tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624014870181962155.post2977966047752487461..comments2023-10-26T04:11:30.248-07:00Comments on Nifty Ten Fifty: Nifty Ten Fifty 2018 Report & Resultsmacpaulsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02524528904136882960noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624014870181962155.post-34069378715512812822018-04-13T09:45:36.072-07:002018-04-13T09:45:36.072-07:00Alexis, OMG, I'll bet that was quite an advent...Alexis, OMG, I'll bet that was quite an adventure, and I hope they had their mtb shoes on. That fire road is very steep! Please convey my apologies, unless of course, they had a great adventure, in which case they can thank me!macpaulsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524528904136882960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624014870181962155.post-48039276254901298572018-04-12T00:17:04.918-07:002018-04-12T00:17:04.918-07:00For your amusement - I was riding with a couple, t...For your amusement - I was riding with a couple, the Katsmas (you caught up with us on the bottom of El Toyonal when we chatted about making the correction to the route on Claremont). Diane had the cool bike with big tires. They have only recently taken up cycling. I left them at Elverton and Skyline, as I had to return home, but later realized I had not updated them about the fixed route. Would you believe it? They completed the whole Lite route INCLUDING the fire road from half way up Claremont to the top of Grizzly Peak! (I wanted to include a photo here but don't see an option for doing so).Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02223604402832426702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624014870181962155.post-9360414419821526302018-04-10T12:43:52.109-07:002018-04-10T12:43:52.109-07:00Thanks for clarifying... yes, Travis is a beast......Thanks for clarifying... yes, Travis is a beast...I've ridden with him.KingPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537796524046687927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624014870181962155.post-48980415780992117852018-04-10T10:33:04.423-07:002018-04-10T10:33:04.423-07:00"Unkown," I do not use cumulative time t..."Unkown," I do not use cumulative time to determine the overall Nifty Champ. The reason is that Claremont/Vollmer is over 3x longer than Marin, and hence cumulative time would essentially make the performance on the final climb 3x more important than the epic Marin Ave. Instead, I use placing, such that Marin and Claremont/Vollmer are weighted equal. Thorndale is a filler climb, an additional challenge in the middle of the ride, and is a tie breaker, should, say, two riders exchange 1st and 2nd places on Marin and Claremont/Vollmer. As such, Marin and Claremont/Vollmer both count 2x, while Thorndale is 1x. So... you take your placings on Marin and Vollmer x 2, then add your placing on Thorndale, and that is your score. Lowest score wins. Using this technique, Alex scores 9 points, and Travis scores 10 points. if there is a tie, it is broken by who has the better placings on Marin and Claremont/Vollmer. So even if Alex had finished one place lower on Thorndale, tying Travis' score of 10 points, he still would have won. Travis' performance was amazing, very consistent, with 2nd place on all three climbs. Remarkable performance on this ride for a big guy! Congrats to both Alex and Travis, and everyone else for that matter.macpaulsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524528904136882960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624014870181962155.post-36143705216875315112018-04-09T21:58:25.835-07:002018-04-09T21:58:25.835-07:00how do you guys figure out the winner? it seems li...how do you guys figure out the winner? it seems like if you add the times, Travis easily beats Alex.KingPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537796524046687927noreply@blogger.com