Ronnie, Great job man! You're getting to be a pro on the BSG. Congratulations.
James On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 8:17 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > It was great. Started out at the front of the pack. Trust me it's not > worth any advantage you may gain time wise. Yo-yoing all the way until the > first climb on Shulls Mill Rd. > > I kept a watch out for you but didn't see you all day. Eddie Vick finally > caught up with me between Blowing Rock and the parkway where I had pulled > over for my next round of sport legs. > > Anyway, the first 60 miles were rather uneventful. Found my groove and > stuck with it. Wee factor not as high on parkway due to headwinds, but > "wee" nonetheless. I think my top speed was a little over 45mph. I took > advantage of all rest stops to stretch, top off, etc. > > Getting to Meat Camp rd (base of Snake) I had a 17.5 average. Then > everyone started talking about the impending pain to be dealt out by the > mountain. I start off, solo as usual, up the false flat. About 1 - 1.5 mile > from the summit I decide to drop to the granny ring (I took my triple). > Well, guess what, the deraileur wouldn't kick the chain! I tried several > times all the while pushing up the 12-16% grade. Finally stopped and > manually shifted the chain, remounted and continued on. Did not walk any of > snake tho I passed a lot of walkers. > > On the backside of snake the downhill is "treacherous" with all the > switchbacks and sharp curves. A car approaches from behind and is stuck > behind the rider about 50 yards behind me. It finally passes me only to get > stuck behind the rider 100 yards in front. I'm closing the gap fast, car > won't pass rider, so I pass the car and the rider. Guy behind me did the > same thing. That was a first - passing a car at speed as we were all going > 35+ mph. Note, we were still going down the other side of snake. Slowing > down that much was not an option. > > After that nothing else happens. Just general chit-chat with other riders > I come across (Nick, I kept my words per mile at minimum). > > Me and a group of 4-5 others barreled down 194 into valle crucis at 25+ > mph and crossed the timer line. > > The heat wasn't that big of an issue this year, assuming you stayed > hydrated. Great ride overall. > > > ---- "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ronnie, I didn't see u would love to hear about your ride. > > > > SB > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone > > > > ----- Reply message ----- > > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Subject: [COWs] BSG!!!! > > Date: Sat, Jun 23, 2012 4:35 pm > > I came, I rode, I did not walk snake mt, I made cut off time (2pm), I > did not walk George's gap, I finished!!!!!!!!!!! I'm happy. I'm tired. > > > > YAY!!!! Me. > > > > SB > > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone > > > > ----- Reply message ----- > > From: [email protected] > > To: <[email protected]> > > Subject: [COWs] Untitled by hawleyrock01 at Garmin Connect - Details > > Date: Sat, Jun 23, 2012 11:46 am > > > > > > Saturday morning ride. Jim,Nick,DC,Kaiser,Doc,Allen, Myself and A > visitor form Virginia. 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