Colorado Trip July 2017 Part 1: Mt. Evans Climb on a Bicycle in 4K
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Channel: Trail and Tail · 2017 · Sports
First and foremost please subscribe to my channel by clicking on the red "Subscribe" tab to the top right of my channels screen. Felt pretty good throughout the ride. Made an effort to try to pace myself at about 12mph/80rpm at the bottom but my cadence had to drop to 60ish @5-6mph when the climbs got steep. Last few miles were a grind. My legs felt really heavy and I could feel every single heartbeat at the base of my neck and back of my tongue even when I was well below my max HR. Helped to see my 3s and 30s watts so I could adjust my effort as a few times I was pushing a bit too hard (220-240w) and made the effort to ease up on my Watts. Storm clouds moved in fast as I reached the summit. My luck. Could clearly see rain in the distance. After the photo I fought through tourist traffic and began the 28mile descent. The descent was treacherous above the tree line where road conditions were bad,,cracks, bumps, frost heaves and sink holes. Most dangerous experience I have had in a long long time. Not to mention gusty updrafts on the cliffs. Coming up on switchbacks at 30+ white knuckling my cork pads proved to be a pain in the neck. At Echo lake, the road was nice and smooth all the way down to Idaho Springs. The end of the ride was super fun fast twisty and barely had to pedal at all. Would I do it again? Yes of course. Maybe on my mtn bike though,,,more gears and full squish! Left my helmet mount at the hotel so I had to resort to mouth mount which was not ideal. https://www.strava.com/activities/1064691330
