RIDING THE SLOT
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Wed, 18 Jul 2007 by Kari Holmes
The season is half complete- I'm happy with my results. My husband is training his way toward competing at IM Wisconsin and lately we have been discussing our biking techniqes. The best way to describe riding race wheels like the FP's is riding in the slot. You know when you hit it, a sensation that let's you know the bike is what it is;namely awesome. It's as if your wheels have hit a track and are being compelled along a smooth tunnel of black top. The effort is there, the sweat is there, when you are in the slot, the performance is there. What a feeling. I love flying up and over hills.
We just returned from watching friends in the Triple Bypass in Colorado. I don't imagine there was a lot of slot riding over that 120 miles, but for those riding race wheels, the road was smoother, faster and less troubling.
My goal over this season and next is to add power to the engine and ride the slot even more over the next year. I'm targeting the bike to up my speed over the international to iron distance with the goal of hitting a percentage of the winning time in each race. I have no doubt race wheels will help me meet that goal.
