Can’t believe it. Got lucky and won a lottery entry!! Who else is in?

It’s tough to say. I think you probably save more minutes and energy in a pack on Pipeline out than you lose being stuck in the congo line on St. Kevins. But it’s all conjecture at this point! It could be that putting green and purple together puts everyone in a good spot to work together and the p…

Very cool spreadsheet. Question: How did you come up with the W/kg at the top?

@Nate_Pearson used a Thunder Burt on the rear and a Racing Ralph up front. I haven’t heard @Jonathan say yet what he is using, but I suspect Aspens…

Aspens or maybe even a lower profile tire.

[image] DanF: Very cool spreadsheet. Question: How did you come up with the W/kg at the top? I think that’s the hardest part - i.e. knowing what time to aim for. I’m 3.25 W/kg, and did 9:38 in 2017. I guesstimated my target time to be 9:30 based on my ride the month before at Silver Rush, and…

I think those are about .5 w/kg too high, IMO. I was at 3.7 w/kg when I did it in 9:11, DaveWH above was at 3.25 and did 9:38.

Oh thanks!!! I didn’t see that thread. Pretty useful stuff right there.:+1:

Do you live at elevation at all or are you at sea level?

I’m in Texas but not at sea level, maybe 500- 1,000 feet?

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See this post for the W/Kg estimates - Leadville 100MTB FTP? - #2 by stevemz

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