Jun 04, 2013 at 02:39 PM
Im in for the 123 tonite.
Floyd Bennett Field
Jun 04, 2013 at 03:02 PM
thanks mike.
aiming to get there for 6:30 tonight. with salad dressing.
aiming to get there for 6:30 tonight. with salad dressing.
Jun 04, 2013 at 03:55 PM
what time are people leaving? Wanna ride down from GAP?
Jun 04, 2013 at 04:07 PM
@jeff ... what time are you thinking? i am aiming to leave my office at 4:30ish which would put me near GAP at 5:15, 5:30.
Jun 04, 2013 at 04:19 PM
I'm game to roll from GAP at 5:15.
Jun 04, 2013 at 04:22 PM
i'll meet at 5:00/5:15 at GAP if others would like to. plan on going warmup/endurance pace ride there; not trying to make it happen in < 45 minutes.
please respond here or text me below if you do want to meet up and commute together, otherwise i'll set out on my own on a route that will not go past GAP
Brendan Rigby
(774) 219-4511
rigby.b@gmail.com
Jun 04, 2013 at 04:25 PM
My race isn't until 7pm so I was going to roll out a bit later. Anyone leaving later?
Jun 04, 2013 at 05:47 PM
Mark and Brendan -- I'm down to roll from GAP at 5:15 if you guys are since we have the earlier start. Lemme know!
Jun 04, 2013 at 05:53 PM
adam -- as a newly minted 4 i have the pleasure of a later, 7pm start. so although i will try and be there a little earlier, don't count on me.
Jun 04, 2013 at 05:54 PM
Congrats @Mark! on upgrading.. see you on the course tonight.
Jun 04, 2013 at 06:06 PM
Im leaving GAP at 5:55pm.
Jun 04, 2013 at 06:09 PM
adam, let's meet at 5:00 at GAP. where the farmer's market usually is, not on the interior triangle. i want to proceed along bedford ave for a bit instead of flatbush. because i value my life. http://goo.gl/maps/r4I7E
i'd rather do 5:00 than 5:15 in case one of us flats en route or some similar minor disaster and because i prefer a lukewarm warmup to a taxing one. acceptable?
Jun 04, 2013 at 06:39 PM
Ill be there tonight
Jun 04, 2013 at 06:55 PM
@danielhubbard I don't have a number yet, you think there will still be enough time for me to get there and race if I leave at 5:55pm? If so I'll join you.
Jun 04, 2013 at 07:20 PM
For 6pm yup. Do it in 30 min max usually
Daniel C Hubbard
315 Gates Ave 2L
Brooklyn, NY 11216
Daniel C Hubbard
315 Gates Ave 2L
Brooklyn, NY 11216
Jun 04, 2013 at 07:22 PM
ok Daniel I'll meet you at GAP at 5:55pm.
Jun 04, 2013 at 07:23 PM
FWIW, I actually prefer the straight Flatbush route - Bedford is crazy narrow and the bike lane is a total death trap.
Jun 04, 2013 at 07:28 PM
I'm with Tito -- Riding on Bedford gives a false sense of security, I think.tito said:FWIW, I actually prefer the straight Flatbush route - Bedford is crazy narrow and the bike lane is a total death trap.
Jun 04, 2013 at 08:01 PM
Adam and I rolling from gap at 5:05 fyi
Jun 04, 2013 at 08:27 PM
I'll be there tonight as well.
Jun 04, 2013 at 08:37 PM
speaking of false sense of security, it's a bit silly to think that one's keen racing instincts or desire to get to FBF quickly have anything to do with whether or not a driver slams their car into you. if bradley wiggins can get hit by someone pulling out of a gas station in rural england, i wince to think of what might happen to the likes of little old me on busy flatbush with all those intersections and roadside bus stops. there's just not enough road there to share. but maybe i've just been reading too much tortsAdam Fabian said:I'm with Tito -- Riding on Bedford gives a false sense of security, I think.tito said:FWIW, I actually prefer the straight Flatbush route - Bedford is crazy narrow and the bike lane is a total death trap.
Jun 04, 2013 at 08:42 PM
Hubs: I'm going to look for you coming down flatbush by the BP if I get home from work quickly enough.
Jun 04, 2013 at 08:57 PM
i'm in cat4's 5:45 from GAP/Library.
-harry
-harry
Jun 04, 2013 at 09:49 PM
Don't wait for me. I'll meet y'all there.
Jun 04, 2013 at 09:55 PM
Hey jeff I'm here and gonna roll 6pm
Daniel C Hubbard
315 Gates Ave 2L
Brooklyn, NY 11216
Daniel C Hubbard
315 Gates Ave 2L
Brooklyn, NY 11216
Jun 04, 2013 at 10:08 PM
Someone please find me a tire or rear wheel in cab be there soon 774 219 4511 not a tube
Jun 05, 2013 at 01:10 AM
umm sick KCC results across the board. 1st and 3rd in the 5s? 2nd and 3rd in the 3/4s? 7th in the 123s??
something like that. I sucked. but I raced hard.
Jun 05, 2013 at 01:25 AM
Brendan is a boss. A double flat and busted tire en route was no match for him. Thanks to a dollar van and borrowed wheel later, dude wins.
Personally, my legs were dead and I struggled for most of the race. After getting caught behind a crash coming into the bell lap, I was left to work and try and catch the field. Almost caught the main break, but was about 15 seconds back at the finish.
Jun 05, 2013 at 01:51 AM
1st and 4th in the 5s. Slightly less impressive, but I worked for it!
A few serious break attempts, but they never lasted long. I tried to trade a few pulls in 2 attempts, but the morning Ragot interval sessions fried my legs and I just didn't have it. Everyone sat up the entire bell lap expecting a field sprint. There was no way I could have contested it so I figured I'd jump from just before the final turn, make the two or three strong guys chase, leading out Rigby for the final sprint. Should have figured he didn't need any help because by the time I started fading, the familiar wooshing sound of a passing rider was none other than Brendan with the other guys following him! What a friggin boss.
Regardless of whether that little move actually helped Brendan or (most likely) not, it felt really good to get the jump on the field and roll in 4th. Wish I could have muscled through just a little longer for a top 3 spot though. Next time...before I upgrade...
Jun 05, 2013 at 02:01 AM
@ David
from my perspective that was about as proper of a lead out as you'll ever see in the cat 5s.