Going Long and Hard.

JDurk said:
Steve Vai

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Took Lisa to 6-Mile this morning to test my hand. And also to confirm this bike still works.

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JDurk said:
Steve Vai

Post in thread 'Going Long and Hard.'

Back at 6-Mile this morning. Couldn’t get across South Middlebush at 7:30am so I stayed on the canal side and dicked around. I think if you do 2 laps of the Red/White + out/back on Blue it’s the same mileage. I’ll test that next time.

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Bike was creaky AF from that red dust so I had to pull and lube the pivots at work.
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@Steve Vai 's bikes are fork fluid, one day difference means nothing...LOL
 
I happened to come into a case of the Covids and have been dealing with that this weekend. I felt off at Jungle like my head was just fuzzy and it was difficult to hold lines through sections. I thought it was just the slippery rocks but during the drive home I spiked a massive fever and when I got home it was light’s out. Called out this morning but our GM may have had a kid and everyone with a key is away on Vacation so I went in at Noon to open the store and infect as many people as possible 😂 It’s not even a thing anymore, so wild. Like I don’t talk to people that blocked me during Covid and now it’s not even an excused absence 🤷
 
Spent the week recovering and sleeping and hydrating and taking supplements and whatnot. Easy ride at Sterling this morning to get moving again.

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Always a fun spot. Could be a little funner with a tiny bit bigger bike. The Garage Sale is supposed to be coming back so it might be a good time to pick up a play bike. If it happens.

Pre-Riding Cold Spring 200k tomorrow as my last prep for Endless1234k. It’s another 10k of Elevation route so 😳
 
Last training ride before Endless. Cold Spring 200k pre-ride. Lots of climbing. Rained for the last hour or so and slowed down the fun descents back into town 😢

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Didn’t push very hard but legs were good all day. Still good during today’s commute.

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Basically it. Just need to swap wheels and pack my drop bag, plan my days. First day is pretty brutal. But it’s all in familiar territory so that should take some of the sting out of it.
 
Steve Vai said:
Last training ride before Endless. Cold Spring 200k pre-ride. Lots of climbing. Rained for the last hour or so and slowed down the fun descents back into town 😢

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Didn’t push very hard but legs were good all day. Still good during today’s commute.

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Basically it. Just need to swap wheels and pack my drop bag, plan my days. First day is pretty brutal. But it’s all in familiar territory so that should take some of the sting out of it.
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STRONG !!!!!!!!
 
Steve Vai said:
Last training ride before Endless. Cold Spring 200k pre-ride. Lots of climbing. Rained for the last hour or so and slowed down the fun descents back into town 😢

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Didn’t push very hard but legs were good all day. Still good during today’s commute.

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Basically it. Just need to swap wheels and pack my drop bag, plan my days. First day is pretty brutal. But it’s all in familiar territory so that should take some of the sting out of it.
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where is that rails to trails in the 4th pic?
 
Taper week.

Set the bike up for Endless. Nothing crazy, need to keep the bike light because there’s 500 billion feet of climbing. Did a shake down today just to make sure it’s good to go. Making sure the dyno system is still OK, the aero bars are forward enough to stand all the time, position is good, etc. The brevets I’ve been doing have had a shit ton of climbing so I know about what my pacing will be and made my cheat sheet based on that timing.

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Made a big Skratch order just for this event. Splitting all of this up over 4 days. Plus I packed breakfast and dinners as to not put any stress on the volunteers. I’m the only Vegan in the group so I can fend for myself. Or, it’s PA so I should say HAVE to fend for myself. I map out all of my own stops because the Controls generally don’t have anything I can use…

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Packing and final cheat sheet prep. Good news is the volunteer at the first overnight messaged me a list of stuff he got for me so I can cut 2 meals out of my bag. Also overnight 2 and 3 are at the same hotel in Lewisburg and I’m pretty familiar with that area so I can probably dump everything I was planning to bring outside of on the bike food. I’ll weigh my bag tomorrow and make a game day decision.

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