Cycling to do list . . .

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Cycling to do list . . .

Postby tuco » Sat May 12, 2007 11:08 am

To do list :

1. Winning a race - Check.

2. Winning a race with more than 2 riders in it - Still working on that. :cry:

3. 100 km in a day - Check.

4. 200 km in a week - Tomorrow!

5. Riding 50+ km/h with no drafting and not down hill. - Check (today - 52 km/h)

6. 1000 km in a month. - Maybe in the off season.

Tomorrow I'm aiming to do number 2 and number 4 in the same race. Number 2 is a certainty. Number 4, well we'll have to see.

Less than a year ago I wouldn't have expected to do any of them, especially number 5.
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Anyone else have any items to add?

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Postby stevos » Sat May 12, 2007 11:15 am

sort of cycling related, but in the next five years i would like to do an ironman triathlon, 180km ride, 3kms swim 42km run :lol:
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Postby tuco » Sat May 12, 2007 11:19 am

stevos wrote:sort of cycling related, but in the next five years i would like to do an ironman triathlon, 180km ride, 3kms swim 42km run :lol:
That would take me 5 years :!:

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Postby europa » Sat May 12, 2007 11:21 am

To do list:

- wash the rotten thing

- ride too far in too short a time on mother's day hence ensuring I'm late for the mother's day picnic and late for picking up my son from his mother's

- mow the jungle that used to be a lawn so the dog doesn't get lost anymore

- fit new brake levers to Europa and ride insane distances on her in an attempt to convince myself to make the brackets for the new calipers (see, a project is more fun if you can stretch it out with lots of therapeutic procrastination)

- get the Mauve Monster good and muddy :twisted:

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Postby mikesbytes » Sat May 12, 2007 11:30 am

- wash bike

- replace rear tyre

- remember to leave for the race on time.
If the R-1 rule is broken, what happens to N+1?

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Postby Mulger bill » Sat May 12, 2007 11:44 am

Service Princess
Service the daughters bike
Crack 70 km/h on Deni

Win the lotto so horrible things like work don't eat into ride time :wink:

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Postby tuco » Sat May 12, 2007 12:05 pm

I forgot one :

7. Don't get beaten by my daughter (without faking an injury)

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Postby sogood » Sat May 12, 2007 1:48 pm

tuco wrote:I forgot one :

7. Don't get beaten by my daughter (without faking an injury)
Did I see your daughter visiting this forum? :wink:
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Postby Hotdog » Sun May 13, 2007 5:59 pm

My list:

1. 100km in a day - I came very close last weekend with ~90km.

2. Sydney to Wollongong - It'll probably be the same ride as # 1. I may do this in the next few weeks.

3. 160km in a day - Imperial century!

4. Sydney to Canberra in a day - 250-300km depending on start/end points, the thread in the NSW forum got me thinking about this one. This won't be before the days start getting longer again in spring.

6. Save up enough vacation to give bicycle touring a go.

Once I've gotten used to it I'm hoping my new 'bent will help a bit with increasing endurance due to the comfy riding position and good aerodynamics.

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Postby tuco » Sun May 13, 2007 6:01 pm

There's a silly one I've always wanted to do and that's in a criterium or our other road race we do in laps is throw my drink bottle to the side of the ride as I ride past the on lookers.

I told my wife that one months ago and she asked why and I said because the professionals do it.

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Postby senator52 » Sun May 13, 2007 6:07 pm

Thats like the footballer who lives next to my grandparents...he is 7yrs old. Every morning he is out on the front lawn before school kicking the footy. Nowadays tho he has a new addition to his kit, a glove. Mimicing Quentin Lynch (Eagles) everytime he pretends to kick a goal, he throws his glove metres away, then lines up and kicks. Hilarious stuff :P Any reason why? Nope :wink: just coz the pro's do it! Thats great motivation Tuco :D

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Postby LuckyPierre » Sun May 13, 2007 8:08 pm

1. Finish 'Enzo' (my Ferrari red project)
2. 160 km ride (I've done 100 km already)
3. 1,500 metres climbing in one ride (max. 1,100 metres so far)
4. Hartley LifeCare Ability Challenge (Canberra-Kosciuszko-Canberra over 3 days)
5. Kosciuszko to the coast
6. Ride over to see my Mum (in Adelaide)

At the moment, I'd actually be happy to finish a ride without a flat - my last six weekend rides have all had flats. I wish I had never said my Open Corsa Evo's were proving to be robust! It's all been bad since then.

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Postby mikesbytes » Sun May 13, 2007 9:34 pm

mikesbytes wrote:- wash bike

- replace rear tyre

- remember to leave for the race on time.
Leave for race on time. check done.

Replace rear tyre. check done.

Wash bike. Well 2 out of 3 aint bad.

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If the R-1 rule is broken, what happens to N+1?

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Re: Cycling to do list . . .

Postby senator52 » Sun May 13, 2007 9:38 pm

tuco wrote:To do list :

2. Winning a race with more than 2 riders in it - Still working on that. :cry:

4. 200 km in a week - Tomorrow!

Tomorrow I'm aiming to do number 2 and number 4 in the same race. Number 2 is a certainty. Number 4, well we'll have to see.
Hey tuco how'd you go with your race? Coz you sure were confident by the looks :P

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Re: Cycling to do list . . .

Postby tuco » Mon May 14, 2007 8:41 am

senator52 wrote:
tuco wrote:To do list :

2. Winning a race with more than 2 riders in it - Still working on that. :cry:

4. 200 km in a week - Tomorrow!

Tomorrow I'm aiming to do number 2 and number 4 in the same race. Number 2 is a certainty. Number 4, well we'll have to see.
Hey tuco how'd you go with your race? Coz you sure were confident by the looks :P
It's a long story and I'll write up a race report thread for it shortly.

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Postby MichaelB » Mon May 14, 2007 9:52 am

My list :
1. Ride more than I am - bloody weather :?
2. Enter and complete the last 3 Mini Slams (60km, 80km and 100km)
3. Make every ride over 30km/hr average speed (even hilly ones)
4. Enter & complete "Sea to the Vines" ride in October 100km
4a. Stretch target - Don't wuss out on the "Sea to the Vines" ride and start at Eagle on the Hill - do the extra 20km and ride up the Eagle
5. Enter and complete the "TdU" Long Participation Ride
6. Get below & maintain > 90kg body weight (5 and a bit to go)

Hey Tuco - how far did you maintain > 50km/hr on a flat for ? I can do 49 but not for very long at all :wink:

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Postby tuco » Mon May 14, 2007 10:31 am

MichaelB wrote: Hey Tuco - how far did you maintain > 50km/hr on a flat for ? I can do 49 but not for very long at all :wink:
Only about 100m at best until I passed the guy I was chasing.

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Postby MichaelB » Mon May 14, 2007 10:52 am

tuco wrote:
MichaelB wrote: Hey Tuco - how far did you maintain > 50km/hr on a flat for ? I can do 49 but not for very long at all :wink:
Only about 100m at best until I passed the guy I was chasing.
:D :D :D :D :D

Just far enough then - just like 51% in an exam, no need to do more !!!

I find then when trying to do a sprint, I get set in the right gear (cadence about 90) and usually doing 30km/hr, and then go a fast as I can for as long as I can.

Typically the effort lasts about 150 - 200m, and I usually get to 47 - 49km/hr, but topped to 52.36 with a slight tailwind :shock:

Not having someone to push with makes it a bit harder though.

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Postby tuco » Mon May 14, 2007 11:01 am

MichaelB wrote:
tuco wrote:
MichaelB wrote: Hey Tuco - how far did you maintain > 50km/hr on a flat for ? I can do 49 but not for very long at all :wink:
Only about 100m at best until I passed the guy I was chasing.
:D :D :D :D :D

Just far enough then - just like 51% in an exam, no need to do more !!!

I find then when trying to do a sprint, I get set in the right gear (cadence about 90) and usually doing 30km/hr, and then go a fast as I can for as long as I can.

Typically the effort lasts about 150 - 200m, and I usually get to 47 - 49km/hr, but topped to 52.36 with a slight tailwind :shock:

Not having someone to push with makes it a bit harder though.
Having a target to chase helps a lot. If I feel like a sprint I'll give the targets a good head start.

Updating check list.
4. 200km in a week - check.

Almost did number 8 Throw bottle off during the race but the onlookers were too close on Sunday.

This is like 'My name is Earl' with his 'list'.

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Postby Mulger bill » Mon May 14, 2007 11:05 am

There's no bad Karma on a bike. :wink:

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Postby europa » Mon May 14, 2007 11:05 am

Hey Tuco, I notice you don't have 'paint the bike' on your list. Do you like it pink? :roll:

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Postby Mulger bill » Mon May 14, 2007 11:06 am

OK then, maybe a little bit.....

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