Cycling Challenge #1

[beelzebabette]

Simple standard: Fastest time riding 25 miles wins. I don't require verification, but verifiable results will be given greater weight in a tie. Otherwise, I'll find another arbitrary method, such as giving the edge to an elder rider.

As most bike computers and the Forerunner have an auto pause feature for stoplights, you're welcome to leave off/deduct that time if you use another method, but the slowdown is not deductible. Only stoppage time. Hills, flats, I don't care. Just your time for 25 miles. If you go 25.2 in making it back to your driveway, I'll prorate the time to 25.

Deadline Saturday midnight PDT.

Come on. I'm pretty sure Elvis was thinking exactly of this type of situation and no other when he sang the lyrics "A little less conversation, a little more action."

[creekster]

Simple standard: Fastest time riding 25 miles wins. I don't require verification, but verifiable results will be given greater weight in a tie. Otherwise, I'll find another arbitrary method, such as giving the edge to an elder rider.

As most bike computers and the Forerunner have an auto pause feature for stoplights, you're welcome to leave off/deduct that time if you use another method, but the slowdown is not deductible. Only stoppage time. Hills, flats, I don't care. Just your time for 25 miles. If you go 25.2 in making it back to your driveway, I'll prorate the time to 25.

Deadline Saturday midnight PDT.

Come on. I'm pretty sure Elvis was thinking exactly of this type of situation and no other when he sang the lyrics "A little less conversation, a little more action."

This may seem obvious, but we are talking on the road and not on an exercycle or a 'virtual' bike, correct?

I ask becaseu I am going to be the sag wagon.

[beelzebabette]

This may seem obvious, but we are talking on the road and not on an exercycle or a 'virtual' bike, correct?

I ask becaseu I am going to be the sag wagon.

Correct.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Sounds fun. I will have my wife drop me off in Park City and I will ride home.

[creekster]

Sounds fun. I will have my wife drop me off in Park City and I will ride home.

You must be a runner at heart. A cyclist wouldn't think of doing such a thing.

[Jeff Lebowski]

You must be a runner at heart. A cyclist wouldn't think of doing such a thing.

Yeah, they would volunteer for the sag wagon.

[beelzebabette]

Sounds fun. I will have my wife drop me off in Park City and I will ride home.

Fine. Net elevation loss <100 ft. (That should be more than enough to compensate for the Garmin problem.)

[creekster]

Yeah, they would volunteer for the sag wagon.

Runners are very touchy, too.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Runners are very touchy, too.

For the record, I much prefer cycling to running.

[creekster]

For the record, I much prefer cycling to running.

Of course you do. Everyone does. It's becasue cyclists aren't overly touchy and don't try to cheat at friendly challenges. Plus, most cyclists over the age of 50 don't have plastic or ceramic knees, which is nice.

[Babs]

Fine. Net elevation loss <100 ft. (That should be more than enough to compensate for the Garmin problem.)

elevation?

[creekster]

elevation?

Places outside of Oklahoma actually have changes in Elevation. We usually call them hills or, in extreme instances, mountains. You may have seen some in Montana.

[beelzebabette]

elevation?

Elevation: the altitude of a place above sea level

[Babs]

Places outside of Oklahoma actually have changes in Elevation.

We have those! We call them overpasses!

[FMCoug]

Sounds fun. I will have my wife drop me off in Park City and I will ride home.

I was just thinking the same thing. A cycling challenge where my girth would help! Find a nice long straight hill.

Hopefully the cycling computer will survive the crash as I likely won't.