Simple words today

Huge backlog of stuff in my head. I had a great well linked thing in my head to talk about. I could see the page the links and everything... then I fell asleep and damned if I can remember anything about what it was.

Oh.

Wait.

I remember. Gear ratios. Right. Yeah I know. I spent most of early last summer/spring obsessing about speeds possible with a 40x12 ratio (IIRC I hit terminal speed on a flat ground right around 40 mph). Well, I put a 46 tooth on.

Sure. A TT with a 46 tooth? Isn't that small? Yeah, it is. Compared to the fancy carbon aero 56 tooth jobbers most triathletes are running. I got beat by 3 seconds with someone running 3 teeth smaller than me two weeks ago. So I've ditched the 53 and the tendency to over gear and try to gain too much speed in the 'downhill' section of the course. Looking at Saint Sheldon Brown's page and picking a 46 tooth, with the 8 speed "w" cassette, and MPH @ 100 RPM it shows that if i can hold 100 rpm over the course using the 46x12 i should turn in an average speed of 30 mph. All I really want to do is break 26 this year. Pretty modest, I got close last year. Hoping to get closer on thursday than I did two weeks ago. P-mount is all ready to go. Need to get a computer on there. I'm not quite ready to pace myself w/o speed. Some people do fine with HR, or Power, but I don't know anyone who still paces internally w/o speed, cadence, HR or power (or fixed gear).

We'll see what happens.

My legs have been pretty sore these last few days. I've got an idea why. But will need another test phase to see if I can test a trend. Although it has given me a great idea for a lab test for cyclists, one that I think would actually be pretty cool.

Maybe I'll save that idea for later.

I'm listening to Sean Kelly's radio broadcast while watching what ever feed isn't blocked that Cyclingfans.com has linked. The voice is slightly out of sync with the video feed, but it is still all good.

well i might actually keep rambling at this rate. not going to...

end with this from Dave Moulton's tweet:

Wisdom is divided into two parts: (a) having a great deal to say, and (b) not saying it.

it seems odd, i feel more and more like i'm falling in (b), which isn't really me... or hasn't been. maybe i'm just getting older... or finally getting wiser? or honestly... I think i'm just too damn busy. Which really isn't a bad thing.

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