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Action Lad

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The Magic Lap Club - Newest Member
May 10^th, 2018, 11:36pm

Perhaps it was named the Magic Lap because when you’ve done it, it’s a bit of a surprise, but sure enough, there it was. I am always pushing a little bit with every ride, anyway and when I came to the end of the second lap, I pulled up the stats, and there it was:

Time: 29:52
Av. Speed: 20.05
Max. Speed: 30.68
Weapon: Performer 26” Highracer

Shortly after the day’s riding was over, a guy comes riding by, “How was the ride?” “I got a new record lap!” Him: “Time for a beer!” The “ding, ding, ding!” Was so loud you could hear it across the lake. The Shiner Bock went down just perfectly, too!

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rmillay Five Star Member rbent member; go Clowns! Posts: 2179	Re: The Magic Lap - Newest Member Reply #1 - May 11^th, 2018, 6:41pm Excellent ride, Key! And you didn't even need a velo to do it!
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Action Lad Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 1570	Re: The Magic Lap - Newest Member Reply #2 - May 13^th, 2018, 4:08pm Quote from rmillay on May 11^th, 2018, 6:41pm: Excellent ride, Key! And you didn't even need a velo to do it! Thanks. Hey, Bob, who are the other open-frame bents who’ve gotten the job done? I imagine Mark Leuck has, but anyone else? Mr. Square Corners?
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rmillay Five Star Member rbent member; go Clowns! Posts: 2179	Re: The Magic Lap - Newest Member Reply #3 - May 13^th, 2018, 4:33pm Not Daniel, that I know of. He has the speed, but not the inclination. I would say Paul B., but I think all his laps were shortened when he went for speed. Don't know who else. I couldn't have done it with a tailwind the whole way around!
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Re: The Magic Lap - Newest Member
Reply #4 - May 16^th, 2018, 10:05pm

Looks like it’s getting to be a habit at WRL:
Summary of today’s two laps:

Lap 1:
Time 29:53.83
Avg. 21.05 mph
Max. 32.33 mph

Lap 2:
Time 30:23.53
Avg. 20.94 mph
Max. 29.93 mph
Vehicle: Performer 26” Highracer
(Yeah, not a magic lap, but these look like the kind of laps I’ll be doing as weight drops and fitness increases.) (yay)
Running into Mark Leuck along the way during the “parade lap” didn’t hurt the average, either.

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Re: The Magic Lap Club - Newest Member
Reply #6 - Jun 19^th, 2018, 8:08pm

Quote from Action Lad on May 10^th, 2018, 11:36pm:

Perhaps it was named the Magic Lap because when you’ve done it, it’s a bit of a surprise, but sure enough, there it was. I am always pushing a little bit with every ride, anyway and when I came to the end of the second lap, I pulled up the stats, and there it was:

Time: 29:52
Av. Speed: 20.05
Max. Speed: 30.68
Weapon: Performer 26” Highracer

Shortly after the day’s riding was over, a guy comes riding by, “How was the ride?” “I got a new record lap!” Him: “Time for a beer!” The “ding, ding, ding!” Was so loud you could hear it across the lake. The Shiner Bock went down just perfectly, too!

Addictive isn't it?

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Re: The Magic Lap Club - Newest Member
Reply #8 - Jun 27^th, 2018, 12:45pm

Quote from mleuck on Jun 19^th, 2018, 8:08pm:

Quote from Action Lad on May 10^th, 2018, 11:36pm:

Perhaps it was named the Magic Lap because when you’ve done it, it’s a bit of a surprise, but sure enough, there it was. I am always pushing a little bit with every ride, anyway and when I came to the end of the second lap, I pulled up the stats, and there it was:

Time: 29:52
Av. Speed: 20.05
Max. Speed: 30.68
Weapon: Performer 26” Highracer

Shortly after the day’s riding was over, a guy comes riding by, “How was the ride?” “I got a new record lap!” Him: “Time for a beer!” The “ding, ding, ding!” Was so loud you could hear it across the lake. The Shiner Bock went down just perfectly, too!

Addictive isn't it?

The beer, or the lap? Smiley

Anyway, after a parade lap with the Clowns to start things off, yesterday, I went ahead and took a bonus lap, continuing to shake down the Performer Highracer. It was to be a brisk lap, but was not going all out for any kind of Magic. If I had shaved 37 seconds, it would have been my third Magic Lap. The Performer is a time machine. Can’t wait to see how the Musashi performs with a tiller.

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FlyingLaZBoy Moderator '16 ICE SprintX fs, '16 Rocket, '12 KHS Mocha Posts: 5803	Re: The Magic Lap Club - Newest Member Reply #9 - Aug 11^th, 2018, 7:40pm I'm sure besting 30 minutes could have been done on the Ghost Xstream, but I never timed the full 10+ miles... Now, doing it on the SprintX is also possible, but harder -- but we'll have to see when a good time would be to try it -- too much pedestrian traffic makes it impossible. PB
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Reply #10 - Aug 11^th, 2018, 9:19pm

Patience, star cruiser pilot! The days will soon be getting cooler, and darkness setting in early, sending the pedestrians home. Trikes were made for the night, as you don't have to worry one whit about sand on the corners, wetness, or anything that could bring down a bike unawares at night. You can go like blazes! I will be cheering you on for that Magic Lap in a trike. My specialty is sprinting in a trike, so I'll never see that speed over the course of a WRL lap until the aforementioned blazes freeze over.

Go for it! Smiley

I'm almost tempted to be a rabbit for you, unless that would be cheating. Smiley

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FlyingLaZBoy Moderator '16 ICE SprintX fs, '16 Rocket, '12 KHS Mocha Posts: 5803	Re: The Magic Lap Club - Newest Member Reply #11 - Aug 12^th, 2018, 8:27am My only comparison run on the trike would be the Dallas Senior Games back in March, when I did the 5K and 10K both at almost 22mph average... with minimal hills, no turns, and no pedestrians.
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Reply #12 - Aug 12^th, 2018, 7:42pm

Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Aug 12^th, 2018, 8:27am:

My only comparison run on the trike would be the Dallas Senior Games back in March, when I did the 5K and 10K both at almost 22mph average... with minimal hills, no turns, and no pedestrians.

22 mph avg. on a trike. That's smokin'. Unfortunately, the Magic Lap is unsanctioned. You could get the Clowns to stand at different parts of the lake to ward off the pedestrian silliness and stop traffic, but people just laugh at clowns. 🤡 You'll have all three hazards in place to varying degrees depending on the time of year and the time of day. Choose the right day, and it's definitely doable. Smiley

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Reply #13 - Aug 22^nd, 2018, 10:24pm

So, feeling my oats, I decided to try the Magic Lap tonight, after parking at the south end and making my way up north. There was minimal wind, and not many people going CCW, although it was 95 degrees or so. My goal was actually to beat 33 minutes - 10% off "magic lap" pace. I decided to start on West Lawther by the bike shop, to avoid cross traffic at Mockingbird. Mark L rode up to me as I was about to start, to say hi, then I was off.

I was moving at 21-22 most of the time on West Lawther, and didn't encounter any slow cars or any issues -- although I lost speed climbing TP Hill, and making my way onto the rail path -- and made it to the Spillway bridge in 12 minutes -- which was encouraging, but I knew the hardest part was still ahead. Climbing the Spillway dropped me to 12mph, and I had already noticed the speed scruboff during hard turns, so it was going to be close.

Let's just say that nobody passed me during the entire lap -- However, the climb at the Bathhouse also dropped my speed, and I tried to recover as well as I could after that and around the north end -- but I saw the 30 minute mark pass by on my computer while I was just getting to the north end. I lost a lot of speed turning onto the path, of course, and finished at just over 32 minutes, averaging ~19.6 -- under my goal, but not officially "Magic".

Which brings up the question -- would there a different criteria for "Magic Lap" for a trike, given the 15% or so reduction in speed from a 2-wheeler (at least that I've experienced)? Hey, whatever... it was fun giving it a shot, but I don't see myself getting 10% faster anytime soon!

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Action Lad Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 1570	Re: The Magic Lap Club - Newest Member Reply #14 - Aug 22^nd, 2018, 10:33pm You're certainly the fastest open frame trike thus far, as far as I know. I think my fastest lap on the 700 is about 36 minutes, giving it all I had. Perhaps when the temps are cooler I'll give it another go.
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