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Good job on your first mtn bike race and what a fantastic photos!! It looks like you're having such a good time.
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08-12-2012, 08:12 PM #1
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Hilarious photos from my first ever mountain bike race!
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It was a relay...the day before the race a 68 year old buddy asked me if I wanted to do it. Originally I'd hoped to find a 4 person/6 hour team to join, but thought, what the heck, it will be fun for the experience!
So I took the first lap, JD took the 2nd, then I did the 3rd, JD the 4th...and he came limping back to the start maybe 40 minutes later with a busted chain. I did lap 5 and then another lap a while later for sh!ts-n-giggles. I was never in it for a real race and JD didn't even want to do another one after his 1st, but other people talked him into it.
It was the most miles I've ever done on a mountain bike for actual mountain biking--about 16. I fell on the first 4 mile loop, but not at all after. I did have to get off my bike to let faster riders through a lot and there were a few spots where I didn't have enough momentum to get up short, steep, loose spots. Someday...
At the start -- I started dead last, so that no one would pass me. Forgetting that all the solo folks would start after the teams.
Starting my 2nd leg, maybe...my bike is really too small for me.
Unflattering photo!
Kinda kickass photo
Coming down the other side of that steep hill we start on...oh, I was gasping like mad!
Next year I hope to do it again, with 1 or 3 other people (there are categories for 1, 2, and 4 riders. 6 hours or 12. The 12 hour folks ride until midnight. I'm not sure I'll ever feel comfortable riding in the woods after dark, like that. I get vertigo really easily after a few ear infections in the past, so I'm thinking that could seriously mess with me.Kirsten
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08-12-2012, 08:30 PM #2
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08-13-2012, 05:13 AM #3
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Nice ...it looks like lots of fun.
Thanks for sharing
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08-13-2012, 05:35 AM #4
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Oh, I love the photos! Looks like you're having the time of your life! And to me it looks like you're going really fast.
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08-13-2012, 05:47 AM #5
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It looks like you had a blast! Congrats on your first race!
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08-13-2012, 06:24 AM #6
What's over that hill?
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Oooh, looking forward to seeing the photos when I get home tonight!
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08-21-2012, 07:20 AM #7
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You are smiling in all (but the last) photos! That's a sure indication of a good time!
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08-21-2012, 08:42 AM #8
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I was having a good time...even when I was terrified. My friends all think it's hilarious that just a year or two ago I said I would never mountain bike...and now I have a 2013 Salsa El Mariachi 3 on order...
Originally Posted by missjean
You are smiling in all (but the last) photos! That's a sure indication of a good time!
Kirsten
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08-21-2012, 08:45 AM #9
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You look like you're having fun! And those are pretty awesome pictures.
Now I want a mountain bike.
At least I don't leave slime trails.
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08-21-2012, 09:16 AM #10
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The photographer is a great guy. He is at nearly every cycling event on this side of the state. He has such a knack for getting good photos. Originally Posted by Owlie
You look like you're having fun! And those are pretty awesome pictures.
Now I want a mountain bike.
Once I have this bike my N+1 will be a Ti Salsa Mukluk fat bike (since I have a carbon road, alum. CX, and steel mtn...a Ti fatbike would complete my "set").Kirsten
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08-21-2012, 09:26 AM #11
What's over that hill?
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You are that new to mountain biking?? This is seriously cool, there is hope for me yet Originally Posted by zoom-zoom
I was having a good time...even when I was terrified. My friends all think it's hilarious that just a year or two ago I said I would never mountain bike...and now I have a 2013 Salsa El Mariachi 3 on order...
Congratulations, again, on the new bike, and I love your race pictures!
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08-21-2012, 09:32 AM #12
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"Complete." Uh huh. Originally Posted by zoom-zoom
At least I don't leave slime trails.
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08-21-2012, 10:05 AM #13
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Yeah...I've really only been on a mountain bike a handful of times. I have a couple of friends who took to it like they were born on knobby tires, though. Crazy how natural it seemed for them. I doubt I will ever stop falling on a regular basis. Originally Posted by Catrin
You are that new to mountain biking?? This is seriously cool, there is hope for me yet Congratulations, again, on the new bike, and I love your race pictures!
Kirsten
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'11 Cannondale SuperSix 4 Rival
'12 Salsa Mukluk 3
'14 Seven Mudhoney S Ti/disc/Di2
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08-21-2012, 10:05 AM #14
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Heh. Originally Posted by Owlie
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08-21-2012, 10:28 AM #15
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You don't know how encouraging it was for me to read this! I've been going through a confidence "slump" on the trails after my little run of falls and injuries, but I think I am starting to climb out of it finally. Originally Posted by zoom-zoom
Yeah...I've really only been on a mountain bike a handful of times. I have a couple of friends who took to it like they were born on knobby tires, though. Crazy how natural it seemed for them. I doubt I will ever stop falling on a regular basis.
