Posted on August 4, 2011
Where to Find us at 5:30am :)
Hey everyone — hope you all made it here safely! We will be meeting at the Rio where the taxi’s are. This is the Front entrance and Valet area. See everyone at 5:30.
Make sure you drink lots of water!!!
Posted on August 1, 2011
Tips for Riding in the Heat
So the first (of hopefully many) Hack the Heat’s is coming up this week. We’re expecting around 30 or so riders working 2 different courses (a 25 mile ride with a slow climb out and easy descent back and a 34 mile ride with a pretty exciting looking run up into Red Rock Canyon). For many of us riding in the Vegas locale will be a new one. While we’ll be on the road early, it will still be hot and dry and if we’re really lucky it will be windy. Here are some tips to stay hydrated and healthy during and after the ride.
Updated on August 1, 2011
Review: 2011 Cannondale Synapse Carbon 3 Ultegra
I’ve put about 750 miles on my Synapse and I figure it’s about time to write a review of the critter. But before I get in to the Cannondale, I should give some context on the bike I was riding before.
In 2001, after 8 years living in AK with exactly zero miles ridden on the road, I moved to Virginia and finally got myself a road bike again. I picked up a new Lemond Zurich with Ultegra components. I’ve always been find of steel frame bikes and the Lemond struck me as one of the great, affordable steel frame bikes available at the time. It was certainly a great bike… maybe more than I needed. I was about 220lbs and fairly out of shape. But it’s a fast, good handling bike that I could ride has hard as I wanted without worrying about riding past the limits of the bike.