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Message started by MrWizard on Apr 26^th, 2017, 12:17pm

Title: Pedal To The Medal, May 20 2017
Post by MrWizard on Apr 26^th, 2017, 12:17pm

[ posted on behalf of Alex Thieroff Director of Development - Greater Fort Worth Area ]

Put the pedal to the medal as you cycle on the world-famous Texas Motor Speedway track while raising money for Special Olympics Texas athletes in the Fort Worth area!

Recumbents are welcome to participate, so come on out for a good cause and a lot of fun..

May 20th, 2017
Visit www.sotx.org/pedal for more details.

[ weather and work depending -- I will be out in the Milan in its full racing configuration so we can see how fast it goes ]

Title: Re: Pedal To The Medal, May 20 2017
Post by aikigreg on Apr 26^th, 2017, 7:06pm

You can rip that track. I was cruising at 26 on my m5 and just stunned the crowd two years ago. It was fun.

Title: Re: Pedal To The Medal, May 20 2017
Post by Phantom Rider on Apr 26^th, 2017, 7:23pm

That sounds like tons of fun

Title: Re: Pedal To The Medal, May 20 2017
Post by MrWizard on Apr 26^th, 2017, 7:24pm

I wonder if you were the one Alex mentioned to me .. He said something about "Some guy that showed up on a recumbent and blew everyone away"

aikigreg wrote:

You can rip that track. I was cruising at 26 on my m5 and just stunned the crowd two years ago. It was fun.

Title: Re: Pedal To The Medal, May 20 2017
Post by aikigreg on Apr 27^th, 2017, 5:07pm

Yup. I even wrecked and lost a minute and still came in third overall. Freaked a few roadies out. God I miss those days.

MrWizard wrote:

I wonder if you were the one Alex mentioned to me .. He said something about "Some guy that showed up on a recumbent and blew everyone away"

[quote author=aikigreg link=1493227058/0#1 date=1493251575]You can rip that track. I was cruising at 26 on my m5 and just stunned the crowd two years ago. It was fun.

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Title: Re: Pedal To The Medal, May 20 2017
Post by FlyingLaZBoy on Apr 28^th, 2017, 11:21am

Dangit, I'm not in town......

Title: Re: Pedal To The Medal, May 20 2017
Post by jrob_bent on Apr 29^th, 2017, 9:23pm

aikigreg wrote:

You can rip that track. I was cruising at 26 on my m5 and just stunned the crowd two years ago. It was fun.

I remember that Greg. I was going to be there, but over slept because of all the noise at the motel from UNT graduation parties. I will be in MO Closing on my house and moving this year. Best of luck Doug. I would love to be there to see the faces of everyone seeing what the Milan can do. Maybe next year for me.

Title: Re: Pedal To The Medal, May 20 2017
Post by Action Lad on Apr 29^th, 2017, 11:09pm

Is it the actual track of TMS? I heard from a roadie friend who lives nearby, that it's not a smooth surface, like tar, but rough. Accurate?

Title: Re: Pedal To The Medal, May 20 2017
Post by aikigreg on Apr 30^th, 2017, 8:23pm

Smoother than the roads we ride on normally... ;D

Title: Re: Pedal To The Medal, May 20 2017
Post by MrWizard on May 1^st, 2017, 12:01pm

Thats a good question, I was thinking of going with tubless ProOnes on the Milan .. they are slippery and have basically no road resistance .. but they are fragile .. I'm pretty sure a toothpick can go through them. Mostly they are designed for track/velodrome situations .. They would be okay on a cement-rough surface but not much more than that..

aikigreg wrote:

Smoother than the roads we ride on normally... ;D

Title: Re: Pedal To The Medal, May 20 2017
Post by aikigreg on May 1^st, 2017, 6:55pm

Definitely go with tubeless, because there's crap all over, too I blew a tire because I ran over stuff on the track that my tire picked up. Probably steel from blown race tires. It was also raining though, so that contributed.

Title: Re: Pedal To The Medal, May 20 2017
Post by MrWizard on May 2^nd, 2017, 12:11pm

THat might not be the best idea then -- tubeless that is .. They have been really fragile .. If there is steel or stuff on that track I might need to go with something a little more durable.

aikigreg wrote:

Title: Re: Pedal To The Medal, May 20 2017
Post by aikigreg on May 2^nd, 2017, 4:05pm

Weird. The tubeless on my carbent have been awesome. Not one ride stopping flat.

Title: Re: Pedal To The Medal, May 20 2017
Post by Bud_Bent on May 2^nd, 2017, 4:11pm

Schwalbe Pro Ones are the most fragile road tire of any kind, tubeless or not, that I've seen. The regular Schwalbe Ones are tougher, but not quite as fast.

Title: Re: Pedal To The Medal, May 20 2017
Post by MrWizard on May 2^nd, 2017, 11:55pm

Exactly .. those pro ones are noticeably faster .. and (unfortunately) noticeably more fragile.

Bud_Bent wrote:

Schwalbe Pro Ones are the most fragile road tire of any kind, tubeless or not, that I've seen. The regular Schwalbe Ones are tougher, but not quite as fast.

Title: Re: Pedal To The Medal, May 20 2017
Post by aikigreg on May 3^rd, 2017, 1:17pm

I think the ones are what I have, as a matter of fact.

Title: Re: Pedal To The Medal, May 20 2017
Post by jrob_bent on May 3^rd, 2017, 1:58pm

My 2 grandson's and I were out riding our bikes at a park in Denton this morning. There was a reporter/photographer there also. We got to talking and he says he will cover the Pedal To The Medal event May 20th in the local paper. He was fascinated with my Musashi. He is suppose to meet me in Argyle Thursday and ride my Performer trike. He was very interested in learning about Doug's Milan velo. I was thinking any exposure is better than no exposure.