Ironman USA Lake Placid : Official Thread (Page 104)

Somebody more experienced mounted it with the spare I brought.

After some family time, wife agreed to be my sag wagon while I rode parts of the course. Got about a mile into the Keene descent and POP goes my back tire. Rather than mess with another spare and my CO2 my sag wagon was only a couple of miles ahead and swung around for me. Drove the rest of the loop and back to the bike shop. They found a small gash in my sidewall so tire is not usable.

I've ridden crappy roads for a LOT of training miles without a single flat, so tomorrow morning I'm swapping my race tires back to the Conti 4000s that came with the wheels. Oh well. Just dropped $55 very quickly in tubes and labor.

in any case, for those of you on thinner tires I would seriously reconsider with the roads and scattered gravel. Also was very surprised how much the wind was whipping my bike around with the Zipps. I consider myself a strong (not to read fast) rider and I couldn't hold aero safely down the descent. Be safe out there! Glad I found out the tire issue BEFORE Sunday! Anybody have any issues with the Conti 4000?

Hello! I'm here as well! Had a nice run along mirror lake this afternoon.

The swim map was on page 96 of this thread. There is an X on the map at the corner of the tennis courts - But the tennis courts are now one big black pavement lot FYI. See you tomorrow at 9!

Hi Everyone.  I rode up to the start of the Keene descent today and throughout the 7-mile ride is tons of asphalt kernels!!  They were popping up in the air like popcorn, getting stuck in my P2 wheel cutout.  I think because it was so hot today, that was a culprit.  Just be prepared for this on race day.  It's NOT a big deal.  I'm going to back my wheel a few centimeters away from the cutout.  If we have a cool day the asphalt may not heat up as much and this may not happen. 

Nice to meet everyone this morning! You all are much better looking in person Good luck  and see you on the course!

Ryan

There's a "mandatory" athlete briefing Friday at 7:30. I've generally found these things to be useless. Is it a big deal if I bag this thing? Will I miss anything important? If I do bag it and one of you guys attend, would you mind posting anything relevant on this thread?

Thanks,

Ralph

Its after the dinner tonight right? I'll be there and let you know if anything important is put out.

mndymond - 2011-07-22 1:19 PM Im all checked in! and my bike is all fixed and race wheels on! The High Peaks shop fixed it up for me and didn't charge me for their time! awesome shop! Glad you all had a good swim! I'm watching the Tour right now!

Great tour day today. Wow!!