It will be my first time riding in Belgium since the the last time I rode in Belgium.
That was in 1991. My understanding is that nothing has changed over there.
Jeeze, almost 20 years ago. I was younger then. It’s probably going to be a lot harder to ride those climbs than it was when I was 22 years old.
But I will have a GPS unit and a heart rate monitor so I will have that going for me. Maybe it won’t be so hard after all. Maybe it will be totally easy.
Due to a cancellation we will have the field tonight starting at 9pm!
Registration will open at 9pm in the infield, once riders are registered they can have access to the field for warm ups. Racing will start around 9:30pm.
I have been riding with Time pedals since 1988. I have used every single iteration of Time pedal that has ever been delivered to market. I believe it’s the perfect system. Plenty of adjustment options to allow the pedal to adapt to the unique characteristics of the rider rather than forcing the rider to adapt to an inadequate pedal.
I never had any issues with the RXS pedal design, entry was easy for me, flotation was great. I rode the RXS for many years with no problems. But once the i-Clic was available I figured I would give it a try.
Installation was a slam dunk since the platform height is the same. This meant that all I had to do was change the cleats on my shoes, no saddle height adjustment was necessary. As is typical I had to play around with the cleats a bit to get the ball of my foot over the pedal where it felt right as well as adjusting the toe in/out of each cleat so that my feet felt natural in the “neutral” position on the pedal. All in all set up was very easy.
Once engaged into the pedal they feel pretty much like the RXS with the exception that the platform feels larger, like it’s providing more support to the shoe. Maybe it’s just the feel of the interface between the cleat and the shoe but it really feels like there is more surface area to absorb the power transfer from shoe to cleat to pedal.
Where there pedals really stand out is in the engagement process. Due to the unique engagement mechanism design almost zero pressure is required to clip into the pedals. The act of disengaging from the pedal causes the retention mechanism to “cock” and wait for the cleat to hit the surface of the pedal for the next engagement. When the cleat comes into contact with the surface of the pedal the retention mechanism “fires” and grabs onto the cleat. Easy. Riders who have had problems with the amount of force required to overcome the retention spring on previous Time pedals will find no such issue with the i-Clic.
Apart from the pedal spindle, the small bar holding the retention clip in place and the bolts that attached the cleats to the shoes every part on these pedals is made up of either carbon fiber or plastic. These pedals are very light.
I’ve only had the chance to ride these on the trainer but I am looking forward to getting them out on the road once spring arrives.
The Battery? – If I run the screen on my iPhone non-stop my battery lasts about 45 minutes. I don’t go on many 45 minute rides.
Weather Proof? – I don’t like to get caught in the rain. I like even less if I get caught in the rain and soak my $500 doosh phone. Is there something that prevents water spray from getting inside the phone?
Security? – How firmly does this thing lock onto the phone? If I wreck, or almost wreck, am I going to have to go search the ditch or the woods to find where my doosh phone got launched off to?
I’m sure this thing is going to be kick ass once it comes to market. I just have these questions.
Someone will probably tell me that there are people working on it that are paid to think about it and that I should just STFU about it…
State Championships: Open to all who care to enter.
National Championships: The state championship race qualifies the top 3 finishers to go to the national championship with another 2 invites to assure that the top riders get into the race in case of a crash or mechanical at the state championship race. These numbers could be increased in states with higher number of riders to assure fair representation of talent at the national championship race (CA or CO for example).
Master’s World Championships: USAC qualifies the top 5 finishers from the national championships to go to master’s worlds plus another 5 invites to assure that the top riders get into the race in case of a crash or mechanical at the national championship race.
That’s it. Keep the national and world championship races for the fast guys and keep the punters at home.
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I have been riding with Time pedals since 1988. I have used every single iteration of Time pedal that has ever been delivered to market. I believe it’s the perfect system. Plenty of adjustment options to allow the pedal to adapt to the unique characteristics of the rider rather than forcing the rider to adapt to an inadequate pedal.
