Interesting! How fast mph are you typically going?
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Interesting! How fast mph are you typically going?
.......and a couple days off after wards.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sawin
Well Strava shows my average for the triangle last year at 14.9mph, which includes everything except the last leg up Vail pass and then the downside back to Copper, which would have been much faster. I recall looking at the end and my battery had died, so my tracking was cut short. I normally ride to and from work (18.5miles one way) at about 17.5mph average.Quote:
Originally Posted by KestrelBike
OP, you should also be clear about riding at altitude. A lot of this is over 9K feet and that will sap you at the least and could really make you ill or stop your ride pretty quick. KB Tomorrow, go ride Evergreen to Mt Evans as training to see how you handle the altitude and some volume. You don't even need to go all the way to the top to get an idea of what these passes are like.
That is also very true. I've not spent any length of time at altitude this year, so I'm sure I'll probably feel it worse than ever. Fortunately for me in years past, I've never felt like the altitude was as much of a factor as the pitch and overall length of the ride. Subconsciously I know breathing hard is just part of the game, so I guess I just count on constantly breathing hard and haven't "compared" it to rides down here. I'm sure I just go slower.Quote:
Originally Posted by mtnhack
I don't know where that is : ( Can you give google-mapable address as a start & end point, and I'll try to figure it out from there?Quote:
Originally Posted by mtnhack
There are many places to start. If you start at Bergen Park in Evergreen, the ride is up around the 60 mile range, but you can cut out at Echo Lake (elevation 11,000) and head back down for about a 40 mile round trip.
You can also start further west in Idaho Springs. If you sign up for a Strava account, you can get a lot of information by searching destinations and getting routes with elevations and distances.
But this will give you an idea about the Mt Evans Scenic Byway
Oh damn... how did you guys get my picture?
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Originally Posted by Skully