I'm not sure where we will be going but plan on doing about 45 miles at an easy B pace. We will meet at Etra Park at 10 am.
Good enough for me. Hope to see you there.
I'm not sure where we will be going but plan on doing about 45 miles at an easy B pace. We will meet at Etra Park at 10 am.
I wonder if there is a difference between a mere "B Pace" and an "Easy B Pace?" The last time I checked all B paced rides are easy. But maybe that's just me? Or maybe an easy B pace is one that is really a C+ pace mislabeled as a B Pace? I don't know! But then, maybe the question is: What does Easy really mean? Slow? Weak? Social?
ReplyDeleteWell, to a C+ rider, any "B" ride may be an unattainable ordeal. But I actually think the pace designation is pretty straightforward. The "B" pace is set between 15-16 mph average. I'd say an "easy B pace" is between 15.0-15.5. Between 16.5-16.9 is a tough pace for many B riders to maintain, but it's still, technically, a "B" pace. If you go to the route link on the ride report page, you'll see we actually went slower than a "B" pace... but we also didn't lose anybody, and we all had a good time. And if it ain't fun... why bother?
ReplyDeleteWow! That was quite an explanation. Thanks! However, if you take a look at your copy of The Freewheel and look closely at the Ride Class Definitions you will see that you are supposed to "Use ONLY whole numbers" with regard to speed references listed. If you do that, then a "B" ride isn't really one between 15 and 16 mph. Instead, a "B" ride is one between 14.1 and 16.0 mph. A ride that averages over 16.0 is a "B+" ride.
ReplyDeleteOf course, when a ride is advertised as a "B" pace ride and in fact only musters a "C+" pace, then it is by most people's definition a misclassified/mislabeled ride. According to my reading of the club's Ride Class Definition the ride in question was properly classified.
One other point, to a B rider, any "B+" ride may be an unattainable ordeal. :)