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Pilarcitos Stage Race? anyone in SF done it?

 
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jeremyb

Mar 22, 04 15:56

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Pilarcitos Stage Race? anyone in SF done it? Can't Post
hey there all, im doing the pilarcitos stage race this weekend in the bay area. (www.pilarcitos.com) I am going to take my TT bike and my road bike.

But my question is, is it worth it to ride the TT bike with H3 and disk on the mountain TT, or should i go with my road bike thats about 3 lbs lighter. I havent been able to spot out the mountain time trial and i dont know if im going to have time on race morning to drive the course. The website is very informative but theres no race profile which would have helped me decide if the "mountain tt" is mountain enough to warrant the weight savings over the drag savings.

any specialized knowledge would be great.

jeremyb

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Willy

Mar 22, 04 16:11

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Re: Pilarcitos Stage Race? anyone in SF done it? [jeremyb] [In reply to] Can't Post
Don't even think about taking the TT bike on the hilly course. It has a couple of nasty climbs and the rest is fairly twisty and bumpy anywhere where you might be able to get in aerobars.

Willy in Pacifica
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Willy in Pacifica


amy

Mar 22, 04 16:19

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Re: Pilarcitos Stage Race? anyone in SF done it? [jeremyb] [In reply to] Can't Post
I agree with Willy. I plan on riding my road bike for both TTs. I pre-rode the course and the two climbs are significant IMO. The middle third of the course is flat, but I'm not sure how much time you'll save on the aerobars over such a short distance. Maybe if you had a pair of jammers for the road bike?


trackie clm

Mar 22, 04 17:42

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Re: Pilarcitos Stage Race? anyone in SF done it? [amy] [In reply to] Can't Post
>>Maybe if you had a pair of jammers for the road bike?<<

That's what my roadie roommate plans on doing.

Good luck you guys! I'd be there but I'm off to NYC.

clm


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jeremyb

Mar 22, 04 20:27

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Re: Pilarcitos Stage Race? anyone in SF done it? [amy] [In reply to] Can't Post
yeah i'd go jammers but i got the easton 90 carbon bars and their not aerobar approved. Road bike it is---see you guys there.

jeremyb

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