L5 - 54.996km Brawley, CA to Glamis, CA
Here is a wonderful little picture of Brawley, CA. This is the start po
int on today's ride of the RAAM 2008 route. In my data crash experience, I only lost the end of May and all of the rider files from June. So, as with all computer hard drive crashes, back up as often as possible. Either way, I am back on the bike. I revamped my living arrangements to allow for better access to fans, sight to the TV and computer, and fixing a headphone cord issue. I think I have a pretty good setup compared to other people's set ups for Computrainers. Anyway, back to the matter at hand. This ride was not as bad
as the other ride into Lake Henshaw. The road had some better grades near Glamis, CA, but it was nothing too hard to tackle. In some ways, I think that riding a RAAM on a computrainer will be much more difficult than it is in the normal sense of riding. For example, on this picture, you see a rather flat section of rode. You could pedal for a few seconds and then stop pedaling and coast for a few seconds. But on the computrainer, there is no stopping. When you stop, the wheel stops rather quickly. So, to maintain your momentum and movement forward, your legs have to turn over. 
Now, I do realize that riding the RAAM in actuality means a 6-9 day ride if you are using the group format. But even then, you are not riding 10 hours a day. Well, if you were on a 4 man team, you probably would. But in the future, I hope to complete a RAAM with an 8 person team. Well, I need to enjoy another night of rest.
Yes, here is a picture east of Glamis, CA. Very quite, sandy, and HOT!
int on today's ride of the RAAM 2008 route. In my data crash experience, I only lost the end of May and all of the rider files from June. So, as with all computer hard drive crashes, back up as often as possible. Either way, I am back on the bike. I revamped my living arrangements to allow for better access to fans, sight to the TV and computer, and fixing a headphone cord issue. I think I have a pretty good setup compared to other people's set ups for Computrainers. Anyway, back to the matter at hand. This ride was not as bad as the other ride into Lake Henshaw. The road had some better grades near Glamis, CA, but it was nothing too hard to tackle. In some ways, I think that riding a RAAM on a computrainer will be much more difficult than it is in the normal sense of riding. For example, on this picture, you see a rather flat section of rode. You could pedal for a few seconds and then stop pedaling and coast for a few seconds. But on the computrainer, there is no stopping. When you stop, the wheel stops rather quickly. So, to maintain your momentum and movement forward, your legs have to turn over. Now, I do realize that riding the RAAM in actuality means a 6-9 day ride if you are using the group format. But even then, you are not riding 10 hours a day. Well, if you were on a 4 man team, you probably would. But in the future, I hope to complete a RAAM with an 8 person team. Well, I need to enjoy another night of rest.Yes, here is a picture east of Glamis, CA. Very quite, sandy, and HOT!
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