Coming in at 23.3 pounds, this bike is insane. The level of efficiencies it creates is just unbelievable. Most notably is the front fork. The ‘brain’ feature turns this bike into a monkey when it comes to climbing. The geometry, compared to previous epics, is much more ‘relaxed’ if that makes sense. I haven’t dialed in all the suspension settings but I am looking forward to getting to know her better. Also, I bought...
For the next couple of races I am going to run on a 1×9. I don’t think I’ll need my other rings until I get to my first solo 6 hour race or if I do the Boyne Mountain race. All I did was tighten down my FDR and remove the shifting pods. Shaved a lot of weight off my bike as well. It is goofy looking at my handlebars and seeing nothing there. ...
That is the race season for me. Finally, only one more race to go: Iceman Cometh, November 8. This is a 25-28 mile point to point race. There is nothing technically challenging about the trail. It’s the distance that is the major obstacle. Due to suffering from chronic fatigue, I really reduced my training hours over the past month. That shows in my race results for the last two races. Addison Oaks on September...
Been a LONG LONG week. Last Saturday had the last triathlon of the season. It took everything inside of me to cross that finish line. My body is burnt out big time. Unfortunately, I still have three more races left this year. A week from Saturday I have Addison Oaks XC race and then the follow weekend, Pando XC race. After that I get a few weeks off until early November. Right now, I...
That’s what my life feels like right now. Three straight weeks with races and on top of that I am moving out of my house in a few days and still have to find a place to live. I want to rent for now because I’d like to move out to Utah or Colorado. This past Sunday was the final race in the Tailwind Time Trial Series. I had to either win the race...
Placement: 1st Place Time Trial Series Standings: 2nd Place Well, my first win of the season. Pretty excited about this because not only was this a trail I’ve never ridden, it was also one that played to my weakness (tight single track). It didn’t fully expose my weakness since it was a slower course with a ton of switchbacks. I’ve also been working hard at improving my braking so I can be faster...
This is a result of a night ride at a local trail. Happened around 11:30pm. I was riding alone so thankfully it wasn’t worse. We’ve received a ton of rain lately so the trail was a little soft in the section I was going through. It was an off-camber trail with a drop off of about 6 feet into a small creek. I went over a particular section and the trail just washed out...
Spent staring out the window. Actually, I usually have a DVD playing. Not the most exciting environment to ride a bike, but it gets the job done. -
Some random pictures from this past race year. __________________________________________________________________
Race Time: 1:18:18 Placement: 7/14 Final Standings: 6th Place Well, the Pando Race, as well as this years CPS events are all over. Here is the link to my Pando Race MB Page. This was a great race for me for a number of reasons. First, there were to sizeable climbs, which plays to my strengths. With the climb right at the start (100ft at 15% grade) I decided to go medium cadence about...
