Commuter Cup Racing
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby jules21 » Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:51 pm
my coach has banned me from CCR. i'm only allowed to spin gently on my commutes now, so that i don't 'waste' energy for harder, specific stuff. does this make me a xxxxxx?
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby warthog1 » Thu Mar 05, 2015 8:12 pm
KonaCommuter come back
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby bychosis » Fri Mar 06, 2015 7:37 am
Haven't had much action on CCR lately
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby warthog1 » Fri Mar 06, 2015 4:34 pm
Looks like a beautiful commute and you were motoring, passed the tractor so hard he probably had to readjust his mirrors
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby silentC » Fri Mar 06, 2015 5:24 pm
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby bychosis » Fri Mar 06, 2015 5:59 pm
Here's some older footage of the full commute, complete with CCR.warthog1 wrote:+1 complete with funky music
Looks like a beautiful commute and you were motoring, passed the tractor so hard he probably had to readjust his mirrors
The sharepath has changed a bit since the installation of new traffic lights, makes it harder to enter at speed from the road!
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby warthog1 » Sat Mar 07, 2015 10:57 am
What a beautiful commute you have. It must be a great way to start the day.
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby Summernight » Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:39 pm
Hmmm, is dog powered similar to horse power?silentC wrote:Does a skateboard towed by a couple of huskies count at all?
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby silentC » Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:55 pm
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby warthog1 » Sat Mar 28, 2015 8:53 pm
Twang! goes the elastic up the long drag.
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby Lizzy » Tue Mar 31, 2015 10:38 pm
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby Mulger bill » Tue Mar 31, 2015 10:59 pm
One of these...Lizzy wrote:So, what do I get for shellacking a colleague on an elliptigo?
You were on one of these?
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby Lizzy » Tue Mar 31, 2015 11:27 pm
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby Mulger bill » Tue Mar 31, 2015 11:40 pm
If you did it without breaking sweat while singing your favourite Sinatra tune, the entire internet!
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby jasonc » Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:04 am
I think Colin is the only one who can claim that as a CCR scalp LizzyLizzy wrote:Haha, no, my opponent was!
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby Lizzy » Wed Apr 01, 2015 12:40 pm
In my defence, she was going pretty hammer and tongs! Anyway she works in my building so quite possible there will be more opportunities.
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby jasonc » Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:52 am
I was on my roadie. This guy took a while to shake
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby warthog1 » Wed Apr 29, 2015 10:07 am
Heaps of bikes in that clip. Nothing like that on my commute.
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby jasonc » Wed Apr 29, 2015 10:16 am
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby biker jk » Wed Apr 29, 2015 11:38 am
Your post of August 2014 on the jerang st climb?jasonc wrote:same hill as what warthog? (failing to follow)
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby jasonc » Wed Apr 29, 2015 11:55 am
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby Nobody » Wed Apr 29, 2015 12:34 pm
Did the path start getting steeper toward the end, or did he just blow up? Are you lighter than him?jasonc wrote:I was on my roadie. This guy took a while to shake
I not the biggest fan of CCR in my middle age and so I don't go looking for it. But I passed this older guy (60s?) who looked like a full blown racer (by the legs and gear). Looks like I caught him napping, because once I passed he was in CCR mode. Although he didn't catch me over the next ~1Km (I could see him in the mirror) I had to put in such an effort to keep him away, that I needed to stop pedaling to have a rest when he turned off (which I'm glad he did).
Another time I passed a guy at the same point as above who was on a SS and who had the legs of a track racer. This guy jumped onto my wheel into a head wind then convincingly passed me a Km or two later and kept going.
I was also passed on the flat by a woman some months ago who had huge legs. So big were her legs that she almost looked like a guy. Her legs were bigger than the average guy and she had track bars on. So I suspect she was a track racer. She was also coasting when she passed me, just to add to the insult. I didn't bother following her up the next hill, choosing to take another path as I didn't want to be humiliated any further.
These days being 18Kg or whatever lighter and riding in a mainly flat area (SOP, Parramatta river) I find CCR harder than I used to. I've got less peak speed on the flats (although faster overall) and really need to wait for the hills to confidently pass someone of similar pace. If I see someone coming up in the mirror on the flat, it's generally all over already since I won't be able to outpace them. And these days I'm more reluctant to try. But the hills are obviously more interesting for me. I had one roadie that passed me on the flat to find I could catch him on the next hill.
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