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--- Ven 20/11/09, Christian <s8ntsfootball@...> ha scritto:















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Hello Dave,

Nice to introduce myself to you. Those are some beautiful pictures!!!

I noticed this KOM forum and thought of the rides I did over the summer put on
by Planet Ultra.
The rides consist of three centuries each one with 8000' of climbing. These
rides are called KOM.  I'm not really a light rider, I'm at 200lbs. On these
rides, alot of riders are pasing me by like I was standing still. So I'm
determined to get my skills up to a level where I can hang with others that are
pushing 13mph. Right now I'm about 9-10mph with a grade of 6 to 8%  lasting for
ten miles. 

Do you or anyone else have any advice to get my riding up to this goal? 

Thank you
and have a wonderful weekend!!!

Christian




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From: icyclist <dave@...>
To: kom_@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, November 20, 2009 12:44:20 PM
Subject: [kom_] What I've Been Up To

 
It seems, with the exception of the newest member, that everyone has
pedaled over to other forums. I enjoyed the sole focus here on climbing
and wish this were an active community. Come on, everyone, contribute a
comment or story about what you've been up to on your bike - or what
you've done if you're not on your bike. I've been off my road bike
for a few weeks, as I traveled around the Southwestern U.S. - in a van -
on a couple of photography tours (here's a set
<http://www.pbase. com/davewyman/ southwest09> of photos from of the
trips - landscapes, Indians, etc). I had a few terrific vertical
rides this year. One did take place in the Southwest, in northeastern
Arizona, in July. I served as the "host" for the Rapha bike clothing
company's ride in Navajo Country - a ride just a hare over one hundred
miles. Although my budget doesn't allow for much gear from Rapha, I
had a great time creating the ride and leading (mostly from the rear)
the five Rapha riders past giant sandstone monuments, Navajo hogans and
trading posts, and up super-steep Buffalo Pass, in the Lukachukai
Mountains. We also took a look into the gaping maw of Canyon de Chelly,
with it's sheer cliffs and Anasazi ruins, which was where we began and
ended our ride. After initially bonking on the first, flat half of the
trip, I recovered (mostly with the help of a giant, salty pickle that
Navajos seem to love) in time for the climb up Buffalo Pass. I rewarded
myself with a Navajo taco near the summit.
Pictures of the event are here <http://www.pbase. com/davewyman/ rapha > .
The Rapha <http://www.rapha. cc> website has it's own photos (actually
some of them are mine), and a short film. About a week later, I was at
Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of
California. I rode up about eight miles and 1,000 feet to Tioga Pass
(10,000 feet - about 3000 meters - above sea level) and then down about
a dozen miles, about 3000 feet or so, to Mono Lake, and then immediately
back to my camp. It was 40 miles and 4,000 feet of gain in about 3.5
hours, which included a few minute's stop time for photographs and a
restroom break at the bottom of the ride. I was back at camp in time for
a late breakfast. The ride up Highway 120 from Mono Lake, twice the
size of the city of San Francisco and in a spectacular desert setting,
to the alpine location of Tioga Pass, offers commanding views of the
natural world.
Two events occurred in the last year that have only made me a stronger
rider. One was a heart attack, last December. I was back on my bike in
five days. In August, I had two stents placed in another coronary
artery. I was on my bike three days later. I was in great shape before
my heart attack, and I'm in better shape now. And I should have some
years of protection from plaque, now that I've had the serious
accumulations of it cleared out. Maybe by the time it's dangerous again,
new technologies will be able to deal with it even more simply, and of
course its possible I'll die of something else well before then.
In any event, it's been an interesting year for me, with many great
uphill rides. It's a beautiful day in Los Angeles. North of my home,
the Santa Monica Mountains offer a cornucopia of routes, with lots of
long, steep grades up canyons and ridges. It's time to ride. What have
the rest of you been up to? Dave

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It seems, with the exception of the newest member, that everyone has
pedaled over to other forums. I enjoyed the sole focus here on climbing
and wish this were an active community.  Come on, everyone, contribute a
comment or story about what you've been up to on your bike - or what
you've done if you're not on your bike.    I've been off my road bike
for a few weeks, as I traveled around the Southwestern U.S. - in a van -
on a couple of photography tours (here's a set
<http://www.pbase.com/davewyman/southwest09>   of photos from of the
trips - landscapes, Indians, etc).    I had a few terrific vertical
rides this year. One did take place in the Southwest, in northeastern
Arizona, in July. I served as the "host" for the Rapha bike clothing
company's ride in Navajo Country - a ride just a hare over one hundred
miles.   Although my budget doesn't allow for much gear from Rapha, I
had a great time creating the ride and leading (mostly from the rear)
the five Rapha riders past giant sandstone monuments, Navajo hogans and
trading posts, and up super-steep Buffalo Pass, in the Lukachukai
Mountains. We also took a look into the gaping maw of Canyon de Chelly,
with it's sheer cliffs and Anasazi ruins, which was where we began and
ended our ride.   After initially bonking on the first, flat half of the
trip, I recovered (mostly with the help of a giant, salty pickle that
Navajos seem to love) in time for the climb up Buffalo Pass. I rewarded
myself with a Navajo taco near the summit.
Pictures of the event are here <http://www.pbase.com/davewyman/rapha > .
The Rapha <http://www.rapha.cc>  website has it's own photos (actually
some of them are mine), and a short film.  About a week later, I was at
Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of
California. I rode up about eight miles and 1,000 feet to Tioga Pass
(10,000 feet - about 3000 meters - above sea level) and then down about
a dozen miles, about 3000 feet or so, to Mono Lake, and then immediately
back to my camp. It was 40 miles and 4,000 feet of gain in about 3.5
hours, which included a few minute's stop time for photographs and a
restroom break at the bottom of the ride. I was back at camp in time for
a late breakfast.  The ride up Highway 120 from Mono Lake, twice the
size of the city of San Francisco and in a spectacular desert setting,
to the alpine location of Tioga Pass, offers commanding views of the
natural world.
Two events occurred in the last year that have only made me a stronger
rider. One was a heart attack, last December. I was back on my bike in
five days. In August, I had two stents placed in another coronary
artery. I was on my bike three days later. I was in great shape before
my heart attack, and I'm in better shape now. And I should have some
years of protection from plaque, now that I've had the serious
accumulations of it cleared out. Maybe by the time it's dangerous again,
new technologies will be able to deal with it even more simply, and of
course its possible I'll die of something else well before then.
In any event, it's been an interesting year for me, with many great
uphill rides.  It's a beautiful day in Los Angeles.  North of my home,
the Santa Monica Mountains offer a cornucopia of routes, with lots of
long, steep grades up canyons and ridges. It's time to ride.   What have
the rest of you been up to?  Dave


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Hey, do you have any pictures of the Alps?

Christian

--- In kom_@yahoogroups.com, CHRISTIAN POE <s8ntsfootball@...> wrote:
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> O wow!! not to many people sharing info out here?  
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> It must be cold but beautiful where you are. It's about 60degrees and clear in
California. It heats up to 75 really nice riding weather.
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> Christian
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> Sent: Fri, November 20, 2009 7:24:48 AM
> Subject: RE: [kom_] Hello
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> Hello, I thought this group was dead, last post was in February I think!
> I'm Darren, based in UK and likes visiting the French Alps.
> Welcome.
> Darre
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> Hello and good morning!!!
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> New guy here, my name is Christian from California.
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O wow!! not to many people sharing info out here?  

It must be cold but beautiful where you are. It's about 60degrees and clear in
California. It heats up to 75 really nice riding weather.

Christian



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From: Darren Earp <darren.earp@...>
To: kom_@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, November 20, 2009 7:24:48 AM
Subject: RE: [kom_] Hello

 
Hello, I thought this group was dead, last post was in February I think!
I'm Darren, based in UK and likes visiting the French Alps.
Welcome.
Darre

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From: kom_@yahoogroups. com [mailto:kom_@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of
CHRISTIAN POE
Sent: 20 November 2009 15:05
To: kom_@yahoogroups. com
Subject: [kom_] Hello

Hello and good morning!!!

New guy here, my name is Christian from California.

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Hello, I thought this group was dead, last post was in February I think!
I'm Darren, based in UK and likes visiting the French Alps.
Welcome.
Darre

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CHRISTIAN POE
Sent: 20 November 2009 15:05
To: kom_@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [kom_] Hello




Hello and good morning!!!

New guy here, my name is Christian from California.

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Hello and good morning!!!

New guy here, my name is Christian from California.




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OK - here's where I've been:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=512173

Photos of a short, but sweet climb into the Santa Monica mountains.


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