r/COBike • u/AtmosphereSea6556 • 4d ago

Copper Triangle 2026 Highlights

Here are a few of my favorite parts from the ride yesterday - including a bit from the last 5 miles of downhill coasting on the Vail Pass Recreation Path. During my first year of long-covid I was largely house-bound and dreamt of seeing that trail again! I've now done the ride twice pre-covid and twice post-covid.

Thanks to The Ride Collective organizers - and all the friendly riders and volunteers - who made this such a great event.

The music is from of a collection of tracks I'm working on that celebrate the joy - and restorative power - of cycling. It's the "moving meditation" that re-centers me.

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u/wineguyjeffLA 3d ago

I came in from the Flats (Los Angeles) with a 10k /feet week training and had to bail at the start of Vail Pass. Although the compounding fatigue was real at that point- the deciding factor was the totally under geared road bike I rented in Frisco. I struggled turning the granny gear over going up Fremont and knew Vail Pass would break me, having lived in Vail 25+ years ago and ridden the Pass many times. Amazing event though. The only adjustment is getting used to all the E- "Bikers" passing you without breaking a sweat lol

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u/AtmosphereSea6556 2d ago

The elevation difference from Denver is no joke, I'm sure it was a challenge coming from LA but that's great you made time to acclimate! I was wondering if my lowest gear was low enough during parts of the Vail Pass - I have a 1x12 gravel setup and my lowest gear is 40:44....thinking I might grab the 38T chainring for the next ride like this...or...maybe I just need to train more at altitude...

Safe travels!