Re: smooth out your pedal stroke

That does sound like it was a blast Mark. I would most likely need a  
drogue chute or 2 on such a descent to keep my speed under control.

One of these years I'm going to take a velomobile cross country.  In  
about a year I will be trading this one in for one, the same model,  
shape and size but with a carbon fiber body that will reduce the  
weight by 20 pounds.

50 + riders and their machines will be coming across the United  
States next Summer from Portland Oregon to Washington DC in 30 days.  
I wish I had the freedom of time and responsibility  to join this group.

http://web.mac.com/josef.janning/Roll_over_America/Home.html

David


On Feb 6, 2011, at 10:57 PM, Mark Boyd wrote:

> I rode 67 miles with nearly a mile of climbing, and about 700 more
> feet descent than climbing. It took me almost six hours of actual
> riding and I bet it was more fun that your ride in that Barcalounger
> ;-}.
>
> Damn that was a nice ride!
>
>              Mark
>
> PS a little over 3 miles of my ride today was on a new (to me) bike
> path that climbs 900 feet in 3.2 miles. It is built on a part of US 70
> that had been closed, and completely overgrown, for several decades.
> Now it has a great  single lane of new asphalt which makes it possible
> to ride, on pavement , into or out of,  Asheville to/from the east
> along the I-40 corridor. Incredibly nice riding with what looked like
> some excellent places for stealth camping.
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 10:17 PM, David Whitmon  
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I rode 53 miles in 2 hours 40 minutes on fairly level ground.  
>> 19.87 mph
>> average with a max of 31.5. I'm snug as a bug in a rug, reclined  
>> in my high
>> speed barcalounger.
>>
>> David
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