Mountain Man Course Rides Starting...NOW! (Page 2)

I'll see what I can do when we get closer to the date. (I'm shuffling contractors, work, and training now...) I'm only doing the 5K at the Northland Hospice--I've declared it my "legacy" race and will try to improve on my time from last year--so, maybe a ride is possible in the afternoon. Friday should be okay for a swim, Saturday and Sunday are bad because of the boats.

Jen,

 I think she said she was on the West side of Phx. Avondale. I think that sound right.

Ready to head up the hill for a brick on Saturday morning...

Question - -do you need to deflate your tires before going up?  Would the air pressure change be enough to pop a tire? (I feel stupid for asking this)

Hey Fitz,

Don't worry about your tire pressure. I've been going up every weekend for a month now and haven't had any problems. The SportyBots brought theirs up last weekend. Good thinking though. None of us gave it any thought, and the way everything blows up on the way there, maybe we should have.

I'll PM you my number. I'd like to get together with you this weekend if you bring your bike up and go for a ride. We could do the Mountain Man course if you'd like.

It's actually a very good question that I bet most people wouldn't even think to ask.

Your tire pressure may actually end up a bit lower.  If your bike is in your garage in Phoenix, say it's 100 degrees.  As you travel up to Flag, the pressure would rise somewhere around 3 or 4 psi due to the elevation change, but because it's also getting cooler, the tires are loosing about 2 psi per 10 degrees it cools off.