ratz
Wielder of the Rubber Mallet
There is one per bike; the display will be 4 up. Rotation depends on the terrain.
RAAM time to spread the word again about 3000 miles to a cure
- Thread starter ratz
- Start date
There is one per bike; the display will be 4 up. Rotation depends on the terrain.
LarryOz
Cruzeum Curator & Sigma Wrangler
We each have a Quarq, and when not riding the bike it will be off, so only one should be on and visible at a time.
Rotation times:
Our plan is to ride as 2 teams of 2 riders in 6 hour sessions. That gives each team a nice 6 hour break evrey 6 hours.
Kevin and I will most likely do pulls anywhere from 45 to 90 minutes.
Not sure what Maria and Jim have planned.
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In the beginning and on other really hard climbs we all plan on working together doing pulls as short as 5 minutes to keep the speed as high as possible.
super slim
Zen MBB Master
Is the aim to be FASTER than 19.1 mph???
ratz
Wielder of the Rubber Mallet
You could, but the orthogonality of a full mesh of gear gets exponentially expensive. When you have 4 primary and 4 backups bikes. The backups do double duty functioning as spare parts
8 bikes is a lot to put on the road and organize.
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RojoRacing
Donut Powered Wise-guy
Plus I think I've proven the V20 climbs plenty well enough that you'd be splitting hairs.
LarryOz
Cruzeum Curator & Sigma Wrangler
I am bringing a "wedge" to stick behind my seat (to make it 30 instead of 20 degrees) for extended climbs. This changes my hip angle and I am able to make more power.
I will not be as aero, but it doesn't matter when you are only going 10-12mph.
I could always make more power on the Silvio compared to the Vendetta, but the Vendetta is so aero that it goes faster on less power!
RojoRacing
Donut Powered Wise-guy
That's the more ridiculous thing I've heard in awhile and I love it :lol
Patrick Bateman
Member
Any updates?
I went to Oceanside but I think the Cruzbike team left already.
I went to Oceanside but I think the Cruzbike team left already.
Doug Kline
Guru
The Cruzbike team will start on Saturday June 17 at about 12 noon PDT.
The teams you saw start today were for the Race Across the West (RAW) category.
LarryOz
Cruzeum Curator & Sigma Wrangler
I hope no one started! I'm sitting at the airport right now 5:51am EDT waiting to get on my plane to Oceanside!
Correct - RAAM teams start on Saturday the 17th at 12 noon (although I am not 100% sure of the time zone.
RAAM seems to want everything on the EDT time, so not sure if the 12 noon is PDT or EDT.
Doug Kline
Guru
From the 2017 RAAM gear guide: http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/assets/2017_raam_gear_january.pdf
It says:
Race Time
RAAM travels across 4 time zones. During the race the official time for reporting and tracking racers will ALWAYS be that of the US Eastern Time Zone, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) in military time (24-hour clock).
Then after they say that, they use PDT for the start. Go figure.
Start Times
Start times listed are Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) which is local time in Oceanside, CA.
• Tuesday, June 13, 2017 12:00pm – Solo Racers.
• Saturday, June 17, 2017 12:00pm – All Teams.
Add 3 hours for Race Time/Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
LarryOz
Cruzeum Curator & Sigma Wrangler
Yeah - nothing to add a little confusion to the mix!
Doug Kline
Guru
Support the team: https://3000milestoacure.com/event/2017-raam-cruzbike/
Watch the team T403: http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/live-tracking.html
Watch the team T403: http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/live-tracking.html
ratz
Wielder of the Rubber Mallet
When running and with cell coverage the 3000 miles tracker will be more accurate as that's a GPS device on each bike. The RAAM tracker is in the follow car which goes for gas, rotates etc. RAAM tracker watches when we cross TimeStations.To keep the trackers live we aren't shutting the off when on the cars; only at shift change.
