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I disagree.  This is probably not the place for it, and I know Fred does not want to read it, so I'll leave it at that, but the $60M is going (allegedly) to abuse programs.  The victims are going to clean up in their lawsuits, if you were worried about the victims getting money.  PSU will pay out the nose and will never let testimony see the light of day (if they're smart).

Excellent news all around, very very glad to hear it!!!!

Just my .02.  I think especially if you don't have a lot of recent experience, you likely need to build into it.  AS you said, blowing up 5 minutes in isn't good.  Build may not give you the most accurate number, but it's better than a DNF.  I also wouldn't necessarily give a sset "ramp up" time, unless it's something like Fred suggest, ie., breaking it into halfs.  You should be in gut wrenching 100$ survival mode by minute 16.....

I have done one 5 minute test (or maybe it was three?)  Anyway, I figured how hard could it be for that short a time???  holy shyte... 

Also if you consistently track your rides on something like Golden Cheetah, you can look at your power curve in relation to time.  That'll give you a rough idea of what your starting points should be for various testing spans.

I'm lucky if I hit top 10 on segments in my area.  LOTS of riders out here, some of whom are very strong indeed.

I have looked at the top 10 or 15 guys on some of my climbs.  Not even the top guy mind you....

the names that pop up are distressing, LOL.  No KOMs for me.  By 10s of minutes....

freddie rodriguez

ben king

ted king

simon whitfield

jesse anthony

that's the thing, he ain't even the king! 

Check out #3...

http://app.strava.com/rides/13700383#250549195

Yeah she's that fast.

Probable a tail wind that day. 

Now you got to explain the rubber smell and skid marks to your wife. 

Yup, I think Lance proved that even ex pro cyclists can mop up elite triathlete cyclists.

Jason - total long shot here, but you have any contacts in Maui?  Heading there day after tomorrow for a week.  I know where my local pool is, but cannot for the life of me find any OW swimming resources...  i'd prefer to go with a group, but I've emailed the people I could find on line, posted in teh Hawaii forum, nothing, nada, zilch.  I find that very odd.....

Anyway, just thought I'd throw it out there

Sorry Chris...I don't know anyone that trains out in Maui.  I've only been there about 5 times, and most of it was before I was into S/B/R, so I'm not even sure where are the good places to swim.

Dionmaui is a BTer that lives there, but I'm not sure she's active on BT anymore.  Maybe you can try sending her a PM if you haven't already.

Maybe try giving the local bike or dive shops a call?

Keep in mind that you can only do this on a deep wheel - on a box rim there is nowhere to tape, so I just use the screws.  Zero issues to date for me.  X2 on taping the drive side from the inside.

Interisland travel isn't exactly cheap.  Flights start at $80, and go up to $180 one way.  So it's not worth it just to go for one day.  So you usually make a vacation out of it...at least a couple of days.  But then you tack on hotel and car...and quickly it comes out to a $500 per person trip at the minimum...sometimes much more depending on what you plan to do.  So it's not something most people can afford to do very often.

The people who do travel often to other islands usually have family or friends there.  So if they can get picked up at the airport, borrow a car, and stay over at someone's house, that makes it much more affordable to travel more often.

All of my family is here on Oahu, so anytime I visit another island...it's pretty much like taking a vacation.  I think I've been to other islands a total of about 12 times.  People in Hawaii also love to go to Vegas.  We call Vegas our 9th island...as the cost to go to Vegas (through package deal) is often cheaper to go to another island.  You can get a 4 night deal with air and hotel to vegas for about $700.

I guess it depends on how the cover is cut and what type of rim you have.  Most covers I have seen still have a 5 mm gap between the edge of the cover and the brake track...even on standard training rims.