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Reged: 12/20/03
Posts: 595
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
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Re: Racing with Calfees, again
10/02/05 01:42 PM (24.53.254.50)
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I am going to avoid exact quotes...I'm too lazy this morning In response to Homsie & how do you finish downhill without hills prior to it...you must be from NJ...you start on top of a hill. Also it takes very little downhill advantage to hammer. I could take any flatlander who mostly rode flats and show them a stretch of West Liberty Ave in Pittsburgh & they would declare it almost flat with an ever so slight downgrade if they saw it at all. Even fat old me can hit 45 on it given the proper motivation...In order to do 45 you need the right equipment, training and/or ability. If you don't believe me come to Pittsburgh if I ever rehab to that point and you'll prove it to yourself. If not I have a friend or two that you could run with. To support the psychological advantage of equipment...I think of Lance in pre Madone years being asked why he didn't ride the lighter climbing bike everyday. His response was twofold. First he said he really didn't need it & his major reason was psychological. He said he liked the "feeling" and and edge it gave him on a climbing day. I believe he said he felt faster then. Good enough for Lance...Also Homsie you commented on a leadout being more important that the wheel you must have missed. "Also, there was no luck involved here either. My teammate was perfect, shutting everything down, and then handing it to me with about 300-350 meters to go. That is a bit far out, but with the disc it wan't a problem. You put me on 36 spoke wheels though and somebody might have taken me. Yet, I think I still win that on a 404 rear, maybe just not by as much. But also, having the disc left me the freedom to jump from far away, and know I could hold it. I'm not a big believer in luck, at least, sometimes, you have to make your own luck." 
Lastly thanks all of you who thought the "Fly" was the racer but that was Pintsized who probably very wisely opted out of this thread to "nowhere."
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