Six Mile Time Trial Throwdown - Beat My Time

HumanVise said:
I may be a total GPS dummy, but it looks like Tony did 1.5 miles more in less time. Look and compare their avg. moving speeds.

Again, GPS dummy disclaimer if I'm missing something....😀
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It is GPS weirdness. The variation between GPS data even if using the SAME device are from 1-2 miles but on exactly same route.
 
HumanVise said:
I may be a total GPS dummy, but it looks like Tony did 1.5 miles more in less time. Look and compare their avg. moving speeds.

Again, GPS dummy disclaimer if I'm missing something....😀
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They get screwy pat. I have done rides with guys that have the same 705 as me, rode the same trail, and at the end our mileage differs by a 1/2 mile or more. Seems to me the 205's/305's lose signal easier than the 705's? Perhaps they use less data points.
 
UtahJoe said:
They get screwy pat. I have done rides with guys that have the same 705 as me, rode the same trail, and at the end our mileage differs by a 1/2 mile or more. Seems to me the 205's/305's lose signal easier than the 705's? Perhaps they use less data points.
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Thanks Joe, I figured it was something like that hence the strong disclaimer.
 
kush said:
It is GPS weirdness. The variation between GPS data even if using the SAME device are from 1-2 miles but on exactly same route.
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Yeah, I've been wondering about this and its role in the "standings". There are wild variations in distance and average speed that don't allow for a strict apples to apples comparison.
 
ChrisG said:
Yeah, I've been wondering about this and its role in the "standings". There are wild variations in distance and average speed that don't allow for a strict apples to apples comparison.
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We are assuming that time is more accurate than speed or distance.
 
i have noticed alot places that cut corners especially near the 27 side twisty section, a few straights instead of taking a longer slower and very tight turn or two here and there would make big difference in speed but not too much in distance. I am not pointing fingers at any individual, but I dont see any reason why people would go off trail repeatedly to straighten the corners except to quicken lap times. How serious is this competition?
 
Dead serious. There is a national finals showdown and a six mile universal time trial champion named each year, with a $10,000 prize purse. There is talk of a sponsorship available to the fastest person, and I'm pretty sure the tex-mex-philipine burrito joint on the corner takes kickbacks from Jorba to get more biz.
 
No way! She charged me 50 cents more yesterday!
kush said:
Dead serious. There is a national finals showdown and a six mile universal time trial champion named each year, with a $10,000 prize purse. There is talk of a sponsorship available to the fastest person, and I'm pretty sure the tex-mex-philipine burrito joint on the corner takes kickbacks from Jorba to get more biz.
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😛
 
rockscaler said:
i have noticed alot places that cut corners especially near the 27 side twisty section, a few straights instead of taking a longer slower and very tight turn or two here and there would make big difference in speed but not too much in distance. I am not pointing fingers at any individual, but I dont see any reason why people would go off trail repeatedly to straighten the corners except to quicken lap times. How serious is this competition?
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a lot of that has been started by hikers ..did you ever try walking there?.
Kind of convoluted
 
i went for a run there once starting at teh 27 lot.... hilarious how long it took me to get through the twisties =P
 
jimvreeland said:
Here Kushy, I believe you'll find everything in order. I drew a line on the ground to make sure I started and stopped in the same spot. I also went all the through the Rt27 parking lot before I turned around just to be safe. Lap#2.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/50675208

-Jim.
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You and me are in a dead tie! What to do?? Fuck it, since I gave you grief and you did do a longish ride, you can have my spot 😀

Updated. But the CX challenge is still on yo! 1:22. Easy as not gluing tires 😀.
 
alex_k said:
You are fast, Lou.

but not that fast yet - you skipped the first section of the blue trail.
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kush said:
Disqualified!!!!

To the dungeon with you.
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FAK... now I see what you're talking about... I didn't do that the first time either... oops... either way... I rode it way faster than the first time so I'm content with the improvement...

now I'll head back downstairs to the dungeon 😀
 
Did the loop today on the Super x. Way fun. Seems silly to ride this place on a mtb now for some reason. My MTB has been in a box for a month, still covered in Moab dust.
 
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