Going to Tahoe with friends
06-09-2008, 02:59 PM
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this reminds me of my over ambitious friends thinking they could bike down to san diego from here in not too much time. What a joke........
Tahoe would be horrible.
Maybe if you got a ride there and road home, you want to go down the mountain not up.
Tahoe would be horrible.
Maybe if you got a ride there and road home, you want to go down the mountain not up.
06-09-2008, 03:24 PM
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Ok, so maybe my plans were a little ambitious.. In my mind I don't think it would be that bad, but maybe I'm crazy.. or just stupid 
I found this route which looks pretty good, its a hwy80 ish route though and i've never gone that way. I know the hwy 50 route is really nice, how is hwy 80? http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united...ento/500396523
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I found this route which looks pretty good, its a hwy80 ish route though and i've never gone that way. I know the hwy 50 route is really nice, how is hwy 80? http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united...ento/500396523________
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06-09-2008, 03:26 PM
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Ok, so maybe my plans were a little ambitious.. In my mind I don't think it would be that bad, but maybe I'm crazy.. or just stupid I found this route which looks pretty good, its a hwy80 ish route though and i've never gone that way. I know the hwy 50 route is really nice, how is hwy 80? http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united...ento/500396523
I found this route which looks pretty good, its a hwy80 ish route though and i've never gone that way. I know the hwy 50 route is really nice, how is hwy 80? http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united...ento/500396523
Two days?
06-09-2008, 03:44 PM
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The way I saw it is lets say its 100 miles to tahoe (hwy 50 route is about). And lets say I average 5 miles an hour (walking speed is 3 so I figure that is reasonable). If I go at 5 mph for 20 hours, that is 100 miles. So two, 10 hour days of cruising at 5 mph. I must not understand the effect of elevation. I just ride in the city really.
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06-09-2008, 03:50 PM
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uhh
The way I saw it is lets say its 100 miles to tahoe (hwy 50 route is about). And lets say I average 5 miles an hour (walking speed is 3 so I figure that is reasonable). If I go at 5 mph for 20 hours, that is 100 miles. So two, 10 hour days of cruising at 5 mph. I must not understand the effect of elevation. I just ride in the city really.
The way I saw it is lets say its 100 miles to tahoe (hwy 50 route is about). And lets say I average 5 miles an hour (walking speed is 3 so I figure that is reasonable). If I go at 5 mph for 20 hours, that is 100 miles. So two, 10 hour days of cruising at 5 mph. I must not understand the effect of elevation. I just ride in the city really.
elevation is HUGE, for example, i recently did a time trial at 22mph for 19.2 miles. there is a hill by my house that has 400 feet of elevation gain in half a mile. it has me redlined, in my lowest gear, going 7mph. youre basically looking at doing a hard pro tour stage without any training. not gonna happen dude, sorry.
