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3hrs 64 miles is good pace for cyclocross. I am sure you can pre-ride the course and figure out where you stand. Then start training until you reach your goal. Which bike are you racing for the tour of the battenkill?You can load the course in your Garmin 800. Login to Garmin connect, select explore and search of Battenkill, NY. Once you find the course that you like, export the TCX file and upload it in your Garmin 800.
For my road bikes, the Spectrum is really the only one I ride. The Colnago, beautiful and comfortable as it is, could work well as a good training bike since it is a bit heavy....but I'm more nervous about crashing that one since it has such a nice paint job. And I have put my Cinelli officially to rest...it has a 7-speed drivetrain, and the rear cogs are worn down so much that the chain keeps jumping. Not worth replacing the cogs at this point, so the bike is headed to my wall as a piece of art....
Hey Jack I feel for you about loosing your fitness. You have to stop driving your new Maxima. Having extra power on tap is so addictive.
Phil, why not get a new cassette and chain rings for the Cinelli from Ebay? There are usually some decent NOS rings floating around or maybe a new replacement set. I'd sell it and the Nago and put the $$$ towards a new Powertap. Also, I finally did some "spinning" in my home this weekend. Surprised my fitness level had declined so much since November but it was very obvious. The Spin bike is a nice alternative to my bike on the Kurt Kinetic trainer. The spin bike is more stable and easier to practice standing on the pedals. I am going to wire my old Cateye with Cadence to the spin bike to make it more interesting. Plus, the Cateye is just laying around. Cheers!J
Does the City actually plow the bike path? How is the access to Central Park from the bridge? Is there a lot of traffic crossing town?