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hud 91gt · 10-21-2013, 11:49 AM

My very last real training ride here in Vancouver was from Kits to Cypress x 3 and then return to Kits. I'd say it was very comparable. Since we started the ride just before 6:30am, the temperature was still very rideable, as we climbed the temps dropped to a perfect level. So on the way up, there was no issue at all. We had perfect clear weather on the way up, but after the hour we spent smiling at the top, clouds had formed and we got absolutely drenched on the way down. I was freezing on the way down with my winter gloves, arm warmers and leg warmers. I was fine until we hit the rain, and I did not put on my rain/wind breaker/jacket. It was a good 30 minutes in descent in these conditions before it warmed up again enough to be comfortable.

We were staying in Laheina, which on the other side as well. If you do end up riding, I highly suggest renting from Boss Frog's. They had the best rate and the best bikes. 24hr's for $40 for the Cannondale Super Six(Fell in love) spec'd with Ultegra components. The other place we had originally planned to rent from has 105 spec'd Specialized (Tarmac maybe?) for $75 a day.

If your out on the Kannapali, or Laheina direction i'd highly suggest doing a ride out there. There was some great routes that all the bike rental places know about. But start when the sun comes up as it's still quite humid.

I thought the altitude might have an effect on my performance but I didn't really notice it. My buddy didn't notice other. At the 5000' mark I thought I was in over my head, but 7000' came along and I hammered through till 9500' before I petered out again. Either way, 3-4 times throughout the ride I had the biggest smile on my face realizing I was actually going to finish the ride. I'm pretty proud I got it done, and i'd suggest you try it if you can find the time. My buddy who is a more of a cyclist then I am barely rode before hand and didn't do any climbing. He beat me by about 15 minutes. If you can pace yourself and can handle a 4-6 hour continuous ride, you'll be able to complete it. There was 6 riders that were going for it that morning. 5 of us completed it, and one quit at the halfway mark. He did a marathon about two weeks prior so he figures his legs were still toast.

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hud 91gt RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 8,420 Thanked 4,042 Times in 1,563 Posts Failed 35 Times in 27 Posts	My very last real training ride here in Vancouver was from Kits to Cypress x 3 and then return to Kits. I'd say it was very comparable. Since we started the ride just before 6:30am, the temperature was still very rideable, as we climbed the temps dropped to a perfect level. So on the way up, there was no issue at all. We had perfect clear weather on the way up, but after the hour we spent smiling at the top, clouds had formed and we got absolutely drenched on the way down. I was freezing on the way down with my winter gloves, arm warmers and leg warmers. I was fine until we hit the rain, and I did not put on my rain/wind breaker/jacket. It was a good 30 minutes in descent in these conditions before it warmed up again enough to be comfortable. We were staying in Laheina, which on the other side as well. If you do end up riding, I highly suggest renting from Boss Frog's. They had the best rate and the best bikes. 24hr's for $40 for the Cannondale Super Six(Fell in love) spec'd with Ultegra components. The other place we had originally planned to rent from has 105 spec'd Specialized (Tarmac maybe?) for $75 a day. If your out on the Kannapali, or Laheina direction i'd highly suggest doing a ride out there. There was some great routes that all the bike rental places know about. But start when the sun comes up as it's still quite humid. I thought the altitude might have an effect on my performance but I didn't really notice it. My buddy didn't notice other. At the 5000' mark I thought I was in over my head, but 7000' came along and I hammered through till 9500' before I petered out again. Either way, 3-4 times throughout the ride I had the biggest smile on my face realizing I was actually going to finish the ride. I'm pretty proud I got it done, and i'd suggest you try it if you can find the time. My buddy who is a more of a cyclist then I am barely rode before hand and didn't do any climbing. He beat me by about 15 minutes. If you can pace yourself and can handle a 4-6 hour continuous ride, you'll be able to complete it. There was 6 riders that were going for it that morning. 5 of us completed it, and one quit at the halfway mark. He did a marathon about two weeks prior so he figures his legs were still toast. __________________ Crush - 1971 Datsun 240z - Build Thread The Daily - Rav4 V6 - “Goldilocks” Last edited by hud 91gt; 10-21-2013 at 12:02 PM.