be riding like a finely tuned machine.The Evil MGE!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06189933903211693479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572555494322710549.post-2061983896102464032010-08-31T11:28:18.788-04:002010-08-31T11:28:18.788-04:00So...before you wrote this you were contemplating ...So...before you wrote this you were contemplating training for vacation? Guess it has been a tough year.<br /><br />But don't worry, it only takes about 14minutes to adjust to the elevation change. You'll be fine before you discover they lost your luggage.jvkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626495724585585423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572555494322710549.post-61971011006238261262010-08-31T10:14:59.801-04:002010-08-31T10:14:59.801-04:00Mmmmm......pizza.
Will, thanks for the tips. I&#...Mmmmm......pizza.<br /><br />Will, thanks for the tips. I'm resigned to the fact that I am screwed six ways to Sunday due to the fact of my short stay and little time to acclimatize. Meh. It'll be painful fun. Cheers!the original big ringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10865105701772620245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572555494322710549.post-66337255256853025612010-08-31T10:09:02.495-04:002010-08-31T10:09:02.495-04:00Hi Craig, I follow your entertaining blog but I do...Hi Craig, I follow your entertaining blog but I don't believe we've met. I'm currently on vacation for a few weeks in Utah from Ottawa. The first few rides at 5000-7000 felt like I was going to have a heart attack--lots of hike-a-bike--but later I've been riding up to 9000 pretty well. The best experience I've had coming from Ottawa to high mountains is to spend the first night or two camping at 10000 feet or so. If you can manage it, drive to the top of any number of passes in Colorado and sleep in your buddies truck or whatever you can do. Bring lots of water. Your resting HR will drop significantly over the night. Sleeping through the adjustment is more fun than trying to ride through it in my experience.<br /><br />Have fun in CO!<br /><br />-willAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05009965557855465151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572555494322710549.post-84745169650769544072010-08-31T09:06:24.112-04:002010-08-31T09:06:24.112-04:00"for some it's a mental thing"
yeah,..."for some it's a mental thing"<br />yeah, right..<br /><br />maybe they're referring to impaired mental function? That could maybe be a mental thing.<br /><br />you should be fine up to mid to upper 7000's at least, so thats like a vertical km or so to play around in.<br />(added bonus, the higher you go the fewer pizza joints. So staying near Denver has a real plus side!)Karkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05755441932425569362noreply@blogger.com