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Thursday Jul 7, 2016 #
6 PM
Orienteering 48:41 [3] 4.1 km (11:53 / km) +67m 10:59 / km
shoes: Pearl Izumi w SPD
First time MTB at Keehner Park in West Chester, Ohio. More intermediate. Not as flowy, but a good workout. Walked up a fair bit. Got out of breath and too hot near the end. Had to cool off. I started updating the OCIN map a few years ago. I'll have to get it out again. Much nicer trail network than years ago.
Friday Jul 1, 2016 #
11 AM
MTB 3:30:00 21.85 km (9:37 / km) +275m 9:03 / km
ahr:145 max:174 shoes: Pearl Izumi w SPD
First time at Versailles State Park MTB Trails, with my cousin Brian. GPS battery died. Actual distance 21.85km (13.57 miles). About 300m climb.
Just wow. Really nice trails. Relief is about 50m, and some of the trails have an exposed feeling because of the steep slope next to you as you ride. I was looking at the line thinking, "No problem", but the exposure intimidated me more than once.
I'm definitely getting better. I didn't ride 100% of the trails, but I only found two things too terrible to ride---a rocky corner on Cliffside and a little wooden obstacle with no easy way around. I did lose momentum on a lot of little uphills and have to push, but I'm a little amazed at how much I rode through obstacles I couldn't ride last summer (at different parks---this was my first time at VSP).
My big improvement areas were keeping the bike in a gear so I could always apply power by pedalling (although a lot of times I got caught in too low a gear), and experimenting with higher speeds over rocks and roots while keeping the front end light. Too slow is definitely wrong. Going a nice speed really helped. I did get some chainring bleeding on one easy spot when the bike stopped but I didn't.
I may be imagining it, but I'm pretty sure I'm climbing better. My legs aren't just quitting on me like they used to, but they're still pretty fragile.
I didn't notice any places where the Strava Slide tool was drastically off as I was riding with my GPS, although I honestly was so busy picking my line that I only looked at the GPS when I stopped. (Also, if I haven't said it, these tight MTB switchbacks and hairpins are a problem in Strava Slide. You have to edit almost each one, so be prepared for that. The Slide tool cuts the corner early, so you have to extend them and try to give them a realistic shape.
Just wow. Really nice trails. Relief is about 50m, and some of the trails have an exposed feeling because of the steep slope next to you as you ride. I was looking at the line thinking, "No problem", but the exposure intimidated me more than once.
I'm definitely getting better. I didn't ride 100% of the trails, but I only found two things too terrible to ride---a rocky corner on Cliffside and a little wooden obstacle with no easy way around. I did lose momentum on a lot of little uphills and have to push, but I'm a little amazed at how much I rode through obstacles I couldn't ride last summer (at different parks---this was my first time at VSP).
My big improvement areas were keeping the bike in a gear so I could always apply power by pedalling (although a lot of times I got caught in too low a gear), and experimenting with higher speeds over rocks and roots while keeping the front end light. Too slow is definitely wrong. Going a nice speed really helped. I did get some chainring bleeding on one easy spot when the bike stopped but I didn't.
I may be imagining it, but I'm pretty sure I'm climbing better. My legs aren't just quitting on me like they used to, but they're still pretty fragile.
I didn't notice any places where the Strava Slide tool was drastically off as I was riding with my GPS, although I honestly was so busy picking my line that I only looked at the GPS when I stopped. (Also, if I haven't said it, these tight MTB switchbacks and hairpins are a problem in Strava Slide. You have to edit almost each one, so be prepared for that. The Slide tool cuts the corner early, so you have to extend them and try to give them a realistic shape.