Slingshotting?

jj wrote:
:: My brother and I have just started to work on some rudimentary
:: drafting down a back road, very straight, low traffic, and were
:: having a great time trading pulls.
::
:: On one pull I was in about 52x19 or maybe one higher (52x21?), and
:: easily getting about 88rpm cadence, or about 18mph.
::
:: Suddenly I just got the idea to shoot out from behind him and just
:: really sprint it out to see how fast I could get up to in that gear.
::
:: So I kicked it up and ended up going about 110rpm, and about 25.9mph.
::
:: Pretty cool. I'm hoping to get a new PB on the flats this way. I've
:: gotten up to 31.5-32mph with a short run, but I'd like to break 30 on
:: the true flats. I was surprised that I could hit such a fast speed in
:: that gear. I think I could hit near 30-ish at 100rpm in 52x15, (if
:: I'm counting the gears correctly.)
::
:: Hope everyone is having some great riding following the Tour. I'm
:: getting in 2-a-days, 10 fast miles each ride.
::
:: Next we're going to try and get a double slingshot - I pull out at
:: 18mph and kick up to 20, and pull back in front and then he'll draft
:: at up to 23mph and the pull out and kick it up again.
::
:: Great way to spend ten days, flying over the flats! ;-)

Sounds like big fun, man! 🙂

Roger Zoul said:

:: Great way to spend ten days, flying over the flats! ;-)

Sounds like big fun, man! 🙂

The itinerary:

6am - Up and ride normal route, back in time for coffee and protein
shake;
8:30 - Catch these colorful guys freewheeling aboot in France;
12noon - Eat, go swimming, nap for an hour;
2pm - Catch the replay of the above, or do a recovery ride, 30 easy
minutes;
5pm - Eat, nap for 30 min;
7pm - Ride normal or extended route;
8pm - Catch replay of above, protein shake, play with the computer,
DVD, etc.;
Midnight - Z-time.

It's repetitive, but not boring. ;-)

jj

jj wrote:
:: On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 13:35:08 -0400, "Roger Zoul"
:: <[email hidden]> wrote:
::
::::: Great way to spend ten days, flying over the flats! ;-)
:::
::: Sounds like big fun, man! 🙂
::
:: The itinerary:
::
:: 6am - Up and ride normal route, back in time for coffee and protein
:: shake;
:: 8:30 - Catch these colorful guys freewheeling aboot in France;
:: 12noon - Eat, go swimming, nap for an hour;
:: 2pm - Catch the replay of the above, or do a recovery ride, 30 easy
:: minutes;
:: 5pm - Eat, nap for 30 min;
:: 7pm - Ride normal or extended route;
:: 8pm - Catch replay of above, protein shake, play with the computer,
:: DVD, etc.;
:: Midnight - Z-time.
::
:: It's repetitive, but not boring. ;-)

Dang. Talk about the easy life. Eat, sleep, and ride.

Roger Zoul said:

jj wrote:
:: On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 13:35:08 -0400, "Roger Zoul"
:: <[email hidden]> wrote:
::
::::: Great way to spend ten days, flying over the flats! ;-)
:::
::: Sounds like big fun, man! 🙂
::
:: The itinerary:
::
:: 6am - Up and ride normal route, back in time for coffee and protein
:: shake;
:: 8:30 - Catch these colorful guys freewheeling aboot in France;
:: 12noon - Eat, go swimming, nap for an hour;
:: 2pm - Catch the replay of the above, or do a recovery ride, 30 easy
:: minutes;
:: 5pm - Eat, nap for 30 min;
:: 7pm - Ride normal or extended route;
:: 8pm - Catch replay of above, protein shake, play with the computer,
:: DVD, etc.;
:: Midnight - Z-time.
::
:: It's repetitive, but not boring. ;-)

Dang. Talk about the easy life. Eat, sleep, and ride.

Yeah, boy. As you may know there's some evidence that hGH goes up
during post-workout naps - at least that's my story... ;-D

After a week of twice a day rides I feel better than ever, though the
legs were a bit less snappy yesterday morning, and just a tad heavy
today - but I expect that to improve in a day or two as I adjust.

jj

jj said:

Roger Zoul said:

:: Great way to spend ten days, flying over the flats! ;-)

Sounds like big fun, man! 🙂

The itinerary:

6am - Up and ride normal route, back in time for coffee and protein
shake;
8:30 - Catch these colorful guys freewheeling aboot in France;
12noon - Eat, go swimming, nap for an hour;
2pm - Catch the replay of the above, or do a recovery ride, 30 easy
minutes;
5pm - Eat, nap for 30 min;
7pm - Ride normal or extended route;
8pm - Catch replay of above, protein shake, play with the computer,
DVD, etc.;
Midnight - Z-time.

Must be nice, most of us have a much simpler day, sleep, eat, work,
repeat, ad nausium.

W

"jj" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

My brother and I have just started to work on some rudimentary
drafting down a back road, very straight, low traffic, and were having
a great time trading pulls.

On one pull I was in about 52x19 or maybe one higher (52x21?), and
easily getting about 88rpm cadence, or about 18mph.

My suggestion is to signup for a cat 4/5 race. That will really help with
drafting & speed.

Next time they televise a team time trial, watch the riders closely as
they do just as you described, and you'll see this done with real
finesse.

- -

"May you have the winds at your back,
And a really low gear for the hills!"

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