Go to strava and click âView Analysisâ
Some people have it private, but these two gents has them open 
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I hear you guys talk about chasing KOMs and also saying you java a lot of pro level riders in the area. I donât get it, my local trails are 4 or 5 deep, pro after pro. No normal human would think about chasing after those.
(My lunch ride that I do more than anyone else, ever, is the closest I get 33rd)
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If youâre in the Durango area, it is a special case. Soooo many fast riders there! I donât think Iâd ever see a KOM 
You would, but I am happy when I beat 1000th place. I thought your area was stacked too. Do your pros not use strava?
Haha cool to see that I am still in the top 10 for that segment. I rode it when I was unaware that old 395 was getting redone and the gravel was no fun. You guys are freakin fast!
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We donât have nearly as many pro athletes as Durango. In fact, we have very few permanent residents. That said, Reno-Tahoe is becoming more and more popular as a training camp destination for pros, so prominent KOMs are held by non-locals in many cases.
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how are the roads on that route?
Great surfaces, and in most cases very little traffic. The first climb up to Virginia City (Geiger Grade) can be busy with traffic. The Truck Route is one of the safest descents you can ride, and itâs a lot of fun. The pitch is very consistent and you can keep the watts high all the way down if you want. Last and certainly not least, the views are awesome. 
Ah, I was getting frustrated hearing again and again about chasing KOMs being bad for training or a fun way to benchmark newly gained power. I was dumbfounded by the idea of an average Trainerroad user being that much better than me. I donât suck, but I have a lot of work ahead of me before I play that game. Guess I will stay out of Tahoe 
Thanks Jonathan, Iâm lucky to have one kiddo at Cal Poly SLO (awesome riding!) and the other at UNR so always on the lookout for routes when the girls go shopping!
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Keegan and I were talking about this and came up with some good takeaways:
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Off Season = KOM Season: Our preferred time to chase KOMs is just after your peak event or into the off-season. To your point, it is really easy to have your training derailed by these, and the simple fact is, structure gets you faster, not unmeasured, blow yourself up efforts. That said, if the effort required to get the KOM aligns with your training, goâon ahead.
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Long over short KOMs: Long KOMs seem much more honorable to chase. Anybody can be fast for 30 seconds, but taking a long one usually signifies genuine fitness and sound execution.
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Itâs fun: Some folks take KOMs way too seriously. IMO, it makes for fun banter amongst friends. Iâm sure weâll get some mileage out of this one on the podcast.
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Well planned!
SLO is one of my favorite places to ride, but likely my favorite place on earth. So many great roads (paved and dirt)!
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I know, right?! We would love to live in SLO!
Kiddo #1 is going for masters so Iâve got another 18 months to lose weight, get back above 3W/kg, and smoke my PR on Prefumo Canyon. Nearly did it last weekend with a 10lb penalty and 35W disadvantage (thank you SSB1). Really nice little 1+ mile gravel section between Prefumo and See Canyon. After watching Vegan cyclist on YouTube, I need to checkout Santa Rita Rd loop to the north (a-lot-o-gravel), and Corbett Canyon/Lopez/Orcutt to the SE.
Brian
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p.s. fav pic from Prefumo/See, its my screensaver:
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Such a great place. Here are two big loops that are a ton of fun in that area:
Domane with 28mm tubeless? Or my official justification for buying a gravel bike?
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I had to do a little bit of self reflection this year and plan to keep myself in check when riding outdoors next year. I admittedly hammered it a lot since i only get outdoor rides on the weekends and grabbing a few koms made it more enjoyable.
There was a goal of mine, trying to see what it would be like running off of a hard bike effort like that, but it was a hard ride without structure and lowered the quality of my Monday interval session. Most of the segments around here are in the 5 to 7 minute range so Iâll try to only do one of them per ride.
Was down in San Luis Obispo / Paso Robles this weekend, it was raining and didnât bring my bike. Stumbled on the âunder new ownershipâ Artâs Cyclery in SLO. Great shop, talked with two of the new owners⌠one of the guys said the Hi Mtn ride needed gravel tires aka any bike with 32s or bigger.
^ Hi Mtn ride = bike with 32+ tires that have traction, unless you have mad skillsâŚ
Artâs guy approved of the other route you posted for my Domane with 25c tubeless.
In case anyone from out of the area gets out to the Central Coast and wants some recommendations, the Artâs guys pointed me to the Atascadero/Templeton club collection of paved routes:
https://atascaderocycling.com/category/tempadero-rides/
They showed me a lot of options, for example Santa Rita Rd has some great riding on dirt roads that are good for my bike.
Was told no on Hwy 41 (Atascadeo to Morro Bay). And yes on Hwy 46 (Paso Robles to Cambria). Lots of great roads between Paso Robles / Atascadero and Hwy 1 along the coast.
@Patrickfleege
Thatâs a some serious W/kg youâre up against !