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  1. 04-16-2006, 10:50 AM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nanci
    My greatest discovery was how _strong_ I'd gotten on the road. I can stand, MTBing, now, as much as I want. I can climb and stand! I climbed my old nemesis hill three times in a row, standing, not in granny gear, only to bomb back down for a photo op! It's so weird. This is the hill that I struggled for years just to be able to ride in one shot in the middle gear. Never twice in a day. Never repeats. I'd be so out of breath, with legs burning from lactic acid, that I'd have to stop for ten minutes at the top to recover! What the heck happened? It's way more fun now!
    How cool is that ?
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  2. 04-16-2006, 11:27 AM #2
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    Nanci, you and Denise are my heroes. It is so cool that you find yourself so much stronger. And why not! Of course you are! But what a great demonstration. So, you mentioned photo op...share! Pix! L.
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  3. 04-16-2006, 07:32 PM #3
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    Awesome!

    Sounds like you had FUN riding! Lots of people love riding road and moutain bikes... and it sounds like you are going to be one of those people!

    Congrats on your accomplishment of getting stronger!
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  4. 04-16-2006, 07:42 PM #4
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    Excellent!! It must be so great to see your progress on the MTB. Yay!
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    Welcome back to the OTHER side...*insert evil laugh*...I'm sending you subliminal messages to join the other side more often...make dirt your friend...your duallie needs dirt...

    *Ahem* I had a momentary lapse of reasoning there...

    Any way you'd do the gunbarrel challenge?? It's from laverton to Uluru (ayers rock).1000km.....http://www.gunbarrelchallenge.com/

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  6. 04-17-2006, 01:50 AM #6
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    MTBing is definitely much more fun when your fit! When I first started MTBing I was ready to chuck it in quite a few times. The climbs were so hard, then once I had gotten to the top I was too knackered to enjoy the descent! Road riding (commuting mainly) kicked my fitness up a hell of a lot and I grew to love it.

    I find now that both types of riding feed each other: MTB for hills, intervals and bike handling and road for damn good fitness.

    It would be criminal not to let the Loco out more often.
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  7. 04-17-2006, 03:32 AM #7
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    So glad you've rediscovered your roots. It's fun, eh?
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