Ibis Ripmo in Providence Snow

Dirt dinner for Earth Day

The Ripmo, sick with cabin fever and winter time neglect convinced me that Providence Canyon was finally dry enough to ride and I succumbed to its temptation. I hauled my eldest son up with me which is exciting because he is finally strong enough to suffer alongside me. Snow and mud ensured our Ibis steeds and their riders came home in need of cleansing. No

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Zwift Results

Zwift – 02. Endurance Escalator in France

Another Spring training sufferfest where my trainer gets a great thrill out of slamming on the brakes if my cadence stops. Interestingly enough if I stop pedaling for a minute it will drop the resistance and allow to get back up to cadence. Not sure who designed this or if my trainer is flawed but there’s nothing in real biking that is like this. The

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Zwift – Group Workout: Long – Sweet Spot Foundation on Countryside Tour in Makuri Islands and some Duchy Estate Warmup

This was miserable but I’m sure it will be worth it when I see all the “gain”. (Never happens for me). I’m still not sure my trainer behaves correctly in these training rides on Zwift. It applies so much resistance that I can barely move the pedals then when I get up to a reasonable cadence it drops most of the resistance. However, if I

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