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Thursday Jul 18, 2019 #
6 AM
flexibility 22:00 [1]
7 AM
weight training 37:00 [2]
Day 2 free weights and pushups
Really nice gym at Garden of the Gods. Bonus fantastic view of the mountains.
Really nice gym at Garden of the Gods. Bonus fantastic view of the mountains.
10 AM
Road cycle warm up/down 1:00:00 [2]
Tour de Pierre stage 12
Colorado Springs
This was the stage I was waiting for: testing a bunch of bikes. Tests over 3 hours.
First: fast trikes.
Bacchetta CT 2.0: This is incredibly light and a piece of art. Handling was good, but not up to the standard of my Greenspeed X5. The seat might get uncomfortable after a while because the width isn’t the best match for my shoulders. The riding position is excellent and not much different than my X5. It is pretty quick: probably somewhere between my cross bike and my SWorks Tarmac.
Greenspeed Aero: tank steering, 56 tooth chainring. This trike smokes. If you want fast, it is hands down a winner over the Bacchetta CT. The riding position is extremely aggressive with a fixed 20 degree seat angle. The neck rest is a must. This one has a nicely shaped memory foam one. I’m not sure if I could be comfortable on it for the long haul. The smart money is probon upgrading the drive train on the X5.
I didn’t even try the others in this category. The Areo was too good.
Bikes less aggressive than the Bacchetta Strada, i.e. lower bottom bracket relative to seat. Everything I tried had bottom bracket and seat at the same level.
Bacchetta Giro 20 (20” front, 26” rear).
This bike handled like a dream. Everything I like about the Strada with my feet so high I can’t maneuver in traffic. steering might not be as quick as my road bike, but it was good enough I would be comfortable riding through town on it. The question is: used steel with bags, mirrors and bottle holders or new carbon with a slick drivetrain (for about 2 1/2 times the price, but still cheaper than my SWorks).
Lightening P38
I’ve been fascinated with the R84 since it came out and tested this to see how I liked the Lightening geometry. This one had 81 gear (triple front, 9 speed rear plus 3 speed hub). It was a nice ride, but didn’t have quite as much knee space as the Giro. It also transmitted all road imperfections through to me. I would have liked it if I hadn’t already been on the Giro.
Azub Origami.
I’ve been interested in this a a compact travelling recumbent. It’s folding is almost as well engineered as the Brompton. The ride was really good. I would want a better drive train than the internal 8 speed, but I feel it would serve very well as a compact recumbent. Maybe down the road if we start flying more.
Not a hard ride, but it started at 30C and got warmer at 1940m.
Colorado Springs
This was the stage I was waiting for: testing a bunch of bikes. Tests over 3 hours.
First: fast trikes.
Bacchetta CT 2.0: This is incredibly light and a piece of art. Handling was good, but not up to the standard of my Greenspeed X5. The seat might get uncomfortable after a while because the width isn’t the best match for my shoulders. The riding position is excellent and not much different than my X5. It is pretty quick: probably somewhere between my cross bike and my SWorks Tarmac.
Greenspeed Aero: tank steering, 56 tooth chainring. This trike smokes. If you want fast, it is hands down a winner over the Bacchetta CT. The riding position is extremely aggressive with a fixed 20 degree seat angle. The neck rest is a must. This one has a nicely shaped memory foam one. I’m not sure if I could be comfortable on it for the long haul. The smart money is probon upgrading the drive train on the X5.
I didn’t even try the others in this category. The Areo was too good.
Bikes less aggressive than the Bacchetta Strada, i.e. lower bottom bracket relative to seat. Everything I tried had bottom bracket and seat at the same level.
Bacchetta Giro 20 (20” front, 26” rear).
This bike handled like a dream. Everything I like about the Strada with my feet so high I can’t maneuver in traffic. steering might not be as quick as my road bike, but it was good enough I would be comfortable riding through town on it. The question is: used steel with bags, mirrors and bottle holders or new carbon with a slick drivetrain (for about 2 1/2 times the price, but still cheaper than my SWorks).
Lightening P38
I’ve been fascinated with the R84 since it came out and tested this to see how I liked the Lightening geometry. This one had 81 gear (triple front, 9 speed rear plus 3 speed hub). It was a nice ride, but didn’t have quite as much knee space as the Giro. It also transmitted all road imperfections through to me. I would have liked it if I hadn’t already been on the Giro.
Azub Origami.
I’ve been interested in this a a compact travelling recumbent. It’s folding is almost as well engineered as the Brompton. The ride was really good. I would want a better drive train than the internal 8 speed, but I feel it would serve very well as a compact recumbent. Maybe down the road if we start flying more.
Not a hard ride, but it started at 30C and got warmer at 1940m.