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07-18-2006, 02:45 PM
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granny just passed me
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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I will be bike riding across Iowa
Me, may dad, uncle, and cousin will be riding across iowa. It is called "RAGBRAI" and is a big event which +9000 cyclists go to. Lance Armstrong will be there one day too. I am leaving tomorrow. You can see the route here.
http://www.ragbrai.org/route2006.html
Daily distances range from 48 to 77 miles. Hopefully the weather isn't too hot and not +90 the whole time.
We are using my uncle's 96' Toyota land cruiser to drive out. I will be shure to track the gas hog's MPG.
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2008 EPA adjusted:
Distance traveled by bicycle in 2007= 1,830ish miles
Average commute speed=25mph (yes, that's in a car)
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07-18-2006, 03:00 PM
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I should be WORKING now
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Eastern Ontario
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Sounds ... hot?
Seriously, good luck. I've never toured, but done plenty of mountain biking.
One thing I noticed on June's 1400 km sailing trip was that we rarely exceeded the speed of a bicycle ridden at a moderate pace.
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07-18-2006, 03:31 PM
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Driving on E
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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How exciting! Be careful and enjoy yourself. I grew up in Illinois, and have spent a decent amount of time in Iowa. Hope you think corn is pretty  |
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07-23-2006, 06:57 PM
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granny just passed me
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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So I finished the first day. It had the most hills of any day. It was 54miles and temp rose to 92. There is TONS of bikers. It is sort of a freak show on wheels. I am sleeping in a rec center tomight and got a wifi connection.
tomorrow is 77 miles and similar temps. I will be leaving around 6am so I can get some cooler temps.
I hit 39mph today. Tomarrow I break out the spandex. Hopefully I will get in the 40-45mph range.
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2008 EPA adjusted:
Distance traveled by bicycle in 2007= 1,830ish miles
Average commute speed=25mph (yes, that's in a car)
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07-23-2006, 06:59 PM
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granny just passed me
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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yeah downhill
I did hold +20 for 5 miles. There must of been a tailwind
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2008 EPA adjusted:
Distance traveled by bicycle in 2007= 1,830ish miles
Average commute speed=25mph (yes, that's in a car)
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07-23-2006, 07:18 PM
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Flying Under the Radar
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Raliegh, NC
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Originally Posted by kickflipjr
I hit 39mph today. Tomarrow I break out the spandex. Hopefully I will get in the 40-45mph range.
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So spandex is good for 10%?
Do they make spandex for Honda civic hatchbacks? 
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07-23-2006, 07:25 PM
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I should be WORKING now
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Eastern Ontario
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You're lugging your laptop in case you find WiFi? |
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08-02-2006, 02:15 PM
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granny just passed me
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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No, we have an outfitter who lugs our luggage.
Well I survived the ride. Biking long distance day after day teaches you alot about efficiency. The second day was the hardest 77miles, hills, and a headwind for over 75% of the time  . The last few days were much flatter and had a tail wind. I was holding 17mph without much difficulty. I also drafted on the flats. If a big bike club would come by I would jump on the back of the paceline and it would help alot.
I did get to ride with lance armstrong for 2 miles. There was a group of around 100 by him and they were going around 25mph. It was very scary being around that many people going that fast. I could of gone for a longer but I lost him in the town (everybody goes slow and walks there bikes in the towns).
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2008 EPA adjusted:
Distance traveled by bicycle in 2007= 1,830ish miles
Average commute speed=25mph (yes, that's in a car)
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08-02-2006, 02:40 PM
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Ventura, CA
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Hey that's great. I lived in the midwest for a couple of year's and I cannot say I'd look forward to bicycling across IOWA, in the summer. It sound's like it was a good experience, all things considered. I think if those guy's were all doing 25mph, they were in pretty decent shape.
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08-02-2006, 02:46 PM
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granny just passed me
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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I will never say iowa is flat again. There was plenty of hills in the west.
Oh yeah, The toyota landcuiser got 16-18mpg what a gas pig!
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2008 EPA adjusted:
Distance traveled by bicycle in 2007= 1,830ish miles
Average commute speed=25mph (yes, that's in a car)
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08-02-2006, 02:48 PM
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*shrug*
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Better than my cousin's jeep liberty! Thing got 15mpg and most of the trip was highway!
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08-02-2006, 06:22 PM
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I should be WORKING now
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Eastern Ontario
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Nice work, kickflip. Congrats.
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