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Eighteen Wheelers and HED3's Don't Mix Well

So I tried out my new HED 3 race wheels today on our bike ride and learned a valuable lesson: 18 wheelers create quite a cross wind when they blow by and I almost fall off the road each time. This near death experience is intensified by the race wheels as they are a little more sensitive to stuff like that! We also learned another lesson: our usually lovely quite route that we have only ridden on Sundays is FULL of 18 wheelers on Fridays...oops!Also, the weatherman lied AGAIN. We were supposed to have light winds. Ha. It was windy once again. However, it was very nice to get our last long ride out of the way on Good Friday, leaving Sunday open for actual Easter events.

I was scheduled to do one last 100 miler, but called it quits after 80 miles. I had averaged 17.8mph which is way faster than I plan to ride in the Ironman, so I just called it an 80 mile speed workout, and said it would have been the same as a slower 100 mile ride...right? Anyways, everyone in the group is looking super strong and I'm ready to not see my bike for a while.

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greyhound said…
That ride actually felt great. I only cracked in the last couple miles of my last outward bound lap.

BTW, I've been looking at race wheels on e-bay, and I'm not really sure I comprehend the way bidding works. Any advice would be appreciated.
March 24, 2008 at 12:26 PM
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