I could tell it wasn't posted by a woman. A woman would never call those "the boys". The girls, the twins, maybe, but never "the boys".
 
I spend too much time on the web reading web comics.
 
Opus

Mr. Strada, you have been unmasked...  "The boys," indeed...  
 
 
By the way, nice Killer B jersey....  JS send that to you for free???

Its always hear warming when someone gives their all for the team!

EV, the kickstand comment comes from last Fall's Texas Time Trials, where John Schlitter rode up beside Steve Petty (or did Steve pass him?) on the course and called out "Get that kickstand off of that bike!!!"
 
....and there was much humor at his expense....    

You'd save very little.  There's some evidence to suggest that fenders are more aero!  Weight matters on the hills but not so much on the flats.  Unfortunately output wattage vs air resistance is the biggest factor.  Careful comparison has led me to believe that the most aero configurations on my upright vs my recumbent is a 30-40 watt advantage to the recumbent .  That's signifigant, but which is somehwhat offset by the extra weight of the recumbent, and that I can make more power on the upright (especially climbing).  But my measley sustainable 250-275 watts is nothing compared to a good Cat P12 who can do 350-375.  Most Cat 4/5's are just above my range.  I'd need to loose 30lbs and bump mine up a bit.  The one feather I still have to some extent is Critical Power for 45-60 seconds, after that the matchbook is burnt up.  I understand Uber Pro's like Lance and his ilk can reach sustainable levels in the 450-500 watt range at peak fitness. So Lance on a Walmart Magna (I'll spot him street tires) and me on a Lowracer might be close over 12 miles, but throw in a few hills and I'm toast.
 
Take Care,
Nelson.

Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Mar 25^th, 2008, 8:45am:

 
You gotta be kiddin' me..."free"? That "freebie"  was a $65 Christmas present from me to her. There's another 4-letter f-word I could've used instead of "free" , but the board is censored(as we all know-"Thingy's").  
 
Bud ,Peggy's kickstand was off for the HCTT's.  JS would have been proud.  
 
Nelson ,interesting chart. I like the pink & blue colors. Thanks for interrupting what it means.

Hi Robert,
 
  you can get a good approximation from doing rides like this time trial or other effort ( I like to go to the Crit Course in Plano, circular mostly flat) and then using a site like
 
 http://www.kreuzotter.de/english/espeed.htm  (my favorite)
 
http://www.analyticcycling.com/
http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/ProdDiss/Bicycle/bikecalc1.htm
http://swiss2.whosting.ch/mdetting/sports/cycling.html
 
 
The chart above makes use of 4 power zones to build up a profile.  The zones Usually refered too as CP0.05, CP1, CP5, and CP30 or something like that.  A TT specialist is good in the CP30 zone but probably not CP.0.05.  My personal profile has always been highest by far on the CP1, dropping down quite a bit on the others.  The only way I ever won a race was to use that to my advantage, go too early for the sprinters at the end (high cp0.05s), and do my best not to get dropped by the climbers on the hills (high cp30s).
 
The problem with this weekends TT was that it is relatively hilly, and we had a good bit of wind. I think it was easily 3.5 minutes harder than "Normal".  
 
The good thing is that any course, under similar conditions, similar bike etc gives you relative comparison based upon your time.  Not for nothing they call the TT "The Race of Truth."
 
p.s.
A single loop of the Tejas TTT course is a good comparison as well.