This is the ride where you realize your bike is not worth enough, when some of them show up with their "B" bikes and it is a Pinarello. Interesting note a guy on a recumbent showed up.
It is about a 16 mile steep hill climb adventure with 45 mph winding descents through the west hills of Portland.
I am starting to feel good about hill climbing again, my 39:25 isn't very efficient for me, the new build will definitely have a compact crankset. Tomorrow is more base miles. Looking forward to the upcoming season.
Overall it is a fun time, everyone seems to string out up the hills and then regroup on the top. Some of these guys are fast and can drop the hammer. I usually finish about 3~5 on all the hill climbs, which is a good start for this early in the season considering I have a few more pounds to drop, a slow bike, and an endless amount of excuses on losing.
Side note: This is the Urban Dictionary definition of "dropping the hammer"
| dropping the hammer | ||
when sitting, you get up and fart on a persons head while they are watching tv, or playing a game, then you yell the name out | ||
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