Recent content by ChrisG

This is one application for which the current wide-range gearing options are a genuine improvement over the “old days”. I did Mt. Washington in 1999 and 2000. We all put mountain bike cranks on our road bikes for the event back then. 🙄

It was a crazy-hot day.

Still here. PM with any additional questions. Thanks for the interest!

Bravo, I say.

No one has mentioned Huber. Did anyone venture over there?

This was fun reading. Sounds like you did great on your debut and learned a ton. Stoked for you!

This thread just reminded me that I haven’t done a race since the final Cathedral Pines event in 2019 (really a “participation” effort, rather than actual “racing”) and I’ve been (and still am) paying for my annual USAC license through auto-renewal. 🙄

What I Learned in (Semi) Retirement I began collecting my pension January 2024, with the explicit understanding that I would pick up a part-time job to pad out that income until I hit 62 and can start collecting Social Security. As it turned out, I didn't work at all until August 2024, when I...

So, this began happening today. Thought I might as well join the conversation. I haven’t been on a trainer since 2018, when I did a winter of Trainer Road, prior to the last season I actually raced bikes. Right now, I’m doing Rouvy, which has been Mrs. G’s choice for several years (that’s her...

If you order from the Trek website, shipping is free. Wahoo charges $20 for shipping. Purchase price $399 on both sites.

I don’t see “TOILET” listed here, which seems pretty important, given the frequent Taco Bell stops…

Got out to Thompson Park today for 5.5 miles of groomed track. Conditions were very good. Hoping to go again in the next few days, but the forecast temperatures Friday and Saturday are giving me some pause… Next week is looking a little more civil.

https://thebasie.org/events/dead-on-live-bob-weir-tribute/?mc_cid=cb17deb0b6&mc_eid=858edd1749 Hoping to be able to attend. @MMuller and his band are always great.