Hi Nate.

I created a list of local/regional event rides and posted them with a
few online groups here in western NC. The Cashiers ride is probably
one of the hardest in the region. www.tourdecashiers.com you can
find info. I didn't finish it last year because of an ilotibial
injury. It is a beautiful ride though. You're always climbing or
descending. Not too many flats at all. There is a 2.5 mile uphill
TT the day before, April 16th Saturday.

You can find a current list of rides in whe western NC area at
http://www.blueridgebicycleclub.org/out-of-area.html
http://www.blueridgebicycleclub.org/ooa-2005.html

The two spring rides that I'm targeting this year on the Assault on
Mt Mitchell and the Cherohala Challenge. They can be found at these
two links.
http://www.smwbike.org/cherohala/ccIndex.html
http://freewheelers.info/assault.html

-Frank


--- Nate Morgenstern <nmorgenstern@...> wrote:

>
> Frank,
>
> >>I put in 325 miles and 21hours on the bike on the road in
> January.
>
> Which day was that?
>
> Fred S. tells me you're the one who puts together a list of the
> event rides
> in the NC area. Is that correct? Is the Cashiers ride worthy of a
> KOM?
>
> Cheers.............Nate
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Frank Obusek <fobusek@...>
> Reply-To: kom_@yahoogroups.com
> To: kom_@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [kom_] Recent postings?
> Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 17:22:50 -0800 (PST)
>
>
> Dave,
> I think you would be correct in saying that there has not been any
> posts on this list serve for a while. I was wondering if somehow I
> got "dropped" off the list.
>
> It is nice to see that there are a few of us out front on the break
> away. I think I hear the copters coming. The pack must be close
> behind.
>
> The warm weather in western North Carolina has been plentiful with
> an
> intermittent breeze of cold and snow. I put in 325 miles and 21
> hours on the bike on the road in January. A few winter upgrades
> and
> the warm weather has made me very eager to ride. Looking forward
> to
> a good spring.
>
> -Frank
>
> --- Dave Wyman <dave@...> wrote:
>
> >
> > Is it possible no one has posted here since November? Or am I
> just
> > not
> > receiving e-mail from KOM anymore?
> >
> > Weather in Los Angeles, even in winter, is often pleasant.
> > Yesterday
> > the temperature was about 67 degrees F with clear, blue skies.
> So I
> > biked about 3000 feet (914 meters) over 22 miles (35km?), from
> my
> > home
> > into the Santa Monica mountains and back. The climbing didn't
> start
> > until I'd pedaled the first 3 miles.
> >
> > Although I don't think the averge degree of the slope was very
> > high, I
> > rode up some steep hills. One mile-long stretch of road
> registered
> > no
> > less than 9%, seemed mostly to be around 13%, and touched 20%
> for a
> > short distance.
> >
> > I'm 57, so I felt entitled to ride my mountain bike, and use
> 40x26
> > gearing. I did ride straight up the hills most of the way, and
> no
> > matter what gear I used, I never stopped riding. I didn't see
> > anyone
> > else on a bike. There were very few moving cars, too, so I felt
> > safe
> > using my mp3 player - I am really motivated to push harder when
> > I've
> > got a beat in my ears.
> >
> > There are some amazingly massive and beautiful homes in the
> Santa
> > Monica mountains, and some splendid views over the city and out
> > over
> > the Pacific Ocean. Many homes look like French chateaus,
> eschewing
> > the
> > more traditional Spanish mission revival style that predominates
> in
> > the city's lowlands. The homes, and the narrow, winding,
> tree-lined
> > streets sometimes make me think I'm in Europe.
> >
> > But I'm in Los Angeles. Currently it's 72 degrees F, but
> strangely
> > overcast. A tropical storm will bring rain over the next few
> days.
> > So
> > I'm about to go on another ride...
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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