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Message started by Bud_Bent on May 24^th, 2009, 6:13pm

Title: Mansfield Mambo test ride
Post by Bud_Bent on May 24^th, 2009, 6:13pm

Rose and I took off this morning to test ride my new Mansfield Mambo 128k permanent that I'm working on. We left downtown Mansfield at 7:45 am. The route heads southwest from Mansfield, passing just north of Alvarado and continuing on to Rio Vista. It turns around there, but takes a more southerly route back, passing south of Alvarado, then going through Venus.

I made a lot of stops at turns on the route, making notes and corrections for the cue sheet. The next control after the start of the ride is at Rio Vista, the turnaround, and one of the concerns I had for the route was that there was no store anywhere between the start and the 39.5 miles to that control. But a last minute change I had made put the route crossing SH 67 three miles west of Alvarado, and there is a store at that intersection, at mile 19.5, which works out great for a quick stop half way to the control.

The first 26 miles of the route are rolling hills with quite a bit of elevation gain, and Rose was definitely feeling it at that point. But when you top the hill at mile 26, with its view of miles and miles of rolling hills to the west, the rest of the ride is much more downhill than uphill, and we made a lot better time the rest of the way, in spite of the fact that much of the return trip was against a mostly east wind.

There were lots of storms and showers around, the last half of the ride, but we dodged them all, only getting sprinkled on a few times, in spite of passing fairly close to serious rain several times. We made a stop at mile 68 in Venus, and as the raindrops started there, quickly headed north on FM 157, and were in the clear again. As soon as we got home, the rain poured here.

We missed an unmarked turn before we got to Venus (another note for the cue sheet), and got .4 bonus miles from that, to end up with 80.2 miles. The route has 3,050 feet of climbing. I think the route is going to make a very good permanent. Today was Rose's new longest ride, and it's a safe bet that this was also the most climbing she's done on a ride. Good job, Rose!

Title: Re: Mansfield Mambo test ride
Post by FlyingLaZBoy on May 24^th, 2009, 6:16pm

Attagirl, Rose -- sounds like the XStream agrees with you! Thanks for the report, Bud!

Title: Re: Mansfield Mambo test ride
Post by Rose Pedals on May 24^th, 2009, 6:17pm

All i can say is.....I'M TIRED!!!!! [smiley=sleeping.gif]

Title: Re: Mansfield Mambo test ride
Post by aikigreg on May 24^th, 2009, 7:50pm

Holy crap, she just got her 100k under her belt and has already jumped up to 80? Rose, you are a MACHINE! [smiley=dbanana.gif]

Title: Re: Mansfield Mambo test ride
Post by Rose Pedals on May 27^th, 2009, 8:33am

FlyingLaZBoy wrote:

Attagirl, Rose -- sounds like the XStream agrees with you! Thanks for the report, Bud!

Yep...I love this bike!!! I still can't believe i rode 80 miles...'i know to you guys."..80 miles not much now-a-days....but it was alot for me! We rode on Sunday...its Wed now...and can still feel it on my legs. It was a beautiful ride...with some rolling hills. I was exhausted by the end of the ride, funny thing is, when i rode my first 100k, and this 80 mile...at the end of both rides....I was not hungry at all. As a matter of fact...food did not seem appealing at all. Is this normal?? Was wondering is this happens to other riders.

Regardless....I DID IT!! Will i do it again?? Someday, sometime [smiley=chinscratch.gif]

Title: Re: Mansfield Mambo test ride
Post by aikigreg on May 27^th, 2009, 9:00am

Actually, 80 miles always seems like a lot. I'm always tired 3/4 of the way through a ride. Could be an 80 mile or a 200 mile, doesn't seem to matter. It's a mental thing I guess.

Your body can be funny about food. At Sebring, I stopped eating and drinking about 1am or so, even though I'd gone over 250 miles. I was no longer hungry or thirsty. OTOH, during the last 20 miles of the 200k I did saturday, I was ready to eat my helmet, I was so starved.

If you're not hungry at the end of a ride, and you don't feel bonked or totally beat down even though you may have muscle exhaustion, it probably means you're doing thr right things nutritionally.

I've been completely ache-free my last few rides, thanks to a new stretching program. I still have that tired feeling in the muscles, but I'm not having any pain in the joints or ligaments, thanks to my new stretching routine. Especially after these long rides, take some time to stretch and you'll be thankful for it. I'm also a big believer in foam rollers. You look like a dork doing it, buit they help a lot.

I'm sure your next 100k at least is right around the bend....and up a hill :)