Chris Tremonte

I went on a fun 100-mile ride three days ago -- Boulder to Lyons to Estes Park, past Raymond and Ward to Nederland and then back down to Boulder.  The 20 miles from Lyons to Estes Park included a 15-mile climb and a 4-mile descent, then it was another 30 mostly-uphill miles to Ward.  I started at 5430 feet of elevation but spent more ...

Just a short post to log the last week+ of workouts.  Like I said 2-3 weeks ago, it's time for some heavy bike focus.  I did take a short break this weekend from training, however, to focus on some long overdue yard work.  Those of you in the greater Seattle area can check out my fabulously weed-free garden the next time ...

It's time for an introduction to this fabulous piece of training equipment that resides in my garage: the CompuTrainer.  This posting will be targeted at the unitiated - apologies to all the experts out there.The computrainer is an indoor cycling trainer that looks similar to a magnetic or fluid trainer.  You clamp the rear axle of ...

Went on a ride today with Rhae and crashed into an 8 yr old on Lake Washington Blvd.  It was the kid's fault, I swear!! Later in the ride I broke a spoke... with the low-spoke-count Shimano R535 wheels we weren't sure whether I could get it true enough to limp home.  Plus neither of us had a spoke wrench...  but the chain ...

About for years ago I read an article by David Sing in the Autin Triathletes newsletter that talked about estimating your cycling power output without a power meter by climbing a known hill and noting your time & your weight (bike+rider). This morning my friend Kent and I went out for our weekly Cougar Mountain Zoo Hill ride.  Today we ...