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TTTT general comments
Sep 19^th, 2007, 4:36am

[Bikerteam posted this elsewhere, I'm moving it to a new thread - PB ]
Hi guys - In regards to TTTT I'd like to caution you. If the weather is cool/cold at night at the start/finish area (since it's at the bottom of a valley), don't spend too much time sitting near the fire place, which is at the pavillion and close to the team exchange area. I did that last year, and as I rode my next lap, I had so much smoke in my lungs I could hardly breath. My lap time was around 1:15, maybe slower.

Best of luck to you all. See you out there next week.

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Re: TTTT general comments
Reply #1 - Sep 19^th, 2007, 8:17am

Quote from bikerteam on Sep 19^th, 2007, 4:36am:

....don't spend too much time sitting near the fire place, which is at the pavillion and close to the team exchange area. I did that last year, and as I rode my next lap, I had so much smoke in my lungs I could hardly breath. My lap time was around 1:15, maybe slower.

That's the "secret" part of our training ritual these last few weeks -- increasing our cigarette consumption from two packs a day up to four packs!!! Ain't no chimney smoke gonna bother US!!!!! Cheesy

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Reply #2 - Sep 19^th, 2007, 9:21am

Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Sep 19^th, 2007, 8:17am:

That's the "secret" part of our training ritual these last few weeks -- increasing our cigarette consumption from two packs a day up to four packs!!! Ain't no chimney smoke gonna bother US!!!!! Cheesy

If I had known about this strategy ahead of time, I would have kept the Wheezing Geezers name for our team.

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Killer Bee Five Star Member CA2.0 proto type Posts: 1308	Re: TTTT general comments Reply #3 - Sep 19^th, 2007, 3:49pm Smoke 'em if you got 'em. Good luck Ray. Good advice.
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aikigreg Moderator recumbent ninja Posts: 3685	Re: TTTT general comments Reply #4 - Sep 19^th, 2007, 7:05pm The only thing I'm gonna smoke is the course lap record!
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Killer Bee Five Star Member CA2.0 proto type Posts: 1308	Re: TTTT general comments Reply #5 - Sep 19^th, 2007, 11:11pm Quote from aikigreg on Sep 19^th, 2007, 7:05pm: The only thing I'm gonna smoke is the course lap record! I like the confidence. If you can beat 47 minutes(John Schiltter's time last year),you're a stud. 57 minutes is the best I got.
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Reply #6 - Sep 20^th, 2007, 6:13am

Quote from Strada177 on Sep 19^th, 2007, 11:11pm:

Quote from aikigreg on Sep 19^th, 2007, 7:05pm:

The only thing I'm gonna smoke is the course lap record!

I like the confidence. If you can beat 47 minutes(John Schiltter's time last year),you're a stud. 57 minutes is the best I got.

Dang - that's a tall order. My last lap was 53:50, but I've gotten faster and better at climbing on the tica since then, with a lot more miles on the bike under my belt. Still, I don't see myself making that kind of leap. Sad

. I need to start fasting. 15 pounds ought do the trick

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Reply #7 - Sep 20^th, 2007, 11:21am

Quote from aikigreg on Sep 20^th, 2007, 6:13am:

Quote from Strada177 on Sep 19^th, 2007, 11:11pm:

Quote from aikigreg on Sep 19^th, 2007, 7:05pm:

The only thing I'm gonna smoke is the course lap record!

I like the confidence. If you can beat 47 minutes(John Schiltter's time last year),you're a stud. 57 minutes is the best I got.

Dang - that's a tall order. My last lap was 53:50, but I've gotten faster and better at climbing on the tica since then, with a lot more miles on the bike under my belt. Still, I don't see myself making that kind of leap. Sad

. I need to start fasting. 15 pounds ought do the trick

But you don't want to scarifice your strength by fasting. 53:50 is still very,very impressive. On a perfect run I might be able to get close to 56+. I think I would have had on Tuesday had it not been fot the storng S/W wind & the S/G trucks blowing me all over the road. Also,I didn't feel like I had my normal strength(who knows why).

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Rawhide rbent member Posts: 356	Re: TTTT general comments Reply #8 - Sep 20^th, 2007, 11:52am Don't know how much it'll help, but I'll be out there cheering on the Reclining Flyers & Mrs. Strada. Got confirmation from Mr. Driscoll to work as a volunteer. I'll be taking some pictures on my own too. Good luck to all y'all!! DJ
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Reply #9 - Sep 20^th, 2007, 3:14pm

Quote from aikigreg on Sep 20^th, 2007, 6:13am:

Dang - that's a tall order. My last lap was 53:50, but I've gotten faster and better at climbing on the tica since then, with a lot more miles on the bike under my belt. Still, I don't see myself making that kind of leap. Sad

. I need to start fasting. 15 pounds ought do the trick

That's impressive, indeed... Greg Blanks of the Assassins did a 53 last year... Schlitter did a 47? Yeowch!!!!!

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Reply #10 - Sep 20^th, 2007, 4:04pm

47! I'm not sure about that one, I think John turned in a couple of back to back 54's at the start of the 24hr solo (which is surely crazy!) but I don't think he did any 47's. The quickest I saw on the lap times from last year was a 52:43. But historically somebody may have gone faster. My goal, and I think it will be plenty hard is to average 1:06 for my laps, or 18mph. last year I don't think I made that, despite only doing the 12hr 2 man team. I think I was just under 1:07. I started way too fast for the later conditions, and length of the race. This year I intend to try to hit nearer my goal time and not suffer as much fall off of speed.

my lap times last year were

1:00:18
1:02:40
1:07:03
1:13:48 (ouch)
1:10:36

we made the mistake of doing 2 lap pulls, which was a bit much. After my first 2 laps I was a bit fried, and did not really recover.
The wind killed me on that 1:13:48 lap. We did 1 lap each after that and called it quites with less than 15 minutes left.

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Killer Bee Five Star Member CA2.0 proto type Posts: 1308	Re: TTTT general comments Reply #11 - Sep 20^th, 2007, 5:32pm Nelson,in talking with Ray Torrey during our Flower Mound ride,he mentioned Schlitter turned in a 47 minute ride last year. I don't think I mis-understood him,but I could have. I hear ya about lap times,I don't think I could consistantly ride 56-57 minutes laps.
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Reply #12 - Sep 20^th, 2007, 8:30pm

The fasting comment was in jest, fo course. I'm feeling as strong as I ever have been. Tonight I got around our hilly-arsed 32. whatever mile course in 1:28 exactly, and I was out in front the whole way. Still had a bit left in the tank.

But I don't plan on getting crazy at the TTTT, either. If my lap times and team times are decent, I might try it on my last lap of the day, or the next morning. It all depends, but I'm not banking on it.

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Reply #13 - Sep 20^th, 2007, 9:01pm

Quote from aikigreg on Sep 20^th, 2007, 8:30pm:

The fasting comment was in jest, fo course. I'm feeling as strong as I ever have been. Tonight I got around our hilly-arsed 32. whatever mile course in 1:28 exactly, and I was out in front the whole way. Still had a bit left in the tank.

But I don't plan on getting crazy at the TTTT, either. If my lap times and team times are decent, I might try it on my last lap of the day, or the next morning. It all depends, but I'm not banking on it.

After being nothing but slow ever since I got sick in early August, I finally had a better ride this evening, doing the 31.4 mile Texas Wheels ride in 1:34, for a 20.0 mph average. That's the first time I've averaged 20 mph on this ride.

It's getting so dark at the end of this ride now, I'd already decided that tonight would be my last Texas Wheels ride of the year, so this was a great way to finish.

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aikigreg Moderator recumbent ninja Posts: 3685	Re: TTTT general comments Reply #14 - Sep 20^th, 2007, 10:07pm And only a couple minutes behind me, at 1:28. You were flying!
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Reply #15 - Sep 20^th, 2007, 10:48pm

...and surprisingly, I was 45 seconds slower tonight riding the Velocity 26 on the GDB time trail (7.5 miles) than two months ago (20:20 tonight vs 19:35 in July). It may be the difference between the SXP having a fairing and the V26 not, despite the more "aero" positioning of the V26... or maybe I just had a bad night... lips sealed

But I still think the V26 is a better climbing machine...

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Killer Bee Five Star Member CA2.0 proto type Posts: 1308	Re: TTTT general comments Reply #17 - Sep 20^th, 2007, 10:53pm Yep. Like my ride Tuesday in Cleburne vs the 1st time I rode the course with Peggy,Bud & you(Paul). I was a lillte slower Tuesday. Me thinks a lot of variables are involved. Sorry Paul, I wasn't congratulating you a slower ride. You posted just before me.
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Rawhide rbent member Posts: 356	Re: TTTT general comments Reply #19 - Sep 25^th, 2007, 5:37am Looks like Mr. Schlitter will be starting the same time as the Flying Recliners for the 500. 6 AM Friday. DJ
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Bud_Bent Moderator Posts: 3310	Re: TTTT general comments Reply #20 - Sep 25^th, 2007, 9:00am Quote from Rawhide on Sep 25^th, 2007, 5:37am: Looks like Mr. Schlitter will be starting the same time as the Flying Recliners for the 500. 6 AM Friday. DJ You are going to keep up with him for your lap, aren't you, Paul?
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Rawhide rbent member Posts: 356	Re: TTTT general comments Reply #21 - Sep 25^th, 2007, 10:06am That would be a great photo op for me to get the Reclining Flyers and JS at the start. DJ
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Kwijybow Five Star Member mostly a commuter Posts: 1026	Re: TTTT general comments Reply #22 - Sep 25^th, 2007, 3:51pm In case anyone needs a route map, I bikelyed the course: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/TTTT-course I wanted to calculate some good pace markers. Take Care, Nelson.
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Kwijybow Five Star Member mostly a commuter Posts: 1026	Re: TTTT general comments Reply #23 - Sep 25^th, 2007, 3:54pm Also I did a pretty thorough search of the past years splits and the best I saw was a lap of 51:43, so that might well be the record. Won't see me challenging that in any way. I'm trying for 140 miles in 7:35, and will be thrilled if I can make it. Take Care, Nelson.
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Reply #24 - Sep 25^th, 2007, 4:15pm

Excellent job my friend. My GPS showed approximately 1,000 feet of climbing, and bikely showed the same elevation.

I thought Schlitter's 2nd lap last year was under 50 minutes? I was at the start/finish line when he came flying through in excess of 30mph and saw the clock. Oh well, guess I was wrong. I do remember Dan saying that Schlitter recorded the 2nd fastest lap ever. Considering it was his 2nd lap of a 500 mile race, makes the time even more impressive.

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aikigreg Moderator recumbent ninja Posts: 3685	Re: TTTT general comments Reply #25 - Sep 25^th, 2007, 5:48pm Well, I may be out for my fastest lap attempt. I came down with a NASTY sinus blockage Sunday after my fishing trip with Bud, and today it's moved into my lungs. Just what I needed. But if the mucinex-d helps clear it out y Friday, then I will make Schlitter my b!tch!
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Bud_Bent Moderator Posts: 3310	Re: TTTT general comments Reply #26 - Sep 25^th, 2007, 6:16pm Would I embarrass everyone if I asked Schlitter to autograph my bike?
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Richard rbent member Posts: 480	Re: TTTT general comments Reply #27 - Sep 25^th, 2007, 6:49pm Greg, Ragweed and mold are through the roof.
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aikigreg Moderator recumbent ninja Posts: 3685	Re: TTTT general comments Reply #29 - Sep 25^th, 2007, 10:03pm The the mucinex-d seems to be helping a bit. Still somewhat blocked, but I can breathe a little. Oh and I was debating about putting some reflectors on the rear wheel cover. Any reason why I shouldn't?
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Kwijybow Five Star Member mostly a commuter Posts: 1026	Re: TTTT general comments Reply #30 - Sep 25^th, 2007, 11:23pm I think I would recommend reflective tape instead, reflectors might be a little heavy and fly off. Tape on wheel covers or disk wheels is VERY noticeable! That said I have none on mine, maybe I should by some more hmm?
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