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CyclingJeremy Bostron's site for cycling reviews, training tips, and other cycling knowledge January 22 Idaho Bike LawsA unique law in Idaho allows cyclist to slow to a reasonable speed and treat stop signs as a yield instead of needing to do a complete stop. Of course, a complete stop is required by cyclists at red lights:
September 27 Saris CycleOps PowerTap SL 2.4 and Garmin Edge 705 (Part 2)I checked the Saris web site today and it looks like there is a Ant+ Sport Hub Updater for the Cycleops SL2.4 hub for $99.00:
September 23 Saris CycleOps PowerTap SL 2.4 and Garmin Edge 705There have certainly been a few articles and community posts on the internet about the compatibility of Saris CycleOps PowerTap SL 2.4 and the Garmin Edge 705. I have not seen any updates for a few months and so I contacted both companies. Not a lot of new information but what I did like to hear is that if you already have a 2.4 there will be some kind of upgrade for existing hubs. Below is what I was told:
<Reply from Saris>
We don't have a firm release date for the new hubs or the upgrade for existing hubs, but there will be an upgrade if you have or purchase a hub before the ANT + is released.
<Reply from Garmin>
Please click on the links below The first link discusses time frames. The second link from Sarius, discusses the power meters but very little about time frames. It sounds like it is just a matter of time before Sarius begins shipping these Garmin compatible products. http://www.velonews.com/article/77542 http://www.saris.com/c-11-power-meters.aspx?skinid=2 September 20 200,000 Feet and still climbingThis past week I crossed over the 200,000 feet of climbing for this year. Actually I probably hit it a few weeks early but I had recently lost some map data when I did an upgrade for my Garmin Edge 305 to the latest version of the Garmin Training Center. Yes, unfortunately I found out like many the update kills some of the older data and so you lose things like the GPS data and the elevation data. Ironically, it was only the older data that was lost and I did not lose anything. Better do some more frequent backups of data. Anyway, by the data I crossed over the 200,000 feet mark while climbing up one of the hardest climbs in the Seattle area. Known by cyclists in the area as L’alp d’Issaquah and probably by everyone else as Zoo hill climbs 1200 feet in 2.70 miles. The climb is steep and steady at the bottom and a little more rolling towards the top. However, there are several sections that go above 20% in gradient and one which I have seen 26% on my computer. You can check out some more details on it over BicycleClimbs.com: http://www.bicycleclimbs.com/climbdetail.aspx?ClimbId=6 I love what it says on the site: Here is my graph, with the biggest climb being the L’alp d’Issaquah: September 06 Race Report: 2008 Bogus Basin Hill ClimbOnce again, I returned to Boise, Idaho to race the 2008 Bogus Basin Hill Climb. This hill climb was featured in Bicycling magazine last year as having 126 turns in the climb to the Bogus Basin Ski Resort. The race starts in the Boise valley around 2,800 feet and then climbs to just over 6,000 feet in just under 15 miles. Throw in a couple of small downhill’s and you are talking some solid climbing. There are some wonderful switch backs and you can see the Boise valley below in lots of places so you can see how far you have climbed. The weather was perfect as it was 60 degrees around the start. One of the great characteristics of this race is a mass start of all categories. This year’s race included Olympic Gold Medialist Kristen Armstrong and former World Masters Time Trial Champion Richard Feldman who just returned within the last couple of days after taking the silver medal at the 2008 Worlds Master Time Trial Championships. The race started in usual fashion as the pace kicks up immediately as the road begins the rise immediately. Within just a few miles the group of 328 is cut down to about 30. The pace was just a little bit slower then past years, but Richard Feldman did a few attacks which really tested the legs. I was feeling good but my heart rate was already between 185-189 beats per minute (bpm). Near the first switchbacks around miles 5 and 6 the group of 30 started to break apart. I was riding in the middle of the pack until about mile 6.5 when I began to fall of the pace. I quickly found myself with no allies and all alone on the hill. It continued this way for several miles until I reeled in a rider about mile 9 and dropped him off the back after a couple of pulls. I had a group of 3 riders just ahead, but could never seem to catch them. There was a couple of riders that caught me around mile 11. One of the two riders was really strong and took some good pulls on the front. I also took some pulls, but not as long. Around mile 13.2 I stood up and lifted the pace and dropped one of three of us off the back which just left two of us. We hit the flat section at mile mark 13.5 and traded pulls. Uhl Albert whom I was riding with took a long, strong pull as we came into the finish, but being rested in the draft I was easily able to out sprint him. In the end I came in at 1 hour and 43 seconds and in 25th place out of 328 (9th in the 35-40 age category. I was met by my wife, a couple of my kids, my dad, my wife's parents and my brother Jeff and his family. I felt like I was the olympic champion with everyone that was around. The final results can be found here. Here is the top ten: 1 - ERIC ANDERSON - 55:10.9 |
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