It does my heart good to hear you girls say this. I am soooo tired of my roadie friends saying things like...."the sport race is only 17 miles, you are joking right? "
You really cannot understand until the knobbies hit the dirt.
Welcome to the dark side...I go both ways, and I like it...but the dirt is so much darn fun.
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08-06-2008, 04:11 AM #1
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08-06-2008, 08:06 AM #2
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this is so funny. roadie first, here. when we first started doing mtn bike rides with the club, the ride leader would post her reports: 7 miles, 6 miles, 10 miles. I kept thinking "why not just skip the ride and go straight to the burgers & beer?" what I didn't realize was the significant pace differential between road and mountain.
I remember my first mountain bike race: 15 miles -- I thought I would die! it was the longest mtn bike ride I'd ever done.
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08-06-2008, 09:23 AM #3
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Awesome post! I'm hoping up to pick up my first mountain bike this weekend and will be looking for any and all ways to practice! Hope to hook up with you guys before it gets too dark in the evenings!
-- gnat! (on the test ride, trying to teach me how to ride up onto a curb, I freaked out: "You can't DO that!")
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